Moyes’ time to be inspirational

PREMIER LEAGUE:

Adam blames Eve, Eve blames the serpent, the serpent blames nature. But rarely does life bestow a predicament in which absolutely everyone is absolutely culpable, and as such, we should be grateful to Manchester United. Well done all concerned! Most significant is the contribution of the Glazer family. Since 2005, roughly £680m has left the club on their account, compared to £0 put in – a sum that will rise to over £1bn. Or, put another way, enough to let every supporter in free to every game without compromising the ability to purchase players now beyond the reach of a club that has broken the British transfer record five times. But, after United signed Dimitar Berbatov in the summer of 2008, the board were clear that he was the last of his ilk: never again would one of the world’s richest, most commercially successful sporting endeavours, purchase a proven player at his peak. The same is not remotely so of any competitor.

At the root of this ruse is the amazing Alex Ferguson, a man more contradictory than a coalition. First voicing opposition to the takeover then ushering it in, he continued to propagate a socialist narrative as he became richer and United fans poorer, propping up the regime with his genius to assuage anger with joy.