[Devongone]

I liked SGB's analysis a lot, but surely Sir Alex retired knowing his tired MU team needed a complete re-build AND determined that his successor would gild HIS legend by failing completely. Why else anoint Moyes who had never won anything at Everton? Sir Alex is a very shrewd, if not very likeable man, I reckon this was one rabbit he pulled out of the hat, because he knew it would freeze in the headlights. He always knew how close he'd come to failure himself. He knew the size of the re-building task he would face at an age when most men are opting for their slippers not their trainers. Failing would destroy his hard-won reputation, so he let David Moyes soil his CV instead.