Down the Lane

A question for football fans, I don't understand what this means in connection with Sir Alec Fergusson, on the news today and in the papers, can someone explain please?

Maggie

Someone may correct me as I haven't seen the article, but believe it was a half time incident a few years back when Sir Alex kicked a Hair Dryer in frustration and hit David Beckham with it.

You see a lot of frustration in Sport, I see it in Cricket; bats flying accross the changing room, kicked corridor walls when they're out etc.
I don't put things like that as being bad, it's passion (and you know what us blokes are like ). Also, they always apologize afterwards and should there be any damage, they pay for it.

Think so anyway.

Richard

He is nicknamed the hairdryer because of the way he shouts in people's faces - hot air blasting at them! What a charmer

Thank you both.

Maggie

Think he kicked a football boot at Becks, I quite like Sir Alex. I like the way he wont allow some of the prima donna players get to uppity!
He's always said that no player is bigger than the club and he's never been afraid of getting rid.

Yes, you're right, it was the boot which hit Beckham !!

There's a video on youtube of Neil Warnock giving his Team a right pasting during a half time somewhere or other.

It all may sem brash, but that's the language a lot of Player's understand