Alex Ferguson's retirement has truly shown the advantage of being a retired great in the era after football's gentrification.
While Bill Shankly spent his dotage pottering around his garden and showing up unannounced and unwanted at Liverpool training sessions, Fergie, in addition to his United directorship, jets around the world like the head of some global corporation, giving lectures on management to CEO types at Harvard.
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We have caught a glimpse of his diary, revealing what Fergie's post retirement life looks like.
MONDAY
Morning
Harvard. Deliver lecture at the Business School to a class-hall full of entrepreneur post-grads on the importance of observation and motivation.
Afternoon
Two-hour consultation session with his ghostwriter.
His latest book, called 'Managing', is about management strategies. Ferguson tries to help business leaders and CEO's unlock the potential of their workforce and establish dominance in the marketplace by employing anecdotes from his battle against Kevin Keegan in 1996.
Evening
Wine tasting evening with old pal Mike Dillon of Ladbrokes, evil US soccer guru Charlie Stillitano and actor Jimmy Nesbitt. Mainly pinots.
TUESDAY
Morning
Interview with Joe Scarborough on MSNBC. Asked what he thinks about Leicester City, Louis Van Gaal, Arsene Wenger and what Donald Trump is doing wrong.
Afternoon
A conference call with the United board where he reiterates once more his opposition to the appointment of Jose Mourinho.
'You need to give the manager time,' he says. 'I remember in 1990. We went to play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup and my head was on the block...'
Evening
Puts in an appearance at a gala evening where the winner of the 'Sir Alex Ferguson Leadership Award' in association with Linkedin is announced. Fergie sits in the crowd with Lady Ferguson.
The event is moderated by Jimmy Nesbitt.
WEDNESDAY
Morning
Fly to Dallas to participate in an auction of Kennedy assassination memorabilia. Successfully bid for a bag of JFK's old golf tees. An absolute steal at $275,000.
Afternoon
Sign a deal with The Telegraph, allowing them to serialise the latest extracts of his updated autobiography. It is updated to encompass the Louis Van Gaal era and his experiences at Harvard. The new book also includes a staggering attack on the interviewing and moderating style of Channel 4's Jon Snow.
Evening
Participate in a Sky documentary entitled 'How the Ryder Cup was won', where he details his crucial role in helping Europe the Ryder Cup in 2014, like, for instance when he told Paul McGinley to give the guys some rest on the Thursday evening before the match.
THURSDAY
Morning
Record an hour long interview with Clare Balding for her BT Sport. Talk affectionately about Jose Mourinho. Laugh like an indulgent uncle at his antics.
Afternoon
Get helicopter to Goodwood. Watch his latest horse 'Lou Vert' win the 3.30. Be filmed hugging Paul Nicholls and congratulate jockey Sam Twiston Davies. Be interviewed on BBC Five Live alongside fellow owner Jeremy Kyle.
Evening
Charity evening in London with UNICEF. Interview in front of a live studio audience. Topic entitled 'Fergie, Bloody Hell!: How the Champions League was won'.
'Fergie spends an hour in the company of Jimmy Nesbitt discussing Manchester United's 1999 Champions League title win.'
FRIDAY
Morning
Round of golf around Royal Lytham and St. Anne's with Rory McIlroy, Sam Torrance and Jimmy Nesbitt.
Afternoon
Accept an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh University, his 9th honorary doctorate in history. Deliver speech about young people and belief in youth.
Evening
Participate in a BBC4 documentary entitled 'How the 1997 Election was won', where he details his crucial role in helping Labour win a landslide majority for the first time in 18 years, citing his advice to Alastair Campbell that Blair should keep a tight rein on the big egos in the room.
SATURDAY
Morning
Lie-in. Sleep through Soccer Saturday and Fletch and Sav.
Afternoon
Turn up at Old Trafford in time to watch Manchester United lose at home to Spurs. Try and remain impassive for the television cameras after United concede.
Evening
A few pints and reds later that evening with former actor and current full-time Manchester United hanger-on, Jimmy Nesbitt.
SUNDAY
Morning
Over to Ireland. Record interview with RTE News at 11.00. Most of the interview is devoted to Michael Collins. Advance the commonplace theory that Eamon De Valera was sending Collins over to London to stitch him up. The Irish media will marvel at how he found the time to read Tim Pat Coogan and lap it up.
Sunday
Racing in Leopardstown.
Evening
An event in the Convention Centre in Dublin hosted by Jimmy Nesbitt. He waxes lyrical about the finest Irish players he's ever worked with, namely, Denis Irwin, John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, Keith Gillespie and Liam Miller.
He spends about fifteen minutes talking about Denis Irwin's consistency.
*First published on 11 April 2016
