Few sporting icons can say they advised Sir Alex Ferguson the place to go and got here out laughing.
But Ken Doherty had fortune favouring him after an impromptu brush with the Manchester United legend quickly after profitable the World Snooker Championship in 1997. The Darlin’ of Dublin was in his taking part in pomp after being topped on the Crucible – and Fergie was amongst these in admiration of his achievement.
Snooker ace Doherty had trumped Stephen Hendry 18-12 in Sheffield to take residence the largest honour his sport has to supply. And it sparked a cellphone name from United’s revered boss, who led his membership to a second successive Premier League title that very same 12 months.
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But Doherty wasn’t egotistical sufficient to fathom he’d really been contacted by the Scottish tactician regardless of his triumph. And it led to what’s certain to be one of the vital embarrassing conversations the Irishman is prone to have had.
Doherty, 54, advised the Daily Mail: “The voice at the other end went, ‘Kenny, Alex Ferguson here, I know you are a big Manchester United fan, how about parading that trophy up at Old Trafford?’ And I told him to go f*** himself!
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“I thought it was my mate joking! He goes, ‘Kenny, I’m not going to ask you twice, it’s Alex Ferguson,’ and I said, ‘Sorry Mr Ferguson.'”
The two-time Welsh Open-winner did not baulk on the second request and finally took Ferguson up on his supply. Doherty appeared on-field on the Theatre of Dreams throughout a league fixture towards West Ham, which can be when United have been introduced with the 1996/97 Premier League crown.
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