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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he believes Steve Bruce will not take over from him as the next United manager.
Speaking to journalists ahead of The Reds home game against Fulham today, Ferguson said "Obviously I want all my ex-players to do well as managers, however, Steve(Bruce) has had some poor results this season, away at Chelsea and Man City. The only team I'm happy for my ex-players to lose to are the team I run, so Bruce has some work to do today to impress me and show he's capable of being the boss at such a big club".
Talking about his opponents for today's game, Fergie said "Fulham are a decent side, they have done well in Europe and Roy(Hodgson) is a good manager who makes the use of his resources. However they were handsomely beaten in midweek and their away record is terrible, and with their lack of away support we expect to win".
Ferguson certainly raised some eyebrows with his forthright comments, especially when asked about the fans green and gold scarves protest against the Glazers, saying "To be honest I don't know what they(the fans) are on about, United are near Salford quays, not Canary wharf, so I don't know what these scarves have to do with anything". When reminded about United's Newton Heath past he added "Oh...well we've won the Premiership more times than any other club, that's the only gold I care about".
Ferguson's comments certainly have created a rift between the fans and the management at Old Trafford. After David Beckham donning a scarve to support the campaign on wednesday, it seems quite obvious that Ferguson isn't letting by-gone's be by-gone's and is adamant not to support any of Beckham's causes.
One source of controversy is the fact that the scarves are green and gold, yet Newton Heath's colours were green and yellow. To get a fans perspective, we interviewed some loyal and local fans outside Old Trafford, a man, wearing 1999 memorabilia gear and one of these patented scarves, from the local region of Shanghai, said "Well it is because you don't see any takeaways called the yellow dragon, they are always the golden dragon, see, it makes sense" before grinning aimlessly at us and walking off. We interviewed another local, a Korean, and he told us "that Kim-Jong Il said so", before running off scared.
In other united news Chief Executive David Gill has lambasted Manchester City's plans to invest £1 billion into the Manchester economy, stating that "it's clear the council and the government have double standards on the issue. They are perfectly happy to let poor, struggling, honest clubs like ours struggle just to line their pockets and not only that, but thanks to them, the surrounding area of Salford quays is full of empty, soulless apartment blocks. How are we as a club meant to bring through young, local talent when there is none because...well..there's nobody here?"
Gill however did support the Blue's re-development of the area in one aspect, saying "At least it will make the area a safe place and keep the dirty thieving locals off the streets, allowing our peaceful, loyal and local fans to enjoy the journey to the ground and the match in peace without any fear of much noise and violence".
Speaking to journalists ahead of The Reds home game against Fulham today, Ferguson said "Obviously I want all my ex-players to do well as managers, however, Steve(Bruce) has had some poor results this season, away at Chelsea and Man City. The only team I'm happy for my ex-players to lose to are the team I run, so Bruce has some work to do today to impress me and show he's capable of being the boss at such a big club".
Talking about his opponents for today's game, Fergie said "Fulham are a decent side, they have done well in Europe and Roy(Hodgson) is a good manager who makes the use of his resources. However they were handsomely beaten in midweek and their away record is terrible, and with their lack of away support we expect to win".
Ferguson certainly raised some eyebrows with his forthright comments, especially when asked about the fans green and gold scarves protest against the Glazers, saying "To be honest I don't know what they(the fans) are on about, United are near Salford quays, not Canary wharf, so I don't know what these scarves have to do with anything". When reminded about United's Newton Heath past he added "Oh...well we've won the Premiership more times than any other club, that's the only gold I care about".
Ferguson's comments certainly have created a rift between the fans and the management at Old Trafford. After David Beckham donning a scarve to support the campaign on wednesday, it seems quite obvious that Ferguson isn't letting by-gone's be by-gone's and is adamant not to support any of Beckham's causes.
One source of controversy is the fact that the scarves are green and gold, yet Newton Heath's colours were green and yellow. To get a fans perspective, we interviewed some loyal and local fans outside Old Trafford, a man, wearing 1999 memorabilia gear and one of these patented scarves, from the local region of Shanghai, said "Well it is because you don't see any takeaways called the yellow dragon, they are always the golden dragon, see, it makes sense" before grinning aimlessly at us and walking off. We interviewed another local, a Korean, and he told us "that Kim-Jong Il said so", before running off scared.
In other united news Chief Executive David Gill has lambasted Manchester City's plans to invest £1 billion into the Manchester economy, stating that "it's clear the council and the government have double standards on the issue. They are perfectly happy to let poor, struggling, honest clubs like ours struggle just to line their pockets and not only that, but thanks to them, the surrounding area of Salford quays is full of empty, soulless apartment blocks. How are we as a club meant to bring through young, local talent when there is none because...well..there's nobody here?"
Gill however did support the Blue's re-development of the area in one aspect, saying "At least it will make the area a safe place and keep the dirty thieving locals off the streets, allowing our peaceful, loyal and local fans to enjoy the journey to the ground and the match in peace without any fear of much noise and violence".