For nearly three decades one man has presided over the first division of English football. In 1986 after a somewhat forgotten disastrous spell in charge of the nation team a young, wet behind the ears Alex Ferguson took charge of a Manchester United team that had all but forgotten how success tasted.
Now, after 26 years at the helm which saw him lift the most prestigious title in British association football no less than 13 times, and after a knighthood, Sir Alex has called it a day. His last game in charge in front of his beloved fans and admirers globally approaches with swiftian pace and an im perfect board of directors must now replace the unreplaceable.
Obviously Im going to jump on the football writers bandwagon and have a look at who the next manager sitting in the old trafford dugout will be, here's the candidates.
1. David Moyes.
When David Moyes was impressing the football community as a very green boss at Preston North End, he took some advice from Sir Alex when he was offered the chance to take over at Sheffield Wednesday. Sir Alex, always one to look after young managers, told him to wait for something better. Wednesday were relegated, Moyes was snapped up by Everton. That was over ten years ago, Moyes is still at Everton although his contract is due to expire in one month. He has been touted as a potential Utd manager for two or three years now. He has often shown signs that he could thrive given resources above the Goodison Park stature and he shares some of Fergies qualities.
If I were a Utd fan Id be weary of Moyles. Yes, he has done great things at Everton within a limited budget and he is a proven developer of youth talent, but, he has had his transfer nightmares, he signed Simon Davies, he paid £6million for james beattie and he brought Per Kroldrup in, this kind of disaster wouldnt be tolerated at old trafford.
Likely to attract; traditionalist fans... Could sign; Leighton Baines, Mauro Fellaini
2. The Special One
Jose Mourinho, Jose Mourinho. Where the chants from the Old Trafford faithful as Utd crashed out of Europe this season to the Special Ones Real Madrid. Jose is a born winner, he has enjoyed success at every club he has managed and at every level of the game, he has experience of delivering Europe trophies and he never made any secret of his admiration of Manchester United. He is equally loved and hated around the world.
But, he is no stranger to controversy and he has a history and reputation as a 'two season' manager, neither of which the united board will be thrilled at, lets not forget since they floated on the stock exchange Jose would likely have massive impacts on shares prices, especially if he were to criticise the board in anyway.
That said, the fans adore him, his reputation alone is enough to attract investment and players of the highest standard.
Likely to attract; typical utd fans... could sign; Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Essien, Radamal Falcao
3; The Playboy;
This is Jurgen Klopp. I use playboy in the loose sense. He is without a doubt one of the most exciting young managers in the modern game. He has developed Dortmund really well on a shoestring and his side have had back to back Bundesliga wins and has led a young exciting team into the final of the Champions League this season. That said his talented Dortmund side are being torn apart by big money offers from other clubs that the outfit cant afford to turn down With starting striker Mario Gotze confirmed to be off to arch rivals Bayern and counterpart Robert Lewandowski the subject of further speculation and almost certain to seek his fortune elsewhere the question is does Klopp fancy starting from scratch.
He is a talented manager who can get the best out of young players and with a United squad full of emerging talent he could be a real threat domestically and abroad.
Likely to attract, football purests who want to see the 'beautiful game'... Could Sign; Robert Lewandowski, Sebastian Kehl
The baby faced Assasin;
Still fondly remembered at Old Trafford as the go to man, the super sub, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still has the appearance of a youth team graduate. But, out of all the former players that have developed into talented coaches and potential managers under Sir Alex, he without a doubt has the best pedigree to take over. Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Brian McClair, Paul Ince, Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and even le king Eric Cantona are all badged up, sparky, brucey and Ince all experienced, but, would you trust any of the above to take charge of arguably the biggest club in the world? When Ole retired prematurely due to injury Sir Alex took him under his wing, his ability didnt go unnoticed, quickly promoted to reserve team manager he enjoyed much sucess and delivered the likes of Danny Wellbeck and Tom Cleverly the experience they needed to make the jump up to the senior team. Snapped up by Molde he has won back to back league titles and had a taste of European competition.
The problem being that although the fans would welcome him back to Manchester it is unlikely he would be able provide the cannyness that Utd need in the transfer market, he could get the best out of the current crop of youngsters though, especially with the assistance of the likes of Neville, Giggs and Scholes should he get them to help out on the training field.
Likely to attract, the nostalgic and those hopeful of another decade long manager... Could sign ????????
Who do you want?
Ive had a cheeky tenner on Ole at 50/1, but my heart says the board will side with Moyes. Thats said Id love to see what Klopp could do with an already talented base squad and the financial backing of a transfer kitty.
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