A few days after he was crowned world snooker champion in 1997, Ken Doherty received a phone call from a number he did not recognise.
'The voice at the other end went, 'Kenny, Alex Ferguson here, I know you are a big Manchester United fan, how about parading that trophy up at Old Trafford?' and I told him to go f*** himself!' laughs Doherty.
'I thought it was my mate joking! He goes, 'Kenny, I'm not going to ask you twice, it's Alex Ferguson' and I said, 'Sorry Mr Ferguson'.
'I went up the day they were picking up the Premiership trophy against West Ham.