The real special one.

I suppose I should say something about Sir Alex Ferguson retiring as manager of Manchester United, but given that Man U are my favourite hate team it's difficult to separate the man from the team, so my initial reaction was "Thank God - perhaps now other teams will get look-in".  But if I force myself to step back and look at things unemotionally, I have to accept that the man is a prodigious talent, as witnessed by the fact that he has created a succession of top-class sides over more than two decades. Many managers have been fortunate enough to get together a talented group of players who have dominated the game for a season or two, but to do it again and again is what sets him apart.