Manchester United Rumours Archive September 08 2011

08 Sep 2011 19:23:17
I know not many wanna hear about replacing SAF. I recall United having a plan when he does leave? Ole is currently managing at Molde. Could he ever return as Manager?

Actually, I have to announce that I am the new manager.

With Ed007 as head coach. Gan as Chief Executive and we're poaching Hayley McQueen from Sky as PR.

I see Ole being a United manager, but not when SAF retires.

Sydney!

Can't see it happening ole wouldn't have enough expierence for the biggest club in the world only a handful of managers in my opinion could succeed at united mourinho, moyes ancellotti would be good I think or even pep if he ever left barca

Dick van dyke

I can't see it happening, not anytime soon anyway he just doesn't have the experience if we're talking about man utd legends being the next manager i'd say cantona is the more likely

Ozwald

Maradona?

Mourinho guardiola would be the big name to come in
moyes or quieroz for people who know the league and team

When Ole left for Molde, he himself said that he would have to (and be prepared to) wait about 15 years before he had enough experience to come back and managed Utd

Moyes never boring defensive rubbish
Mourinho blokes an oik and a man of low moral fibre he has shat his nest
ole maybe in time
Tbh I have no idea who Utd will choose sadly I can't even think who we will choose

Pardoe

The only manager who can replace SAF and still maintain our dominance over the league is Pep ... that guy is class ... and the only club that he can go to from barca with out going a level down is united... and with the uncertainty he has with long term contracts with barca would suggest something on the cards

I reckon Mourinho has burned his bridges with his carry on of late. The advice he gave Sneijder not to join us was the last nail in his coffin. Besides, great managers can come through from nowhere, just like Pep and Ferguson. They are 100% committed to their clubs and their cause. Real club men that live and breath the club. Ole might be the man, could be someone else. We wont know till it happens, but like Ferguson and Pep the new manager will need to be given time to build a world class team. No Mourinho, he's just a quick fix to keep band wagon fans happy and throws money at the problems. We need someone to stay and build another dynasty just like that of Busby and Ferguson.

Dublin Devil

Apparantly its believed in Spain by most journalists that Guardiola will be replacing Ferguson. It could be just because Pep only signs short contracts and never seems to give a long term commitment to Barca and people are putting two and two together, or there may be something more substantial to it.
I personally just hope its not Mourinho. And i am really dreading the day when the great man calls it a day!

Andy B

I think it has been discussed for a long long time, and i have absolute confidence that they will do the right thing.. but if we will ever see a manager that holds the spot for years and years? depends on our patience, i hope no matter what that we wont become a club that changes manager every time we loose a game

08 Sep 2011 17:23:27
Barcelona officials are in Sao Paulo to discuss a January swoop for Santos star Neymar, according to reports in Brazil.
how many more players can they get in the squad surly some big names would have to be moved on.
jred

Not sure where he would fit in, the last Brazilian striker they signed flopped din;t he?

I'd expect Villa to be making way. Can Neymar play left or right wide or is he just a straight through the middle man?

It's a bit harsh on Villa but he is pretty much the only one who could go. Surely they wouldn't get rid of Pedro? Sanchez has just signed and Messi is untouchable. They have had a couple of South American strikers who weren't all that great Maxi Lopez and Keirrison. Neymar can play wide by the way.

Rjmanutd

If that is true then I would expect a first choice front 3 of.....

_________Messi

Neymar_________Sanchez


TK-Red

Why hasn't anyone pointed out the fact they claimed only to have a budget off 40 mil and that was for fabregas yet they splashed out on him and Sanchez and now neymar! Full of s#*t at that club but uefa and platini love them!

Ports

The plan id for Neymar to replace Villa on the left side of the front three.

Sydney!

Tk-red
.............Messi

Neymar.............Sanchez/pedro

inesta fab
............xavi

as anyone else really got a chance
jred

Jred, you're so right. That team is absolute quality. The midfield 3 are probably the 3 best CMs in the world, in terms of technique, touch, passing and creativity they are unbelievable! Messi ain't bad neither.

Platini needs to investigate their finances though - does he have the balls?

Stockie

They cant and wont be able to sustain the spending and the debt which it will incur. I think they will chance their arms and challenge the new fair play rules on the grounds that they are Barcelona. It wont last and they will find themselves in trouble financially. Spain is just as broke as Ireland now and it will get worse, I expect the EU will start having something to say on the debts incurred from top teams soon enough as they are not just football teams, they are a multi billion Euro industry and sooner or later if it is abused politics and regulations will take over and UEFA will end up being controlled from the EU.

Dublin Devil {Ed001's Note - no big corporation operates under governmental control and FIFA/UEFA are the same. Corporations just grease a few palms and continue to abuse anything and everything (and everyone for that matter!) they like. That will never change, not unless politicians actually care about the people they are supposed to represent.}

08 Sep 2011 02:41:00
did united go for tiago from barca at some stage this summer does anyone know? heard a rumour they did, great player
DB

Yes well there was talk of a £15 mil bid which i think was rejected? if there ever was a formal offer i'm not too sure however right after barca knew of interest from man utd they offered him a new contract in which there is a buyout clause of £80 mil. He would have been a great buy especially from barca, he was and still is like a mini xavi!