Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the greatest soccer coaches of all time, was fond of offering a piece of advice to up-and-coming managers: “Pick the owner, not the club.” At this point, who would pick [David] Tepper?
Didn’t know that; never heard that before. Shrewd, sage advice from “ one of the greatest soccer coaches of all time”.
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Ben Johnson, Detroit’s hot-shot offensive coordinator…turned down Tepper’s advances to stick with the Lions for another year.
Johnson knew instinctively what Ferguson said for decades: you pick the owner, not the franchise. And no coach should pick Tepper – not now, tomorrow, or ever.
