The New Manager

Private PeeWee

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You may like it or not, but Fergie will not last forever. His achievements for our club cannot be overestimated. What he has done is almost impossible to comprehend. And Manchester United is just one of the clubs he has graced with his touch. I am sure he deserves a statue in Aberdeen as well.

But now his days left as a manager can be counted. Whom should replace him? One must remember that it will almost certainly be very difficult to be the next man out. Remember how difficult it was to find a new goalie after Schmeichel's departure. And Old Trafford is a mighty grand arena to be in, for good or worse.

So who should it be? Should we pick one that is as alike the Scot as possible? Or should we pick one as different as possible? One that builds on what is established, or one that has a mission of his own and builds it up again from the first brick.

Who will be our next manager?
 
given that SAF could be with us another 2 years <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> .... i think that a good contender could be steve maclaren ..... he's whipped BORO into a good team who play good attractive football at times also the obvious fact that he has links with the clubs and he will have had 2 more years experience as a manager
he's already been a great coach for us but could he be a great manager ???
 
There are probably about 50 threads about this topic. Look for threads from about a year ago. Most on this board were split between O'Neil and Sven. A few others wanted Capello and Hitzfeld.
 
What about Alex Macleish. I know a couple of Rangers fans and they really rate him.
 
Originally posted by Ever hopefull:
<strong>What about Alex Macleish. I know a couple of Rangers fans and they really rate him.</strong><hr></blockquote>

He's definitely a rising star and Fergie protege. Don't know if he's ready for such a leap just yet though. I'd say the top 3 contenders are O'Neil, Sven, and McClaren at this point - but then again, we're still a few years off.
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I've heard rumours that none other than Mr Queiroz is being groomed to take over when Fergie finishes this stint.
 
Originally posted by Raoul:
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He's definitely a rising star and Fergie protege. Don't know if he's ready for such a leap just yet though. I'd say the top 3 contenders are O'Neil, Sven, and McClaren at this point - but then again, we're still a few years off.</strong><hr></blockquote>

He's got the same experience as McClaren. So if he continues the way he's going as the moment you never know.
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Originally posted by Ever hopefull:
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He's got the same experience as McClaren. So if he continues the way he's going as the moment you never know.</strong><hr></blockquote>

He does ? Frankly I'm taken aback at the job Steve has done at Boro so far. He seems a winner and is already familiar with the squad.
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Originally posted by Raoul:
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He does ? Frankly I'm taken aback at the job Steve has done at Boro so far. He seems a winner and is already familiar with the squad.</strong><hr></blockquote>

He has done an excellent job at boro' he's brought in some good players and got rid of the deadwood.
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Sorry, this great club deserves a new approach from an old master. That can be none other than Ottmar Hitzfeld.

Look at the man`s record in taking clubs on well constrained budgets to European glory and domestic titles. I have never read anything bad about Ottmar, either - the man is the ultimate professional and gets the best out of his players by a cool approach.

Bayern Munich`s money is miniscule compared to Manchester United, yet look at what they have achieved consistently with Hitzfeld. He also won the European Cup with another German club - sorry, I forget their name.

The other names bandied around for Manchester United have got to prove themselves first. If Hitzfeld were willing to manage Manchester United yet was overlooked in favour of someone without his record (and that would be 99 percent of the names thrown around) it would reflect a sad lack of ambition by Manchester United.
 
Originally posted by giggsgirl:
<strong>Sorry, this great club deserves a new approach from an old master. That can be none other than Ottmar Hitzfeld.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Old is right. He's too old.
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Originally posted by giggsgirl:
<strong>Sorry, this great club deserves a new approach from an old master. That can be none other than Ottmar Hitzfeld.</strong><hr></blockquote>

From what I have seen so far you are a wise and well spoken woman and supporter (and teacher). Intelligent and mature enough to avoid screaming for the red headlines as soon as many others here.

Calm, collected, inclusive and spot-on. Again I can only salute and stand back-to-back to your arguments. Ottmar would be the wise choice. Clearly the wisest. And I also suspect that he as a very stern and strict person. Which shouldn't be uncommon for our lads. We still need a father-figure as well as a great manager.

Cheers, co-fan.
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Originally posted by Private PeeWee:
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From what I have seen so far you are a wise and well spoken woman and supporter (and teacher). Intelligent and mature enough to avoid screaming for the red headlines as soon as many others here.

Calm, collected, inclusive and spot-on. Again I can only salute and stand back-to-back to your arguments. Ottmar would be the wise choice. Clearly the wisest. And I also suspect that he as a very stern and strict person. Which shouldn't be uncommon for our lads. We still need a father-figure as well as a great manager.

Cheers, co-fan.</strong><hr></blockquote>

:rolleyes:

You mean only people who agree with you.

I don't think Hitzfeld would be suitable. He doesn't advocate the right type of football. I would hate to see United play like Bayern.
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When choosing a new manager, we should strongly favour candidates who are relatively young and up and coming. Someone who could eventually hold tenure for 10-15+ years ala Fergie.
 
To be perfectly honest with you I cannot see anyone better than Ottmar, or maybe Sven, replacing Fergie. Or, plz forgive me, Wenger. Of these choices only Ottmar remains as a realistic one.

The other ones mentioned are maybe coming gems, but they are still unfinished and unproven. And if we were talking abt a minore investment I would totally agree.

But we are talking abt the Man here. You just don't give a teenager the steering-wheel on this one.
 
Originally posted by JSV:
<strong>I've heard rumours that none other than Mr Queiroz is being groomed to take over when Fergie finishes this stint.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I have heard similiar stories along those lines, people have been saying that a guy with his experience etc didn't come to Ols Trafford to be assistant Manager permanently. It is definetly a tricky one, there is talk that another possible candidate Martin O'Neill is seriously considering an extension to his Celtic contract.
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Thanks Private Pee Wee, I like to think that while I may disagree strongly with some points of view on this board, I actually give some reasons instead of saying that this poster or that is `shite` etc. Still, this board would not be half as fun if everyone was the same.

Re Raoul`s point - I can understand why you think Ottmar is too old. If he were to stay a long time, how old would he be after 6 years for example?

But Martin O`Neill - honestly the man could not handle this club. I like Martin very much but he has worked with small fry and much as I would support Celtic over Rangers, Celtic have not been a big club in real world terms for about 30 years or so or whenever it was they were taking Europe by storm.

In the current state of play, working with Leicester and Celtic is simply not good enough preparation for MU I think.
 
Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>When choosing a new manager, we should strongly favour candidates who are relatively young and up and coming. Someone who could eventually hold tenure for 10-15+ years ala Fergie.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Exactly.

Sven is a possibility if a bit older than I would prefer. O'Neill looks like staying with Celtic but you never know what may happen if Fergie sees this contract out. But McClaren would be my favoured candidate. He is doing a great job an Boro and he was brilliant as AM at United.
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Personally I'd prefer to see a foreign coach that would bring some new approach to United and won't live in the shadow of Fergie, and there are only 2 or 3 in Europe at the moment - Hitzfeld, Capello and Lippi.

I'd prefer Lippi over the other 2 simply becos Juve play a nicer style than Bayern or Roma.
 
McClaren was put forward by Sir Alex as a possible successor, but the PLC would not even put him on the shortlist, because he was not an established/successful manager. Short of winning the Premiership with Boro, he is not likely to be considered. I rate him very highly, having seen a documentary on his scientific and "sports psychology" approach, but he will still have to win something.

Hitzfeld is excellent, but his natural progression would be to the German national team. He has also expressed a fear that his non-existent English language skills would render him less effective.

Lippi, Sven, and Capello are the front runners. They have won major titles.

Sven - one name, Heskey. Make that two names, Heskey, Sinclair. Three then, Heskey, Sinclair, Joe Cole. Hopefully, he'll not be appointed, but he has a good chance because of the Ingerlund connection with our players.

Capello - current team can't beat the Scousers, not that we've done any better. If only to see him have a heartattack on the sidelines watching Phil Nev play. (and I like Phil


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Lippi is the man. He was quoted recently saying he would like the job. Nice touch with the cigar.
:)
 
Any of the following 4 would be my preferred choice

1) Hitzfeld
2) MacLaren
3) Macleish
4) Carlos Q
 
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