*Amazing Article. Overly creative!* An increasingly forlorn and befuddled figure both on the touchline and at his excuse-filled press conferences. The Scottish drawl that once seemed so definite and authoritative now comes across as tetchy and uncertain. He was hired for overachieving at a smaller club with lesser resources. It may be cruel to say it but perhaps that was his level, because this certainly isn’t. The job is too big for him and the task too tall. It’s all well and good getting the best out of hungry journeymen and committed workhorses, but he’s dealing with household names now in the full glare of the world’s media. This is Manchester United and everything that comes with it. The riches, the glamour - and the pressure. Of course it doesn’t help that he must work in the giant shadow of his legendary fellow Scot, but that was always going to be the case. When do you cut your losses? For me the time has come. He may only be six games into his fourth season at the club, but it’s time for Alex Ferguson to do the decent thing and resign. The club are going nowhere and he’s fast becoming a lame duck. If defeats to Derby, Norwich and Everton in the opening five fixtures weren’t bad enough, losing 5-1 to City was the final straw. What have the supporters to look forward to after such a dismal start? A decent cup run? As if. Ta-ra, Fergie. Goodbye and good riddance. Get Villa’s Graham Taylor in to sort out this mess. Nooruddean Choudry is a football writer and Manchester United fan, you can find him on Twitter @BeardedGenius
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:33:46 +0000