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Redplane said:
Yeah you don't get to where he is making nothing but popular decisions ... unfortunately. People like that are brought in to shake things up in a big way. At the same time any guy like that rarely makes decision in a vacuum and will have sought input from other people in and outside the organization. When it comes time to cutting everyone will throw the person next to them under the bus.
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Why are people giving him a free pass for doing this?

He runs a god awful chemical company and I don’t give a shit what he does there.

Walking into our football club and laying off shot loads of staff within six months is insane. Yes it’s principally admin staff. But there will be swathes of people that have built great working relationships, hold years of specific knowledge.

There’s no way that you can make the best decisions after six months.

He’s awful and I hate most of what he’s doing right now. The sooner Ashworth gets involved the better. Hopefully he’ll be closer to club principles.
 
Sir Jim has hardly become a billionaire by being nice, he's a businessman. Him or his staff have obviously seen that United are overstaffed and are looking at cutting costs especially with alot of them that were working from home and were told to come back into the office. Its been well stated recently that United didn't have the office space to bring them all back.

A mass email is the only real way to do this and do it quick. It sounds like a decent pay off if they take it.
 
Folding to a bit of internet pressure and keeping a man who has proved to not be upto the job would be a bad sign.
 
AlexUTD said:
Lads..

I just listened to the norwegian manchester united supporter club podcast "Uno" and according to close sources to the club, Apparently the coaches had to convince Ten Hag to play more pragmatic in the cup final. Because he actually wanted to go full retard mode and push city high up on the field like we have done in the league wich exposed the defence so many times.

If this is the case then i seriously doubt Ten Hags tactics,damn that is naive if it is the case and actually the other coaches saved us in the cup final and not ETH.
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Not a chance this is true considering every big team we play, we never play like that and always play pretty similar to what we did. It was almost a carbon copy of the Arsenal away game, which Ten Hag regularly brings up as a blueprint.
 
AlexUTD said:
Lads..

I just listened to the norwegian manchester united supporter club podcast "Uno" and according to close sources to the club, Apparently the coaches had to convince Ten Hag to play more pragmatic in the cup final. Because he actually wanted to go full retard mode and push city high up on the field like we have done in the league wich exposed the defence so many times.

If this is the case then i seriously doubt Ten Hags tactics,damn that is naive if it is the case and actually the other coaches saved us in the cup final and not ETH.
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:lol:

"Lads,

Just got off the blower with an ex drinking buddy of Van der Gaag and he says, it was his idea to have Bruno play that pass to Mainoo AND, get this, for Mainoo to then put the ball in the back of the net."
 
AlexUTD said:
Lads..

I just listened to the norwegian manchester united supporter club podcast "Uno" and according to close sources to the club, Apparently the coaches had to convince Ten Hag to play more pragmatic in the cup final. Because he actually wanted to go full retard mode and push city high up on the field like we have done in the league wich exposed the defence so many times.

If this is the case then i seriously doubt Ten Hags tactics,damn that is naive if it is the case and actually the other coaches saved us in the cup final and not ETH.
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Maybe you shouldn't listen to shit podcasts and don't use the word retard in that context.
 
AlexUTD said:
Lads..

I just listened to the norwegian manchester united supporter club podcast "Uno" and according to close sources to the club, Apparently the coaches had to convince Ten Hag to play more pragmatic in the cup final. Because he actually wanted to go full retard mode and push city high up on the field like we have done in the league wich exposed the defence so many times.

If this is the case then i seriously doubt Ten Hags tactics,damn that is naive if it is the case and actually the other coaches saved us in the cup final and not ETH.
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First of all, you can probably write with a little better manners. And secondly, it's a comedy of a podcast. Those guys are mostly out to fire each other up about how bad EtH is.

I wouldn't trust their "sources" for a second.
 
Lash said:
Not a chance this is true considering every big team we play, we never play like that and always play pretty similar to what we did. It was almost a carbon copy of the Arsenal away game, which Ten Hag regularly brings up as a blueprint.
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Could have fooled me mate, looking at the season we have had.

tomaldinho1 said:
:lol:

"Lads,

Just got off the blower with an ex drinking buddy of Van der Gaag and he says, it was his idea to have Bruno play that pass to Mainoo AND, get this, for Mainoo to then put the ball in the back of the net."
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Van der Gaag in then.

VP89 said:
Maybe you shouldn't listen to shit podcasts and don't use the word retard in that context.
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That was the best word to describe the idea of going full gung ho against City (if it is true)

Am i getting cancelled now?

Plant0x84 said:
And do you know what is being considered during the review?
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I guess so mate!

Acquire Me said:
First of all, you can probably write with a little better manners. And secondly, it's a comedy of a podcast. Those guys are mostly out to fire each other up about how bad EtH is.

I wouldn't trust their "sources" for a second.
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Sorry if i offended anyone, i watch South Park too much so i forget that words can trigger people.

What? they have been very fair on ETH i think. Think you almost make it sound like they are like The United Stand or something clickaity like that.
 
tomaldinho1 said:
:lol:

"Lads,

Just got off the blower with an ex drinking buddy of Van der Gaag and he says, it was his idea to have Bruno play that pass to Mainoo AND, get this, for Mainoo to then put the ball in the back of the net."
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:lol: :lol:
 
Livewire1974 said:
Onsite meeting, face to face, with HR and other experts available to speak with staff.

A bit of respect.
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He’s not UK based, let alone Manchester based. If Arnold was still in situ or Berrarda had started already I doubt SJR would be the one giving this message.
I see what you’re saying but this is the modern way and it’s not like he owes the staff anything, he’s only just joined the business.
 
Sir Jim has just signed off on new job description for United manager. Few new rules. The incumbent will wear headphones in pressers to maintain contact with control centre. The manager will pick the team from a list of 11 provided by the DOFFHAT (see subsection 17). The manager will not train the team. The strategy will be decided by the Football committee, and subject to regular review.
 
Rolaholic said:
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He forgot to post the other new Sith Lordian Sir Jim rules:

1. **Mystery Bench**: Each week, the manager must randomly bench one key player without explanation. The mystery keeps everyone on their toes, literally fearing the bench.

2. **Shadow Training**: Once a month, the manager must conduct a midnight training session under dim lights. The eerie atmosphere builds team resilience and trust—or so they say.

3. **Penalty Whispers**: During penalty shootouts, the manager must whisper creepy motivational quotes to each player. “Score, or the ghosts of missed goals will haunt you.”

4. **Secret Strategy**: The manager must create one match strategy entirely based on bizarre superstitions. No one knows which play is guided by the stars.

5. **Final Game Face**: Before the final game of the season, the manager must show up in gothic makeup and attire, proclaiming it’s to “invoke the spirits of victory.”
 
giggs-beckham said:
What style of play would Wilcox go for?
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Wilcox hired Russell Martin at Southampton. No surprise in the style of play since Wilcox comes from City. https://efl.com/news/2024/january/1...-breaking-promotion-charge-is-fully-underway/

It’s no secret that Martin likes his team to have a lot of the ball. Constant ball circulation means that choreographed patterns of play in the attacking half are set up. His defenders see a lot of the ball to try and coax the opposition to press higher up the pitch and get dragged out of shape, before his midfielders and forwards exploit the space left by stranded opponents.

That style also makes the goalkeeper a vital part of building possession out from the back. Gavin Bazunu had a difficult first season at Southampton last year and there were doubts among Southampton fans that he was good enough to be their number one. Those doubts hardly lifted after their mixed start to the season, but still only 21 years old, the young Irishman definitely has a high ceiling.

Bazunu has been involved in the build-up for seven goals in the Championship this season – more than any other goalkeeper – while his build-up involvement in 42 shots is second to only Leicester’s Mads Hermansen (49). So far this season, he’s averaged 30.4 successful passes per 90 minutes – that’s up from 18 successful passes per 90 on average last season in the Premier League. Martin’s arrival at the club has seen Bazunu have to become much more comfortable with the ball at his feet, and across 2023-24 he’s gradually managed to do just that.

With an average of 5.2 passes per open-play sequence this season, Southampton’s passing sequences contain more passes on average than any other side. What’s more, it’s the highest average seen in a Championship season on record (since 2016-17), while their average number of open-play passing sequences consisting of at least 10 passes (22 per game) is also the highest since then, ahead of Leicester this season (21.2) and Swansea last season under Martin (18.2).

When they lose the ball, they work hard to win it back quickly, too. No Championship side this season have a lower PPDA than Saints’ 10.0, which essentially shows that no side is more efficient at allowing opposition sides fewer passes on average before winning possession back.

They also rank second for how high up the pitch they start their sequences (44.1 metres from their own goal), behind only Leeds (44.7m), and they rank third for high turnovers (227) behind Leeds (248) and Ipswich (234). In more basic terms, if Southampton lose the ball, they win it back quicker than any other team and do so high up the pitch, putting pressure back on their opponents.
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So, why is anyone surprised that the workforce has become bloated under the stewardship of Woodward etc. Most businesses review staffing regularly, and like most I have been subject to retrenchment, it’s the way of the world these days and just because it’s Man Utd doesn’t mean it’s wrong,

By all accounts the expense base of running the club was out of order and I guess this is the first step to get it back in line, this no doubt helps the club in FFP on the expense side of the equation.

Probably not what most want to acknowledge but it’s probably not surprising when there is a real interested and invested person taking charge , compared to the Glazers, who wanted dividends more than success and a well run club.
 
Kinsella said:
Smells like bullshit, and the first ‘rule’ is ridiculous.
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Is it ridiculous? The four most successful clubs of the last decade (City, Bayern, Madrid and Liverpool) rarely pay a significant fee for a player over 25 and when they have, they’ve been enormous failures (Mane, Grealish, Hazard) or it’s too early to say (Kane). As long as it’s a somewhat flexible rule and not an absolute commandment it seems pretty effective for those who have seen success over the last ten years.
 
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