Trophies, fan base, income, brand awareness, international reach, etc. They're a fucking behemoth of a club and one of the largest sporting entities on the planet. North Korean foetuses have heard of them. They're big.
Our Norwegian experts don't think Solbakken will be allowed in at the top table the way he was at Cardiff. And even if he was, he doesn't have any players in his roster that are anywhere near what United need, even Ole knows that.
I don't think they've got a choice. They've put themselves into this situation now that if they sack Ole they will get daggers from their own fans who will certainly start to turn on the board.
United have money that, if spent wisely, can get them out of that state. But even since before Fergie retired nobody at the club has been trustworthy enough to make the right calls. Since de Gea and van Persie came in pretty much every signing they've made has been average/poor/disaster.
When you look at it that way, sure. But how shit must Woodward, Moyes, van Gaal and Mourinho have been that none of them have managed to bring in some better defenders? Lindelof is better but clearly needs a leader beside him, like an upmarket Dawson. LvG sold the one decent RB they had in Rafael.
