Tidbits about Sir Alex Ferguson, Alex Ferguson the Other Life, Who is Alex Ferguson

Tidbits about Sir Alex Ferguson, Alex Ferguson the Other Life, Who is Alex Ferguson

Those who like English Premier League or football would know or at least heard of Manchester United and the famous Red Devils' manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. He has successfully brought trophies to the Red Devils' lair. In his 22 years of service to Manchester United, many loves him and even more hates him. He has charisma and disciplines his team as a general discipline his army.

But do you know these facts about Sir Alex or Fergie as some people would call him?

First of all, Fergie is a well-behaved husband who follows his wife's wishes. One of the example was when MU had to go for a pre-season match in North Ireland and Scotland in 2007, Fergie didn't show up. Turns out Cathy (his wife) forbade him to go so he could help out in packing for their moving to a new house.

Secondly, Fergie likes to gamble with his players. Of course for the greater good of the Red Devils. Last season, he gambled that Wayne Rooney had to score at least 25 goals in that season. What did Rooney get out of this bet, well, something good I bet.

Third, he has a treatment that's called "Hair-Dryer Treatment." In the locker room, he would "shout" to his players that made a mistake or didn't do as was ordered. Rumor has it that this "shouting" is so loud that the players' hair would stand up as if they just hair-dried it.

Fourth, his favorites past times besides football are horse and golf. His horse, Rock of Gibraltar, had won ten out of thirteen races in 2001-2002.

Lastly, did you know that Tony Blair was once considered him to be one of his minister? And it wasn't a joke. Tony Blair spoke about it in Football Focus BBC and he said that he admires Fergie's personality and achievements.

Well, there you have it. A quick tidbits about Sir Alex Ferguson. One of the reason that Manchester United is one of the best and well-known football club in the world.

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