Man Utd boss Ferguson wants Glazer talks
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is seeking a face-to-face meeting with new owner Malcolm Glazer.
The Guardian says Ferguson has asked for a face-to-face meeting with the Glazer family to seek assurances that the changes among United´s hierarchy will not affect his work as manager. If those pledges are not made he will reluctantly give greater consideration to retiring, particularly if he can do so on a victorious note by beating Arsenal in the FA Cup final next Saturday.
Ferguson will refrain from clarifying his position until he has talked directly with Malcolm Glazer and his son Joel. The manager wants to hear their vision for the future and, though he has previously been sceptical, he was encouraged by the chief executive David Gill´s address to an emergency meeting of the club´s staff yesterday.
Gill, who will be asked to remain as the chief executive, assured the 500 full-time employees there was no need to fear redundancies.
" The meeting was really positive," one worker later reported. " Gill said the running of the club would remain the same, with more or less the same staff.
" They have had several meetings with the Glazer family and Gill described their intentions as ´good´. He said they would not be ploughing so much of their own money into the club otherwise, and that basically they want people to give them a chance."