Why would they fire him now? The Man U board had to know this was coming. They have an aged squad with a bloated financial situation. Do you really think they screwed up in hiring Moyes? Moyes was a career mid table manager with no titles or silverware. They knew they could not give the manager a war chest which is exactly why Jose Mourinho was not hired. He would demand money. Moyes was hired as a caretaker and I think thats pretty obvious. Fergie knew the club was in trouble, so he retired on top and is letting Moyes fall on the sword.
They've given Moyes £70m so far, and are going to give him at least another £100m in summer. If he lasts that long. He has spent more than Mourinho. He wasn't hired with any "caretaker/ managing decline" brief. That's F***ing insane and isn't reflected in facts.
He was hired for the very same reason Mourinho wasn't: Ferguson wanted him, and thought he would be a better long-term bet than the rather more volatile and combustible Mourinho (and to a lesser extent, the influence of Charlton, who *despises* Mourinho)
The perceived
character of the man they chose to replace Baconface was important to the club, and they allowed Baconface to essentially choose a manager who HE thought was most similar to himself. Luckily, they failed to take into account
ability.
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