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03 Jan 2026 13:46:44
Rumours today about friction behind the scenes over playing style? And the rigidity of the preferred system.
Add in the latest comments about transfers and it suggests all is not well.
Of course this could be clickbait, bit I think there will be some merit in these rumours.
1.) 03 Jan 2026 15:16:51
Good Amorim should be getting a kicking from his bosses.
Playing style is awful.
2.) 03 Jan 2026 15:27:09
They’ve known this for ages now, if they expect him to change in any way then more fool them. From where I sit none of them have a clue and look way out of their depth. Maybe the blame game is about to begin!
3.) 03 Jan 2026 15:58:44
Here we go again. Might as well just wrap it all up and shut down Manchester United. As it is this hiring sacking hiring sacking cycle isn't taking us anywhere. If the patience is over then so should be this football club.
4.) 03 Jan 2026 23:35:59
The embargoed bit from the pre match press conference pretty much confirms these rumours.
Journo asks Amorim why he's changed system, is it because of lack of budget to implement the 3-4-3 or have Wilcox et al had a word because its not been working.
Amorim who hasn't yet met a journalists question that he doesn't want to respond to says he doesn't want to talk about it but that the journalist is smart to observe this.
5.) 04 Jan 2026 10:58:50
Excuses and finger pointing from all sides, in reality they are all culpable. The players, coach and those above them.
6.) 04 Jan 2026 15:38:12
It's just a typical power struggle. Wilcox and Vivell are sticking their oar in over formation and, in return, Amorim is doing so about recruitment. In reality it's fine for both to do so but it's tense right now while results aren't as good as anyone wants. We're actually in an ok position and with players coming back we should see draws turn into wins.
Too much shaudenfraude here. Utd Road the playing style is not awful. We're creating a lot of chances, and some of the play is very good. We're lacking in some positions and have serious squad deficiencies so of course we aren't fluid or as good as we want to be, but making out as if we're a shambles is very far from reality.
7.) 04 Jan 2026 17:18:15
I would say the playing style is awful but Amorim can't play against ten man Everton and show absolutely nothing and follow that up with a several brutal performances and expect unquestioned support in the transfer window. I wouldn't be on Wilcox side either, I think they should both go.
8.) 04 Jan 2026 19:24:36
Banjoe what good would that be? We keep just jumping from manager to manager. We finally are addressing the actual issues - that the players aren't good enough - and have done well in the last couple of windows. How about seeing that through for once? There is ample evidence that we're improving. Instead of complaining that we're not consistent or not challengers yet let's stand by the manager.
The question should be "are we improving, and doing so at the rate we expect". At the start of the season most here had us between 4th and 8th and we're currently 5th. Nobody had us in the top 3. We most definitely are on track.
9.) 04 Jan 2026 19:54:03
I actually hate this style of play under Amorim. It doesn't feel like United to me, so I'm very happy for him to go but it's not totally his fault. Wilcox and co hired him to implement a system and style and are now not supporting it allegedly. This appointment hasn't worked and I don't believe it ever will.
10.) 04 Jan 2026 20:55:09
There’s problems with both sides.
At a club level, they brought in Ashworth to be director of football and implement a club wide playing style. But Berrada and Wilcox are buddies, and wanted Wilcox to have Ashworth’s job. Ratcliffe’s ear was bent by Wilcox because he prefers blaggers who tell him what he wants to hear, rather than professionals who tell the truth. The net result was that Ratcliffe sided with Berrada and Wilcox, leaving the club without a director of football and giving Amorim far more control over playing style.
On Amorim’s part there seems to be an unwillingness to learn. His system worked in one set of circumstances. This does not guarantee that it will work in a completely different league. The fact that he has persisted despite the mounting evidence that it isn’t going to produce winning football for Man United, suggests that he is incapable of adapting. This has been an issue since he arrived, and he has dug in deeper and deeper.
Today’s comments were interesting to say the least. He was explicitly hired as a head coach, not a manager. Yet, claims that he took the job under the belief that he would be a manager rather than a coach. This speaks to the lack of underlying direction regarding play style - i. e. they told Amorim that he would have control over shaping the play style because the DOF resigned. Now that the club directors can no longer ignore the lack of improvement, we’re seeing tension between a coach who thinks he’s a manager, and a leadership team scrambling to rectify their initial mistakes.
The biggest losers are the players and the fans who just want to play/watch winning football.
11.) 05 Jan 2026 00:23:25
The style of play isn’t as bad as people make out, we are 2nd in the league for chances created, we are third in the league for goals. There’s been a marked improvement in the offensive output.
One thing to point out is, the club have been inept when it comes to getting the wingbacks required for Amorims system. The offensive output would be even higher if he had the players required for the wingback positions.
Defensively we ship waaaaay to many goals, and the culprit is the midfield, we get unpicked by midfield runners all the time. The midfield has been a problem for years. We need two midfielders ASAP, players with legs, tactical discipline and high energy.
Top four is there for the taking, we need midfield reinforcements to achieve it though. The fact Amorim isn’t getting any suggests to me the board no longer want to back this manager.
I feel for Amorim, he wanted to come at the end of the season but was forced to leave a team flying mid season. Wilcox er Al would have known the hybrid Van Gaal/Mourinho/Ole/Ten Haag Frankenstein squad needed tearing down but they never bought Amorim the players he needs to be a success. A lot of that squad have sacked multiple managers.
Rangnick said it best and his comments look more and more accurate every year.
02 Jul 2025 10:08:40
Today's latest rumours
Arsenal close to agreeing a deal for Gyokeres, Bayern interested in Rashford, we're looking at Watkins, Juve offering a swap for Sancho, giving us a choice of 3 players, including Vlahovic.
I think sometimes it's better not to read the rumours, there are so many and they seem to jump around all over the place.
1.) 02 Jul 2025 11:26:38
Juve have just signed Jonathan David so Vlahovic might be available. I’d take him if it meant we could shift Sancho out. Douglas Luis too if he was available.
2.) 02 Jul 2025 11:36:21
Staring to wish Gyokeres would just sign for somebody, getting sick of the stories now.
Wouldn’t surprise me if either:
1) He ends up going nowhere
Or
2) United wait until the last week of the window, come under pressure from the fans and overpay to sign him for £85m.
3.) 02 Jul 2025 12:51:12
I'm not even sure we are interested in another striker. It will probably only be if Hojland goes and both he and Amorim have said he's staying.
4.) 02 Jul 2025 13:01:26
With hoijlund up top and the slab in defence we cannot fail!
5.) 02 Jul 2025 13:27:05
Sancho for Vlahovic is a no brainer for me.
6.) 02 Jul 2025 16:21:05
What frightens me most is asking about Watkins who can be bought for £60m. yet utd again don't want to pay what's being asked . lack of resale. who gives a monkeys if for 4 seasons he scores some friggin goals. This club and the morons that run it ?♂️.
7.) 02 Jul 2025 16:35:28
I got some grief for suggesting Watkins, but he scores goals and has pace, both of which we need. Not sure I want to pay £60M, but some sort of swap would be good.
8.) 02 Jul 2025 17:14:22
Our biggest issues last season was not scoring goals, it’s the one main area we must improve, nobody can expect Cunha to cover the gaps all by himself.
9.) 02 Jul 2025 17:18:10
Watkins is a decent player, but he is overpriced.
He is 29, and had a fairly decent season. I don't think he is the answer, unless he is considerably cheaper.
10.) 02 Jul 2025 17:33:21
Watkins wouldn't be the worst signing, I just think he's uninspiring for most fans.
At 29 he isn't a long term option, and we shouldn't be paying too much for him. Ideally around 45m, but anything upto 55m seems about the right range.
He's EPL proven, and consistently gets 20-30 EPL goals and assists. He's the kind of player I can see linking up really well with Cunha and potentially Mbeumo.
Yet we will probably get 2-3 years of him as first choice with maybe another year as decent back up. He will need a replacement bought for him in the next two years. Which isn't ideal. But in a limited market he is far from the worst option.
11.) 02 Jul 2025 18:26:12
Rashford and Garnacho to villa singing
Oh brother, we'll go deeper than the ink
Beneath the skin of our tattoos
Though we don't share the same blood
You're my brother and I love you that's the truth.
We're hoping for better lives
only Emre knows
He said will bring us back with all our pictures and our clothes
Five goals twenty assists doing all we can to please
Just give me back my car keys
If I was dying on my knees, I've got a brother from another mother
Then the boos for lazy attitude start.
{Ed077's Note - KODALINE ♥️♥️♥️
12.) 02 Jul 2025 20:05:46
Vlahovic would be a terrible signing, I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.
He has regressed every season since he joined Juventus. They are desperate to get shot of him.
He has courted controversy, has said that he prefers playing with another striker who can do the defensive work as he thinks it "impacts" his game and it's best if he doesn't have to work hard.
All this while currently being the highest paid player in Serie A on around €374k or £315k a week. You'd imagine he'd want something similar if he joined us, and to be frank he's not even worth £200k a week based on his last couple of seasons.
13.) 02 Jul 2025 21:30:28
I think his comments were actually that he isn’t asked to track back so much for Serbia as he is at juve, which suits his game more and keeps him fresher in the final 3rd.
To me that sounds like just what we need! A no.9 who is in the box not 30 yards away with his back to goal.
With regards to his regression, I’d say it hasn’t really worked at Juve but that isn’t his career over.
You were banging the drum for kolo Muani who is a year older and less impressive goal scoring record. Admittedly, he has come into the Juventus in place of Vlahovic, but had also gone through a ‘regression’ at PSG himself and seems to have found his feet in a new team.
I do agree that we shouldn’t be giving him the money he is on in Italy but I don’t think anyone coming in this summer or for the foreseeable will be given them kinds of wages.
14.) 03 Jul 2025 07:39:03
AJH, avoid the rumours?
This is a rumours site ?.
15.) 03 Jul 2025 10:38:50
I know, but it's the false hope MancMan, every day brings a different twist!
16.) 03 Jul 2025 11:33:10
For sure AJH, but that's all part of the fun.
Some rumours are credible such as the one I posted, others are obvious BS like the one I read the other day about Utd signing Ruiz from PSG ?.
17.) 04 Jul 2025 22:50:25
2toms, there is a world of difference between the situations of Vlahovic and Muani in terms of why it didn't work out with their big moves.
Muani literally signed for PSG one day and before he could even kick a ball for them they hired a new manager who wanted his strikers to play a very different way. He was never really given a chance. Even then he still scored at a respectable rate given his limited game time.
Vlahovic on the other hand has never stepped up despite repeated and consistent opportunities and chances for him to do so. Despite his significant game time he has regressed in a not too dissimilar way to Højlund. Given chance after chance after chance with every passing game him looking worse.
Vlahovic is also on massive wages, and would be our second highest earner only behind Casemiro if he was to join in his current salary.
While his comments align with the eye test of him being a lazy player off the ball. He doesn't want to have to sweat for the team.
For me he's definitely a player I'd avoid.
23 May 2025 07:36:25
I saw this earlier today.
There are unsubstantiated rumours of players not being happy with RA's methods. A couple of thoughtful trophy-winning former United players wonder how effective it can be having a coaching staff that, in some cases, is both younger and less experienced than the players they are attempting to work with.
Many will say the players are the issue here, but if you lack confidence in the coaches, or they are hugely inexperienced, then is it a surprise?
1.) 23 May 2025 08:47:10
We had the exact same leaks with Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho, Ole, Rangnik and most recently with Ten Haag. Six repetitions of the same thing, IT’S THE BLOODY PLAYERS!
2.) 23 May 2025 09:05:26
In one Rewz.
3.) 23 May 2025 09:31:42
Rewz,
Couldn’t have put it better myself. Also, we don’t have any players older than the manager. If they don’t like the methods they know exactly where they can go.
4.) 23 May 2025 09:54:57
What players do we have older than the manager, I know they play like there 50 but they ain’t, just more crap that comes out when losing.
Like all blame the system bandwagon that’s all tosh, can’t score goals can’t win matches, when we come up against physicality we are in trouble, everytime.
5.) 23 May 2025 10:38:03
If this is true then it’s the same crap over and over again, simply the players trying to shift the blame into someone else. Other side is that it’s utter bs and simply the media making up crap to stir the pot and create even more tension in an already volatile situation. We need a massive culture change this summer one way or another….
6.) 23 May 2025 11:44:55
The thing that worries me, is the sheer number of players we need to get out he club. We’ve got players out on loan that need to be sold and replaced (Sancho, Rashford, Antony, Malacia), players leaving on free’s (Eriksen, Lindelof, Evans, Heaton) that need replacing PLUS a large number of the team that needs selling and replacing.
Realistically the players we can probably sell are Bruno, Garnacho, Mainoo, Dalot, Amad plus with the documented interest from Italy maybe Zirkzee and Hojlund. Of the aforementioned players Mainoo and Amad are probably the least likely to be sold.
Shaw and Casemiro are finished but still have years left, approx. £600k pw in salary so we are stuck with them. Martínez is quality but can’t stay fit, Mount hasn’t be able to put a run of games together in 2 years. That’s four senior players you can’t reply upon.
The goalkeeper position needs addressing.
I can see Garnacho, Bruno, Dalot, Zirkzee and Hojlund potentially going, add in the four out on loan and the four leaving on a free, that’s potentially 13 players.
The rebuild needed on the squad is terrifyingly large.
7.) 23 May 2025 12:08:32
In my opinion I think the potentials are Bruno Fernandes potentially sold for £120m. Rashford linked with a £40m move. Garnacho, despite his talent, might be off for £50m. Sancho could go for a cut-price £20m. Add to that a list of expiring contracts — Eriksen, Lindelöf, Heaton, Evans — and you’re looking at a significant reset both on the pitch and on the wage bill.
But what does this mean in real financial terms, especially under the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR)?
Estimated Player Sales and PSR Profit Impact
Player Sale Fee (£m) Original Cost (£m) Book Value Left PSR Profit (Est. )
Bruno Fernandes £120m £47m ~£5m ~£115m
Marcus Rashford £40m Academy product £0 £40m
Garnacho £50m Academy product £0 £50m
Jadon Sancho £20m £73m ~£30m ~–£10m (loss)
Estimated PSR Profit: ~£195 million
Because Rashford and Garnacho came through the academy, 100% of their sale fees count as profit in PSR terms. Bruno, with most of his transfer cost now amortised, would also register a massive profit. Even with a Sancho loss, the total PSR profit is significant.
Wage Bill Relief
Player Weekly Wage Annual Saving
Fernandes £240k £12.5m
Rashford £300k £15.6m
Garnacho £50k £2.6m
Sancho £350k £18.2m
Eriksen £150k £7.8m
Lindelöf £120k £6.2m
Heaton £40k £2.1m
Evans £40k £2.1m
Total Estimated Wage Savings: ~£67 million annually
This creates vital breathing space under both PSR and the UEFA Squad Cost Ratio, even though United will not be in the Champions League next season.
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So, What Can United Spend?
Under PSR, you can’t lose more than £105m over three years, but player sales and cost-cutting can offset this. With ~£195m in PSR profit and a leaner wage bill, United could reasonably reinvest around £200m–£250m, if structured smartly.
How?
Buy a player for £50m on a 5-year deal = only £10m/ year hit to PSR.
Spread your rebuild across 4–5 signings on these terms, and you stay well within your financial limits.
Other Factors:
No Champions League = a £40–60m revenue hit.
Still paying instalments for past transfers (Antony, Casemiro, etc. ) .
Need to budget for agent fees, bonuses, and future wages.
8.) 23 May 2025 14:46:08
Doesn't Sancho only have 1 year left on his contract meaning that if his original cost was £73m his book value should now be down to £15m and a £20m sale would yield a small profit?
I wonder whether there will be interest in Antony from any richer clubs than Betis. His book value is reportedly still around £32m. His salary remains an obstacle, but we can only hope. If not maybe he can stay there at Betis. They qualified for the Europa League and could maybe afford to cover all his salary.
Amorim doesn't seem to fancy Mainoo much either but if Bruno goes he maybe has to be kept for another year. Often players have a poor second year after impressing the first. Kobbie was blighted by injuries this season, maybe he'll shine next year. All profit if sold.
Dalot could also be a potential sale. He's been written down to £0 so it would yield all profit.
The commentators on the Europa final were suggesting that a place in the Champions League would be worth > £100m between guarantees, sponsorship etc.
With no European football we should be able to make do with a slightly smaller squad.
9.) 23 May 2025 15:50:46
There is no outstanding transfer fee to be amortised for Bruno.
10.) 23 May 2025 16:07:57
Rinse and bloody repeat from the players. never their fault.
So they don't like the methods of a manager with a young coaching set up. One that got success at their previous club as the players brought into it and they got players that suit.
Get rid of these players.
11.) 23 May 2025 16:18:55
Why does everyone worry about players salaries and fees etc, it’s not your money, what’s the point quoting figures you have no worry or concern about, plus. What makes you think if any quality players come in they are going to be cheaper or work for a few luncheon vouchers, I don’t get it….
Would not be so bad if you knew the inner workings of the club but your all dreaming these figures up on hear say, don’t give me the accounts tosh or media BS
Oh just sell Bruno for 120m yeah easy… and also get rid of the only player we got that’s any good….
12.) 23 May 2025 16:25:58
Sancho was bought for £73m on a 5 year deal. That’s £14.6m pa, that obviously is just the fee, I have no knowledge of how agents fees etc are accrued, they may be an exceptional line item on the balance sheet or could be wrapped up in the amortised book value. His contract is up in June ‘26 so that would leave £14.6m of book. The £20m figure banded about is about right is the other costs were included.
Bruno’s original deal (5.5yrs) ran until the end of this season I believe.
Playing football manager with the player amortised number is all god and well. However we still have significant debt owed on players, we have reductions written into contracts for not being in Europe and we will have a yr on yr revenue reduction for the league revenue due to our finish. The 25/ 26 forecast will have significantly reduced revenues, it’s not just about PSR it’s about balancing the books. Don’t be surprised to see more staff cuts, high earning players moved on with cheaper alternatives coming. Any planned capex projects will get canned.
I still don’t understand why Ineos bought in the way they did. They would have done an incredible amount of due diligence and yet still dropped over £1.3bn to buy 29.9% of a failing company. They would have had asset surveys undertaken on all the physical stuff like the stadium and training facilities, forensic accounting on the finances. They own other clubs so it’s not their first Rodeo. On the face of it, it doesn’t make sound commercial sense.
13.) 23 May 2025 17:38:55
Here we go again with the players don't like the managers methods.
I do fear for Amorim though, if United start poorly next season the media are going to whip up a storm.
United need to start getting some positivity in the news and begin changing the narrative.
14.) 23 May 2025 17:58:47
Won't happen thou, it's utd therefore only negative stories get published. utd ruined a lot of these jurnos childhoods and this in their heads in revenge. It's that simple, until utd start winning this is always going to continue.
15.) 23 May 2025 19:19:49
For f**KS sake it's the players. How stupid do we have to be to keep blaming the manager time after time after time.
Just remove the emotion for a second and think logically.
This is a league title winning manager with these coaches. He has taken a fallen giant club and made them back into a genuine force in Portugal.
While these players have never won the title and have shown themselves to be incapable time and time again under multiple managers.
If at this point you still feel its the manager that is the problem them either you have a very low IQ or you've suffered some traumatic brain injury at some point.
16.) 23 May 2025 20:33:17
Indeed Shappy.
17.) 24 May 2025 01:48:36
I am in agreement it’s not the manager, but stating people have a very low iQ because they have there opinions is a bit rich, when your opinion rates highly Martinez and the others that you done in an earlier post, some could say your iQ must be equally as low, but it’s an opinion so it’s not, but only someone with a very low iQ or traumatic brain injury would make such a crazy statement! Grow up a bit, it’s not funny or a nice thing to say don’t matter who you are addressing it to….
18.) 24 May 2025 08:06:05
From 13/ 14 - 18/ 19, sporting finished between 2nd and 3rd in the Portuguese league.
A fallen giant? You make it sound like he took them from the bottom of the league.
Shappy, what are you on about?
19.) 24 May 2025 08:13:02
Shappy
9 of the players in the squad have won league titles before.
20.) 24 May 2025 08:28:23
It’s the owners
It’s the management
It’s the coach
It’s the players
Let’s face it we have bad owners, historical mismanagement, a coach who can’t get results and a poor squad.
It’s entirely plausible the management hire the wrong managers and purchase the wrong players.
21.) 24 May 2025 09:11:30
Imagine making the initial post as a stick to beat the manager with, when every manager has had the same briefings. Every single manager post Ferguson.
Was Van Gaal a shocking manager? Mourinho? The answer is no.
22.) 24 May 2025 09:19:44
We could just do a what Chelsea did and sell ourselves the women’s team. Worth 200m apparently would make a massive difference.
23.) 24 May 2025 11:52:52
Whole squad needs ripping up and starting again. It’s crap.
24.) 24 May 2025 12:15:12
German, get off your high horse! You're guilty of posting similar insulting comments when you disagree with someone's opinion. '
25.) 24 May 2025 12:54:17
Fizz you have never seen a post of mine that’s personally derogatory
And saying about brain injury’s is beyond a joke, so I will stay on my high horse thanks, if coming off it means getting that far down in the gutter.
26.) 24 May 2025 13:21:18
Ooh, matron.
27.) 24 May 2025 19:09:19
Garnacho been told he can go.
{Ed025's Note - some good news at last Wallace...can he take Hojlund with him as well please mate?..
28.) 25 May 2025 01:26:06
I am sure they can get a bigger taxi along with Garnacho, Rasmus, Ugarte, Zirkee can sit in the back, because cutbacks and can’t afford 2 taxis best also put Onana in the boot
SJR could always send a fleet of his Grenadier vehicles which he can’t sell because are as crap as the United team and could fit most the squad in them. set the satnav to a far away land
In fact SJR could drive….
29.) 25 May 2025 19:54:25
Let's be fair German, we'd need confirmation of the previous names you've posted under to be able to check whether you've been derogatory towards other posters.
Typically I'd say if you're using a new username as your previous ones have been banned that kind of suggests that you crossed a line with what you wrote, whether it got though the editing process or not.
08 Jan 2023 17:47:43
Latest rumour I've seen is we want Weghorst and Felix, which makes more sense to me. Options, and more creativity.
1.) 08 Jan 2023 18:26:33
That would do for now. Though not sure how felix would fit in our new wage structure?!
2.) 08 Jan 2023 22:07:35
how many players are a club allowed to loan in the PL?
3.) 09 Jan 2023 07:18:06
I wouldn't want Weghorst, but you have to trust the manager if he has identified him.
Joan Felix I think could be a fantastic signing. He doesn't fit the type of football being played at Atletico but he has all the minerals.
4.) 09 Jan 2023 07:46:44
I'd take both in a heartbeat. I'd take one in a heartbeat actually.
Neither are the ideal candidate but we need bodies up front.
Garnacho is a bonus and has stood in well for sancho but he is just a kid and the Ronaldo gap needs filling too.
5.) 09 Jan 2023 20:48:33
You are only allowed 2 loan signings and we already have butland, so it was never going to be both.
We probably moved onto weghorst when Felix was no longer an option.
6.) 10 Jan 2023 19:51:59
Wouldn’t touch Felix with a barge pole. His style and physical make up won’t suit the Prem one bit.
22 Jul 2022 10:00:09
Jesse Lingard.
Could have gone to West Ham and been at the upper end of the table fighting for Europe.
Decided to go to Forest for what will likely be a relgation dog fight. Hmm, I wonder why.
1.) 22 Jul 2022 10:13:20
I'd imagine it's so he doesn't have to move his family to London.
2.) 22 Jul 2022 10:18:30
A one year contract too. His agent was talking about PSG, Milan and Juventus interested in him a couple of months ago. Maybe the teams that actually did want him didn't match his ego.
I'm sure he thinks why not get paid handsomely for a year, finish top scorer and then join Madrid next year.
3.) 22 Jul 2022 10:25:00
Surprised he’s not gone on that Love Island!
4.) 22 Jul 2022 10:32:08
And only on a one season deal in case it's straight back down to the Championship. That over the MLS or trying to nudge his way back into the England set-up with West Ham as he was starting to do when on loan there.
5.) 22 Jul 2022 10:35:58
1 year contract on £200K a week plus signing n fee. He'll be able to do the same next year. Seems like the lad has done a pretty decent deal for himself.
6.) 22 Jul 2022 11:13:33
It's all about the money money money.
At least he will get game time. So many players move for money and see their careers die, Sinclair, Drinkwater spring to mind as examples.
7.) 22 Jul 2022 12:31:04
So much on Lingard all the time. Good luck to him if he's getting more money.
So what?
8.) 22 Jul 2022 13:32:13
He's not united so I don't care.
9.) 22 Jul 2022 15:47:46
Shappy is right, he isn’t allowed out of the house without his babysitter. Last time he gave them the slip he spent all his pocket money on chocolate and fizzy sweets. Best to keep him away from that London or he’ll be onto those American Candy stores and spend his £200k weekly wage on milk duds.
10.) 22 Jul 2022 16:28:28
Danny, I think you'll find that he has had to assume the care of his two school aged children while his mum was unable to care for them. On top of having a daughter of his own who lives with her mother after they split up.
Living in Nottingham means he is still close to his family.
While a big wage packet certainly won't do him any harm.
I'd imagine he will see it as an opportunity to stay close to his family earn a big wage and potentially put himself in the shop window for a club like Everton, Leicester or Newcastle.
11.) 22 Jul 2022 17:24:31
Shappy, trains to Nottingham from Manchester take 2 hours, the same time it takes to drive. 2 hours also for Leicester, 3 hours for Newcastle.
Trains to London take 2 hours, and are far more regular. Nottingham is not close to his family, but its a lot more lucrative.
same as driving,
12.) 22 Jul 2022 17:26:17
That should be school aged siblings.
13.) 22 Jul 2022 18:23:06
Poor babysitter has their work cut out. Get two kids to school and then back to cut the crusts off Jessie’s sandwich and get him down for a quick nap before training.
14.) 22 Jul 2022 19:52:32
This is some mad post about why an ex United player has signed for a football team ?
Has anybody here spoke with him? How would any of ye know and who cares why or why he didn't sign for a club.
Got get that money Jesse, enjoy yourself and keep being you.
15.) 22 Jul 2022 21:04:28
Couldn’t give a damn about what Jesse Lingard is doing. When he was coming through I liked the lad, but the past 2 seasons at least I’ve thought he was a git.
Forget him.
16.) 22 Jul 2022 21:08:05
Indeed. It’s his business and his alone. He’ll play every week, it’s a great traditional club, and he’ll be handsomely paid.
As for logistics, I’m sure he’ll work it out by himself ???.
17.) 22 Jul 2022 18:59:50
Despite all this, Lingard’s going straight into my FPL Team!
18.) 23 Jul 2022 13:57:49
Shappy is so busy now googling travel times to uphold the most ridiculous argument of the day?? nice one ajh. Lots to be said b
For knowing your geography??.
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20 Mar 2026 08:26:21
Changing the subject, what is your favourite United chant? I love 20Times, but my all time favourite was the Inspiral Carpets themed This Is How It Feels To Be City, which was great fun for many years but sadly no longer works.
What's your favourite?
1.) 20 Mar 2026 09:08:28
Gonna go on the piss with Georgie Best.
2.) 20 Mar 2026 13:42:10
Yip yap, Stam.
3.) 20 Mar 2026 13:44:00
And also, strangely, when we were winning the league "we shall not be moved", that rose up and echoed round the ground, the Seventies and Que Sera was great and Viva Ronaldo.
4.) 20 Mar 2026 17:02:18
Well, Fizz, can actually say I did on a few occasions, back in the 80s.
Some really good nights, but also one or two not so great.
Cannot believe it is 40 years ago.
Where in God's name has it gone?
It was amazing to watch the way he was like a flame to a moth when women were around, just as well he was such a sober and committed to his wife character!
5.) 20 Mar 2026 22:54:23
I loved Always Look on The Bright Side of Life, for the short time it was used.
6.) 21 Mar 2026 06:59:32
I loved ello, ello, there's 20 seconds to go, we're 1 nil down, now 2-1 up when Ole scored that goal, now we're champions of Europe.
15 Mar 2026 18:53:13
This does feel like a poor league this year with a lot of teams being very inconsistent. Liverpool and Chelsea have been erratic, City look unconvincing, and even Arsenal have flattered to deceive.
Our teams looked good in the Champions League initial league, but are getting found out now they are facing knockout games against big teams.
That has presented an opportunity, one Carrick has seized pretty well. This weekend's results strengthen our position and we are now looking up and chasing City, instead of panicking who might be catching us.
So back to the continuing question about the new Manager. I have not heard a name that excites me, and we currently have Carrick delivering League winning form, 7 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat. I know many are not convinced, but tell me who you think would do better? I'm struggling to think of anyone.
Managing United is a unique role, and character is key. Carrick is not fazed by it and understands the club, he is an inexperienced Manager but right now he's delivering.
Glassner and Iraola, think Frank going from Brentford to Spurs, a whole different ball game. Emery, good with underdog teams but one where he is expected to win things? I'm not so sure.
De Zerbi, really? I think he would be out of his depth. And Nagelsmann, he intrigues me but brief success in one role brimgs great risk, and Bayern dumped him.
Martinez, not for me, failed with Belgium with an amazing team, and aamcelotto. Is well. Pastnhis best, in both ability and moti action.
The one manager I would get excited by is Klopp, but we all know that isn't going to happen.
Let's assume Carrick continues to deliver, so tell me, who would be a better fit than Carrick?
1.) 15 Mar 2026 19:10:32
Hoeness, Pochettino, and Nagelsmann, to name 3. Carrick has done well but there are plenty of amber flags. Those were ignored with Ole, and we cannot afford to do that again. Results are great, and I know plenty just want to focus on that, but it would be foolish to ignore the other metrics, especially those that have better long term predictive value.
2.) 15 Mar 2026 19:26:19
Ole, it's always Ole.
Poch, I used to like that idea, but again, what has he achieved?
Hoeness, never managed a big club, huge risk. I know you and I might disagree here, but I think Amorim struggled with the scale and size of our club, the same way Frank struggled going to Spurs, and, in my view, how Rosenior will be found out at Chelsea.
Nagelsmann, I think, is an option, Bayern dumped him, but he wasn't the first they've dumped, so perhaps it was them, not him.
I get the amber flags with Carrick. We have had a few lethargic games, but the 9 games overall have been, at worst, solid, and a massive step up from what we were seeing before.
3.) 15 Mar 2026 19:26:42
Not convinced by Poch at all. Hoeness is getting a lot of praise, but is it too soon for a manager who has never managed in the prem? Luis Enrique would be the obvious choice, but not sure he wants the move.
I like Iraola, and he has prem experience, but would the step up be too much?
Massive decision the club needs to get right. Not an easy one to make. Interesting months ahead.
4.) 15 Mar 2026 22:27:35
For goodness sake, are we really going down the Ole route again? I despair. A couple of games, and some are willing to throw everything up in the air.
Carrick was Boro manager, judge him on that. Stop being enticed into this dreamy nonsense.
I really can't be doing with another year of give it Carrick, he has the DNA.
5.) 16 Mar 2026 04:08:20
Enrique, Flick, Xavi, Zidane, Nagelsmann, the list is endless, but it will probably be Martinez; he is high on the list of the powers that be, the plan is with Carrick being his number 2.
Does it thrill me? No, a bit foolish to say, cos he's done nothing with Belgium.
If you're going by that route, virtually every manager everywhere fails somewhere. It's a matter of finding the right fit, same with players.
6.) 16 Mar 2026 05:54:25
By the way, in answer to Ajh, who would be better than Carrick? Quite a few. Understand the club is not a requirement. Nagelsmann, Enrique. I agree with Keane, he said it a few times. Simeone has done wonders year after year, and broken up the big two in Spain. Time for a new challenge.
7.) 16 Mar 2026 08:15:29
I'm finding it difficult to name a preference, but I'm very much with DonRed and Red Man re the amber flags and the Boro experience.
8.) 16 Mar 2026 08:25:23
I also don't have anyone I see as exciting and a strong choice. I would include Carrick in that bracket. So, in summary, I think we have a problem. The bigger question I would ask is whether we think the club has a plan, a shortlist, a timeline, and where they should be, and where they are in that process?
9.) 16 Mar 2026 09:44:03
If Martinez gets the job, I give up. Biggest fraud in football.
10.) 16 Mar 2026 10:18:31
He's thrown his name into the hat, but I think overall we need a strong manager with a proven track record. Luis Enrique is my 1st choice. I'd have Simeone over him, and possibly even Iriola, or maybe even Nagelsmann. All more experienced managers who are probably ahead of Carrick.
11.) 16 Mar 2026 14:04:03
Nagelsmann has just signed a contract till 2028 with Germany, so he isn't an option. Enrique is signing a three year extension with PSG, so expect lots of United rumours until he gets the money he wants.
Poch is going back to Spurs, hopefully.
Martinez, er, no. Iraola is in talks about extending his contract. Zidane will take over from Deschamp in the summer. Flick is at Barca, not likely to move, and Xavi is just the Spanish version of Carrick.
The pool of potentials isn't that big.
12.) 16 Mar 2026 14:33:23
Grim, that's not a new contract. His existing one runs till 28.
13.) 17 Mar 2026 06:56:50
Also Grim, there are rumours of Klopp becoming Germany manager after the summer. Suspect Nagelsmann may move on.
I would go Simeone, he definitely has the strength of personality.
14.) 17 Mar 2026 13:19:17
But he doesn't speak English, just Spanish and Italian.
15.) 17 Mar 2026 13:40:04
Being interim and permanent is a whole different thing. We don't know how Carrick can cope with pressure and setbacks, because that's what matters.
Amorim, although he had a very difficult job, many setbacks, and a lot of pressure, had the team playing good attacking football with energy and intensity.
I don't say Carrick can't cope, just we don't know.
That said, there are not many standout managers, so I would also be ok with Michael, as this is not the worst scenario. I prefer him to Anceloti, Tuchel, Martinez, De Zerbi, and, of course, Palace's manager.
16.) 17 Mar 2026 20:47:00
Ajh,
How do you know he hasn't had English lessons or is getting them before summer?
08 Mar 2026 09:54:12.
Patrice telling it how it is, good man. Whether or not Carrick is the right man, and I think probably not, the constant sniping by ex United players is tiresome. As Evra says, they've all tried management and none of them were particularly good at it, and in Neville's case, he was awful. Yet here they are pontoficating endlessly.
Scholes thinks Ancelotti would be perfect, I think it's 10 years too late.
Keane and Neville don't offer names other than not Carrick, which feels like a personal agenda.
Yes, yes, I know they are paid to be provocative and it generates headlines and clicks, but they just come across as sour. Neville was quite refreshing when he started but now he's just gobby for the sake of it. Keane is usually good value but he is clearly carrying a grudge, and Scholes generally talks tripe. But here we are.
1.) 08 Mar 2026 10:16:16
You're not wrong, Ajh.
2.) 08 Mar 2026 12:13:57
It's frustrating, but they are successful at what they do. And that is giving opinions. I'd prefer if actual data backed up their points, but I do find Neville's podcast very interesting. The pity for me is that, when Neville started off, he was a breath of fresh air because he spoke about tactics and gave some great insight into what goes on at the top level. The more air time they have, the less content we're getting.
Nonetheless, those who are lauding Carrick and those who are slating him are guilty of the exact same thing - neither are taking a holistic view of where we are and whether there is anything beyond raw results that demonstrate a clear progression. Ultimately, we just don't have enough information right now to gauge him.
3.) 08 Mar 2026 18:56:20
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. You pay your money, you take your choice. Just because you don't agree with it, don't make it right or wrong. It's an opinion, and hardly worth losing sleep over. I never understand the people who threaten and curse over others' opinions.
4.) 08 Mar 2026 20:49:35
The biggest thing for whoever we have as a manager is the ability to motivate the players by whatever means necessary. I can't imagine Pep or Klopp allowing their teams to start off so sluggish, game after game.
This has been an issue for years.
A good man manager should have the ability to work out what is needed to get a team to perform. This applies to all walks of life. A manager needs to lead, and make and take the hard decisions necessary for success.
5.) 09 Mar 2026 05:12:16
Sadly, the world seems to have moved on from this breed of management nowadays. In a world where people are more like little sheep following influencers, social media rules the waves, so the days of the Harry Redknapp type, short on tactical nous but big on geeing up the players, are long gone.
The manager who gives the hairdryer treatment will no longer get a reaction from pampered stars.
6.) 09 Mar 2026 07:23:37
Agreed, Red Man. They all seem to have some personal thing going on.
Whatever the issues at the club, I'm not sure how you can lay any blame at Carrick.
7.) 09 Mar 2026 09:27:19
Sorry Ajh, not Red Man! It was an early post, I was half asleep.
Apologies Ajh.
01 Mar 2026 09:41:05
I rarely predict scores but I feel we are ready to deliver a performance and give someone a shellacking, and I feel it may be today.
1.) 01 Mar 2026 16:37:54
Lol. This OP aged well. ?
2.) 01 Mar 2026 16:50:34
Wasn't the best performance and lucky to get the pen/red, but a win is a win and it puts us in 3rd. Should make top 4, barring a downturn in results.
3.) 01 Mar 2026 17:25:34
We didn't play well, but we won. Being organised and working hard will get you a long way. If we can keep injury free, there is a good chance we can finish in a Champions League position.
It's a bit dull, but I'd take another 8 wins like that between now and the end of the season. Midfield and full backs were awful today. Front 4 were very hit and miss, but created chances.
4.) 01 Mar 2026 17:51:02
Lucky? Certainly not, soft penalty, maybe, but correct decision.
5.) 01 Mar 2026 18:19:05
I'll ask you this, Iwotb. If that's against you, would you call it the right decision? Cunha has bought one, but if we want them as pens, I suggest we jack it in and watch tiddlywinks. Football is a contact sport, and we need to start calling out players when they flop. MacAllister does it too, so this isn't me just accusing United players.
The problem is getting much worse, and if we start justifying decisions like that, we are just encouraging it. Alternatively, when a player tries to stay on their feet but is clearly fouled, refs need to call it that way or, again, we are encouraging players to throw themselves down.
6.) 01 Mar 2026 18:46:33
Yes, if it was against us I'd be annoyed that my centre half had pulled their player over in the box. It was stupid and it was a penalty and a red card. Crazy to say otherwise.
7.) 01 Mar 2026 18:47:10
I would accept the decision to be factually correct although I would think it somewhat soft. Yes, football is a contact sport, and I too do not like the ease with which some players go to ground, but it is not legal to pull someone's shirt. That is not part of the physicality of the game; it is a blatant attempt at cheating.
A fairly gentle tug can have the same effect in terms of destabilising a player as a violent pull. If you do not wish to concede a penalty, then do not carry out that particular transgression. If you can't do the time, don't commit the crime! I stand by saying it was the correct decision.
8.) 01 Mar 2026 20:09:51
They didn't have many chances; we deserved the win, I think. They played well in the first half, but other than a loopy, deep header from a corner (where our defense was asleep), I think we controlled the game well. We desperately need more attacking FBs for these games.
They just need to be more prepared to cross the ball. Our best crosses come from Bruno, Casemiro, and Mainoo. Our FBs have the space in these tight games, and should be able to get better quality in for Sesko and co in the middle.
9.) 02 Mar 2026 05:29:15
Apparently half the team yesterday were feeling unwell before kick off, so hopefully that's why such a poor performance, but at least we got 3 points and can move on. If only SJR had acted much, much sooner in getting rid of the dud that was RA.
See Martinez is on the very short list now!
24 Feb 2026 09:20:26
Well that was ugly, but sometimes you have to win ugly games, against ugly teams and my god, Everton are an ugly team to play
The plusses were Lammens who grew in stature last night, and Sesko with another great goal, another player who we can see growing before our eyes.
Apart from that it was poor, misplaced passes, a lack of energy but hey ho, onwards and upwards. I love Mainoo but he needs to get a rocket up him, both he and Cas ambled around all night, showing no real energy or urgency, despite his stellar stats, Bruno was almost anonymous. Maguire suddenly looks like a fixture in the team and deservedly so, Cunha needs to learn to pass the damn ball.
Still, 5 wins out of 6, not playing for 2 weeks is never helpful so hopefully we will see a return to form against Palace.
1.) 24 Feb 2026 10:58:23
Yeah, both Mainoo and Cas were out of sorts last night. The game made my eyes bleed, but it was a lovely bit of quality to win it and a great finish. I used to think Everton fans were a bit too moany, but if that's what they do every week, I have a lot of sympathy for their fans.
{Ed025's Note - its like that most weeks Eric, thats what you get when you have a dinosaur like Moyes at the helm mate, he will make you hard to beat but at the cost of any style or substance as im sure you know from his time with you..
2.) 24 Feb 2026 11:25:35
Excellent result last night, and it keeps the pressure on for Champions League positions. 5 wins from 6 since Carrick took over, and we would all have taken that. It feels like we have lost some of the early momentum/excitement. However, at this point, we need the wins. Losing Dorgu and his energy has definitely taken something from the team, as did Martinez last night with his progressive passing from the back. There does also seem to be a number of peripheral factors that I think are impacting our performance: - Are we match sharp with so few games? It is great for the recovery, but we do seem to lose something after a break.
- Are we still short on the outside of the first 11, with Carrick relying heavily on the same 11? We have had issues when there is a second game midweek; we are just not used to this, and it hits us. - We seem to be getting games across the whole weekend, from early/late starts, Sunday, Monday! Everything bar 3pm on a Saturday. It should not really matter, but I think it has.
3.) 24 Feb 2026 12:06:55
I feel for you and your fellow fans, Ed. I've tried to block Moyes' stint out of my mind. Sadly, when he was in charge, we weren't even hard to beat. ?
{Ed025's Note - hes so pragmatic Eric and his teams are boring to watch, he plays to not get beat rather than win mate and yes hes a safe pair of hands, but my god its hard to watch..
4.) 24 Feb 2026 12:08:25
AJH, I'm just going to put it down as a complete off day for us. But most importantly, we came out with the 3 points. What we have seen now is us play both good and bad in 6 games, and we have come out with 16 out of 18 points.
Taking this all day long. 70 points needs to be the aim to get Top 4. I look at the run we have now until Chelsea, and we could really nail this in the coming weeks.
5.) 24 Feb 2026 14:51:35
Angel, I hope you're right, but this and the West Ham game were both very poor. We've been lucky in both and could easily have ended up with just one point. I'll take luck all day long. The fear I have is that, whilst Carrick seems better able to set up the team and make changes in the EPL than Amorim, it could be that Amorim's coaching was much better.
I do hope this is wrong, and that Carrick and his staff get the team back on form.
6.) 24 Feb 2026 15:38:48
DonRed, nothing to me says that Amorim was a better coach. Literally nothing; I am not sure where you get that. By the way, I'm not saying you're wrong, but nothing has shown me that he is a better coach, based on his time at United.
Carrick has had 6 games now: 4 of those were good wins, 1 was a win but a bad game, and 1 was a draw and a bad game. Amorim's record speaks for itself, I'm afraid.
7.) 24 Feb 2026 15:52:47
I really don't want to rehash this. But we have lots of metrics that show what I'm saying. But it's also not logical to think that the players can go from 14 months of poor coaching to suddenly being fantastic because of a couple of sessions, regardless of how good anyone thinks they are. Again, we won't ever agree on Amorim, except that I think he wasn't learning quickly enough how to set up and adapt to changes in EPL games.
Our running metrics, our expected goals for and against, all showed improvement. When we had our best players, we did well under him. I think we saw yesterday that, without Lisandro Martinez, we struggled to progress the ball, and our CMs don't have tempo players. Amorim tried to solve this with Bruno. Carrick has tried with Martinez. The danger in that approach is that it's much more predictable. I hope I'm wrong, but that's what I'm seeing.
8.) 24 Feb 2026 17:48:17
Just watched it today, was out late last night, ended up watching pieces in fast forward. Boring, no exciting football. Everton spoil most games, imo, with the way they play, and we don't have the players to counter that tactic effectively. A couple of surprise good performances in Dalot and Yoro, who were decent. Midfield three, Mainoo was best, imo, but not standout.
I'd take another 10 of them till the end of the season. Effort, commitment, and organisation will get us a long way in this league. Keep winning, secure CL, and finish as high as possible; that is all that matters. 3 points will do Carrick's case no harm, but the performance needs to be better from a few of them. Palace at home next, so 3 points there and we are 1 step closer.
23 Feb 2026 14:32:44
Do you read the site? We did this to death a couple of weeks ago.
16 Jan 2026 21:31:19
I read it was Sneijder.
10 Jan 2026 11:45:02
Ugarte has been a massive disappointment, when you think we signed him and let McT go, albeit slightly different positions. I get why we want Rashford to leave, lack of effort, questionable commitment, but losing Scott seemed mad at the time. And this is how I now feel about Mainoo
I can't think of on evanescence when I thought I see why qe signed Ugarte. Maybe the cub is too big for him, who knows, but I would absolutely play others in front of him, including some of our youngsters.
10 Jan 2026 09:10:23
I'd rather play him than Ugarte.
27 Aug 2025 17:54:17
Time for Ken I think ?.
19 Mar 2026 16:34:14
Consensus? I think that's a stretch.
19 Mar 2026 12:50:12
We won't be signing 7 or 8 players.
18 Mar 2026 10:04:56
They should have been stripped the day after.
17 Mar 2026 13:19:17
But he doesn't speak English, just Spanish and Italian.
16 Mar 2026 14:17:40
I don't get the Zidane love, and neither he nor Simeone speaks English well.
Enrique feels special, and his English is excellent, but I don't see him leaving PSG.