BBC were out of order releasing this speculation so soon after us winning the FA Cup.
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What a day 
You know the board is in a great mood, Richard Arnold just accepted my LinkedIn request
Doing the same now.
I imagine that was the plan before the leak. If this is a legit, of course.
Obviously this is now the lead story in a way it wouldn't have been were it not for the leak, but it's not like we wouldn't have been discussing LVGs future tonight if it hadn't leaked. As soon as the season was over the decision (either way) needed to be made/confirmed.
He'd have been asked about it in the press conference whatever. We'd have been posting in the LVG Out thread whatever.
Why? It's been reported for ages.
What reason would they have to sit on such a big story from a journalistic point of view?
Absolutely.
How dare we hire a manager who almost guarantees us trophies.
I say, let LVG finish his contract, then re-hire Moyes for 2 years, before letting Giggs manage us for the next few years.
The club probably said hold off until after the cup final, meaning like the next day or so but Mendes was probably on the blower five seconds after Clattenberg blew the final whistle.
Personally I don't care, if we had just lost the final no one would give a shit. Also Moyes found out about his sacking on the news before he was told, I don't recall many giving two fecks then.
LvG has been quite terrible in his two seasons in charge but now he can leave knowing he won a title, he would have obviously known about this before today's match surely otherwise the club are just as bad as everyone claims Jose and Mendes to be.
Personally I don't care, if we had just lost the final no one would give a shit. Also Moyes found out about his sacking on the news before he was told, I don't recall many giving two fecks then.
LvG has been quite terrible in his two seasons in charge but now he can leave knowing he won a title, he would have obviously known about this before today's match surely otherwise the club are just as bad as everyone claims Jose and Mendes to be.
Because today is about winning the FA Cup not Jose.
I agree but I would like to see him start a lot of matches next season also. This kid is sensational but hopefully he will improve learning from Ibra.
You really think this is the first good news in moths? I mean we won the FA feckING CUP just a couple of hours ago and you really think this is the first good news in months? Talk about spoilt fans.
They're journalists, it's their job to break stories.
Another thing is, if it's true he has been scouting and planning to take over since January time, then he should have his transfer targets set and hopefully business will be done quickly and efficiently.
Should have a good chance of starting hard and fast like Chelsea in 2014/15.
Should have a good chance of starting hard and fast like Chelsea in 2014/15.
Maybe to us United fans. What difference does it make to a journalist who's job it is to report the news when they get it.
WHAT A DAY!
Maybe Zlatan wanted to be certain Mourinho is coming so he can make his decision
Not so soon after our FA Cup win and certainly not before LVG knew about it.
LVG has known about it for months.
Yeah I know, just joking with the hyperbole. We need a new manager and Mourinho is the best one available. But it seems pretty pointless to leak it now if it's going to be made public in a couple of days.
Definitely can't blame a journalist from reporting the news. Some of them have been spouting shite so long, it must feel good to hit the target.
So they wait and someone else breaks the story, not what they're paid to do is it...
Some just like to moan.
Seems that way
This is a beautiful day
It's classless but I do not care.
Van Gaal had to go, I'm just so happy he's gone.
Van Gaal had to go, I'm just so happy he's gone.
Pretty sure he could've guessed something when he failed miserably to qualifu for the CL which was probably the very bare minimum.
He gave us Martial.
He discovered Rashford.
His handling of De Gea created the possibility for what happened, he signed a 5 year contract.
He discovered talents like Fosu-Mensah and CBJ.
Bastian Fecking Schweinsteiger is still a good player for us.
He gave us the first FA Cup since 2004, Arsenal's record didn't last long because of him.
And he didn't sign stop gaps (whereas most managers would) in positions like CB and RW instead opting to use what he had and wait and target somebody of the highest level because he wants the club to have the best players in the world / best young players.
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Can't believe that makes you miserable. What have you done for Manchester United that tops that?
But I thought it had been. In Spain. BBC said as such that they followed up the story from AS.
That has no bearing on when they should break a story, nor should it. Morally, they probably should have contacted LVG before publishing it.
Yet some don't want him
You can teach someone to behave, but you can't teach them to be a winner.
A lot of people, including myself, would consider the BBC more official than some Spanish report.
I treated it as speculation but not the BBC report.
As much as i hate the guy, Mendes would not do anything without some instruction from JM. I doubt he became the most powerful agent in world football by pissing off his big clients.
It just seems in JM character is all. I mean we won teh FA cup and all i've heard people talk about is what JM will do for us next season
The idea that you would welcome this on the day that we won the FA Cup, it's ridiculous. If you've ever called another club's fans plastic, you need to take a look in the mirror.Absolutely.
How dare we hire a manager who almost guarantees us trophies.
I say, let LVG finish his contract, then re-hire Moyes for 2 years, before letting Giggs manage us for the next few years.
This weekend is about winning our first trophy in a while AND to usher a new era of trophy winning (with a manager whose sole purpose is to win).
It's alright. Your kidnapper also fed you a few times a day.
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