16 Mar 2022 10:11:57
What's the solution to this mess then lads? All opinions, ideas welcome.

My concern is we all know the ideal solutions but are they realistic? For example, 1st thing is the Glazers out but who buys us? Has anyone expressed an interest? Chelsea, although I appreciate in a different situation as they are up for new ownership but have had 3, 4 or 5 different parties express interest in them, I'm not confident United would get that?

Next thing is the personnel behind the scenes. Woodward is gone which is great but is he fully removed from all roles at the club? Arnold, Murtough, Fletcher, are these 3 capable of getting the football back on track? I think Rangnick moving upstairs is good but will he have the freedom to implement what he wants to do?

Manager? Who comes in and can we get them? 1 of Poch, ETH, Conte, Tuchel. Hearing a lot that Poch wants to go back to Tottenham, does that mean we could get Conte? Or is Tuchel a realistic target?

Then finally the players. Maguire, can't run, can't turn, positional play is dreadful, HAS to go. What an opportunity for Rashford and Pogba to come on last night and make a statement, we they certainly did that. Both need to go. Cavani, been really left disappointed with him last couple of months, never had him down as that character or player.

Then we have the stadium, knock it down and start again? I'm not keen on that I have to say, a full refurbishment is required but would hate to see it knocked down. And if they invest in the stadium, I can't see the Glazer's selling it up, its a slightly different situation to doing your house up to be sold.

Club is a mess and our owners, directors, captain and high profile players epitomise this!

1.) 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022 11:31:56
1.) Recruitment - focusing on signing players who are both technically and physically good enough.

Too many players are either or. For example players like Dalot, Telles, Shaw, Maguire, Matic are okay technically but slow and lack mobility.

Too many players are okay physically but can't play football to save their lives (Fred, Mctominay, AWB, Rashford etc)

2.) Sign a permanent manager who is one of the best in Europe, haven't had a full time manager since Jose, Ole and Ragnick were both interims. Poch for me personally seems the best fit for the club

3.) Stop signing/ resigning players who are 30+ and only looking for a last payday (Falcao, Bastian, Cavani etc have taken the mick out of the club and the fans) . Also how much have matic and mata helped in the dressing room with their experience, it doesn't seem like a happy camp to me.

2.) 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022 12:24:55
It's not rocket science, just god damn common sense.

Horse before the cart ALWAYS.

Which means getting the behind the scenes structure right first.

Do we have a best in class DoF? Hire key decision makers with the relevant experience and expertise.

Loads of people talk about Pep at City, but Pep is merely a key component of Txiti Bergiristain larger plan.

Get the right structure in place and make sure everyone knows what there role is, what is expected of them and that they are all pulling in the right direction.

Once you have that a clear plan will evolve. A plan for who should manage the club, what style of manager they want, what sort of team they want, etc.

Then comes the churn of players, moving out the ones who aren't part of that future either because they aren't good enough, don't have the right mentality, or because they just don't suit the vision of the club and the new manager.

Thing is, it would in reality take the best part of a year to start hiring the right people and for them to start working together and create a plan and start setting that in motion, such as hiring the right manager.

After that comes at least 2 years of squad churn, moving players on, developing the ones we have and purchasing those we need.

After we have have the right set up, have the right manager and that manager has had two seasons of squad building/ moulding/ crafting then in that managers third season we might if everything else has gone to plan be in a place to start seriously challenging for the title, maybe a year or so after that we might be in a position to challenge for the UCL.

3.) 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022 12:55:18
We were that desperate last night we brought on Mata, that's when i knew the game was lost.

I don't even know where to begin regarding what needs sorting out.
It's a complete mess from top to bottom.

There is no way in this world we will competing for the premiership for at least 5 years and that all depends on getting the club getting in the correct people from the top all the way down to the manager and the players.
SHAMBLES!

4.) 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022 13:29:57
Alot of us will remember the 26 years between league titles, could see something similar happening.

Lots of talk about a new manager coming in and turning things around, but can't see any new manager being successful beyond the odd trophy while we have no clear plan from the Academy to First Team.

Whose to blame, probably everyone including us fans.

{Ed0666's Note - pray tell how the fans are at fault for the crap you see every week?

5.) 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022 14:56:33
Structure and strategy. RR has an excellent CV in structuring a club apparently, from reports he has a clear strategy for the footballing side of the club. We need to recruit to fit the Strategy and the structure. We need to decide on how we want to play as a club, implement that system through the youth system and club. Clearly define the characteristics required for each role (Playing and non playing) recruit to fit the system, train through all levels at the club to fit the system. The scouting should be trained and clearly defined to fit with the requirements of each position (no square pegs in round holes) . Statistical analysis of the players to identify training needs and weaknesses. We need to make a robust system that makes succession planning easy.

6.) 16 Mar 2022
16 Mar 2022 23:03:12
Rewz,

Absolutely spot on for me. Unfortunately that takes longer than 2 months and that’s all a new manager will get before some of our fans are wanting them out.

7.) 17 Mar 2022
17 Mar 2022 07:03:42
Ed0666 - just a theory but the pressure from the fans to succeed means that the players are afraid to fail, play safe, don't want to take risks.

I think playing for Manchester United heaps pressure on a player, every mistake is magnified more than it is at any other club in the country. Some players rise to the occasion and drag the team to victory, but that seems to have disappeared this season.

When Bruno came in he took risks, for 18 months his form drove the team forward, when his form dipped about 12 months ago, the team started to struggle again. The cracks have once again been exposed and we can all see that a total rebuild is required, unfortunately the club seems more interested in the stadium rebuild at the moment, rather than what is on the pitch.