| When it came down to decisions being made, though, none of the whisperers could identify anyone capable of managing United better than Ferguson. |
| It was impossible, Alex Ferguson said during the week, for Manchester United to win the quadruple. |
| Ferguson stood at all times in front of the dugout, two paces ahead of his entire coaching staff. |
| We got the story back to Scotland in time for the first editions, and Patricia Ferguson managed to get hold of Jack McConnell in China. |
| However even he had given up hope after Ferguson had rebuffed his many attempts at getting him to postpone his retirement. |
| Ferguson was also represented in court by a Queen's Counsel and a junior counsel. |
