Ok, so i know this entry will produce some conflicting opinions…….

However – no matter what you think of the man – surely you have to acknowledge that Sir Alex Fergusons 50 years in British football is a magnificiant achievement.

He is arguably the greatest manager the game has ever known. The fact that he has managed one of the worlds bigges clubs for an astonishing 22 years, when clubs around them are going through managers like he goes through Wrigleys speaks volumes.

Love or hate him – half a century at the top is no small matter!

Never one to shy from the media (except the BBC) – here are a few one-liners from the awesom Sir Alex…

“Football, eh? Bloody hell!” after United scored twice in the dying minutes to win the 1999 Champions League final.

“My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f***ing perch. And you can print that.”

“Those hours spent in Eric Cantona’s company added up to one of the more worthwhile acts I have performed in this stupid job of mine.”

“If Chelsea drop points, the cat’s out in the open. And you know what cats are like – sometimes they don’t come home”

“Just f**kng patch him up” (Sir Alex Ferguson to a club physio after kicking a boot at David Beckham’s head which left him needing stitches above his eye.)

“They say he’s an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I’ve got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!” (Sir Alex Ferguson on Arsene Wenger)

“If he was an inch taller he’d be the best centre half in Britain. His father is 6ft 2in – I’d check the milkman.” (Sir Alex Ferguson on Gary Neville)

……………That’ll do for now – I’ll drop more in here every now and then.