Sir Alex Ferguson never was very good at concealing his feelings towards referees and the Football Association. The Manchester United manager usually said what he thought on those subjects, and when that happened Graham Bean would be sat at home in Barnsley realising his week had just got a little busier.
The FA's first compliance officer had by now swapped sides, taking on his former paymasters as Ferguson's go-to man on disciplinary cases. It was a job that kept him in gainful employment given how often the Scot would find himself up in front of another disciplinary panel.
By that stage, Bean relished taking down the FA and he had some successes with United and Ferguson, who he believes was unfairly targeted as the outspoken manager of one of the country's biggest clubs.
