True, although surely he could've just got us at least one bloody winger
Man Utd set to appoint Director of Football (when hell freezes over)
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Ask yourselves this...
If Woodward was sacked as CEO by the Glazers, would any of these clubs give him a job as CEO...
Real, Barca, City, Juventus, Chelsea, PSG, Atletico, Bayern?
Would any of these clubs put him in a position to hire and fire managers and over-see transfers etc?
The answer to this should provide clarity.
If Woodward was sacked as CEO by the Glazers, would any of these clubs give him a job as CEO...
Real, Barca, City, Juventus, Chelsea, PSG, Atletico, Bayern?
Would any of these clubs put him in a position to hire and fire managers and over-see transfers etc?
The answer to this should provide clarity.
Third disastrous managerial reign he's presided over in a few years.
Things aren't going to get better while he's so directly involved with the football side of things.
Things aren't going to get better while he's so directly involved with the football side of things.
His involvement with the football side is to make it absolutely secondary. He has overseen the erosion of any sense of philosophy or basic sporting pride and represents privilege and wealth in its ugliest forms. A private school boy looking after his own bottom line. I despise all he represents. Get him on video in three hours and he’ll be schmoozing about London with his fecking money man grin.
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Essentially got the job through nepotism.
Wouldn't be surprised at all if at functions the Glazer brothers yuk it up while introducing him as the handsome one.
I am sure this thread will be full of idiots blaming Woodward for every single little thing. Despite the obvious mood here and thinking of him these days. I don't think he's done really that wrong with his appointment, at the time it was always sensible manchester United like appointments. It's absolutely not his fault that two world renowned manager who fit the United profile massivle fecked up, changed their philosophy, stopped winning, lost their mojo, you name it and that obviously Fergie was totally wrong about his successor. If you use brain you will know that a director of football might not have better choice at the time if we appointed one. I am even sure Woodward has a team of football expert and definitely he doesnt make his decisions on his own like some of you experts here think.
BUT, but there is absolutely no doubt there is another big big decision ahead of him and truly the biggest tests of all - to sack that wanker as soon as possible before he totally destroys our club and the season. So far the timing of all the appointments and sackings were both fair and spot on I reckon but if he lets manage Mourinho beyond january or even more games from today to give him a mathematical chance to qualify or to "turn it around" I'd be furious. He has to show now if he's competent enough for the job..
BUT, but there is absolutely no doubt there is another big big decision ahead of him and truly the biggest tests of all - to sack that wanker as soon as possible before he totally destroys our club and the season. So far the timing of all the appointments and sackings were both fair and spot on I reckon but if he lets manage Mourinho beyond january or even more games from today to give him a mathematical chance to qualify or to "turn it around" I'd be furious. He has to show now if he's competent enough for the job..
Ed should first sack Jose and then sack himself. No questions about his incompetence at all.
Wonder what crap Woodward will filter through the media this week.
"United's search for a new Dof/Technical director to end soon"
Clueless.
The writing was on the wall for Jose when the board didnt give him the players he wanted .. he should have been scamed before the seasob started .
If Woodward doesn't sack him after this game, then Woodward is finished IMO. He too needs to be relieved of duties if he can't figure out such a no brainer of a decision.
Ed will keep his head buried in the sand, anyone with any sense knows Mourinho is finished here. But we will persist with him until end of season and then appoint biggest name who is out of contract.
He needs to get some balls, sack Mourinho ASAP whatever the cost, appoint a DOF and create a new plan to take the club forward but he is completely oblivious and/or unable to do any of that.
He needs to get some balls, sack Mourinho ASAP whatever the cost, appoint a DOF and create a new plan to take the club forward but he is completely oblivious and/or unable to do any of that.
Feck him off along with Mourinho.
Woodward is not finished at this club. Despite what you think.
Very good.
Can we have Gill back? Woody can handle the business side of things.. Gill for the football part.
"Manchester United have no intention to sack Mourinho and believe he can still turn it around. In the meantime, the club is negotiating a deal for a new sleeve sponsor as part of its' vision for the future".
Neither is he going to sack him nor is he finished. We fans are fecking fools to keep believing that Woodward otr the Glazers care. Jose will be sacked when it makes the most financial sense. Eddy will go if the revenues start dropping significantly; which will be never.
This is the ultimate test to see how thick Ed really is.
Yes, they’d hire him as CEO as they have others to handle the footballing side of things. People forget the impact his commercial strategy has had on football as a whole.
The man isn’t on the UEFA board at his age without reason.
This.
I've defended Ed a lot but if he doesn't sack José after this then what hope is there?
I don't mean finished, as in he will be sacked. I meant as in the eyes of the fans, any last bit of support he garnered for withholding funds this summer will be gone if he fails to pull the trigger here. He has nowhere to hide from either end of the spectrum of the fanbase.
Anyone know what Jose's break clause is likely to be? Maybe if we pool our pennies together and send a note to Ed we can get this done?
For all the money he's bringing in with his commercial deals, I still don't believe it's enough to offset the losses he heavily contributes to in what we will lose financially due to poor football decisions ( I.e early champions league exits, plus missing out on it entirely) so the money he does bring in isn't enough to make him as much an asset to the Glazers as we make him out to be. Imagine being De Gea's agent during negotiations, how much power does he have now, the demands he could hypothetically make could undo all Eddies commercial gains.
How can anyone defend this clueless bastard? He gave Jose an extension in winter after he had done feck all for this club. It's now going to cost us 30m to sack him because of that. All of his 3 appointments have been a complete fiasco and people really need to understand Ed is one of the core issues leading to the embarrassing things we are witnessing.
So is this cnut going to man up and make the decision?
The money checks out so why would he ?
Ed= Man with no conviction. We'll see if the savings on the top 4 clause covers the cost of missing the CL
No ambition at all..
'Manchester United Football Club have taken the decision to part company with Nissin Noodles with immediate effect. We thank Nissin for their lucrative sponsorship deal up to now and will make an announcement on a new official noodle partner in due course. [ENDS]'
"United preparing bids for Monchi, Berta and Paratici."
We'll end up with Paul Mitchell as essentially a Ribalta replacement.
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While people blaming manager after manager this fickle c*nt always gets what he wants... and it's definitely not a decent football or even pure results for most tolerant supporters.
We will blame Zidane, it's a matter of time.
We will blame Zidane, it's a matter of time.
I agree - the man hasn't got a clue
Of course Woodward is massively to blame, but he's the fecking CEO. We can fly the entire American Airlines fleet of airplanes over Old Trafford and it wouldn't change the opinion of the board. The manager or coach, comparatively speaking, is much more easily and likely to be replaced.
Problem is, Woodward is too reactive. He should have fired LvG in January, and fired Jose after the second season despite finishing 2nd.
Was Jose's appointment in retrospect, a bad decision? I don't think so, LvG had dampened the mood around the club and we needed a quick fix like Jose. We didn't know he had completely lost it. Still, the right thing to do would have been to sack him when he was moaning in pre-season.
As for Zidane, I have serious misgivings. We should be going for Jardim IMO, but I hope if Zidane is hired, a proper transfer structure is put in place.
You're right, he's an immovable object but the moment his greedy tentacles entered the realm of football transfers he should be as easily replacable just like LvG or Moyes was. He was toying with the wrong department and in the end somebody will have to come and fix all things he screwed up for him.
About football yes he is, was clearly never ready to take over Gill!!
If Woodward won't support Jardim financially and won't give him resources for all departments, he will throw him under the same bus that LvG is under.
Jardim is a cool guy, I like him but will he like the reign of Woodward ?
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