I was looking over the past few seasons since fergie left and it is quite clear to me while we are still struggling albeit playing the best we have done in 3 seasons.

One major problem we have has been our transfer business, signing bad players and signing players our next manager has no place for (This problem can't really be prevented)

Below is a list of every player we have signed since fergusob departed, notice most of them are no longer at the club or are not good enough to be. While if u look at teams like Chelsea and city their dont often sign a players and immediately realize they have no use for them. This has too often been the case for us, which results in a major change every summer.

Players Signed:

Fellaini (Panic Buy at end of transfer window, Not good enough for a top team)

Mata( Great Purchase albeit a panic buy again)

Di Maria (Good Purchase in theory, Didn't suit LVG style. LVG dropped him he had poor attitude and left. )

Shaw (Great Signing but leg break set him back)

Herrera ( Good signing)

Rojo ( Fine as CB or squad Player)

Blind ( Squad Player)

Falcao ( Was always a risk and didn't pay off)

Martial( Great last minuted purchase would have been lost without him last year)

Morgan ( Poor Signing, Gone )

Memphis ( Poor Sigining, Gone )

Darmian ( Not good enough )

Bastian (Again in hindsight a pointless signing overall)

Now looking at those signings a few where unlucky a few where poor judgment and there where some good signings. The problem is so many of the signings did not work out so each year or two we are replacing our replacements. It is not feasible to rebuild the team year in year out.

Now hopefully with jose the majority of his signings work out. This summers all look likely to do so. My only concern is that with carrick retiring, and a chance of de gea and zlatan leaving we will be in with a lot of work in the summer. No matter who we buy to replace them next season will be very difficult. With any luck they both stay so there isn't as major as a change our team.

Overall I think we need to get a bit of luck and have a few very good transfer windows as if we want to compete we cannot keep chomping and changing the team.

Thoughts?