Come here to laugh at United

[SpiderSpurs]

He will almost certainly be gone in the next few weeks I would imagine. Don't think he'll just sit back and let stuff like this happen.

 

[Cripps14]

"Playing performance doesn’t really have a meaningful impact on what we can do on the commercial side of the business."

This is such short term thinking - it'll bite them in the arse in years to come if they don't rethink this attitude.

 

[White Van Jan]

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."

Interesting post. Do you deal with United as a matter of interest or know people there? (curious that's all).

 

[Bazali]

They're trying to undermine him in the hope he'll resign. Absolutely no chance he will. They're gonna have to pay up to get rid of him.

I don’t blame him

 

[Guido 🇺🇦]

Sorry if already posted but thank the lord someone has set up a twitter account dedicated to the greatness of this Utd twat.

I suspect it will get boring after a few games but for now this fella is gold.

 

[Steed_Train]

Sorry if already posted but thank the lord someone has set up a twitter account dedicated to the greatness of this Utd twat.

I suspect it will get boring after a few games but for now this fella is gold.

This guy is actually like some kind of comedy creation

 

[Hamilton]

 

[Guido 🇺🇦]

 

[paddy spur]

Guido 🇺🇦 what a find he's a pure plank. Its almost art.

 

[fogueres]

I hope Juventus will take a beating at Manchester United and Mourinho (if he stays and does not send him away before)

 

[Joe Clash]

 

[Clynelish]

Today at the press conference:

 

[cretinousgoat]

Today at the press conference:

That ugly cunt can stop living in the past. We're singing that song now though, ya special needs twat.

 

[hiatus]

Enjoy the reactions from the media that United will clearly get through their group. Huh?

2nd in that group is a total toss up in my opinion. United are the least likely to go through of all the English teams.

 

[gaz]

could be all over the Monday for the "special needs twat."

 

[Col_McCafferty]

Today at the press conference:

Hahaha.

He's such a snowflake.

Didn't do them much good anyway seeing as they lost the final.

 

[kolyid]

Today at the press conference:

I see Mourinho infamous thin skin is rising up. He always knows how to keep things trashy.

 

[fogueres]

 

[SpiderSpurs]

An interesting read.

Manchester United: Is this the start of Jose Mourinho's end game?

 

[Jenny Talia]

Burnley away is the perfect fixture for them right now. I reckon they will win by 2 or 3.