BAD IDEA OF THE WEEK: David Moyes

And that's why Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has been appointed as the new Manchester United manager following the sacking of David Moyes in April. The 62-year-old was keen to return to club football after the 2014 World Cup and will take up his post then as he attempts to get the Red Devils back challenging for major honours after a woeful season. The Dutchman was poised to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson in 2002, but does he have the credentials to fill one of the hottest seats in football? Here's what we're dealing with: he won the Dutch league title on three occasions with Ajax in the 1990s, and also helped the side secure the 1991 Uefa Cup and then the 1995 Champions League title, with a team that featured Edwin van der Sar, Clarence Seedorf, Frank Rijkaard, and Patrick Kluivert. Van Gaal was asked to emulate that success at Spanish giants Barcelona. He inherited former England manager Bobby Robson's side in 1997 and led them to two successive La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey. His country came calling in 2000, but his first stint in charge lasted less than two years when Netherlands failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, the first time they had missed the competition since 1986. The Dutchman's second spell at Barcelona was even shorter - eight months - as he left midway through the season with the club hovering just above the relegation zone. Then came, what he thought, was the chance of a lifetime - to take over from Ferguson at Old Trafford, but in the end, Ferguson didn't want to quit. Van Gaal recovered from that disappointment and rediscovered his golden touch back in Dutch club football with AZ Alkmaar, guiding them to the 2005-06 Eredivisie before moving to the Bundesliga, where he took Bayern Munich to the 2009-10 league title. The Dutch national side approached Van Gaal again in 2012 and this time, aided by former Ajax players Danny Blind and Kluivert, Netherlands became one of the first two European countries, along with Italy, to qualify for Brazil 2014. So we may well have the next Alex Ferguson on board.