Conspiracy Theory 2: I got a Dominos leaflet in the door. Not one mention of chicken satay or prawn crackers. What the feck are they up to?
BBC: United hold talks with Mourinho
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Well it was nearly a month between Moyes being sacked and Van Gaal being officially appointed.
I reckon it's mostly been sorted this time round with Van Gaal and Mourinho, so when LVG leaves i would say a week or two after that we will know who the next boss is.
My bet is late May as i don't think LVG is getting sacked before the end of the season like Moyes, and to be honest we don't need to know before that really.
Below link from 2015 does not say anything about LvG
http://www.manutd.com/en/Tour-2015/...nited-tour-2015-game-dates-and-opponents.aspx
We're all still hang on your word mate.
Will Philip Neville get a job under the Mou regime? He always seem to be able to crawl back to home whenever he fails elsewhere
It already is obvious? Has been for ages.
I can't imagine Mou taking him on having never worked with him before or having any relationship with him (that I know of), he would be more likely to take on Gary Neville.
Yeah, I thought, iirc throughout the summer transfer tweets thread, he was a known bullshitter.
If he takes gaz he will take Phil, it's an ain't heavy he's my brother sort of thing
You're still on that analogy? That was last week.
From Mou's perspective I could only see him taking them if he doesn't have a "United" man in his managerial staff, however I just don't know he would choose Phillip.
Can someone(maybe the poster) post the translation about Mourinho questioning his own methods if they were outdated with Madrid or to that affect ?
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Ultimately most of my analogies are about fast food.
He definitely knows his stuff but he's vehemently opposed to the Glazers' ownership and consequently his Twitter feed frequently descends into diatribe. I think that lead to him being blacklisted from the Twitter thread on here (temporarily?)
Everyone (or at least everyone relaible) seems to agree that Mourinho is yet to actually sign a contract of employment with United, but him joining in the summer has been more-likely-than-not since December.
Man your constant sniping at the Nevilles and Giggs is really getting old.
Its not sniping. I am just asking. According to Wikipedia he sought advice by Mou regarding to pursue a coaching/managerial career
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How many times has he done that then?
Well he kept returning to first team despite he's numerous reckless tackles, one of which could costed us the treble. Once he left as a player he returned as a coach immediately after retirement and I won't be surprised if he returns once/if Giggs become manager.
For someone who was never a good player to start with and has such a horrible coaching record (England coach in the 2013 European U21 campaign, United coach under Moyes, Valencia's coach under Nuno and then under Gaz) he keeps getting chances and all with quite prestigious sides. I find that's quite fascinating.
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First post in ages this, but I see Devilish is still bollocks.
To be fair there's a broader point to be made about how failing managers often end up getting new jobs quite easily, whereas managers with very little experience - of failure or success - seem to find it harder to get a break. That seems to be an issue about football broadly, in management and perhaps other coaching roles, rather than being specifically about Phil Neville.
Well maybe Ferguson didn't think he tackled recklessly i certainly don't remember him being bad for it. He was a good if not spectacular player for us.
In both cases he didn't really fail, he certainly didn't fail at Everton where he became their club captain and a very good player for them for years.
So he has never actually failed and then returned home as you put it though has he.
Isn't that true of most professions though. People with more experience are always likely to get hired before people with less experience.
He was an extremely limited defender. His recklessness in the box costed England and nearly costed us. Do you remember that famous Giggs goal in that FA cup tie which was preceded by Schmeichel heroic penalty save? Well the one who brought Arsenal's player down was good old Phil who couldn't resist the occasional brain fart in the box.
TBF he was better off in CM. However he was a squad player at best, which kind of amazes me considering that he went on to become a Manchester United, Valencia and England coach especially since he isn't quite a good coach either. FFS every manager who appoints him as coach does horribly.
He was a squad player and he was sold by us to Everton way ahead of his time. That's hardly a sign of success. Also note that I was referring to his coaching career after he retired + his football career with us.
The reverse is true in the so called 'oldest profession in the world'. In Japan, however, they can't get enough of GILF action.
You obviously don't like him, most United fans rate him as a solid player for us. Good but not great squad player and a great servant to the club.
Note that you said he always returns home after failing, and then gave his return from Everton as an example of one of his failures. Except he didn't fail at Everton, he was there for 8 years became club captain and then retired hardly failure by any measure.
To be fair devilish hates everyone who was associated with United in the 90s and early 00s.
I assure you that I hate nobody. In fact I struggle to understand how a person can even hate perfect strangers let alone former players of the team he support. Believe it or not I've met the Nevilles and their late father a couple of times at the local supporters club. I shared a pint or two with them and I assure you they are/were quite nice people to meet.
I simply don't rate him as a defender, as a pundit or as a coach which is different. I did rated him as a midfielder in matter of fact I wanted him to stay with United after that.
Kindly note that I consider Rio and Scholes as the best players in their position in their generation.
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Well I never rated him as a defender. In matter of fact he used to scare the shit out of me whenever I saw him inside our penalty box. I also think that nepotism is what is giving him so many chances as a coach.
However I believe that we should have kept him once he had shown promise in CM. Enforcers like him are useful to have and Phil could have become a poor man's Gattuso, which have its uses in the modern game.
He failed to land a job as coach at Everton and was part of unsuccessful coaching staff at United, Valencia, England erm basically anywhere he stepped in.
Yeah, it's strange when you consider that he worked with great managers like Stuart Pearce, David Moyes and Nuno.
Well these are the sort of managers who employ him. Better managers seems to stay away from him.
I also noticed that you left the former pundit out of that list
Yeah, because he's applied for every job in football, but only Pearce, Moyes and Nuno appointed him.
Well Phil was there already, but we can take Gary into the category of great managers Phil have worked under if you want.
Would you kindly tell us why Mou, Pep and co had not appointed Phil then? Is it the case of birds of the same feather....
Presumably his 386 games for Utd, 303 for Everton and 59 international caps were all due to nepotism.
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