You're spot on. And I've seen some criticism of SAF over the years for not implementing a modern structure but that wasn't his job and why the feck would he change things when the structure he had in place was working for him. It was Gill's job as CEO to make sure United were planning for the future and moving with the times.
Gill could only do what he was let do by the owners. When Glazers took over he knew his time was up same as Fergie. Both seen what was coming and jumped ship.
