"You know who your friends are when the room goes dark and everybody leaves. When the light comes on and you look around, your friends are the ones still there with you."
SIR ALEX FERGUSON

Manchester United fans have a fickle reputation. Players are often singled out for criticism while others can get away with murder. This was never truer than in
the late 1980s when Alex Ferguson, following a stuttering start to his Old Trafford career, was scapegoated by supporters.

In 1989, when United faced relegation and a takeover bid, the manager lived with the constant threat of the sack while on the terraces the 'Ferguson out' brigade were prominent, as the press spoke of a club in crisis.

In "Sir Alex, United and Me" the author, one of the few to have actively supported United's manager during this bleak period, details his remarkable relationship with
United's legendary manager.