Ukbrotha
Superstar
Jose would've been PERFECT for your lot the minute Fergie left, WHILE (<--keyword) grooming a(n) (unknown) successor behind the scenes.....Jose could've kept the team up at the top while winning at least 2 trophies in his usual 3-year stint to keep the fan base happy with silverware (bc that's just what he does )............ while grooming someone like Giggs/Moyes/etc.....UNDER Mourinho & Fergie ("under" or "out of the spotlight" is the main objective/term here) to make that transition phase so much easier.
Basic point is that I would have done a lot differently than United did starting from the last 2 years of Fergie's reign to have them in a better position now.......it's ALL about seamless transition nowadays, not starting from scratch
You're 100% correct. SAF killed us because there was no succession plan in place. Jose was the perfect person but Fergie decided to give it to his mate. That alone cost us 2 years.