by Hoop Blah »
16 Jan 2019 11:59
Hendo Fergie's planned retirement season when they won the league? Would say that was quite successful, myself.
Fergie didn't announce his retirement until
after they won the league in 2013.
The year he announced his retirement the first time around they were something like 6th or 7th before he changed his mind halfway through the season. The players had taken a few months off. They then went on a great run of form once they knew he was hanging around and finished 3rd I think.
He'd given them, and perhaps himself, an excuse. As Rafa seems not to learn at Newcastle, when you give players an excuse to be below par they'll take it.