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08 Oct 2025 21:23:32
SJR: “Amorim needs three years”
The most sensible comment from a United Director since the Glazers took control.
Made my day.
1.) 09 Oct 2025 08:11:58
That's good news that should settle the ship, but also upset a few on here ?.
2.) 09 Oct 2025 09:25:32
It’s only good news if we improve like we all hope. If not it’ll be a long 3 years.
3.) 09 Oct 2025 09:26:19
I think it’s a good statement. But I’ll not bet my house on him being here this time next year.
A few poor results and a potential flirt with relegation will soon turn heads as we all know.
4.) 08 Oct 2025 21:47:08
Do we have a super duper thumbs up option available?
5.) 09 Oct 2025 13:44:49
Oh dear, the dreaded vote of confidence.
Anorim will be gone by the end of next week ?.
6.) 10 Oct 2025 08:49:55
SJR making clear to the players that they can’t force the coach out by underperforming;as with previous managers)
Good. Players have gotten away with inconsistent performances for too long, comfortable with their huge wages, and need to finally start producing the good - or THEY’ll be gone instead.
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12 Jan 2026 10:40:16
The club hopes to have a manager in place by Wednesday when the players return to training.
- BBC website
Wednesday! Players return to training Wednesday. WTF did they do to get two days off?
1.) 12 Jan 2026 11:29:23
They are fragile atm BRD.
They need time to rest and recover for all the running and sprints they made during the game against Brighton reserves.
2.) 12 Jan 2026 11:38:37
Think you’ve taken that the wrong way. Final decision by tomorrow so prep can start in weds for the derby.
3.) 12 Jan 2026 11:45:41
Nrd there had been major upheaval for the players. A couple of days off while they sort an appointment is understandable imo.
Its not like they can prep anything for the weekend until the new coach sets them up. So it makes sense to me.
4.) 12 Jan 2026 12:03:24
Remember when Jim preached about having the best in class
Ridiculous decision to sack Amorim when we were still fighting for European spots and the fa cup.
What happened to putting the club first and no your egos.
5.) 12 Jan 2026 12:48:23
Bolger, Amorim got himself sacked. They put them in an untenable position.
6.) 12 Jan 2026 12:56:50
Agree Bolger. Madness.
7.) 12 Jan 2026 13:09:19
Angel
I know your agenda and yes Amorim did push the position but he was put in an untenable position, almost constructive dismissal.
I appreciate you will be cheering yet the bigger picture is that Wilcox has caused an utter shambolic disaster.
8.) 12 Jan 2026 13:41:08
I would assume Amorim wanted January reinforcements and was told to "coach" the players he's given. Wilcox and Barrera leaked this sour interaction to the press, Amorim knew the writing was on the wall so went out swinging.
All this shows is the new board room are willing to make decisions based on emotion and not logic. I wasnt a huge fan of Amorim but 5th/6th in the league with 6 or 7 first team players coming back into the fold, I think we would have had a shot at Champions League qualification.
Sacking him with the back up plan of Ole or Carrick is essentially flushing the season down the toilet. The light is now shining directly on them and with the club having no prospect of a trophy on 10th January is going to be a rough few months if the wheels come off.
Maybe Carrick can turn it around slightly and we can at least enjoy watching the team again.
9.) 12 Jan 2026 13:46:55
Good to see you mumbles.
All we have is hope mumbles.
No reason why6t Carrick can't do as well as amorim and keep us in the euro spots.
10.) 12 Jan 2026 14:10:41
Red man, It's not an agenda, it's literally what happened.
I'm hoping now that the decline can be reversed but the players confidence is on the floor and I'm not sure that it can be reversed quickly. What we will get is a lot of 'i told you sos' in the group because this is going to be a long road to recovery. After a 32% win rate in the league, it's going to take time.
11.) 12 Jan 2026 14:32:34
The decline eth took us into has been reversed angel. He took us into 7th then to 15th and amorim has clawed us out of that hole to joint 5th. I know you have difficulty grasping that. Now all we need is for our interim to maintain that and not let us slump in the league again like we did under eth.
Thankfully amorim arrested the slide after he got to pick the confidence off the floor and put some posting structure in.
It was a far from perfect work inmprogress but giving best results and goal difference for past 3 seasons.
Im backing Carrick to do well and to keep us in the el spots. As you said yourself this squad should be getting 6th place I'm sure they will they are bang on target for it anyhow.
12.) 12 Jan 2026 15:54:17
Confidence is on the floor through the likes of Wilcox sacking the manager because he called them out after they have been leaking snips to the press
Failed promises.
11 Jan 2026 18:51:07
Great to see Amorim was the problem. For a moment I thought we’d got one of the worst Sporting Directors in the country….
1.) 11 Jan 2026 19:01:15
?? yep wilcocks wants it. he's certainly knows what he's doing ??.
2.) 11 Jan 2026 19:16:59
We’ve got 99 problems but Amorim ain’t one.
3.) 11 Jan 2026 19:17:56
We got a back 4
We got Mainoo
We got Lacey
We got a three-man midfield
We got Mainoo and Bruno
So, why is this team still so bad? Failed to beat soon to be relegated Burnley and Brighton B team (at Old Trafford)!
I thought it was Amorim and his 3-4-3?
4.) 12 Jan 2026 03:31:35
Definitely not the players he inherited, definitely not.
10 Jan 2026 07:39:06
{Ed's Note - BRD has posted a new article entitled, Still Reeling From Amorim's Exit at Manchester United
1.) 10 Jan 2026 10:26:39
Agree on pretty much all counts. I'm one of those you call out at the end going to every game. Under Amorim I was enjoying it for the first time in a long time as it felt like watching a long-term journey.
I've totally lost that excitement now and the thought of going to games just doesn't appeal. I'll be there nevertheless but I'm fed up of constantly going back on the merry go round.
2.) 10 Jan 2026 19:01:59
Well said guys. The joy has been removed from it.
I was enthused by Sesko scoring twice though, hopefully he kicks on and becomes great.
09 Jan 2026 16:51:57
BRD has written an article entitled, Still Reeling From Amorim's Exit at Manchester United
1.) 09 Jan 2026 17:42:24
I supported Amorim all the way. He did a lot of good things. But in the end he had to go. If it's true that he threw this hissy fit simply because Wilcox was questioning the suitability of 3-4-3 at the current moment in time when points are critical to the clubs future revenues and thus the capacity to afford the types of players Amorim needed, then he was totally out of line. Anyone could see that his system had its frailties, leaving holes in midfield and often leaving CBs to mark wingers far pacier than them. There was no indication that the club was asking him to change his system over the long haul. He surely knew that it was a long term project and that the club is hard up for cash. Quite frankly I thought his outburst was the height of immaturity.
It's clear that he's extremely arrogant and devoid of pragmatism. He may end up coaching back in the Portuguese league and doing well. But in the EPL his record speaks for itself. There have been improvements for sure, and many of us were quite prepared to see him have the opportunity to coach a more tailored squad. But, no, he acted like a spoilt impatient brat.
As for the management team I disagree with much of the criticism. They acquired some excellent players. Mbuemo, Cunha and Lammens all look good. Dorgu has actually been playing much better and scored a great goal and made two truly excellent crosses for goals of late. I have a suspicion that we will actually do better in a 4 at the back formation. It should play to Shaw's strengths and cover Yoro's weaknesses.
It may be difficult over the next few months but with the right acquisitions in the summer the next manager should have an excellent opportunity to succeed. It could have been Amorim, but he chose to fire himself, and leave United with a record that will be looked back on as a failure.
2.) 09 Jan 2026 18:22:24
‘His’ record could only be judged after he got ‘his’ players! He wasn’t given time. A missed opportunity- and that’s the first time I’ve felt that with any manager sacked since Fergie.
3.) 09 Jan 2026 19:00:59
I think that's a very fair summary. I don't agree with some points but they are a matter of opinion.
He had his own reasons for doing acting and saying the things he did. He knew the consequences.
Its put the management in a tough spot and forced them into a situation they didn't want to be in.
The only silver lining is that now they're is time to get the selecting right.
4.) 09 Jan 2026 20:25:58
Amazing how much faith we are putting in Jason Wilcox. You could argue what pedigree does he have for challenging Amorim.
Something had to change, would have preferred the owners, then the management team, lastly Amorim. Unsurprising the manager goes first, they better get the next permanent appointment more right.
Bottom line is that we need to keep up the radical change, old guard out, new guard in. From there we can slowly build back towards something competitive.
5.) 09 Jan 2026 20:33:19
Do you think the will Tumble? Who would you go for at the end of the season?
6.) 09 Jan 2026 20:54:34
The fundamental thing here that undermines your argument is that Amorim had won the internal battle. From what Ed001 said, things came to a head with Wilcox, and the club had decided to back Amorim and sack Wilcox to bring in a new DoF more suited to Amorim.
This would have given Amorim the opportunity to work with someone on his wavelength, and build the type of squad he wanted to. Instead, Amorim used the press conference to engineer his own dismissal. The problems he ranted about at the end of the press conference were the issues that club had decided to rectify in his favour.
That leaves us with the ultimate conclusion that Amorim no longer wanted to be here. My own opinion is that Amorim was struggling to cope with the pressure and scrutiny, and frustrated that things just weren’t working on the pitch. He used the bust up as an excuse to get fired.
There are things that I like about Amorim as a coach, and the vast majority of the blame rests with the club directors. But his biggest failure was an inability to work with the tools he had. He’s system first, squad second, and this is why other English clubs didn’t hire him. To succeed at the top level of football, a coach needs to adapt. To get the best out of the players they have at their disposal. Time and time again, Amorim set his side up to play a system of football that they were simply incapable of executing effectively. The proof of this is in the results. When it came down to it, he was more concerned with playing his way than playing winning football.
7.) 09 Jan 2026 21:17:55
Brd. I always live in hope when it comes to united so yes I think they will get a good appointment.
I don't care who it is to be honest nor can I recommend anybody because I don't know enough about any of them really.
I know from watching that there are a few managers i'd rather it not be.
Putting ole bufoon in is not filling me with any confidence.
But amorim left the team in a European place so he only has to do as well as amorim has done so far this year to qualify us for Europe.
Its really important imo that our interim keeps us in that European place or moves us up 1 spot to get the cl spot it would help No end with recruitment both coaches and players.
8.) 09 Jan 2026 21:23:29
Danny nails it. Whatever was happening behind the scenes, RA seems to have engineered an exit.
9.) 09 Jan 2026 21:57:02
They're is no doubt about that ajh. He knew the consequences of saying what he did.
He obviously felt scorned. Good move on his part to be fair beats walking away from 12m.
10.) 10 Jan 2026 00:09:42
Yes BRD, given all the players he needed to run his system he might well have proved himself to be a great manager. The club was aiming for 2028 as the year by we should be challenging for the title again. So, the question remains, if the club - which has backed him up in public repeatedly despite all the criticism and pressure from the press and pundits - was prepared to be patient, why wasn't Amorim?
I agree with Danny. The pressure became too much, so he got himself fired for doing exactly what we've been highly critical of a number of players for doing. He never gave himself a chance to see how he could do with the players he needed, some of whom would surely have been acquired in the summer. He could have toed the line, relaxed his intransigence, and played for the summer to acquire better players. But no, that's not what he chose. That's down to him. So he will leave the club with the history books showing his awful record. He may have been successful, he may not have been. No one will ever know. The next manager will get the credit for any success down the line. That's how it works.
11.) 10 Jan 2026 08:14:49
If Wilcox new he had lost and was about to be fired, do you think he engineered the situation with Amorim so that he would blow up in that press conference, proper Machiavelli stuff.
12.) 10 Jan 2026 08:20:21
Good article BRD
May I add that whilst Wilcox has been terrible on this and needs sacking, where was Berada?
Surely as senior and line manager to Wilcox he should have stepped in. It should never have got to where it did. That to me places questions at Berada’s position. Wilcox has to go, now, but Berada cannot hide on this.
The pictures at Burnley of them sat next to each other looked awkward, deliberate to show they were together. Fine, they can both go together, get someone in who can handle a manager properly and instead of trying to change the manager, develop him for the exact reasons they brought him in.
As to Ole, if they bring him back, it’s pure incompetence from SJR, they will look a bunch of utter idiots. It would look like purely a give the fans something to be positive about and sets us as a totally non serious football club.
13.) 10 Jan 2026 09:57:32
A lot to agree with in this article. That's my opinion for what it's worth.
14.) 10 Jan 2026 09:59:17
Agree RM.
15.) 10 Jan 2026 10:00:13
Danny, that's a good post and summarisation given the Athletic article and Ed001s understanding of the situation.
But I still believe they will get it right. But the scrutiny on the team of Berrada, Wilcox, Vivell etc will never as high as it is right now.
27 Nov 2025 11:05:21
I will continue to back Amorim, but his game management against Everton was beyond poor.
Six defensive minded players against 10-men is inexcusable. I can't and won't defend that. I hope Wilcox and co have a strong word in his ear - and we should never again have Dalot and Shaw playing together on the left! Ever! And don't get me started on Dorgu. He needs a prolonger peridot in the under-21s to gain some form as his is dire right now.
Yoro and Shaw had way too much possession. Passing was slow and ponderous, crossing was poor and the finishing non-existent. I come back to my previous comparison which is a great chef needs good ingredients. We don't have enough for Amorim to cook an omelette. Mainoo is not one of them and should be sold.
However, Everton was a blessing in disguise. We saw how poor our midfield and wing-back options are. We also lack a back up plan to Sesko (please let Zirkzee go) who I believe would have made a huge difference against Everton.
We remain at least 2 maybe 3 transfer windows away from being a competitive squad. Amorim has to remain in charge during that period. But, to expect top four this season when your centre midfield and wing back options are as bad as ours is laughable.
Keep the faith. and have a great Christmas Eds and all.
1.) 27 Nov 2025 12:08:26
What did you expect him to do?
Did you look at the bench?
At the start of the second half he took off Mazraoui and brought on Mount. That's an attacking substitution.
On 58 minutes he took off Casemiro and brought on Mainoo, again a more attacking substitution.
The other sub he made was to take off Dorgu who was having a poor game and replacing him with Dalot. A fairly like for like situation, although you could argue that Dorgu is typically better going forward than Dalot.
The unused options on the bench were Bayindir, Martinez, Malacia, Ugarte, Heaven and Shea Lacey.
A goalkeeper, three defenders, a defensive midfielder and a kid who hasn't made his debut yet.
The only option you could have an argument for is giving Lacey a chance, all the others are defensive options.
While to be fair chasing the game against a physical side like Everton is probably not the time to throw on a young lad like Lacey, who while talented, is fairly lightweight and could easily have got bullied in that game.
So what exactly did you expect him to do differently?
We had key forward players out injured, while the likes of Zirkzee and Mount were either making their first start or being eased back in after injury.
Also we had 25 shots on goal, we had more than enough chances to win that game but we either lacked quality when finishing or Pickford pulled out a great save.
It happens, despite the less than great performance, we'd probably have won that game 6 times out of ten and drawn 3 times given the balance of play. We just had the one time were we lost it.
2.) 27 Nov 2025 12:54:06
Shappy,
RA could have brought on Mainoo and Mount for Casemeiro and Dorgu at halg timr and played 4 at the back, with maz and Shaw being RB and LB.
Bruno could have played further up, in a number 10 or even alongside Zirkzee. Throwing Lacey on wouldn't have hurt either. Utd had nothing to lose. only 3 points!
3.) 27 Nov 2025 13:09:05
There were plenty of options Shappy - even though for the record I am defending him overall.
Taking a defender off and even giving Shea Lacey a chance would have been an upgrade on the 11 on the pitch.
4.) 27 Nov 2025 13:22:37
I would have started Bruno in Cunha's spot and started Mainoo alongside Casemiro. The Dorgu/Amad ploy on the left seemed really odd, especially when Amad and Mbuemo have been building an excellent partnership. The Zirkzee selection didn't work because Zirkzee isn't good enough. So not starting him at all probably would have worked better and bringing in Mount on the left instead.
It wasn't the subs that didn't work it was the starting line up. As Shappy points out there really were no options on the bench which does not augur well for AfCon. Before the self inflicted red card Everton looked the more dangerous team. Despite everything, in the end the loss was attributable to poor finishing 24 shots v 2 indicated total domination.
5.) 27 Nov 2025 13:43:27
My post was dumped on Match posts. Amorim did not act quickly enough after the sending off. He kept the same set up when he should have reacted and become more aggressive. Dorgu was terrible. Put Heaven at left CB push Shaw forward but he didn’t. What’s the point of putting Lacey on the bench if he isn’t under consideration?
People don’t like it but their goal came from Bruno being very weak indeed. He is not a CM.
Watch the balls being rolled to players so slowly the receiver had to wait for it to arrive.
Not good enough.
How can we have such little depth, such little option having spent so much? How have we only one CF? No midfield? It’s a disgrace quite honestly and it isn’t all on Amorim. Once we had 4 CF now one and a kid who seems to have taken a step back.
Years ago on here we had a poster “No midfield”, it hasn’t changed and it’s frankly a major embarrassment. Now we have no central midfield, no Striker options, no wing backs. Shambles. Utter shambles.
6.) 27 Nov 2025 14:54:08
I would argue we not even got a decent striker when Sesko is fit!
Come on Shappy get real don’t try hide behind the bench, it’s ridiculous, he got zero in game management skills, with the sending off any decent manager would have reacted but ours stayed exactly same game plan, slow ponderous walking football, the only decent combination we had is Amad and Mbuemo, so he changes that, we got ready made better forward false 9 call it what you will in Bruno and probably our best finisher does he push him forward…nope Dorgu who been awful since day one should have been sacrificed soon as the sending off, flat back 4 Mainoo on next to Cass Bruno forward or even if he likes the back 3 so much take of Dorgu and Mazzouri 1 Cb the other 2 who were spare all night cover left and Right put Mainoo and Mount on with Cass that midfield 3 would easily take control of the game, jeez these are all internationals that could have controlled the game and fed Mbuemo, Amad, Bruno, what does our boring as hell naive coach do nothing just as usual like for like substitutions then got audacity to say players don’t follow his instructions….
i wonder why, it’s negative boring football, yes we need more players but if Cass, Mount, Mainoo in midfield and Mbuemo, Amad Bruno up front can’t out score and play Everton we have a more serious problem.
7.) 27 Nov 2025 15:41:10
Ah he’s back, we lost.
8.) 27 Nov 2025 19:08:41
It’s also an indictment on the club/management that the bench is as lightweight/poor as it is.
9.) 27 Nov 2025 19:08:55
Lacey was on the bench as an option, but that doesn't mean throw him to the dogs. I'd imagine the plan was to get him used to being with the first team and maybe give him 10 minutes if the game is safe.
But you can't be throwing him in there when you're a goal down and the opposition are playing rough to keep it that way.
That just isn't the right way to introduce a youngster.
As for those people bemoaning not going to a back four, get over it. Football isn't just 4-4-bloody 2. Every time you complain about the formation you are just highlighting your own ignorance. You're making a damn fool of yourself.
As for not taking Casemiro off sooner? Have you seen our record with and without him this season?
Also only a manager who has zero trust in his system/players makes changes 20 minutes into a game due to something that has happened to the opposition.
Let's be honest do you really think the sending off seriously affected how Everton were going to play? Keep men behind the ball, two banks of four. That was always their plan both before and after the sending off.
We were going to have to break them down regardless.
In the end our managers tactics, and in game management enabled us to have 24 shots and limited Everton to 2.
That's about all you can ask of your manager. The problem doesn't lie with him. It lies with the players who conceded when they really shouldn't have, and because they couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo.
Our problem was a lack of quality in forward areas, and there were no other options available to the manager. Suck it up. Until we get a stronger squad we will continue to struggle when missing a couple of key players, particularly in forward areas.
{Ed001's Note - why is it not the way to introduce a youngster? It is the exact right time, when they are under pressure to perform and they actually learn something from the experience. All this bollox about only bringing youngsters on when it is safe is why they fail. They need to play when it matters or they gain nothing.}
10.) 27 Nov 2025 20:08:00
What I find really telling about the defences of Amorim’s rigidity is that they talk about substitutions and game management as if the system/formation doesn’t exist.
He brought on Mount and Manioo, therefore he took a more attacking approach.
Yes, but within the same system that kept 3 central defenders on against 10 men when we were a goal behind.
As others have said, the obvious tactical change was to go to a back 4. Adding an extra midfielder to help us move the ball around quicker in the final third, or adding an actual striker. Yeah, the only striker on the bench was a young lad, but he might have actually caused their defenders some problems.
The glaring point is that Amorim’s system was working in this specific game. Everton were comfortable. Even being a man down. They just needed to stay compact and defend against crosses. Anyone watching could see that something different was needed, but Amorim kept the same system despite it clearly not working. That’s the point. Not that he didn’t try to make attacking changes. That these changes made zero difference because Everton were able to defend against the system without breaking a sweat.
11.) 28 Nov 2025 03:18:32
Bang on Ed.
We can dissect the Everton game until the cows come home, but not throwing Lacey in against 10men when we needed a goal or two was a bad decision. I suspect Lacey would have given more than others on the day!
12.) 28 Nov 2025 05:43:44
Youngsters learn more in these games then putting them on for a run out when 5-0 up, not that we will ever be 5-0 up… stop all this trying to defend RA joke, admit it he made a real mess of that game, stop defending the indefensible, you done it with Ole you done it with Ten….
13.) 28 Nov 2025 11:29:29
Ed001
Lacey isn’t 15 or 16, he is 18. At that age you think you can score the World Cup winning goal. Arsenal play Dowman at 15 yet we can’t give Lacey 18 time. If we were in a relegation battle I could understand it but what a filip for the kid put on and told go and get us or create a goal.
{Ed001's Note - even if you are in a relegation battle, it is those moments of pressure that shape diamonds. That is why lower league clubs on the verge of going out of business if they drop down can play kids and those kids do well. I hate this overly protective way of dealing with kids, it does not help them at all. Quite the opposite.}
14.) 29 Nov 2025 17:28:11
Happy, I agree with a lot of your posts.
But this definitely isn't one of them. ?.
15.) 29 Nov 2025 21:28:34
Fowler 18
Giggs 17 against Everton in a 2-0 loss, ironically
Beckham 17
Rooney 16
Owen 17
Scholes 19
If you are good enough you are old enough. Stop with the need protecting claptrap.
26 Dec 2025 19:27:47
SWYS - We are an exciting g club to join. My gut feel is in 18-24 months the United/City picture will be very different….
08 Aug 2025 07:44:59
Some people just such the joy out of football.
07 Aug 2025 20:34:57
Jeez Whiskey Red. What a cynical post. Three superb buys so far and seemingly not over. Nobody can say Amorim isn’t being backed. It’s a long long while since I felt this optimistic at the start of a new season.
21 May 2025 08:14:51
Start Zirkzee. Better option at 90%. Better to start and replace him if necessary rather than come on as a sub and he still does his hamstring.
13 Jan 2026 15:20:20
Surely if it was Southgate even the clowns would have just appointed him now.
. hopefully time to review the market reveals a plethora of managers better equipped than Southgate. Or, failing at Boro (Southgate and Carrick) is the main criteria?
13 Jan 2026 10:49:12
Agreed Red Man. SJR playing Football Manager whilst Wilcox plays FIFA. It's an utter joke.
13 Jan 2026 07:44:15
Here we go again. An ex-United legend with a woeful track record of coaching and management being touted for a job.
When will this fan base ever learn.
12 Jan 2026 10:43:11
To be fair, Vivell seems the one sensible person in the asylum.
11 Jan 2026 19:17:56
We got a back 4
We got Mainoo
We got Lacey
We got a three-man midfield
We got Mainoo and Bruno
So, why is this team still so bad? Failed to beat soon to be relegated Burnley and Brighton B team (at Old Trafford)!
I thought it was Amorim and his 3-4-3?