From The NOTW:
His meticulously-planned missions, many involving former and even active SAS chums, included:
* Tailing an England international transfer target to see if he was a drug user.
* Reporting on the movements of David Beckham so United could keep tabs on his home life.
* Probing the lifestyle of a young Red Devils defender to see if he was keeping bad company.
* Sweeping the paranoid manager's own family home for phone bugs and hidden microphones.
* Being ordered to sweep the home of one of Fergie's close associates.
* Investigating the notorious drug habits of a top goalkeeper.
Kelly: "There's little doubt in my mind that certain elements within the United hierarchy let the sheer size of this club overtake their sense of fair and proper behaviour. They were playing God."
Kelly told how Chris Sutton, a current Celtic star and former goal ace for both Chelsea and Blackburn, was targeted by Fergie's spy network.
He says: "He'd never have been aware that, for two weeks of his life, he was watched 24 hours a day.
"The then-head scout at United, Les Kershaw, wanted a report.
"After a Norwich game they followed him in three cars, swapping places regularly. The woman came in handy when Sutton went into a bar. Then she could join one of the male watchers to look like a couple.
"The team would watch until he went to bed, then one of the boys would keep his vehicle under surveillance by sleeping in the car park.
"They even followed Sutton when he visited his son. After two weeks, I submitted the report to Les Kershaw and told him we'd found absolutely nothing to substantiate rumours of illegal substance abuse."
On Wes Brown:
"Once Wes began earning big money at United, Fergie insisted he move out of the family environment and get his own house.
"My contacts would tell me he was sometimes out in Manchester, at one of the players' favourite haunts.
"There are five big crime families in the city who control things—all very well-known to the police.
"The worry was they'd befriend Wes then get into United, so you'd see them in the players' lounge.
"I was told to make sure this didn't happen. The idea was to put a little ring of steel around Wes.
"That didn't mean my boys would accompany him when he went out on the town—just that he was watched so we'd know if anything untoward happened. Thankfully, it never did while I was at United."
There is also some stuff about Eric having a penchamt for smacking ladies bottoms and some other tittle-tattle too.