From the BBC which has become the propaganda arm this week for the Fergus goes story
( though not the real fergie she quit to the US to run stayfat.com and suckmytoe.com )
However buried away in all the candy floss was an interesting paragraph that put the Booby Manc in or out debate into perspective
He ( SIRFergusOfTheRedNose) was given time. It took him five and a half years to secure that precious first league title, an indulgence that few managers today could expect. In December 1989, after six defeats in eight games and an infamous 5-1 thrashing from arch-rivals City, execution was stayed when many would have been for the chop.