No Retirement Plans Says Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has made it clear that he has no intention of leaving Manchester United in the near future as he considers who might one day become his successor and the ferguson will bring up 25 years in charge of United on 6th November of a before celebrating his 70th birthday at a end of December.

He planned to stand down almost a decade ago but changed his mind and has not looked back and leading the Red Devils to another period of success for a debate about who should eventually replace Ferguson has raged for years and the man himself believes it would have to be a somebody with great experience.

And the Scot feels it is virtually impossible to predict the identity of the next manager, as a host of names have been linked with the role in the past for a various times, Bryan Robson, Steve McClaren, Mark Hughes, Martin O'Neill and a host of top continental bosses have been connected with the post.

Current favourite to replace Ferguson is a Jose Mourinho although a mounting disciplinary crime sheet at Real Madrid is not helping his cause and speaking to the Italian media at an awards ceremony at the University of Rome Tor Vergata Ferguson confirmed he is going nowhere.

He said, Over the years I've had the question who do I think could replace me? Now in those years of the coaches they were talking about to replace me don't have jobs anymore and it becomes very difficult because someone who I think has potential may be sacked by his club and disappear for i think you would need someone very experienced in the long term. But I have absolutely no idea for first of all, I'm not retiring.