IS IT ANY SURPRISE?

Last updated : 19 June 2003 By Editor
Good old Tommy Doc, always willing to put the knife in and
further erode his popularity at Old Trafford:

“I get a bit sick when I hear Ferguson's comments about
wishing him well and all that - it's a load of rubbish. He
should have kept the boy at Old Trafford, he did nothing
wrong, he was a credit to the club and his country both on
and off the pitch.

“David was left with no alternative, he was forced out of
Old Trafford there's no other word for it. I mean if you
look, the alternatives that the boy had was maybe play in
the reserves for two years or sit and wait for a Bosman free
transfer. That's not David's nature, David just wants to
play.

“When you leave Man United there's only one other club you
can go to and that's Real Madrid. David's a great player and
a great captain and going to Madrid - he's only going to
become a better player and the people who are going to
benefit from that is England.”