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Old May 24th 2011, 8:00 pm
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Who the **** does this guy think he is. Just seen him on the news, the twat thought he was off camera but he was not. Talking to an aide about banning a journalist for asking a genuine question about Ryan Giggs. Looking forward to seeing Old Red Noses side get played off the park on sunday morning.
Why was this most unsporting of characters ever awarded a knighthood?
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Who the **** does this guy think he is. Just seen him on the news, the twat thought he was off camera but he was not. Talking to an aide about banning a journalist for asking a genuine question about Ryan Giggs. Looking forward to seeing Old Red Noses side get played off the park on sunday morning.
Why was this most unsporting of characters ever awarded a knighthood?
Sadly the arsehole qualities that Ferguson possesses are also the qualities that bring so much success in sport and business.
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Old May 24th 2011, 9:26 pm
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Originally Posted by papilon
Who the **** does this guy think he is. Just seen him on the news, the twat thought he was off camera but he was not. Talking to an aide about banning a journalist for asking a genuine question about Ryan Giggs. Looking forward to seeing Old Red Noses side get played off the park on sunday morning.
Why was this most unsporting of characters ever awarded a knighthood?
What can't somebody tell a journalist to **** off?
Why do you think he should have to answer every question put to him, even if you consider it a "genuine question"; simply because the man asking is a journalist?
Would you answer questions about a friends personal life just because the man asking was a journalist?
The fact that Ferguson has refused to speak to the BBC for years, after they rubbished his son, speaks volumes about the mans qualities.

As for the Knighthood... oh, I dunno, perhaps being the most successful manager in British football history might have something to do with it?
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Old May 24th 2011, 9:32 pm
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What can't somebody tell a journalist to **** off?
Why do you think he should have to answer every question put to him, even if you consider it a "genuine question"; simply because the man asking is a journalist?
Would you answer questions about a friends personal life just because the man asking was a journalist?
The fact that Ferguson has refused to speak to the BBC for years, after they rubbished his son, speaks volumes about the mans qualities.

As for the Knighthood... oh, I dunno, perhaps being the most successful manager in British football history might have something to do with it?
I thought it was just for being Scottish.
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
I thought it was just for being Scottish.
Are Scots knighted by pouring a bottle of Buckie over their heads?
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Old May 24th 2011, 9:43 pm
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Are Scots knighted by pouring a bottle of Buckie over their heads?
That comes later on in the evening, when the ritual really gets underway.
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
What can't somebody tell a journalist to **** off?
Why do you think he should have to answer every question put to him, even if you consider it a "genuine question"; simply because the man asking is a journalist?
Would you answer questions about a friends personal life just because the man asking was a journalist?
The fact that Ferguson has refused to speak to the BBC for years, after they rubbished his son, speaks volumes about the mans qualities.

As for the Knighthood... oh, I dunno, perhaps being the most successful manager in British football history might have something to do with it?
He didn't though, the journo asked a football related question. Ferguson is just being an arse.
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He didn't though, the journo asked a football related question. Ferguson is just being an arse.
Yeah, course it was. No chance it could have been an opener to other questions about Giggs then?
Ferguson certainly thought that was the case and I'd probably go along with that idea as well.
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
What can't somebody tell a journalist to **** off?
Why do you think he should have to answer every question put to him, even if you consider it a "genuine question"; simply because the man asking is a journalist?
Would you answer questions about a friends personal life just because the man asking was a journalist?
The fact that Ferguson has refused to speak to the BBC for years, after they rubbished his son, speaks volumes about the mans qualities.

As for the Knighthood... oh, I dunno, perhaps being the most successful manager in British football history might have something to do with it?
This has been a massive story in the UK for over a week so the journalist was entitled to ask a question which he did in a delicate way. Ferguson didn't have to answer the question directly which he didn't. But for Ferguson to then seem to think he has the right to ban a journalist from a UEFA event at Wembley and not Old Trafford just goes to show the incredible arrogance of this horrid man.
Ferguson's record is second to none, but he should not have been awarded a knighthood at least until he retired, the man has no class or know the meaning of sportsmanship, Bill Shankly he most certainly is not. (i am not a Liverpool fan btw)
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It goes to show that he thinks he can pick and choose which rules to abide by and which to not. No matter that FA/premier league said at the start of the 2010/11 season that all MANAGERS (not assistant managers) should talk to all media outlets in post match interviews and that he has consistently flouted that rule in respect to the bbc yet again - what about the genuine sports fans that dont have sky in the uk (yeah i know it is unlikely) that are penalised by him not taking part in the after match interviews.

What he has done (along with the rest of the united team) is nothing short of fantastic over the years - I am actually a Liverpool fan not a United fan - and i respect him for that, however his constent disrepect to other professionals annoys the hell out of me.
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
What can't somebody tell a journalist to **** off?
Why do you think he should have to answer every question put to him, even if you consider it a "genuine question"; simply because the man asking is a journalist?
Would you answer questions about a friends personal life just because the man asking was a journalist?
The fact that Ferguson has refused to speak to the BBC for years, after they rubbished his son, speaks volumes about the mans qualities.

As for the Knighthood... oh, I dunno, perhaps being the most successful manager in British football history might have something to do with it?
The journo was only asking if Giggs would be an important member of the side on Saturday, NOTHING about the publicity problems, however Ferguson decided that the questions was 'worrying' enough to try to ban him from the Friday press conference. He was stupid enough to do all that while the microphones were on.
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
Yeah, course it was. No chance it could have been an opener to other questions about Giggs then?
Ferguson certainly thought that was the case and I'd probably go along with that idea as well.
So now you can't ask any football related questions about Giggs because of what he's been up to in his personal life?

Ferguson is a tremendous manager but he's a baw bag of the highest order.
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EUFA control the pre-post match interviews,so the red nosed bstard can do fk all
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Originally Posted by papilon
Who the **** does this guy think he is. Just seen him on the news, the twat thought he was off camera but he was not. Talking to an aide about banning a journalist for asking a genuine question about Ryan Giggs. Looking forward to seeing Old Red Noses side get played off the park on sunday morning.
Why was this most unsporting of characters ever awarded a knighthood?
Well said!!
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