Show Sir Alex The Exit Door

Firstly before the onslaught of abuse gathers momentum and is aimed in my direction please let me explain that the headline of this article is actually a quote by a so called Manchester United supporter in response to the 6-1 defeat in the Manchester derby on Sunday at Old Trafford.

I was absolutely astonished and ashamed by people claiming to be United fans taking to social networking site twitter to vent their anger towards the man responsible for the majority of United's past and present achievements and success. Who do these people think they are?

I suspect they have a limited knowledge of football and Manchester United's history because Sir Alex has earned the right to manage United until he decides the time is right for him to call it a day. The day will come when Sir Alex will know it’s time to leave and he will have the best interests of the club at heart when he does make that decision.

I wrote an article about the derby result for this website in which I tried to be as honest as I possibly could about the result being a Man United supporter, and to my amazement I found this response in reference to what I had said by somebody called John Tring:

"Haha, what a disgrace. As Utd fans globally we seem to feel more humiliation than those who caused this trauma. SAF seems to blame everyone except himself. I thought the buck must stop with him. He bought players at wrong positions (Young as a winger but we need a CM), his tactics and selections are just crazy. And finally he seriously thinks Evans, Fletcher, Park, Carrick, Ferdinand et el are Utd-class players. These all point to one thing: the exit door at Utd. Yes, the truth sometimes will hurt but SAF's time's up. He should go. Now and Here".

I was staggered that somebody would have such a delusional knee jerk reaction to a result. Yes, it was an embarrassing and humiliating result against our Manchester rivals, but to suggest that the most successful manager in English football should "call it a day" just goes to show how fickle football fans can be. I responded to his comment on the website saying:

"Your comment does not surprise me in the slightest. It sounds to me that this message has been left by a person who has no understanding of Manchester United and what Sir Alex has done for the club. 

For you to suggest that he (Sir Alex) should be shown the exit door shows your stupidly and ignorance. The team he picked against Man City was good enough to get something out of that game but the players he selected let him down by not performing.

It's "fans" like you that give Utd a bad name. I bet leading into Sunday's game you were delighted with our best start to a premier league season? Just goes to show how fickle some fans can be".

My response to the comment was backed up by United supporter Vincent Jones who also responded saying:

"Kev, I totally agree

John, I can't believe you actually reckon Sir Alex should go. That's the biggest load of rubbish I have heard from a fellow red in some time. Yes, we were well beaten on Sunday, but to call for SAF's head is madness. He is the greatest manager in the history of English club football. He has done so much for Manchester United. City were better on the day, but the league isn't over yet. Let's see where we are in May. Remember these words: "Keep the red flag flying high, because Man United will never die." We will bounce back."

It's these so called ‘fans’ that sit in armchairs or their local pub watching games who seem to have the most outrageous and strongly opinionated theories on football and the team they supposedly follow, when in reality they do not have a clue. They contribute nothing to football and the teams they claim to follow, people who show ignorance and disrespect towards a legendary figure like Sir Alex Ferguson make me sick.

Kevin Ashford @KevinAshford7

Comments

[Red4Life!]

Even just the title of your article got my blood boiling:-)!

In SAF we Trust!!

[noel]

saf cannot be told to go but remember nodody is bigger than the club. mr tring is correct about the players bar fletcher, anderson and valencia can be added to that list

[mizani]

Many people including city owner and the writer are short term people. One game and they make a conclusion already.

SAF has been through bad and good times. He responded and learned well from bad results. That is a mark of a champion.

"Instant noodle" likes city ride well on good times. But I dont think they will sustain the good time and cope during bad times. It is a fact of life that good thing will not last.

[RedScot]

Is it not as 'simple' that Tring is looking to goading people into a response and to create notoriety,having read sufficent of his spurious 'thoughts' on various Manchester United sites.
Its a shade like inadvertently 'possibly your own article, creating an article with the tag line to cause people to click on to read and react, due to the sensitive nature and enormity of the subject.
Freedom of speech is .......well free! Simply do not bite, if you dont wish to be hooked in.

[Munyaneza Godfrey]

I hear the players did not perform. Rio + Evans + a weak midfield= an automatic loss against any team. SAF has done it all I believe and agree with U Johnny but when it comes to stong games nowadays; poor selection is always noticed. (Sneijder was a needed material at O.T)! Was it the right time to rest Jones with an important match like a derby????? Jones has been more outstanding than any other player in the defence this season. Fergie should not go but he should also upgrand his ways of the team selection. I still see Man United failing to stand in Barcelona's way to greatness, in case the midfield vulnerability not sorted. Evans should try his talent somewhere else not in Man U.

[Munyaneza Godfrey]

I hear the players did not perform. Rio + Evans + a weak midfield= an automatic loss against any team. SAF has done it all I believe and agree with U Johnny but when it comes to strong games nowadays; poor selection is always noticed. (Sneijder was a needed material at O.T)! Was it the right time to rest Jones with an important match like a derby????? Jones has been more outstanding than any other player in the defence this season. Fergie should not go but he should also upgrade his ways of the team selection. I still see Man United failing to stand in Barcelona's way to greatness, in case the midfield vulnerability not sorted. Evans should try his talent somewhere else not in Man U.

[Redfred]

The 1-6 defeat was humiliating. But coming down to the ground there was a general apprehension that the Utd team just was not good enough. We saw the best team in the country and it wasn't us. The problem is the Glazers and SAF. their policy has lumbered the club in debt and inhibited our transfer activity. It's no use looking back at th last 25 years, we have to look forwards to the next. Sheikh Mansur has changed the game. And we need a new visionary owner and leader to take on the new challenges. It is not disrespectful to say it is time for SAF to go. It is time to say need a new glorious future and SaF is already part of our incredible past.