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10 Aug 2025 16:32:18
Currently in Turkey, and on their sports channel they’ve just reported Besiktas will look at Sancho as an alternative to Lauriente? Plays in France I think.
Not sure if any of that has been spoken about in England yet and not sure if Sancho would be interested but be good if we can move him on ASAP.
1.) 10 Aug 2025 20:22:53
What's he worth let's be honest!?, no commitment, no pride, no drive and turns it on now and again!, a spoiled egotistical brat!, be embarrassed if my child showed as little interest from such a privileged position, massive queues for his signature not!, needs grow a pair!, I'd take a tenner for him and put it down to a very bad purchase to be honest.
2.) 10 Aug 2025 21:33:28
Got no self respect. doesn't seem to love the game. downhill for him now probably be in America in 3 years.
3.) 10 Aug 2025 21:39:52
I have the feeling the Sancho situation will run towards the end of August and he will end up back at Dortmund. Whether as full sale or one more loan!
30 May 2025 08:32:17
Morning. Although it feels a bit disappointing that Delap has chosen Chelsea. Being one to try and look at the glass being half full when it comes to the football side, I think this season we will finally be getting players who WANT to play for United. This is something I don’t think we’ve had since SAF left bar a few individuals. Cunha is a great example of this, it was only United and I love that. We need players who want to represent the club if we are going to move forward.
With Delap gone, Arsenal appearing to be in for Sesko I do wonder whether Gyokeres is an option although you’d think he’d end up at a Champions League side. I wonder if Ramos from PSG is an option and for some reason, I feel like an outside option is Kane. He’s won his title but I’ve read his family aren’t happy in Germany. The idea of coming back and beating Shearer’s record must be tempting for him. I’m not sure this is a move we should rule out.
1.) 30 May 2025 10:04:00
I am with you Ports as a bit of an optimist when it comes to or club (wrongly recently) . Delap for me would have been great if we had an existing striker numner 1 in and we wanted to split the playing time, allow to challenge and bring in as a number 2.
He felt a bit like Rooney when we brought him in. but we had Berbatov/ Tevez so they could give him time to bed in (not that he needed much)
At the minute we need a ready made number 1, does not need to be a huge name even though I would love an Osihmen/ Gyorkeres. If not them then a player who has been number 1 striker somewhere and scored.
Chelsea - Delap in and looks like they want another which could be Gyorkeres/ Ekitike
Arsenal - Seems split on manager/ sporting director but expect one of Gyorkeres/ Sesko
Newcastle - sorted with Isak
Liverpool - dark horses to get one of the big options but could look at Ekitike
We could be left on the outside looking at the best of the rest. reality of where we are but think with no Europe we can improve our position as a whole team with improvements in all 3 of the attacking positions.
2.) 30 May 2025 10:42:27
I really hope we can bring in a very good if not great striker who can instil a bit of that fear factor again, a player who's a handful and the opposition CBs dread facing. Doesn't feel like we've had that for a long time.
If Arsenal do get Sesko then maybe the Gyokeres move still has some legs in it. It wouldn't be the first time we'd managed to sign a very good player without the lure of European football to offer (despite what went on to follow, Pogba signed in an 'off' season) . Selling the dream of starting this new chapter and aiming for the Europa spots (I assume) won't appeal to the elite players but we're not in for those, the ones a rung below might be up for the challenge though?
3.) 30 May 2025 12:40:38
Getting a top class striker will be difficult in this market of limited options and with so much competition for them. Especially from teams that can offer European football and realistic chances of winning major silverware.
We will almost certainly end up shopping for a striker who is either unproven or that next bracket down from elite.
I still maintain that I'd be doing everything we can to get Jonathan David across the line. He might be in that next bracket down from elite, but he is miles ahead of our current options and for free it is surely a no brainer. Then we can afford to maybe look for a young talented striker with potential who can rotate around with David.
I'd also be pushing really hard for Mbeumo to join alongside Cunha to make sure we've added more goals across the front three so we are less reliant on the strikers to get all the goals.
4.) 30 May 2025 15:55:51
I have to say I'm not 1 but Sissons in not getting delap.
Obviously he has good potential but too far from the finished article to lead the line imo at united given where we are.
He might be the next shearer but might also be the next rasmus.
5.) 30 May 2025 17:04:58
I'm not bothered about a player choosing not to come here.
I'm more bothered about or ability to pick the right player. Then it's down to the player to want to come here. Delap wanted to go elsewhere, I'm okay with that.
I'm hoping mbeumo joins, a really good premiership player coming into the prime of his career.
6.) 30 May 2025 17:41:12
#Brad76
Did I misunderstand your comment, or you said we bought Rooney while already having Berbatov and Tevez?
7.) 30 May 2025 18:26:44
Would anyone go for Wissa? Knows the league, had a great season, if we go for Mbeumo too, they already form a great partnership, and it would not block potential younger strikers.
8.) 30 May 2025 18:33:24
Delap choosing Chelsea is a blessing in disguise. The board will be forced to reach a little deeper into their pockets for a Gyokores / Osimhen-style player. I expect it will mean the end of Bruno, although if the plan was to play him in a deeper position next season, that might not be such a bad thing. The £150m he’ll bring in will cover the Cunha fee, a striker, and a new keeper.
{Ed077's Note - I was never a big fan of the whole Delap idea so I'm happy he's going to Chelsea instead
9.) 30 May 2025 23:03:06
With you Ed. We need to buy goals now. Delap doesn’t guarantee this.
10.) 31 May 2025 08:30:15
Brad. I'm not sure you have your signings in the right order??.
11.) 31 May 2025 08:31:11
Redseven 150m no chance.
12.) 31 May 2025 11:22:32
Ken - He’s worth two Dhurans. He’s their statement signing. Maybe they won’t go all the way to £150m, but I expect they’ll go close if we hold our nerve. Worst case scenario Bruno stays.
13.) 02 Jun 2025 03:33:01
I won't comment on the striker options other than to say you should ignore the "potential" and go for players who want to to play for you and have the right character. Get that sorted first. Pretty much what Klopp did when he first started at LFC. People laughed when he signed Milner but he paid it back in spades just in the way he changed the dressing room culture.
Mind you I think you missed the boat by not going for Kelleher as GK. Already an upgrade on Onana (not that that would be hard) and wouldve been cheap (and home grown) . He is only going to get better imho and you prob wouldve had that position sorted for the next 6 years or at least until you had the money to afford an elite GK.
09 Aug 2024 16:59:26
Currently in Turkey and talk of United speaking with Fenerbache for Ferdi kadioglu.
1.) 09 Aug 2024 19:03:13
Are you getting the hair or teeth done ports?
2.) 09 Aug 2024 19:30:57
Gone for the Jurgen Klopp smile option!
3.) 09 Aug 2024 19:59:09
I didn't know Turkey did hair as well as teeth.
4.) 10 Aug 2024 00:40:57
Oak bark, they do all plastic surgery too. Can get yourself a new hairline and the missus a BBL at the same time ?.
5.) 10 Aug 2024 08:55:15
Just make sure you have a good Turkish translator with you when you go to the surgery, tick the wrong box and you'll get yourself a pair of double D's instead of a new fringe or a set of pearly whites ??.
29 Jul 2024 09:26:43
Ed, sounds like PSG are keen on Sancho. Just out of interest, would it be better for both clubs to do the Sancho and Ugarte transfers as separate deals or, if possible tie them both into 1 deal? I know it’s a lot more complicated but for me, the simplistic answer for them would be that Sancho is valued at £50M, they want £70M for Ugarte so £20M plus Sancho and get deal done (I’m just using numbers from reports) . Or for financial purposes would both deals need to be done separately. I guess there is an agent fee that may complicate it further?!
{Ed002's Note - PSG are not going to pay £50M for Sancho. Don't worry about the structure of any transfer as they are recorded separately on the TMS.}
1.) 29 Jul 2024 10:05:54
There certainly sounds like a deal can be done for both players. I'd imagine a comprise on both sides will be required.
2.) 29 Jul 2024 13:10:13
Ignoring money I definitely feel like there will be some movement with incoming/ outgoing shortly.
Ugarte feels like it is waiting for the Neves deal to progress and if an agreeable price can be met for both Ugarte and Sancho it is possible the deals happen at the same time with us topping up with some cash.
Mazraoui from Bayern feels similar if we can agree a deal with West Ham for AWB then that deal could go through smoothly.
Hopefully we are continuing discussions for De Ligt, as we saw from the Arsenal game we need to make sure we are covered and a main 3 of De Ligt, Yoro and Martines would give us this.
3.) 29 Jul 2024 14:27:58
PSG aren’t paying much more than that for Neves. Would rather we just went for him instead.
4.) 29 Jul 2024 16:34:02
Redseven,
He’s a similar player to Mainoo though and we need a Casemiro replacement, perhaps buying players we need rather than fancy names is the way to go?
5.) 29 Jul 2024 16:39:25
Rarely does a club actively looking to sell one of their players ever get the asking price.
If we are trying to sell Sancho for 40m, we'll be lucky to get 35m.
Likewise, PSG might want 70m, but they will be lucky to get 55m.
No one will match, let alone pay more for the player than what they paid last summer. Especially given that PSG are looking for a sale.
We are just seeing the media posturing that takes place in the build up to most transfers.
6.) 29 Jul 2024 20:29:18
Gds2. I've seen a lot of talk about him but never really seen him play. I can say the same about ugarte to be honest.
But the psg deal for neves seems all but done so as you say a player of ugarte's profile is more akin to what we need to compliment the likes of mainoo Bruno and mount.
Midfield looks very short on depth if any of cas ericksen or mctom were to depart without another coming in alongside ugarte. Interesting to see if we can get 2 in.
18 Jul 2024 21:58:37
Personal terms agreed for Ugarte. What is happening to this club!
1.) 18 Jul 2024 22:11:03
It's like Glazers are not running the club anymore :D.
2.) 18 Jul 2024 22:15:55
Club now being run by competent people who form a dynamic, agile and proactive structure.
imagine where the club will be in a few years time if this professional approach is maintained - and reflect upon the previous incompetence and wasted years previously. We're now finally acting like other well-run clubs such as Liverpool and Man City.
still SO much to do to rectify the mess the club has become but a really good start to the window.
3.) 18 Jul 2024 22:20:33
If we pull this one off too, that would be 3/ 3 so far for me in terms of acumen and identification.
4.) 19 Jul 2024 08:51:54
We certainly seem more ruthless and clinical don't we. Would just temper the expectations of Zirkzee Yoro and (potentially) Ugarte. I haven't seen evidence they are necessarily starting quality for us. Not trying to be negative about them, as I'm pleased to have them at the club; but I'm not getting carried away.
5.) 19 Jul 2024 11:04:04
Absolutely love to see it. I don't expect every signing to work out perfectly, no club gets it right every time no matter how well run they are.
Yet the difference between this summer and the past decade is absolutely night and day.
They have assessed what the team needs most, scouted, shortlisted suitable targets and have just gone about getting them done quickly and efficiently.
We will still over pay on a few targets (everybody does), and we will still pay more than most other clubs (impossible not to when you are one of the biggest clubs in the world) .
Most signings will work out, but some will not. That is always going to be the case when dealing with individuals. You can scout talent, you can select players with skill sets you need, you can even background check players to see what kind of person they are.
Yet how they fit in with the other players in the squad, how they adapt to that new environment (possibly a new country), how their loved ones who move with them adapt, and how they blend with the current players are all things you cannot predict. Those are the reasons players should be failing. Not because they don't have the right skill set or are not at the required level.
That is something that excites me most about our signings so far. They all seem to have the right skill set for what we need and have either shown themselves to be at the required level or have the potential to get to that level.
Zirkzee has shown himself to be a great player in Serie A, won the young player of the year award and been a key player for an exciting Bologna side. He has a complimentary skill set to Højlund, offering something different. His style of play should work well in creating space and chances for a forward line that has shown itself capable of scoring goals, but lacking in creating chances.
Leny Yoro is a phenomenal talent, someone whose skills seem very well suited to playing alongside Martinez. He's a mobile, athletic, sweeper who can clean up behind the more aggressive, front footed Martinez. He is also comfortable with the ball at his feet and can build up from the back. He's a good replacement for Varane who made a great partnership with Martinez when both were fit and playing. Obviously with a young player there are concerns over his ability to adapt to a more physically demanding league. He might take time to adapt and he will make mistakes as he learns. But the talent is there, it's now down to the player and the club to develop him into the player his talent suggests he can be.
Manuel Ugarte looks like he'll be the next through the door. Terms reportedly agreed, the player opens to the move, and PSG open to a sale. He looks every inch the kind of combative, ground covering, ball winning midfielder we need to pair alongside Mainoo to give him licence to focus on progressing the ball. His passing isn't expansive, but his safe controlled passing is what we probably need alongside a young player who will be looking to progress the ball forward and Bruno whose preset pass is an aggressive, high risk forward pass. He could be an excellent deal, especially if it's a loan with an option/ obligation to buy in a years time. Off-setting expenditure this summer when funds seem tight.
All three signings seem well suited to improve the team and add skills we need to become a better side. Hopefully all three settle quickly and adapt to the club, country, and the league.
While being decisive in making sensible signings the club have also been quick to move players out.
With Greenwood finally leaving and drawing a line under a very unfavorable period at the club, making it 10 departures already (Greenwood, Varane, Martial, Donny, Alvaro Fernandez, Kambwala, Shoretire, Forson, Williams and Amrabat) .
While they continue to discuss possible departures of players like Sancho, Casemiro, McTominay, AWB, Lindelof, Eriksen, Hannibal and Pellistri. These players are the ones who are likely to bring in fees to bolster the transfer budget and enable more signings.
I expect to see us continue our pursuit of Branthwaite, who would provide cover for Martinez and looks a good potential fit alongside Yoro in the long term. We will over pay for him, but that is always the case when signing homegrown players.
We are reportedly exploring the possibility of signing Adrien Rabiot, who on a short term (3 year) deal could offer us some quality and experience for a minimal cost. He isn't a perfect signing, but he would represent good business I think. Whether a deal happens or not remains to be seen.
While signing a player like Rabiot on a free might free up funds to make the signings of Branthwaite and possibly a new fullback if AWB departs to West Ham or somewhere else. Although I've heard that we have spoken with Bayern about Sascha Boey on a loan with an obligation/ option to buy. We have reportedly looked at a few options like that, both in terms of players we could sign and players we are struggling to sell (Sancho) .
It's so refreshing to see our club actually being well run, with a plan, and with experts pulling the strings. While we won't be back challenging for major honours this season, if this approach continues and even improves further then it will only be a matter of time before we get back to the top.
6.) 19 Jul 2024 18:19:00
Agree with all the points.
Only caveat is no one signed is EPL proven.
It could take a season to come together.
7.) 19 Jul 2024 23:44:42
ThaT os The THing THough, these signing s aren't for mext year. They are picking players they think will developing players who will be part of a title challenge in 3 to 5 years and going forward.
I expect us to to develop each year, and these. Players to improve.
Now I do think each is am upgrade, Zirkzee better than any of our options to spell Hojlund. Yoro better than what happened last year to us at CB, Ugarte is not a significant upgrade in fairness. But I also understand their will be growing pains, they will make mistakes they are developing and learning. I can live with that as long as we are developing as a whole.
I am not excited next season because I think we will challenge or these lads are the finished article, I am excited because I think these lads could be one day and will grow into the players we need with some luck.
I think there are youth players coming through that will make it too, Amass I eel very confident about. So much so I would ignore left back and focus elsewhere, he is very young but is good enough that I think we have to avoid blocking his pathway with a new signing. Lacey too I think will make it, but unlike LB we don't really have anyone currently playing at a high enough level. Garnacho could develop into that player on the right, Diallo I am less sure of.
8.) 20 Jul 2024 10:40:42
Oakbark, I think we are on the same page. I'm excited to see the shoots of growth this season, not because I think we will genuinely challenge for major titles. That said I think we should focus on the Europa League as I think we have a good chance of winning it. EtH has shown he is good at winning in the cups, with three finals in two years. While there is no UCL drop down into the Europa league this season, meaning who is in it to start with is the only competition we will have. I think we are one of the stronger teams in the competition, with a winning manager and a history and pedigree of winning.
Personally I'd focus more on that competition as winning it means UCL qualification, while it would also improve our UEFA coefficient meaning we would be less likely to draw a tougher UCL group then following season.
I'd play the kids and squad players in the domestic cups. With our main focus being the league and the Europa League.
Yoro and Zirkzee in theory improve us, although until they play in the EPL you never know how they will adapt. Yet the real benefit of them is as you say the potential they have, and the players they could become.
I actually think Ugarte would be a big improvement, finally having a tenacious, aggressive, high energy, ball winner in midfield who'll pair nicely with Mainoo. Giving Mainoo more licence to progress the ball forward, which is his best quality.
I'm hopeful that Amad can get more game time, he looked promising every time he played last season. He probably should have got more minutes.
While if Mount can stay fit he'll be like a new signing.
I agree with Amass, he looks like he could become a top level player. Defensively he still has a lot to learn, but a real threat going forward. If we do sign Branthwaite, then I could see either Branthwaite or Martinez covering LB with them either staying deep or dropping into midfield rather than bombing down the wing. That would give us more options on the left, along with Shaw and Malacia hopefully staying fit.
I'd certainly be more inclined to sign a RB to compete with Dalot and allow AWB to move on. As our options on the right are far more limited. Maybe Yoro could play there in a pinch, which might be good for him as he adapts to the EPL. Other than that the options seem very limited, with no one in the academy who looks ready to push for the first team squad. Unless there is a change of position for one of the midfielders like McAllister for example. That sometimes happens with academy players, moving into a different position when stepping into the first team. Although we can't count on that.
9.) 20 Jul 2024 15:32:34
Utd Road, while I personally prefer to see us sign players from within the EPL as they tend to be successful more often and adapt quicker, the reality is that there are many players who have moved to the EPL and hit the ground running.
If they are well scouted, and well suited to fulfill a specific role in the team they are moving too then they tend to work out fairly quickly.
We'll see with Zirkzee and Yoro. Personally I think Zirkzee will adapt quickly, being Dutch he shouldn't have any issues understanding what the coaching staff want him to do, and he seems fairly well suited to both the EPL, and to be the link man in the forward line who makes space and creates chances for those around him.
I expect he'll quickly become first choice, with Højlund being an option off the bench, or possibly playing some games from the right hand side.
Yoro I think might take a little longer to settle and will make a few more mistakes. If he learns quickly from them then he'll be fine.
10.) 21 Jul 2024 08:15:44
We need another right back ??.
11.) 21 Jul 2024 10:42:09
Fireman, it's an awkward situation as with Shaw's and Malacia's continued injury issues there is a fair arguement that we need a consistent and regularly available LB.
However, assuming everyone is fit we have Shaw, Malacia, Martinez, Dalot and Amass who can play at LB.
Whereas, we only really have Dalot and AWB who can play at RB.
If the club looks to sign a second CB, if they get a left footed player who can play LCB and possibly LB then I think that should be fine. Then we can look at a RB as a higher priority.
Ideally it would be best if we can delay trying to bring in another LB for a season or two. That would give us time to see how Malacia fairs and give time for Amass to develop. If they don't step up or are enough then we could look at bringing in a top young LB.
I do worry though what we would do next season if Dalot misses a big chunk of the season.
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13 Jan 2026 12:07:06
Just reading that Steve Holland has come in to assist Michael Carrick. I like the idea of having an older, experienced head supporting, think that will be important. Slight concern that Holland being involved lays some foundations for Southgate to come in, in the summer. Carrick hasn't worked with Holland previously so seems a out of no where appointment. Hope I am worrying about nothing.
1.) 13 Jan 2026 12:51:30
I’d tried to block those thoughts out of my head Ports too. But it is worrying, but also what Ashworth suggested right before he was sacked?
2.) 13 Jan 2026 12:54:41
Also read that Woodgate will be a coach, gulp.
3.) 13 Jan 2026 12:57:09
Furthermore, wasn’t he Ashworth’s choice ti succeed ETH? A view which got him sacked.
It wouldn’t surprise me if we do this.
4.) 13 Jan 2026 13:28:11
Woodgate worked with Carrick at Middlesbrough so not as surprised with that one.
5.) 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?
6.) 13 Jan 2026 15:34:16
Ashworth had a few views which didn't align with the board. I think Southgate was a choice or Ratcliffes, going back to the late great ed002s posts here.
Ashworth didn't agree with the RA appointment and the redundancies.
Holland is a good shout though. Fantastic, well thought of and experienced guy in beside Carrick.
7.) 13 Jan 2026 15:39:35
I could never get behind Southgate as manager.
There is a reason he’s still unemployed since July 2024.
8.) 13 Jan 2026 16:55:47
I don't get the Southgate hate. He's the second most successful England Manager ever, a job that more experienced and revered crashes have failed at. He created a great culture and built England into a force.
Yes he was too conservative but hopefully he has learned some lessons. I'm not saying I want him as United Manager, but he gets a lot of unfair stick.
And twenty, the reason he is out of work is because he chose to be out of work. He's made that clear.
9.) 13 Jan 2026 17:06:23
AJH
How did Southgate do in club football? Do you really think his ethos fast attacking football?
No to Southgate, ever.
10.) 13 Jan 2026 17:37:29
I didn't say that Red Man, I just think his achievements are overlooked.
11.) 13 Jan 2026 17:40:38
AJH he was a crap England manager remind me what he won in all those years because that’s really what matters. He won’t cut it. He’s an average manager at best. This is Manchester United top 3 clubs in world football.
You weren’t happy with Amorim but Southgate would be ok? Are u ok? At this point you have to get someone in who mitigates a bit of risk someone’s who’s been there and done it.
That is not Southgate!
I’m starting to think you work on the board.
12.) 13 Jan 2026 18:01:05
Ajh, never really beat anyone that England weren't supposed to. Like England teams in recent years. Couldn't beat the big ones.
13.) 13 Jan 2026 19:17:57
Twenty, RTFP. I didn't say I want Southgate, he is too conservative. I was pointing out he doesn't get the respect he deserves for what he did with England.
And Angel, fair point, but that's more than pretty much every other England Manager achieved.
14.) 13 Jan 2026 19:32:13
Second best England manager is no big accolade.
15.) 13 Jan 2026 21:33:10
It’s a conversation about him possibly being the next manager? And you are saying he’s done well deserves respect for his achievements of nothing. Southgate did well at beating the likes of San Marino. i would say no top half club who have ambitions to win the league would be looking to employ him actually i don’t think anyone in the league would employ him I really don’t.
His level is championship and I’m not sure he would do great in that league.
16.) 13 Jan 2026 23:21:18
The fact the manager merry-go-round has been in full flow in the EPL and abroad and he is still out of a job speaks volumes! He has been a perennial underachiever as a player and a manager.
If we appoint Southgate, I will turn off from football altogether.
Eds, if we appoint Southgate, please terminate my account.
17.) 14 Jan 2026 13:06:49
Mine too.
12 Jan 2026 13:08:48
We could spend days discussing Managers, ownership etc. Truthfully, we all know the problem and we all know the solution but sadly, that doesn't look like changing anytime soon.
I'd rather just focus on the football and what we pay to watch each week. For me, the biggest issue with this Manchester United team right now isn’t tactics, personnel, or even effort — it’s confidence. This team looks mentally fragile, and once doubt creeps in, performances dip almost instantly. What makes it more frustrating is that the underlying numbers tell a very different story to the results we’re seeing on the pitch.
Statistically, United are doing a lot right. We’re top of the table for shots per 90 minutes, top for shots on target per 90, and second only to Manchester City for expected goals. Those are the numbers of a team creating chances consistently. But football is decided in the boxes, and that’s where United are falling short. We’re 15th for goals per shot and 15th for goals per shot on target — a huge gap between creation and conversion.
Goals change games, and timing matters. United have to be more clinical in the first 15 minutes. When chances go begging early, you can almost feel the confidence drain away. Heads drop, the crowd gets tense, and that “fragile” mentality kicks in. Instead of controlling games, we start reacting to them. Fix the ruthlessness in front of goal, especially early on, and everything else — belief, tempo, and control — starts to follow. I've lost count how many games now we have created big chances early on but not scored. Dalot scores 1 of his 2 chances in first 5 minutes and we are having a different discussion today.
The foundations are there with this team IMO. Now it’s about mentality, composure, and being ruthless when it matters most. I hope whoever comes in can just generate some confidence in the team to help us get Europe next season then this will at least give us a platform for the the new manager to come in a take it forward as best they can within the environment Ratcliffe, Wilcox, Berradar and the Glazers have created.
1.) 12 Jan 2026 14:16:37
You've hit the nail on the head ports with the fragile mentality we've had it all season that's why we have dropped so many points in games we should have won.
2.) 12 Jan 2026 15:51:53
The same issues coming up with the same group of players which another manager has failed to get a tune out of.
Isn’t it strange that.
Every season the excuses come in, lack of confidence, players are fragile, poor them yet us fans who folk out thousands a season are the ones suffering.
It’s just a constant circle you could go back 14 months and I have probably posted this exact reply.
3.) 12 Jan 2026 18:30:44
I've been saying this group of players (so come some go) has been mentally weak for a very long time. That is in part why most of them need to leave. We need to churn out the dross, now. Have a season of laying younger players if necessary. I said exactly that in the summer, just promote the youth and literally carve up the entire squad.
It was a golden opportunity in a world cup year to get rid of all the hangers on, every last one of them. The board bottled that too.
I said recently with the names we all know remaining in the squad we will be lucky to win many of the remaining game let alone a trophy.
06 Jan 2026 10:44:30
Amorim wasn't wrong when he said things will be getting a lot worse before they get better. Genuinely, I don't see what direction the club go now. It feels like the leadership team want a yes man but any top Manager/Head Coach that is worth their weight in gold is not going to be this character.
Time and time again I hear people say we need the best in class but with that you have to allow them to do what they did to get to best in class. The next couple of appointments are really going to show what this board is all about.
For what it's worth, I'd be going all out for Luis Enrique. Yes he's on a good gig at PSG and everyone will ask why would he leave them for United but for me, he has achieved everything at PSG, he has been successful in Spain and France, I am sure every top Manager/Coach would want a crack at the Premier League and there is still that ''What if'' question Managers will ask themselves about being the one to succeed at United. Certainly worth testing the waters anyway IMO.
Til the end of season, I'd genuinely look at Solskjaer but get maybe Rene Meulensteen back in alongside him. Not sure what other options there are to be honest.
1.) 06 Jan 2026 11:20:45
Agree its a mess and the reality is over the next 4 games it could get a lot messier.
If we don't get 3 points tomorrow and get knocked out of the cup and then face Arsenal and City back to back.
The season could pretty much be over when it comes to trophies and the “lofty goal” of returning to the champions league.
2.) 06 Jan 2026 11:48:25
I'm still in shock. Almost grief-stricken. If those who were calling for RA to be sacked think that we are now in a better place because they got their wish, then you are fools. I cannot believe WTAF the club has just done.
We will be in the outback without a compass for years to come at this rate, and the only change will be a different manager with the same folk baying for his blood. Sickening.
3.) 06 Jan 2026 12:00:29
Fizz
Am the same. I am actually furious at this, it puts the change and any serious culture change back for a long time. The club got rid of Rangnick and now Amorim, the clear message is we don’t want change. (underlying it seems as long as the money keeps coming in)
He may not have got every selection right but there was a clear direction and change in mentality. Utterly appalled.
4.) 06 Jan 2026 12:42:07
I don't think it will be quite as tragic as being made out :D
Ok, things are a mess at the top, anyone can see that and I imagine there will be more hiring and firing to come.
On the pitch we'll more than likely get spanked by the two top teams in the coming weeks - anything at all from those games would be gratefully received, hell I'd settle for 2 points there.
But, I do expect a win on weds, hopefully to still be in the cup sunday evening, and I am looking forward to whoever the caretaker is for the remainder of the season to make a go of it. It's still a great opportunity for someone and one of those CL spots is there for the taking IMO. Whoever it is will be thinking the job could be there for the taking if they lift the place.
5.) 06 Jan 2026 13:26:05
No to OGS.
6.) 06 Jan 2026 13:36:53
I disagree with some of this. From what ed001 has said, the club had decided to back Amorim and replace Wilcox. The press conference outburst was unnecessary because Amorim had won the power struggle. As such, he wanted to go and put the club in a position where they had to sack him.
7.) 06 Jan 2026 13:49:59
I'm with Fizz and Redman, not so much from a 'results on the pitch perspective' but for what it means for our club. I had sensed the culture change - the collaborative direction, the rotten eggs being removed from the club, a positive dressing room who are aligned with the manager, a manager who is young, developing and building a long-term playing style and approach.
All of that has been destroyed in one fell swoop. This puts us back on the merry go round of manager in, manager out with no clear direction and no end goal in sight. Are we as stupid as Chelsea to seek short term success and then not actually deliver against it? That's exactly what is going to happen. again.
As crazy as it might sound, when I look at the list of managers we are being linked with, I see nothing inspiring and candidly nothing that makes me excited to go to every game. I'd actually found that again for the first time since 2012 even though the results weren't good. I felt I was watching a journey and the club re-finding itself and the principles that it was built on.
I'd take Amorim back in a heartbeat - at least we had a direction and a vision to get behind.
8.) 06 Jan 2026 14:05:18
Red Man / Fizz - I appreciate your loyalty and inputs, but let's not pretend RA didn't orchestrate his own sacking.
I don't think Wilcox or Berrada are not to blame in all of this, but he didn't need to come out and say what he did, he knew what the consequences would be by saying it, and I'm sure he got a nice healthy payout to go with it. The comments were ridiculous, he was Head Coach, with a structure above him set to determine the identity of Manchester United, which all fans screamed for. RA was too stubborn to make changes on a system, that regardless of your views of the squad, resulted in him being the worst United manager since Ferguson.
I also don't know what change in mentality you're referring to. The player mentality was appalling at times if we are going by some of their performances.
9.) 06 Jan 2026 14:18:59
Excellent post jd123. In a nutshell.
10.) 06 Jan 2026 14:19:28
I liked him as a person but its not a loss as a coach. not sure why everyone is freaking out. we are generally utter sh. t to watch mostly with a sprinkle of hope here and there and been that way for so long.
His results are the worst of any manager I have seen. If the idea was he wanted 15 more players before it clicked, good luck to the man finding a club that would put up with that at the top level.
Decent lengthy article by athletic which is unbiased. Barada and sjr wanted him and wilcox was on the fence about his system and came around and ashworth was not onboard with it.
It paints a poor picture of him and his man management skills of players and a his coaching staff being young and inexperienced and how he refused to make adjustments and even not happy with lemmens signing or sesko as he wanted martinez and watkins. I actually back the club on the signings can't be signing older players with high wages and then we are stuck with them and everyone complains in the fan base.
Our results will improve and we will have a much better second half of the season imo.
11.) 06 Jan 2026 15:21:29
“I’m a COACH at heart, ” Jason Wilcox told the Manchester United former players’ association in September.
“That’s a strength in my role now, but also causes me a bit of a problem because I always want to INTERFERE in what the managers are doing. ”
Can't think why Amorim might have been pi$$ed off and became ever more stubborn.
12.) 06 Jan 2026 15:30:49
Amorim should've done better then. He wouldn't have been sacked. He was rubbish.
13.) 06 Jan 2026 15:48:11
Angel, I'm often accused of being unable to suffer fools gladly and refusing to engage with buffoons. I don't defend myself from those allegations; indeed, I agree with them. So, if it's okay with you, I shall not be engaging with you in the future.
14.) 06 Jan 2026 16:03:29
I genuinely thought we were turning a corner. I know we had some dubious performances lately, but with a full strength team back, I was quite optimistic for the rest of the season.
Has to be Ole now, doesn't it? . ?.
15.) 06 Jan 2026 16:44:11
Nou, he just wasn't good enough, there's no getting away from it. The club made a mistake with his appointment. I'm sure he is a fine coach, but his style, his formation, tactics, none aligned with this club and I wish him all the best at whatever club he ends up at. But there's no getting away from the fact that he has the worse stats as a man united manager since the 70s. He was really poor.
Haha ole as interim, as long as he isn't appointed full time again, I'm not opposed to it.
16.) 06 Jan 2026 17:43:55
Someone needed to do the open heart surgery, but sadly there are at least three posters in this section that can’t see what was happening. The change the club desperately needed to move forward has been cancelled for another season. SAF first few years were tough but he sorted it out, this is modern people, impatient and can’t see a bigger picture.
The quiet beneficiaries will likely be the financial side, another yacht for the Glazers.
Now the Ole cheerleaders start, win a couple of games and all the problems are forgotten. Pathetic.
Sack Wilcox and Berada should be on borrowed time. Those old social media anti United posts don’t do him any favours at all.
Where was the leadership in dealing with this. Someone abdicated responsibility for sorting Wilcox out and ensuring the manager had what he needed. SJR sacked the wrong person.
17.) 06 Jan 2026 18:52:29
they got fed up with our results and his stubbornness of not willing to change. They questioned it, he reacted like a child and said stuff publicly he should have not and got sacked. if i owned it i would sack him too. get over it and we move on.
18.) 06 Jan 2026 21:22:54
Ahmad
Let’s quote Amorims now former boss, Wilcox. “I’m a coach at heart. That’s a strength in my role now but also causes me a bit of a problem because I always want to interfere in what the managers are doing”
Tell us all honestly, if your boss interfered with your decisions and told you to change them what would you do?
His stubbornness or not willing to change you say, well that was the strength we were looking for, conviction. If there is an error it was whoever hired him and thought they could change his principles. We are lucky to have had a manager with principles. Terrible mess we are in. Again.
19.) 06 Jan 2026 22:06:56
Red man, 38% win rate. They gave him so much rope and his insistence on his style of play was just not working.
Ed001 says they were actually going to sack Wilcox.
The athletic article paints a much different story than what you want to believe.
He performed appalling and was let go after he shot himself in his last press conference.
The mistake was in allowing him 14 months to do something that clearly wasn't working.
Had he been doing a good job, no one would have said anything.
20.) 07 Jan 2026 13:55:35
Red Man, no-one is a cheerleader. You always come across as quite a serious chap, so I've no idea why you have to throw these childish little comments just because someone disagrees with you.
Part of me is just on the wind-up with Ole, but part of me genuinely does think, as an interim, we could do much worse than him.
05 Jan 2026 23:17:53
Anyone think Mainoo will be fit and available on Wednesday? ??.
1.) 06 Jan 2026 06:22:28
It would be a dreadful look for him if he is.
2.) 06 Jan 2026 10:27:25
Think there might be a Fletcher or two in midfield ?.
06 Nov 2025 12:09:53
Really liked what Wilcox has been saying recently about the club and transfers etc. Thought it was great what he said about Sesko too. Finally feels like the club are behaving and sounding like a a proper Football Club.
1.) 06 Nov 2025 15:05:56
Yes ports. Round pegs in round holes is becoming the norm in all areas of the club.
2.) 06 Nov 2025 15:40:06
Almost like we had to trust the process!
16 Jan 2026 15:31:35
I’ve seen that knit’s NOT Ruben Neves ?.
13 Jan 2026 17:30:35
That’s a great shout ConwyRed. Believe he was highly tipped to make a big move also? Imagine wouldn’t affect the summer budget either?!
18 Nov 2025 16:19:43
The argument of taking out a player automatically loses you a certain amount of goals is so simplistic. Van Nistelrooy left in 2006, his last season we scored 72 goals in the league. The following season we scored 83.
11 Nov 2025 16:52:45
IF he stays for 10 years Je Suit unite. IF. But he’s 23, why is it unrealistic to think he could stay for 10 years?
11 Nov 2025 15:06:50
You said his wages are substantial, certainly for forests wage structure. I pointed out he's on par with 4 of their players and 1 is on more. It doesn't matter whether I think that's where he should be or not.
Elliot Anderson is a better player than Douglas Luiz and showed last season in the Premier League helping Forest get to European places, Luiz failed to make an impact at Juventus, involved in no goals, wasn't a regular and was inconsistent when he did play, why isn't Anderson on more than Luiz?
I am unsure on why suggesting we use a player who is currently not reaching the levels the team needs due to how we are playing as part of a deal to get a player in as well as offering money also is an arrogant view? Perhaps, Forest's style is better for Ugarte which is why it would work for all parties? Suggesting Forest give us Anderson plus cash then you'd have point.
29 Jan 2026 11:12:24
I think we'd have done ok considering we have beaten 4 of the top 8 this season!
26 Jan 2026 20:13:29
Ranked 4th in the world. Not bad for minnows.
26 Jan 2026 10:42:34
I love Keane and on paper what he said is a fair comment, "They need a bigger and better manager. The size of the club and the challenges they face over the next few years, you want a manager who you feel can get them winning league titles. ''
However, Keane suggested Eddie Howe last week!
23 Jan 2026 12:36:27
Think Fernandes will stay on now, will need some experience and leadership with Casemiro leaving now. Would like to see the club look at the RB position although I guess Mazraoui could take the role for the season.
22 Jan 2026 14:52:11
I did use the internet to look it up and have given everyone a summary of how it was used. It’s in the post you replied too.