David Moyes: Manchester United manager sacked by club

[Ron Obvious]

2. In today's climate, Ferguson would've been sacked as well.

It took several years before SAF was successful with Man U. He would've been out on his ear at the end of the first season in today's climate.

I don't know if Moyes was the man for Man U, but I don't think he was their biggest problem either. The squad just isn't that good - its best players either past it (Giggs, Ferdinand, Vidic), massively overrated (Rooney) or injury-prone (RVP) and what's left isn't good enough. The club has parasitical ownership that leeches the money out of the club that should've been invested in new players years ago and have saddled the club with a massive debt that needs to be serviced.

Rumours are that Louis van Gaal will be offered the job and given 100 million pounds to spend on players. If I were him, I wouldn't dream of taking the job. That 100 million sounds like a lot, but in today's market wouldn't buy more than 1 or 2 top players (especially now that they'd have to overpay for top players because there's no Champions League for them next year.

I predict an extended period of mediocrity for Man United.