There's no doubt that Ferguson's long reign at the club meant that we rested on our laurels to some extent. He helped mask problems and he achieved what few, if any manager can do, which is to not allow playing standards to fall or our competitiveness to waiver during austerity enforced by owners. Look at our recruitment during Ferguson's final 5 or 6 seasons at the club. There was no uproar, because there wasn't anything to be deeply troubled about - we were still winning, still competing. The Glazer Out campaign never really gathered significant momentum, because on-the-pitch, we were still progressing.
Our commercial capabilities suggest that we are incredibly well run on that front. And the other problems don't run so deep that they can't be rectified by Woodward and Co.
I for one am incredibly encouraged by everything Woodward has said and is saying - because it suggests that he won't rest until Manchester United are considered, without dispute, the biggest football club in the world. And in Mourinho, for the first time in years, we have a manager whose ambitions match that of the club.