Sir Alex Ferguson rushed to hospital Mod note #132

Seems to have really come out of nowhere.

Hope he pulls through! Always envisaged him making a comeback at United for some reason.

Absolutely hated him when he was their manager but at the same time have tons of respect for what he has achieved and undoubtedly one of the greatest ever. Has done the business again and again and always knew when it was time to completely rebuild the squad, which as far as I remember is unique, at least in England.

Genuinely hope he pulls through and will continue to enjoy retirement for many years to come.

I hope he's alright. If there's one person with enough fight in him to pull through, it'll be himself.

He caused me no end of suffering when he was the utd manager. But, really; football is very unimportant in the bigger picture. A devoted family man and apparently a sound fella away from the football environment. I hope he pulls through this and gets to enjoy a lengthy retirement.

blueser wrote: »

He caused me no end of suffering when he was the utd manager. But, really; football is very unimportant in the bigger picture. A devoted family man and apparently a sound fella away from the football environment. I hope he pulls through this and gets to enjoy a lengthy retirement.

This.

I hated him as Utd manager, and his team.

But was always reputed to be a nice man off the pitch. And he's someone's father and husband, so wish him all the best in his recovery.

MrMac84 wrote: »

Great too see all the tributes pouring in from around the world and across this forum. Goes to show how in times like this football knows no colors or sides. Some fantastic posts here from fans all of all clubs for one of, if not the greatest manager of all times. Take a bow lads

Nothing great about it really. Minimum that should be expected from any human to any other human and their families when in hard times.

Liverpool released a statement "a great rival but also a great friend who supported this club during its most difficult time", good enough for me

get well soon

Grayditch wrote: »

This thread should have been very straightforward.

Absolutely.

The man is very sick, maybe some respect is hard to ask for.

the whole year inn wrote: »

What did he say I missed it.

Told a troll to **** off

I hated him. And that's the greatest compliment I can pay him.

The greatest ever bar none.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The efforts to abuse are ugly and provocative and trolling.

But the idle speculation and attempts to lionise his character, as opposed to his record, can also be wide of the mark.

I see a few references to the "devoted family man", at least one highly regarded journalist who worked with Panorama and Newsnight wrote of an affair with a waitress and afaik it went unchallenged. On the other hand, does that make him less than devoted? And does it actually matter? Or in this world of Ed Sheeran and co. do we all need to know that someone is a "really nice guy" too?

The fact is a giant of the game is sick, and not long after he retired. That is what we know, and that is what we should comment on.

I've encountered you on this site before and felt you were an unlikable character, I must have been on the mark.

Only when you hear other managers speak about Ferguson then you realise his actual influence on the game,when they need advice and help he's generally the first on the phone.
For a man who is so focused on winning,he always went the extra mile to help those who were even seen as rivals.
Even a cursory glance at social media last night saw messages from clubs and management worldwide.

Deleted User wrote: »

The efforts to abuse are ugly and provocative and trolling.

But the idle speculation and attempts to lionise his character, as opposed to his record, can also be wide of the mark.

I see a few references to the "devoted family man", at least one highly regarded journalist who worked with Panorama and Newsnight wrote of an affair with a waitress and afaik it went unchallenged. On the other hand, does that make him less than devoted? And does it actually matter? Or in this world of Ed Sheeran and co. do we all need to know that someone is a "really nice guy" too?

The fact is a giant of the game is sick, and not long after he retired. That is what we know, and that is what we should comment on.

Wow

I’m not trying to derail the thread but I just can’t get my head around where the poster is coming from she saying that Liverpool releasing a statement wishing Ferguson a speedy recovery etc is making it all about them.
I mean, first of all I would expect it. They are direct rivals and called me an old softy but I enjoy reading those well wishes.
Secondly most clubs in England have posted something similar. Hell loads of clubs around Europe have posted similar.

Players from loads of clubs have done the same. Hell Mendy from City told one of his own fans to fûck off when he tried to make a smart comment about his tweet about Ferguson.

If it was some serious health issue with someone like Dalglish for example I’d expect the same for similar outpouring of good wishes and would certainly expect Manchester Utd to issue a similar sort of statement that Liverpool have.

It’s a shame that when something serious happens to a huge figure in the game we all follow and love, we can’t all be mature and gauge the seriousness of the situation and posting something appropriate if posting at all.

Having said that 99.9% of the posts here have been nothing but respectful. I’ve enjoyed reading them and they were to be expected.

Heard on the radio that the sugery couldnt have gone any better for him so hopefully he pulls through this.