Is Sir Alex Ferguson The Greatest Football Manager of All Time?

There are few who would argue that Sir Alex Ferguson is the greatest football club manager of all time, his record alone stands high above any other great managers of our time and he seems intent on continuing at the top of the game for as long as his desire allows him.

If United can win the Champions League this season, Ferguson will once be again be setting new precedents that even a top quality successor would find it almost impossible to surpass. With the Premier League as good as in the bag, the League Cup won in March and the World Club Championship won before Christmas, Ferguson looks like guiding his team to four major trophies this season, with only the FA Cup missing.

In total, since Ferguson has been at the helm at United they have won the following:

-2 Champions League
-1 UEFA Cup
-1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup
-11 Premier League Titles (assuming they win again this year).
-5 FA Cups
-3 League Cups
-8 Charity Shields
-1 UEFA Super Cup
-1 Intercontinental Cup
-1 FIFA World Club Cup

He may even add a third Champions League crown to the above if his side can overcome Barcelona at the end of May in Rome. The list above does not include his incredible success at Aberdeen before taking up his role at United 22 years ago.

At Aberdeen he broke up the Old Firm stranglehold of Rangers and Celtic, by winning the Scottish League, 3 times. The Scottish Cup 4 times, the Scottish League cup once and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup once. He was only their eight years.

It is quite simply an astonishing record that creates a new dimension of greatness in football management.

British football have a long distinguished list of much loved, great managers, Sir Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, Sir Alf Ramsey, Brian Clough, Bob Paisley, Don Revie to name but a few, but none can get close to even striking distance to Ferguson, who continues on his upwards journey, with talk of retirement seemingly now in the past.

The match against Barcelona at the end of May for the Champions League title promises to be one of the great games in history. Barcelona are currently narrow favorites5 to win, but even they must fear the record that United bring into the match. They are the current holders, playing better than they have all season and they have never lost a Champions League final.

With their desire and the Ferguson factor very prominent, online betting on Barcelona may just be a trap for soccer punters who could once again play into the hands of the Bookmakers. It just has to be United!