With Sir Alex Ferguson accounting his retirement after 27 years at the top with Manchester United, winning 49 trophies along the way, the question must be begged: who is the next red devil?
First up is David Moyes, the red hot favourite and Sir Alex’s fellow Scotsman. With a steady career built up at Everton working on a limited budget he has more than enough experience in the Premiership to take over confidently. However, Manchester United will undoubtedly be looking for someone who has a good understanding of European competitions as well, having failed to do well there in these in past seasons. Along with speculation that his season in Everton’s blue is coming to an end, could he be turning into a Red?
It is going to take someone special to take over from Sir Alex, and there is no one more special than the special one. The United job is one that Jose Mourinho has always wanted and with the opportunity now available, will he jump at the chance? With experience at a high level already in the Premiership with Chelsea and abroad with Real Madrid, he certainly doesn’t lack the experience or charisma to take over. However, Chelsea are also after Mourinho to return. Not the easiest of decisions to make. Which club will he choose?
There is always the hope of an old legend returning to manage United. After a successful start in managing at Molde, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the right credentials and loyalties but lacks worthwhile experience, although he does know the Premiership well. However with Ferguson remaining at United as a director, it would provide Solskjaer with much needed help.
United could always take a gamble. Martin O’Neill has always been seen as the predecessor to Sir Alex, but after his recent Sunderland dismissal he is struggling to show his worth as a manager. Though up for the challenge he would be a huge risk. And like Moyes, he too lacks European experience.
Whoever wins the job and takes over, one thing is certain, they will definitely have some big shoes to fill.
Another babblefish translation article?
O’N as Fergie’s predecessor?
Time to move on from reporting on the football maybe?
Maybe next time a holier than thou comment criticising another’s grammer, which achieves nothing by the way, shouldn’t include your own inane word creations?
Ironic how a guy calling himself the grammar police spells grammar with an e…
Where’s the dig about grammar? The point is about how the article makes little sense surely? Babblefish is a pretty well known reference to a translation website, which took its name from a pretty famous series of books. Grammar is so personal I agree, why poke fun? But the article itself is poorly written, which is on the back of a pretty much unintelligible report of the Halifax vs James match by the same author.
The article also says very little. Fergie good. Hard to replace. Moyes is favourite, segue into Jose and finish with Ole.
Sorry mate, but this article has been done by every national newspaper, as well as BBC Sport and Sky Sports. Nothing original here.