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Published 21:52 15 Oct 2016 BST
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"It was something of an anticlimax. What was going on? Brian McClair couldn't really answer. But a few days after I found out that my competitor in the attack in the reserve teams, Danny Webber, had signed a contract with Alex Ferguson's son, Jason, who had set up as a football agent. "At the same time Webber [had his contract] extended by United. It was an open secret at training that both Alex Ferguson and his son had made a good deal, and that Webber had to be rewarded with a place on the bench in a Champions League match. Webber had otherwise not played particularly well for a long time, and I was way ahead of him in the internal competition for places. "Evidently [form] did not matter. It was important that the father promoted his son's interests. Ferguson had repeatedly reminded me that his son was a football agent and wanted new clients in, but I refused. Only that day it dawned on me how much impact it had on my career."In 2004, a BBC investigation alleged Jason Ferguson had broken Fifa rules during transfers. The broadcaster's investigation didn't go down well with the former United manager, who boycotted the BBC until 2011. Ferguson condemned the allegations in the report, calling it a "poor documentary" during an interview with Channel 4 in 2013. He also took issue with the fact that the BBC have never apologised to him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2rIkFc5LD4 Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live
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