Ferguson's European record was only decent, it wasn't amazing and it took him quite a while to get to grips with the Champions League after the Heysel ban and English-based players' lack of experience in it. He was a fantastic domestic manager. World class? Well he is the best manager the PL has ever seen, but he wasn't the best manager Europe has ever seen and if he'd desperately wanted to prove himself as that he'd have gone to Real/Barca etc like Jose and Pep have done.
Pep is a world class manager and I've never said otherwise. What I've repeatedly said is that if he wants to settle the debate about whether he's one of the best of all-time he needs to win the CL at City. You don't agree? That's fine.
I have never called him a fraud or said he isn't a good manager.
FWIW my biggest problem with City, far more so than their fans, and as I've said repeatedly on here is 'sportswashing'. Its dangerous to our society. I couldn't care less about the Glazers using United to service their debt. I don't like it from a football perspective as such but morally speaking it isn't on the same scale.
Could you link that Sportswashing programme again?
I meant to watch it but didn't and can't find it now. Thanks if you do, or try.
I expect it exposes the disgusting abuse of Abu Dhabi/UAE construction workers.
I think we would find horrible immoral stories behind the owners of all the top clubs.
PSG' s Qatari links will be very similar to City's.
Abramovich' s money is not remotely legit.
Leveraged buy outs like that of United make my skin crawl.
How the Yanks and Joe Lewis of Tottenham quite made their money will be riddled with exploitation and abuse in some way.
Rich people very rarely make their money nicely.
As money has exploded within the sport it attracts the despicable to feed off it.
I like at least what City's owners have done for Manchester' s east end.
I don't at all see what the others have done for their neighbourhoods.
I will watch though if you link.
I think Guardiola is already great personally and I really hope he wins the big one this season and more to come - assuming Warnock doesn't catapult us there!