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I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.

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Alex Ferguson
Age: 82
Born: 1941
Born: December 31
Association Football Manager
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson
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