24 Sep 2026 18:24:00
I understand things are dire but blimey.

Carrick is a complete disaster, despite taking more points than anyone else last season. I would argue LVG, Jose, ETH, RA all appeared to be of the required standard.

Carrock rode the Amorim wave, I think I missed the Amorim wave.

There are multiple Managers available of the required standard. Hmm.

Hurzelera is a good shout, despite his biggest achievement being winning the German second division.

We should get Conte, because that won't end in tears will it?

I find Carrick uninspiring and he does not have great credentials but as Sim said, change the Manager again, same s*** show.

It's depressing but until the whole structure is addressed, changing Manager is putting lipstick on a pig.

Sadly, I have no answers.

1.) 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026 19:42:05
So leave Carrick in place until the structure is addressed at sometime in the future

Sadly I have no words.

2.) 25 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026 22:59:12
Can you honestly say the football has been of the required standard for United during Carrick's tenure?
Hand on heart.
Ignore the results from last season because you will open a can of worms for this season.
Has his football inspired you.

Has it entertained you, at all?
I find his approach the least entertaining since SAF, that includes Moyes, Mourinho, Van Gaal eras!
It is ok to admit he is not fit for purpose, we all make mistakes.

3.) 25 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026 21:59:46
I believe ed001 said that before amorims outburst that Wilcox was the one going to be moved on. That seems to have been forgotten about now he's a woeful director of football with little to no qualifications for the job.

4.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 04:51:43
The quality of our football been poor for years and Carrick doing no better and yet he bangs on about he understands the club!

I just think he not got the experience required, at this level and our level is not that high atm .

He is another like many on here who live in the past, how on earth is being an ex player = to being manager of United

In real world with his CV he would not even get an interview, same with Wilcox . But it's not real world SJR is in fantasy land when it comes to football, he should stick to his other businesses which seriously need help, when I said a year ago the exact same thing it was laughed at on here .

5.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 09:59:02
Im not defending Carrick or saying he is the answer, but we are on Manager number 7 post SAF, unless fundamental issues are addressed, this merry go round will go on and on.

6.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 11:06:02
Yeah let's just sack him, that's the answer.

I understand that the football has been largely uninspiring, but it has been a case of some fine margins, evertons worldie goals, Haalands ridiculous goal and the picture looks a lot different.

Balance is off in the team, and I hope he does fix that next game. Cunha is not a no.9. Baleba, Amad and Sesko will bring much greater balance and I hope that all are available after the International Break.

There's obvious weaknesses into the squad, most noticeably in defence. But to take aim at Carrick right now, for me, is ridiculous. He did a great job last year and deserves the opportunity to ride through the wave of negativity and obvious criticism that comes your way as Man United manager.

Now until Christmas is huge for him and I would normally say no Jan signings, but it's obvious now that we did not do enough in the summer and that needs to be corrected. He needs more options.

7.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 11:23:26
I completely understand why supporters are frustrated with Michael Carrick. The results have not been good enough, the Brighton collapse was unacceptable, and the current league form has understandably increased pressure on the manager. United have won only one of their opening league games and have already gone out of the Carabao Cup after throwing away a 2–0 lead against Brighton.

However, those calling for him to be removed are also regularly stating that the players we have are not good enough so what is a new manager going to achieve? The same people are also stating that Wilcox is not good enough, that INEOS are not good enough, that Glazers are not good enough!

If we could wave a magic wand, Glazers and INEOS are gone, Wilcox is gone, debt is gone, Old Trafford is updated, a number of the playing squad are gone and replaced, Guardiola is the new manager but we don't have a magic wand.

Personally, I feel in order, the issues are this: 1) Glazers, 2) Wilcox, 3) INEOS, 4) Players, 5) Carrick.

A different manager might get more from certain individuals. They might change the tactical approach. They might improve certain aspects of the team's performance.

But changing the manager doesn't magically turn an imbalanced squad into a balanced one. It doesn't turn a poorly run club into the best run club in Football.

If fans genuinely believe there are deficiencies in midfield, defence, attacking depth, physicality, mentality, squad depth or individual quality, those problems still exist when the next manager walks through the door.

8.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 10:30:31
JBR, ignore the results???

You are seriously saying that you are so desperate to come on here and moan and complain that you want to ignore a period where we won more points than any other team.

I have seen some things on here, but you want to try and propagate an untruth to suit your purposes. Unbelievable!

9.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 13:57:17
I would put Ineos 1 gone then Glazers then Wilcox then Carrick then players, no point putting better players under such an inexperienced manager, it's clear to all that Carrick lacks experience and lacks in game management if your saying that's not so then your trying to fool yourself, never in a million years would Carrick CV even get him an interview let alone the job at United .

The penny pinching under SJR is ridiculous and the players being bought in are worse than they are replacing, it comes to something when we are now saying we need AMAD and SESKO back to make us much better, these are 2 players that would not even get near a decent team, neither would get in or anywhere near City team or Arsenal team.

That's how poor we have become . We are buying 2nd and 3rd rate players and only have a 3rd rate manager and an awful coaching team in Evans and Woodgate, what do we expect apart from they are cheap and cheerful.

10.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 17:01:25
You guys are so pro glazer it is untrue.

The football has been outrageously bad. The worst since SAF AJH. It is really that bad. Carrick has single handedly reversed all the fitness worked done by his predecessor.

Yes Angel, we should sack him. Like you banged on about and advocated for the sacking of Amorim for the same reasons. Your whole commentary is invalid on this basis.

Balance is off in the team, remember the predecessor did that by dropping Mainoo, you had kittens. Why aren't you having kittens at Carrick for persisting with Rashford? For the record, I don't think he has been out worst player, but he has clearly upset the applecart! No noise from you whatsoever. Pfft!

Iwotb, yes, he rode that Amorim wave all the way to a nice contract, look where that got us. Pfft!

Ports, our squad isn't as bad as it is performing, that's the problem. Carrick is single handedly putting out such a bad team, week after week.

He should have been sacked after the Hull game, losing away to a promoted team, game 1 of the season. Disgusting, absolutely disgusting from Carrick. He is League one grade, at best.

11.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 17:52:51
Who should he have played v Fulham JBR?

12.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 20:37:05
It is obvious that Rashford has made us disjointed, so we can start there. Play Cunha on the LW, or Dorgu if you aren't playing him at LB instead of Shaw.

If Cunha is on the LW, there was the option to start Lacey and put Mbeumo through the centre.

Not fielding Maguire and Dalot, Yoro and mazraoui were available.

Then there is the option to field Baleba, he was fit enough for the squad so start him in lieu of Tielemans.

He just keeps fielding the same team and it is underperforming. Why does he not change? .

13.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 22:13:23
'He should have been sacked after the Hull game'.

So, gets us into 3rd, qualifies for ECL, beats some of our rivals along the way, and wins the most points of any other team in that period.

Loses first game of the new season, and he should be sacked.?.

14.) 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 22:26:32
Yes Noucamp. The writing was on the wall last year. We needed to be ruthless, we dithered with the appointment of Carrick, even the club weren't sure.
We dithered with being ruthless with the squad.
We dithered with Rashford saga and are now stuck with him for another season.


Yes the ub is in bits, but ask yourself this. can Carrick get a tune out of this squad to get them through. If you're honest with yourself, the answer is no, he is not.
So yes, we should of sacked him. We shouldn't even of appointed him.

15.) 26 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026 23:56:58
The fundamental flaw here is that you're starting with the conclusion "the manager keeps picking the wrong team" and then working backwards to find an 11 that would supposedly have solved everything.

You haven't demonstrated that any of these changes would have worked. You've simply listed alternative players and assumed the outcome would have been better.

That's not tactical analysis. That's hindsight with a team sheet.

And if the argument is genuinely "he just keeps fielding the same team and it is underperforming", then show the evidence. Same 11, same system, same tactical approach, same weaknesses and repeated failure to address them.

Otherwise you're basically saying:
"We lost, therefore the players who didn't start should have started."

Which is one of the easiest opinions in football to have because it's impossible to prove wrong after the final whistle.

"Lacey could have started." Great. And if he doesn't perform, presumably the next post is "why is the manager throwing a kid into a struggling team before he's ready? " There's always a hypothetical 11 that looks brilliant because we don't have to deal with the consequences of actually playing it.

16.) 26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 2026 09:05:33
No Ports, I have advocated for the majority of the team to be torn up because it is not good enough.

You asked for an alternative, I gave you one, and then you try to find an argument. How pathetic.

Why don't you look at the starting line up for the games so far this season, and look at the results. I'll help you out a little here. Look at the team and result against Sabah. You will see a major synergy to what I have suggested. the only difference is Sesko wasn't available against Fulham.

Carrick's selection for the EPL games in particular have been a disgrace. He should be sacked.

17.) 26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 2026 12:02:05
The irony of calling someone's response "pathetic" while apparently struggling to understand the point being made is quite something.

You didn't give me an "alternative" and then discover I was trying to find an argument, you presented your preferred XI as though it somehow proves the manager's selections are indefensible. I pointed out the obvious flaw in that logic.

And "look at the results" is hardly the tactical masterstroke you seem to think it is. One game against Sabah doesn't suddenly validate an entire selection philosophy, particularly when you're conveniently treating the result as evidence for your argument while ignoring everything that doesn't fit it.

As for Carrick "should be sacked" after the opening games, that's your opinion, not some objective conclusion you've unearthed by studying a few starting line-ups.

You're perfectly entitled to think the team needs tearing up. What you're not entitled to do is dress your preferred selections up as undeniable evidence and then act incredulous when somebody points out the holes in your argument.

But by all means, carry on explaining how everyone else is arguing while you're simply "looking at the results." ?

Also, calling the posters who are saying sacking Carrick isn't a solution, Pro Glazer and ignoring the fact that the whole premise around that is that the Glazers are the problem despite who is the manager and you completely ignoring the Glazers in the majority of your posts would suggest you are Pro Glazer because you think a new manager under their guidance will solve the issue. Laughable.

18.) 26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 2026 19:53:16
You are genuinely weird Ports.
You asked 'who should have played'
I answered your question as best I could with the players that were available.
I gave reasons as to why the changes be centred around pulling Rashford out.

I feel I answered your question well. You somehow feel like you need to argue, that's the pathetic part. follow the logic of your posts.

I subsequently gave an example where that exact change occurred and we reverted to our front 4 from last season and also the defence was as advised for the Fulham game, with a major positive outcome results wise.

All the while you are struggling with this information because you have your pro glazer blinkers on.

For your understanding, yes the glazers should go, but they won't anytime soon, will they. Should SJR be there, no. I advocated for the Qatari takeover to wipe out the Glazers. did you??!

Should Berrada and Wilcox be there. no, Wilcox should have gone before Amorim's outburst. And that is on Berrada and above.

The point is, the Glazers aren't just going to sell, are they. Here's a theory for you to wrap your brain around..

Let's keep Carrick as manager, and watch is tumble down the ladder. A relegation would serve the club well with ridding the club of the Glazers. Maybe you are onto something with your love affair of Carrick..

19.) 26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 2026 23:16:33
How old are JBR?