[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/08/sir-alex-ferguson-retires-live]Ferguson retires as United manager[/url] I half expected the apocalypse to happen before anyone would see this day... It's almost incomprehensible to anyone below 40, United fan or not, to imagine football without the man. The biggest surprise for me was how abrupt it was - especially for this relatively meagre season (by United's standards) - even though I'm a Chelski fan, I wouldn't begrudge Fergie a final retirement treble. Anyway, there go United's next 20 titles.