dave whelan: 'sir alex will retire next season'

[SIZE="5"]Sir Alex Ferguson to retire after next season, says Dave Whelan

Sir Alex Ferguson will retire "after next season" due to health concerns, according to Dave Whelan, the Wigan Athletic chairman.

Whelan, who is a close friend of the Manchester United manager, told ESPN: "After next season, Sir Alex will call it a day. The pressure is telling, especially when you are at the top for so long. The older you get the harder it is to cope with all that pressure, and eventually it will affect you. Sir Alex is resilient and I know he will want to carry on until he drops, and I respect what he has achieved as everyone does."

Last Friday Ferguson suffered a minor health scare when he was taken to a Glasgow hospital after suffering a nosebleed that would not stop. Whelan added: "I am sure his intention was to carry on for two or three, maybe even more years, but he has had a little scare in the last week or so and that tells me he will think very hard, and realise there is no point trying to carry on for another five years and take the risk."

Whelan also paid tribute to Ferguson's legacy. "I would say he is the best manager that there has ever been, and if and when he does pack it in, he will be an enormous loss to the game, that's for sure," said Whelan. "The way he has had such unparalleled success, the way he knows how to choose the right players and then get even more out of them, that makes him the best manager ever, the best we have ever seen."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...etirement-date

That's Sir told like a mother£#%&!er.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Lose the tan, the hair and 3 stone:

http://www.cio.com/images/content/ar...ns_150x176.jpg

Whelan shooting his mouth off for a change.

Opinions are like arseholes.

fwiw i think that ferie would have gone had we won number 20 this year with Jose taking over from him. City obviously won it so hes stopped on to put them back in their place so Jose signs a new deal with Madird.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Originally Posted by Billy Bigbollox

Originally Posted by Agent Dale Cooper

I hope not. The shadow of Fergie will loom large over his replacement; Mourinho's probably the only personality who wouldn't be intimidated. I'd hate to see Ole take over as the club spirals and be made to look like a fool. One day, perhaps, but not as Frogson's successor.

This.

And Whelan might be an annoying rent-a-gob, but this all has the ring of truth about it IMHO.

Enjoy him while he's here my friends.


Fergie that is, not Whelan.

Originally Posted by utd99

Enjoy him while he's here my friends.


Fergie that is, not Whelan.

For a lot of United fans - myself included - it's near impossible to imagine United without Fergie. For many he is literally the only manager we've known at the club. Once he's retired it will be absolutely surreal.

Part of me thinks that they'll try to keep some continuity with him moving upstairs and a familiar face take on his role (please God not Phelan). It also means they won't have to payoff the backroom staff and bring in a new set an external manager would demand.

In short, I don't know what point I'm trying to make.

Originally Posted by Billy Bigbollox

Originally Posted by MagnificentSeven

Originally Posted by Pop

I couldn't be doing with seeing Moyes face all the time. He's like Mo Syzlak's uglier ginger brother.

Originally Posted by taff