FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson claims he turned down an offer to manage Chelsea when Roman Abramovich first arrived in English football.
The Scot, who ended his 27-year spell in charge of the Premier League club back in May, was being interviewed for the first time since his retirement by American television channel PBS and spoke openly about an approach from Chelsea in 2003 and his successor David Moyes.
“They used an agent to approach me when Abramovich first took over the club,” Sky Sports report him as saying. “And I said ‘No chance’.
“I always come back to this point — why would you leave?”
Ferguson went on to again threw his support behind David Moyes and insisted he has no plans of returning to the Manchester United hotseat.
Moyes has overseen United’s worse start to a league camapign in 24 years with only two victories in the Premier League from their opening six games, but Ferguson does not believe it is time to panic.
The former United manager identified his successor and is confident Moyes will turn their fortunes around.
I’m not interested in managing again or getting myself worked up about Manchester United’s results,” he told PBS.
“United are in good hands with David Moyes. He will be fine. He’s a good manager. “You would be throwing your money down the drain if you put any money on me coming back as a manager.
“I made my decision. The timing was perfect. There is no way back for me now. I’ve got a new life.”
How on earth was Gearoid Hegarty overlooked for a nomination? He was one of Limerick’s best players this year ffs!
Agreed Hegarty was a colossus
Diarmuid Cody really?????
HOW on earth did he get a nomination?
He was dropped for the Carlow game and they got hammered by Wexford.
And taken off at half time against Dublin
Not a Cork man in sight. Further proof as if any were needed of how low the standard has fallen in Rebel land. Frank take another bow!
Very true but Limerick will get 11-12 players on the team with McDonald the only cert outside of them of a place.
Foley for Wexford is a cert too, Liam ryan also deserves a spot. De burca of Waterford too.
Bobby Duggan will definitely be on that team as well.
Duggan was roasted in the Munster final. Can’t see him getting selected. He was brilliant against Waterford though.
It mad to say but you can be sure a few the Kilkenny players who didn’t get nominated will end up with a pocket of All Ireland senior medals anyway…
Ha is Galway’s Paul Killeen not nominated? Gave probably the best full-back display of the summer in the semi against Limerick.
What nonsense
Galway come closer than any team all year and get a couple of token nominations. Open draw please
Why isn’t Cathal Mannion named?? Surely he should walk onto that team given he’s 1 of the front runners for young hurler of the year!!!
To be fair Mannion had a quiet game in the semi final and the nominations are taken purely from the U-21 games and not the senior ones.