Split decision irks Ferguson

Source: Times Online

Sir Alex Ferguson has questioned the motives of the rebellious supporters who formed the breakaway club, FC United of Manchester, after the Glazer family’s takeover at Old Trafford (James Ducker writes).

“It is a bit sad that part, but I wonder just how big a United supporter they are,” Ferguson said in The Official Manchester United Diary of the Season. “They seem to me to be promoting or projecting themselves a wee bit rather than saying, ‘The club have made a decision, we’ll stick by them.’ It’s more about them than us.”

The Manchester United manager also revealed that he had fielded calls at home from fans urging him to resign when the takeover was going through, but he said that he could never do that because of the responsibility he has to his staff.