As I have mentioned in the past, Ed has made mistakes, but he is a quick learner and very flexible. I also think he is the right man to keep a healthy balance between United's traditions (backed Moyes for longer than he should have, made Giggs care taker manager, agreed to Giggs as AM, still trying to fit/keep Butt (and maybe someone else) in the coaching staff, etc.) and modernisation (fired Moyes, hired LvG, broke transfer record for Mata, now Herrera and Shaw, gave record-breaking contract to Rooney, commercial deals, etc.)
I also hope that now finally ppl stop blaming Glazers for a lack of spending. We have always spent money (on transfers and wages) and say what you want about Glazers, but it shows a certain degree of commitment to spend so much on transfers WHILE having no CL income next season (and before ppl claim that they are responsible for the state of our squad, no they are not. They gave SAF and Moyes enough money to at least remain in the top 4, they couldn't have done more here (especially during Moyes' reign who immediately was allowed to first offer more than a player's release clause and then break our transfer record, both in his first season).
My problem with the way MUFC was being run between may 2009 to may 2013 under the last 4 fergie seasons, was? for me the lack of spending in crucial area's, and this had lead to the club becoming stagnated and a time bomb ready to go off, and the 2013/14 it was just a time bomb that finally blew up. Yes we had a team competing for the league title, but united were gambling every season, and it caught up with us under Moyes.
Now this summer is looking really good already, it started with the start of our PL fixtures which looks like a dream start. Now we have signed 2 players that strengthen the weakened area's of the team long term.
In herrera if he does become a fantastic signing, we have a player coming into the best years of his career, not a kid but in the carrick age back in 2006, 24 years old and has all the tools to become a great united midfielder. And the biggest plus, he has great passing skills, and brings that technique and ability to hold onto the ball in crucial area's of the team, has we have lacked that technical player in our engine room. Yes guys like kagwa mata and janazaj possess that, but in the heart of our midfield we have missed that option
Luke shaw 18, but hes already an experienced pro, we have signed the evra replacement, and it gives us the transitional period where evra is slowly passing the torch onto shaw. LB's are hard to find these days, so its a gem we have signed maybe a potential world class fullback. That can defend, and attack very effectively.
Now in the next 3 years, lets hope we can strengthen other area's of the team, I do hope this summer we can sign another CM player, a CB and a wide player. We fill these area's correctly, we have already quickened up the process of the rebuilding job ahead of schedule. And already the age of the team goes down
It is exciting, especially this season with our fixture list, it does help we have brought in players better than what we have got. Now we have time to look at other area's of our team, with time to spear. And this was done with LVG still with the dutch in brazil, that says it all
The biggest worry for our rivals? we have no european football. So already we have no fixture pile up that the rest will receive. And with united hopefully have signed 4 to 5 players that include shaw and herrera, with LVG on board, we could be a dangerous predator. United will only be playing 3 competitions this season, if we include the league cup, so this could be a very promising season for the club, as there looks to be that edge to united again we have not seen since fergie was here
Yes yes we sold him for £2 million and resigned for £1.8 million. In the context of buying people in versus bringing them through the ranks Hughes originally joined us a a nipper, was one of our own, was sold and then brought back at a small profit. Reel your neck in Plugsy.
