Froggy Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said: Gutted. Fingers crossed they get another shite appointment as any half decent manager has them back in the top 5 within a year. We're level on points with top 5 now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 minutes ago, Froggy said: We're level on points with top 5 now. Kinda wild how inconsistent/shit everyone has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Mainoo can't stop dancing this morning btw, wish I could feel his joy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 No excuse not to get top 4 this season for them. Amorim was holding them back. There’s a fundamental stench at Man U mind. Sunderland have got too many points ok the board already to get relegated. But that Xg table does fill me with confidence they’ll hit a slide at some point. Villa have scored a crazy amount of goals from distance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Feels a bit strange to persist with Amorim for so long and sack mid-season. Personally think it’s mad. He finally started to get some performances out of the team. They haven’t looked great but overall I think it was clearer what they were trying to do. Fucking pathetic football club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Apparently Amorim had different transfer targets to the sporting Director, how the fuck do Man Utd still have money to spend !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 minute ago, Ben said: Apparently Amorim had different transfer targets to the sporting Director, how the fuck do Man Utd still have money to spend !! Debt, belt tightening and still being the biggest football club in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Keegans Export said: Sounds like Fletcher is getting the reigns until the summer Sensible. Gives them 6 months to find a new Stone Roses song to shoehorn a managers name into. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 4th and 5th atm only needs 60-61 points. Usually 4th is 68 points and 5th 66 points. Once teams start dropping out of Europe (us!) I expect an uptick in form Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Good to see Eddie Howecescu outlasting another rival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 4 minutes ago, gbandit said: Personally think it’s mad. He finally started to get some performances out of the team. They haven’t looked great but overall I think it was clearer what they were trying to do. Fucking pathetic football club He’s awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Rich said: Proper toxic at Old Trafford these days. A good man like Amorim is better off out of there. He’s such a likeable lad, hope we see him on these shores again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 minute ago, geordie_b said: Sensible. Gives them 6 months to find a new Stone Roses song to shoehorn a managers name into. thought I’d give them a helping hand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 minutes ago, gbandit said: He’s such a likeable lad, hope we see him on these shores again one of my all-time favourite emos Fave quote was "my job is so, so hard" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 31 minutes ago, dcmk said: Mbeumo and Sesko could have joined a stable club with wor Eddie running the show, instead of that circus. Did you forget about our summer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 17 minutes ago, Froggy said: We're level on points with top 5 now. I think if you take Mbeumo out of the side you are a very different outfit. Got to hope he stays fit for the rest of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Gutted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 poach Wilfried Nancy to continue the epic humour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 This was a classic n'all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Both Amorim and Maresca seem to have fallen out with their Directors of Football. The stated strategy often seems to be that a DOF in charge of recruitment will ensure that if the Head Coach is sacked, there won't be major changes to the playing squad, but does that really work, in practice? A big club will want a top manager, and a top manager will want to establish their own ideas rather than be dictated to. A yes-man doesn't become a top manager. Getting a pairing of DOF and manager who naturally dovetail is quite a tall order. It's said that with the complexities of a modern football club, an old-style manager like Fergie would have too much on their plate. However, in practice I think Fergie didn't mind delegating a lot of the first-team coaching to an assistant. With our club, we have a Head Coach who seems willing to do two jobs (hopefully not at the expense of his health) and a DOF who is prepared to accept a less powerful position. There are all sorts of ways to deal with this problem, but the idea of having a DOF who appoints a series of coaches to carry out his ideas seamlessly is a pipe dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 awww man, just as his famous system was starting to click. so unfair! nobody could have seen this coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, Interpolic said: This was a classic n'all Such a class lad. Genuinely really like him. Everyone has slated his system and stubbornness, fair enough. However, it’s great to have someone in the game that has such strong convictions. It probably means his career will either have massive successes or massive failures and that’s what we’ve seen so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 24 minutes ago, Froggy said: We're level on points with top 5 now. Oh come on. 3 points separate 5th from 12th. At the moment, in reality you're mid-table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 minute ago, gbandit said: Such a class lad. Genuinely really like him. Everyone has slated his system and stubbornness, fair enough. However, it’s great to have someone in the game that has such strong convictions. It probably means his career will either have massive successes or massive failures and that’s what we’ve seen so far Do you really want someone in charge who has such strong convictions to a losing system though? Managers obviously need to be grounded and have a philosophy but stubbornly stocking to one formation is a sign of weakness imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 10 minutes ago, Cronky said: Both Amorim and Maresca seem to have fallen out with their Directors of Football. The stated strategy often seems to be that a DOF in charge of recruitment will ensure that if the Head Coach is sacked, there won't be major changes to the playing squad, but does that really work, in practice? A big club will want a top manager, and a top manager will want to establish their own ideas rather than be dictated to. A yes-man doesn't become a top manager. Getting a pairing of DOF and manager who naturally dovetail is quite a tall order. It's said that with the complexities of a modern football club, an old-style manager like Fergie would have too much on their plate. However, in practice I think Fergie didn't mind delegating a lot of the first-team coaching to an assistant. With our club, we have a Head Coach who seems willing to do two jobs (hopefully not at the expense of his health) and a DOF who is prepared to accept a less powerful position. There are all sorts of ways to deal with this problem, but the idea of having a DOF who appoints a series of coaches to carry out his ideas seamlessly is a pipe dream. Yeah, it doesn't work but it kind of has to work. Since managers can't possibly have the range and depth of transfer targets needed. It'll never be perfect though, massive egos and dodgy dealers involved in football at every level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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