LIVERPOOL fans have been waiting a long time for this day to come; 26 seasons to be precise.
Alex Ferguson is finally retiring as manager of Manchester United.
It may be odd to admit a sense of relief or happiness at this newest development but you’d be hard-pressed to find a Liverpool fan who wasn’t overjoyed when they heard the news of Fergie’s retirement.
Ferguson’s retirement marks the end of a chapter in the rivalry between the two Northwest clubs and the opening of a new one.
Ferguson is rumoured to be staying on at the club in some capacity so he won’t be completely out of the picture. However, there is a new manager in town and it’s one that Liverpool fans are more than familiar with. David Moyes managed Liverpool’s cross-town rivals for the past 11 years, being named League Managers Association Manager of the Year on three separate occasions.
So the club in Manchester is trading one Scot for the other. Moyes has compiled a fairly impressive body of work but it’s nowhere near on par with Ferguson. Granted, Ferguson has always had more resources available to him and it will be interesting to see what Moyes can accomplish with these resources going forward.
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However, this end of an era surely has to mark a power shift at the top of the table. Manchester United’s dominance of the Premier League has been duly noted. In most years, if a team was able to finish above United then that meant they had won the League. Ferguson has been responsible for all of United’s titles in the Premier League. One can assume that his stepping down will open up the league.
Regardless of your personal feelings for the man, it is hard to deny his success. Liverpool has seen its share of great managers who have brought glory to the club so the fans should be able to spot a winner when they see one.
As Liverpool go forward and attempt to rebuild the club to its old heights, the news of Ferguson’s retirement has sent joy through the fanbase. Liverpool Football Club still have plenty areas of their own to improve but the loss of a great manager at the top of the League may be a welcoming sign of things to come.
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Of course de retiring f fergie wl b felt by man u football club,de board n de entire worldwide man u fans.its shiftng f power frm old traford 2 anfield. Alex hmslf said, it s a cycle-history.
De anfield club,f whch am die hard fan, dominance in de 80s ended n man u emergd n dominate 2date.wd sir fergie gone,its tym de kop 2 roll its sleeve n dominate again nw undr philosophical rodgers
Any time in the decade I would have been jumping up and down over the moon thst fergie was retiring.
But now ?
I couldn’t care less because Liverpool are not ina position to take advantage if any possible lapse
It shows how far our club has fallen that utd are so far ahead of us …this news doesnt effect us too much
….and we certainly won’t be a force with a out of his depth manager like Rodgers…we desperately need a decent manager to challenge again
Good riddance to Ferguson. The premier will be a nicer place without him .
Rodgers out and top manager in + 2 or 3 good signings and we can get back to top
Give br time do u wanna have to keep building a team wit different management kop on where lfc not chelsea get behind your manager r go by yourself a chelsea jersey YNWA
Don’t be silly. Rodgers is useless . We will get behind a decent manager. You get your Chelsea kit u clown
It wasn’t Ferguson to blame for us not winning the league in so long – that blame is ours alone. 23 years of mis-management and poor managerial choices
We have had only one top manager in all that time – Rafa . And now we have our worst of all – a inexperienced useless novice who has never won a thing
Liverpool must change and start making correct decisions or we will never return to glory days