Here Manchester United go again, taking the Two Ronnies route to hiring a new boss | Jonathan Wilson

The Guardian

Mauricio Pochettino’s arrival feels like yet another appointment that would have been better made a few years ago Magnusson: And your time starts ... now! What is paleontology? Smithers: Yes, absolutely correct. Magnusson: What’s the name of the directory that lists members of the peerage? Smithers: A study of old fossils. Magnusson: Correct. Who are Len Murray and Sir Geoffrey Howe? Smithers: Burke’s. Magnusson: Correct. What is the difference between a donkey and an ass? Smithers: One’s a trade union leader, the other’s a member of the Cabinet … One of the Two Ronnies’ most celebrated…