He never had it in him to name us in his statement made on the 26th of may 2009. "Some won it two or three times in a row. There were cycles of teams winning it like Ajax, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. "Now we have an opportunity to change that and hopefully we can take it. There have been a lot of unlucky teams in world football but when you look at the pantheon of great teams you need to have won the European Cup to have that tag. Teams like Manchester United and Barcelona have to win the trophy to be regarded in that respect." But we understand why old fella.
Erm, he didn't name you cos he was referring to teams that won the European Cup three times in a row. You didn't do that. Bayern, Ajax and Real did. Also: "when you look at the pantheon of great teams you need to have won the European Cup to have that tag." Correct me if I'm wrong, but we've won the European Cup. Thus putting us in the pantheon of great teams. Thanks for clearing that up! Can you please explain this to KPR when you next see him? In fact...I feel a signature changes coming on...
You clearly did'nt see the first sentence of his statement,He said "TWO or three times" And you need to comprehend that his first sentence is related to the rest of the statement and no you have'nt ever won two or three on the bounce so therefore in his own words United are yet to be "regarded in that respect".
Whether or not Fergie made a slip of the tongue is irrelevant to the fact that United ARE one of the greats. Like it or not.
Its irrelevant to you,But not to the man thats spent the best part of his life trying to attain european greatness for man utd.
Yet you don't see Forest fans getting upset that SAF didn't mention them PMK - you may want to tell Suarez that Liverpool fans think they are one of the biggest clubs in the world as according to him you are only ' one of the biggest clubs in England ' .
I dont know Saurez personally but if i happen to bump into him in the pub i'll mention it to him Eric.
I think it's more of a personal thing with him. He's being a bit hard on himself and the club. 3 times although it may not seem much to you (despite the fact you've only won it 2 more times) isn't half bad. Ferguson has won 2 of those. United are already one of Europes greats, and Sir Alex is already one of european footballs great managers.
PKR. He's DESPERATE to win it again, just to emulate Sir Bob. What he fails to understand is that he did it 3 times in the space of NINE YEARS. In the unlikely event that he ever achieves it in his tenure, he still won't be able to hold a candle to Our Bob.
He's surpassed Bob Paisley on trophies won. What if Pep Guardiola wins the champions league again next year? Will you rank him above Bob? Ah. Now I get you. That's ok, can't say i'm too fond of Mr Dalglish either!
Do you not see the point? How long has the bitter jock had to overhaul Bob Paisley. Bob achieved his trophy tally in nine years. There's no conceivable comparison.
