Yesterday came as a complete shock to me. Keep in mind that Sir Alex has managed Man Utd longer than I've been alive, which is ridiculous when you think about it. All those years and so much success, it's all I've ever known as a United fan. While other clubs were losing their shit, hiring managers every few years, Fergie's been the solid foundation that you turn to. You just wish it could go forever.
But it doesn't and it took me all day yesterday to really get over it and accept that things will be different. I have had to accept that maybe things will get harder from here on out. No doubt there will be a transitional period, but for how long? Will Moyes ever come up to the level that we hope and win trophies consistently? Other fans for other clubs have had these feelings for so long and it's amazing that I'm now experiencing them for the first time. This weekend at Old Trafford will be a rollercoaster of emotions. Having the trophy presented to us, no doubt Fergie will say a few words... There will be a lot of emotion, a few tears..and it'll be me doing it!
So Moyes on a 6 year contract? Shows a lot of faith, but if there's any club out there that shows it pays off to stick with a manager through thick and thin, especially in the first year and after, then it's us. Personally, I would have liked to have seen AVB. But I've always liked Moyes, I wanted him to manage a bigger club and to see what he's capable of doing there, considering the great job he's done at Everton. Guess we'll find out. It's easy to be pessimistic at this time, but I'm curiously optimistic. We've a good manager, someone universally praised as one of the finest to work with and with Fergie around as the director, you can always depend on him for advice and that little bit of experience if need be. Let's go in next season, do our best and try to prove the doubters wrong.
They say his first challenge will be to persuade Rooney to stay, after reports came out that he handed in a transfer request two weeks ago. I can give him a hint on what he should do. Let him go. His attitude has been poor lately, sulking off when subbed and if reports were to be believed, furious that he wasn't considered for the R.Madrid match. He did this a few years back if you remember, got a nice little pay rise out of it but he did say he wanted more world class players in the squad. So we did with RVP. And now after putting in a fine performance all season, Rooney can't seem to handle it and is now wanting to leave to try and be the top dog elsewhere? And you mean to tell me he's not happy with a BASIC £200k salary PER WEEK? No, I'm not having it. The time is right for him to go and if PSG or Bayern (as rumoured) come offering a bid, then by God, bite the hand off them and sell him. Though with his attitude being so poor now, I wonder if playing abroad is too ambitious for him. Honestly I don't see why Bayern would be interested. You mean to tell me he would get a place ahead of Gomez/Gotze? Fuck no.
Don't misunderstand me, I will be forever indebted to his service to the club. A great player and scored some of the best goals in a Utd shirt I've seen (dat Newcastle volley, dat Man City bicycle kick) but that was then and anytime a player has felt they were bigger than the club, we still go on without them. They say the only way to go after United is down after all.
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