Steve Cooper | ex-Leicester manager

That_Bloke said:
Yeah and your certified follically challenged fraud was a three time Eredivisie Champion as well as a two times KNVB Cup winner with Ajax.

Feck that.

I'll never understand MU fans weird worshipping of anyone granted the title of manager, even if temporary.
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Can you not be weird for one second?
 
That_Bloke said:
You're being deliberately obtuse. You brought Rangnick and Moyes as examples when both were more exceptions than the rule.

Moyes was an anomaly. He would've never been MU's manager if not for SAF's recommendation. That he lasted a couple of months or a bit less than a season is irrelevant, he wasn't cut for the job and could never come out of SAF's gigantic shadow. If any, he should've been sacked much sooner than he has been.

Rangnick was a lame duck given an impossible task for which he wasn't hired. He's been much maligned when he was in hindsight someone who could've done your club a whole world of good if used correctly. These two can in no way be used as a metric.

I'm not confusing anything and please don't bring this ABU nonsense. Your fanbase has a tradition of backing the manager no matter what and finding any excuse under the sun, until reality finally smashes them in the face. This mentality extends to some of your players. You have a tendency on harping on the past instead of looking forward, and I think that it has a lot to do with SAF's legacy. You simply never got over his golden era and subsequent retirement, and are subconsciously always looking for his second coming in any manager you sign.

I'll give you Van Gaal, but José to an extent, and especially Ole and Ten Hag had a literal cult built around them. You are not going to tell me with a straight face that it wasn't the case, I've been following this forum's threads for years and seen so many posters defend them to the death, out of a misplaced sense of loyalty and despite any common sense. Not only on the Caf but also elsewhere.

I mean, your fans wrote a letter to INEOS to keep Ten Hag on the back of one game, ignoring the rest of a catastrophic season. You just don't know when to let go.

In footballing terms, your club has been managed like a small family business, with lots of vibes and jobs for the boys. That's why despite your prestigious past, immense pull and financial might, you've been perennial underachievers since 2013. Fortunately for you, INEOS look like they want to shake things up.
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You can pad your posts with as much general waffle as you want, the fact is you can't support your claim that United fans worship our ex-managers because it's not true.

We generally support our managers more than other fans while they are in post (though even that is mixed), but no matter whether you chose Ten Hag, Solskjaer, Mourinho or van Gaal (since apparently we're not allowed to compare Moyes or Rangnick for contrived and irrelevant reasons) you won't find any of them worshipped by United fans.

Again, they all have threads on here - if you want to find out if they are worshipped as managers make a post in them and find out.
 
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I would be wary if I were a manager in terms of becoming Leicester manager. Feels like too many players there are still buddy buddy with the owner.
 
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