Poll: Should Alex Ferguson go? (Poll please)

[IceBus]

Any chance a passing Don/UB could make his thread into a poll with the following options please?

1. I'm a Man Utd fan - He should stay
2. I'm a Man Utd fan - He should go!
3. I'm not a Man Utd fan - He should stay
4. I'm not a Man Utd fan - He should go!

I know we end up with a thread like this before practically every season so I wanted to get mine in before the World Cup kicks off...

Well another season has passed and I doubt many Man Utd fans are happy with the way things have gone. Again poor transfer usage and injuries led to a disappointing and inconsistent season. The stories hitting the headlines weren't the win over Chelsea or Arsenal but the failure to progress in the Champions League, the bust-up with first Keano and then Ruud... Things seem to have gone sourer than ever at the Theatre of Dreams and like many I feel that until Ferguson steps down, (or is pushed) we won't be able to challenge Chelsea in the Premiership or the rest of Europe in the CL.

Already this summer the big three have been getting in early to make crucial buys before the World Cup starts, yet the most exciting piece of news we've managed is Quentin Fortune's possible move.

I'd be really interested to hear what the Man United fans on the forum and also those who support other teams think.

A lot of people seem to be stuck in the past - 'He's done so much for the club' etc. I agree he has been probably the most successful manager in the Premiership, but as SAF himself has said, there is no room for sentimentality in professional football.

I would rather see action taken now than a slow slide towards mediocrity which looks inevitable with SAF at the helm.

Blame Tony Soprano for bringing this all up lol

 

[IceBus]

Thanks to whoever made it a poll and added the last option

Try and give a few reasons why you think what you think - I kind of wanted a discussion rather than just a load of poll answers

 

[IceBus]

Great post Tony - I agree with everything you said and it reminded me of the issue that bothers me most.

That's Ronaldo and potentially Rooney's development at Man Utd. Years ago I would have thought SAF the perfect manager to bring on a young player and get the best out of him, but now Ferguson hasn't a clue what he's playing at. As you say it's now two seasons of Ronaldo playing for himself and diving and in the past that would have been stamped out immediately. He needs to be coaxed into the great player he could be, and SAF isn't the man to do it. I have a feeling someone like Mark Hughes would be perfect (how he's dealt with Bellamy and Savage - two notorious *****) but SAF hasn't a clue and Carlos is worse than useless.

I don't want to see Ronaldo be wasted when he's in his prime and worse than that, exactly the same could happen to Rooney if he's allowed to rest on his laurels and not push to get better (look at what has happened to Ruud). I wouldn't even put it past SAF deciding to play Roo in defence as he can tackle etc - another brainwave of playing people out of position waiting to happen.

Reading your post just made me sad that this is what has become of the club I love.

 

[IceBus]

What do you reckon to Gus Hiddink as a possible next manager?