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21 Apr 2024 22:20:50
Shock, horror. the manager rumours have kicked into overdrive after that debacle earlier. Apparently we have contacted tuchel. He's definitely got the credentials and is a strong character however I worry that his abrasive nature might not mesh well with what we have. Gives me mourinho vibes. What's others thoughts? Would you be happy with tuchel?
1.) 21 Apr 2024 23:06:31
He's way clear of ETH. Not sure of his long-term stability, but at this point - beggars cannot be choosers. It's clear to me though that INEOS will conduct their research properly and interview all sorts of managers before making a decision.
2.) 22 Apr 2024 00:28:44
I read earlier that it’s Mark Robbins.
3.) 22 Apr 2024 09:14:29
Would not like Tuchel I don't think I've ever seen his teams actually play that well.
Honestly think i'd rather go with potter, just think the people above him would have to back him if they chose him, in my opinion he can set a style and method of play to build on.
I'd prefer Amorim if I could pick but not sure if he will be an option by the time we make a decision on ETH.
4.) 22 Apr 2024 10:32:23
The decision on eth has been made weeks ago. No doubt about it.
5.) 22 Apr 2024 11:13:47
Ed02 - is there any truth in the Tuchel reports? Do you think he'd be a good fit?
{Ed002's Note - Thomas Tuchel (C) Down the list of options for Barcelona. Manchester United may provide an option as he knows Jim Ratcliffe well. Wildcard maybe a return to Chelsea but it may not be attractive to TT.}
6.) 22 Apr 2024 15:05:36
The merry go round of reports if managers in talks with us will continue all the way through till the end of the season. There is rarely any substance to them.
Big week for real Madrid we are linked with Zidane. England play its Southgate. We play Brentford and wolves it o Neil or Frank, wait for the frnzy around de zerbi for our last game of the season. Bayern make cl semi its tuchel and on and on it goes. Its all garbage.
At the moment eth is the manager.
We don't even know for sure if he will be here or gone next season.
I don't expect anything will be any clearer until well after the cup final.
Until then I expect it to be 'business as usual' and trying to keep everything as low profile as possible between now and then.
We all have our own hopes and expectations and enjoy speculating on what might happen.
Personally I have no preference at this point I think when it's clear on whether the job is available it will become very clear who the possible candidates are.
7.) 22 Apr 2024 14:22:11
Thanks ed.
8.) 22 Apr 2024 15:32:05
Ed, do you think Tuchel will end up being the United manager or do you think Potter is more likely at this stage?
{Ed002's Note - Southgate or Potter would be favourites still.}
9.) 22 Apr 2024 16:58:10
ED002,
Who would your pick be out of those two?
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - Tuchel has a lot more experience so probably him.}
10.) 22 Apr 2024 17:56:40
I would not be confident with a lot of the options around, Tuchel and Southgate along with de zerbi I just don't see them being a good option.
Tuchel I just don't rate in any way he wasn't great with Dortmund and fell out with a lot of people, PSG should have been an easy job and he made it look very difficult, Chelsea I just didn't like their football or rate him that much.
De Zerbi I just don't like his attitude and his team seems to be getting worse as they forget more and more what they learned during the potter days
Southgate boring, lifeless, and tragic, like Brendan Rodgers but English.
My preferred options of the names mentioned are first of all Amorim can't say I know much but seems to play attacking football also based on our transfer targets list ed gave us I think he'd fit well
Potter I think he'd be a good option to get a set up and style in play it would require the club to back him for a year/ 2 whilst the team was moulded and the style was set up
Seems like Amorim may be talking to clubs in London over the next couple of days, West Ham seems to be one maybe he'll talk to others? Hopefully we may be one of them.
11.) 22 Apr 2024 20:06:11
Thanks ED002,
Any manager interested in becoming the next Utd manager needs to understand the enormity of the task in hand.
It certainly won't be for the weak minded.
In regards to Tuchel haven't players found it hard working under him, which hasn't made his job easy?
{Ed002's Note - Yes to some extent. Like ten Hag.}
12.) 22 Apr 2024 20:34:42
Thanks Ed. I think I’m in the minority but given the options, I’m hoping for Potter.
13.) 22 Apr 2024 21:56:17
My mortgage on EtH staying.
14.) 23 Apr 2024 08:28:03
Potter can never manage United, he talked about how his mental health suffered in his short tenure at Chelsea, magnify that for United and I don't believe he has the resilience to be successful at United.
Amorim, is flavour of the month, I think we have all seen enough flavour of the month managers that have fallen by the wayside. He might turn out to be a great manager, let's see what he csn do in the bigger leagues, but we aren't the right club for him at the moment.
Southgate, probably a better national manager than club manager.
Farioli, could be a good shout in a few years, but the fact there is no obvious candidate, might mean EtH gets another 12 months. Who knows, a settled defence with Martinez and Shaw back, a new CB, a new DM to replace Cas, a couple of half decent wingers we could be a good team.
15.) 23 Apr 2024 08:53:52
Potter’s training methods and style seem to take a while to bed in. When they do, we all saw the results at Brighton.
Now that’s all well and good at Brighton, but will the fans, owners, media give him that time he didn’t get at Chelsea to do this at Utd? I think we all know he won’t be given it. The Chelsea squad is similar to ours, a mish mash of styles and personalities that just don’t buy into him as he’s not a “big name”.
My view is it’s time to rip the band aid off and clear the decks at Utd with a real plan and structure in place. If they deem Potter is the man, then let’s back him. If they deem ten Hag is, or Tuchel, same applies.
Now ten Hag has proven to be a decent coach at Ajax and Utd in his first season, but he’s lost all his credit in the bank this season. If he’s also known to be difficult, why put up with the hastle for no return anyway. Like Jose - he was a pain but he wins stuff. When he stops winning things, it’s not worth having him around.
On a different note, I attended a business session where Potter presented once whilst he was at Brighton about motivation and team building, and he was sensational.
16.) 23 Apr 2024 10:15:48
Eric79 and Grim,
Now INEOS are in charge i'd imagine that they would give Potteror whomever will be in charge the time required to turn things around.
Given SJRs interview after the London marathon, he called for patience. He will be thinking long term and not short term.
17.) 23 Apr 2024 12:54:59
Interesting anecdote about Potter, Eric. I think because he's quite thoughtful and quietly-spoken, a lot of people wouldn't imagine him being an inspirational type of guy. I really rate him, and I think most sensible fans would give him time to imbed his ideas. We all know (another! ) reset is needed, and if he did get the job, i'd certainly give him time to do that.
18.) 23 Apr 2024 14:12:05
I firmly believe whoever comes in is going to need to dismantle this dressing room. It might as well be Ten Hag, he's got until 2025 on his current deal. Let him work under the new structure for a year with the remit to break up the team and allow the people above him to buy the players to fit the system that the club decide to put in place. If it doesn't work out we know for sure its the manager, the new manger starts at the end of the season 24/ 25 that's picked by the club football hierarchy with the dressing room cleared of the problematic players. That gives the new exec team 3 windows should we decided to not renew Ten Hag.
If we change managers now, that manager is going to need time to remove a lot of players and rebuild. Rangnick hit the nail on the head when he said the club needs open heart surgery.
{Ed002's Note - Coaches expect an input to the recruitment process.}
19.) 23 Apr 2024 15:53:14
Zidane will be the next manager.
20.) 23 Apr 2024 15:55:24
We all said Ten Hag should be given time to sort out the mess, turns out that patience only lasted 18 months and now everyone is saying reset.
21.) 23 Apr 2024 16:07:08
Grim, I was referring to the club as a whole, not ETH. Personally, I agree with Rewz, and think he should get another season under the new structure.
22.) 23 Apr 2024 19:20:54
Sad isn't it Grim. Ineos will have their plans. I would like the people we are bringing in to make these big decisions. Quick decisions that are wrong can cause more damage.
Ole was a quick decision. Rashford contract renewal? I'm sure there are more. Recruit best in class football people and let them go to work.
Then they are on a trial period to deliver success.
08 Apr 2024 14:59:27
Potter turning down the Ajax job. must have his eyes on a job elsewhere! ?♂️.
1.) 08 Apr 2024 16:55:56
May have something to do with the rumoured/ reported mess Ajax finds themselves in as a club. Not sure the detail or truth but sounds like they’re pretty chaotic themselves at the moment?!
2.) 08 Apr 2024 17:24:12
Ports is right, Ajax are not the side they were when EtH left. Overmars has left, EvdS has left. Basically the whole team or at least the main people driving the recent success at the club are no longer there and they've been a bit rudderless this season and seem a long way from where they should be. They've sold many of the key players during EtH's time at the club with those that remain past their best. They have done a poor job of refreshing the squad and they need a lot of work.
For someone like Potter he would need a club capable and ready to have an impact in European competitions to help rebuild his career. Even if he was able to win the league with Ajax in the next couple of years that wouldn't be given much credit in the English media or with English fans.
He was successful at a very well run Brighton, he then had a nightmare at a poorly run Chelsea. I'd imagine he'll be pretty keen on making sure his next job is at a well run club.
3.) 08 Apr 2024 17:50:05
They sound like Utd.
4.) 08 Apr 2024 19:33:36
Oh I know, thumped by feyenoord at the weekend. they’ve been a shambles since eth left. Depending on what happens with us he could end up back there! Who knows.
03 Jan 2024 22:38:51
Hi ed, any truth in these timo Werner rumours? Apologies if you have answered this already!
{Ed002's Note - Timo Werner (F) At the right price Frankfurt will take him from RBL. His agent is looking for a return to England and has approached a number of Lonndon based clubs. A wildcard would be Manchester United. RBL will accept the player going on loan but want guarantees he would not simply be cover.}
1.) 04 Jan 2024 10:24:32
I’m not against Werner. I thought he was decent at Chelsea, just finishing let him down and he needed more time.
The issue I have is he is another who prefers to play wide on the left, and we are well stocked here.
Unless of course we ditch Martial somewhere, bring in Werner to cover left with Rash, Garnacho/ Antony right and move Hojlund/ Rash up top?
2.) 04 Jan 2024 12:14:28
I was a big fan before he moved to England, he looked a really exciting prospect.
Unfortunately he didn’t realise his potential and I feel this type of transfer shows how far off we are. He wouldn’t be getting looked at by city, Liverpool or Arsenal, but we aren’t sat at the same table as them currently.
Despite that depressing thought, Werner would certainly be an upgrade on Martial.
3.) 04 Jan 2024 12:23:29
Thanks ed as always.
4.) 04 Jan 2024 12:27:51
Thanks again ed, as always.
5.) 04 Jan 2024 13:15:16
Well he would simply be cover, so thankfully that ends that then.
Scary times when Manchester United cannot afford £15.2m for a very good striker entering his prime.
That being said, you have to create opportunities to be able to score goals, we create f all.
6.) 04 Jan 2024 14:20:59
Syd, I'm not sure it's a case of United not being able to afford Guirassy.
I'd imagine it's more a case of not wanting to bring in a permanent option until after the new footballing structure have been put in place and can make the footballing decisions to suit the new vision/ plan.
On a side note, I don't rate Guirassy that highly. He seems like a player who is in a purple patch rather than someone who is about to step up to being a top level striker.
7.) 05 Jan 2024 21:59:18
Maybe you're right about Guirassy hitting a purple patch, still doesn't change the fact United have an interest in him. But a loan move it'll be because there is no money to spend. January is never a great time to do business, but that's because teams want excessive fees for players and clubs want to avoid paying over the odds. However, Guirassy is of interest and he has a clause which is pretty cheap in today's market. We are also very short on strikers, we have one striker.
8.) 05 Jan 2024 22:41:10
Syd, does the club have a genuine interest or is it just paper talk?
I wonder how long the club have been tracking him, couple of months I'd gather.
I just don't want to see anymore bad decisions being made in an attempt to quickly "fix" something.
Personally given the limited number of chances we create it probably wouldn't make a huge amount of difference if we had Harry Kane playing up front for us.
No point buying the wrong player to try and save the season. It won't work. I'd rather finish 10th than 7th if it means actually making good decisions for the long term.
9.) 05 Jan 2024 23:48:13
It's been confirmed by the right people and of course Ed002.
I agree wholeheartedly that we shouldn't just put a plaster on the issue, but take away that clause and he is a €40m player who is available for £15m. His wages wouldn't be an issue and we could easily recoup in a sale.
I also wholeheartedly agree that it is lack of chances being created that is the issue, but we still only have one striker, That's unacceptable for Manchester United.
Had we signed Kane in the summer we would be seeing a different United now. That transfer would have installed so much believe and confidence, we would be a different side now. But we must make peace with the fact we cannot compete for that level of player anymore. Kane's whole package/ age.
10.) 06 Jan 2024 15:54:44
Syd, he's a 40m euros player based on less than 20 games this season only.
Three years ago he joined Rennes for 15m euros, last summer they sold him to Stuttgart for 9m euros.
His goalscoring record per season was fairly ordinary up until this season, scoring 14 goals in 29 games last season, 12 goals in 48 games the season before, 14 goals in 33 games the year before that, and 9 in 24 during the 2019/ 20 season.
He has 98 career goals n 276 games, at a rate of a goal every 164 minutes. That would be promising if he was 24 years old, but he turns 28 in March.
He's another Michu, flash in the pan. Hitting a purple patch in his late 20's for 12-18 months at best. The only difference is Michu did it in the EPL and Guirassy has only done it in the Bundesliga. Where strikers get far more chances and typically score far more goals.
His buy-out clause is probably about where his value is. It's just media hype and a good run of form that has people suggesting he's worth 40m or more. His career up until the start of the season suggests he isn't worth half that reported 40m.
11.) 07 Jan 2024 01:01:08
Seems Transfermarkt disagrees with you. They have him valued at €40m too. But what do they know?
12.) 07 Jan 2024 14:13:20
Transfermarkt? Give me a break, they just pluck figures out of the air for their "valuing" of players. They have Garnacho at 30m and Antony at 35m currently. I'd be absolutely stunned if you could find any club that would pay more for Antony right now than they would for Garnacho.
There is no rhyme or reason to their valuations.
20 Nov 2023 08:58:31
Please tell me these griezman rumours are just nonsense? I hope to god we aren't interested as we need to get away from these sorts of signings.
{Ed002's Note - Antoine Griezmann (F) Manchester United have a declared interest in taking AG but wages being demanded are very significant. Player is keen on a move to the MLS but the transfer fee could be an issue.}
1.) 20 Nov 2023 10:41:28
Smells like the Sanchez deal all over again. Thought SJR would be taking a different direction to be honest. Also, who is doing the negotiating with Murtough and Arnold on the way out?
2.) 20 Nov 2023 10:52:02
Well I'd love to see it, even if he's a little older. I'd be more interested in his perceived position, as we seem to be viewing him as a striker but he plays a lot deeper these days, particularly for France in the World Cup where he was the main man in the middle. So, pretty much in that Mount / Eriksen / Fernandes position - do we need another?
3.) 20 Nov 2023 11:53:11
Thanks for the response ed. hopefully nothing materialises as I smell another overpaid flop on the horizon.
4.) 20 Nov 2023 12:47:14
Calm down, current interest will be from the current set up.
Who the club will be interested in once the new people are in place will almost certainly change.
We don't have a CEO and our DoF will likely change between now and Christmas.
Only when those positions are filled will the club have finalised targets.
5.) 20 Nov 2023 18:29:10
Jean claude Blanc and paul Mitchell will look to find the next Griezeman.
10 Nov 2023 10:12:13
BBC reporting that the SJR minority stake is expected to be ratified in the next few weeks. Will be interesting to see what changes arrive when that happens. Talk of Dave brailsford being involved and others. A fresh set of eyes gazing over the current shambles is no bad thing and we can only hope it leads to positive changes being implemented at all levels.
1.) 10 Nov 2023 11:34:10
It feels like we need to all get our head around the Ratcliffe minority stake and the Glazers being around for a while yet. let's hope they have structured a future phasing out over the coming years whilst taking a hands on role during this period.
Personally I will be excited if he brings the right people in, talk of Jean Claude Blanc and Paul Mitchell suggest that he is looking at experienced people. If this is the case I would expect a change in direction for future transfer windows.
This along with investment in the infrastructure that is rumoured is all a good start and will offset the potential negativity from the Glazers remaining.
2.) 10 Nov 2023 14:13:52
Fantastic news. The majority will be delighted.
Not the result we all wished for but it's the best we can hope for at the moment.
Super.
3.) 10 Nov 2023 16:22:31
Interestingly Nice only started to improve when Brailsford stepped back from the club to focus on United, so I'm not convinced he should be too involved at the club.
But anything that slowly removes the Glazers from our club is a good thing, unfortunately I can see the Glazers just sitting there, creaming even more cash from the club, and expecting the SJR to put more money in.
Funny that the SJR £1.25bn purchase and £300m investment is more than the Glazers have put into the club in the last 20 odd years.
4.) 10 Nov 2023 17:55:35
Nice improved once they realised how tough it would be to run a football club so they hired people who knew how to run a club. Yes Brailsford left but it wasn’t anything to do with Utd. It was because they hired a DOF.
5.) 10 Nov 2023 19:29:24
Brailsford's role is to ensure the right structures in place for each of Ineos sporting endeavours. If the club has sustained success he has done his job.
If Nice are doing well right now then as of right now that should be a positive for Brailsford.
Nice having success is not a stick to beat Brailsford with, rather it's evidence albeit a very limited sample size with caveats that he might actually have done well by Nice.
6.) 11 Nov 2023 08:02:23
Wasn't Brailsford out buying players for Nice without Favre's approval.
If that happens at United it seems we are just going to be repeating the same mistakes the current structure have made repeatedly.
7.) 11 Nov 2023 08:27:46
In order to achieve success, seems logical to bring in expertise starting at the top, then filter downwards.
Looks like DB and SJR bring in Jean Claude Blanc as new CEO and Paul Mitchell as DoF to replace amateurish RA and JM. Will expect other changes also.
Looks likely that, once a club-wide footballing philosophy agreed, appointments will be made to suit that vision, including potentially changing the manager to more of a coach-type role, with DoF running club day to day.
Am personally very much looking forward to all if this - and jyst highlights just what awful and negligent owners the Glazers have been, aside from the greed.
8.) 11 Nov 2023 08:42:24
Had the Glazers selected a person who actually knew how to run a football club as the CEO back in 2012, rather than Woodward, we would arguably not be in the mess we are today. In the last 11 years we have spent plenty money to be a top contender. While debt servicing and FFP (which won't be helped if we don't get back in the Champions League), are not gong to get resolved in the short term under what we know of Ratcliffe's plan, the primary problem of poor club management will at least be addressed. That's the starting point whoever is the owner.
The key to a resurgence is not the ownership per se but who the owners select to manage the club. The benefit of Jassim would reportedly be debt elimination and funds for investment in infrastructure. There is no guarantee that the club would be run any better if he took over. With no experience whatsoever, nor any clear indication of where the funds are coming from, Jassim's offer may be less attractive than one might initially think. Success on and off the field, including debt and FFP issues, will not be instantaneous, but if SJR provides the management nous we need then it will come again. And if it does I don't care if the Glazers still own a significant stake in the club, but remain in the background. Unfortunately it's taken them 18 years to realize the level of there incompetence when it comes to owning a successful football club, which requires as the #1 priority the hiring of a competent management team that can install and maintain a winning footballing structure.
9.) 11 Nov 2023 14:48:07
If SJR chucks in a fiver to the club he will have put more money in than the glazers have for the last 20 years. We have an estimated borrowing after continuing transfer commitments of 800m of debt from the glazers. That wasn't there before they arrived.
The just turned down 5bn for something they paid nothing for and people wonder why the fan base hates them.
It will be a big stride forward to put some competent football people in charge. Not bankers. I am not celebrating them still surviving this though, there had better be a plan to remove them.
10.) 11 Nov 2023 19:13:19
Maybe on the flip side Brailsford sorted out the structure and helped get the right people in the right places. If sjr gets the right people in it will be a massive step forward for us, even If we can't see it immediately.
11.) 12 Nov 2023 06:08:33
Is Dougie Freedman the right person?
12.) 12 Nov 2023 10:34:19
SJR is 100% more qualified to run a football club than anyone we currently have at the club.
He's worked with Nice and while everything hasn't always gone to plan he has learned from those mistakes. Found out what works and what doesn't, made actual contacts within the sport and has sporting expertise from other sports that could be useful.
Nice are currently 2nd in Ligue 1, and are playing some very good football and punching well above their weight. Which suggests that SJR and his team have learned fairly quickly and are getting the rewards from that.
I'm excited to see what he can do with our club, I'm 100% sure it'll be better that what we would get without him.
13.) 13 Nov 2023 06:53:50
Nice wage bill is 22/ 23 mill euros. psg wage bill 270 mill euros. I think they know what they are doing even with some early set backs. Need to build a sustainable model that works to a plan and not reactive like we have been for so long now.
People who question them on their venture in nice, nice last won the French league in 1960 and never been considered in the same bracket as Marseille, lyon, lille, Monaco. Their revenues are tiny and not a case study or comparative to United.
They basically bought a midtable team and fans and their expectations is typical football fans. They made a mistake of saying they wanted to challenge PSG and have walked that back a bit now. Their biggest single sponsor is Ineos btw, go figure:)
14.) 13 Nov 2023 15:54:59
Ahmad, it's about realistic expectations and about maximising the return on the pitch.
The reality is to get a relatively small club like Nice to challenge PSG would require a similar amount of outside investment. The club cannot create the kind of income that the big clubs being in. Therefore the money has to come from elsewhere.
SJR and INEOS are not looking for a bottomless pit in which to pour all their hard earned money into.
They will want to create a club that can get the maximum on pitch return within that clubs own means.
We see clubs perform really well and succeed without billions of outside investment. Well run clubs that either have an excellent youth system that enables them to efficiently add quality to the first team. Ultimately producing players that they wouldn't be able to afford to buy. Them either keeping them as key players in the first team or selling them on for a massive profit to be reinvested elsewhere. Think of a club like Ajax, a great academy but not able to financially compete with the richest teams, but who regularly punch above their weight in terms of out performing clubs who have similar financial restraints.
Or you have clubs who have an excellent scouting system. A clear well run recruitment policy that enables them to find value for money players. Either players who are "hidden gems" or high ceiling young players who they can develop into top stars. Clubs like Benfica are famous for it, or Brighton recently in the EPL.
I think if SJR can get Nice consistently finishing in the top four in France. While the club remains spending within its own means then that would be a great success as it would mean the Nice would regularly be finishing higher than clubs with far more financial and historical significance.
At United he will have a similar job. He will need to maximise the on pitch return compared to investment. How to create the best squad available with the resources the club has available. Where this differs obviously is that the funds available to Manchester United absolutely dwarf that of Nice. Yet fundementally the task is the same, there won't be billions pouring into the club to go on a fancy shopping spree. What they need to do is make sure that the considerable funds the club has available are spent in a way that maximises the return on that investment and we see value for money out on the pitch.
The reality is that we have spent enough money over the past 10 years to have a team every bit as good as City, maybe better. But we have spent it so poorly. If that's corrected over the next 10 years then we'll have a squad capable of challenging for all the major honours.
15.) 15 Nov 2023 07:07:46
Shappy
I think the stuff written about Ineos and nice good or bad is of no relevance to what is happening at United.
Its like comparing apples to oranges and just noise. We are a much more complicated project if you want to call it that given our size and magnitude of things to deal with.
What would be very interesting is when this deal gets announced, if they also announce a change of leadership at the same time, which would speed things up.
16.) 16 Nov 2023 09:54:28
Ahmad, of course it has relevance. It's a direct example of them running a football club.
It at the very least provides some sort of blue print for what they will likely look to do. The only thing that really changes is the scale of the club.
With Nice they looked to get the club running within its own means, without the mind of massive outside investment that we have seen from Abramovic at Chelsea, or at clubs like City, PSG and now with Newcastle. They aren't sugar daddy owners. Which is something I'd expect to see carried over to United. They aren't going to come in and subsidise the club to the tune of hundreds of millions a year.
They seem to favour a director of football/ head coach model of club rather than a manager having greater control. This approach has often been looked at with skepticism in England. Manchester United fans have been accustomed to having Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager, and see that as the model to follow. Yet if you scratch beneath the surface then you'll see that SAF was a director of football in everything but name. He would control the club's football in activities and plan it's future. While he would also go through a lot of assistant managers who would in many cases be given far more control than is typically seen in assistant managers. This is reflected in just how many left Old Trafford to become managers in their own right.
The real issues at Manchester United hasn't been replacing the SAF from the training pitch, but the SAF who would direct the footballing activities from his office.
So I actually think the model that SLR and INEOS have seemed to settle on at Nice is a good fit for our club.
It seems like they have been doing a good job behind the scenes to line up all their dominos before they kick the first one over.
It sounds like they have Jean-Claude Blanc lined up as CEO. Which seems like a sensible choice, someone who knows INEOS and SJR as well as having great experience at Juventus and PSG. Knows football and knows how to run a top club.
Paul Mitchell seems in line to step into a director of football role. He's been free for a while and instead of taking up any of the offers he's had he's instead decided to buy a new house in the north west of England. It does seem like he's waiting for something. Almost like there's some kind of gentleman's agreement for a job at least, if not something more formal. Again a man with a great track record in football. Also highly likely to know SJR on a personal level. When Mitchell lived and worked in Monaco they would have practically been neighbours. Two Englishmen born and bred within a few miles of eachother living in the south of France at the same time. I'd imagine their paths will have crossed on more than a few occasions.
While Dave Brailsford seems like SJR's right hand man in terms of sporting ventures. So it's probably fairly safe to assume he'll definitely have some sort of role to play both in both an official and a personal capacity I suspect.
I'm not sure how many of his ideas from cycling can be carried over, but most elite sports learn and adopt ideas from eachother. His marginal gains concept should at the very least be something that could be adapted to football and with it bring better performance. That attention to detail to look to improve every single facet by 1% does add up and it means you easily spot the easy wins the things that can make big changes first.
It looks like those three along with SJR will have a big part to play. I'm particularly excited by JCB and Paul Mitchell as they have a proven quality and track record in football. They also seem likely to be able to work well with eachother as a team.
Either way exciting times.
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23 Apr 2024 21:31:38
Odegaard is some player. wow. he's everything some united fans think Bruno is! He reminds me on a mix of pires and bergkamp! Just think arteta nearly got the boot and arsenal were 8th 2 years ago. Having a plan, proper people in place and removing the dross has clearly worked for them, let's hope it's a blueprint we can follow.
23 Apr 2024 21:24:17
The standard of refereeing in the premier league is atrocious. Take arsenals 3rd tonight, granted it probably wouldn't have made any difference but there was a clear foul on Jackson in the build up. The ref didn't give it and the VAR said it was fine. Seriously? honestly I watch games and don't have a clue what's a foul or handball anymore.
22 Apr 2024 21:22:36
Amorim to West Ham. now that's ambitious! Looks like a busy summer in terms of managers so if we are changing eth, we better be sure and swift in getting who we want.
1.) 23 Apr 2024 08:56:20
Top move by the Hammers if they can get him. But if Liverpool want him, he’d be a fool to turn it down for West Ham!
I always thought Potter might get the West Ham gig personally, just seems the right fit.
21 Apr 2024 21:29:31
Ratcliffe ran the London marathon this morning and then went to Wembley. Pretty sure watching us over 120mins was harder work and took more out of him than the run ? he keeps getting reminded what a mammoth task he has in front of him. This clubs decline has been 10+ years in the making, it could take that again to bring us back.
1.) 21 Apr 2024 22:06:03
What self respecting, established player is going to want to join this mess? Unlikely to get to Europe this year. Unlikely next year with the cattle we have.
Train wreck at the moment. Hard to watch and read about.
Having said that. I am coming over to UK for Mum's funeral and will be at OT on Weds shouting myself raw for the club!
2.) 21 Apr 2024 22:57:20
Sorry about your mum. Condolences. Hoping the team can give u a positive performance mid week.
3.) 22 Apr 2024 01:44:20
Thanks Tim. I managed to get to the 1/ 4 final against Liverpool when I was over caring for her. Going to be tough to beat that game!
16 Apr 2024 11:44:39
Donny back in June, sancho back in June. Their loan clubs aren't for activating the buy option. Wanting rid of these players is easy, actually doing it is another thing entirely.
1.) 16 Apr 2024 12:08:02
Tim I think at worst dvb will agree to cancel his final year and get himself a new club. Just a feeling I have.
Sancho will at worst be loaned out imo.
I think there is an appetite to bite the bullet financially on these. Understanding the dynamics surrounding srp would be helpful to you.
2.) 16 Apr 2024 12:17:57
Martial and VdB simply have to go.
Seems a bit of the unknown around Sancho and Greenwood. Can't see either getting a great reception if they return at this point but so much is up in the air.
3.) 16 Apr 2024 12:28:13
#spr sorry predictive typo.
4.) 16 Apr 2024 13:17:48
Again psr ? doh!
5.) 16 Apr 2024 14:49:16
We could maybe do like Chelsea and sell some of our property portfolio to ourselves. I can see big changes to psr as the complaints about it are getting louder, though the clubs did agree on them so not sure what they’re complaining about now.
{Ed002's Note - The changes have already been agreed.}
6.) 16 Apr 2024 16:42:38
Ed002 are the main changes to the rules around moving away from total club profit to a cap on costs for the players wages, transfer fees, agent fees and other associated costs.
I've read that clubs will be restricted to 70% of total income if you are competing in Europe while sides outside of European comps can spend 85%
Points deduction will remain in place for serious breaches I understand.
It was not from a hugely reliable source that I read it.
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - It is broadly what has been agreed. There are broader penalties available aside from points deductions.}
7.) 16 Apr 2024 17:16:03
@ tim there are a few good articles to read up on if you fancy.
I just put 'psr rule changes in epl' and it came up with a few good articles. ?.
8.) 16 Apr 2024 17:10:06
Thanks ed002.
Looks a positive change from uniteds perspective.
Appreciate the confirmation.
9.) 17 Apr 2024 01:18:09
Don’t think much changes from a Utd perspective currently. Utd have the 2nd highest turnover but also the 2nd highest wage bill. Unlike city and others, Utd also have very high interest repayments based on the buyout and transfer funding from previous years. If Utd were debt free, the rule changes would be ideal but realistically even if Utd sold the 15 players most mentioned and saved 50% of their wage bill, it would only allow an extra 75m in transfers. Reducing as players and wage bill increases.
Definitely better for Utd et al long term though.
10.) 17 Apr 2024 08:57:10
Thanks Ken. I listen a lot to Simon Jordan and steffen borson (ffp expert) on talksport. They are very good at dumbing down the complexities of psr for dummies like me.
11.) 17 Apr 2024 10:00:52
Tim I would day you are no dummy.
12.) 16 Apr 2024 21:53:11
Thanks ed as always!
13.) 16 Apr 2024 22:52:30
Ken, I listen a lot to Steffen borson who is on talksport. He’s an ffp expert and he’s great at explaining things for simple folk like me. I’m not a huge Simon Jordan fan but when those 2 discuss this topic it’s engrossing and very informative!
22 Apr 2024 14:22:11
Thanks ed.
18 Apr 2024 10:46:03
Won’t affect us anyways I wouldn’t imagine. Bad news for spurs.
16 Apr 2024 14:44:10
Ed02 the GOAT as always. Thanks for that amazingly detailed and insightful breakdown!
08 Apr 2024 19:33:36
Oh I know, thumped by feyenoord at the weekend. they’ve been a shambles since eth left. Depending on what happens with us he could end up back there! Who knows.
04 Jan 2024 12:27:51
Thanks again ed, as always.
21 Apr 2024 22:57:20
Sorry about your mum. Condolences. Hoping the team can give u a positive performance mid week.
17 Apr 2024 22:02:57
80% Ken that’s optimistic…I’m at around 60% ??.
17 Apr 2024 22:02:13
Id like us to try something different…whether that be tactically or personnel wise. Doing the same thing week by week isn’t getting us anywhere.
16 Apr 2024 22:52:30
Ken, I listen a lot to Steffen borson who is on talksport. He’s an ffp expert and he’s great at explaining things for simple folk like me. I’m not a huge Simon Jordan fan but when those 2 discuss this topic it’s engrossing and very informative!
16 Apr 2024 21:53:11
Thanks ed as always!