The first time Chris Brunt had met Sir Alex Ferguson was during his schoolboy days at a trial. At that time Ferguson was the boss of the Red Devils. Chris was then representing a team from Belfast and they had come for playing in England at the United’s former training ground.
Brunt , it appears, had always been a fan of the United club and so overawed was he at meeting up sir Ferguson that he could not recollect the exact words the legendary star had said. Vividly he recalls it all to be about United and Rangers that he had spoken.
Chris Brunt today plays for Middlesbrough. He is also a team member of the Northern Ireland international team. His knowledge about Sir Ferguson and United dates back to the age of when he was two and Sir Ferguson the manager of United.
Chris Grant mentioned that he had been in the scout when he had met Sir Ferguson and that taking an autograph was something that was not a done thing then. In the process he had missed out that opportunity when the great legend would take the scouts into his office and speak to them one to one.
Sir Ferguson would be appearing on the field for the final time on Sunday and the event is being prepared for by the authorities. Chris Brunt, who would also be playing indicated that the plan of Albion players forming a guard of honour for the match is something he does not appreciate.
The match itself was very important in the words of Chris Brunt and not just because it would be Sir Ferguson’s last appearance at the field in an official position. Their team would need to win the match and get 50 points to secure the eighth position he mentioned. It would be Sir Alex’s desire to win this last match as manager of Manchester United and it was up Chris Brunt and his team to make sure that his dream did not come true.