The problem there is that United let every manager (not just Ole) have total control, something you don’t find at other clubs.Then we're mostly on the same page. However I beg to differ (or I want to clarify) on this point. You can have the best negotiation team in the world but if the manager asks for let's say Maguire then there's no way we could get him on a realistic fee. Which is why City who were also interested in Harry walked out of that ridiculous deal. Of course one can counter to that by saying that the club need to be careful not to choose a manager whose football knowledge is limited to few known names.
Other clubs like City saw Harry and thought they would go in for him but set themselves a limit, they have DOF’s at other clubs that put structure in place. Our ‘structure’ has been nothing but a wish list from the current manager and Ed who panic buys at any cost.
It’s cost us a lot more than just Ole’s time here, look how dreadful LVG’s signings were as an example.