The Last Days Of Fergie
Sir Alex Ferguson will today celebrate 21 years in charge at United. The tributes will flood in and new ways of telling the world of the manager’s greatness will be found.
By way of contrast with this incredible feat, Chris Hutchings will spend the day polishing his excuses, after he was fired by Wigan Athletic, pleading that his six months in the job were not enough to improve the club’s fortunes.
As every football fan knows, Hutchings fate is the norm for managers with Sir Alex being the exception that proves the rule.
Hutchings began with a ringing endorsement from his chairman. “I feel Chris is the right person to progress this club into the next era,” said Dave Whelan. “I know Chris Hutchings and I know how good he is. I’ve every confidence he’ll push us forwards. I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome him as manager and give him my assurance that he will have my full and total support.”
Hutchings reign at Wigan came to a jolting end amid jeers and catcalls. Seven defeats and no wins from the last nine league matches, sent him down the plank, a hapless victim of professional sport’s cruellest gag - that most careers end in failure.
Sir Alex has survived so long because of his single-minded obsession to bend fate to his will. Managerial genius, an unquenchable thirst for success, a gambler’s luck with players and an ability to revive himself over and over again, have given Ferguson the means with which to outstrip his peers, allowing him to be rightly recognised as indisputably the best-ever coach produced in these islands.
Ferguson cannot last forever. United fans should celebrate this anniversary today and cherish these last days of a legend.
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