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下面這篇也是Guardian的文章
大意是說Glazer對Sir Alex做過研究，
很欣賞Sir Alex的執教功力，並不希望SAF離開。
（雖然他之前在1995年接掌Tampa Bay Buccaneers後馬上炒了當時的教練）
但是Sir Alex本人的意向還不清楚。
六人董事會裡沒有實權的三人
（Ian Much, Jim O'Neill and the chairman Sir Roy Gardner.）已確定將離職。
現任Finance director Nick Humby的能力也不被信任。
預估Joel Glazer將成為董事一員，若SAF留下，
將來則必須聽命於他或者他帶來的美國親信。
如果曼聯贏得足總杯，則SAF離開的機會相當大。
對於之前曾公開質疑takeover案的Ferguson，
此時離開不但能不聽命於Glazer及其所帶來的債務和不確定的未來，
也能在曼聯戰績開始走下坡之際，帶著過去所贏得的榮耀，走的光彩。
之前曾經公開表示能體會球迷的"Not For Sale"心情的SAF，
如果在此時選擇留下，和Glazer合作，有可能會被部份球迷斥為背叛。
另一方面，Sir Alex對曼聯的熱愛和之前表達希望帶領曼聯重返歐洲顛峰的承諾
是他有可能留下的原因。但如果要留下，整個工作環境將會和以往大不相同。
俱樂部將被來自美國，對足球一竅不通的商人所掌管。
而SAF也沒有把握Glazer一定會支持他收購球員的計畫，
對於俱樂部的財政前景也大為存疑。
另外，托SAF的福，曼聯方面現在正準備給Ferdinand一個價值￡30m的五年合約，
也正在和Ryan Giggs, John O'Shea, Cristiano Ronaldo,
Darren Fletcher 和 Tim Howard 進行續約動作。
Glazer是否會願意提高球員薪資，特別是Ferdinand的部份，
也是SAF和管理階層擔心的問題之一。
據聞Glazer已讀過SAF的自傳，那他應該瞭解Ferguson不是一個看著
曼聯律師Maurice Watkins及秘書Ken Ramsden等資深有價值的俱樂部成員
被掃地出門，讓新人進來取而代之，而袖手旁觀不插手的人。
或許SAF自傳的最後一句話最能表達他的性格，
這位曾為曼聯取得17座獎盃，
且將在一個禮拜之後的卡地夫球場為第18座努力的蘇格蘭人說：
「忠誠是我人生所倚賴的錨。」
"Loyalty is the anchor of my life."
Deal could spell the end of Ferguson
- Question mark hangs over Scot's future
Daniel Taylor
Friday May 13, 2005
The Guardian
Sir Alex Ferguson will consult his family and closest friends
before deciding whether to retire when Malcolm Glazer
takes control at Old Trafford. The Scot is repulsed
by the prospect of a takeover which will change the face of
Manchester United for ever, and may not be swayed by
the US tycoon's attempts to forge a working relationship with him.
Glazer has let it be known that he wants Ferguson to
survive a cull that would see most of the current board forced out.
The reclusive American, who yesterday launched a ￡790.3m takeover bid,
has done his homework on Ferguson and likes what he has found,
but he knows the admiration is not mutual and that this year
United's manager has already publicly questioned the takeover plans.
Glazer does not intend to repeat one of his first,
highly aggressive decisions when he bought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
American Football club in 1995 and swiftly replaced the coach Sam Wyche.
However Ferguson's intentions are not so clear and he will seek advice
before deciding whether or not to remain in office during
one of the most unsettling periods in the club's history.
Walking out would be a last resort but it is a definite possibility
and the Scot will not be encouraged to learn that one of Glazer's
first acts will involve moving on the plc board's
three non-executive directors, Ian Much, Jim O'Neill
and the chairman Sir Roy Gardner.
The finance director Nick Humby is considered "vulnerable"
and Glazer's eldest son Joel, who has been instrumental
in the negotiations, has indicated that he wants an office
at Old Trafford as well as a seat in the directors' box.
Ferguson would then have to answer to him or "some other American hotshot",
as one United employee put it.
Sweeping changes are inevitable but Ferguson will be relieved
to hear that David Gill, the chief executive who has led
a polite yet obstructive anti-Glazer campaign, will probably
survive because the new owners want a degree of continuity.
Ferguson gets on well with Gill and that may be influential in his decision.
Gill would certainly try to talk him into staying although
one theory last night was that Ferguson, at 63, might deem it
more trouble than it is worth. Should the Scot leave this summer
he would do so as a hero, particularly if United beat Arsenal
in the FA Cup final, and after two disappointing seasons
such a move has already been described within Old Trafford
as "a graceful exit".
That, however, underestimates Ferguson's desire to reestablish United
as England's premier team and the strength of his emotional bond
with the club. He has spoken of his desire to continue
for at least two more years but, with or without Gill,
he knows that Glazer's arrival will mean significant changes
to his working conditions.
For starters, the business would effectively be run by
an American family who have had no involvement in football
before and are considered difficult and distant.
"You can count on one hand the people who know the Glazers well,"
said one high-ranking official at the Tampa Sports Authority,
which runs the Buccaneers' Raymond James Stadium.
"We hardly ever see them."
Glazer will apparently make around ￡20m available
to spend on players every season but Gill has told Ferguson
to look at the bigger picture and, in particular,
the reservations about long-term finance that United's plc board
had cited in its opposition. Ferguson is highly sceptical about
the financial risk involved and there are no guarantees, as yet,
of whether the new owners will back his spending plans.
With Ferguson's blessing, United have not only offered
Rio Ferdinand a five-year contract worth ￡30m
but are in negotiations with Ryan Giggs, John O'Shea,
Cristiano Ronaldo, Darren Fletcher and Tim Howard.
Whether Glazer will be willing to subsidise huge rises,
particularly in Ferdinand's case, is one of the many issues
that will trouble the club's management.
Glazer is not as parsimonious as he is often portrayed
and two years ago he paid US$8m, an unprecedented figure in the NFL,
to take the highly respected coach Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay
from the Oakland Raiders. Alternatively, there are stories of him
quibbling about the price of trainers and buying his clothes
from budget stores.
Glazer certainly has his work cut out to dispel Ferguson's scepticism.
Winning over the manager could be of enormous benefit
for the 73-year-old, whose public relations man once described
United's followers as "xenophobic", but he would be kidding himself
to believe it would improve his popularity among the supporters.
Ferguson has openly sympathised with the fans' Not for Sale campaign
and were he to back Glazer, would be accused of betrayal.
If, as is believed, Glazer has read Ferguson's autobiography
he will also be aware that the Glaswegian is not the type
to stand by and watch as new employees are brought in
and valued colleagues such as the club's long-serving solicitor
Maurice Watkins and secretary Ken Ramsden are ushered out.
In case Glazer is not fully au fait with the Scot he should refer,
perhaps, to the very last line of his book.
"Loyalty is the anchor of my life," says the man who has won
17 trophies at United and will go for an 18th in Cardiff a week tomorrow.
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