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1 hour ago, exile said:

 :lol: I seem to remember he let them train on the normal sized pitch first, though. Then changed it at the last minute.

 

Another mind game I seem to recall is that Alex Ferguson would sometimes send a bottle of whisky to his opposing manager before the tie, so they'd think he was a soft touch - some couthy wee provincial team maybe - and lower their guard.  

He also used to send Archie Knox to stand outside the away dressing room, under the vent for the fan and listen to the team talks 🤣🤣

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1 hour ago, exile said:

 :lol: I seem to remember he let them train on the normal sized pitch first, though. Then changed it at the last minute.

 

Another mind game I seem to recall is that Alex Ferguson would sometimes send a bottle of whisky to his opposing manager before the tie, so they'd think he was a soft touch - some couthy wee provincial team maybe - and lower their guard.  

He learned that one from Jock Stein, believe he described it in "Managing My Life".

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