Source: Team_Talk
Charlton pours praise on Fergie
Sir Bobby Charlton has admitted Manchester United will never find the perfect replacement for Sir Alex Ferguson.[LNB] The Scot will celebrate 25 years in the Old Trafford hotseat on November 6, having added an incredible 12 Premier League titles to the Red Devils list of honours.[LNB]He shows no sign of slowing yet either, managing to pack in a visit to Dunfermline in aid of old friend Jim Leishman ahead of Sunday's opening weekend trip to West Brom.[LNB]However, with his 70th birthday looming on New Year's Eve, even Ferguson would acknowledge the day is not too far away when he must call time on his stellar career.[LNB]Finding the right man to replace him must give the Glazer family sleepless nights.[LNB]But, in a new book '19' chronicling all United's record 19 championship successes, Charlton outlines his belief there is no point worrying because getting an indentikit replacement will be impossible.[LNB]"There is no point suggesting anybody else to be manager of Manchester United, there is no one around who can fill his boots," said Charlton.[LNB]"He is the epitome of everything that is good about Manchester United and the ethos of this club. He knows the game inside out.[LNB]"The reason everybody performs to their best is that he is in control, not just of his staff and the first team, but the whole of the club, and as a result it operates in unison.[LNB]"I hope he can carry on for a long time yet.[LNB]"The record of 19 league titles goes down purely to Alex Ferguson."[LNB]Charlton was one of Ferguson's prime backers at the end of the 1980s, when it appeared increasingly likely his time at Old Trafford would be cut short.[LNB]The rationale was simple.[LNB]"From the very first game that Alex took over the team, you knew that we had such a talented manager, and it was only a matter of time that he would get it right," he said.
