SALFORD, England —— Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he thought the Class of ’92 were “off their heads” when they bought Salford City.
Ex—United players Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes purchased the non—league club in 2014.
他们已经监督了两次晋升到国家联赛北部，而索尔福德现在仅仅是足球联赛的两次提升。
“I’m not surprised you’ve taken this step,” said Ferguson, speaking at an event to rename Salford’s ground the Peninsula Stadium after agreeing a naming—rights deal with Salford—based company Peninsula.
“你所做的是回馈给一个给你一个平台的领域。
“有些人，也许包括我在内，以为你疯了，但不管怎样，想把东西放回去是衡量你性格的尺度。
阿莱克斯·弗格森爵士先生帮助加里内维尔，保罗·斯科尔斯和Ryan Giggs将索尔福德市与# 39；地面半岛体育场今天pic.twitter.com\/xoxqok5eax
&mdash；Rob Dawson（@ RobDawsonESPN）2017年10月19日
“无论你取得了什么成就，都是有目的、有精力、有信念的，这是了不起的。”
目前索尔福德在全国联赛北表二，领导哈罗盖特镇落后三分。
They went full—time in the summer and the newly—formed youth team have reached the first round of the FA Youth Cup —— a compe1xbettition that made the Class of ’92 famous —— for the first time in the club’s history.
加里内维尔说：“我们骄傲。我更为自豪的是，原来的人们还在这里，而不是我们改进了球场。
“我知道我们会在某个时候改善球场，但不会达到这个水平，我不认为我们会这么快就到这里。”