Manchester United Banter

23 Oct 2026 21:49:26
This won't be popular but I really think they should keep Carrick at least until the end of the season.

None of the available replacements are going to be any better.

We have a s***, threadbare squad.

Who's going to work a miracle and turn them all into world class players?

Let Carrick carry on. Let him learn a bit more and then keep improving the squad.

We currently have zero centre forwards.

Wingers who can't beat a player and get a decent cross in.

A totally new midfield.

A total embarrassment of a defense.

A half decent keeper, who's definitely lost a bit of mojo since the world cup.

No decent back up keepers.

I can't see how changing the manager is going to make the squad better.

Changing the manager tells the players it's not their fault.

It ficking well is their fault most of the time. It's got nothing to do with tactics, systems, or any of that. It's mostly down to them making amateur hour mistakes and giving up..

Keep Carrick. Invest in the coaching setup and structure. Let the players own this s*** show.

23 Oct 2026 22:52:34
I completely disagree RD.
They finished 3rd last year.
There are coaches that can have them better organised.
Timing is good for a new coach to come in in some respects.

24 Oct 2026 00:21:05
Either carrick lays down the law, or we bring jn a coach who will. I dont mean shouting and screaming. I mean tangible consequences for failing to do what is asked.

Problem with carrick is he was publicly saying that poor results we okay, and we were unlucky. He coukd have said it is not acceptable and we need to work harder etc. But he chose to look for all the positives in a loss against 10 men, or against supposed weaker teams. Any loss against anyone is unacceptable. Set a higher standard .show it. Take poor performing players out. Sub players off earlier when they are not performing. Basic stuff. It's not rocket surgery.

24 Oct 2026 04:16:25
They finished 3rd last year with Carrick and the same coaches...

This is the team that started against Como:

Lammens - no issues with him
Mazraoui - consistently not good enough
De Ligt - first game back after a year out, which just shows the lack of depth that we had to put him in
Maguire - Too slow
Dalot - Isn't a left back and is barely good enough at right back.
Tielemans - I think proving to be a weak signing
Santos - has some potential but shouldn't be starting CL matches.
Mbeumo - generally ok
Mount - occasional sub at best. why do we still have him?
Fernandes - not playing well generally
Cunha - totally out of form.

So for a CL match we field a patchwork team that has never played together before as a starting 11, players playing out of position, no recognised striker.

And that's all Carrick's fault?

He's going to make mistakes. He's a young, inexperienced manager. They knew that when they gave him the job.
They must have liked his vision for the team. They must have had good feedback about training.
They must have had good feedback about how he was dealing with players.
Sacking him let's the players off the hook.

If anyone has to go it's Wilcox. If this summer's recruitment was 'the plan' then they should be honest about it, but it looks like it was a botched job.

If Carrick goes, the only managers who we can get in that state 'we want to win trophies' are Conte and Emery. Anyone else is just accepting that at best we're hoping for a CL spot and will settle for a European spot. With them, you can't say the manager wasn't good enough. So go get one then and we'll soon find out it's the players and squa are good enough. The circus will rumble on.

Unfortunately we can't seem to get rid of the owners , which is probably the only real cure.

23 Oct 2026 17:47:30
Has the part 2 of the Ruben Amorim interview been released yet?

23 Oct 2026 20:17:44
Not sure part 1 was real, there is no record of any interviewnon the internet, it feels like a scam, similar to the one I fell for about Enriquez commenting on United.

23 Oct 2026 06:20:46
In the past I've always tried to back the manager for as long as possible but it's clear the players don't want to play for Carrick.

When your captain comes out and speaks publicly about his tactics, you would think it's the thoughts of many of the players, so I don't see the point in delaying the inevitable.

What I don't like is that the players, who have always failed to deliver a functional high press btw, have completely rejected a different type of tactic. Player power is clearly rife and not giving the manager a real chance.

Therefore, the next appointment needs to have a strong character with a CV that they can't question. It has to be Conte for me.

What a mess my club has turned into. There is a sham club across the city but there are sham owners inside our boardroom.

23 Oct 2026 09:24:19
Park
Unfortunatly i'd very much doubt conte would even be in the running. He would call someone out within a month.
This board and ownership won't be questioned if there was any sense wilcox would be gone.

Instead he will pick eddie howe who was lucky to last the season at newcastle.
Players that have had upteen chances under different managers will get another go! until we have a full clearout it will be rinse and repeat.

23 Oct 2026 09:27:40
I'm not sure it matters at this stage. This club is badly broken and if I was a player I'd be asking my agent to get me out and it's a big risk for a quality manager to take on right now. Give it to Phil Brown for all I care.

23 Oct 2026 09:57:00
Lets not kid ourselves, it will be someone who is another yes man or not good enough. Kieran Mckenna or Southgate come to mind.

The club will appoint to its level, which is a midtable team with no aspiration. No doubt SJR or Wilcox will make a statement trying to gaslight the fans into thinking it was a good decision.

Sick of this ownership, the players and the club as a whole at the minute.

23 Oct 2026 11:25:28
Howe is the only realistic and sensible option.

Not a sexy name so many here will deride the choice. But he's the only logical choice right now. Nobody else worth their salt would want it.

And I think the last thing we need is another "master tactician" like Nagelsman confusing the clearly very basic players we have.

23 Oct 2026 13:12:31
Eddie Howe really isn't good enough and if we go down that path we will be no better off in a years time.

23 Oct 2026 11:56:00
Eddie Howe is no better than Carrick. Conte is mental. He'd be off in 2 months with a strop. Nagelsmann would be a major risk. The only credible successor to steady the ship and to progress the cub would be Unai Emery.

23 Oct 2026 13:42:00
Howe isn't good enough for what exactly?

We don't have a squad capable enough to win trophies or implement complicated strategies. Someone like Conte or Naglesman would run into the exact same issues Amorim did. Players that don't have the ability to do what's asked of them.

Our squad is at a level where they should be battling for the last CL place. That's where we are. The only way we'll improve is by getting regular CL football and bringing in a director of football/scouting team capable of identifying quality players early in their career.

Howe has proven that he can get results with limited squads. His approach is simple, but far more competent than Carrick's. Howe and a proven director of football could help lay the foundations for bringing in an elite manager a few years down the line. People need to stop buying into the club's BS that were a big club. We're not. United are not equipped for an elite manager. Howe is the level we're at.

23 Oct 2026 13:50:35
To move on its need to remove Wilcox. Let Vivell pick the next manager. The choices Wilcox has made, have failed drastically.

23 Oct 2026 15:57:07
Vivell and nagelsman?
I think the whole coaching staff will need to go, so it would be a very big change.

They will desperately want a turn around in fortunes.

23 Oct 2026 17:01:09
DB,

The current coaching setup isn't good enough. If Carrick goes, then whoever the new manager is, will bring in their trusted coaching staff.

23 Oct 2026 17:30:48
Did I just read Howe is no better than Carrick?

23 Oct 2026 18:00:22
What under strength squad did howe have success with? .
Eng rb eng lb now a barca lw aresenal cm Liverpool striker. He had plenty of good players. Yes he got them playing well for a coule of seadons but imo he should have done better with that team than he did not withstanding the fact that he did pretty well. But never as high as 3rd.
He would be a seady eddie.
Might be a decent shout short term to take over mid season he seems like a good calm charachter he is used to working in a nuthouse restricted environment.
He would not be my choice but neither was carrick ole or eth so that in itself suggests Howe has a good chance of getting it😅

Id rather go with naglesmann or conte and let a looney run the asylum for a bit it might be just what the doctor ordered.

22 Oct 2026 23:31:56
Do I need to keep updating people with CATW %'s?

Looks like most have seen what was been advised.

Ah what the heck.

18.2%!!

Bye bye Michael.

Oh hang on, I have a few Bournemouth lads in my fantasy team, hang on for one more game 😜.

22 Oct 2026 20:29:19
Currently watching the Bournemouth game and I tell u what I think they might just do for Carrick on Sunday. They've been excellent, full of energy, industry and quality all things we currently lack.