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Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger
Ferguson was 46 and the best manager in Britain when we hired him.
There's no one on this forum who wouldn't love Keane to prove himself the best manager in Britain and then take the United job.
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On what basis was Fergie the best manager in Britain?
Martin Edwards told the story of how Fergie was hired and explained why United didn't go for more successful managers of the time like Clough (with his English league title and two European Cups) or Kendall (with his multiple English league titles, FA Cup and Cup Winners Cup)
“When we actually met him (Ferguson) and realised what a firebrand he was and saw the way he conducted himself, that really just confirmed how impressive he was.”
It wasn’t Ferguson’s lesser trophy list that sealed the deal, but his "firebrand" character. It's time we hired the next ‘firebrand’ in the image of Fergie.