When you think about a club of the size and status of Manu** one has to believe that they would have big name coaches lining up to take over from Slurgie. I'm talking about coaches with European pedigree (which incidentally rules out every British contender except Slurgie himself (the last British manager to win the UCL before Slurgie was Joe Fagan with Liverpool in the mid eighties)). So unless having a British manager was a mandatory pre-requisite, Mourinho, Benitez*, Ancelotti, Guardiola, Hitzfeld, Heynckes Van Gaal, Capello...were all ruled out. Hard to get your head around that but in some ways, understandable.
My honest opinion is that Manu** chose a manager with a weak enough record and personality for Slurgie to still be in control albeit from behind the scenes, like the Wizard of Oz. However, a manager smart enough to learn from Darth Vader himself. Personally, I don't for a minute think that Moyes will be able to run the club "his way" until he finds success that the fans and the press will attribute to him. By moving Slurgie "upstairs" Manu** put the old fart in a perfect position to keep a watchful eye on a manager he can manipulate. Nothing wrong with any of this from the Manu**perspective, but if anyone thinks that Manu** will be Moyes club while Slurgie is still puttering about, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
* not a realistic contender due to past animosity between him and Slurgie
My honest opinion is that Manu** chose a manager with a weak enough record and personality for Slurgie to still be in control albeit from behind the scenes, like the Wizard of Oz. However, a manager smart enough to learn from Darth Vader himself. Personally, I don't for a minute think that Moyes will be able to run the club "his way" until he finds success that the fans and the press will attribute to him. By moving Slurgie "upstairs" Manu** put the old fart in a perfect position to keep a watchful eye on a manager he can manipulate. Nothing wrong with any of this from the Manu**perspective, but if anyone thinks that Manu** will be Moyes club while Slurgie is still puttering about, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
* not a realistic contender due to past animosity between him and Slurgie
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