At 34, he's probably aging out of the sport, but he's played consistently and well over the years and deserves to be remembered for whathe has done on the court, not whathe did while off.
"Clearly there would be some price to pay for a recess appointment, and we prefer to do things by regular order because that's what the nominee deserves, " he said.
The greats in football are recognised and measured by what they have achieved - and one glance at Ferguson's record confirms hedeserves his place in that pantheon.
It is important, not just because it answers questions about what happened to his body but it gives us a chance to give him the solemn and respectful burial hedeserves.