Teddy Sherdingham opened the most expensive game of golf that he and Dwight Yorke played in Manchester United – and Sir Alex Ferguson was the one who sued them.
The couple were important figures in the legendary Treble-winning team of 1999 for the Red Devils. Their goals helped United to the biggest campaign of the club ever, in particular Sheringham that the Vital Equalizer scored in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
But as loved as they were on the red side of Manchester, they were not exempt from the disciplined culture of Ferguson, who demanded as much excellence and dedication from the field as on it.
With the knowledge that their boss always knew when a player went out for a night out, Sheringham and Yorke thought that the shot of the shot might not reach the golf course. Until their costs they discovered the hard way in which Ferguson had eyes everywhere.
In Golf Life, Sheringham said: “Sven Goran Eriksson always said:” You want golf, no problem “, even on the day for a game. Sir Alex Ferguson, no chance, even three days in advance. He loved Golf, but he didn't like his players who played golf.
“He has given me and Yorkey a weekly wages a fine of a week a fine to play golf on a Thursday afternoon, the weekend before we played Aston Villa. He knew everything that was going on in Manchester, you don't worry about that. If the boys were in a nightclub, he knew.
“When the boys went back to London, he knew. We played Golf, a little crazy about a Thursday afternoon after the training. He came in after the game, we both played, we beat Aston Villa 2-0, Yorkie scored, we both played well.
“He immediately came to me and he went” well played son! ” I answered 'Cheers Gaffer' and he said, “Do you play golf on Thursday?” So he knows.
“I had something like that:” Oh, let it go, we just won “, and he went 'you have a fine of a weekly wage, you do not play a wave here on a Thursday afternoon'.
“He walked over the dressing room to Yorkey and says to him:” Well played son, charity. Do you have golf on Thursday afternoon? ” Yorkey watched me and I went 'I said yes'.
“He was something like” You don't do that son, you're here to play football “. And that was it. We didn't play golf on a Thursday afternoon anymore.”
Losing the wage of a week was a drop in the ocean for the duo, which then won every club trophy that was available with the Red Devils. Yorke took the FA Cup, three Premier League titles and the Champions League during his Stint at Old Trafford.
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