Sir Alex, BBC 1, BBC iPlayer, Director Jason Ferguson, Narrators, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jason Ferguson.

Sir Alex, BBC 1, BBC iPlayer, Director Jason Ferguson, Narrators, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jason Ferguson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0026jq0/sir-alex?seriesId=m0026jpz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Alex_Ferguson:_Never_Give_In

A hagiography of the longest serving and most successful manager of Manchester United. And the most successful manager of Aberdeen and of British football—by himself.

Two statues of Sir Alex Ferguson. One outside Old Trafford. The other outside Pittodrie. Sir Alex Ferguson has constructed another monument with his son Jason in a two-part documentary form.

Here we get the hairdryer or the blast furnace, but in a nice way. From his humble beginnings as an apprentice and shop steward in the Govan yards to playing for Rangers at Ibrox. Glory, Glory, Glory.

The thing about statues they’re bright as new graves. Quick to fade. Frame by frame. We are the people. Those ghosts of ourselves undefeated, disappear. Gone. Hunched shoulders and forgotten memories. Whisper it, Sir Alex doesn’t matter much now.

The best team I’ve seen was Pep’s Barcelona. They dismantled Fergie’s Manchester United team in a European final and were a few classes above them. No disgrace in that. But even in defeat, we can love our teams more.

Notes.    

• Managed Aberdeen to break the Old Firm dominance in Scottish football,
• Won three Scottish Premier Division titles with Aberdeen (1980, 1984, 1985),
• Secured the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup and Super Cup with Aberdeen,
• Longest-serving manager of Manchester United (1986–2013),
• Won 13 Premier League titles with Manchester United,
• Secured five FA Cups,
• Won four League Cups,
• Achieved two UEFA Champions League titles (1999, 2008),
• Secured the FIFA Club World Cup in 2008,
• Orchestrated the 1999 treble (Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League),
• Knighted in 1999 for services to football.
• Struggled initially at Manchester United, facing calls for dismissal in the late 1980s,
• Failed to win the UEFA Champions League more than twice despite consistent dominance in domestic football,
• Criticized for occasional high-profile transfer flops (e.g., Bebe, Veron),
• Was unable to secure more international trophies with Aberdeen after the 1983 success,
• Faced backlash over high-profile player fallouts (e.g., Jaap Stam, David Beckham, Roy Keane, Ruud van Nistelrooy),
• Mismanagement of Cristiano Ronaldo's departure in 2009 perceived as weakening the squad,
• Short-lived international stint as Scotland's interim manager failed to qualify for the 1986 World Cup.

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