Fergies Fledglings

2014 | Biography

Fergie's Fledglings is the most comprehensive and unique record of its kind, telling the story of Manchester United's successful and prolific youth system through the eyes and words of the players who experienced it. The most prominent 'Fledglings' of the first wave in the late 1980s describe the foundations and how Sir Alex Ferguson tried to work from the blueprint of the vision Sir Matt Busby had for Manchester United; members of the class of '92 give unique insight on how and why that team achieved so much success, and a whole host of names share how Ferguson managed to move with the times with youth development as United evolved into the biggest club in the world. Stories of success, near miss, circumstance and personal tragedy are told in this most thorough, chronological walk through the most successful era in English football management history.

Wayne Barton (Author)