My worry, if I were you, would be the quality of the squad for a club the size of Man Utd. How many of the current first team would you honestly buy if you had an open chequebook and a clean slate?
Triffic Arry Redknapp's huge twitching canister must be ****ing contender as well mind, old Elephantitis Arry.
In reality, I don't think there's anyone better for the job, it needs a big character after Moyes, and for sure van Gaal is that. Some of the players need a kick up the arse, whereas several simply aren't United quality, and that's where your Woodward concerns are bang on, that is the crux of it. I guess Ancelotti would maybe have been the perfect fit, but van Gall is a very good one, what he needs, and what he'll try and get, is a team of winners, United don't have that right now. Still surprised Sneijder wasn't brought in, he was exactly what you lacked Saturday, that effortless link between the midfield and attack, I still fancy that might happen.
De Gea, Rooney, Mata , van Persie. The rest are open to debate, or not yet proven. Insane for a club of that size.
If you ever watch 'appy arry' being interviewed keep an eye on his eye movement.........they are all over place, he looks like a worried sheep!
With an open chequebook I'd probably buy maybe 3 players from the entire league mate, for a starting 11 so it's not really a reflection on our squad. I don't think our squad is good enough, right now for challenging for the title, I think it would be naive though to jump on the 'United are finished' bandwagon because our squad is looking thin.
If you ever had one of them Action Man figures with 'Eagle Eyes'......they are all over the place man.
Think he's on about Luke Shaw, nah he wasn't playing, he's injured Monty.. whatever the **** that's got to do with anything Monty cracks me up.