Mitten is right, things are bad and will probably be even worse in the next years. The way I see it, the only way out of our misery is that Solskjær and Phelan get the time and backing they need to rebuild the club. I am not saying that Solskjær and his team have the abilities of SAF, but I think this is the only hope we have.
The root of our problem is at the top, with the Glazers that have no insight into how a modern football club should be structured, and they dont seem to care anymore. Beneath them we have Woodward, a man that they seem to trust blindly, as he has been a main part of their strategy since they started the process of buying the club. I see speculations that Woodward has held meetings with Ferdinand and Fletcher over some kind of a technical director role, but I don't think this will solve anything. As long as it is Woodward that is supposed to hire such directors, he would still be above them in the club structure and have full control over the club. Woodward refused to sign the players Mourinno wanted last summer, and it would be even easier for him to control lightweights like Ferdinand and Fletcher. Human beings crave power, and it is in our nature to do anything to keep our power and possibly gain more. Woodward stumbled into an extremely powerful role that he has no competence to perform to the standards we need, and he will do anything to defend his role.
We need a bunch of competent people and a modern club structure, and I am not talking about bringing in a sporting director alone, I am talking about bringing in 5-10 extremely competent and experienced people that knows how to run a football club, and a complete reorganization of the club structure. In addition, we should bring in people like Ferdinand and Fletcher in minor roles. However, this is not possible if we don't get rid of Woodward first as he will defend his territory, and the only people that can do this is the Glazers. However, the Glazers doesn't seem to have the balls or interest to do this. Woodward cannot go back into a purely economical role either, he must be removed completely.