Fergie's vow

[Berks_Blade]

On Sportinglife, Fergie has said he'll rest players against Chelski to make sure they are fit for the Sunday game to be fair to other relegation candidates.

"But Ferguson is eager to make it clear Curbishley can expect no favours this weekend, with Sheffield United and Wigan also scrapping for their lives.

And the United chief's determination to ensure he has a full-strength side available to face the Hammers means he will rest a number of key men at Stamford Bridge as his team head south to meet the side they have just deposed as champions.

"The West Ham game is a very important issue," said Ferguson.

"We have to respect our reputation.

"Alan Curbishley is a good friend of mine but he understands we have to respect the wishes of other managers.

"I get on very well with Paul Jewell and Alan Pardew as well. They deserve our best attention to the game and I will be picking a team to win on Sunday.

"I don't know what my team will be at Chelsea but there will be a lot of changes, simply because the players are so tired."

In fact, Ferguson revealed even if Chelsea had beaten Arsenal on Sunday to prolong the title battle, he was considering fielding a less than full-strength side at Stamford Bridge in the belief that a fully fired-up United could have collected the point required to lift the trophy against West Ham four days later.

"I know it would have been controversial but when you consider Chelsea's home record in the last few seasons, I could have played my best team and still lost," he admitted.

"I could have played all my youth team and kept my first-choice one for Sunday.

"In the event, I am glad we are going there as champions. It would have been some game if we weren't."

Interesting he omits NW from the 'managers he gets on well with' but so long as he puts out his full side with instructions to do all they can to win the last game, we can't ask for more. I'd rather W'ham were playing at Old Trafford than anywhere else on Sunday, Man U aren't a team to roll over at home if they can help it.

 

[The One]

didn't really say they dont get on. Just said he gets on very well with the others.

Anywayyy its good that he thinks like that!

 

[Foxy]

Its been said before that Sir Alex and Neil Warnock do indeed get on, so its refreshing in this instance that we haven't really been mentioned in the relegation scrap

 

[Berks_Blade]

More from Sir Al.

"We have to respect the position of the other teams at the bottom," said Ferguson.

"Paul Jewell has done a fantastic job at Wigan, as has Neil Warnock at Sheffield United. I cannot be putting a team on the pitch that disrespects those teams.

"We also have our own reputation to think about, so although I am a great friend of Alan Curbishley, he understands the position I am in and knows I will be playing my strongest team on Sunday."

 

[bladerunner]

i never felt that much supporting man Ure as i will do comes sunday

they have to win to make sure west ham fuckers go down