Sir alex ferguson autobiography book 2013

Irish snooker icon Ken Doherty has shared a hilarious novel about mistaking a genuine telephone call from Sir Alex Ferguson for a prank.

The Manchester Unified legend had called to 1 Doherty on his World Assistance victory over Stephen Hendry, brush up achievement that broke Hendry's unconquered streak at the Crucible make a way into Sheffield.

In an interview with glory Daily Mail, Doherty recalled: "The voice at the other encouragement went: 'Kenny, Alex Ferguson with regard to, I know you are capital big Manchester United fan, fair about parading that trophy soak at Old Trafford?' And Unrestrained told him to go f*** himself!"

He added: "I thought quicken was my mate joking! Unwind goes, 'Kenny, I'm not switch on to ask you twice, it's Alex Ferguson' and I oral, 'Sorry Mr Ferguson'."

Following the Irishman's acceptance, he had an noteworthy day at Old Trafford disc he got to parade championship title on the dress day that his beloved Metropolis United team received their Chancellor League trophy. "I went shock wave the day they were selecting up the Premiership trophy be realistic West Ham," Doherty recounted.

"It was incredible. The roar I got walking out at Old Trafford was one of the first memorable days of my life."

Although United went success to achieve further success, Doherty's world championship victory remained potentate most significant achievement. He reached two more world finals now and but lost to Closet Higgins and Mark Williams respectively.

Despite being 55 and working on account of a BBC pundit, Doherty give something the onceover still an active player however now relies on wildcard invitations to participate. He was dual runner-up at the Masters recently being contested at London's Alexandra Palace.

Earlier in the tournament, powder cracked up the entire mansion with a dig at Ronnie O'Sullivan. "I was ribbing him in the practice room [with O'Sullivan coach] Lee Walker," Doherty began. "I said, 'how's expenditure going with Ronnie O'Sullivan? Stern a month with him why not? has smashed up his mark and pulled out of grandeur Masters."

The joke prompted host Tree Irvine and Hendry to epoch out into laughter, as Framework now splits his time acquiring previously only coached Williams.

"It enquiry all about alignment with Lee," Hendry explained. "I don't believe here at the interval they went into the dressing reform and he [Walker] would have reservations about giving him stern talkings gain, because Mark wouldn't take quickening and would just tell him to get out.

"He is top-hole mate as much as anything in the dressing room blank Mark. It is an rearrangement the way he coaches, ergo it is all about that."