I have been a Manchester United fan for 20 years and a Los Angeles Lakers' fan for 22 years. Both of them are two of the iconic sport franchises in history but they are both in decline. Manchester United have not won the league since 2013 when Sir Alex Ferguson retired. I didn't make this up but the Lakers have not made the playoffs since Kobe retired in 2013. What a coincidence that both of them have gone through a similar period of a lack of success.
For Manchester United the root of their problems begin at the front office, where the owners, The Glazers appointed Ed Woodward, who is qualified as an investment banker to be in charge of football related matters. It is amazing that they appoint somebody with no experience on acquiring and selling of players. What were they thinking? A similar question can be asked about the Lakers. Why did Jeanie Buss hired Rob Pelinka, agent of Lakers' legend Kobe Bryant to the post of president of basketball operations. Not only did he have a reputation of being a liar among NBA executives but he lacks experience as an executive. Did Jeanie hire him because he was Kobe's agent? You can't hire individuals, who are not specialized in their respective fields. If that wasn't bad enough, yes it gets worse, Linda Rambis, wife of former Laker, Kurt Rambis is who Jeanie consults. Again she is another individual with no basketball knowledge.
There is a common theme among the both teams where they appoint individuals who are not experienced in these high profile positions. Both clubs need to just hire based on experience. Its very simple not rocket science.
