Ferguson refused to speak with the BBC after Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Fulham, as he has done since 2004 when the BBC made allegations against his son Jason as part of a documentary.
The United manager demanded an apology, which the BBC have refused to supply, leading to the lengthy stand-off, which the Premier League had hoped would be resolved by now.
Instead, Ferguson has stuck to his stance, even though it leaves United open to a fine, and Shearer does not expect the situation to alter.
“Sir Alex is a man of his word and a man of principle,” said Shearer. “I don’t think he will speak to us again.”
United have already made it clear they support Ferguson in his stance, which is just as well given they, rather than the Scot himself, will be the ones who are punished when the Premier League decide exactly what to do next.
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If they apologise first then he probably will speak to them but if not then hell will probably freeze over first
Interesting olive branch waggling from Shearer but I don't think it will and don't think it should persuade SAF to change his stance. If your family is gratuitously attacked you have to stand your ground.
Grown men move on Fergie.
Cheer up Alan Shearer...
No. He shouldn't.
If Fergie won’t abide by the rules set for ALL Premiership managers then the BBC should not show matches involving Man Utd. Simple. This is just another case of Man Utd being bigger then the games itself. Forget Man City, THIS is what is really killing the game.
Nope, SAF is right on this one and he has my support.
My previous comment supporting Sir Alex seems to have fallen foul of the moderator - are we not allowed to criticise the BBC ?
I thought free speech included the right not to speak. Since when can someone legally manufacture a fine for not speaking?
Sparky was the best ever, T&C and Lee are spot on here. I also back SAF on this.
I wish to express my backing of Sir Alex on this issue but my earlier post did not pass the moderator. He must have his reasons and I respect that so perhaps I was a little to hard on the Beeb.
Put yourself in SAF's shoes. Would you co-operate with any organisation who'd criticised a member of your close family? The BBC have laid their bed... Frankly, after the joke of a panorama programme on top of that, I'd send the tealady out to speak to them. Any United fan who wants to know what SAF's post-match reaction is can get it through any number of alternative sources, so the fans are no worse off.