Was just thinking who would fit to replace Fergie once he retires, from those, who have been already involved with the club as a player. Although there are few potential guys to take the job, each have something that would make us doubt...
Solskjaer - First job as a manager was for the United reserves, since that he joined the club he played for until 1996 - FK Molde. He has since won the league twice in a row. Those were also the clubs first two titles EVER. Aston Villa made an offer to him in the summer, but he decided to stay at Molde. He's also looking confident and energetic as fuck on the sidelines, I personally thought he'd be too soft as a manager but years under Fergie has give him a clue about how to keep things running. He'd be a total fan favorite at United but maybe a bit too much - the guy is such a legend he has openly supported MUST/Shareholders United, saying things that will not make the Glazers happy.
Blanc - Now without a job, he built a new French NT from the ruins of whatever the fuck happened in 2002-2010. France at the EURO's wasn't a laughing stock. Before taking over France, he was a manager at Bordeaux, winning both the league and the league cup with them in 2009. This summer Tottenham checked him out but decided to hire who they did in the end...
Cantona - Six years as a manager of the French beach football team, now a director at NY Cosmos, so no real expirience as a coach. Also I'm afraid he might have some trouble re-adjusting to doing just football, not movies or commercials or political puns...If he does pick up a real job as a manager of some sort, though, maybe we would think differently. Definately needs some expirience before getting considered for United.
Berg - Currently a manager of Blackburn Rovers, he has been there for just 6 or 7 games and has lost most of them, winning only one. Then again, it's a good ground to gain expirience with an absolute shit team. Before going the the Championship, he had two jobs in Norway, one for Lyn and Lilleström. The highlight was the 3rd place with Lyn on the first season. Got sacked after failing to achive anything better than a 10th place with Lilleström. Right now, it seems like he won't manage a more glamouros club than he is doing at the moment.
Keane - The man Fergie himself said would replace him. Sadly his spells at Sunderland and Ipswich weren't too promising, althought we should take into account that a young manager probably WON'T get Ipswich into the CL. He did get Sunderland into the EPL though and left not because he didn't live up to expectations but because he didn't get along with the board too well. That might very much be the reason why he won't get anywhere as a manager, his attidude hasn't changed much and although I do like him for that, most of the board members of any club wouldn't. Was sacked by Ipswich and is currently not managing anyone.
Then there's bunch of players still playing or those who haven't started as managers yet - Scholes, Giggs, van der Sar. And some legends, who have been horrible as managers - with getting sacked more than winning shit - Ince, Bruce, Hughes.
A special mention would always be Brian McClair, who can't stay away from United. Currently he's the director of the youth academy, doing an absolute shit job. Did win the reserves league as a manager back in 2002.
Also, assistant managers from the past Steve McClaren and Carlos Queiroz, have had decent carreers as managers. McClaren is currently in charge of Twente and doing a pretty solid job there. Queiroz currently at Iran, we all know what he did before that...
Current assistants Meulensteen and Phelan shouldn't even been mentioned here, I'm just doing it, so you wouldn't think I forgot about them (I almost did, though).
Solskjaer - First job as a manager was for the United reserves, since that he joined the club he played for until 1996 - FK Molde. He has since won the league twice in a row. Those were also the clubs first two titles EVER. Aston Villa made an offer to him in the summer, but he decided to stay at Molde. He's also looking confident and energetic as fuck on the sidelines, I personally thought he'd be too soft as a manager but years under Fergie has give him a clue about how to keep things running. He'd be a total fan favorite at United but maybe a bit too much - the guy is such a legend he has openly supported MUST/Shareholders United, saying things that will not make the Glazers happy.
Blanc - Now without a job, he built a new French NT from the ruins of whatever the fuck happened in 2002-2010. France at the EURO's wasn't a laughing stock. Before taking over France, he was a manager at Bordeaux, winning both the league and the league cup with them in 2009. This summer Tottenham checked him out but decided to hire who they did in the end...
Cantona - Six years as a manager of the French beach football team, now a director at NY Cosmos, so no real expirience as a coach. Also I'm afraid he might have some trouble re-adjusting to doing just football, not movies or commercials or political puns...If he does pick up a real job as a manager of some sort, though, maybe we would think differently. Definately needs some expirience before getting considered for United.
Berg - Currently a manager of Blackburn Rovers, he has been there for just 6 or 7 games and has lost most of them, winning only one. Then again, it's a good ground to gain expirience with an absolute shit team. Before going the the Championship, he had two jobs in Norway, one for Lyn and Lilleström. The highlight was the 3rd place with Lyn on the first season. Got sacked after failing to achive anything better than a 10th place with Lilleström. Right now, it seems like he won't manage a more glamouros club than he is doing at the moment.
Keane - The man Fergie himself said would replace him. Sadly his spells at Sunderland and Ipswich weren't too promising, althought we should take into account that a young manager probably WON'T get Ipswich into the CL. He did get Sunderland into the EPL though and left not because he didn't live up to expectations but because he didn't get along with the board too well. That might very much be the reason why he won't get anywhere as a manager, his attidude hasn't changed much and although I do like him for that, most of the board members of any club wouldn't. Was sacked by Ipswich and is currently not managing anyone.
Then there's bunch of players still playing or those who haven't started as managers yet - Scholes, Giggs, van der Sar. And some legends, who have been horrible as managers - with getting sacked more than winning shit - Ince, Bruce, Hughes.
A special mention would always be Brian McClair, who can't stay away from United. Currently he's the director of the youth academy, doing an absolute shit job. Did win the reserves league as a manager back in 2002.
Also, assistant managers from the past Steve McClaren and Carlos Queiroz, have had decent carreers as managers. McClaren is currently in charge of Twente and doing a pretty solid job there. Queiroz currently at Iran, we all know what he did before that...
Current assistants Meulensteen and Phelan shouldn't even been mentioned here, I'm just doing it, so you wouldn't think I forgot about them (I almost did, though).