Alex Ferguson.
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:22 am
I have not read his book, nor do I intend to, but there has been plenty in the press about what is in it.
Why? Why, would he write such a thing?
Now clearly the newspapers print the most provocative extracts, and put spin on it that may well not have been intended .... and also, I am sure he was put under pressure by the publishers to "make it meaty".
But I still cannot understand why he would wish to do it. Why would he even want to write a book .... surley can't be vanity, and surely can't be for money.
I have no idea what his annual salary was at Manchester United ..... but I think I can safely assume it was "lots of money", undoubtedly more than the average person could ever spend, and he brought this money in every year for 26 years. So it is unlikely he has been short of cash. Even now, he would be able to command huge fees by being a TV pundit, giving interviews, after-dinner speaking - the list is endless.
So why would he wish to write a book in which he comes across, rightly or wrongly, as a deeply bitter and unpleasant man. As a football manager his behaviour was often quite pathetic and unforgiving, but that was accepted as being part of the high pressure job he had. The end of match bottle of fine wine he used to give opposition managers was, we thought, an example that in real life, away from the pressures, he was a decent chap. Now his legacy is likely to be that of a nasty man.
Any ideas?
Why? Why, would he write such a thing?
Now clearly the newspapers print the most provocative extracts, and put spin on it that may well not have been intended .... and also, I am sure he was put under pressure by the publishers to "make it meaty".
But I still cannot understand why he would wish to do it. Why would he even want to write a book .... surley can't be vanity, and surely can't be for money.
I have no idea what his annual salary was at Manchester United ..... but I think I can safely assume it was "lots of money", undoubtedly more than the average person could ever spend, and he brought this money in every year for 26 years. So it is unlikely he has been short of cash. Even now, he would be able to command huge fees by being a TV pundit, giving interviews, after-dinner speaking - the list is endless.
So why would he wish to write a book in which he comes across, rightly or wrongly, as a deeply bitter and unpleasant man. As a football manager his behaviour was often quite pathetic and unforgiving, but that was accepted as being part of the high pressure job he had. The end of match bottle of fine wine he used to give opposition managers was, we thought, an example that in real life, away from the pressures, he was a decent chap. Now his legacy is likely to be that of a nasty man.
Any ideas?