Manchester United fans have a fickle reputation. Players are often singled out for criticism while others can get away with murder. This was never truer than in the late 1980s when Ferguson following a stuttering start to his Old Trafford career was scapegoated by supporters. In 1989 when United faced relegation & a take-over bid the manager lived with the constant threat of the sack while on the terraces the ' Ferguson out' brigade were prominent as the press spoke of a club in crisis. Here the author one of the few to have actively supported United's manager during this bleak period details his remarkable relationship with United's legendary manager.