May 8, 2013:
It was
rather unexpected. I mean the news that SAF is retiring.
First, it
came as a speculation. I was in the office, having a normal day till them… Once
the speculation became a general discussion topic, I started praying hard… it should
just be a speculation.
I was having
a not so great day already… Internet was down at home and I was slowly going
through the news channels, which was usually my morning ritual from home… By
the time I was jiggling work and news, I read the news by around 12… it was
shocker….
I started
messaging everyone concerned…. It was breaking news for everyone… and shocker…
Slowly, I
saw the news sites and twitter pages getting flooded with tributes… I began to
fear the worst… If it is just a speculation, someone should have posted against
it… denying it or something… But, that never happened…. My heart was yelling
'noooo' all the time….
Finally
around afternoon, 2 or so… Manchester
United confirmed the news… Fergie is indeed leaving… Something I always thought,
will never happen!!! Or impossible to happen!!!!
To me from
the beginning English football was all about Manchester United…. And United =
Fergie… He was right there when I started watching the game… so, something like
a 'change of manager' was unthinkable… For other clubs, managers came and went…
but for us, the grand old man, planned
and signed up players and collected cups after cups… It was cool… even cooler
to a United fan… Even players changed…
We thought Beckham was the ultimate MU player…. No…. Big names just moved on…
The club was never known for a particular player… but for only for… this man….
I don’t know
what will be of the future of my club… it will be difficult days… I dearly wish SAF change his mind and
stayed on… But you cant expect anyone to grow young back in time… he dedicated
his life for United for the past 27 years… its time we give back to him…. A
well deserved retirement… and a big Thank you….
Thank you
Sir Alex for all the memories… we will definitely miss you!!!
