Alan Brazil admits hatred of Sir Alex Ferguson – and the petty method he’d present it
Ex-Manchester United star Alan Brazil has shockingly said he used to pick Sir Alex Ferguson’s flowers out of sheer spite during his youth.
The talkSPORT pundit has never been shy of controversy and wouldn’t have been in Fergie’s good books after his bloomin’ petulant display when he was a young man. Unlike many who clashed with Ferguson during his managerial reigns at Old Trafford and Aberdeen, Brazil’s animosity stems from the 82-year-old’s playing days.
As a passionate Celtic fan in his teens, Brazil lived near Ferguson, who was leading the line for the Bhoys’ arch-enemies Rangers at the time. Despite one of Scotland’s finest players living just walking distance from his home, Brazil’s hatred of Rangers was far stronger than his joy at seeing a famous footballer on his street.
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Spilling the beans about his youthful rebellion on the Formula For Success podcast, Brazil recounted: “A little story about Fergie. I was born in the same hospital as Fergie, over in Govan, near what I call Castle Greyskulls,” as noted by the Mirror.
“On the way back, we’d always pass Fergie’s house – and I would pick his flowers, because he was the Rangers No.9. And that’s shocking, that is. Those were bad days.”
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Despite playing for Celtic’s youth sides, Brazil never made a senior appearance for the club, but he did go on to have a successful career in English football. He moved to Ipswich in 1978 and was subsequently loaned to Detroit Express to compete in what was then known as the North American Soccer League.
After five years at Portman Road, Tottenham Hotspur signed Brazil. He joined Manchester United a year later, in 1984, and became a household name in the Red Devils’ frontline.
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He was close to an awkward reunion with his Rangers nemesis, but Ferguson’s predecessor, Ron Atkinson, sold Brazil to Coventry in a deal which also saw Terry Gibson move to Old Trafford in January 1986. Despite being a key figure for United, Brazil constantly found himself vying for a position in the starting line-up against the likes of Frank Stapleton, Mark Hughes and Norman Whiteside.
He went on to be the player to make way and depart the club. Just over 11 months later, Ferguson took up residence in the Old Trafford dugout as Atkinson’s replacement after leaving Aberdeen.
