It’s Sky mate not Reuters
Ed Woodward has resigned from Manchester United | 2024: Returns to football
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I think the purses are about to be finally tightened by the Glazers now. Time for a more fiscally responsible CEO after 7 years of huge spending with nothing to show for.
He is actually going to leave a big hole which could still be filled with someone even worse or with much less transfer cash to give but Ed was a disaster overall. I could see good things starting to happen behind the scenes but it’s too little too late. It’s all back on the Glazers again and It was them calling the shots all along. Ed is just the face of their failures and their hostile takeover.
We are facing some more very uncertain times. I hope the fans can press on and get the glazers out and take a stake of the club with the next owners. Try and find custodian owners who would encourage that model. We have so many fans that we could make a lot more money for players and infrastructure especially if the fans trusted that’s where the majority of their money was going. We surely have some very influential fans out there who could get the ball rolling if the glazers are ever genuine about selling.
We are facing some more very uncertain times. I hope the fans can press on and get the glazers out and take a stake of the club with the next owners. Try and find custodian owners who would encourage that model. We have so many fans that we could make a lot more money for players and infrastructure especially if the fans trusted that’s where the majority of their money was going. We surely have some very influential fans out there who could get the ball rolling if the glazers are ever genuine about selling.
Really odd he’s staying another 8 months isn’t it?
SURE he was going to leave at the end of the year anyway 
I also question whether he’ll actually be active in the role or whether he’ll be on some form of quiet gardening leave for contract reasons or handover reasons.
I also question whether he’ll actually be active in the role or whether he’ll be on some form of quiet gardening leave for contract reasons or handover reasons.I think he's sincere in hating the Super League idea purely for its effect on football and fans, but I agree the Sky connection is no doubt problematic for Gary's authenticity as a voice of the football public.
At this point they should sell.
It’s interesting that they don’t mention the elephant in the room. If they still think this ESL crap is the way forward that would surely get a mention as part of his legacy?
That's probably more fair than my perspective and I can grudgingly agree. But I still don't like him.
As if Sky wouldn’t have tried to get involved in the broadcasting - he was risking his job if anything this week.
Why would he lose his job with Sky if the ESL goes ahead?
Brilliant.
Yeah. Earlier it was mentioned about in the summer, then everyone thought it was from now. If he is still the ones authorising transfer it might be a pain.
Does Woodward consider investing 1 billion in the team during his period while winning some Micky Mouse cups and not once challenging for the league an achievement worth noting? Is he insane or that deluded ?
Gary just echoed what the majority of fans felt about the insanity. He's a fan.
Happy Birthday, Spoony.
I'd say deluded.
I second this.Just posting to say what a day
However whose appointed next is key...and also we are still under the Ultimate stewardship of the Glazers.
They have a history of making wrong big decisions, who replaces Woodward will ultimately be up to them...
If the Glazers want the fans to do a u-turn this a start but it needs to continue big time
He isn't in a low level managerial role. Generally speaking top level executives have a 6 month notice period across most industries.
I always thought he was reckless and gave away unnecessary fouls in dangerous positions.
They had the history of making bad decisions ie leaving Woodward to make the decisions, get in a football man and reep the rewards. This is the biggest day in 7-8 years don’t f*ck it up
I look forward to what Lineker has to say about his drinking chum Ed. He basically condemns us for criticising him but he’s been unusually quiet the past few hours. How does he feel about Ed being part of this? Will they be going out for vino in some chinless wonder bar in the West End soon?
Well obviously that's just speculation and I don't get a ton of Sky over here but what I did see yesterday was a concerted effort by a media outlet to denigrate the notion, which suggests to me that they felt their football based revenue stream was under significant threat.
I'll drink to that.
It’s odd they announced his departure but not his replacement.
VDS would be a dream replacement.
VDS would be a dream replacement.
As for the owners, I think they underestimated how big these traditional institutions are. I gave them far too credit, I thought they'd get their way with CL demands after making the powerplay. But they were serious about the SL - thankfully they completely misread the nature of football in Europe.
today feels like Christmas
City website is down now
He wasn't the most talented to be fair...but he improved as he gained experience.
He did at the end of his career.
But because of that you dont like him as a person and pundit today?
Too much traffic. Everyone trying to read the statement they published
Surely due a statue, standing atop a mound of everyting he spent that 1 billion on, players, trophies and managers.
Truly a great guy, a modern day hero.
Truly a great guy, a modern day hero.