NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE MOURINHO YEARS.... It's sometimes hard to believe that only five years ago Manchester United were the dominant club in English football - when, suddenly, out of the blue, Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down. After years of unprecedented success - like most United supporters and fans at the time, giddy with success and full of en-'title'-ment - I was prepared to accept maybe a third place finish while the new manager found his feet. But I was certainly expecting to win the Premier League the following year - when it would be business as usual. But after a wilderness of false dawns and despair - just like the supporters of most other football clubs have to put up with their entire lives - Manchester United fans and supporters were in for shocks that would leave us in a state of disarray. It's no exaggeration to say that I've never come as close to losing my love for the entire game of football itself, as much as I did over the three seasons following Sir Alex Ferguson's departure. Because Manchester United not only lost a manager, we started to lose our identity ...our soul. I wrote this book as much-needed therapy. I hope it's as therapeutic for Manchester United fans and supporters to read as it has been for me to put together...
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