Man Utd board warming to Inter Milan boss Mourinho

Who should replace SAF after he retires ?

  • Jose Mourinho

    Votes: 270 58.1%

  • Laurent Blanc

    Votes: 61 13.1%

  • Steve Bruce

    Votes: 8 1.7%

  • Roy Keane

    Votes: 4 0.9%

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

    Votes: 25 5.4%

  • Fabio Capello

    Votes: 10 2.2%

  • Pep Guardiola

    Votes: 8 1.7%

  • Arsene Wenger

    Votes: 5 1.1%

  • Mark Hughes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • David Moyes

    Votes: 17 3.7%

  • Gus Hiddink

    Votes: 9 1.9%

  • Ottmar Hitzfeld

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Eric Cantona

    Votes: 12 2.6%

  • Alec McCleish

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Frank Rijkaard

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Louis Van Gaal

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Mike Phelan

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Carlos Quieroz

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Dick Advocaat

    Votes: 4 0.9%

  • Harry Redknapp

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Marcello Lippi

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Martin O'Neill

    Votes: 19 4.1%
  • Total voters
    465
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Fergie to help find successor
United boss to play crucial role in choosing replacement

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson 'will be the key' to selecting his successor at Old Trafford, says chief executive David Gill.

Ferguson has been at the helm of United for 23 years, helping them to 34 trophies including 11 League titles and two European crowns.

And Gill insists United will seek Ferguson's advice on a successor when the Scot decides to end his long reign, but is adamant the 68-year-old has made no suggestion of retiring anytime soon.

Advice
"We don't know when Alex is going to retire and long may he continue," Gill told The Independent.

Gill revealed when Ferguson does stand down, he will form a selection panel with Sir Bobby Charlton and the club's owners to find a suitable replacement.

"It will be discussed with Alex, Bobby Charlton and the owners," added Gill.

"I think Alex will be the key. He knows people. He will have a big role in advising and being a sounding board. I am sure we will talk with the owners and look at who is there and determine who we would like to appoint.

"It would be remiss of us not to use the expertise and knowledge that we have."

Gill revealed a "small pool" of likely candidates were already on the club's radar, but refused to discuss the names of those managers.

When asked whether Jose Mourinho, who is poised to be officially appointed as Real Madrid manager next week, would make the shortlist, Gill admitted he was impressed by the Portuguese coach's successful record.

"He has certainly got something about him," added Gill, "He's a winner."

Decline
But Gill insists United would rebuff any approach from Mourinho for striker Wayne Rooney once the manager takes over at Real.

The Portuguese boss has expressed his interest in signing the former Everton player to the Spanish media, but Gill has rubbished the idea of the England forward moving to the Bernabeu.

"He won't go there. He won't want to go there," he added. "There may be some noise around it. I don't care."

Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Fergie to help find successor

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Red Defence said:
Let's hope Fergie prefers to keep attractive football at United instead of Maureen football.

Winning pretty is infinitely preferable to winning ugly.
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with our debt, winning ugly is infinitely preferable to losing pretty and there is only one manager who can hold the media pressure at bay during the interim slip-up just after fergie leaves. you know the media are just waiting to pounce on the first mistake after fergie leaves and any other manager will crumble at that IMO.
 
Jose Mourinho will have a clause in his Real Madrid contract to allow an escape route back to the Premier League.

The Special One will finally be unveiled as Madrid’s new manager at the Bernabeu Stadium tomorrow after Inter Milan paved the way for his departure on Friday by agreeing a compensation package with the Spanish giants.

Yet while the Portuguese coach will bathe in the glory and adulation that will follow his arrival, he is already planning for life beyond Madrid and the chance to manage Manchester United.

Mourinho has already admitted he is likely to return to England after his time in Spain draws to a close.

And he will not leave anything to chance as he sets his sights on eventually succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.

Mourinho is set to have an escape clause within his four-year Madrid deal. This will state that after serving Real for two years he will be able to move on – if their compensation requirement is met.

It is Ferguson’s decision to prolong his stay at Old Trafford that has led Mourinho to seek sanctuary at the Bernabeu.

Privately Mourinho admits United is the only job that interests him in England, despite frequently hinting that one day he would like to return to Chelsea.

The Old Trafford hierarchy are loath to debate Ferguson’s successor, apart from admitting Sir Alex will have a major say in naming him. Far from being intimidated by the prospect of following a *legend, Mourinho appears to relish the chance.

United chief executive David Gill admits the list of potential United managers is “a small pool”. Asked whether Mourinho would figure on that list, Gill said: “He’s done well, hasn’t he? He certainly has something about him. He’s a winner.”

Mourinho has won 18 major trophies in the past nine years, culminating in a treble with Inter that included the Champions League.

His arrival at Madrid will also be welcome news to United because it effectively rules out any move for their prolific England striker Wayne Rooney.

There were growing fears that the Glazer family would address the club’s growing debts by cashing in on their prized asset.

And prior to Mourinho’s arrival Madrid made no *secret of the fact that they would love to sign him *following the capture of Cristiano Ronaldo.

But Mourinho will not do anything to jeopardise his chances of landing the *United job by infuriating Reds fans with a bid for Rooney.
 
If he's sincere about coming back to the Premier League, the Real Madrid job will be a good audition for the United job. We'll finally get to see if he can mix results with consistently good football. Unfortunately we won't get to see much of the youth development that many people still have hang-ups about.
 
I don't want a manager who want to escape only because he won a champions league

We are the famous Man United :D, not the Mourinho football club
 
Red Defence said:
Let's hope Fergie prefers to keep attractive football at United instead of Maureen football.

Winning pretty is infinitely preferable to winning ugly.
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Winning efficiently is infinitely preferable to losing pretty (like L'Arse).
 
Real would be pretty stupid to put such a clause in his contract that allows him to pack up and leave so soon.

Clubs shouldn't be bending over for him just to get a couple years service from him when all he cares about is his own achievements and credentials. I'd rather a manager who cares more about the club and wants to stay and build something.
 
Ixion said:
Real would be pretty stupid to put such a clause in his contract that allows him to pack up and leave so soon.

Clubs shouldn't be bending over for him just to get a couple years service from him when all he cares about is his own achievements and credentials. I'd rather a manager who cares more about the club and wants to stay and build something.
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Leave so soon? 2 years at Madrid is a pretty fecking long time in their eyes, if he can come in, bring a Champions League and La Liga title to the club, then they'll be delighted. Remember, Del Bosque was sacked after leading them to two La Liga's and two Champions League's in 4 years.
 
JOSE MOURINHO is convinced he will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager.


The new Real Madrid coach has mapped out a managerial masterplan that takes him to Old Trafford when Ferguson steps aside.Ferguson has twice hinted recently that he will quit United in two years and that will open the door for Mourinho's dramatic return to the Premier League.


Despite tensions between the pair when Mourinho was Chelsea boss, they are good friends and are in regular contact by telephone.


The Portuguese coach is plotting a path that takes him to Real Madrid to win La Liga before a sensational return to English football at United.

Mourinho set himself a target to pick up league titles in England, Italy and Spain as part of his long-term strategy to get the United job.

He has already achieved stunning success with Chelsea and Inter, but his dream is to manage the world's biggest football club.
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MOURINHO CONVINCED HE'LL SUCCEED FERGIE | News Of The World
 
mourinho will have to take a massive pay cut to manage us.

can you imagine the gimps shelling out 10 million after tax per year for him?

i wonder if we'll be looking for 'value for money' when we go manager hunting.
 
With the recent comments from David Gill and the fact that SAF genuinely seems to like him I'm starting to think it's inevitable that Mourinho will be the successor. I just hope that someone shows alot of promise in the next couple of years otherwise we'll have to suffer the negative effects of Mourinho's stewardship.

The other front-runner Blanc has all but ruled himself out of contention by taking the France position. The fact is that no manager out there can offer what Ferguson has; Long-term thinking, consistantly entertaining football, emphasis on youth development and above all winning football. So I understand being pragmatic and coming to the clonclusion that Mourinho is the best of a pretty uninspiring pool of young managers. But there are some posters who defend the indefensible and refuse to even admit the drawbacks of Mourinho.
 
There is just some intrinsically annoying about Mourinho. He just constantly gets on my nerves. Perhaps that's something I can get over, as he would be at United and pissing Liverpool and City off but I don't think I can get over how poor his youth policy is compared to Fergies.
 
Good morning to all our Madrid/Mourinho fans!

Here's something for you all to think about - the Inter team which beat Bayern in the final had no Italians in, and I believe that's the first team to win the Champions League without any home nation players in it. Certainly it's the first Italian team to do so.

At his opening press conference in Madrid he was asked if he would buy any Spanish players to re-establish the clubs identity and replied that he wouldn't, saying "the identity of the club has nothing to do with the nationality of the players".

I would argue that in United's case this is not true at all- United's identity being best represented by Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, O'Shea, Neville, Fletcher and others.

The support for Mourinho here is astoundingly strong but how would people feel about a coach who is indifferent to integrating home nation players into his team?
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Good morning to all our Madrid/Mourinho fans!

Here's something for you all to think about - the Inter team which beat Bayern in the final had no Italians in, and I believe that's the first team to win the Champions League without any home nation players in it. Certainly it's the first Italian team to do so.

At his opening press conference in Madrid he was asked if he would buy any Spanish players to re-establish the clubs identity and replied that he wouldn't, saying "the identity of the club has nothing to do with the nationality of the players".

I would argue that in United's case this is not true at all- United's identity being best represented by Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, O'Shea, Neville, Fletcher and others.

The support for Mourinho here is astoundingly strong but how would people feel about a coach who is indifferent to integrating home nation players into his team?
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The reality is we've more forign kids in the youth now then ever so in two years or so he might not have that many manchester lads to choose from - unless we buy but it's never that easy. There will always be a group but they have to be better then the rest
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Good morning to all our Madrid/Mourinho fans!

Here's something for you all to think about - the Inter team which beat Bayern in the final had no Italians in, and I believe that's the first team to win the Champions League without any home nation players in it. Certainly it's the first Italian team to do so.

At his opening press conference in Madrid he was asked if he would buy any Spanish players to re-establish the clubs identity and replied that he wouldn't, saying "the identity of the club has nothing to do with the nationality of the players".

I would argue that in United's case this is not true at all- United's identity being best represented by Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, O'Shea, Neville, Fletcher and others.

The support for Mourinho here is astoundingly strong but how would people feel about a coach who is indifferent to integrating home nation players into his team?
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apart from the fact only 3 of the players you listed are english it's a fair point, however I would say he's had specific tasks at inter (win the CL) and now real (beat barca no matter what and win the CL) and no one with power within inter or real cares about the nationality of the players used or who trained them. That won't be tolerated at united and he already knows that.
 
Allforone said:
:lol: Is this your next angle of attack? Clutching at straws a wee bit?
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Not really. It is an interesting point that his team which beat Bayern had no Italians in it, and worth discussing.

Also, if the Spanish have concerns over his indifference towards ensuring a home grown element exists in his teams, shouldn't we?

Or couldn't you give a feck about that either just as long as we win?
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Good morning to all our Madrid/Mourinho fans!

Here's something for you all to think about - the Inter team which beat Bayern in the final had no Italians in, and I believe that's the first team to win the Champions League without any home nation players in it. Certainly it's the first Italian team to do so.

At his opening press conference in Madrid he was asked if he would buy any Spanish players to re-establish the clubs identity and replied that he wouldn't, saying "the identity of the club has nothing to do with the nationality of the players".

I would argue that in United's case this is not true at all- United's identity being best represented by Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, O'Shea, Neville, Fletcher and others.

The support for Mourinho here is astoundingly strong but how would people feel about a coach who is indifferent to integrating home nation players into his team?
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They're called Internazionale for a reason - they've always been full of foreign players, when he took over they didn't really have any more Italians than when he left.

I'm glad he joined Madrid now because this way he'll be available for United job in two or three years, and he'll be bound to stay longer here than he did at Inter. I've always been under impression that he would only take a long-term project in England and his Inter spell was going to be short, perhaps that's because he's always stressed how much he enjoyed being here at Chelsea.
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Not really. It is an interesting point that his team which beat Bayern had no Italians in it, and worth discussing.

Also, if the Spanish have concerns over his indifference towards ensuring a home grown element exists in his teams, shouldn't we?

Or couldn't you give a feck about that either just as long as we win?
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It'd be weird if he had been expelling Italians from the team and replacing them with foreigner but all he did at Inter was to transform a side he inherited a little and attempt to win CL. I don't recall any Inter side being full of Italians anyway, from the past ten years the only recognizable Italians from their side that I remember are Cannavaro, Vieri and Materazzi and Toldo (still at the club by the way).
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Not really. It is an interesting point that his team which beat Bayern had no Italians in it, and worth discussing.

Also, if the Spanish have concerns over his indifference towards ensuring a home grown element exists in his teams, shouldn't we?

Or couldn't you give a feck about that either just as long as we win?
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You might have a point if there were any before he joined, or is this now ruling mancini out?
 
David Moyes for me.

Edited because I've just seen his name on there
 
I voted for Capello. But I am convinced that it will be Mourinho and he will do a very good job.

His ability cannot be questioned. But more importantly he has huge respect for Fergusen and his legacy. With that will come the appreciation of the history of Manchester United.

In about 3 or 4 years when he will probably take over, the club will be in safe hands.
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Not really. It is an interesting point that his team which beat Bayern had no Italians in it, and worth discussing.
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It would be worth discussing if it were due to him.

The fact of the matter is, for the longest time, long before Mourinho, Inter never had that many Italians. One in the starting line-up. Two if you were lucky.

Inter consisted largely of South Americans.
 
BaldwinLegend said:
Good morning to all our Madrid/Mourinho fans!

Here's something for you all to think about - the Inter team which beat Bayern in the final had no Italians in, and I believe that's the first team to win the Champions League without any home nation players in it. Certainly it's the first Italian team to do so.

At his opening press conference in Madrid he was asked if he would buy any Spanish players to re-establish the clubs identity and replied that he wouldn't, saying "the identity of the club has nothing to do with the nationality of the players".

I would argue that in United's case this is not true at all- United's identity being best represented by Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, O'Shea, Neville, Fletcher and others.

The support for Mourinho here is astoundingly strong but how would people feel about a coach who is indifferent to integrating home nation players into his team?
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Well he doesn't have much of a choice due to the new rules in place by the Premier League. Other than that it's a bit of a daft point and other people have told you why.
 
Drifter said:
Jose Mourinho will have a clause in his Real Madrid contract to allow an escape route back to the Premier League.

The Special One will finally be unveiled as Madrid’s new manager at the Bernabeu Stadium tomorrow after Inter Milan paved the way for his departure on Friday by agreeing a compensation package with the Spanish giants.

Yet while the Portuguese coach will bathe in the glory and adulation that will follow his arrival, he is already planning for life beyond Madrid and the chance to manage Manchester United.

Mourinho has already admitted he is likely to return to England after his time in Spain draws to a close.

And he will not leave anything to chance as he sets his sights on eventually succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.

Mourinho is set to have an escape clause within his four-year Madrid deal. This will state that after serving Real for two years he will be able to move on – if their compensation requirement is met.

It is Ferguson’s decision to prolong his stay at Old Trafford that has led Mourinho to seek sanctuary at the Bernabeu.

Privately Mourinho admits United is the only job that interests him in England, despite frequently hinting that one day he would like to return to Chelsea.

The Old Trafford hierarchy are loath to debate Ferguson’s successor, apart from admitting Sir Alex will have a major say in naming him. Far from being intimidated by the prospect of following a *legend, Mourinho appears to relish the chance.

United chief executive David Gill admits the list of potential United managers is “a small pool”. Asked whether Mourinho would figure on that list, Gill said: “He’s done well, hasn’t he? He certainly has something about him. He’s a winner.”

Mourinho has won 18 major trophies in the past nine years, culminating in a treble with Inter that included the Champions League.

His arrival at Madrid will also be welcome news to United because it effectively rules out any move for their prolific England striker Wayne Rooney.

There were growing fears that the Glazer family would address the club’s growing debts by cashing in on their prized asset.

And prior to Mourinho’s arrival Madrid made no *secret of the fact that they would love to sign him *following the capture of Cristiano Ronaldo.

But Mourinho will not do anything to jeopardise his chances of landing the *United job by infuriating Reds fans with a bid for Rooney.
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Man Utd break clause confirmed in Mourinho Real Madrid contract
10.07.10

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid contract includes an annual escape clause, it has been revealed.

AS says Mourinho can leave at the end of any of the four seasons he has signed up for with Real - without any compensation due to either party.

Mourinho is regarded as the natural successor for Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and the revelation of this mutual break clause will smooth the prospect of the former Chelsea manager moving to Old Trafford once Fergie eventually retires.

Source: Man Utd break clause confirmed in Mourinho Real Madrid contract | Spanish Football News | tribalfootball.com
 
I refuse to participate in this thread because at the moment there is nobody nearly suitable to replace the heart and soul of the club, that which is SAF.



...But if something were to happen, say SAF stepped down:

Carlos Quieroz - He knows the Fergie system better than anyone.


Harry 'The Mad Hatter' Redknap (2nd choice) - I honestly am repulsed by the sheer fact that he's the creepiest manager in the sport. But hell.. he knows how to bribe the refs and get off... and he's got a well proven track record. Oh, and anything that takes from Spurs, only to see them tumble back into the bottom half of the mid-table is a good thing.


Third choice... I like how Moyes has performed for Everton. I might even put Moyes at the top of this list. The man exudes commitment.
 
esmufc10 said:
Can't see Madrid agreeing to that to be honest. It's Tribal Football, probably a lot of bollocks.
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I can, with the speed at which they go through managers it would be very sensible to include termination clauses every summer, means they don't have to pay off the whole thing as they did with Pellegrini. It's nothing to do with united though.
 
ooeat0meoo said:
I refuse to participate in this thread because at the moment there is nobody nearly suitable to replace the heart and soul of the club, that which is SAF.



...But if something were to happen, say SAF stepped down:

Carlos Quieroz - He knows the Fergie system better than anyone.


Harry 'The Mad Hatter' Redknap (2nd choice) - I honestly am repulsed by the sheer fact that he's the creepiest manager in the sport. But hell.. he knows how to bribe the refs and get off... and he's got a well proven track record. Oh, and anything that takes from Spurs, only to see them tumble back into the bottom half of the mid-table is a good thing.


Third choice... I like how Moyes has performed for Everton. I might even put Moyes at the top of this list. The man exudes commitment.
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Quieroz? Have you seen any of his previous managerial record?

Redknapp? Come on we need a top manager.

Moyes? Best of your suggestions, still not got the required European experience.
 
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