Ben McAleer

Over the past 26 years many superlatives have been used to describe Sir Alex Ferguson’s sides, full of talent and skill, the likes of which we have been lucky to witness.

“In Madrid, the field at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium leans to the left because Alfredo Di Stéfano had played so much on this side.” – Spanish Press

“He told me that he used to play for just 20 pounds a week. Today he would be worth all the money in the Bank of England.” — Gianfranco Zola

Olimpija Ljubljana 1, 1. Maribor, Attendance. 2000

‘ In sporting terms some could argue that with such a picturesque setting Ljubljana’s citizens should only represent her more appropriately in the likes of chess or bowls. Anything else would seem just too vulgar. ‘

With the politics surrounding the appointment at The Stadium of Light drumming up media for the wrong reasons, it poses the question whether or not Paolo truly is the man to keep Sunderland in the Premier League.

It seems as if Chelsea have finally done it, they have finally come full circle and now find themselves in the same spot they did in 2004 – on the verge of luring Jose Mourinho to the club.