'A very thin skin': Jon Snow's Alex Ferguson interview is more incisive than most

Look at him, he’s thinking about banning Jon Snow right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h2rIkFc5LD4

IT’S EASY TO be blinded by the medals, the trophies and the Glasgow glint in Alex Ferguson’s eye, but credit to Channel 4′s Jon Snow who stood firm to ask some truly probing questions of the ex-Manchester United boss today.

It’s worth a watch, but we’ll sum it up by saying Snow appears to get under Ferguson’s ‘thin skin’ by asking about his dealing with the media, his support of the Glazers and his unwavering support of Labour.

As Second Captains’ Ken Early pointed out on Twitter, Ferguson should have simply hit back with this:

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