Curbishley gave Bowyer his debut as a Charlton player at the age of 17 in September 1994, Parker at the same age in August 1997. Sir Alex Ferguson told Alan Curbishley to keep busySir Alex Ferguson said to me: ‘Don’t be out for too long.’ Alan Curbishley“I watch football all the time. He admits: “Sir Alex Ferguson said to me ‘Don’t be out for too long.’ “But I felt at the time with my record, that I wanted a Premier League club. I am not being disrespectful, but I was getting offered Championship clubs, and I was thinking I have 10 years as a Premier League manager under my belt. “The crazy thing is I am still in the top ten of managers with games in the Premier League.

Source: Express May 23, 2019 21:22 UTC