Welcome to Soccer 101, the show where we tackle some of the biggest topics in soccer, answer the big questions and lay down

the fundamentals of the game. Today, we're looking to a legendary Scott who worked tirelessly

to make an incredible impact on the game. No, not Graham Rutherton, it's Sir Alex Ferguson

we're talking about today. The Glasgow-born striker enjoyed success in his playing career. He was

Scottish Division I top scorer in 1965-66,

but he's probably best known for his managerial career.

After big success with Aberdeen and a brief stint taking Scotland to the 1986 World Cup,

Fergie was brought in as Manchester United Manager in 86,

where he took over a struggling giant and spent over

two decades coaching over 1,500 games and creating one of the world's greatest soccer

dynasties. Today, we're going to explore his genius and why he's so revered. Who is we who

is doing that? Well, I'm Ryan Bailey, and I'm welcoming Taylor Rockwell. Hello. Hello. And

Graham Rutherland, hello. Hi there. Graham, before we start, you mentioned before we started recording,

you actually wrote your university dissertation on Fergie. Yeah, so I did a communications degree,

and part of that was on leadership. And so I picked someone that I knew a lot about

already, which was cheating, I think. Didn't have to do all that much research. And that was

Charlottes Ferguson who, in my formative years as a football manager, was just an ever-present

and the most dominant figure in football at that time.

So even in doing some research for this podcast, I have to say this was one of the easier ones.

I found that there was a lot of stuff I already knew about Ferguson.

He's just, as a Scottish football fan, he has just always been there, I guess.

So, yes, I did my dissertation.

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