All of it.
The demise of Man Utd
Blame David Moyes all you want for the recent home defeats to Newcastle and Everton, the fact is that he was left with a mess of a squad. Sir Alex knew the writing was on the wall when they scraped last year's title with just 11 points to spare and got out when he could. Naysayer might point to the addition of £40m worth of midfield acery (Wilfried Zaha and Marouane Fellaini) but chances are they'll conveniently forget about Paul Scholes' retirement. You can't put a price on that.
Wee Davey's been stitched up like a kipper, no mistaking.
The demise of West Ham
Or to be more specific, the demise of Sam Allardyce. Ferg was Sam's rock, his motivation, spurring him on to ever greater heights.
Think of it in terms of that other great partnership of our time, Lennon and McCartney. Together they're penning classics like Let It Be (winning loads of trophies) and Hey Jude (finishing 10th with West Ham), split em up and what are you left with? Give Peace a Chance (a seat on the board) and the pissing Frog Chorus (a relegation battle and rumours of the sack), that's what.
Liverpool's title challenge
It wasn't just that West Ham were shit on Saturday, without the intimidating presence of Ferguson hanging over them, the Scousers can finally begin the slow climb back on to their fucking perch in safety.
Chelsea losing again
While it would be wrong to draw too many parallels between Mourinho's and Allardyce's relationships with Ferguson (Jose sees himself as more of a solo artist), the double blow of no more glasses of red post-match, and being overlooked for the United job in the summer, has left the Special One feeling downright ordinary. And when your confidence is low, defeats at Stoke are all the more likely.
Sunderland going down
If Ferguson was still United boss, chances are René Meulensteen would still be part of his backroom staff. As it is, Meulensteen's turning Fulham in to world-beaters and Sunderland are left 5 points adrift of safety. One might even be tempted to suggest the rot really set in during Steve Bruce and Roy Keane's spells on Wearside, and who created them?
The death of Paul Walker
Fergie-time was well illuminati, who knows what else he's capable of.
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