Times and football have changed. I have not read this entire thread due to time constraints and stress but to me, it's No, No and No to Moyes. I have no confidence in his ability to manage high profile players or big money, I can't see him doing hairdryers, and he seems to be a colorless drip. That's my tuppence.
Moyes To Succeed Ferguson Anyone?
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Times and football have changed. I have not read this entire thread due to time constraints and stress but to me, it's No, No and No to Moyes. I have no confidence in his ability to manage high profile players or big money, I can't see him doing hairdryers, and he seems to be a colorless drip. That's my tuppence.
We haven't had experience of appointing a manager since 26 years.
The last time SAF was retiring we were 24 hrs away from appointing Sven.
It's not easy to be hopeful this time round. Especially since the front runner is someone who hasn't won anything.
I hope thats all a bad dream
Hang on there, the question is who would you like be the next manager... not "out of all realistic choices, who do you want to be the manager"... so Pep is an acceptable choice.
It's obviously not 100% accurate (see Rafa) but it's the closest we've got to a survey.
Obviously I would love nothing more to be proved wrong. Fergie has made a living on proving people wrong and it wouldn't be surprising to see him doing it again.
What I will say is that Fergie has never had to pick his own replacement before... in terms of seeing potential in a footballer, he has a proven track record, but the same can't be applied here. Obviously his opinion carries more weight then mine, but it's certainly a vastly different choice then Fergie has ever had to make.
His contracts up. Would we actually formally need to speak to Everton?
Well there has been some incredible over reactions in here today.
I have my fears too, but we aren't going to suddenly do a Liverpool and stop competing. Plus Sir Alex will always be there when he's needed.
I have my fears too, but we aren't going to suddenly do a Liverpool and stop competing. Plus Sir Alex will always be there when he's needed.
If we wanted to announce it today we would.
Smeagol, Smeagol, give us a wave?
After Fergie told Moyes to reject Sheffield Wednesday all those years ago I reckon he might have told Moyes to let Spurs know he wasnt interested when they were sniffing around last summer. I thought it was really odd at the time that he didnt go there.
Like I say, I'd love to be proved wrong and for Moyes to do the business if he's appointed... and then y'all will have every right to rub everything in a lot of faces.
I'm sure the majority of posters on here will get fully behind him if/when he's appointed. Least, I'd like to think so.
If Moyes proves us all wrong, then everybody wins. That's what people want really.
Did they even offer him the job?
Might be easier than picking a player up. He knows the candidates inside out and is friends with them. I'm certain we'll get the right man, we're lucky in a sense that there are some good candidates around at the moment.
I'd imagine that as with most jobs they asked around at potential people and he probably let them know straight away he wasnt interest as he'd have known for a while bigger things awaited him. Fair play to him!
Moyes didn't want the Spurs job, he told them that.
Fair enough. It's past the hypothetical stage now, though, isn't it? We're getting a new manager - and it won't be Bieber, regardless of his popularity. My personal wish, abandoning all reason and realism for the moment, is that all this is just a dream: I'll wake up and Fergie will still be in charge, indefinitely.
Jesus Christ people, calm down.
We're losing the greatest manager in the history of Manchester United, in the history of English football, and in the history of the game itself. It's not a good day for the club, it's bloody terrible. It's natural to be upset, angry, worried, nervous. I am all of those things.
Moyes wouldn't be my first choice as a manager to take this club forward, but then again I'm sure plenty on here wouldn't have had Sir Alex as there first choice 26 years ago.
This club is what it is today because of the truest we gave Sir Alex Ferguson. If we jumped the gun and fired him, we would be a totally different club. Sir Alex has done wonders for this club and we will miss him very much.
However. He rates Moyes, he always has. It's obvious he sees something in him that screams 'Manchester United'. And personally, I trust Sir Alex more then anyone on here on the future of this club.
If Moyes does indeed take the reign at Old Trafford, I'll do nothing but get behind the new boss, and afford him the time and patience needed.
We are not Liverpool, Chelsea, or Manchester City. We don't bow out when the chips are down, we don't make knee jerk decisions that could wreck the club. This won't have been done in a hurry, and I'm sure we'll make the right decision.
We're losing the greatest manager in the history of Manchester United, in the history of English football, and in the history of the game itself. It's not a good day for the club, it's bloody terrible. It's natural to be upset, angry, worried, nervous. I am all of those things.
Moyes wouldn't be my first choice as a manager to take this club forward, but then again I'm sure plenty on here wouldn't have had Sir Alex as there first choice 26 years ago.
This club is what it is today because of the truest we gave Sir Alex Ferguson. If we jumped the gun and fired him, we would be a totally different club. Sir Alex has done wonders for this club and we will miss him very much.
However. He rates Moyes, he always has. It's obvious he sees something in him that screams 'Manchester United'. And personally, I trust Sir Alex more then anyone on here on the future of this club.
If Moyes does indeed take the reign at Old Trafford, I'll do nothing but get behind the new boss, and afford him the time and patience needed.
We are not Liverpool, Chelsea, or Manchester City. We don't bow out when the chips are down, we don't make knee jerk decisions that could wreck the club. This won't have been done in a hurry, and I'm sure we'll make the right decision.
But can't that be a problem when hiring for a job?
This is pretty much done, too many journalists reporting it.
Isn't his contract up at the end of the season?
Everton doesn't need to be contacted, Moyes can just walk away.
We'd have to enquire to find out, but we don't bother.We could approach all of these managers before resorting to Moyes, we haven't. Mourinho is still under contract at Madrid and right now will have to resign or continue for next season, he's available. Pep's on a pre-contract at most. We've not spoken to Klopp. Heynckes has just took his team to a level where they're comfortably the best team in Europe, if he wanted the chance to do the same to us over a 3/4/5 year spell it's madness we wouldn't even speak to him.
Ancelotti, Pelligrini, Van Gaal, Hiddink?
His achievements are put in perspective, they just can't be compared to what we're looking for.. You have to draw a line somewhere, there are managers achieving back to back promotions in lower leagues, which is very impressive when put in perspective, but still not what's required to land a job of this size, and the same should be true of finishing in the Europa league places every once in a while.
This is happening, anyone saying otherwise is in denial.
Well said.
SAF came with a great pedigree, you can't make that comparison.
It's sarky little comments like this which you always seem to throw into posts in every debate you have.
I said my original comment mostly as a bit of a piss take yet you saw it upon yourself to argue away over it and continue to do so despite me already making it very clear why I would rather Laudrup over Moyes. You don't have to argue every little thing, let alone argue it in such a sarcastic and twattish manner with everyone.
I doubt it. Fergie isn't daft, he wouldn't have a part in choosing someone just because they're his friend.
And 26 years ago people would have been right in airing any worries they had about SAF signing for United. It just happens that he would have gone on to prove them wrong. Doesn't change anything at that moment in time though.
The transfer market is my main concern. Does Moyes have the same influence as SAF or Mourinho with big names? Obviously not at the moment.
Ronaldo is now completely out of the question, but would RVP have chosen Moyes over City?
Ronaldo is now completely out of the question, but would RVP have chosen Moyes over City?
And you know this...how, exactly? Maybe when he met Guardiola they discussed it but Guardiola was more interested in the Bayern job. He says he talks to Mourinho all the time so maybe they discussed it but Mourinho thinks that Chelsea and London feel like home to him. Maybe he talked to Heynckes but he wants to retire.
SAF was an established winner, with a greater duopoly to break-up
I'm more worried about having to deal with a manager who wears track suits on the touchline
Talksport reporting it's a done deal....
Yes he did but people still were putting pressure on Sir Alex. The fact is who we bring in, we have to support. It's up the the players to realize their potential.
No, I think he pretty obviously wouldn't.
I've got nothing against Moyes per say, I don't want him but I don't want him for different reasons to others, but it's going to be years before he can even begin to command the respect Fergie did.
Unless we're going to pay bonkers wages we can forget about established stars atm.
Moyes does wear a suit for some games also though...
We should make it a rule for his appointment. Suits only.
People can say whatever they want but knowing Moyes will take over feels extremely underwhelming and dissapointing.
How do you know we haven't approached them? Perhaps we talked to Mourinho and were let known that he's going to Chelsea. Obviously we didn't speak to Guardiola or Klopp because that would have been pointless.
He'll be alright. He can borrow a pair of shorts off Phelan. Blazer and shorts - that would be something, sort of underlining his lack of experience in Europe with a British schoolboy outfit.
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