Why does ferguson not talk to the bbc

He boycotted the British broadcasters between and after they aired a documentary about his son Jason, who was a football agent. Back in , the veteran commentator asked the United manager about Roy Keane's disciplinary record in a post-match interview. The former United captain received 13 red cards in his career, and the red mist often descended, particularly in the early stages of his time at Old Trafford. Like the rest of Ferguson's double-winning team in , Keane didn't shirk from the physical side of the game and often overstepped the mark.

However, the former United manager would always defend his players in public, no matter how they had behaved. It earned him their loyalty and often created a siege mentality which helped push the team to reach new heights.

Log in. Football News. Sir Alex Ferguson has had his fair share of tiffs with the press during his time at Old Trafford. Modified 07 Oct News. Sir Alex and his son Jason L were cleared of any sort of wrongdoings by the club. Edited by Staff Editor. Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes. Login to post your comment. Show More Comments. No thanks Delete. They carry on regardless and it's breathtaking. First, talking about the late, great Jock Stein, Ferguson spoke in praise of the former Celtic manager, who, Ferguson pointed out, was responsible for introducing the regular post-match press conference in Scotland.

Ferguson said Stein did this to counteract what he saw as a Rangers-dominated media agenda. After introducing press conferences, Ferguson said, Stein had the press "dancing to his tune.

Ferguson also suggested that he feels agents are unnecessary, and implied they demand wages for players that the players do not deserve. Ferguson said that David Beckham's marriage to his wife, Victoria, changed his professional priorities for the worse. He used to go into work with the academy coaches at night time, he was a fantastic young lad. He is such a big celebrity, football is only a small part.

The big part is his persona. He doesn't get any profile because he doesn't want any profile. I love to wind him up by going over to him and saying, 'Sky want to interview you now. Actually, if Paul had a higher profile, I don't think he'd be the player he is. On Wayne Rooney's suggestion of making peace in public with Cristiano Ronaldo after their bust-up at the World Cup, a suggestion Ferguson rejected. Lost all respect! Phil Foden shares throwback picture of him and Emile Smith Rowe as kids in England's youth ranks after the pair were reunited in the seniors Gary Lineker hails Patrick Bamford for hitting out at Twitter trolls who tell him to 'stick to football' in response to his climate change activism Paul Pogba shows off his crutches and tells Manchester United fans he is set for a scan to see how bad his thigh injury is I'm not your puppy!

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