Manchester United Football Club News

• Nickname:Red Devils
• Founded:1878
• Manager:Sir Alex Ferguson

• Ground:Old Trafford
• Capacity:68,174

Fergie keen on continuity

28 Oct 2006 - 10:18:03

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Manchester United's long-serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson has blasted the rising pressure on top-level bosses to bring success.

Ferguson has been in charge at Old Trafford for nearly 20 years, but fears that some of his colleagues are being given less and less time to make their marks.

He said: "The industry is getting worse for sacking managers.

"Some clubs are run by very successful businessmen, but they can't apply their own business methods to football because it is such an emotional game.

"They worry about fans' reaction, but you cannot build a football club on emotional reactions.

"You can't win every game for a start, that's obvious. Yet some managers get sacked six matches into a season. How can that be healthy?

"When you sack a manager, the change can be quite dramatic. The new person wants to bring in new staff, so the old ones lose their jobs.

"There might also be a new philosophy, with new and different types of players. And when you look at it, there is absolutely no evidence of the sackings being successful."