I'd say one big job too many. He should have retired after the 2014 World Cup but was desperate to come to the Premier League.
LVG Out Thread | BBC: Sacked!
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You're right, 7 more points and we hit the all important 40 point mark, safety from relegation, yippee!
Well, to an extent I suppose this is true. But the full impact of it has not been seen until very recently. There were questions asked early on, yes, but that was inevitable given LVG's character and history: He's a controversial figure on several levels, it would've been odd indeed if he had walked into the job without anyone raising a single concern over his track record. If we look at the Caf exclusively, I'd say that he was generally very well received: Most of us not only wished him well, but even had faith in him, in the sense that we believed he was a clear upgrade on Moyes and capable of getting us back on track while also introducing a brand of football more worthy of United. And there's the rub, of course – right there: If it hadn't been for the tedious football, the tide may never have turned on him at all – and it certainly wouldn't have turned in the fashion we've witnessed in the past month or so. During the brief spell last season when we actually looked like a top team, the mood on here changed dramatically: That is a clear indication that there was no general and inherent inclination to get on LVG's back. Not on here, at least.
The media is another story, certainly, but they – on the whole – pursue the same agenda they always pursue: United in decline is a golden story and will remain so, regardless of who is in charge. They never went truly ugly on his arse until quite recently, and most noticeably so after he, himself, practically begged them to get the knives out in a big way.
Pepe Mel was sacked by Betis for failing to win a game in a month, yet Van Gaal stayed in charge of Manchester United after more than 6 weeks withoun a win, dropping out of the top 4 and being eliminated from the Champions League at an embarrassingly early stage in the process. I'm also pretty sure Betis didn't play god awful football during Mel's tenure.
No matter how you look at it, the board dropped the ball by not sacking Moyes earlier and are doing the exact same thing with Van Gaal just because Sir Alex stayed 27 years at the helm.
No matter how you look at it, the board dropped the ball by not sacking Moyes earlier and are doing the exact same thing with Van Gaal just because Sir Alex stayed 27 years at the helm.
It's getting to the point where booing him out of his job Real Madrid style might the only way he leaves.
Our willingness to be supportive pitch-side through thick and thin is being misinterpreted by the board and LVG as support for LVG himself, and is consequently backfiring badly.
Our willingness to be supportive pitch-side through thick and thin is being misinterpreted by the board and LVG as support for LVG himself, and is consequently backfiring badly.
That is the problem he does not seem to want to adapt, factoring in his ego that is bigger than china, Russia and the US combined, he maybe one of the few managers that can make some of his squad want to clean toilets than work for him, ask Valdes, now that is an achievement in itself
Louis van Gaal on brink of sack after Manchester United U-turn – report
Louis van Gaal is on the brink of being sacked by Manchester United after losing the backing of the club’s owners, say reports.
United have reportedly been close to sacking the Dutchman twice this season with the Red Devils enduring a miserable time.
He’s been spared the sack every time after receiving the backing of the Glazer family, but now the owners have lost patience.
According to the Daily Star, Van Gaal is on thin ice after the shock U-turn with the struggling win over Sheffield United causing the change.
The club officials apparently watched on in horror and there’s a feeling that he isn’t the man to deliver Champions League football this term.
Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/11/louis...r-united-u-turn-report-5614342/#ixzz3wy5AdTpG
Louis van Gaal is on the brink of being sacked by Manchester United after losing the backing of the club’s owners, say reports.
United have reportedly been close to sacking the Dutchman twice this season with the Red Devils enduring a miserable time.
He’s been spared the sack every time after receiving the backing of the Glazer family, but now the owners have lost patience.
According to the Daily Star, Van Gaal is on thin ice after the shock U-turn with the struggling win over Sheffield United causing the change.
The club officials apparently watched on in horror and there’s a feeling that he isn’t the man to deliver Champions League football this term.
Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/11/louis...r-united-u-turn-report-5614342/#ixzz3wy5AdTpG
Daily Star 
their source is the star. even i have more credibility than that lot, so we'll have to keep waiting for this to ever come to fruition.
I know it's the Star but Hopefully the more papers say it and print it perhaps our clueless board and owners will take notice.
Metro quoting Star. Talk about clutching at straws.
An old thread about who we wanted post-SAF (even LVG was on the list)
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/man-utd-board-warming-to-inter-milan-boss-mourinho.277497/
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/man-utd-board-warming-to-inter-milan-boss-mourinho.277497/
From Van Gaal's demeanour post Chelsea, you can see that he looked like a man given assurances that he was staying.
The cocky interview he gave post that game that sent the Caf into a frenzy showed as much.
Since then, he's undefeated and won 2 on the trot.
Not a chance of him going. Poor displays dont hit the bottomline, at least not immediately. The bottom line being affected is when they'll act. Moyes was largely kept for so long because we wanted to limit compensation.
The cocky interview he gave post that game that sent the Caf into a frenzy showed as much.
Since then, he's undefeated and won 2 on the trot.
Not a chance of him going. Poor displays dont hit the bottomline, at least not immediately. The bottom line being affected is when they'll act. Moyes was largely kept for so long because we wanted to limit compensation.
If we lose to Newcastle tomorrow night, id say the reaction in the press and online may be too much. Woodward's hand will be forced one of these days if we lose a match we should be winning.
It is strange that one talks of 'expected to win' against Newcastle on their own ground. Even when the top teams are on form, this is not an easy game regardless of their current form and position. I remember United getting a right pasting up there one year. Saying all that I would put money on United to get the points tomorrow.
LVG must be feeling that he is the most hated person in the world at the moment, god knows how this constant bleating is impacting the players.
You think we'll go into the game against Liverpool with Giggs in charge as caretaker? No chance.
Desperate times
Exactly. It's clear that he has full backing of the board and is untouchable.
I wonder how many people are going to change their opinion and state that they always believed in LVG if he turns the table.
Very few, I imagine. Even if we do start winning consistently, he's not going to get us playing much better football on a regular basis; which is what the vast majority of people have an issue with.
He's here to the end of the season I have accepted it now, and maybe it's for the best given it'd either be Giggs or Mourinho that would replace him now.
I hate him with a passion, but I will stomach it in return for us going through a proper manager recruitment process in he summer, not holding my breath, but I live in hope that we'll do it right.
I hate him with a passion, but I will stomach it in return for us going through a proper manager recruitment process in he summer, not holding my breath, but I live in hope that we'll do it right.
Im not a big advocate for Giggs as our next manager but its hard to imagine him being any worse than Van Gaal in organising and motivating our team
The best we can hope for is a top 4 finish, and that isnt turning the table around, that is a must and should be normal. Shite football with the occasional good game here and there wont be a success.
Yes but I take the view that if we give it to Giggs now then we'll have to stick him for next season too, if that's the case I'd rather we wait and recruit the best available in the summer, and that won't be Giggs if we do it properly.
So apparently our football bores Van Gaal too. He's trying his best to distance himself from the performances.
I wonder how many are showing blind faith in him turning it around so that they can say 'I told you so'.
I'd be delighted if he turns it around, it wouldn't change my opinion that he's been terrible for the vast majority of his time here up to now and showed absolutely no sign of being able to turn it around.
Having said that, I'm past blaming Van Gaal now, he's trying what he thought/thinks is best which unfortunately is completely wrong for this club. I blame the incompetent Woodward etc for not putting him and us fans out of our misery.
same , folks on here think it's because you don't like the manager as a person (or a player). we wanted ray wilkins to be great at united same with birtles and forlan. it didn't work out. didn't want moyes but didn't want him to fail i don't get that mentality. i wanted moyes to win 5 trophies. same with LVG.
What a photo.
true after all under LVG we drew 0-0 with them this yr when they were shittier than now. but then again we are shit as well. 0-0 again?
Is this the start of him blaming the player outright?
So, not only is the target 2nd place but 7 points is an acceptable margin? With the most boring football ever known? Shut up, christ. Must we a WUM.
2047/48 is looking promising, we could seriously end Rochdale's 7 year title reign, just need Rooney to get back to his 40 years previous self.
I like to read it as Van Gaal refuses to re-sign sometimes to cheer me up slightly.
How stagnant it all is.
How stagnant it all is.
have hope admitting he finds it boring?
It is interesting how people can pick on a particular word he uses and then build a complete different story. Is this where he starts to blame players?" and the like. If you think we get pissed off seeing the players inability to break down the opposition, think how the staff and players feel when they have trained allweek and nothing is going as planned. Anger and frustration are probably an understatement.
Kai will be our all time top scorer by then.
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