text: why did alex ferguson fall out with the bbc? he wont do interviews with them he blanks them out, know why? ferguson also has, or has certainly had in the past, a precarious relationship with brian barwick, the fa's chief executive. barwick is a liverpool supporter and when he worked in the bbc's football department ferguson became convinced that the corporation had an anti-united agenda. he would question the number of old liverpool players in the match of the day studio and wondered why, after a double-winning season, united did not get the bbc sports personality of the year team award.