It was revealed over the weekend that Man Utd boss Alex Ferguson
advised Sam Hammam against taking over Cardiff City. With upto 19 other clubs wanting Sam
to invest in them Ferguson offered the address of a good psychiatrist when Sam said he
wanted to go to Ninian Park.
Report from Yahoo.
Sam Hammam has revealed how his close friend, Alex Ferguson, told him he was mad to
pump his millions into Cardiff City.
Reports from the Sunday press quote the Lebanese businessman as saying: "Alex and
myself are very close pals, we often confide in each other.
"He told me I was mad buying Cardiff and has given me the address of a good
psychiatrist!
"Alex couldn't understand why I favoured Cardiff over much bigger set-ups."
Following his miracle-like job at Wimbledon, Hammam has revealed his reason's for snubbing
the chance to be involved in other, bigger clubs. He said: "What attracted me to them
was their underdog status. I've been a fighter all my life, I fought for 23 years at
Wimbledon, now I want to prove the sceptics wrong again."
The former Don's supremo is close to securing the deal for the Ninian Park outfit and will
spend £3.14 million to secure an 83% share in the club.
