Confirmed: Moyes sacked.

[Dans]

Varun - we have shares that are traded on that exchange (i.e. shares in Manchester United are traded) and rules forbid significant news from being released until the end of the trading day.

 

[Americano]

but it seems player power is strong at Old Trafford and I don't think that's something to get excited about.

Is player power strong or is manager power weak and impotent?

 

[Anderson's Cat]

 

[Mister Ed]

What is this referring to if I my ask as the ignorant fella I am about this?

Game of Thrones, Moyes as King Joffrey who is also an incompetent despicable "ruler" of the realm of Westeros. That as far as I get the link, if it goes any further I don't want to know because then I think there will be spoilers.

 

[Loublaze]

Terrible lack of respect from a lot of fair weather fans on here.

...too much undeserved respect from some. Im glad Moyes will be fvcking off into the sunset.

 

[sun_tzu]

Isn't Diego Simeone the dude that Beckham tripped up in 1998?

Yes but as it seems half the fans on here hate England they probably see that as a good thing

 

[Anderson's Cat]

Varun - we have shares that are traded on that exchange (i.e. shares in Manchester United are traded) and rules forbid significant news from being released until the end of the trading day.

So its makes sense that they're neither confirming or denying it??

 

[malappapper]

I am not sure that even a Ronaldo return could create such lahoopla on this forum...

 

[FlawlessThaw]

 

[walsh]

I am not sure that even a Ronaldo return could create such lahoopla on this forum...

What about if he came back as Manager?

 

[Siorac]

No, we just won't be invited to play in Europe. That never stopped Hitler.

True. And the CL final will be in Berlin of all places. We'll get there by May.

 

[Stan Jefferson]

So its makes sense that they're neither confirming or denying it.

They can't, not until 9pm.

 

[Raul Madrid]

 

[Nighteyes]

It also closes today. At 9pm UK time.

Badly phrased.

Generally, when the club makes a big announcement (which is what this would be) I believe it's standard practice to do so on a friday which ensures that shareholders have a couple of days to think about the news before taking any actions (drastic).

 

[Sir A1ex]

Yes. it has to be announced to the NYSE first - stock exchange rules. It would be announced at a time when the NYSE is closed in order that no one could profit from inside info.

Is there a name for the opposite of insider trading... you'd have to have your head in the sand to get stung by this news!

 

[Moriarty]

True. And the CL final will be in Berlin of all places. We'll get there by May.

The Red Army got there in April.

 

[Anderson's Cat]

They can't, not until 9pm.

4 hours. tits!

 

[mu4c_20le]

New York Times is reporting now

Manchester United’s Moyes Is Out, According to Reports

By SAM BORDEN APRIL 21, 2014


David Moyes was supposed to be the long-term successor to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, one veteran Scottish manager passing control to his handpicked heir last May. But after a calamitous season that sees United heading toward its worst finish in the Premier League since 1990, it now appears that Moyes will not even last until this summer.

According to multiple reports from British news media outlets on Monday, Manchester United officials are poised to fire Moyes only one year into his six-year contract, a stunning turn for a club that has long preached continuity and stability. It is unclear how quickly Moyes will be dismissed – he could still finish the season, which ends May 11 – but with United languishing in seventh place in the Premier League and eliminated from all cup competitions, it seems that the club’s patience with Moyes has run out.

Speculation about Moyes’s fate has lingered seemingly since his first loss, but it ramped up after this weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park – the club, coincidentally, where Moyes had some measure of success before being tapped to replace Ferguson.

“The job is to win football matches,” Moyes told United’s website after the Everton loss. “There is a lot talked about style, but it’s more important to win, and we didn’t do that.”

If Moyes is let go before the end of this season, Ryan Giggs, a veteran midfielder for the club, could be asked to serve as an interim manager. Regardless of when Moyes departs, though, the identity of the next United coach is already a hot topic in England. Top coaches such as Borussia Dortmund’s Jurgen Klopp, Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti and Atlético Madrid’s Diego Simeone have seen their names put forward by pundits and analysts, though Simeone — at a news conference in Madrid ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal against Chelsea — refused to discuss the topic.

“With all due respect, the match tomorrow is very important for us and I do not think about anything that is not the match tomorrow and my players,” he said.

Manchester United is expected to spend heavily during this summer’s transfer period, so whoever is in charge will almost surely have a large war chest with which to make moves.

Neutrals might note that such a spending spree speaks to the difficulty of the situation Moyes inherited. For all of Ferguson’s successes, including his 13th and final Premier League title claimed in his farewell season, he left behind a team that was aging and lacking depth. Of course, critics of Moyes would point out that, with only 27 wins in his first 51 games, there has been little, if any, improvement.

 

[Bojan11]

Badly phrased.

Generally, when the club makes a big announcement (which is what this would be) I believe it's standard practice to do so on a friday which ensures that shareholders have a couple of days to think about the news before taking any actions (drastic).

Fergie news was announced on Tuesday morning.

 

[Rado_N]

Yes but as it seems half the fans on here hate England they probably see that as a good thing

I've read this a few times now and I still don't understand it.

 

[scorgasm]

Recap on MEN for anyone:

 

[El-Manos]

My mother is reporting it, that is good enough for me!

 

[Siorac]

Badly phrased.

Generally, when the club makes a big announcement (which is what this would be) I believe it's standard practice to do so on a friday which ensures that shareholders have a couple of days to think about the news before taking any actions (drastic).

Fergie announced his retirement on a Wednesday.

 

[Yassir]

They didn't comment when the Fergie retiring rumours surfaced the night before

I think it's happening

 

[Kayo]

F5 will be worn out at 9pm then?

Wasn't going to bother with watching MNF later but I will just to see if Gary Neville has anything interesting to say on the matter.

 

[malappapper]

The Red Army got there in April.

United will be playing the Americans then...

 

[NinjaZombie]

That's the one. He's also the guy on the brink of winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid and in the semi finals of the champions league.

I remember when Pochettino was a greasy, long haired Argentinian defender. Now he's the up and coming, respectable looking young manager who has an exciting young English-centric team under him. Not saying I want Simeone, but how things change.

 

[Scarecrow]

We can't even sack someone properly these days. It has to be a fecking mess. Someone is leaking information to selected journos and it really bothers me.

 

[Mister Ed]

Oh god everybody is reporting it, either this going to become the worlds most unbelievenable journalistic feck up of the century or DAVID FECKING MOYES WILL FINALLY BE GONE !!!!!

 

[Esquire]

Giggs with G.Nev as his assitant, P.Nev as his assistant, Nicky Butt as his assistant with Steve Round as transfer bunker and iPad specialist?

We will let Round keep his stupid book.

 

[Moriarty]

United will be playing the Americans then...

Piece of piss that.

 

[Barney]

Badly phrased.

Generally, when the club makes a big announcement (which is what this would be) I believe it's standard practice to do so on a friday which ensures that shareholders have a couple of days to think about the news before taking any actions (drastic).

I think it'll be announced today or tomorrow. They won't do it just before a match.

 

[Dans]

I remember when Pochettino was a greasy, long haired Argentinian defender. Now he's the up and coming, respectable looking young manager who has an exciting young English-centric team under him. Not saying I want Simeone, but how things change.

What? People get their hair cut?

 

[bucky]

Didn't see if Ducker has been quoted. He's the most reliable in my eyes.

 

[SteveJ]

Cleaned himself up since Life of Brian

 

[Dans]

So its makes sense that they're neither confirming or denying it??

I think so, yes.

 

[Verminator]

I just hope we aren't going to try to aspire to sack him.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Fergie news was announced on Tuesday morning.

That is very much a different scenario. The board has little influence or role when a manager decides to retire. The decision to sack a manager is something that would be goverened by NYSE rules, though.

 

[CantonaGiggs1]

If these reports are false it will be up there with the "Dewey defeats Truman" headline of the Chicago Tribune.

 

[Damien]

Didn't see if Ducker has been quoted. He's the most reliable in my eyes.

Yeah, I posted his article earlier on in the thread.