United fan here. I said the exact same thing at the time. Soon as he was sent off v Arsenal I knew we'd miss him. He was a key player for United at that time. Ultimate Pro.
These are the type of players, in my opinion, that were the unsung heroes of United's era of dominance. Fletcher, O'Shea, Fortune, Irwin, Butt, Park Ji-sung, the guys in the shadows of their more illustrious teammates.
United fan here. Really miss Fletch for us but so happy he's back to his best and playing for a good PL club with a good manager. He deserves it after what he went through. Good to see Evans doing well too. Another player I think we should have kept hold of but again can't begrude him the opporunity to play. West brom are going places. Some really good recruitment recently.
I come from Salford, My son is now 26, when Alex Ferguson retired from Man U, my son had NEVER known any other Man U manager for nearly all his life. What does that say? That will never happen again. Say what you like but for me it has been a fantastic time to have Alex Ferguson as manager of Man U. I could listen to him talking about football and the players he had for hours!
fletch was a loyal and great servant for united football..a terrific midfielder and wonderful to see him still doing it considering what hes come back from
Fletcher was my favourite player at United, such a good worker, was chuffed when he became a key player in the team, when so many had said he was a bit part player for United
I love Fletch to bits... My all time fave United player. Quite emotional watching this video, I don't think anyone in football history commands as much respect as SAF
He should never had left ..he was our twelfth man..... he was the premier league....everyone was respectful and nervous ....i remember as a boy when he was made manager..a scottish man in charge of my Utd but heh ho what a road he carved out eh... footballing world was lucky to have him.....
Sir alex inspired a generation that knew nothing but success.... Won't be another like him. Darren Fletcher is a model pro that a lot of younger players would do well to follow and learn from.
I genuinely feel sorry for youngsters of today, who will not be able to appreciate the footballing brains of people like Ferguson (as is evident in every interview and Wenger (and yes the latter is a genius aswell). So glad I grew up watching the likes of Giggs, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes etc. The kids have missed out
" If you can't do it in the reserve game, you have absolutely no chance of playing for Sir Alex Ferguson" fantastic tribute to the GOAT. Absolute professional Darren, to have the best manager ever praise you in this manner, is awesome.
first man Keane? scholes? Ronaldo? Beckham? Rooney? giggs? van nistlerooy? schmeichel? van der sar? stam? Ferdinand? vidic? cantona? kleberson? (OK last one was a joke?
When people think about the players of Manchester Utd 2009 team, they think of Roony, Ronaldo, Scholes, Tevez, Berbatov etc but not Fletcher. Darren Fletcher one of the most underrated footie players for Man Utd. Shame that he got that effing illness.
There's a reason Fergie loved Fletcher as a player, hard as fuck without being a souness type, unbelievable will to win and improve and he was bright enough to follow instructions correctly.
LEGeND ya can't compare any1 to what he's done never in a million years ya could get a manager what he's won how many yesrs at 1 club it's a shame hes still not managing us against guardiola ya know who win tho LEGEND sir Alex fergie
liverpool fan here....... what a belter manager. no bull shit. class....must be something to do with scotland (shankly) the only thing i didnt like about him is the way he bullied the officials. some one had to make a team challange the mighty reds an he done it.
Legend has it that Fletch was fergies pet. He never got a bollocking! :-) Hope he does his best for you Baggies. I have met a few West brom fans and they have been brilliant! :-) Good luck
actually Brian Clough is English and he won the premier league title with Nottingham forest and Howard Wilkinson is English and he won the title with Leeds united
I'm not a Celtic fan. Anyway a players quality does not determine which league they will play in. Look at Oscar from Chelsea, he went to China all in the name of money. Along with plenty other great players.
luke webb strongly disagree. A player can go to any league if they choose to do so. League standard in Scotland may be of a lower level but let's face it most season Celtic are a champions league club.
Can't remember where I heard but I remember Rio Ferdinand saying Darren Fletcher was like Fergie's son, used to have him over to his house for sunday dinner
more football owners and football clubs should learn from sir Alex Ferguson by sticking by there managers and be having more English football managers take the big jobs instead of going abroad to get foreign managers
Sorry for appearing rude. Just that english is not my 1st language and i have difficulties to understand every word I apologize if I've offended anyone
Am i chelsea fan but i'm Scottish so i like darren fletcher so can i ask you west brom fans how is he playing this season? is he playing quite well for you guys?
Simeon Stokes-johnson he deserves the respect that Ferguson is giving him, he proved it time and time again at United and now at West Brom. If the BBC, ITV etc will do 1 hour shows about the likes of Beckham then kill me now if Fletcher doesn't deserve 13 minutes from Fergie
Fair point not knocking fletcher your right hes had a great career despite setbacks. Its just you rarely hear from ferguson these days but i suppose the full interview is on youtube somewhere
ohh boo frickety hoo. The poor boy indeed. I'm sure many a man has to go and do a days graft with exactly the same condition knowing he cant take time off work because the ssp wont pay the bills. Darren however on 50000 a week didnt have to.
That is probably the greatest testimonial Fletch could ask for. "We needed him in Rome" is probably the greatest compliment he's ever received.
United fan here. I said the exact same thing at the time. Soon as he was sent off v Arsenal I knew we'd miss him. He was a key player for United at that time. Ultimate Pro.
Brilliant interview. I could listen to this man talk about football all day.
no doubt Matt I! there will never be another Sir Alex!
Matt I WBA totally
Who's here after Fletch was made 1st team coach 🙂
Meee
No, just remembering a stalwart in the team.
These are the type of players, in my opinion, that were the unsung heroes of United's era of dominance. Fletcher, O'Shea, Fortune, Irwin, Butt, Park Ji-sung, the guys in the shadows of their more illustrious teammates.
Wes Brown too
The Staggy yes bro true af
United fan here. Really miss Fletch for us but so happy he's back to his best and playing for a good PL club with a good manager. He deserves it after what he went through. Good to see Evans doing well too. Another player I think we should have kept hold of but again can't begrude him the opporunity to play. West brom are going places. Some really good recruitment recently.
Every game he plays, he's the best Midfielder on the pitch.
What a bloke Fergie is. Every club dreams of having a manager like him.
Sir Alex will never be surpassed. The greatest.
Steven Davies bob paisley and ancelotti surpassed him.
the pokemon dude no Ancelotti never surpassed him what are you on
Paisley won 2 european cups and numerous league titles! and retired early so we will never know. Liverpool went on to dominate so he likely would have
@@user-li3fr8jl3b shoulda woulda coulda. All ifs ands and buts. Fergie did it.
@@limericklad2000 by that logic pep is better
‘We could have used his help against Xavi, Iniesta, and Messi’
Coming from the greatest manager of all time, that says a lot.
fucking legend.this man made football and the premiership what it is. #COYB
Nvscyyy Respect
Nvscyyy No he didn't make the premier league what it is,sky sports did.
Sir Alex, you are one of a kind. What an exceptional human being.
What a man Sir Alex is, to remember the amount of detail of players like he does baffle’s me there’s NO ONE like him
I come from Salford, My son is now 26, when Alex Ferguson retired from Man U, my son had NEVER known any other Man U manager for nearly all his life. What does that say? That will never happen again. Say what you like but for me it has been a fantastic time to have Alex Ferguson as manager of Man U. I could listen to him talking about football and the players he had for hours!
fletch was a loyal and great servant for united football..a terrific midfielder and wonderful to see him still doing it considering what hes come back from
The Goat tears in my eyes such a great time to spend the 10 years watching him managing this club #ggmu
Who’s getting recommended after Fletchers joins United’s First Team coaching staff
Praying he takes over from Ole. Fletch’s mentality is on another level. He has that aggression and bite that Ole lacks
I wish my girlfriend talked about me the same way Fergie talks about Fletcher.
Fletcher was my favourite player at United, such a good worker, was chuffed when he became a key player in the team, when so many had said he was a bit part player for United
I love our players being loved by other clubs..Thank you WBA ..He was went through and achieved so much
Amazing how sir Alex could remember every great moments of fletcher in a united shirt. true manager.
I love Fletch to bits... My all time fave United player. Quite emotional watching this video, I don't think anyone in football history commands as much respect as SAF
Legendary manager and one who was able to control his players, from a Liverpool fan. Hope to meet you one day!!
Darren was and still is an intelligent individual. He was a great player as well. Both combinations make a difference. Smart guy.
Top class interview. Thank you for sharing.
Never be a greater manager than this man, genius.
He should never had left ..he was our twelfth man..... he was the premier league....everyone was respectful and nervous ....i remember as a boy when he was made manager..a scottish man in charge of my Utd but heh ho what a road he carved out eh... footballing world was lucky to have him.....
Really miss Fletcher at Utd. Absolute warrior.
Alex Ferguson, the Godfather of football ⚽ 🏆
Great tribute for a great player
Sir alex inspired a generation that knew nothing but success.... Won't be another like him. Darren Fletcher is a model pro that a lot of younger players would do well to follow and learn from.
sir alex top class and Darren very good person
I genuinely feel sorry for youngsters of today, who will not be able to appreciate the footballing brains of people like Ferguson (as is evident in every interview and Wenger (and yes the latter is a genius aswell). So glad I grew up watching the likes of Giggs, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes etc. The kids have missed out
as a United fan would have loved to have kept him in the squad...always worked hard and like Sir Alex says, a big game player!
He's from my home town outside Edinburgh. We're all very proud of him. He is a great person and shows up a lot of the primadonnas out there.
Andy M what is the name of that town??
Green Army dalkeith, doesny sound like he’s fi there but he is haha
" If you can't do it in the reserve game, you have absolutely no chance of playing for Sir Alex Ferguson" fantastic tribute to the GOAT. Absolute professional Darren, to have the best manager ever praise you in this manner, is awesome.
What a testimony that is
I feel Fletcher would have been a good replacement for Carrick, but love the way he is playing and enjoying his career at a great club.
Delighted fletch found a great, and solid club in West Brom. I was gutted to see him, and tbh any acdemy player leave.
He did well for united - scores two headers once against Man city in same game. Hard worker
He never had the best players but he was the best man manager of all time. Legend true legend!!
first man
Keane?
scholes?
Ronaldo?
Beckham?
Rooney?
giggs?
van nistlerooy?
schmeichel?
van der sar?
stam?
Ferdinand?
vidic?
cantona?
kleberson?
(OK last one was a joke?
Excellent insight
loved this interview, fergie is the greatest ever.
MrFlyingPigHD opposite from ginger goblin hah
When people think about the players of Manchester Utd 2009 team, they think of Roony, Ronaldo, Scholes, Tevez, Berbatov etc but not Fletcher. Darren Fletcher one of the most underrated footie players for Man Utd. Shame that he got that effing illness.
Darren Fletcher is a proper Sir Alex Footballer
It says it all about Ferge when he says they had to look after him. That was when they thought he wouldn’t make it.
Okay it’s been nearly a year but can this video finally leave my recommendations
There's a reason Fergie loved Fletcher as a player, hard as fuck without being a souness type, unbelievable will to win and improve and he was bright enough to follow instructions correctly.
Brilliant
LEGeND ya can't compare any1 to what he's done never in a million years ya could get a manager what he's won how many yesrs at 1 club it's a shame hes still not managing us against guardiola ya know who win tho LEGEND sir Alex fergie
Fergie.. We miss u every match.. Legend!!
West Brom is 551 ft above sea level, the highest football ground in Britain, followed by Port Vale and Oldham.
Who’s here after Darren got appointed as United ‘s Director of Football🤙
liverpool fan here....... what a belter manager. no bull shit. class....must be something to do with scotland (shankly) the only thing i didnt like about him is the way he bullied the officials. some one had to make a team challange the mighty reds an he done it.
MUZZER You know that David Moyes is also Scottish
well theres always one fuck up isnt there XD
We miss u
U Arab? انت عربي
Who is here after Fletcher is appointed Technical Director?
Young Fletcher looked like Alan Smith
sir Alex Ferguson did what arsene Wenger never did in his entire life time he won the treble
All time favourite player.
Waseem Parker Really?
Amenhotep Pimpernel III yep, personified Manchester United for me.
Legend has it that Fletch was fergies pet. He never got a bollocking! :-)
Hope he does his best for you Baggies. I have met a few West brom fans and they have been brilliant! :-) Good luck
actually Brian Clough is English and he won the premier league title with Nottingham forest and Howard Wilkinson is English and he won the title with Leeds united
Vastly underrated player. Always hoped he'd come to Celtic his boyhood club
JAMZYBHOY1989 not being rude but Scottish premier league is not a league a player of Fletchers quality would want to play in.
luke webb Do you know who Henrik Larsson is?
D-Ren BeatBOX yeah he was great I forgot he played for you guys
I'm not a Celtic fan. Anyway a players quality does not determine which league they will play in. Look at Oscar from Chelsea, he went to China all in the name of money. Along with plenty other great players.
luke webb strongly disagree. A player can go to any league if they choose to do so. League standard in Scotland may be of a lower level but let's face it most season Celtic are a champions league club.
Can't remember where I heard but I remember Rio Ferdinand saying Darren Fletcher was like Fergie's son, used to have him over to his house for sunday dinner
more football owners and football clubs should learn from sir Alex Ferguson by sticking by there managers and be having more English football managers take the big jobs instead of going abroad to get foreign managers
Sam Ingram he's Scottish...
Banana11Crazy he is 😂
Sam Ingram Alex Ferguson is a Scot, but I know what you mean.
Fergie didn't think Robin Van Persie would survive when he got kicked in the head with a football.
"Could have killed him" classic overreaction from Sir Al.
d-ren90 Full whack kicked with the ball in the BACK OF THE HEAD?!
off to stoke
Subtitles please. Thank you
Imagine being a United fan and saying this about your greatest ever manager. Plastic fans.
Sorry for appearing rude. Just that english is not my 1st language and i have difficulties to understand every word
I apologize if I've offended anyone
Don't take it personally Ashley. I'm Scottish and struggle to understand some of Fergies words.
Why is the shape of his right glasses lens different to his left one?
241RBF probably different vision levels
as old mate stated diffrent vision levels, hes had some health issues
Is Sir Alex a drinker? That is not the nose of a guy who doesn't drink a bottle of something day
what condition does he suffer with?
ulcerative colitis
miniKeem not cringe Aids
Am i chelsea fan but i'm Scottish so i like darren fletcher so can i ask you west brom fans how is he playing this season? is he playing quite well for you guys?
Sideshow Bob the Geezer shutup u racist glory supporting bell shaft stop trying to rim, u probably supported Leicester last season
No title for United since Fergie left says it all.
alot of variables for that , and sir alex was prob the part to blame for that
dan19752008 FA CUP with VAN Gaal
dan19752008 long may it continue
FA Cup and Community Shield.. I bet you're a Loserpool fan.
.@@ChrisJericho92
Rio revealed that Fletcher was teacher's pet in Fergie era Utd
Good to hear from ferguson but not 13 mins on darren fletcher
WELL IT IS A WEST BROM CHANNEL??
Simeon Stokes-johnson he deserves the respect that Ferguson is giving him, he proved it time and time again at United and now at West Brom. If the BBC, ITV etc will do 1 hour shows about the likes of Beckham then kill me now if Fletcher doesn't deserve 13 minutes from Fergie
Fair point not knocking fletcher your right hes had a great career despite setbacks. Its just you rarely hear from ferguson these days but i suppose the full interview is on youtube somewhere
Love fergie and always will but he's the reason why someone like darren fletcher can be technical director of man united 😂 EMBARRASSMENT
*HAHA RIO WASN'T BULLSHITTING SAID FLETCHER WAS FERGIES PET ON BT SPORT* 😂
Fergusons only problem is the fact he likes people just coz they are Scottish Fletcher should never have been at Man Utd
Why is his nose still red?
Because he tans wine and whisky. He's an old Scottish man, I defy you to find one without a red nose. I should know I fucking live here.
Purple nose
Phenomenal but stevie G is not a top player according to this clown.
ohh boo frickety hoo. The poor boy indeed. I'm sure many a man has to go and do a days graft with exactly the same condition knowing he cant take time off work because the ssp wont pay the bills. Darren however on 50000 a week didnt have to.
TheJoseph5117 haha you've got a point mate lol
He wasn't that good of a player