The most publicized parts of this updated version of the hardback
book (and they certainly made a splash in the tabloid world) are
also its most unnecessary. Did we really need to know about
Fergusons's arguments with his best player David Beckham? Was there
much to be gained by his re-opening of a long feud with Chelsea
chairman Ken Bates? All that such things achieve are better sales
figures, but in the end, they belittle one of the better football
autobiographies of recent years. One recurring theme is honesty,
and Ferguson is often brutally honest, but another is loyalty, and
here he lets down a number of current and past players and staff.
Beckham is not the first to be let down: so too are former player
(at two clubs) Gordon Strachan, and former right hand man Brian
Kidd, both of whom let it be known they were none to pleased. Yet
this book has much to recommend it. Ferguson is certianly one of
the finest managers the British game has ever had and he tells his
own story, with the extremely capable help of Hugh McIlvanney. The
pivotal point of the story is that astonishing night in May 1999
when Manchester United won the champions League to clinch a unique
Treble (also featuring the domestic title and the FA Cup). Ferguson
is proud of his triumphs, but he is also proud of his roots in
Glasgow, and tells of his difficulties with the religious divides
of the city (his marriage crossed the Catholic/Protestant barriers)
and his battles as a union steward in the Clyde shipyards, as well
as his playing and early managerial traunmas before hitting the
big-time at Aberdeen and then Manchester United, which is where we
spend the bulk of the book, pleasingly. He has worked with (and
against) some of the giants of the modern game and his triumphs and
failures with them are frankly recorded. His story is personal,
political and human. Amongst football's higher echelons, this
autobiography is peerless, easily rising above the usual anodyne
offerings, not bad for a man with a day job like his. Highly
recommended. (Kirkus UK)
This book is about the beginning of Sir Alex's football career,
until the year 2000. 1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson
- not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club
in the world, to a unique and outstanding treble triumph, but he
was awarded the highest honour for his sporting achievements; a
Knighthood from the Queen. Universally respected for his tough, but
caring managerial style, Ferguson is an unusually intelligent man
with a fascinating life story. Covering his tough Govan upbringing
through to his playing days and onto his shift into management,
Managing My Life is told with the fine balance of biting
controversy and human sensitivity which made it such an
unprecedented success in hardback. Alex Ferguson is a legend in his
lifetime.
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