What's Fergie's Beef With The Beeb ?

[paraffin]

I know that Sir Alex Ferguson won't give the Beeb any interviews, but don't know why.

Who can enlighten my ignorance, please?

[Stephen_G]

He made it clear that he is still furious about a BBC documentary from 2004, called Father and Son, which portrayed his agent son, Jason, as somebody who exploited his father's influence and position to his own ends in the transfer market. Ferguson jnr was never found guilty of any wrongdoing, and Sir Alex said he would never speak to the BBC again, a promise he has kept.

Taken from

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ne ws-and-comment/ferguson-will-never-talk-to-the -bbc-again-401487.html

[paraffin]

Thanks, Judge. You've certainly enlightened my ignorance!!
Great post.

[Kidd72]

Nice one guys for both the Q and the A... I always thought it was something else.

[Gromit]

SAFs feud with the BBC goes back further than 2004 Judge Nutmeg.

He is the story of the start of the breakdown in thew BBCs relationship with SAF.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-tr ies-to-heal-rift-with-man-united-622744.html

[Gromit]

November 2000:

Sir Alex imposed the ban because of remarks made by the broadcaster Pat Murphy in the Match of the Day magazine and passages in the Radio 5 Live commentator Alan Green's autobiography, which were critical of the team.