The pressures of being a Premiership manager aren't a secret – the mood status of thousands of fans resting on your shoulders, juggling the egos of 30 prima donas, probing journalists, and managing the bank balances of multi-million pound businesses can be a testing existence.

But is it also bad for your health?

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Where is the marking?

Disappointing would be the best word to summed up tonight's game. The team lacked cohesion, tenacity and showed no real desire to win the game. One could argue that after almost 2 weeks away from each other and barely had the oppourtunity to train as a team lead to the dispirited display.

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Wayne Rooney was made England captain last weekend for England against Brazil due to injuries to John Terry and Rio Ferdinand. Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that if Rooney wants to be Man United captain, he will have to wait.
Sir Alex has been quoted as saying: "I have never really been an advocate of centre forwards being captain. Click to continue reading...

Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has decided to point out to the FA that Wayne Rooney is being used as the only player to speak to the press for England
Sir Alex said: "Every time England go on a trip, who gets on the television? Wayne Rooney. Every blinking time! Click to continue reading...

Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that when long-term absentee Owen Hargreaves returns, he will have lots of self-belief. Hargreaves has suffered injury after injury ever since joining Man United in 2007.
Hargreaves' has had operations on both knees to try and cure a tendonitis problem and it finally looks like this time, it is sorted. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson gets in a dig at the FA after point out how often Wayne Rooney is used to do all the press for England.

Our manager is famous for wanting to lower the profile of his young stars but this doesn't seem to be a method the FA are familiar with.

"Every time England go on a trip, who gets on the television?

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Laurent Blanc is flavour of the month at the moment after winning the league with Bordeaux and currently standing top of his Champions League group, which contains Juventus and Bayern Munich.

Back in May, RoM looked at the reasons why Blanc should replace Sir Alex Ferguson, but Eric Cantona wants him to be the next manager of France.

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Man United keeper Ben Foster has recently been linked with a move away from Old Trafford. Some papers believe he will be sold to Tottenham Hotspur, others believe he will be loaned in January until the summer.
Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that when the January transfer window comes around, Foster won't be going anywhere. Click to continue reading...

Another international break has ended finally giving United the opportunity to avenge the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea. Willing victims, Everton, line up at Old Trafford in the day's late kick-off, with Sir Alex Ferguson's touchline ban not set to begin until after the match; he will surely demand a victory before he takes his seat in the stands.

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Listed below are the men who have managed over 1,000 competitive matches in English League and Cup football in the modern era, and in what is arguably, the most competitive football environment in the world:

• Dave Bassett
• Alan Buckley
• Sir Matt Busby CBE
• Brian Clough OBE
• Steve Coppell
• Sir Alex Ferguson CBE
• Dario Gradi MBE
• Brian Horton
• Lennie Lawrence
• Harry Redknapp
• Sir Bobby Robson CBE
• Joe Royle
• Denis Smith
• Jim Smith
• Alec Stock
• Graham Taylor OBE
• Graham Turner
• Neil Warnock

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This season's Premier League is looking more competitive and open than it has in many years. However, Sir Alex Ferguson envisages that it will come down to a two-horse race at the end.

The Manchester United manager currently sees his side sitting

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Sir Alex Ferguson reckons the reason behind the delay in Owen Hargreaves' return is the player's lacking confidence after over a year without football.

"He is training very well," Ferguson said. "It is more of a confidence thing for the lad to come back into real full training with us.

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There were reports yesterday suggesting that Man United defender Rio Ferdinand will be out for a few months. During Sir Alex Ferguson's pre-match press conference he doesn't seem to be that worried about it.
The manager has said that it is more likely to be a matter of weeks, not months. Click to continue reading...

Following their defeat to Chelsea, I read a couple of articles writing off Manchester United's title hopes. This feels absurdly early to me, so ahead of this weekend's Premiership matches here are 4 reasons why I reckon Manchester United will be lifting the Premier League title in May 2010.

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There is no doubt that this season Manchester United have not yet played to the heights that have become expected of them. They haven't scored as many goals and don't look as fluent. Sometimes I think they miss Tevez, but then I see him play for Manchester City. He fitted perfectly with Rooney and his work rate made him a fan's favourite.

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Author Randall Barfield sends us 10 questions from his Little Soccer Quiz Book.

See how many you get right >>

1. Sir Alex Ferguson is boss of which UK team?
2. In what city is the Santiago Bernabeu stadium located?

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In the wake of Ireland's heartbreaking aggregate defeat to France, where Thierry Henry's handballed assist for William Gallas to score an equaliser in extra time denied a team who had performed magnificently to haul themselves level, we pay tribute to five of the greatest footballing heartbreakers in recent memory.

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Paul Scholes is hoping Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't retire any time soon as he believes having the stability of one manager can ensure silverware.

"His record speaks for itself," said Scholes. "Twenty-three years is a long time and, hopefully, he can continue to be here and win trophies for a long time to come.

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The FAI (Ireland's ruling Soccer organization) has demanded a reply of their match in which they lost to France yesterday. All of this comes over more bad calls/non-calls by officials and has even been brought to light by a French player who was involved in the incident.Â

I want to make clear that I am writing with the question.

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United welcome Everton to Old Trafford in the late kick off on Saturday in what, on paper, should be a fairly easy three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

I mean no disrespect to Everton by this and on their day they're capable of beating anyone in the league but the fact of the matter is their injury list is huge and so many key players are missing.

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Rio Ferdinand will not play for Manchester United again this year.

The England centre-back has been told he needs another six weeks of rest and physio work before his back will be strong enough for Premier League football.

Ferdinand, 31, had been playing with back problems since last season leading to a calf injury this term.

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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has recently been handed a two-game touchline ban but he will be allowed to be in the dugout this Saturday. The Football Association (FA) has said that the ban does not start until 14 days after the disciplinary hearing, which was last week.
This means that Sir Alex will not be in the dugout for a Premier League game against Portsmouth and the Carling Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson is into his 23rd year as Man United manager and midfielder Paul Scholes hopes he will be at Old Trafford for many years to come. Sir Alex was sent to retire at the end of the 2001/02 Premier League season but that was called off.
There have been a few rumour suggesting that Sir Alex may retire at the end of this season but I don't think that will happen. Click to continue reading...

... But Ireland got absolutely robbed in that game against France today. Thierry Henry with the "main d'un dieu" to set up William Gallas's winning goal. Oh, and both players were offside to start the play, too.In all honest, not pull pull a Sir Alex Ferguson, but that was arguably the worst non-call I've ever seen. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have risked a furore over a film starring Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher that portrays Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, as a whisky-guzzling drunk and Gary Neville, the club's captain, as a rat who "hates Scousers".

Gerrard and Carragher were joined by Rafael Benítez, the Merseyside club's manager, at the premiere of Fifteen Minutes That Shook The World in Liverpool on Monday evening.

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Man United may currently be sitting third in the Premier League, below Chelsea and Arsenal but Sir Alex Ferguson believes it will be a two-horse race. The Man United manager believes that one of the ‘top four' could drop out of the Champions League spots and that the race for the title will be between two teams. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have risked a furore over a film starring Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher that portrays Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, as a whisky-guzzling drunk and Gary Neville, the club's captain, as a rat who "hates Scousers".
Gerrard and Carragher were joined by Rafael Benítez, the Merseyside club's manager, at the premiere of Fifteen Minutes That Shook The World in Liverpool on Monday evening. Click to continue reading...

If you haven't heard by now, Sir Alex Ferguson has received a 2 match ban (and a 20,000 pound fine) for comments made about Alan Wiley, the official for our 2-2 draw with Sunderland. Sir Alex may have implied that Wiley was "fat", simply by stating that he was not "fit" to officiate the match.

Now we all know that officiating is a very hard job.

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Manchester United is one of the best football clubs in the world and Sir Alex Ferguson is the most decorated manager in England. It is very difficult to replace this man once he steps down. But that has to happen and happen soon. So who will replace Fergie? I wish Sir Alex could continue forever at Old Trafford. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex looks to bring in another striker, but does he need to?

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VfL Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko linked with moves to AC Milan, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City over the summer is now a target for Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, according to the Manchester Evening News.

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Nani, who turns 23 today, needs to toughen up mentally if he wants to make the grade at United.

When Nani broke into the Sporting CP first-team he was seen as the next big thing to come out of Portugal, after Cristiano Ronaldo that is. After his big move to Manchester United he has lived in the shadow of his more glorified countryman.

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Over the weekend, Nani was keen to stress that his outburst against Sir Alex Ferguson last week did not constitute a ‘bust up' with his boss.

Speaking in a Portuguese newspaper, he was quoted as saying:-

"Ferguson is a very complicated man. He's tough. If things are all right, then they are all right.

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Danny Simpson left Manchester United under a bit of a cloud after mistakes in his personal life saw Sir Alex Ferguson ship him out to Blackburn Rovers. The move was supposed to be as a favour to Paul Ince but Danny struggled to get in the team and the move became a bit of a waste of time.

Simpson is enjoying himself a lot more at Newcastle though and reckons he would sign for them if he was asked in January or at the end of the season.

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According to Stuart Mathieson at the Manchester Evening News, Wolfsburg stiker Edin Dzeko is at the top of Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's wish-list.

It is also reported that Manchester United are set to offer goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar a new 12-month contract.

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