David Moyes is gone after 10 months. Who's next? The power of contrast. Of juxtaposition. One man reigns atop of his kingdom in Manchester red for 27 years. His successor can't even manage a single 1. Following the mercurial Sir Alex Ferguson into United's hot seat was always going to be a poisoned chalice of night terrors for whomever was selected to be that same man but few would've predicted this at the start of this campaign. We're not like Chelsea and City, they said, he'll get at least two years, they prophesied. Times change everything. David Moyes, for his part, actually won a higher percentage of games across this first premier league season than Alex Ferguson did through his freshman campaign, leading some to speculated on whether this might be a knee-jerk reaction to overwhelming pressure. Times change everything. The modern day manager of Manchester United cannot be allowed to make the mistakes Moyes has- tactically and with regards to man management- and live to tell the tale. It is a damning statement of intent towards whomever is selected to take up the mantle of United's next head-honcho. In this modern, business driven age of football where so many rich men are vying for so few prizes, the last bastion of hope for a fair amount of time at a top club is gone (if you choose to exclude Arsené Wenger). Whomever it is that is selected will need to hit the ground running and establish a firm identity over his team during the off season. I've retrieved the 8 names most favourited by the bookmakers to be the next kingpin of Manchester's crimson club and let's now take a look at what chance we'll see them there at Old Trafford next season and whether they're the right man for the job...
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