Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United refers to his players as "boys" and calls them "son," when speaking to them of matters most important. His "sons" grow up to call him "father." Both Beckham and Ronaldo have described him as such. He is the last of the great British coaching daddies.

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There are different ways to manage players and teach and educate - no one style is the right way, as it has to fit each coach's personality.
Alan Black of Goal.com writes about the parenting style of Sir Alex Ferguson, and how that context of teaching and coaching appears to be a dying breed. Click to continue reading...

Guardian Headline: Phil Brown has insisted that his players are "a million per cent" behind him despite speculation mounting that his job as Hull City's manager is under threat.
Yes, of course the players are a million percent behind me; even though the media wants to drop an H-Bomb right over Kingston-upon-Hull, my players know that I am the greatest manager who has ever lived. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson has won 33 trophies in 22 years at the helm of Manchester United, and he was recently recognized for his tremendous success. The makers of Football Manager 2010 had Ferguson topping their poll of the Greatest Manager of All-Time.
The poll features other Knights of the Realm such as the late, great Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alf Ramsey but despite their fine records, none of them can match Sir Alex's two decade long domination of the English game. Click to continue reading...

Old Trafford boss considered best boss ever.

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Sir Alex Ferguson may have a trophy cabinet bursting at the seams, but today football fans have awarded him with an extra-special title – the Greatest Football Manager ever.

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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been voted as the greatest football manager of all time. Sir Alex came ahead of some of the football greats such as Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Robson and Sir Matt Busby.
This poll was carried out by the makers of Football Manager 2010, here are the top 10 football managers of all time, voted for by the public. Click to continue reading...

A recent poll carried out by Sports Interactive has confirmed what we United fans have known for sometime. Sir Alex Ferguson is by far the greatest manager to have ever graced the game of football.

Football fans who play the popular Football Manager game series were polled to see who they hold in highest regard with Fergie coming out on top; head and shoulders above anyone else.

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Sir Alex Ferguson is assured legendary status in football and his achievements have been recognised by football fans worldwide - even those that prefer spending their days playing Football Manager than playing football.

Ferguson topped a poll carried out by Sports Interactive (makers Football Manager 2010) with 26 per cent of the vote.

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The CL draw will take place today. The choices are Fiorentina, Atletico Madrid, Celtic FC, RSC Anderlecht, and FC Timisoara. So who will it be?

Fiorentina: The Violas were in the news recently with a possible Felipe Melo transfer to Arsenal which fell through. He eventually went to Juve. The club finished fourth in the Serie.

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The thought of club legend Kenny Dalglish signing for Manchester United is enough to make any Liverpool fan sick to the stomach, but it could have happened in the 1970s. Thankfully, there was only one club for which Dalglish wanted to play, and that was Liverpool FC.
1977: Liverpool had just beaten Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 to win the European cup for the first time. Click to continue reading...

Gordon Strachan has resigned as manager of Celtic a day after they surrendered the Scottish Premier League title to city rivals Rangers FC.

During his four-year tenure Strachan led the Hoops to three consecutive SPL titles – the only Celtic manager to do so since Jock Stein – as well as a first appearance in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

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A very happy Moyes

Reaching the FA Cup final was a long overdue reward for Everton manager David Moyes. � As the Premierships' third longest serving manager, Moyes has brought consistent performances for a low budget club. � It is worth considering that at Everton he has been subject to budgetary constraints that perhaps much of his fellow managers at clubs of such stature do not have to endure.

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The Big Man shows off a few trinketsMaybe there is a danger that those of us who don't go to bed at night dreaming green and white hooped dreams might be beginning to forget about Jock Stein. In the 40 odd years since his Lions tamed the Lisbon heat to conquer Europe the game has moved on. The Celtic of today would be all but unrecognisable for a man who belonged to a different era and who, you Click to continue reading...

The Big Man shows off a few trinketsMaybe there is a danger that those of us who don't go to bed at night dreaming green and white hooped dreams might be beginning to forget about Jock Stein. In the 40 odd years since his Lions tamed the Lisbon heat to conquer Europe the game has moved on. The Celtic of today would be all but unrecognisable for a man who belonged to a different era and who, you Click to continue reading...

Dame Vere: Gawd Lurve 'ErLiverpool and Chelsea - inevitably. Manchester United and Villareal - possibly. The Scottish Football Blog and my devoted reader(s) - finally!It's been too long. And like the best laid plans my lofty ambitions for this blog have gang agley. Apologies but being both man and mouse what do you expect from me? Click to continue reading...