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Originally Posted by Russ
A manager doesn't have to be unemployed to be in contention. However unlikely, Mourinho could take over.
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Yes but he isn't. He is managing a team that has more money, is higher in the league, and for whom he has just signed. Mourinho is not taking over United. I would like us to sign Ronaldo this window but it's not going to happen. Who do you think could take over from Moyes who is a feasible candidate?
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A manager with zero experience of a club of this magnitude or at this level making a holy hash of just about everything he's tried so far? Wanting him out is not a knee-jerk. He can take his small-club mentality back to Everton for all I care.
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All big club managers had to start somewhere. Ferguson didn't have it when he took over United. Wenger didn't have it when he took over Arsenal. There is no one who can step into that job without a problem given the problems the squad has and the sheer success his predecessor had. You need to give him time to adapt to the job and build a new squad. Arsenal were poor at times last year and so were Liverpool and this year they're flying, it's the consequence of stability. You would have been amongst the fans that wanted Ferguson out when he also had a bad start.
When people said Moyes needed time this is what they meant. They didn't mean you get to win everything and take credit for giving the guy time, they meant you might have to cope with a rough patch or season as the new guy takes over.