Sir Alex Ferguson was forced to break one of his own rules this
week - when he took a helicopter to watch son Darren's Peterborough
side in action.
Fergie has banned his millionaire players from taking helicopters
and private planes, but it was a different story when he needed to
make it to the League Two clash on time.
A sheepish Sir Alex revealed: "I got a helicopter from our training
ground to watch Darren's team play the other day, simply because it
was the only way I could get down there. Mick Phelan, my first team
coach, said to me: 'I can't believe you. You're the one who refused
everybody helicopters and private planes, you used to go off your
head with them all'.
"I said to him 'I'm nearly 66, I can't go rushing down there to
Peterborough in the car'."
Despite his helicopter jaunt, Fergie insists he is basically still
the same humble, working-class boy who grew up in Glasgow.
"I don't think it's changed me it terms of my down-to-earth
approach," he added.