Sir Alex’s Succession Plan Takes Shape

Put your money on Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful football manager of the modern era, stepping down as boss of Manchester United at the end of next season. It will surely be a sad day for football, with millions of United fans the world over weeping into their beer glasses and drying their eyes with their replica Rooney jerseys. (Of course, Premiership managers will be privately celebrating.) There may never be another manager like him, but all things must come to an end – and the end for Fergie’s managerial career is destined to be May 2011.

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