Topic: 7he Manches7er Uni7ed 7hread - NO GREENWOOD/ANTONY*

[Son of Spion]

I hope their roof survives today's rain.

[rob1966]

I hope their roof survives today's rain.

Fuck that, hope it collapses

[Party Phil]

It took fourteen hours, he fainted three times.

I'll level with you, I'm really scared

[Kopenhagen]

Di Marzio saying Ten Hag will be sacked after the FA Cup Final.

So the club will replace the Egg with the guy their fans said was washed up and overrated in 2022 (when they could have signed him), when, two years later, he's proven they were correct for once? Got it.

[Red_Mist]

I hope their roof survives today's rain.

Manchester Victoria…named after the famous falls just down the road in Trafford.

[thejbs]

Football United's been playing is chaotical and turgid, granted, he's also had issues with several players now (although I can't fault him for discarding Ronaldo and Sancho, both arrogant selfish pricks), but what tops it all are his buys. Unnecassary, overpriced and simply shit. All of them. I can't think of one player who has proved his value for the money spent. There have been multiple better choices for the amount spent and numerous others for much less. I can't believe anyone looked at Anthony and decided that's an 80m player.

However, if your options are Southgate, McKenna or Tuchel, how much of a difference they really would make? Bite the bullet and let Ten Haag stay, that's probably the smartest decision they could make at this point.

Can see his Ipswich playing out of their skins against us next season too.

If he stays at Ipswich he’ll make those two games against us as awkward as he can.

McKenna is incredibly promising and a die hard United fan. I really wouldn’t want him going there, but if he continues working miracles, that will happen.

[zamagiure]

McKenna is incredibly promising and a die hard United fan. I really wouldn’t want him going there, but if he continues working miracles, that will happen.

I Beg to differ, think he will be found out, Hes a good championship manager at best.

[thejbs]

I Beg to differ, think he will be found out, Hes a good championship manager at best.

He was headhunted by us as a coach when at Tottenham. Players seem to buy into his philosophy and have only great things to say about him.

If he has any sense, though, his next step should be someone like Brighton.

[PaulF]

He was headhunted by us as a coach when at Tottenham. Players seem to buy into his philosophy and have only great things to say about him.

If he has any sense, though, his next step should be someone like Brighton.

I assume we are talking about Paul mckenna?

[Crosby Nick]

Feel like McKenna would be wrong to leave Ipswich now. If he goes somewhere else and fails it could set him back a long way. If he stays at Ipswich, even if they go down it probably wouldn’t restrict future career options (hello Vincent). Plus feels a bit of a cunty thing to do having achieved so much so soon at Ipswich. One more season and then leave with their good wishes and a solid reputation seems better.

Was he the other one who looked a bit like Phil Neville when they were both on the bench at Old Trafford? Or are my timings all wrong?

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Feel like McKenna would be wrong to leave Ipswich now. If he goes somewhere else and fails it could set him back a long way. If he stays at Ipswich, even if they go down it probably wouldn’t restrict future career options (hello Vincent). Plus feels a bit of a cunty thing to do having achieved so much so soon at Ipswich. One more season and then leave with their good wishes and a solid reputation seems better.

Was he the other one who looked a bit like Phil Neville when they were both on the bench at Old Trafford? Or are my timings all wrong?

I could understand him going to United given his history. He's a moron if he goes to Chelsea though.

[Kalito]

Feel like McKenna would be wrong to leave Ipswich now. If he goes somewhere else and fails it could set him back a long way. If he stays at Ipswich, even if they go down it probably wouldn’t restrict future career options (hello Vincent). Plus feels a bit of a cunty thing to do having achieved so much so soon at Ipswich. One more season and then leave with their good wishes and a solid reputation seems better.

Was he the other one who looked a bit like Phil Neville when they were both on the bench at Old Trafford? Or are my timings all wrong?

That's the one. 

[ScouserAtHeart]

Thomas Tuchel the frontrunner for Manchester United if Ten Hag sacked

Coach is free agent after end of Bayern Munich’s season
United admire tactical nous, experience and temperament

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/23/thomas-tuchel-manchester-united-if-ten-hag-sacked



Imagine admiring Tuchel's temperament

[rob1966]

Thomas Tuchel the frontrunner for Manchester United if Ten Hag sacked

Coach is free agent after end of Bayern Munich’s season
United admire tactical nous, experience and temperament

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/23/thomas-tuchel-manchester-united-if-ten-hag-sacked



Imagine admiring Tuchel's temperament

Mancs are narky gurning c*nts to be fair

[Kopenhagen]

Thomas Tuchel the frontrunner for Manchester United if Ten Hag sacked

Coach is free agent after end of Bayern Munich’s season
United admire tactical nous, experience and temperament

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/23/thomas-tuchel-manchester-united-if-ten-hag-sacked



Imagine admiring Tuchel's temperament

This will be hilarious. He's the definition of toxic and an even grimmer personality than Ten Hag.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

This will be hilarious. He's the definition of toxic and an even grimmer personality than Ten Hag.

He has the face of a man who digs his own basements.

[Crosby Nick]

He has the face of a man who digs his own basements.

I wouldn’t trust him to walk my dog either.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

I wouldn’t trust him to walk my dog either.

His leather work is supposed to be on point.

[Crosby Nick]

His leather work is supposed to be on point.

A master of his craft.

[TSC]

‘Breaking news’ on sky sports news is that Utd have had talks with McKenna reps.  Nice of sky to catch up

[DelTrotter]

Two days before a cup final and they're briefing the press against their own manager, absolute shambles of a club.

[afc tukrish]

Mancs are narky gurning c*nts to be fair

I don't know precisely what either a narky, or a gurning, c*nt is, but intuiting a general vibe is not especially difficult...

[Kekule]

Has anyone reminded Neville that his lot finished below the “billion pound bottle jobs” yet?

[exiledintheUSA]

Has anyone reminded Neville that his lot finished below the “billion pound bottle jobs” yet?

Probably will once the other, ahem, "Billion-pound bottle jobs" have been dispatched in the Cup Final.

[Son of Spion]

Two days before a cup final and they're briefing the press against their own manager, absolute shambles of a club.

Utterly classless from top to bottom.

[Samie]

Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist of managerial candidates should they sack Erik ten Hag:

• Mauricio Pochettino
• Thomas Tuchel
• Kieran McKenna
• Thomas Frank

[@Lawton_Times]

[vblfc]

Utterly classless from top to bottom.

Didn’t they do the same for Louis Van Gaal?  Won FA Cup then sacked immediately it my memory serves me.
So I guess it’s not so much classless, as just part of their general approach (🤷🏻‍♂️)
My vote is still for Sir Gareth’s waistcoat to take over.

[Crosby Nick]

Southgate coming in could be a bit awkward having finally dropped Rashford.

That shortlist doesn’t scare you though does it? Don’t really care what they do at this point.

[Terry de Niro]

Southgate coming in could be a bit awkward having finally dropped Rashford.

That shortlist doesn’t scare you though does it? Don’t really care what they do at this point.

They could go into a time machine and get a peak time Ferguson, and they would still have a massive train wreck of a so-called football club.

[ChaChaMooMoo]

Makes sense.
Draw up a list of the 4 only available managers, 2 of whom were linked earlier and one ex-employee.
And then claim "in case ETH is sacked".

[The North Bank]

What a weird list, very little in common between all 4 candidates. They still have no idea what they want to be.


Gutted Gaz Southgate isnt on the list, hope he joins it after the euros

[bird_lfc]

Compared this with the class of how we and Feyenoord handled our outgoings and incomings

They are just as bad as Chelsea

[stockdam]

It would be a bit weird to release a shortlist of names if they sack Ten Hag. You would keep it quiet as you would never admit to planing to sack a manager. You don't say anything until the person is sacked.

[Crosby Nick]

It would be a bit weird to release a shortlist of names if they sack Ten Hag. You would keep it quiet as you would never admit to planing to sack a manager. You don't say anything until the person is sacked.

Everything had to be played out in public with them.

[Ray K]

Brilliant stuff. These guys have almost nothing in common, football wise. So there's clearly no sporting director with a sense of strategy and thinking 'X and Y and Z have the following football principles that are aligned with us, let's dig deeper and talk to them and see what their vision would be'.

No, it's the usual collection of big names. guys who are suddenly available, and flavours of the month.

[exiledintheUSA]

Everything had to be played out in public with them.

It's their only current claim to relevance.

[Son of Spion]

Didn’t they do the same for Louis Van Gaal?  Won FA Cup then sacked immediately it my memory serves me.
So I guess it’s not so much classless, as just part of their general approach (🤷🏻‍♂️)
My vote is still for Sir Gareth’s waistcoat to take over.

That's my point, though. Their general approach is classless.

[vblfc]

That's my point, though. Their general approach is classless.

Agreed. And they never learn.

[Garlicbread]

Keep the umbrellas away from Tuchel

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kUQsBWo69-M

[Skeeve]

What a weird list, very little in common between all 4 candidates. They still have no idea what they want to be.


Gutted Gaz Southgate isnt on the list, hope he joins it after the euros

Isn't he still under contract with England, they might be looking at this random assortment due to them being available without having to pay any compensation.