It would be nice to know that Ferguson gave Moyes a heads up that this was a possibility, providing some advice along the way. It would also be nice to know that Ferguson was apologetic and sympathetic to Moyes privately afterwards, but I guess we will never get to know this until Ferguson writes his next bio.It is one of the major downsides of being a manager of a top club, is that deserved or not you take the can for things going wrong not the players. The players I believe are responsible for David Moyes's demise. They are largely the same group of overpaid, underperforming individuals that won the Premier League for Alex Ferguson. So what has happened to turn in such a shocking performance by Man Utd standards as this. For me it is clear that the players did not like change and did not like David Moyes. But why? he was Ferguson's choice. You would think that if receptive to anything, the players would be receptive to Ferguson's choice and show some respect and effort for the new manager. No it was all a fairy tale for David Moyes ending unhappily ever after.
Could things have been different, yes of course they could have. The big miss was during the January transfer window where he had the chance to sell of Rooney and get two or three other to bolster the team in the weak areas. Instead I think the money squadered on Juan Matta has weighed heavily on the MU board's mind and probably tipped the balance as result failed to come.
In this type of scenario no amount of lobbying by Fergie would overcome the business of making money. Remember Manchester United are under different ownership to that when Ferguson was hired. There is no chance in todays football for the honeymoon period he was given. We will never know if Moyes would have eventually got it together. I hope he gets another chance at top club and proves them wrong by getting a basketful of silverware.
I touched on Moyes precarious position earlier in the year in the following posts.
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