From The Independent no less:
Basle coach, Christian Gross, emerged as the front-runner to become Sir Alex Ferguson's new assistant manager.
Despite having steered Basle to prominence on the European stage - most notably evidenced in a thrilling victory which helped eliminate Liverpool from the Champions' League last autumn - Gross remains best known in this country for a harrowing 10-month spell as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, which ended in 1998 with the club narrowly avoiding relegation.
Supporters and players at Tottenham failed to take to Gross, but his tactical knowledge of the game on the Continent is extensive and Ferguson sees that as a key attribute for the successor to Carlos Queiroz, who was appointed coach of Real Madrid last week. Ferguson wants someone with tactical acumen and an insight into the game in Europe, and Gross fits the bill perfectly. Neither would Gross, a studious type, pose a direct threat to Ferguson himself.
From The Mirror:
Gross was ridiculed after arriving at White Hart Lane from Heathrow on the Tube. He was clutching a ticket, which led to immediate speculation that it was a return ticket