Squeaky Bum Time

SIr Alex Ferguson, who retired from Manchester United after 26 years in May 2013, was simultaneously the most admired and feared manager in British football. During almost forty years in the dugout, and over half a century in the professional game, heOCOs torn up the record books, amassed a treasure trove of silverware, and unleashed the hairdryer ? as well as the odd football boot ? on countless players, rival managers, referees and journalists. But amid the sound, the fury and the mind-games lurks one of sportOCOs greatest wits. So here we present Sir Alex Ferguson: uncompromising, unrivalled and uncut. On Ars ne Wenger: ?They say heOCOs an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! IOCOve got a fifteen-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages.OCO On Dennis Wise: ?He could start a row in an empty house.OCO On referees: ?Can anyone tell me why they give referees a watch? ItOCOs certainly not for keeping the time.OCO On his humble beginnings: ?People say mine was a poor upbringing. I donOCOt know what they mean. It was tough, but it wasn't bloody poor. We maybe didnOCOt have a TV. We didnOCOt have a car. We didnOCOt even have a phone. But I thought I had everything, and I did: I had a football.OCO After the winning the European Cup in 1999: ?I canOCOt believe it. I canOCOt believe it. Football, eh? Bloody hell.OCO"