Published 16:05 IST, November 6th 2019
Alex Ferguson makes heartwarming gesture to Man United ticket holder
Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson extends marvelous gesture towards a season ticket-holder. Read further to see what the former boss did for the fan.
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No amount of words can describe what Sir Alex Ferguson means to Manchester United and its fans. The iconic manager left the Red Devils in 2013 but his presence is still missed in the Manchester United dugout. Recently, an interesting thread emerged on Twitter where reporter Jeremy Clay shared an old incident that revealed Sir Alex Ferguson's love for Manchester United fans.
Sir Alex Ferguson at his best!
The following incident occurred when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge of Manchester United. The Scot went out of his way to help an aged fan named Alice. Read further to find out how the United boss displayed his affection towards her dedication.
Alice lived in Leicester but she was from London. She supported Manchester United. Insert your own predictable remark here.
— Jeremy Clay (@Ludicrousscenes) May 7, 2018
Anyway, it turned out Alice was Manchester United's oldest season ticket holder. And here's the thing: Alex Ferguson used to send a minibus to Leicester to pick her up and take her to Old Trafford.
— Jeremy Clay (@Ludicrousscenes) May 7, 2018
Every game. All the way to the East Midlands. All the way back. Repeat every other Saturday/Sunday/whatever day Sky demanded.
— Jeremy Clay (@Ludicrousscenes) May 7, 2018
We did write about that. That was about her. Although in hindsight, it was more about him.
Ferguson makes a heartwarming gesture towards Alice
One day Alice came in to berate me about something or other - I forget what - and by the by she told me she had stopped going to matches.
— Jeremy Clay (@Ludicrousscenes) May 7, 2018
Why? She was in her 90s. Her eyesight was failing.
She was too old for corrective surgery on the NHS, she said. And then she told me Alex Ferguson had offered to pay for her to have the operation.
— Jeremy Clay (@Ludicrousscenes) May 7, 2018
I think that was the last time I saw Alice. She'll be long gone now.
— Jeremy Clay (@Ludicrousscenes) May 7, 2018
Had she lived to know what Twitter was, she probably wouldn't want me writing about it on here either. But she would have been worried sick about Alex Ferguson. So I thought I'd write this anyway.
14:23 IST, November 6th 2019