Well gentlemen I give you the scenario could you bere to see mourinho or guardiola at the etihad and taking ronaldo possibly with them? As a united fan since the mid 70's I hate the thought of the boss leaving because of the way he has structured the club from the youth teams upwards and how he conducts the whole clubs ethic based on our history But at the same time do you start the process of bringing in your successor sooner rather than later to either work alongside and to learn about the way the club is run, to familiarise yourself with the talent coming through and embed yourself in the heart of the club, if his successor is to come from outside the club the scale of the job surely would be too much Just to roll up on day 1 without any prior background I