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21 Oct 2026 21:34:12
The name being floated as the replacement for Carrick is Julian Nagelsmann.
Unsure on that one. Did well early on but then failed at Bayern and Germany.
But who knows.
1.) 21 Oct 2026 22:39:18
That's harsh, he didn't fail at Bayern. In fact I think he has one the highest points per game ratios. He just didn't win the number of trophies that they expected at Bayern.
I think if we end up with Nagelsman then that suggests that Vivell is having a greater say on the manager process than Wilcox which would suggest a slight shift in power behind the scenes.
2.) 22 Oct 2026 07:23:40
Shappy,
I agree with your post. It is similar to one I made over the past week. Whilst it might not be a popular choice among fans, it might be the best pairing for the club, as Nagelsmann and Vivell have worked together before.
The club might actually pick a manager who would suit the current set up.
Still, it is all ifs and buts. I think the club will turn to Conte. It will be another roller coaster ride.
3.) 22 Oct 2026 07:51:54
Nagelsman was my favoured choice apart from the fact he was at the world cup and would have been a delayed start. A unique character (bit marmite) but if Vivell gets to take more control they have shown they can work together.
Will be interesting if and when the board relieve Carrick which direction they go.
11 Oct 2026 14:26:32
Surely it's clear to everyone that Carrick is effectively done at United now. It's just a matter of when.
Hopefully the club act decisively for once and pull the trigger now rather than wait another 8 games to do what everybody knows is coming.
The question now is, who will they choose to replace Carrick?
Hope to god they don't revert to type and choose another interim for the remainder of the season.
Obvious names are Howe and Conte who are out of work. Conte would cause carnage but maybe that's what they need.
I don't know who I would pick at this stage. I just hope the club shows some ambition and gets the best man for the job whether they are in work or not. And not take the easy option as they so often do.
1.) 11 Oct 2026 15:28:09
RVN to end of season!
2.) 11 Oct 2026 16:08:53
If Conte had problems with the weak mentality at Spurs, he hasn't seen anything yet!
3.) 11 Oct 2026 17:33:52
I can't see Carrick being sacked so early on.
He will get a few more months min.
There's no real obvious options with outstanding pedigree.
Howe, Naglesman and Conte stand out.
Hurtzler, Andrews look good in well run clubs.
The squad has obvious deficiencies that cannot be dealt with until Jan, Left Back and ST.
The underlying metric is running stats and that points to the fitness and conditioning of the players post World Cup.
A change in manager won't give that quick fix. Might keep JJ G though.
4.) 11 Oct 2026 17:52:50
You are probably right UtdRoad. But the season will be gone if they give Carrick any longer. The team is getting worse week after week.
The players are rotten, but not much you can do about that in the short term.
But lack of quality or squad depth has nothing to do with attitude, effort and fitness. All of which have been severely lacking this season.
From the outside looking in, it comes across as Carrick is a nice guy and is being too soft on the players. Less training, too relaxed, no intensity. No plan. It seems players can be lazy and rubbish with no pressure of a bollocking or missing the next game.
5.) 11 Oct 2026 18:26:38
Season is already gone
Only realistic chance of a trophy was carabao Cup as big teams often rest players.
Premier League.. Miles off
Champions League.. Won't get out of group stage playing like this
F A Cup.. Other teams will have more desire
So with City firing on all cylinders Arsenal clearly better and even Brentford and Brighton better than us it's really going to be a mediocre season.
6.) 11 Oct 2026 18:39:29
It's going to be Eddie Howe. Standard new manager lift and buy a bunch of reserves when you finish 4th thinking that this will help compete with Arsenal.
And back to square one.
7.) 11 Oct 2026 18:53:17
Eddie Howe is a solid and competent manager who wouldn't be a bad shout to stabilise things. If United want to bring in an elite level manager, they have to make the club attractive to one. I genuinely wouldn't be averse to bringing in Howe for a few years. He's miles ahead of Carrick, and probably the best fit with where the club is right now.
8.) 11 Oct 2026 19:23:17
Eric Djemba-Djemba til January and then give him another contract til the end of the season. So good, they hired him twice!
9.) 11 Oct 2026 19:52:16
From what I've read and seen, unless the likes of Wilcox also go, it doesn't matter who replaces Carrick as the new manager will still be served up bang average players.
A teenager with a copy of football manager would do a better job at scouting new players.
10.) 11 Oct 2026 21:29:57
OGS is available? ?.
11.) 12 Oct 2026 01:58:16
Totally agree, Danny.
I've been hailing him for years.
Howe is a bright, clever coach who improves players and is tactically astute.
But if the same old problems are there, I don't know if any manager will make a difference to be honest.
12.) 12 Oct 2026 09:40:31
Here lies the problem Noucamp99. I've no issue with moving Carrick on but who comes in? What are people's expectations of this individual? How long do they get?
This issue is way bigger than the Manager, it has been since SAF left. Yes results need to improve and I expect a new manager may provide that and we can have a period of time getting excited, but does anyone realistically think we will be in a different position in 12 months unless bigger things change at the club.
13.) 12 Oct 2026 11:55:57
Ports, I hear you, mate.
10 Aug 2026 18:09:12
Latest name linked is the left back from Leipzig, David Raum.
Probably a load of made up rubbish. But I hope it's true, from what I've seen of him I think he could work wonders on the left.
1.) 11 Aug 2026 15:46:36
Skelly from Arsenal has also been linked now, he's been offered around, quoted 45 million fee.
Suits the model atm, young can play lb and cm.
Decent player with potential. Think anyone getting him will get a good deal if the price is the 45 million.
2.) 11 Aug 2026 16:44:54
Chelsea are already on it, no messing around from them.
3.) 11 Aug 2026 20:38:21
Not sure he would get in the Chelsea team on a regular basis. So, if he's going to sit on the bench, surely he'd be better off doing it for Arsenal.
4.) 11 Aug 2026 23:50:31
I'm not convinced, at the money they are talking, that he gets into our team regularly either. He is a cm and wants to play there. He is not a specialist left back, and I think that's what we need.
Hall, imo, has the chance to be a very good left back. I'm not convinced we won't get him, but if we don't, we do need someone else.
Amass, according to reports, is not doing enough to convince them he can step up.
5.) 12 Aug 2026 00:12:03
Agreed, Ken. He came onto the scene and never kicked on.
No way Arsenal sell this guy if he's good enough. Rather keep Shaw and Dorgu.
6.) 12 Aug 2026 09:18:26
Might just be me, but never really been impressed by Lewis-Skelly. He's one of them players that jumps into challenges and looks like a red card waiting to happen.
7.) 12 Aug 2026 10:29:08
I would be surprised to find him available for 45 million, I would expect him to be worth more in this market. The only way I could see Arsenal letting him go is for PSR/SSR/SCR reasons, due to him being pure profit.
As for the player, he is a very good young player, but he needs to play to continue to develop. He isn't the finished article, although his main weaknesses are things that may well be ironed out with age and experience.
For me, I watch a lot of these young players at big clubs and see many fail to develop because they just don't get enough chances. Yes, the real top guys will, but others could well do with dropping down to a smaller club and playing, rather than languishing in squads and getting occasional games and minutes.
8.) 15 Aug 2026 10:35:49
Oakbark, he probably should be worth more based on the current market, but he in one of the few players Arsenal can sell for a decent fee and raise profit from it, without seriously weakening their first team squad.
There are fewer clubs that he would be prepared to move to, and even fewer if them are in need of a LB/CM player right now.
Really it's just us for a long term replacement for Shaw, and Chelsea as a replacement for Cucurella. I doubt he'd move to Newcastle if they needed a replacement for Hall, Liverpool and City don't need a LB, they won't sell to Spurs, and none of the other EPL team have the money and draw to sign him.
We are the club that make the most sense, a history of developing young players, a need for a player with his ability/skill set, we need more home-grown players, we have the money and we are a club that he would consider leaving Arsenal for. However, United are not being run by the same clowns as before and they won't over pay for players, not even their first choice options.
Chelsea make slightly less sense as they've already bought two young LB's this summer, are not in European football (which might deter MLS from wanting to join them), and they've already spent a lot this summer and signed a lot of players. However, this is Chelsea and their entire transfer strategy seems to be to buy as many young players as possible. So they would almost certainly be interested in a possible deal. But it couldn't be at a silly price.
Which means that Arsenal cannot demand as high a price as say Newcastle could for Lewis Hall, as Arsenal want (maybe even need) to sell, whereas Newcastle don't.
Both players have a similar level of potential, although both are slightly different in profile despite both being brought up as midfielders through youth football but have found LB their position in senior football.
Hall being nearly two years older, and more experienced is ahead of MLS in terms of his development and his performances right now. On the other hand though he has suffered a little bit with injuries.
Either one would be a great signing for us, the question is how much more value would we get from paying 75-80m for Hall over 40-45m for MLS?
In the short term Hall is the better option, has played well in a team that hasn't been at their best, compared to MLS having a great team around him to shelter him. Hall is the better defender, having been tested more than MLS. But does that make him worth paying the extra 35-40m for him? Nearly twice as much. While Hall is only the better short term option if he is fit and available to play (he has missed 34 games over the last two seasons for Newcastle due to injury).
Personally, I'd take MLS over Hall right now, he's cheaper (less pressure on him, and more to invest in other areas), he's more adaptable that Hall in my opinion, and more importantly, he is far less injury prone (with so many of our defenders suffering with regular injuries, I just can't justify signing another with a questionable injury record).
Plus we have a great track record of signing young Arsenal defenders and them doing well, thank Heaven(s).
9.) 16 Aug 2026 00:45:56
What about Truffert, surely he is up there for consideration if Hall is deemed 'overpriced'.
10.) 17 Aug 2026 11:44:22
To me, swallow our pride and bring back Carreras. The club messed this one up, surprise surprise.
11.) 17 Aug 2026 11:50:03
JBR, Truffert would probably be my first choice option, to be honest. I doubt he'd be all that cheap; probably around 40m, I'd imagine. What we probably should be doing is finding that "Truffert" player before they move to the EPL and their price tag doubles or triples after one or two good seasons.
We have been linked with a couple of young prospect LB's in Jorge Salinas and Joaquin Seys (19 and 21 respectively). What is interesting is that, when looking into them, they both have a similar profile (tall, physically strong, quick, good on the ball, play more as an inverted fullback rather than someone who typically bombs on and stays wide).
That profile makes a lot of sense, given we have Dorgu, who is played at LB as that stay-wide, high player rather than someone who inverts into midfield. It seems we want someone who is more of a direct replacement, in terms of style, for Luke Shaw.
10 Jul 2026 19:42:44
Ederson deal off. He's heading back to Atalanta. I'm guessing it's down to something in the medical.
1.) 10 Jul 2026 21:42:25
Fabrizio said it's off, "Man Utd sources" say it's still on... It can never be a normal transfer window with us...
2.) 11 Jul 2026 07:18:35
It's more the fact that Man Utd and sensational journalism sell clicks.
If he's failed his medical, then we pull out. End of. If the club have found something they need to explore further, which seems the case, then we wait for the results.
08 Jul 2026 17:33:52
Santos from Chelsea seems to be gathering pace.
I wouldn't mind him as a back up. But if reports are to be believed, the price tag is around £50m. That is utter madness. He's not even a regular for Chelsea.
And watch Chelsea replace him with a top midfielder with Utd's money.
World has gone mad.
1.) 08 Jul 2026 17:47:02
Sky Sports saying it's been agreed.
2.) 08 Jul 2026 17:49:45
Fee agreed according to Ornstein and others. So him and Ederson, any chance of one more in midfield?
3.) 08 Jul 2026 18:00:02
The perfect midfield rebuild!
4.) 08 Jul 2026 18:06:19
Why go for the best when you can have mediocrity.
5.) 08 Jul 2026 18:21:08
He's not mediocre. Whether he can step up and be as good as we need is what we will find out. I was talking to a Chelsea season ticket holder, who says he is a proper 7/10 performance player on a regular basis, rarely has a bad game, and sometimes is an 8 or 9, and that if Enzo went, he would probably be kept and take his place.
6.) 08 Jul 2026 18:24:47
It's embarrassing, really. They've had months to work on the transfer plans. And the best they can come up with is a bang-average Brazilian that United have been linked to for the last few years and a reserve player from Chelsea.
Bet City and Arsenal are really worried!
7.) 08 Jul 2026 18:30:46
He wasn't even on the list a couple of weeks ago.
Could have got stiller for the same sort of money, who is playing and not a bit-part player.
8.) 08 Jul 2026 18:11:02
Ed001, what do you think of the player? I remember you said earlier that you think he has potential if he were given a run of games.
Would he fit, and how does he compare to Elliot or Mateus (I know you weren't a big fan of the former)?
{Ed001's Note - I don't think he is yet at the level of Elliott Anderson, but he hasn't had the same trust in him from Chelsea that Anderson got from Forest. But he is better than Fernandez (Mateus obviously, not Bruno!) with a lot of potential to go further. I was actually hoping we (as in Liverpool) would go for him last summer and did mention him as someone I would take to strengthen midfield. I think he will be a good signing.}
9.) 08 Jul 2026 18:35:57
It will be the wages that make this palatable for the club. Can't imagine Santos, after two loans in France and one season at Chelsea, is on mega wages.
10.) 08 Jul 2026 19:14:58
Ah, come on Tris, the experts on here have already decided he's bang average. What do you know, eh?
{Ed001's Note - I am surprised how little he is rated. Maybe they didn't see any of his time at Strasbourg?}
11.) 08 Jul 2026 18:59:13
#Twenty
Do you even watch games or just go off based on what you see on twitter?
We should have gone for the best?
So that's Anderson for 130 and Fernandes for 85? And then what? Transfer window over because no more money left.
We need at least 5 signings this summer.
12.) 08 Jul 2026 20:03:36
Featured in over 40 games last season, young, with Premiership experience, wants more minutes, won't break the club's wage structure... I think our boys have done their homework and this could be a good signing in today's crazy market. It leaves financial room for more upgrades.
13.) 08 Jul 2026 20:14:33
Many here didn't want Lammens either because he wasn't famous enough.
14.) 08 Jul 2026 20:26:01
The problem is, United want to compete with the likes of City and Arsenal. They have come out saying they will win the league in 2028. But they are trying to compete with the European elite with the transfer policy of a mid table club.
Unfortunately, the best players cost the most money. Just because the club has been burnt before with big-money signings does not mean you just stop.
15.) 08 Jul 2026 21:38:34
Let's just hope it's not Chelsea getting their own back for Garnacho.
16.) 08 Jul 2026 21:55:27
H94, First of all, I watched every United game last season.
Secondly, what's the point in making five signings if they're just average? I'd rather we bought fewer players, but ones who genuinely improve the starting XI.
We probably have around £250-300 million to spend, and we've also freed up close to £1 million a week in wages with the players who've left.
Look at some of our previous transfer windows. We signed Fred, Donny van de Beek and Alex Telles. Long term, were any of them good enough? No. Do we still have them? No. Did we make money back on them? No. We had other higher profile targets that year. That's exactly the kind of spending that's held us back for years.
I'd rather see us spend £250 million strengthening the midfield, just like we focused heavily on the attack last summer.
A midfield of Bruno Fernandes, Aurelien Tchouameni and Alex Scott would transform the team and would have been in budget.
I'm not saying Andrey Santos or Ederson won't succeed if they sign, but they're much bigger risks, risks other top 4 clubs wouldn't make. If the club is serious about competing with Liverpool, Arsenal and City again, we need to start buying players at that level.
I don't see those clubs building a title-winning midfield by shopping for the cheapest options on the market or prioritising players because they'll accept lower wages. We've done that too many times before, and it hasn't worked.
17.) 08 Jul 2026 21:58:09
Buy cheap buy twice.
18.) 08 Jul 2026 22:37:21
Twenty, you are spot on. We should be splashing the cash to make sure we don't have to spend again next summer to replace the cheap signings this summer. We need to spend big like we did on Maguire, Pogba, Lukaku, Di Maria, Antony, Sancho, Hojlund, Mount, Martial, and Veron.
Oh, wait a minute. ?
19.) 08 Jul 2026 22:49:04
Will reserve judgement until both players have had a chance to settle in, but Santos and Ederson have all the makings of the next McFred.
If nothing else, it's a little underwhelming to go from being linked with the likes of Anderson, Tonali, and Tchouameni, to this, especially with Spurs, City, and (seemingly) Arsenal all bringing in Premier League proven players.
20.) 08 Jul 2026 23:08:19
Vivell has signed Santos twice. He clearly sees something in the player. After last season's transfers, I believe we need to give him the benefit of the doubt. If it doesn't work out, then we can call for Vivell's head and get Twenty and JSU in to steady the ship. Proper footballing men. ?
21.) 08 Jul 2026 23:16:59
Shrewd signing. Said it earlier in the week. Our "fans" hated Woodard for galactico signings, but in fact all they crave is household names.
22.) 08 Jul 2026 23:33:09
I don't understand why so many damn Santos, without actually having watched him properly and giving him a real chance to succeed. Patience is needed.
23.) 08 Jul 2026 23:39:00
Twenty, saying that Donny, Fred and Telles are the signings that held us back, is nuts.
Sancho, arguably Pogba, Antony, etc, are the signings that held us back. Each cost almost as much as the three you named combined!
As for Santos, he wouldn't have been my first choice, but he's good and he's young.
After last summer, I'm willing to trust the recruitment team to know better than me.
Ederson I'm happy about. I think he'll do well in this league. Hopefully, we'll still see one more midfielder, a LB, striker and a backup keeper.
24.) 09 Jul 2026 11:32:16
Until we've seen Santos and Ederson play at United, we have no idea. My main concern is the lack of experience, so hopefully that will be addressed, rather than ending up with a team full of potential and little proven quality.
Fingers crossed it transpires.
But, just because big signings have not all worked out previously, it is pretty stupid to think all will go that way. Plenty of potentials have not worked out either. Stop living in yesteryear.
25.) 09 Jul 2026 11:32:29
I'm going to wait and see. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Presumably the club will have done its due diligence via the data department on him.
Everyone on here knows we need more depth to face a much heavier schedule next season. We don't know what will be the extent of his role, nor what other signings will take place.
Ederson and Santos will add depth, but do not remove the possibility of another more glamorous signing in midfield. Santos is young and could well emerge as a real star. He's just at the age to make an impact, if given a chance (or, indeed, not).
The window is still open for 7 weeks. Relax.
26.) 09 Jul 2026 13:03:46
We said we would do what we needed to win the league, at no point did we ever say we will act like idiots as we have in the past. Frankly this is the last time I reply to twenty and full guy becisse they either don't watch football, are intern gasloghting trolls or genuinely thought better of those past clowns Woodward and murtough who paid through the nose for biggest price, salary and lowest attitudes and potential.
We won't get it right every time, no one does, but as we are now data driven and u emotional I trust data and cold hard facts to make decisions over people every day of the week
27.) 09 Jul 2026 13:21:42
They are entitled to their opinions.
They are uneducated opinions from guys who know nothing about the data or the detail. They know nothing about picking squads or teams. They have no practical experience they are not subject matter experts and their opinions mean nothing. You might as well as Doris the tea lady that's watched games her opinion as its just as relevant or irrelevant.
Just accept they are empty vessels just making noise on a subject matter they know nothing about.
Nobody knows how the signings will do. We just have to wait and see. If they do badly then people can comment on what they see but to write them off before they kick a ball is idiocy.
28.) 09 Jul 2026 13:42:13
Lol, ok! No one can argue the facts. There are proven Prem players who would be a little risk because of that, but the club don't want to spend the money or the wages to get them. So we aren't operating as a big club. Would Liverpool, Arsenal or City do that? No.
I'm definitely not saying the signings we are making won't work, but it's a risk. For example, if you went for Bruno G and Tonali, you are getting players that have played consistently, know the league, and have Champions League experience.
We didn't want to spend the money on Rice a while back; we def wouldn’t have paid what City paid for Anderson.
In the future, we will miss out on a lot of players because now we have a wage structure that we won't break. I'm pretty sure Spurs had a similar wage structure and were rigid about breaking it, and look where they were until this summer. Whether you like it or not, we are acting like a mid league club.
29.) 09 Jul 2026 14:29:57
Amusing when somebody has a different opinion, they are classified as "empty vessels who know nothing and don't even watch football." It is like having a discussion with a Trump supporter.
My opinion is just as valid as yours. You have no idea of my background or knowledge.
If you want to blindly follow whatever the club does with no questions, then that is your prerogative.
That doesn't mean I have to. I'm entitled to say what I think. Maybe these signings will turn out to be the next Xavi and Iniesta; maybe they won't. But I know where I'd put my money.
Let's see what your opinion is if the team sits in 15th place at Xmas.
If you want to live in a world where everybody says the same thing and never offers a different opinion, you might like North Korea.
30.) 09 Jul 2026 14:52:22
I'm here for everyone's opinions. Sometimes hearing a different view can help all of us see things differently.
I want all players to succeed when they join us.
I'm confused, though I'm not blindly following the club's decisions. I'm pretty clearly against how the club operates.
31.) 09 Jul 2026 15:03:56
My response wasn't aimed at you, Twenty. Apologies.
32.) 09 Jul 2026 15:55:54
I guess after further reflection, my issue isn't necessarily the signing Ederson of Santos, it's more both being signed (assuming Ederson is confirmed at some point).
If it had been one or the other, alongside a top tier midfielder, then I would have understood it more.
Maybe that top tier midfielder is still to come. No idea who it would be, though.
I guess the best word to describe it would be "underwhelming".
33.) 09 Jul 2026 15:08:31
All opinions are just that they are not educated or coming from a place of knowledge. Don't get upset by opinions. If they were expert opinions then they would carry some weight.
You might as well pluck a person from the supermarket and ask their opinion on the national fiscal policy.
They may have an opinion on it but they would probably say themselves they don't really know what their talking about. Just like you on footballers.
34.) 09 Jul 2026 16:28:58
Twenty, it would be nice if you could share the apparent list so we know who else is on it and who isn't ;)
35.) 09 Jul 2026 18:06:27
As my Grandad says, opinions are like ....holes. Everybody has one, and more often than not, they're full of ....
I'm not saying I am right or someone else is wrong. It would just be nice if we could just all sit on the sunny side of the bus until we get burnt. New season, new bus.
36.) 09 Jul 2026 18:09:41
#Twenty,
This summer it's about quality and quantity.
We need more players because we will play way more games and our squad is already injury prone.
3 signings would mean nothing to us.
Sad but it's our reality.
Remember how we played last season when we had two games per week?
And very expensive signings rarely work for us.
37.) 09 Jul 2026 17:56:10
List?
38.) 09 Jul 2026 18:33:51
Why is it, Ken, you are so condescending to people's opinions, and then do it in a way that makes your opinion seem the most important and the most experienced? You have no way of knowing who they are, yet you still do it every time.
Just because you disagree with their opinions does not make them wrong or stupid or numpties.
Bad as the ones who block people cos they only want to hear nice things.....
39.) 09 Jul 2026 19:38:03
JSU, I think the negativity of the opinions is what's irritating. So many are suggesting our business has been poor or underwhelming. For what reason? Objectively, there isn't a huge difference between Santos and Fernandes - either on reputation, raw stats or on appearances - but one cost significantly more than the other. Frankly, I think Ken is being kind.
40.) 10 Jul 2026 11:13:54
I agree we need to see how they perform before making an informed opinion, but to call people uneducated or stupid because they have made their opinions before that is a bit rich. Just because it does not suit their opinions, there are many ex-players of the same opinion that both are not good enough, but what gives anybody the right to call them stupid?
I am not sure how just because one is cheaper than Fernandes makes it the right signing or not, though.
Let's be realistic here.
41.) 10 Jul 2026 13:01:50
Yes, List! Quoting you below.
'He wasn't even on the list a couple of weeks ago.'
42.) 10 Jul 2026 16:26:56
I've only seen him a few times for Chelsea. But the positive feedback from Chelsea fans who don't think he should be going is huge, which must count for something. International captain at a few levels also suggests we're getting a player with leadership qualities the others can look up to.
It's easy to band around things like 'a shrewd signing' when a player is a good price, but this one may well prove to be one, whereas the Ederson one looks like it needs a bit more delving before signing the check.
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03 Nov 2026 20:15:32
I stupidly go into every game with the hope it will start to get better. That this will be the day they turn up. And then i remember the team is full of chancers, lucky to have a job and dismay quickly sets in.
Turns out tonight is not any different. Another game, another defeat likely.
1.) 03 Nov 2026 20:24:54
Frankly ridiculous. utd will finish 20th, the defending is pub standard. Its shambolic at the back. ffs carrick actually do something.
2.) 03 Nov 2026 20:42:49
If Carrick had Mbappe, Yamal and Haaland on the bench he'd probably still bring on a defender.
3.) 03 Nov 2026 22:03:25
Stadler and waldorf.
4.) 03 Nov 2026 23:33:45
We won't finish 20th ?.
5.) 04 Nov 2026 00:44:51
This aged well!
6.) 04 Nov 2026 12:36:54
I'm happy to look a little silly in posting too early if it means United win.
31 Oct 2026 14:42:54
Unbelievable. So, so poor. Bottom 3 of the league incoming, and I'm not sure they can get out. By far and away the worst team in the league.
Club is full of amateurs stealing a living. If none of these players ever played for the club again, it would be too soon. I've never seen a bunch of players so lacking in the basics of football. They can't control a pass, they can barely make a pass and forget about shooting.
If this lot are the best the scouts and recruitment team can come up with then the should never work again.
First 11 is full of absolute chancers:
Carrick - not even championship level, clueless on how to coach or change games
Lammens - Not top level, never really saves anything that isn't right at him
Yoro - young but like Bambi on ice
Maguire - try's his best, but not at the level needed
Martinez - awful, should he fired tomorrow
Dalot - so, so bad. Offers nothing.
Baleba - still new, but does not look great so far
Santos - waste of money, offers nothing
Bruno - can be good in flashes but gives the ball away every other touch
Amad - league 1 level winger. No strength or pace and can't shoot on target
Mbeumo - every second touch is a tackle
Cunha - no idea what he does other than be unable to control a football.
How Martinez can call his teammates out when he gives away goals left and right and then gets a stupid red?
Carrick should have already gone, but nobody can save this lot.
1.) 31 Oct 2026 19:51:44
The players are not that bad but they are totally bereft of confidence. I like Carrick as a person but as per an article in The Times statistics show he should never have been appointed and that last seasons performances were an anomaly.
He will be gone it's just a question of when. The problem is that any new manager will have so little time to implement a better style of play. With the limited playing squad available to him even if a few additions are made in the January transfer window it's unrealistic to expect anything more than keeping this squad in the Premier League.
31 Oct 2026 13:51:36
This team is done. Relegation is getting closer and closer. And i don't see how they get out of it. Can't defend. Can't score.
1.) 31 Oct 2026 14:43:46
Let's face it, Chelsea, Villa, Roma and Liverpool were never games we would expect to win. But if Wilcox and Carrick go and Nagelsman or Howe come in and have a proper backing and style, we will stay up.
2.) 31 Oct 2026 14:44:38
Said this for seasons, Martinez is a liability and an awful CB useless in EPL. But you all told me I don't know nothing and he's great, LOL. He cost us in nearly every game he played this season, then got the audacity to come out and complain.
Amad too, nowhere near good enough but many disagreed again. Cunha not even good enough. Terrible squad.
3.) 31 Oct 2026 14:49:54
Relegation was certain weeks ago as the club is ran by absolute clowns. and the players ?♂️ lost hope yonks ago. If relegation meant Glazer - INEOS sale and United go back to being a football club, then i'm in.
My heart has been smashed into a million pieces because of those Glazers.
4.) 31 Oct 2026 15:23:29
Careful what you wish for.
Relegation will likely mean many more years of glazers and ineos. If they won't sell now, not likely to sell when the club is relegated, worth less and about £5 away from bankruptcy. No player assets to sell and way less money coming in.
Add to that, there's no chance of this lot getting promoted back to the prem. More likely to get relegated again to league one.
5.) 31 Oct 2026 20:06:05
The Glazers are ultimately responsible for this mess but Wilcox and Berada are the main culprits for the current slump in form.
27 Oct 2026 12:21:37
Carrick given the chance to turn the situation around!
Well that won't happen. Maybe after another hammering vs Chelsea at the weekend they will think again.
Rightly or wrongly the players have lost faith in Carrick. That won't change in the next few days.
Embarrassing to say the least.
1.) 27 Oct 2026 12:38:06
I'd say a large reason is they have nobody ready to step in and they know another interim will get them slaughtered by the fans.
2.) 27 Oct 2026 12:40:39
Completely clueless!
3.) 27 Oct 2026 13:13:19
This is the worst of all possible decisions.
They haven't backed Carrick.
They haven't replaced him.
All they have done is kicked the can down the road for another week.
Given that the squad has already publicly undermined Carrick, and know that the club would like to replace him, he has zero authority. It's a classless and cruel way to treat any manager. We've seen enough over the past decade to know when the players have given up on a manager. They won't get Carrick a result against Chelsea, and eventually the club will have to act.
If reports are to be believed, this is about not wanting to spend the money needed to sack Carrick and his coaching team. This is where we're at as a club. Record revenues, and we're still too poor to bring in a new manager. The worst run club in the league. But if Rattcliffe is so worried about wasting money, maybe he should look at his brain trust that have made 3 consecutive blunders with managerial appointments.
{Ed025's Note - spot on Danny..
4.) 27 Oct 2026 13:58:40
An absolutely mental decision to leave him in there. All the top decision makers, including some of the Glazers and that's the best they can come up with?
No matter what way you cut it up, the club is in a really bad place. Them leaving Carrick in charge could mirror Spurs leaving Frank in charge at Spurs last year. You leave it too long and we're in a relegation fight, something none of these players are up for.
Going back to when Ashworth was at the club, one of the managers he pushed for was Eddie Howe. Now it seems Wilcox is leading the chant for Howe two failed managers later.
Vivelli who's contract is up at the end of the season wants Nagglesmann. Again a decision to appoint a manager who is only wanted by a fella who will be gone soon.
You have the drips of news this morning about how the Glazers are waiting for the stadium to built before considering selling, and they think if City are relegated, we'll somehow be more attractive to a buyer.
Everyone at the club has sleepwalked into this position. The Glazers have cannibalised the club while the fans have done nothing. I saw the 1958s open letter which i found cringe, pathetic and hilarious in equal parts. Like David Brent tried to write a threatening letter. The 1958 describe themselves as An underground group of reds intent on upholding the values of Manchester United, its culture and traditions.
Someone tell these lads that they don't need ti be "Underground". Its embarrassing being a United fan but its certainly not illegal.
I have said it for years, the season ticket holders are the only ones that have the power to oust this ownership. It will take more than leaving 5 minutes before the end and some booing. They have let the club down immensely letting this get this far. But with the 1958, MUST and any other supporters ground, I have zero faith. Frogs in boiling water comes to mind with the home fans.
Probably written the same post multiple times over the years, but the realisation has set in now, we'll never win a league under this regime.
The fans have a chance to change the clubs trajectory. The have to stand up.
5.) 27 Oct 2026 14:24:50
Couldn't agree more Danny there is a big question about what the outcome against Chelsea going to be?
Lose, and I expect it to be ugly. If we get turned over, the club will have thrown a United legend and a genuinely good man to the slaughter, leaving him to take the blame while being backed by a bunch of gutless players who seemingly have no accountability.
Win, and what does that tell us? That these players can raise their game when they feel like it. Because let's be honest, the performances against Como and Bournemouth will not be anywhere near good enough to beat Chelsea.
That's the problem at Manchester United. The effort, intensity and desire seem to come and go depending on the circumstances. New manager bounce, players getting a sulk on, a bit of pressure building, suddenly they can run, compete and look interested again.
And where does that leave Carrick? Thrown into a situation he shouldn't have to deal with, with absolutely no clarity from the club about his future and players who need to take a long, hard look at themselves.
If Carrick isn't the man, come out and say it. If he is, back him properly. Don't leave him hanging while the same players continue to dictate the narrative with their performances.
Because whether we win or lose against Chelsea, the bigger question remains the same:
Are we watching a team fighting for Manchester United, or a group of players who decide for themselves when Manchester United is worth fighting for?
That's what I want answering. Not another round of excuses.
{Ed025's Note - great post Ports..
6.) 27 Oct 2026 16:14:15
They would love him to walk, but why would he!
No one wants to take on next 3 games
In the end they will have to pay him off like ETH & RA
So more time wasted
But if you was an incoming would you not rather delay a couple of weeks
Just hope SJR takes the time to replace Wilcox too but also Wilcox does like Southgate so who knows.
7.) 27 Oct 2026 19:07:27
This really explains why SJR has failed at almost every sporting venture he has invested in.
I honestly never thought that anyone could actually make the Glazers looks competent, so we'll done SJR!
I'm sure he would love Southgate to be in charge, another Yes man, who would be their puppet!
I suppose it makes good viewing for the uxpomg Amazon documentry.
8.) 27 Oct 2026 19:49:37
If I were Carrick I'd go full Mourinho/Conte and dig the club out in the press in a way they can't get him for misconduct. Wilcox would be kicked firmly under the bus, the board would have a nice shiny mirror held up to them to force their hand and pay me out.
As Danny has said the players have called Carrick and his team out in he press, it's an untenable situation.
This has the potential to get extremely ugly, the dressing room is quite obviously a mess, for this to be spilling into the press so readily and frequently shows how bad that dressing room is. The fact they have turned on Carrick so quickly after all the post 3rd place positivity shows there are a number of bad apples in that dressing room.
We find ourselves in a situation of terrible ownership, poor leadership and at best unmotivated/unhappy playing staff. Add in a shed load of debt and it's not pretty.
25 Oct 2026 14:49:34
Unless a new manager has some miracles he can work i seriously think we could be relegated this season. There is no team playing worse in the league.
1.) 25 Oct 2026 14:53:59
Absolutely pathetic again. and yes United are getting relegated. Its an absolute horror show. glazers fully deserve relegation.
2.) 25 Oct 2026 14:56:38
New manager bounce no doubt would save us and finish 16th again but don’t worry lads we’ll have a shiny new stadium to play s*** football in
24 Oct 2026 13:31:03
Any competent directors would get the best man for the job. I think that would be Emery.
But we don't have competent directors. They won't want to spend any money so it's cuts the field down to who is unemployed right now.
They won't touch conte as they know he will call them on their BS. Wilcox wants Howe apparently, and he always seems to get his way.
So Eddie Howe will be the next manager/coach.
19 Oct 2026 21:14:37
Why is it so important that the manager/head coach knows the club? Not worked out that well for us so far!
We already have a manager who is championship level, don't need to replace him with another.
We were promised best in class. Well the best managers and coaches out there have no history with United, and I'm fine with that. Just get the best person for the job.
16 Oct 2026 19:34:57
I've said it before, and I have no idea if it would be possible, but I'd try and get Emery from villa.
13 Oct 2026 18:22:51
I'm not saying Mbeumo is a bad player, but he's not amazing. He gives the ball away a lot and needs multiple chances to get a goal. Top defenders wouldn't be scared if you saw him running at you.
I said on another post, Lammens is not a great keeper. He should be nothing more than a backup. He gets away without any focus on him as he's not a complete idiot like Onana before him.
I like Cunha, but mainly because he actually puts a shift in. But he doesn't suit the system anymore. You need someone with pace to play on the left of a 3. Especially a United team completely void of any pace.
But if the goal is to challenge at the top end of the league, the signings last summer and this summer were poor and will likely prove to be a waste of money.
12 Oct 2026 17:29:16
There is really only one change to the team this year. Casemiro out and tielemans in.
04 Nov 2026 12:36:54
I'm happy to look a little silly in posting too early if it means United win.
03 Nov 2026 22:05:09
It was great to see. Finally. But it does make you wonder why they couldn't be bothered in previous games, or even the first half.
03 Nov 2026 20:42:49
If Carrick had Mbappe, Yamal and Haaland on the bench he'd probably still bring on a defender.
31 Oct 2026 15:23:29
Careful what you wish for.
Relegation will likely mean many more years of glazers and ineos. If they won't sell now, not likely to sell when the club is relegated, worth less and about £5 away from bankruptcy. No player assets to sell and way less money coming in.
Add to that, there's no chance of this lot getting promoted back to the prem. More likely to get relegated again to league one.
28 Oct 2026 09:17:19
15th and Eddie Howe.