Sir Alex of Manchester.

[tommye]

Love him or loathe him there is no denying his achievements in football. This weekend sees him celebrate 25yrs at Manure. Will we ever see anybody even come close to what he's achieved? I doubt it. Surely he must go down as the greatest football manager ever. Congratulations on 25yrs Sir Alex. You have my respect and admiration. I salute you.

 

[teppic]

I'm seeing double! 4 Sir Alex threads!

 

[tommye]

can one of you nice modz merge this please!! Not sure what happened to get two of the same but hey ho!! Cheers

 

[Bruce Wayne]

It's been a fantastic achievement without doubt, and it would appear unlikely that we'll ever see a manager stay at one major club for so long ever again.

I don't think he's the greatest ever though. For a club with United's resources to have only won the CL twice isn't great, especially when you think in '99 that was a freaky result given the nature of the two last minute goals, and their '08 win was on pens.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love Everton to have won a couple of CL's like that, but if we're looking at the best ever I think Fergie falls a little bit short.

 

[Goat]

St. Mirren
Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77
Aberdeen
Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
Manchester United[95]
Premier League (12): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity/Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008


Pretty impressive.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Worried this thread would pop up..

 

[peteblue]

St. Mirren
Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77
Aberdeen
Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
Manchester United[95]
Premier League (12): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity/Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008


Pretty impressive.

Yeah, but he's never won the Liverpool Senior Cup.......pfft.....

 

[Clint Planet]

Funnily enough, I doubt Shankly or Clough could have achieved what he's achieved if they were in his position, and yet I doubt he'd have been able to achieve what they did had he been in theirs.

 

[roydo]

It's been a fantastic achievement without doubt, and it would appear unlikely that we'll ever see a manager stay at one major club for so long ever again.

I don't think he's the greatest ever though. For a club with United's resources to have only won the CL twice isn't great, especially when you think in '99 that was a freaky result given the nature of the two last minute goals, and their '08 win was on pens.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love Everton to have won a couple of CL's like that, but if we're looking at the best ever I think Fergie falls a little bit short.

Begs the question. In your opinion, who is/was the best then?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Probably Rinus Michels. He achieved great things with Holland, Ajax and Barca, but his influence has spread so far. The Ajax of van Gaal had his prints all over it, as did the Barca teams of Cruyff, Rijkaard and Guardiola.

 

[Clint Planet]

Probably Rinus Michels. He achieved great things with Holland, Ajax and Barca, but his influence has spread so far. The Ajax of van Gaal had his prints all over it, as did the Barca teams of Cruyff, Rijkaard and Guardiola.

Ajax and Barca are no Derby County and Nottingham Forest, though.

 

[roydo]

Probably Rinus Michels. He achieved great things with Holland, Ajax and Barca, but his influence has spread so far. The Ajax of van Gaal had his prints all over it, as did the Barca teams of Cruyff, Rijkaard and Guardiola.

Would not disagree with that. Funny though, his name rarely crops up in "who is the best" discussions. The default seems to be trophies, as opposed to influence/legacy. I would guess that Fergie has more pots, but far less influence. Might be wrong though.

 

[neville]

Love him or loathe him there is no denying his achievements in football. This weekend sees him celebrate 25yrs at Manure. Will we ever see anybody even come close to what he's achieved? I doubt it. Surely he must go down as the greatest football manager ever. Congratulations on 25yrs Sir Alex. You have my respect and admiration. I salute you.

Cheers mate

Hes my god

 

[chicoazul]

One of the greatest managers of all time. Congratulations to him.

Probably Rinus Michels. He achieved great things with Holland, Ajax and Barca, but his influence has spread so far. The Ajax of van Gaal had his prints all over it, as did the Barca teams of Cruyff, Rijkaard and Guardiola.

You're easily seduced by tippy tappy gay football mate.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

St. Mirren
Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77
Aberdeen
Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
Manchester United[95]
Premier League (12): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity/Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008


Pretty impressive.

He managed Scotland at the World Cup as well, They scored !!