Are the two sentences all there is to his statement? It's says nothing like the title or article is suggesting.
BBC: United hold talks with Mourinho
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IIRC this compensation stuff was part of the BBC coverage about the pre-contract, right? If it turns out to be rubbish, it would be disappointing that BBC cannot be trusted.
More important to United fans will, however, be this sentence:
It's actually hard to believe which makes me wonder if all this is an April's fool article?
What about this?
Mou: "I'm not coming anywhere near you unless you finish top 4.
We think that it's us that's arsing around, maybe Mou doesn't fancy kicking the shit with Europe's B league?
Mou: "I'm not coming anywhere near you unless you finish top 4.
We think that it's us that's arsing around, maybe Mou doesn't fancy kicking the shit with Europe's B league?
It is,
It's a matter of alternatives I suppose. If he doesn't fancy Europa League, Valencia wouldn't be an option. They rank 14th and are 20 points behind 4th spot with 8 matches to go.
Google Mourinho Nigeria and see for yourself.
Assumption or knowledge?
Hidden msg is in todays date.
You can click on the link and find out yourself!
Thanks, I was and am too lazy, and sadly, how United have been run as the club lately, it would have fit to the mess.
Ha you nearly got me.
Yup true. It'd have worked a lot better if the person hadn't made it on the April's fool.
Yeah... I still don't get the joke though. Article and title is just too typical of journalistic BS to pass off as April fools shocker.
I honestly don't see him leaving spurs at the moment. They've got an exciting squad, new stadium, plus imagine what levy would demand we pay for him.
But agree he's good
Pochettino has a £10 million buyout clause - so the compensation wouldn't be that steep, all things considered. But you're right in that he might see Tottenham as a club that can grow organically with him. Though Real Madrid might prove to be a different beast, if reports of them being eminently impressed with his body of work at Tottenham are true, especially after the initial link in 2013. Can't imagine him turning them down, regardless of new stadiums and young squads - once the Bernabéu forghorn is sounded, you just don't say no, and that's especially true for South Americans.
Pochettino over Mourinho, Wow. People have short memory. Mourinho is the better one. I think I would like Pochettino after Mourinho if he keep going strong.
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Pochettino is much the better fit for Utd.
Why?
Id rather have Jose as he is simply the best manager in the world. Pochettino has done well though.
Surely we want someone who has a history of managing big clubs, and wins trophies.
And not 20 years ago like the current guy!
Style of football, bringing youth through. And no lunatic antics.
And no history of winning things.
Pochetinno would be very underwhelming when Mourinho is available. Would be another stupid decision by the board if they picked him imo
Lets see what Pochettino achieves next year, when you would imagine, the league will be a hell of a lot stronger at the top. The way he's spoken about on here you'd think he was the second coming.
He needs to prove he's not just a slightly more sane version of Keegan.
Next year there won't be any surprise value to Tottenham, and Chelsea, City, hopefully us, and Arsenal will be rebooted.
I still think Arsenal will finish above them this year, as per every other season in seeming living memory.
I remember back in the SAF days there was always a flavour of the month manager who overachieved with an underwhelming side and posters collectively blew their loads at the idea of them being the next United manager. Think O'Neil and Moyes and see how they turned out, especially the latter who we actually appointed.
I'm not saying Poch will definitely go the same route, but I'd like to see what he can achieve over a few seasons. And considering Mourinho is hardly known for his longevity, it won't necessarily be too long that we'd have to wait.
I'm not saying Poch will definitely go the same route, but I'd like to see what he can achieve over a few seasons. And considering Mourinho is hardly known for his longevity, it won't necessarily be too long that we'd have to wait.
I am sure there are some United fans who fancied Ian Holloway at one time, nice football and that he would be entertaining. There again his idea of defending was a good as a chocolate fireguard. Attacking football is no use if you don't get the other end right as well.
Those liking Poch, as others have said let's see if he can get a team to actually win something first before he is the next coming.
Those liking Poch, as others have said let's see if he can get a team to actually win something first before he is the next coming.
Mourinho has multiple trophies in the same and in different leagues. Pochettino has not.
You can't lump O Neill in with Moyes. O Neill succeeded everywhere he went, except for Sunderland after the early honeymoon. But no one has succeeded at Sunderland in almost livin memory!
I reckon O Neill would have bossed it at Old Trafford. He would have been canny enough not to piss the key players off
In the Classico newspaper preview show on the Sky Sports website Ballague claims that Guardiola knows that Mourinho is our next manager.
This is really exposing the British press and how they get milage out of a story
This is really exposing the British press and how they get milage out of a story
So if Spurs win the league on goal difference this season it makes him eligible to manage Utd because he's won something, whereas if they lose it on goal difference it makes him ineligible because he hasn't won anything?
Van Gaal has won stuff too. That blows your argument straight out of the water.
Has he won a thing since Bill Clinton was President?
In the same league. Mourinho isn't coming in and plonking some style down that has clearly never worked in this league before and bashing his parsnip head against the walls in the hope that it will work. He's won trophies in England and knows the landscape. Van Gaal does not.
So now you have to have won trophies in England to be qualified to manage Utd?
We're continually narrowing the field here. It's just as well Guardiola didn't want to come here because he wouldn't be qualified.
Almost 20 years ago.
Koeman has also done a great job at Southampton with a weaker squad and basically after many players were sold off to other clubs. Should he also be a candidate? Pochetino has not really achieved much or consistently to be considered for the United job. Yes, he has Spurs challenging for the title, so has Ranieri. Let's not judge candidates on a blue moon season.
Anyway, the speculation is coming from Pochetino's camp. They're negotiating a new contract.
Anyway, the speculation is coming from Pochetino's camp. They're negotiating a new contract.
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