Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. Manchester United spent a decade learning that the hard way.

Between 1993 and 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson won 13 Premier League titles at United. Then he retired, and David Moyes lasted less than a year as his replacement. Van Gaal came and went. So did Mourinho and Solskjaer. More than a decade later, the crisis still hasn't stopped.

This is the story of how United went from world football's most storied club to a team that doesn't know what it is anymore. Featuring journalist Jim White, we explore the Busby era, the Class of '92, Ferguson's impossible shadow, and why building your entire structure around one person is a recipe for disaster.

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In May 2013, Sir Alex Ferguson retired from Manchester United after 26 years. His replacement, David Moyes, inherited a championship team from arguably the greatest manager of all time. One year later, Moyes was fired after United's worst season in over two decades.

That story isn't unique to Manchester United. Not even close.

Big Shoes is a narrative sports podcast about succession—what happens when the greatest coach or player in your team's history walks away. From Manchester United to Liverpool. From Nick Saban to Pat Summitt. From the Phoenix Suns to the San Francisco Giants. From Harry Kane leaving Tottenham to Jon Scheyer replacing Coach K at Duke.

Eight teams. Eight legends. Eight very different attempts to replace the irreplaceable.

Coming soon from Student of the Game and Cerebral Media. Hosted by Will Shingleton.

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