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Totally fed up of the word 'rebuild'. Even if it might have been a valid justification for under-performance over the past three or four years, now it seems to be a euphemism for utter cluelessness. Hundreds of millions spent with (on paper) one...

The seeds of United's decline began in the 2010/11 season (three years before SAF's actual retirement). Any credible organisation has a succession plan. They know ahead of time who their critical personnel are and diligently prepare and plan for...

Aside from being a footballing genius, Sir Alex Ferguson was also the most dominant figure in the United dressing room for a quarter of a century. No-one but no-one was bigger than he was. Those of a certain vintage will remember seeing the likes...

Fair point.

Look at Moyes. Ole may have to go out to come back in though. Ole's level is not top six. Ole's level is Leicester, Brighton, Southampton, Palace.

I have never met Ole, but he does seem like a genuinely nice guy. However, in my opinion that farewell interview was an absolute car crash. It was the ultimate act in manipulation, Ole by the board and the fans by Ole. Ultimately Ole has left in...

That is not entirely surprising, but if that is the case then it is a descent into madness. Every club has big personalities that need managing, but when you have players who think or behave as if they 'out rank' the manager then they have to go...

Whoever the next United manager is, they should arrive fully briefed on the squad, contract situations and coaching set up. They will hopefully have more than enough time to think about what needs to happen first and what needs to happen next...

The more I think about the inevitably of Ole's departure, the more I realise that the lack of succession planning at United means that our incompetent Board will make a knee jerk decision to avoid the opprobrium of fans. As bad as the situation...

As kind and generous as one might like to be to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the shadow within which he has had to operate and the expectations that he has to meet mean that he will ultimately be regarded as a failure. I think most would acknowledge...

I think it was model. The club made a conscious decision not to sack Alex Ferguson back in 1989/90 believing that he would come good. I believe that decision very much reflected Martin Edwards philosophy around recruitment and retention. That is...

In simple terms no I would not. Would he be better than Ole absolutely yes! But that is not the point. Let's be real here, every manager goes through difficult periods. Just think of what will happen when we go though our first and subsequent...

The model of what constitutes success for elite level clubs has changed. It is generally accepted that the days when a club could have one manager for a quarter of a century like SAF are long gone. Yes, SAF set the standard in terms of the...

I get the fact the SAF can never be replicated or replaced. I also get the fact the transition from SAF to whatever the 'new normal' will inevitably be will take time, with ups and downs along the way. I get the fact that United have to rebuild...

Thank you Gandalf, that made me laugh out loud!