tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173943730730771941.post5709623110432952991..comments2013-05-12T01:06:09.651-07:00Comments on Will's Words: We all wonder..dont weAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079234765713583427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173943730730771941.post-12463585672776607182013-05-12T01:06:09.651-07:002013-05-12T01:06:09.651-07:00You make a lot of good points, Cullen. But as a Un...You make a lot of good points, Cullen. But as a Unired fan, I'm happier with Moyes than Mourinho. It took a long time to come around to this way of thinking. Initially, like a lot of United fans, I was gung-ho about the chance José would take the job: winning European Cups league titles off the bat. But Mourinho is an abrasive character. In many ways, that's part of his appeal to football fans in a game that's rapidly becoming devoid of characters. He'll take the fall for his players if a bad news story is going to crop up by doing something mad like hiding in a pile of laundry to get into the dressing room during a ban. But how long does he stay at any one club? This is the problem. Despite his success, he's somewhat of a journeyman. And I, as a United fan, and you, as a Liverpool fan, should know that longevity breeds success. Moyes' appointment was seen as a continuation of Ferguson's reign because he was a long time at Everton and showed the same amount of care, from his star striker (or in this case, big-haired midfielder) down to the tea lady. Just as Ferguson did. And like Ferguson did with Busby, Moyes will have The Boss there to oversee him and back him up. I think a lot of fans expect instant success. But I think real United fans will show more patience. After all, Ferguson wasn't an instant success himself. <br /><br />The point about Moyes not winning anything at Everton is also a valid one, but it's all relative. In his 26 years at United, Ferguson spent less on transfers than Man City did since they were taken over. Some of Moyes' signings may not have been overnight successes, but his youth policy has been pretty good, and United are about encouraging excellence from within as much as they're about buying superstars. The difference is that he'll now have the money and the ability to say "this is the biggest club in the world" when it comes to buying players. <br /><br /><br />As for keeping players happy, I think he'd do right to sell Rooney. They have an acrimonious past, but he's a man who never lived up to his billing anyway. Take the money while the getting's good. A lot of United fans are starting to see it that way too. Asking for two transfers? Fool me once, and all that. No player is bigger than the club. Ferguson was always keen to remind players of that, and wasn't afraid to drop the hatchet when the time came; even to our great captain, Roy Keane, our prolific striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, and the talismanic David Beckham. In selling Rooney this window, Moyes has the opportunity to send a serious message to his players that he means business, and can make the hard decisions just as well as Ferguson could. And the fans will see this, and ultimately come to appreciate it. Better now than next season, when we're trying to shift a sulking Shrek from the sidelines. <br /><br />I'm not worried about Scholes' retirement either. No-one seemed to notice that he was missing for more than half the season. Michael Carrick (who you'd know I wasn't a fan of back in the day) has really stepped up to it this past two seasons. In fact, I just voted him my Fans' Player of the Season. Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828112975354449078noreply@blogger.com