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Quite a few ManU fans live near me and I’ve tracked most of them down to administer major stick and for once most of them didn’t put up any arguments so I’ve had fun!

To a man they want Jose out ASAP some even favouring Conte over Zidane
Didn’t see that coming
 
Quite a few ManU fans live near me and I’ve tracked most of them down to administer major stick and for once most of them didn’t put up any arguments so I’ve had fun!

To a man they want Jose out ASAP some even favouring Conte over Zidane
Didn’t see that coming


Both would be a quick fix, so not too bothered if they did.

Conte's second longest stint at a club was Chelsea.....and that was pretty over after 12 months
Zidane has only ever managed the best players, United certainly don't have those
 
Both would be a quick fix, so not too bothered if they did.

Conte's second longest stint at a club was Chelsea.....and that was pretty over after 12 months
Zidane has only ever managed the best players, United certainly don't have those


Jose would be pissed if Conte replaced him after calling him a fucking idiot for his antics on the touchline

With Jose on that one though
 
United are becoming Liverpool. They are shit, they aren't close to winning titles, so they point to their history and say "It's our year!" every year without a hint of irony, as if they are destined to be crowned as is their right.

I could see a drought similar to what Liverpool are in at the moment, where they piddle around 3-5th every year, never really challenging. United have more money than any club in the world, but they have no idea how to spend it.

If they were smart (they aren't!), they'd go hard after Howe in the summer. He is young, English, and demands a style that will please the supporters. He's not some specialist like Allardyce or Warnock.

Of course, they will try and go after Poch and end up with some big name like Zidane who continues the bed shitting excercise up north.
 
United are becoming Liverpool. They are shit, they aren't close to winning titles, so they point to their history and say "It's our year!" every year without a hint of irony, as if they are destined to be crowned as is their right.

I could see a drought similar to what Liverpool are in at the moment, where they piddle around 3-5th every year, never really challenging. United have more money than any club in the world, but they have no idea how to spend it.

If they were smart (they aren't!), they'd go hard after Howe in the summer. He is young, English, and demands a style that will please the supporters. He's not some specialist like Allardyce or Warnock.

Of course, they will try and go after Poch and end up with some big name like Zidane who continues the bed shitting excercise up north.

They are years away from winning a title. Chelsea have more trance this year than they do and with the lack of available quality all over the planet at the moment and Uniteds inability to make the most of their scouting network I can't see that changing.

What United players would get into the Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham or Chelsea first XI? I can't think of many
 
Woodward v José.
Sounds a lot like Woolwich.

  • Things are as bad between Woodward and Mourinho as they ever have been. Mourinho is desperate to succeed at United and wanted at least another two players (CB, RW) in during the summer to challenge City for the league. He is not happy at being overruled on football matters by an investment banker. Woodward is not happy with José's unhappiness.
  • Mourinho's frustrations with the organisational infrastructure at United are long-standing. Bureaucracy and penny-pinching are rife within the club (eg upon arrival, Mourinho asked for a new desk for his office but was told it needed to be referred up through the various layers of management to Tampa for budgetary approval). This runs through all decisions taken at the club (eg red tape and complication around allowing the players to use the club's hydrotherapy pools with a physio after hours - club reluctant to pay the money to hire an after-hours lifeguard).
  • In the early days of his tenure, Mourinho wanted an experienced football man on the Executive Board (nobody on United's Exec. Board has any experience running a football club prior to joining United) - Mourinho lobbied to get Sir Alex appointed to the board - José hoped Fergie could push for things for the betterment of the team with the moneymen at United. The Glazers rejected the idea. Joel & Avram used the opportunity of Fergie/Gill's departures in 2013 to take the club in a new direction - wanted an increased influence in football matters inc. transfers. Woodward has allied himself with them.
  • Ferguson (pre-illness) and Charlton have no say on football matters at the club. Executive Board and "Football Board" are kept segregated - when United are entertaining directors from other clubs, they are greeted by Fergie and Charlton who eat with them, while Woodward, Joel and Avram disappear off to a different room for lunch.
  • Woodard's position at United is essentially unassailable. Record share price despite five years of mediocrity on the pitch = happy Glazers. Woodward shareholder conference call earlier this summer: "Playing performance doesn’t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business."
 
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