Topic: "Green and Gold, it's O5e from Molde!" - Cornering like a reliant robin..

[rob1966]

The Liverpool Corner
39 mins ·
Klopp's wife prevented Klopp taking the Man Utd job 👀

Thompson: “I interviewed Klopp for Sky, & I asked if he & Liverpool were created for each other. He looked at me & asked why. Then Klopp told me he could have taken over Manchester United, but his wife said it wasn’t right.”

Buy her a watch Jurgen

[rob1966]

Nabbed from the comments

He can always go into acting

[eddymunster]

Nabbed from the comments

Not to piss on the good mood in here, but why if they're in league 1 in 2037 are they playing us to secure promotion back to the championship? 

[Kekule]

Not to piss on the good mood in here, but why if they're in league 1 in 2037 are they playing us to secure promotion back to the championship? 

EFL Trophy I'd imagine.  They'll be coming up against, and getting pasted by, our U21s.

[Crosby Nick]

He can always go into acting

“Aye up Van Persie lad”

[Something Worse]

EFL Trophy I'd imagine.  They'll be coming up against, and getting pasted by, our U21s.

I assumed the meme was made before our game a few weeks back

[rob1966]

Not to piss on the good mood in here, but why if they're in league 1 in 2037 are they playing us to secure promotion back to the championship? 

They have drawn us in the FA Cup.

[kavah]

“Aye up Van Persie lad”

Ha ha

[FiSh77]

EFL Trophy I'd imagine.  They'll be coming up against, and getting pasted by, our U12s.

[kesey]

😁

If United is to even stand a chance at getting back where it should be (Especially if the club is to get new ownership that is willing to invest in the squad), raiding fellow PL sides (i.e. club's that are not Man City or Liverpool) like Leicester is pretty much the best way do it. After all one could argue that one of the reasons why both Tottenham have done well under Poch and Leicester have done well this season is mainly because both teams have obtained player after player that United should have obtained instead of either club.

Had the Glazers not let that happen, we could have had a team that consisted of this (and still could in the next few transfer windows):

De Gea/Schmeichel
AWB/R.Pereira - Alderweireld/D.Sanchez - Vertonghen/Maguire - Chilwell/Shaw
Erriksen/Tielemans - Ndombele/Ndidi - Pogba/Maddison
Moura/James - Kane/Martial - Son/Rashford
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With the right manager, it would not be too hard to do well in both the PL & CL with such a side. Especially if Sancho was also added to such a team as well as the youth prospects we currently have.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

No club is going to sell you their entire side no matter who the manager is, that's a pipe dream.

[Red_Mist]

“Aye up Van Persie lad”

[blert596]

😁
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With the right manager

Think you nailed it there lad :-)

[CraigDS]

Not just the right manager though, a manager needs support to actually get the players he wants, and help identifying them - not sure Woodward is that sort of guy.

[lobsterboy]

“Aye up Van Persie lad”

[Fortneef]

The fact is that based on transfer spend Man Utd should be very comfortably in second place, snapping at City's heels and laughing at the chasm between them and third.

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

The fact is that based on transfer spend Man Utd should be very comfortably in second place, snapping at City's heels and laughing at the chasm between them and third.

And yet the Man Utd fans I know blame their current position on lack of spending.

[Paul1611]

lets be honest here, Sancho surely is not considering going to Utd is he?

[Henry Gale]

lets be honest here, Sancho surely is not considering going to Utd is he?

Depends, If they offer him £250k a week and others only offer half that I can see him going. he will walk into their first team but if he joined us or City he wouldn't.

[RobbieRedman]

lets be honest here, Sancho surely is not considering going to Utd is he?

Is he really that good anyway? I'm not convinced yet but he's very young and plenty of time

[Dim Glas]

Is he really that good anyway? I'm not convinced yet but he's very young and plenty of time

He was last season, this season? Not so much, he's having his struggles. Hopefully its just what they love to call the 'sophomore slump' in the US! And he'll be back on track soon.

[Son of Spion]

And yet the Man Utd fans I know blame their current position on lack of spending.

This warms my heart. 

They still can't see the Woodward for the trees.

[TarkaLFC]

No club is going to sell you their entire side no matter who the manager is, that's a pipe dream.

Other than perhaps Southampton.

[Samie]

lets be honest here, Sancho surely is not considering going to Utd is he?

I think Woddy Woodpecker is lost in Germany or something. Last week they were the "front runners" to sign Kai Havertz. 

Yes, the guy who will be a mainstay in the German midfield for the next decade will choose the mancs over a whole host of clubs who want him.

[aw1991]

I think I said it before, but is blowing away tons of money on Jadon Sancho really going to solve any of United issues?

He will become their best attacker and most talented player automatically, but surely sorting their midfield is a much higher priority? Do they actually have a good midfielder? I know some of United fans are fancying McTominay, but surely he's not someone who can hold a midfield on his own. They need a Fabinho and a Keita sort of players

[4pool]

Search committee back to the drawing board.

From ESPN:

Edwin van der Sar has signed a new long-term deal as Ajax chief executive, ending suggestions he could be Manchester United's new director of football.

United are searching for a director of football with Van der Sar having been previously linked with the role.

The former United keeper had said last month that he was interested in the job, but has now committed his future to Ajax until 2023.

[kennedy81]

lets be honest here, Sancho surely is not considering going to Utd is he?

No chance. Not if he wants to develop as a top player and compete for the big trophies.

The truth about Utd's shambolic structure and disinterested ownership is common knowledge around the football world now. No highly rated young player who is serious about his career is going there.
Even Chongy is looking for a way out.

[Samie]

The fuck is "Chongy"? 

[kennedy81]

The fuck is "Chongy"? 

Exactly.

[FiSh77]

The fuck is "Chongy"? 

Cheechy's mate

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Cheechy's mate

[Bobinhood]

   Thats Chaci Andy. Chaci!

https://youtu.be/pwxLzLBV2YQ

[FiSh77]

  Thats Chaci Andy. Chaci!

https://youtu.be/pwxLzLBV2YQ

Was wondering why he posted a pic of Fonzie

[sinnermichael]

Prince Andrew and Man Utd. Both absolutely fucking terrible since Fergie left.

[Ziltoid]

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2051470-revenues-continue-to-rise-at-manchester-united-despite-lack-of-champions-league-football?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NorthWest_18th_Nov_2019_Breaking

Revenues rose by 5.9% to £80.4m at Manchester United over the last three months.

Despite the lack of Champions League football the club is continuing to lead the way in terms of revenue.

The club today announced its financial results for the 2020 fiscal first quarter ended 30 September 2019.

As part of the announcement the club announced it has agreed new long-term contracts with recent academy graduates, Mason Greenwood and Brandon Williams.

Both players have made a number of appearances in the first team in recent months.

Manchester United said it has agreed new partnerships with Visit Malta, Lego, Konami and Yabo Sport.

Over the course of the financial year the club is expecting to bring in revenues of £560 to £580m and have a total adjusted EBITDA of £155 to £165m.

Ed Woodward, executive vice chairman, said: “We have a clear vision in terms of football philosophy and recruitment.

“The significant investments that we have made in recent years in areas such as transfers, recruitment infrastructure, analytics and our academy are already beginning to bear fruit.

“We are very proud to be shortly approaching a milestone 4,000th game featuring an academy player, and we are particularly optimistic regarding the considerable young talent currently coming through.

“Our ultimate goal is to win trophies by playing exciting football with a team that fuses graduates from our academy with world-class acquisition

Sponsorship revenue was £53.6m an increase of £4m, or 8.1%, over the prior year quarter, primarily due to new sponsorship deals and additional tour revenue.

Retail, Merchandising, Apparel & Product Licensing revenue was £26.8m, an increase of £500,000, or 1.9%, over the prior year quarter.

Broadcasting revenue for the quarter was £32.9 million, a decrease of £9.9 million, or 23.1%, over the prior year quarter, primarily due to non-participation in the UEFA Champions League.

Guaranteed UEFA broadcasting revenues are typically recognised evenly over the course of the competition’s group stages.

The majority of the full year revenue impact of non-participation in the UEFA Champions League will therefore occur in the second quarter, when five of the six group matches will be played.

Matchday revenue for the quarter was £22.1m, an increase of £5.8m, or 35.6%, over the prior year quarter, primarily due to playing two additional home games in the quarter.

Total operating expenses for the quarter were £136.4m, a decrease of £7.1m, or 4.9%, over the prior year quarter.

Employee benefit expenses for the quarter were £70.2m, a decrease of £6.8m, or 8.8%, over the prior year quarter, primarily due to reductions in player salaries as a result of non-participation in the UEFA Champions League.

Other operating expenses for the quarter were £30.4 m, an increase of £1.8m, or 6.3%, over the prior year quarter.

Net Debt as of 30 September 2019 was £384.5m, an increase of £137.3m over the year, primarily due to an overall decrease in cash and cash equivalents.

[PaulF]

2 home games brings in £5.8m. Wow!

[newterp]

That's brilliant - less employee benefit spending by not making the CL! Should be neat when it happens again next year.

That said - it's scary how well oiled they are at the commercial side of the game.

[Skeeve]

That said - it's scary how well oiled they are at the commercial side of the game.

You could look at it as a positive, while that side of things is working despite the on-field ineptness, the longer they are likely to keep ole at the wheel. 

[newterp]

You could look at it as a positive, while that side of things is working despite the on-field ineptness, the longer they are likely to keep ole at the wheel. 

I like the way you are thinking!

[Henry Gale]

You could look at it as a positive, while that side of things is working despite the on-field ineptness, the longer they are likely to keep ole at the wheel. 

And less likely the owners will sell their cash cow. A lad from work is a Utd fan and he says if they don't finish in the top 4 this season the owners will sell as revunue will be down and they will sack Ole and bring in a top manager