The Managerial Merry Go Round™

[TenkoDaLuz]

https://www.sapo.pt/noticias/desporto/amigo-garante-que-ten-hag-esta-completamente-_67249b8ad704c76570871f1e

 

Oh no! Ten Hag is "completely devastated" and "completely ruined". No, no, not just sad, you've read it right: he is utterly and completely RUINED.

Guys please join me in one minute of silence tonight at 20:00 CET sharp for this football manager to make it through this unbelievably hard time. All he's got left is is health, family, giant mansions, luxury cars, and now 15 million pounds. Let's not be selfish and only think about ourselves, please.

 

 

Edited November 1, 2024 by TenkoDaLuz

[JEToon]

Still in a rut 

 

Still don't have one of the best managers in the league and still have issues with their squad, he will be chasing his tail for a while and likely fall shot of expectations for a while. 

[Mase]

18 minutes ago, midds said:

Not going to pretend that I know an awful lot about Amorim but it appears as if this is pretty much as good as they could have done tbh. He seems very highly rated, already successful and has many many good years ahead of him. Hope he/they crash and burn obviously but the law of averages say they'll get it right eventually, this bloke could be the one

Highly rated by who? Sporting? 
 

Seems to me that he was the next best thing this summer when he was linked to Liverpool. Then when they went for the baldy guy this Sporting lad wasn’t good enough for West Ham. 
 

People buy into the media nonsense far too much. 

[Armchair Pundit]

6 minutes ago, TenkoDaLuz said:

https://www.sapo.pt/noticias/desporto/amigo-garante-que-ten-hag-esta-completamente-_67249b8ad704c76570871f1e

 

Oh no! Ten Hag is "completely devastated" and "completely ruined". No, no, not just sad, you've read it right: he is utterly and completely RUINED.

Guys please join me in one minute of silence tonight at 20:00 CET sharp for this football manager to make it through this unbelievably hard time. All he's got left is is health, family, giant mansions, luxury cars, and now 17 million pounds. Let's not be selfish and only think about ourselves, please.

 

Poor bloke, it must be devastating to get a £15m pay off when you've done a shit job of something...

[Ikon]

Stupid to write him off! Equally stupid to expect him to make them one of the best teams in the league as well. It will be a tough job but it could go any way really. Since when does it work to judge managers “on paper” ? It’s so much about fit/timing. He’s a talented manager. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Can’t imagine anything better than a job you only have to do for a couple of years and you’re set for life when you get sacked. 

[TenkoDaLuz]

Rúben is a good manager and he's a fanboy of Gasperini, so expect Man Utd to adopt his 3-4-3.

[midds]

9 minutes ago, Mase said:

Highly rated by who? Sporting? 
 

Seems to me that he was the next best thing this summer when he was linked to Liverpool. Then when they went for the baldy guy this Sporting lad wasn’t good enough for West Ham. 
 

People buy into the media nonsense far too much. 

I've just read a few opinions from people far more aware of him and what he's all about. I'll be perfectly honest and say I don't watch the Portuguese League at all so all I can do is form my opinion from those who do, he seems very highly rated but nothing is ever set in stone, we'll just have to wait and see how he does and what brings

[El Prontonise]

He won Sporting their first league title in 20 years, also he plays with an identity.  He's a very good manager imo.

 

 

Edited November 1, 2024 by El Prontonise

[CallumG6]

Worked out swimmingly last time they appointed someone who was successful in their domestic league and nowhere else.

 

Be very interesting to see how this pans out.

[KaKa]

Looks to be a talented young manager, and a quality signing, but you just never know.

 

I rate that Michael Edwards at Liverpool very very highly. I thought it quite interesting that they spoke to Amorim first and opted against going for him, before then pivoting to Slot.

 

Not sure if the reason for why they chose not to go for him was ever reported, but it did seem strange.

[Cronky]

This does feel a bit like a flavour of the month signing. 

 

The Premiership is full of excellent managers that he'll be competing against. I doubt whether that's the case with the Portuguese league. We'll see. 

[Crimson Cardigan]

I’m massively biased, but it seems a really weird choice by Amorim if he was truly in the running for the city job.

[TRon]

1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Can’t imagine anything better than a job you only have to do for a couple of years and you’re set for life when you get sacked. 

 

 

How about being demonstrably shite for nearly 30 year yet getting payoff after payoff from clueless club owners?

 

[SAK]

Highly rated but who knows how that transfers to the PL.

 

Their squad for quality v expenditure is poor but they don’t have the financial restrictions we do but I don’t think they’re in a position to bin off lots of Ten Hags signings so the turn around might be slow. 

[GeordieDazzler]

[Froggy]

Can't wait to see Antony leave. 

[Kid Icarus]

Cleopatra probably said the same and look what happened to her. 

[Jewel]

Can’t wait for the Man Utd players to throw this lad under the bus, just like they’ve done with all their previous managers since Ferguson.

[SteV]

Funny how they’ve not had a problem finding the compo to get him released immediately. Twats.

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, SteV said:

Funny how they’ve not had a problem finding the compo to get him released immediately. Twats.

They were well within their rights to haggle with us mind, it's just the way they went about it which was annoying as fuck. 

[MagMal]

Reports in the BBC this morning that he was given a now or never make your mind up in 3 days or we look elsewhere ultimatum.

I wonder if that will have an impact on him, just seems a little bit like getting off on the wrong foot?, I also wonder who their next candidate was?.

Anyhow looking forward to him spending millions on unsuitable Portuguese players and finishing midtable while all the ex-pros wax lyrical about him for the rest if the season, fingers 🤞 

[Geordie_once_removed]

It's so annoying to see Man U and Chelsea constantly fail upwards while we make generally cautious and sensible moves only to ram up against artificial constraints.

 

I'm consoling myself with the fact that on paper this is the exact same type of appointment as Ten Hag. So it's no guaranteed ticket to success.

[Froggy]

3 hours ago, SteV said:

Funny how they’ve not had a problem finding the compo to get him released immediately. Twats.

 

Sporting had a release clause and we paid it. You made up a silly amount to try and play hardball and it backfired and you ended up getting a fraction of what you demanded. 

 

Sir Jim played PIF like a fiddle. He obviously has a lot more respect for Sporting as they never tried to play silly buggers. 

 

Fia-te na Virgem e não corras. 

 

Bem-vindo Rùben! 

[SteV]

9 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Sporting had a release clause and we paid it. You made up a silly amount to try and play hardball and it backfired and you ended up getting a fraction of what you demanded. 

 

Sir Jim played PIF like a fiddle. He obviously has a lot more respect for Sporting as they never tried to play silly buggers. 

 

Fia-te na Virgem e não corras. 

 

Bem-vindo Rùben! 

Trying a bit too hard with this one mate.