Albion manager Tony Mowbray will notch up a significant milestone at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The Baggies boss admits the second anniversary of his appointment at The Hawthorns will coincide with his most significant head to head yet.
Having locked horns already with Arsene Wenger and Martin O’Neill this season, Mowbray is preparing to pit his wits against the man he rates as the yardstick for every manager on the planet.
He said: “Sir Alex Ferguson is the benchmark for all managers, not just in this country but worldwide. We’ve all got our own philosophies and beliefs but Sir Alex has built a football club.
“It had a fantastic history before he arrived but he took over at a low-ish point for them. He’s built it into what it is now over 22 years.
“I don’t know off the top of my head how many trophies he’s won but the number of teams he’s built is probably more pertinent.
“To have the longevity you have to have to manage change – he has had to do extremely well through the generations of players.
“Most managers don’t get the opportunity or chance these days. It was four years before he won his first trophy but maybe he’s a shining example of where you should be patient with your managers, to get a club moving in the right direction.”
Mowbray insists there will be no time for admiration when he finds himself in the opposite dugout to Ferguson this Saturday teatime.
He said: “I can eulogise about him all day but I don’t consider Saturday as anything other than a chance to prepare a team to give a good account of ourselves at Old Trafford.
“I’m pretty sure he won’t be overly concerned about us coming to town but we’ve got to go there and make life as difficult as we can for them, which we will do.”
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What a way to celebrate your anniversary, better than a wet weekend in Blackpool!!!!
Fergie is a true legend but TM has got what it takes to be a legend in the making and possibly go on to manage a club the size of Man Utd!
All I ask we put in a great performance and dont give anything away! If we lose after playing well then thats just losing to the Champs … If we lose by silly mistakes then we have ourselves to blame!
This is what being in the Prem is all about!! Seeing the best grounds, teams, players and managers in the world!! Who knows there could be a shock on the cards here??
Got my tickets for the Blackburn game. ended up with f1-f6 East Stand row b nr 59 and 60 !!!! Any good ? See you on nov 1st. “Boing Boing Danish Baggies” Danish
Happy Anniversary for saturday Mr Mowbray! I hope there’s many more to come!
Boing boing!
Could be done baggies, we managed it with Kenny Miller leading out attack.. But those were the days when Ronaldo looked useless!! Good luck
mowbrays baggies will compete with anyone in the prem,,so dont be surprised when we beat afew of the big boys this year,,,mowbrays boys just get stronger and stronger…MOWBRAYS DUTCHIE BOYS DOING THE BIZZ,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YES..
thanks tony. the last 2 years have being great. a really pleasure to watch your style of football.
We go there with absoloutely nothing to lose, no pressure. We’ll probably lose but hopefully not get hammered. This is what it’s all about!!
Come on you baggies!!
the seat is 2nd row between half way line and brummie. i stewarded the stand from when it opened to last season. in australia now watching bloomin a league but at least get all the games on foxtel. only 2 games not shown live so far.
HERE HERE WORCESTER HOW YA DUIN ME OLD PAL AYE BOING BOING DONK