Is the manager’s role up for grabs?

ALEX FERGUSON is a phenomenon. Close to his 12th English title, in his fourth Champions League final, 25 seasons at the same club.

Is the manager’s role up for grabs?
Mon, 09 May, 2011 - 01:00
David Schonfield

No one else has been in control of a club for so long with such success.

Yet Ferguson’s success as Manchester United supremo masks a key weakness in the English game.

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