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06 Jan 2026 19:06:44
But Telegraph Sport revealed on Monday morning that United’s hierarchy took the decision to dismiss Amorim before Sunday’s draw with Leeds United after the manager “lost it” with Wilcox on Friday morning.
Wilcox had intended the meeting to be a chance to discuss the evolution of the team but when the subject of Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 system – to which he has been wedded – was raised the Portuguese “blew up”, according to sources.
Sources said Amorim’s behaviour had grown increasingly erratic in recent weeks and felt his public outbursts, in which he suggested he was being undermined and hinted at a power struggle with Wilcox and the board, were designed to engineer an exit.
1.) 07 Jan 2026 12:46:19
I hope I am wrong but I think after Amorim had players wanting to play for the club and the team behind him, this is meddling from the board in exactly what Amorim Was employed to do, which is coach the team. That includes setting the formation and style of play. It was coming and we were progressing.
The fallout is clearly over the board changing goalposts from Europe to being Champions League, trying to change the 3 year narrative without the extra investment. It's a rubbish show and this is a disastrous decision and we are back to square 1 yet again.
Look how many players have come out in support of Amorim and clarifying they saw him as their boss and leader. An absolutely terrible ego driven decision based on someone reacting emotionally to being doubted within and abused by Wlcox who openly admits to interfering and believing he's a bteer coach.
This is dreadfully short sighted and utterly incompetent.
2.) 07 Jan 2026 17:19:15
The DOF is perfectly entitled to question what's happening on the pitch without the coach throwing all his toys out of the pram. Rather than act as many of our players have done by going public the correct approach would have been either to arrange for discussions with the rest of the management team, and/or if there were indeed genuine tensions between Wilcox and his colleagues, to let that play out.
In tense situations tensions are quite normal as are disagreements. Mature individuals try to negotiate through them. After all, getting into the Champions League ought to have been the priority not just for the club but also Amorim since doing so would provide more funds for the rebuild. If that required a short term modification of approach a reasonable individual should at least consider being less rigid.
3.) 09 Jan 2026 14:08:03
In truth wilcock must resign. he's a rat like Radcliffe and his pathetic ego has dumped utd into chaos.
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29 Mar 2026 15:59:07
With a 24 day gap between fixtures, will United need another pre-season before they're ready to play at the top level again? I think that's the biggest mid-season gap since the late 1800s.
1.) 30 Mar 2026 06:06:16
Absolutely ridiculous, then they will all be moaning, no break before we go into World Cup.
2.) 30 Mar 2026 13:28:53
Whole season feels like a ridiculous one. The lack of overall matches, and the amount of non 3pm Saturday games we have had, has given it an odd feel.
Hopefully, back to normal next year.
24 Mar 2026 02:15:21
Napoli now look odds on to make the Champions League next season and Rasmus seems to be scoring fairly frequently, so I expect that sale will go through. As for Rashford and Onana, I have my doubts.
Maybe a club other than Barcelona will step up for Rashford, but I suspect it's going to be extremely hard to get rid of Onana permanently. On the other hand we might get both of them back.
1.) 24 Mar 2026 04:35:53
Barca will sign Rashford, they like him, and he did well enough there. Tbf, he is ridiculously cheap by today's standards.
Onana, well, who the hell would want him? Although Shappy might stump up a few quid for him, I remember him saying he was one of the missing parts of the jigsaw, along with Sancho and his intricate play.
2.) 24 Mar 2026 05:27:46
Neither will be at the club next season, don't bother yourselves on such nonsense.
3.) 24 Mar 2026 08:59:09
I doubt Onana will want to sit on the bench or even be 3rd choice GK. I imagine a deal with Trabzonspor can be done.
4.) 24 Mar 2026 08:59:56
We do need to reinforce our forward line with one more player in my view.
If Carrick stays, don't underestimate Rashford coming back if Barca don't want to cough up the reddies.
5.) 24 Mar 2026 09:13:28
There's no way back for Rashford, I think he burnt his bridges. Strolling around, appearing uninterested, and then talking about how happy he is now he has left. Good luck to him.
If Barca don't want to stump up the cash, I am sure there are others who will pay what is a bargain fee.
6.) 24 Mar 2026 09:45:27
Rashford and Onana may go down the Sancho route of back to back loan deals until their contracts run out.
That way we cover the wages and get a small amount of cash in the form of a loan fee and the loaning club doesn't need to put them on a long term contract.
Either way, they won't be here next season, agreed on that point.
7.) 24 Mar 2026 12:30:46
Rashford will get sold imo, as the asking price is reasonable and he has done somewhat well at Barca.
Onana, now that is a different level of incompetence as a player combined with high wages and a bad attitude. I'd be happy if we just get rid of his wages with maybe a nominal fee.
8.) 24 Mar 2026 14:47:56
Barca haven't got the 25 million to buy Rashford. I think they will ask for another loan deal and probably get it, because that is the club where Rashford wants to end up.
I don't think we could sell Onana to a Sunday League pub team for a fiver. Absolutely shocking keeper.
9.) 24 Mar 2026 18:53:22
Stitched up completely on Onana. Grossly overpaid for Onana and Anthony. Neither was good enough, and we got our pants pulled down big time.
10.) 25 Mar 2026 03:35:00
Barca have not got 25m... Of course they haven't. You've been reading too much press. We haven't got any money either, but managed to spend 250 million last year and seasons before... Don't let all this 'got no money' hogwash go to your head...
For a team with no money in Barca, they seem to do pretty well.
21 Mar 2026 22:50:35
Given the way teams are struggling to achieve peak performances after European games, it would seem that if we make it into Europe, which is almost certain one way or another, the club is going to have to invest quite substantially in not only improving quality and replacing key players like Casemiro, but also increasing squad depth.
1.) 21 Mar 2026 23:36:47
It's mission impossible, Newname. To have a good team and squad depth, we need 10 players and we are not going to buy them. We have a lot of players that can't play 50 matches per year, such as de Ligt, Mazraoui, Shaw, and even Sesko; we don't know if he is capable of that. Then we have Casemiro, who will leave; Bruno, if he stays, we don't know if he can play 2 matches per week without dropping a level; Ugarte probably will leave.
Even if we buy 5-6 players, we will not be perfect. Actually, we must be very careful and lucky: first, all the new players to bed in well, and second, to find 1-2 gems from the academy for (at least) squad depth.
2.) 22 Mar 2026 02:55:45
Was just thinking the same. In addition to the academy, I hope we can utilise the free agent market well. Even players who come in for a couple of years to add depth and help youngsters.
I would go all out for Senesi at the very least (Rudiger, Goretzka and Vlahovic were other names I thought of, but all seem to have questions re fitness and injury prone-ness).
3.) 22 Mar 2026 06:14:36
The academy will be key to any short term success, and the potential for sustained success. We need too much churn with not enough cash in our pockets to do it in one season via the transfer market.
16 Mar 2026 21:08:39
Let's assume for the moment that we make top 4. Carrick certainly gets his hat in the ring. Unless there's a clear standout and available candidate, it would not surprise me if they eschewed the manager option entirely and made Carrick the head coach, not giving him anything more than an advisory role on transfers in and out.
While the new management team probably delayed too long before getting rid of ETH and made a mistake hiring Amorim, they have done extremely well in the transfer market with Sesko, Mbuemo, Cunha, Lammens and Dorgu, as well as hiring Carrick as the interim manager. And they also made the correct decision to cut their losses on Amorim.
Perhaps then they're thinking that the key to the future is more tied up in the quality of the players rather than in the experience of the manager. It's a risk, of course, but perhaps one worth taking. Roy Keane was adamant that Carrick should not get the job. He's entirely right that there is an enormous difference between taking over for half a season with only league position to play for. It's an entirely different proposition to manage a whole season with European competition, maybe some cup runs and two games a week with more pressure and injuries.
25 Feb 2026 11:51:29
According to a report in The Guardian Onana wants back, is ready to fight for his first team place, and that the club is willing to entertain that notion. Credibility rating? The only way it happens is if no one is prepared to pay any price to take him off our hands. I'd rather take Vitek back from the Robins.
Hopefully we can get rid or at least defray some of the £15m a year for the next 2 years he'll cost to keep him on our books. And, who knows, maybe it'll be more than that if he's entitled to a bonus if we make it into the Champions League.
1.) 25 Feb 2026 13:38:53
Put Lammens on the gate to Carrington, he'll never get past him.
2.) 25 Feb 2026 14:31:06
Onana's skills as a GK are what's challenging him. I'd keep him as 3rd unless we can offload him to someone.
3.) 25 Feb 2026 23:01:37
I would guess that the two stories that get the most clicks at the moment are Onana wants to return to United Barcelona don't want to sign Rashford I've seen both stories multiple times over the last few weeks; they must get interaction. The fact you've asked about it shows that they do. Both are a load of nonsense to create conversation.
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01 Feb 2026 18:50:06
It's well recognized at Barcelona that Rashford is not a good defensive player. They want to keep him notwithstanding. The EPL is a different place. Every player has to put in a competent defensive shift when required.
Look at Amad today. He worked really hard supporting Dalot and Mazraoui. Rashford costs us £15m a year, Zirkzee maybe £12m a year. Which would we prefer? I'd probably go with Rashford, but ideally I'd like to see both of them move on.
30 Jan 2026 19:46:19
He's played much better in a defined RB position since Amorim left. He's been sprinting out quickly to mark his winger. He's been aided by a second man, either a midfielder or the winger cutting off the spaces in front of the goal. Depends on who else needs buying but there would be a good case to keep Dalot (26) and Mazraoui (28) unless a really good offer comes in and the replacement is not going to cost an arm and a leg.
He's costing us £3.5m a year. A new established quality RB would cost us £30m+ and at least the same salary on top of that. so £10m a year inc amortization. 1st priorities will be replacing Casemiro and Ugarte, looking for a back up for Shaw, and a secondary striker to replace Zirkzee.
07 Jan 2026 17:19:15
The DOF is perfectly entitled to question what's happening on the pitch without the coach throwing all his toys out of the pram. Rather than act as many of our players have done by going public the correct approach would have been either to arrange for discussions with the rest of the management team, and/or if there were indeed genuine tensions between Wilcox and his colleagues, to let that play out.
In tense situations tensions are quite normal as are disagreements. Mature individuals try to negotiate through them. After all, getting into the Champions League ought to have been the priority not just for the club but also Amorim since doing so would provide more funds for the rebuild. If that required a short term modification of approach a reasonable individual should at least consider being less rigid.
27 Nov 2025 20:31:13
You mean the 10 men Everton team that had 2 shots, one of which was on target and which got a deflection to beat the goalkeeper?
26 Nov 2025 20:43:26
£25m for a 17 year old from a mid level Dutch team who isn't going to solve any of our current issues? It could be good long term business but could equally well be a bust.
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08 Apr 2026 08:49:26
No brainer. We'll need some depth if we're in the Champions League, and a replacement top new CB will cost us £50m+ and the same sort of wages. We have more important priorities this summer. Hopefully Yoro, who has looked better in a back 4, and Heaven will benefit and improve from another year of experience, and De Ligt will get back to fitness.
With Martinez being unreliable, we can't afford to let any of the other 4 leave. We'll still probably need a supplemental one.
06 Apr 2026 08:51:38
As I understand it, for teams in Europe next season, squad cost (the total of wages and amortization) cannot exceed 70% of revenues. Villa's revenues last season were £378m, Newcastle's £335m, Chelsea's £490m. We have an enormous revenue advantage going into the transfer window, particularly if we do make it into the Champions League.
If one of the punishments meted out to City is a transfer ban, then we would be in an even better position to secure the midfield improvements we're going to need. Our revenues should exceed £700m, leaving us with a permissible transfer budget in excess of £300m, limited more by our ongoing debt and cash/credit facilities.
04 Apr 2026 10:07:25
As much as I hate to say it, Arsenal have a very strong squad, and having been admirably patient sticking with Arteta and the program, now look like they will be around for some time. They also have some excellent young players coming through, including, obviously, Dowman. However, we might have said the same about Liverpool last season, but after spending £400m+ they are a pale imitation.
As far as City is concerned, they will likely avoid any serious penalties. They also have wads of money behind them, so if they choose well, they will remain contenders for the foreseeable future. Villa are over performing for their resources. With decent management, we should become a perennial contender again, but I don't see us ever getting back to becoming serial league winners again.
02 Apr 2026 19:12:02
With PSR rules changing to squad cost.
31 Mar 2026 17:24:41
I don't think that the perfect manager is out there so my guess is it will be Carrick as Head Coach, rather than manager, with the club's recruiting department trusting itself to build on last summer's excellent trading. Not ideal, imo, but the one thing we absolutely don't want is to get rid of someone who's doing a decent job, only to appoint yet another expensive failure who will want the power to rebuild the squad again in their own image.
Right now, we have some good players, and we have a club that is surely aware of the profiles it needs to continue the progress. Why change that?