Football365 did a couple of articles celebrating Fergie's 20 years at Man Ure

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Sir Fergie v The Media

Sir Fergie regards the press with the same level of suspicion that a Scot holds for happiness.

In recent years, the ManYoo manager has boycotted the BBC, Sky and even the club's in-house station, MUTV, over perceived criticisms.

Last December, Ferguson announced that "the media have a hatred of Manchester United" before marching out of a press conference precisely 74 seconds after it had begun. Nor is his criticism restricted to their treatment of ManYoo. A month ago, he announced: "The problem in this country is that the media have a perverse way of looking at success. They want to ruin young people. It's different in America. Time and time again you'll see tickertape parades down Fifth Avenue. We don't praise our heroes that proper way here. They're always looking for faults so they can sell a newspaper, get a front page."

Ferguson has never hidden his contempt for the Fourth Estate. Even hapless hacks have been known to suffer the infamous Hairdryer. The threat of a boycott is constant - and often inflicted.

Arguably his most infamous confrontation with the press occurred in the spring of 2002 when it was suggested that the ?28m purchase of Juan Veron hadn't been entirely successful. "I'm no f**king talking to youse. Youse are all f**king idiots," thundered a purple-coloured Ferguson before summoning club security to escort the offending journalists off the premises.

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