Oranges038
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Low paid staff that's been around for decades getting axed as opposed to board members willingly cancelling their annual milking of the clubs finances is the real story.
The "former manager" is the singular reason why we even have a club of the size we have. There is no Manchester United like we know today without Sir Alex Ferguson. Every childhood memory of watching football greats take to the pitch at the Theatre of Dreams is forever connected to a singular man. Manchester United were relegated to the 2nd tier of English football in 1973. In 1993 Manchester United won the inaugural Premier League title. And another 12 PL titles after that. The club won the Champions League twice under Sir Alex. Want to know why the treble was such a big deal? Why the CL final in 1999 is such a colossal part of United folklore? The club last won the CL in.. 1968.
Between the previous time the club lifted the league trophy and Sir Alex's first time lifting it, 26 years went by. Two full generations of footballer careers came and went between the times the club sat at top of the table.
There is not a soul on this green earth the club, the fans or any player owes more to than Sir Alex Ferguson when it comes to Manchester United and its legacy. He is not a "former manager" that collects money, the salary offered to him after his retirement is absolutely nothing in comparison to the enormous value he has brought to the club.
I get that he is a very wealthy man, he is old and doesn't need the money. It saddens me that the respect on the mans legacy and name is eroding, when what you have without the man is Aston Villa.
Should all the players who won those games on the pitch still be getting paid by the club?
We could get Steve Bruce in on £1m a year to be the club's official bacon spokesman.
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