The Manager got banned!

Sir Alex loves to argue and fight his way through every game, being someone who is a very competitive and passionate man. Any Manchester United fan of over a few years knows that this is far from something new, and it still shows that it won't bother the Scot at all.

FA have banned Sir Alex Ferguson from the touchline for 5 matches, which means he will not be allowed to stand at the touchline for the games against West Ham, Fulham and Everton and he will not be allowed in the dugout for next month's FA Cup match against Manchester City.

Currently, the last game of the ban would be the Sunday 1st May showdown with title rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium , although that could change depending upon when United rearrange their postponed fixture against Newcastle United.

This doesn't mean he can't pick his team, command his team, and talk to his team, but just means he'll have to use other methods, such as a "messenger" person to run commands from Sir Alex in the stands to Mike Phelan, or even a headset or something. Sir Alex will still be able to meet with the team in the locker room and will obviously keep his team going, without too many problems happening.

Sir Alex has been banned before, and has gotten in trouble with the FA 5 times in the past 5 years, which shows how the punishments that Fergie gets doesn't really effect him too much. He continues to lead the charge against FA, fighting and being competitive with them.

As a fan, I believe that Sir Alex should and very well continue his mark against the FA and how he fights for every game, it shows that as a manager he is VERY passionate about it. Obviously, if this was a UEFA Championship League match and Sir Alex did this, he could have gotten a complete match ban, and wouldn't be able to do anything at all for 5 games, with very few games left. So in the end, I am thankful that he didn't get anything more than just a touchline ban, but it means nothing will change, especially for Sir Alex.

It's amazing and scary at the same time to watch how Sir Alex can really control the media with just a couple of simple actions. I am very curious to see what he will do, if they are going to have a 5 match media blackout, or if he is going to continue to talk crap about the FA, either way I will gladly sit back and keep records on it all.

Final question for you all before I post this, do you think that Fergie should appeal the ban, and maybe get some games taken off? Or should he just take it on the hand and get it done. Either way he HAS to do at least 2 matches for a previous incident, so post a comment and tell me what you think!