Man United boss Ferguson 'suffers assault'
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Updated: Sep. 11, 2007
Man United boss Ferguson 'suffers assault'
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was kicked by an attacker in a random attack at a train station on Monday, it was claimed on Tuesday night.
Ferguson had travelled by train to London on Monday afternoon and was allegedly attacked by a man at Euston station.
Ferguson was said to have sustained kicks to the shin and alerted British Transport Police at the station, who subsequently made an arrest.
The Manchester United manager was not badly hurt and attended a function in the capital as planned.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with one count of ABH, one count of assault and one public order offence over the alleged incident.
Wah lau eh, attack old people
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why, no shinpads?? Huh???
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wah SAF so rich so famous, still take train ah? humble old man...
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Man guilty of assaulting Sir Alex
A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson at a London railway station.
Kevin Reynolds, 43, admitted punching Sir Alex in the groin before butting a police community support officer at Euston station on Monday.
Reynolds was warned by City of Westminster magistrates that he faces a jail sentence when he appears at Southwark Crown Court at a later date.
Sir Alex, who was born in Glasgow, is not believed to have been badly hurt.
'Fighting drunk'
He had been in London for a function.
Reynolds, of no fixed address, was charged with actual bodily harm, assault and two public order offences.
Adeola Olowu, defending, said her client initially thought he had come across a Sir Alex look-alike.
She said her client was joking around and that he struck Sir Alex while shadow boxing.
Magistrate Daphne Wickham said: "I do not think Sir Alex Ferguson saw this as a joke."
She said Reynolds was "a fighting drunk", adding that her powers of sentence, which allow for six months' imprisonment, were insufficient.
Reynolds was remanded in custody.
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i really wonder why a man of SAF status would really resort to taking a train... he really must be humble indeed...
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He was waiting for his chauffeur to bring the car around..Originally posted by 4getmenot:i really wonder why a man of SAF status would really resort to taking a train... he really must be humble indeed...