Was Ferguson pushed towards the exit? Glazers may have had hand in decision, claims ally who penned programme notes
Was Ferguson pushed towards the exit? Glazers may have had hand in decision, claims ally who penned programme notes One of the men closest to Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested the Manchester United manager could have been nudged towards retirement during a ‘top summit meeting’ at Old Trafford. But David Meek, who helped write Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography and also writes his Old Trafford programme notes, was shocked by the timing of Ferguson’s retirement. He ghost-wrote the programme notes for United’s match against Chelsea on Sunday in which Ferguson insisted he wanted to continue managing United into next season and beyond. Respected: David Meek believes Ferguson may have been nudged towards the Old Trafford exit Contradiction: Ferguson said he had no plans to leave in his programme notes last weekend Meek said: ‘I can’t honestly say I’m aware of anything.
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