• MrMerc2333@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Man Utd should take the club legend route if ETH gets the sack.

    Carrick and van Nistlerooy are decent options.

    Rooney might be available soon as well, given the start he’s had at Birmingham.

  • MC_ScattCatt@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I’m not ETH out or even thinking of it, but who the fuck we going to get to replace him anyway. It’s all doom and gloom on United today which I expected before the game, so all these stories are just lazy writing to get clicks

  • Vaseline13@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I’m trying to understand why everyone’s having a meltdown over a 0-3 loss to City of all teams. I understand it’s a big derby, but it’s not like they lost 0-6 to Sheffield Utd. Any outcome besides an away win for City would honestly be a surprise considering how they’ve been playing.

    If ETH was safe before, he’s safe now. People who want him gone have a very myopic view of football, or haven’t been paying attention to Man Utd the past decade. Fire ETH and then bring who? Conte? Potter? Zidane (who has already said he’s not interested)? Fucking Carrick from Middlesbrough?

    Whomever they bring after ETH I guarantee you they’ll have a run of success, then next season week in week out will underperform, eventually they’ll be sacked too, then bring another guy that’s available and the cycle continues.

    Man Utd is probably the only Big team in the world where any of its successes since 2006 has been in spite of its corporate structure rather than thanks to it. Of course, a lot of the blame falls of Ten Hag, he calls the shots after all, BUT the overall situation of the team atm falls 100% on the Owners who have left the club unsupported for years, and gave the reigns to clueless people that have no idea how the business works.

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      11 months ago

      this is actually a variation wherein the person offering the vote of confidence is doing so in part to deflect attention from his own failures. not backing ten hag would look like admitting a mistake, which is something arnold can’t afford to do if he wants any chance of retaining the job once ratcliffe comes in (he’s likely to lose it anyway, though).

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      11 months ago

      I mean by the sounds of it Arnold’s out the door himself, so I’m not sure what difference this makes.

  • JackAndrewThorne@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Not really sure his position with anyone currently in situ matters…

    It’s Ratcliff who will make the call when the deal is ratified, and Ten Hag has shown absolutely nothing to get himself kept on.

  • DaveShadow@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    I’m not saying the story is wrong, but if Luckhirst told me the sky was blue, I’d be going outside to check first, and still be very sceptical if he was right.

    It’s an easy story to write by a journalist who is nowhere near credible nowadays….

  • D1794@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    This club’s management gave Ole a new deal in late July 2021, gave this quote:

    “The results of that have become increasingly visible over the past two seasons and we are all looking forward to seeing this exciting team develop further in the years ahead."

    And then (deservedly) sacked him 4 months later. What they say mean fuck all. Not that I think Ten Hag should be sacked.