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29 Sep 2025 17:47:29
Whispers are that there has been a meeting today in which the club have defined a style of play which they have told the head coach he is required to play. That is a formation 433.
Who knows if true but if true it's a watershed moment, the club setting a direction is one point but what does it mean if they replace RA? Will the new incumbent be told to play 433? Does it rule out Glasner? Will RA resign if told how to play? Is any of this true?
Rumour site so there you go.
1.) 29 Sep 2025 18:29:07
I can't imagine it's true, it would be a ridiculously dangerous and stupid thing to do.
It's one thing to say the team needs to play a front foot, attacking style of play. And completely another to dictate to a coach/ manager what formation the team have to play. What next which players have to start?
You hire a manager to manage the team, it is down to them how they set their team up, ultimately they will live and die by the results they get.
We have ended up in the almighty mess we find ourselves in by having unqualified people making decisions about which they know very little, certainly not their area of expertise. It would be a shame after all the good work rebuilding the club structure behind the scenes only to start repeating the mistakes of the past.
{Ed025's Note - "it would be a shame after all the good work rebuilding the club structure" ?...when did that good work actually happen Shappy...i must have missed that..
2.) 29 Sep 2025 19:07:41
Interview with Glasner where he speaks about playing the formation he thinks best suits his players. 4-4-2 is his favourite but that doesn’t suit his players at Palace. Speaks very well about formation.
3.) 29 Sep 2025 21:38:40
It sounds plausible.
INEOS came in very strong with Game Model and committing to the club having an identity and style down to youth teams. That went quite with Amorim and the youth have remained successful without 3421.
It makes a lot of sense and means the players signed are for the club not the coach.
Shappy you’re coming across like a contrarian. What Redman says makes aligns with how many clubs operate.
4.) 30 Sep 2025 06:42:03
they would be incompetent if they allow this to continue. amorim is a fraud with nice words. get rid.
5.) 30 Sep 2025 08:53:35
Guessing you’ve seen the post from IndyKaila News on X.
Let’s hope he changes to a 433 but, given Amorim said he wouldn’t even change for the Pope, seems highly unlikely.
Results must improve though, otherwise his exit will be inevitable.
6.) 30 Sep 2025 09:24:18
Personally it feels like the narrative surrounding Amorim has changed, and a new manager will be in place soon. I have a feeling Liverpool will be his last game with a new manager starting after that as there is a decent run of games until new year.
7.) 30 Sep 2025 14:33:17
It feels like there is growing downward pressure on Amorim. While the directors will be reluctant to sack him, and admit they made a huge mistake, they also realise that things can’t continue like this. I wouldn’t be surprised to see interference with coaching decisions, or strong nudges towards a different play style.
However, if Amorim has proven anything, it’s that he’s stubbornly committed to playing his way. It might be a case that he would rather resign than change. But being a head coach, there is also scope for the directors to force his hand. Will be interesting to see how this eventually plays out. Regardless, I can’t see him still in the job by the end of the year.
8.) 30 Sep 2025 20:42:24
What I don’t understand is why are the youth teams still playing 433 and 4231 if the hierarchy hired Amorim to play this 3421.
Seems to me the structure isn’t aligned through the club which is another balls up.
9.) 30 Sep 2025 23:54:20
Or if that rumour is true could the club be trying to save £12m by getting RA to resign instead of being sacked?
10.) 01 Oct 2025 19:38:01
Why would anybody resign and walk away from £12m.
11.) 02 Oct 2025 22:08:49
Did RA not say he would just that, Eric? Or words to that effect at least.
12.) 03 Oct 2025 04:30:27
That’s his problem he is just words!
He says things and then blames it on emotion, in the heat of the moment crap
Great talk the talk man, but that’s all he got
Talks a good game.
06 Aug 2025 17:36:29
Baleba
One or two noises saying he is our next target. Will be interesting to see, certainly looks a powerful central midfield player.
1.) 06 Aug 2025 17:51:34
He'd be the ideal signing, but I cannot see how we could possibly afford him given Brighton will demand around 100m for him.
2.) 06 Aug 2025 18:05:17
Have to say Mainoo and Baleba in a double pivot midfield looks an excellent prospect, I know we are spreading payments a lot, but there cannot be enough left to get Baleba as well.
3.) 06 Aug 2025 18:19:00
Big big money there redman.
A lot of people would have him as their 1st choice. Super player. Would be a great signing but I just can't see it happening this summer.
Who can we get with our budget? Tough position to fill well on a budget just got to hope we get someone. Cas just slow and can't compete in epl.
Mainoo has a lot to prove.
Ugarte is very poor on the ball.
Collyer is miles off the pace and loan will do him good as I don't think he has a long term future.
Wharton would be a great option also but no interest shown in him by the club in don't think he is for sale.
4.) 06 Aug 2025 19:18:08
Fabrizio now confirm we have made an approach but it is a difficult deal.
Who lit a fire underneath our transfer department.
5.) 06 Aug 2025 19:26:12
Could we use any players in a potential deal? It would be a serious window if they pulled this off.
6.) 06 Aug 2025 19:30:50
Baleba is the real deal
Eats the ground for fun. Ideal player to set the attackers free.
7.) 06 Aug 2025 19:58:07
Even more reporting it now - even Ornstein and Romano. €100m asking price (£87m) so that suggests there’s a deal to be had around £80m.
For me, this is the ‘sales funding a further purchase deal’. Cunha’s initial payment went on the 24/ 25 accounts and I believe we had around £60m to spend this summer: £20m on the first down payment for Mbeumo and £40m on the first down payment on Sesko.
Let’s see if we can sell the likes of Malacia, Antony, Garnacho, Sancho and maybe even Casemiro and Hojlund.
Baleba on top of the others in so far gets us top 6 comfortably.
{Ed025's Note - really Downsie?, unless you address the keeper situation , the lack of quality defenders and the gaping hole in midfield i would say 10th would be the best you can accomplish this season mate..
8.) 06 Aug 2025 19:59:54
Just can't see it happening, suspect its laying the foundations for next summer window as statement of intent and get the player dreaming of turning out for us.
A couple of rumours he has said yes and hopes Brighton will open talks at least, possible loan and obligation to buy to meet FFP.
I am doubtful but you can't say Ineos are being shy of a challenge now in recruitment.
Possibly also a positioning strategy to see if Atlanta get realistic about Ederson or perhaps even Sporting and Hjolmund.
I still. expect us to settle for eother Ndidi as a stop gap or Luiz on loan. Gone very quiet on the Nmecha front but don't write that deal off either as Utd and Vivell really rate him as does Wllcox.
9.) 06 Aug 2025 20:23:32
Maybe if we sell Garnacho, Antony and Sancho. I hope we sign someone in the midfield and then get Baleba the next summer.
10.) 06 Aug 2025 20:43:08
Ed025 - lack of quality defenders? Yoro walks into any side in the PL bar perhaps Arsenal and De Ligt is criminally underrated. Add Licha and Heaven into the mix - only one game per week remember.
Yoro De Ligt Heaven
Amad Fernandes/ Mainoo Baleba Dorgu
Mbeumo Sesko Cunha
Is comfortably the best United side post-Fergie.
{Ed025's Note - bit early to tell with Yoro Downsie but he looks the best of a very bad bunch for me mate. De ligt is absolutely S**** and Heaven has hardly pulled up any trees but at least he does have scope to improve, Martinez is a joke and Harry is well...Harry, Bruno is your only decent Midfielder and the rest dont get in any top 10 team, Mbeumo looks very good and Cunha definitely improves you and if you do get Sesko..(big IF) your attack could look very impressive, the problem is though that you may have to score 4 to get a point with that defence and especially that guy you call a keeper, sorry to be so blunt and of course this is only my opinion but i do like United and respect them as a great club, but its no use me telling lies or even making outrageous statements like they could easily make top 6, thats just pie in the sky and i think we all know it my friend..
11.) 06 Aug 2025 21:17:53
Zero chance of this happening. Unfortunately. Brighton don’t want to sell, and will set a crazy high price.
The young lad at Middlesbrough could be a good buy. Around £20m.
12.) 06 Aug 2025 21:46:03
Baleba, I would need to huy a lot more tissues if we got him this summer.
13.) 06 Aug 2025 22:12:33
Ed025, you sound exactly like germansuppclub
could it be? .
{Ed025's Note - no rkc, i talk sense mate.. :)
14.) 07 Aug 2025 06:42:40
Yoro never walks in to any team in the top 4 that’s red tints on full blast…. Yes he is the best of our lot, but that don’t say much (but he could get better along the way being only young and got some pace) when most of them are very poor and not at the level required especially Deligt, Martinez, McGuire I would even add Dalot to the not good enough along with Shaw and only one I would keep is Maz, not because he is great but he can play a few positions so ideal in the squad. All GKs are waste of space, add our poor midfield to that, Ugarte diabolical Mainoo, no mobility or pace Cass now past it for the EPL, we have a dreadful Midfield and defence and GK, so top 4 is just not reality Top 6 is whilst not impossible it’s red tints viewing!
15.) 07 Aug 2025 10:29:14
You know what German, every fan wears their teams tinted glasses. And why not?! Football is about supporting a team against the world. Arsenal fans every year think they’ll win the league and are the best team in the league, Newcastle fans think they’re in with the big 6, Liverpool fans think they’re the biggest club in England having won 2 titles in 30+ years, we think we’re the best despite a decade without the title, City fans think they’re the greatest team ever to play football. Who cares?! It’s what supporting a team is. I genuinely don’t know what you get out of supporting United, if in deed you actually do?!
I don’t mind fans having an opinion but when they speak like their points are factually true, the arrogance of a nobody on a fans forum amazes me and makes it all a little less enjoyable.
16.) 07 Aug 2025 13:29:22
Relax Ports, he just has his black tints on all the time ?.
17.) 07 Aug 2025 14:29:43
Frankly some people just never seem satisfied. Its not FM, you can't change 18 years of incompetence in 2 years. We did great business last summer for defenders. We are doing great business this summer for attack. Next summer we will go big again on the midfield with proper attitude and ability to fit the team style of play which is now crystal clear.
Cup half empty is just a ridiculous mindset. Go back and look at all the negativity even after we signed cunha on we are still inept
, why so long for Mbuemo, you'd have killed at that point for 2 more top quality signings that are also long term buys, so why not see where we are at once the window closes. I do think we will bring in a Gk and a midfielder, just not the perfect ones unless we can shift all our flotsam and get another maybe like Hojlund or even Greenwood sell in clause come i to play. At least the front 3 are exciting and the defence is well stocked at least u til next window. Be happy with what we have done, its called progress and moving in the right direction. How are all posters not delighted with that. And sorry German, I've been reading your posts for a year now and if we won the treble i'm convinced you'd be moaning we didn't try winning the Stanley Cup or Wimbledon. Pure gaslighted with zero joy in theor soul. Even during the Fergie era we signed some utter donkeys. Transfers are always a risk, hence the most successful manager in our history was extremely fortunate we had 7 academy stars for a decade with one or two great buys. Even during his tenure we never had a GK come through and only Gary Neville, with possibly a good all round squad player in Phil as a top player, wes Brown, john o'shea good squad players but we had to buy Evra, Vidic, Bruce Pallister, Ferdinando, Schmeichel, Van Der Sar, its nowhere near as easy to deliver results as it is to criticise the lack of them.
We've been a shambles for years but the last window was okay despite the incompetence of ETH judgment on players and we backed him, now we are backing Amorim but surely anyone can see that Amorim has a very clear grasp on the ability, skills, player profiles and the mentality and cultural fits that make his system work. Finally, someone with clarity at manager level, who won't take any rubbish, and isn't afraid of confrontation or change of bad behaviours and is being careful who they buy along with a great approach to recruitment. Its never going to be perfect but if 2 out of 3 of these attackers come good, its a huge improvement.
18.) 07 Aug 2025 08:27:21
Actually seems the opposite of talking sense.
19.) 08 Aug 2025 01:11:39
Bollocks, German. Yoro walks into any team. Best defender I've seen since Rio.
20.) 08 Aug 2025 06:24:16
No need to make inflammatory remarks noucamp, but you are really making it up as you go along, if you really believe that Yoro walks into any team, that’s just laughable and deluded.
30 Jun 2025 13:08:18
Rumours say 14-year-old wonderkid JJ Gabriel has committed his future to us following a crucial intervention from Jason Wilcox and director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves
Great news if true.
1.) 30 Jun 2025 17:29:33
That is correct Redman, he has committed his future to us and as you rightly point out Jason Wilcox and Matt Hargreaves played a huge part in it.
I know someone at the academy and was told a little while back that the likelihood was he would leave this summer, with every major club in Europe desperately trying to sign him.
I saw his debut for U18s, just a kid, yet he scored his first goal within minutes of coming on. Indeed he has made 3 U18s appearances and played a total of 71 mins and scored 3 goals, one every 24 mins!
The club are very, very keen to try and keep him under the radar as much as possible as they, rightly, do not want to overload him with expectation levels at his age. Indeed, it was noticeable when he came on for his debut that the T. V. commentators did not big him up at all, in fact they just said his name, clearly they did this under order's from above!
One word of caution, he will have another option to leave upon his 16th birthday, so hopefully all goes well for him in the interim. Think he may well be in U18s squad on a regular basis from now on. Whilst he is a phenomenal prospect we all know the number's of youngster's who turn potential into achievement is pretty low so very much finger's crossed for the long term.
One other rated academy prospect 16 yr old Jayden Ngwashi has also agreed a 4 year contract, again despite numerous other offers.
Has to be recognised that the work from Ineos over last 12 mths is the reason he has stayed, the signings made and also the clear opportunities being given into the first team squad.
Not only Diego Leon arriving tomorrow, but also another very highly rated youngster Enzo Kana-Biyik an 18 year old centre forward whose contract with Le Havre is expiring today, again chose us despite others very keen to sign him. It's expected he will be going out on loan to FC Lausanne.
Finally, Jonny Evans has today been appointed as Head of Loans and Pathways, helping to progress the careers of the club's young player's.
The future is bright, it's not orange, it's most definitely RED.
2.) 01 Jul 2025 16:28:27
While it is good to see so many prospects, I doubt we will ever see the number come through like 92. If we get 1 or 2 that turn into regular first team players that is a great return on the investment.
3.) 01 Jul 2025 23:21:35
You may well be right Grim, but what made the CO92 so memorable was the fact they all came through at the same time. How many breakthroughs were there the previous 5 years? or the 10 years after after them?
With what we have building in the academy I can certainly see a fairly steady stream of prospects coming through. There is a very clear strategy of investment in top young talent, with the fingerprints of Jason Wilcox all over it.
It should also be remembered that a big objective of this strategy is to produce players who can be sold in the £15m-£20m range, obviously to provide additional funds for investment in the first team squad. Very effective if it can be achieved.
13 Jun 2025 06:36:56
The other day i saw that Munro, a youth centre half who impressed the one time I saw him, had signed his first pro deal. Add to that yesterday, United signed Harley Emsden-James, 16, from Southamptons academy.
We will pay Southampton a £1million compensation fee with a 20 per cent sell-on clause.
Emsden-James is a centre-back said to have physical skills with technical ability on the ball, he could potentially develop into an all-round centre-back with leadership skills.
1.) 13 Jun 2025 07:56:31
Great to see us building from within. Personally think quite a few from the youth setup will get opportunity this season.
2.) 13 Jun 2025 09:20:19
Despite all the rubbish that has been going on at the club at senior football level, we certainly seem to be doing well in the youth area. If we can get one youth player regularly in the squad each year and give out a few debuts, we are doing well as a club and I do think it's important to keep the tradition and record of over 4000 games with a youth product in the first team match squad. Sadly they won't all make it at United, but if we can help them get good solid careers in the game then the academy is doing it's job.
I'd be delighted if in 5 years time we had a starting 11 with Heaven, Kukonki, and Emsden-James as defensive options alongside Yoro in the squad, Mantato, Lacey, Ibragimov, Martins in the squad too. Unheard of now but that would be brilliant.
05 Jan 2025 13:24:00
Make of it what you will, but Garnacho has deleted his Twitter account this morning.
1.) 05 Jan 2025 13:50:05
I would imagine he's been advised to do so to prevent him from digging his hole any deeper - he does have rather a dim bulb.
2.) 05 Jan 2025 19:35:49
And he stopped coloring his hair, he probably wants to become a footballer again ?.
3.) 05 Jan 2025 20:18:43
He’s also got an assist at Anfield more importantly.
4.) 05 Jan 2025 22:17:57
Garnacho has the talent, but it's whether he has the mentality to make it. He's made some poor decisions and shown his childish tendencies a little too often.
It's harsh, but when you play for Manchester United you have to grow up fast or you'll fade away.
I think he needs better people around him advising him, as many of his faux pas could have easily been avoided if he listened to some sound advice.
I've said previously that he doesn't have a natural spot in this Amorim system based on what he's shown himself to be as a footballer so far. He will need to get his head down (figuratively speaking, on the pitch however he needs to lift his head up) and round out his game. The only place for him is in one of those No.10 roles, but he needs to be more like Messi than Ronaldo I that position. He needs to be creative, hard working and a team player. He needs to learn to link with his team mates better, play for them.
If he does that then he'll become a top player, if not then he'll be gone within two years and risks becoming another Januzaj.
I thought he looked a better today against Liverpool, he played the assist to Amad rather than smash the ball at goal from a tight angle. That was a good decision and showed what he can do if he lifts his head and looks for his teammates.
5.) 06 Jan 2025 06:18:50
Good on him.
He looks a shadow of himself on the pitch at the moment. I hope it's a "full focus on football" type of choice.
If I were a professional footballer, i'd have no social media whatsoever.
6.) 07 Jan 2025 02:26:51
Liverpool fan in peace here and I think it is a good sign that Garnacho has deleted his social media accounts. I always found him to be a good prospect for you lot but he seems to have lost his way a bit since the start of the season. It didn't help that the fans and media were building him up to be the main man in the team, which understandably contributed to him developing a bit of a big head. Hopefully this is a sign that he is putting his head down and is working hard on himself again.
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19 May 2026 21:26:14
Well done to Arsenal, Mal will be happy. Not great football but whoever wins the league deserves it.
1.) 19 May 2026 21:45:41
Congrats, Mal.
19 May 2026 20:10:06
Junior Kroupi, is he the forward we should consider this season?
1.) 19 May 2026 20:44:03
Yes, and Rayan, and Truffert, and Scott, and Hill, and Iraola.
2.) 19 May 2026 21:02:53
Iraola's side plays some really good football. No point in me making any further comment on the manager position.
Kroupi looks interesting, a live wire, and we need another forward.
Truffert has impressed as well.
3.) 19 May 2026 22:48:18
Re Kroupi, I think it fair to say we have been, and are, looking at him.
They would want very big money for him (£80m figure being mentioned), and indeed want him to sign a new contract.
Some very big clubs have also been monitoring him, and he is very highly regarded.
Although he is French, he could represent Portugal internationally, and they have approached him about joining their WC squad. He declined their offer, wanting to play for France.
He most certainly would not be an under-the-radar, bargain-fee player.
19 May 2026 06:49:00
Anderson
The club need to be decisive. They let Jude Bellingham slip through, then baulked at paying for Declan Rice, now rumours suggest they don't want to spend above £80m or basically what it takes to buy Anderson. I have been saying on here for some time he is the stand out. He passed his audition superbly.
Now, are we a big club or not?
1.) 19 May 2026 08:45:50
With Pep leaving, does that increase our chance of landing Anderson?
2.) 19 May 2026 09:46:27
I'd say massively so. The pull of playing for Pep is huge. The pull of playing for City and probably Maresca is much less.
3.) 19 May 2026 10:51:14
Agree, Red Man, he is class and hasn't peaked yet. Not sure where £100M comes from though, it seems steep.
4.) 19 May 2026 11:56:10
We paid 80 for Maguire and 86 for Anthony. 100 is a snip!
5.) 19 May 2026 12:13:13
The price is the price. If we have identified him as Cas' replacement, he is worth the fee.
What impressed me most is not just his talent, but his drive and determination throughout the game. That is what you are paying for, because he can be as influential as Bruno on this team going forward.
6.) 19 May 2026 13:03:44
He's been my first choice for a good while, now.
He shone again against us, in stark contrast to Baleba. I've no doubt Baleba is a good player, but the fact that he shrank when linked with us, while Anderson shone, confirms what I already thought.
As someone already mentioned, 89 million for Antony. ?
The money's there. Go get him.
7.) 19 May 2026 23:20:48
If there is a sniff, they will throw the kitchen sink at it imo. But there are limits. Forest will not be a pushover.
But, ultimately, it will be up to the player.
I think Pep moving on will not do us any harm.
I think we will get him, but it's more wishful thinking than anything else.
18 May 2026 20:47:11.
Lots in the papers that Guardiola is leaving City at the end of the season.
Interesting to see where they turn.
1.) 18 May 2026 21:04:24
Maresca, isn't it? Don't know how he's fluked that.
2.) 18 May 2026 21:22:55
Maresca was hard done to at Chelsea. They will have a plan for sure, perhaps Paul Dickov or Keith Curle?
3.) 18 May 2026 21:32:35
Elliot Anderson might be possible then. City are a top team, but without the allure of Pep, it won't be as easy for them to cherry pick talent. Hope the story is true and not media fairytales.
4.) 18 May 2026 22:02:37
Also, rumours of the decision on the now 130 charges against City coming in June. Maybe got a heads up for the 40-60 points deduction. :)
5.) 18 May 2026 22:03:44
Tim, I'll pop my tinfoil hat on and say the allure of City is the bag of cash you get off the books.
They've somehow managed to keep their wage bill intact all these years without a peep from anyone. Mancini and Kompany admitted they were paid for some ambassador roles which supplemented their wages. Whether that's calmed or stopped these days, it's hard to tell.
As for City as a project, Anderson is 23. He was 9/10 when City won their first Premier League. The football world doesn't stand still. He may be persuaded to come to United, but the romantic aspect of playing for United has probably gone from that generation.
6.) 18 May 2026 22:15:21
I'll say it now. City won't win a PL in the next 5 years.
There have been lots of opinions here, some stating the coach is not the deciding factor.
The coach is, imo, the most important person in the squad. It's all about the manager.
Even at the biggest clubs, with the best players, it's the manager who makes the difference.
They have chosen someone who worked with Pep and has the same basic principles, but he is not Pep.
Silva will leave, and probably Rodri and Haaland, next season. Tricky times ahead for them, no doubt about it. You can't move on from the best there is seamlessly. It might be a couple of years before they feel the full damage, but I do think there are lean times ahead for them.
7.) 18 May 2026 22:31:33
I'll agree with u Mumbles, no doubt there's some creative accounting going on. ? I just think the idea of playing for Pep is a huge factor too, if he does indeed go, then they won't have that as another carrot to dangle in front of prospective signings.
8.) 19 May 2026 02:17:11
It's absolutely a huge factor, Tim. Maresca doesn't have the same pull as him.
As Ken said, I think any team losing a manager of that caliber suffers. We lost Fergie and Gill in the same summer, and still haven't got close to resembling a title-winning team. Liverpool's great work under Klopp is well and truly gone now, with Slot in charge.
If they keep him, they're in huge trouble next year.
I think the title might change hands a few times over the next few years. Hopefully our mitts are on it soon. If we get the summer acquisitions right and the upheaval at other clubs, we could surprise a few.
9.) 19 May 2026 08:12:14
I'm hoping the authorities will grow a pair and send Citeh down into non-league football to start again.
10.) 19 May 2026 11:38:53
City are a slick machine. But Pep going would be a huge blow for any club.
16 May 2026 06:41:55
With growing rumours the Glazer loving Ineos numpties are to appoint Carrick, some points.
If the club had conducted a thorough review, the answer would not be Carrick.
I think it is a huge mistake, there are far better out there but the club seems unable to free itself from comfortable emotional thinking despite saying they want best in class.
Will it be head coach or manager, will he have significant influence in player purchase? Suspect coach and some to little influence.
If it is a 2 year deal I hope they agree a low compensation figure for when they have to sack him, likely mid season, I suspect second year.
I will support the team as I have always done but believe the ownership must change.
Glazers and Ineos out asap.
Carrick would have to show more than he has ever done in his very brief career to make me believe in him.
Opposition fans are happy if we appoint Carrick.
I once said LvG should only have been appointed to prepare for Pep. Given Carrick and Holland influence is it prep for Southgate?
The club have an avowed intention to win the league in 2028, appointing Carrick means they think he can. I hope I am wrong, I hope he is running around OT with the trophy but I just can’t see it.
If this goes wrong, as I fear it will, Wilcox at least and if he also agreed with it, Berrada must also be sacked.
1.) 16 May 2026 09:08:16
Red Man, you are a long standing, well respected poster, and I really enjoy engaging with you, but posting pretty much the same thing again and again. Come on, we get it.
The poll suggests a 50 50 split, and many of those who are accepting of Carrick are not massively enthusiastic about it, but don't see any exciting alternatives.
You say there are far better out there, and I don't doubt Iraola is currently a better coach, but how would he cope in the goldfish bowl of United? Everyone is a risk, nobody excites me right now.
2.) 16 May 2026 09:15:10
Jeez!
The Carrick out bandwagon is already at full throttle.
I really hope he does well, otherwise the I told you so brigade will be unbearable!
3.) 16 May 2026 09:31:53
AJH
Thank you, and I understand. I am not Carrick out, can't be yet, he is a temp with temp contract ending soon. I am frustrated with the club, very frustrated. Once he is officially appointed, I just have to see what happens, like the rest of us, hence why I posted that for the last time now before appointment.
Once appointed, he gets the same judgement on performance as every other manager.
4.) 16 May 2026 09:54:54
You can't be Carrick out, Red Man, if you can't stand him even getting the job.
It's ridiculous at this stage.
You speak as someone who has all the answers.
If Berrada, Wilcox, Vivell et al collectively know less than a poster on this site, then the club is truly screwed.
But my guess is that they know plenty more, and we will be absolutely fine.
It is much more important that we get the recruitment right.
Carrick may only be a short-term placeholder until a better manager becomes available, or he may surprise us all and do well.
Either way, recruitment has to be on point because that is the key.
We have messed up recruitment for too long now, but in recent windows it looks as though we have turned a corner, and that's down to these so-called 'INEOS clowns'.
5.) 16 May 2026 10:09:08
I'm not particularly keen on Carrick getting the full-time role, but I agree there isn't a standout alternative. My biggest concern is that it feels expectations are dampened a bit with Carrick. The two-year contract and 'no one else better' mentality have almost written the excuses if things don't go well.
6.) 16 May 2026 10:32:19
Why would Carrick/Hopland be laying the groundwork for Southgate, lol. When they could just appoint Southgate now, seeing as he is available, lol.
7.) 16 May 2026 12:52:23
I don't think there is any way they could not offer Carrick the job. I think we were 7th, maybe 8th, when he took charge, and now we are sitting 3rd, with ECL guaranteed and probably 3rd place as well. Not bad for a temp!
He has used the current squad as well as anyone could expect, and in fact probably exceeded what we thought was possible from this group of players.
I get the "not so ecstatic" feeling of most, I am the same, but could anyone seriously come up with a viable alternative?
Iraola, I think, looking at what happened to Thomas Frank, big fish, small bowl to small fish, big bowl, will have swayed the chance away from Iraola.
I for one will be hoping that he continues on the upward trajectory of Utd, as he continues to learn what it takes to achieve as a Utd manager.
8.) 16 May 2026 13:49:26
I'm in total agreement, JR.
I'm not expectant, and I think the odds are against him. But I am very hopeful.
There are a lot of questions Carrick has to answer, and there are gaps in his CV.
But he has answered every question asked of him so far.
He can only answer the questions as they arise, and so far he has done that.
I have doubts, but he has already answered some of those doubts.
I don't see any other obvious stand out contenders.
If Carrick can consolidate 3rd next season, and get closer to the top 2, and do well in the cups, I would see that as good progression.
If he doesn't succeed, and we slip away, and the football is uninspiring, then they will sack him, simple as that.
I will remain hopeful until there is damning evidence to the contrary. At this point, I see no evidence to the contrary, and I see more green flags than red.
9.) 16 May 2026 15:45:31
Let's be honest, the odds are against any and every manager we could appoint.
We are a massive club that has fallen well off the pace, and we have a fan base with expectations far beyond what any manager can realistically achieve, especially with our current squad.
For any manager to be a success at our club will take the stars aligning.
We will need to buy and sell the right players at the right time for the right amount of money. That probably means another 10 players leaving at least, and another 10 coming in to replace them just to have a squad capable of challenging for the biggest honours on all fronts. While, at the same time, we will need 80% of our current young squad to step up and actually reach their full potential.
While, if we are honest, any new manager will have a limited say on transfers, and young players reaching their potential is far more down to what they do than to the manager.
On top of all that, you need the opposition to present you with the chances needed, and a big old slice of luck in terms of cup draws, fixture lists and injuries.
The main reason we have failed over the past decade is because we have been expecting too much from the manager; we expect another Sir Alex.
Someone who can do everything and solve everything by themselves. Yet we forget that Sir Alex wasn't always that man; he grew into the greatest manager with us. But we are expecting someone to come and immediately be what it took Sir Alex 15 years to become.
Every single managerial candidate has issues that, we can argue, make them a poor (or lacking) choice.
Every single candidate would need to grow into the role, and to be successful they will need the right team and structure around them.
Carrick isn't the sexy choice, but that doesn't mean he is the wrong one. People aren't excited by him, but maybe that's a good thing. A new manager that excites also raises expectations, probably beyond what is achievable, which is ultimately setting us up for failure.
If we are completely honest, a good season next year probably means finishing in the top 5, playing better, more consistent football, and a couple of good cup runs (particularly in Europe). Literally, if we finish 4th, make the FA Cup semis and the UCL quarter-finals, while playing better football, then that is progress.
10.) 16 May 2026 16:02:41
I think Carrick is the shrewd choice. And he, frankly, made it impossible not to give him the job. He’s conducted himself perfectly, and got incredible results out of a squad we have all said is not good enough for years.
A squad many blamed for Amorim’s awful stint in charge. Imagine what he can do with better players!
He’s not flashy, he’s not loud, but he’s effective and gets on with it. And wins. Much like his playing career.
11.) 16 May 2026 18:56:09
Carrick on a 2-year deal is actually a sensible choice by the club. He's come in, and results-wise we have done well, we have more points on the board than any other team since he came in, and we've beaten 7 of the top 10 teams in that time.
It gives us time to evaluate him properly and see what he's made of. In 2 years' time, there might be other managers, such as Enrique, that become available.
If it doesn't work out, we've not got to pay a long contract out.
12.) 16 May 2026 20:35:37
It doesn't look like they even interviewed anyone else. They should have done that, so it at least looks like they chose Carrick over some people.
They should have given him a 3 year deal, but with a cheap clause to terminate after 1 year (end of season) or 2 years (end of season) that they keep quiet.
This way he'd be publicly backed, but with offramps for the club. If he continues to do well, they can renegotiate that out.
13.) 16 May 2026 23:24:12
Happy far far far too too realistic. Please don't post unless it's over the top reactionary stuff. ?
14.) 17 May 2026 03:01:36
Don't think it took Alex 15 years to be fair!
15.) 17 May 2026 12:32:59
Keefy, Sir Alex took over in November 1986, and won his first league title with us in 1993.
That's 7 years just to get us to win our first title.
He wasn't the all-conquering Godfather of football who could run the club top to bottom in 1993.
Really, it was the treble-winning side of 1999 that acted as a springboard that led to him having the kind of power and free rein to run the club from top to bottom.
Early 2000s was when he established that position, where he could change or control pretty much most aspects of the club.
Which, if you do the maths, is around 15 years from when he first took over.
Recency bias means we tend to remember how Sir Alex was able to control and run the club with an iron fist, but that was in the early to mid-2000s. He didn't have that kind of power or sway in the 90's.
16.) 17 May 2026 15:55:44
Primacy bias helps us remember the beginning - which you did, Shappy. So?
17.) 18 May 2026 12:23:01
Utter blox.
03 May 2026 11:44:14
I think the club need to be professional and conduct a full review. Without any doubt at all, there are many better coaches and managers out there than Carrick. Anyone who thinks there aren't is being disingenuous and extremely short sighted.
I get the warm comfort of having an ex player, steeped in Utd, but this has to be carefully considered. I am openly expressing my concern because I think we would be looking for Carrick's replacement in 12 to 18 months again, when some of the managers have moved on. A lot of changes are coming potentially in summer, so we need to get it right. We can't keep veering off line. What is the exact direction, and values? Are we a club chasing familiarity of the Utd family, continuing to chase what Busby and SAF gave us? Yet we sit here with only 3 Champions Leagues because of our strategy.
We need to think differently. This is 2026, not 1986.
I get the clamour for familiarity, that Utd man steeped in the club, but it's not just Ole that went wrong, it's McGuiness, I've seen both. It's time to change the old record, be decisive with an exciting, innovative manager or head coach.
If the club go with Carrick, I question whether they have any plan or just make it up as they go along. If it needs a change from Carrick in 12 to 18 months, I suspect many managers will be less inclined to come because they think we are too emotionally driven and not prepared to change to meet 2026. That's why I feel strongly.
21 Feb 2026 09:32:12
Tw. Bruno's availability has been phenomenal. Yes, the demands are not sustainable. I think there needs to be a total break in summer, a 4 week period with no friendlies, no post season cash raising games 10,000 miles away. No post season friendly or competitive internationals, and set dates for all tournaments to be in summer and allow for the 4 week enforced break.
They also need to look at all the international breaks, far too many, qualifying groups with no hopers in to make them feel wanted, and tick inclusivity boxes for the authorities. So many international games squashes the fixtures tighter. The international breaks have got out of hand. Look at the cup games, as they have been doing, no replays.
05 Jan 2026 13:08:01
If they are waiting until end of season then Tuchel comes to mind.
17 Nov 2025 17:52:05
Team, not team Bruno. We need to move forward and that isn’t going to be with a 31 year old, no matter how blinded you are. You would let him play until he has no value.
I don’t hate anyone, let alone Bruno, but we are dragging our feet as we have done for years.
16 Nov 2025 13:17:51
Anderson looked class for England, looks a complete CM to me and can pass, comfortable in close with players around him. It’s the United tax on the price. Question is why have we not been picking up players like that before they get to £100m. Still, if the scouts like him, buy. You know I would sell Bruno to fund it, we missed that trick in summer. Still suspect that will be one of the big deals in summer. Thing is we need a CM on 1st Jan.
Ugarte takes a lot of stick, my humble opinion is that he isn’t suited to how we play. He looks like he is comfortable up close, one of a central 3. However, there is space all around him here and Bruno doesn’t play like that. When opposition run at him with space he doesn’t look comfortable. I think he is a really good player that was not bought for how United play.
19 May 2026 21:39:23
Newname
Footballing ability?
I was at the ground when Keane made his debut. Special player, one of our greats. He has the medals to show it, medals that Bruno doesn't have other than a joint assists cup.
Keane had pure footballing ability and didn't feign injuries, he won leagues. Never forget Juventus away in 99. No comparison with this footballing ability, Keane was an all-time great.
19 May 2026 21:02:53
Iraola's side plays some really good football. No point in me making any further comment on the manager position.
Kroupi looks interesting, a live wire, and we need another forward.
Truffert has impressed as well.
19 May 2026 13:54:58
Keane was spot on.
We are not winning trophies, but glorifying a new made up statistic of assists. The player himself is not just thinking it and showing it out loud, but playing not to score, and instead to get assists. When he fell over when Mbeumo missed, it was appalling, quite honestly.
The 'I am so upset at not getting another assist because of you' display is poor.
Not acceptable for me. It's a team game, yes, recognise individuals for contributions, but it was a circus on Sunday.
19 May 2026 13:50:35
Mumbles
If found guilty, and that is an if as things stand, then the alleged offences spanned a number of years. I think the most appropriate is to not remove any previous success and award it to someone else, but to apply a penalty of minus 25 points per season over the next three to five seasons.
18 May 2026 21:22:55
Maresca was hard done to at Chelsea. They will have a plan for sure, perhaps Paul Dickov or Keith Curle?