Mainly for the excuses Fergie used to make during his time, but I can't knock him, he was the great one, the greatest.
However I still have a gripe with United fans for the way they have reacted to this seasons failures, like they have a god forsaken right to be in the Champions League and challenging for honours.
Moyes was the wrong man, and that is being addressed with the introduction of disciplinarian Louis Van Gaal.
However this isn't the theme of my blog post, it's about the documentary, the brilliant documentary ITV ran on Ryan Giggs.
Despite my anger towards United, and dislike towards the majority of the tunnel visioned supporters, Giggs is a player who no football fan can dislike.
Putting a side his very publicized bedroom misdemeanors, which I believe bare no relevance to Giggs' career, as they are his private life, he is the footballer everyone wants to be.
For Giggs to come in at the end of the season was described by the man himself as a dream come true.
Giggs in the famous manager's hot seat
The documentary span over the four weeks he was in charge, and a few extra sections from the start of the season, but it showed how well Giggs fits into that club.Rarely do you get to go behind the scenes, into big clubs like United, however this documentary gave you the ins and outs, and more importantly showed that Giggs will cut it as the main man one day.
And to bring in three of his best mates in the form of Neville, Butt and Scholes must have been a dream come true for the most complete British footballer of recent times.
The image of the four of them walking across the training pitch in one scene is amazing, considering the talent and success they have had.
And I feel one day it won't just be for four games, these four blokes from the Class of 92 with be running the biggest club in the world.
Jesus I said that. It is a statement I agree with, because as a 'brand' Manchester United are the worlds biggest club and this guy is in the top five greatest players the club has ever had.
He came off the bench in a home clash against Hull City, his final home game in charge, and nearly signed off with a goal.
It would have been an amazing finish to a truly amazing career. It wasn't to be but I think the most amazing moment came when he picked up the microphone.
He addressed 76,000 fans plus his players and said the club would be back, the club would return, and I think more people listened to that than Fergies speech last year when he introduced Moyes.
It showed passion and commitment and Giggsy had a tear in his eye.
I don't think 99% of that United squad showed that last season, and it isn't just them.
No one in the Premier League possesses that quality anymore, however there is a small minority that do.
Giggs with his 'mates' reviewing a game
Pride, passion and caring is long gone from the Premier League, and the league has lost another player who is part of the band of players who actually care.
Hopefully there will be another set of players in the same mould as Giggs, Butt, Scholes, Beckham and the Neville brothers. I can't see it myself though, people like that are extinct.
Well Done Giggs.
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