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Amorim Takes Up The Poisoned Chalice At Old Trafford

Manchester United will have a new head coach in situ by the 11th of November. The significance of this, apparently, is that he is the first ever head coach to be appointed by the club. All his predecessors were, in some cases rather generously, given the title of manager. As is the case these days at Old Trafford the previous coach/manager was sacked after a long run of poor results and…

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Less Greed More Service. Højlund Needs Supplying!

Rasmus Højlund appears to be the real deal. Unfortunately this is not massively apparent at present as none of his so-called providers are the real deal. Whenever Marcus Rashford passes the ball it is either a short one back towards his own goal or a forced one whereby, unless he passes or crosses, then the ball goes out of play. Rashford’s go- to tactics include blazing shots miles wide or…

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What Ten Hag Must Do To Stay In His Role At United

The best James Bond, by a country mile, was Sean Connery. So good in the role was he that Ian Fleming changed his parentage to reflect the fact he spoke with a Scottish accent. Jeremy Brett, no doubt to the chagrin of Basil Rathbone fans, was the ultimate Sherlock Holmes and nobody, but nobody, has quite mastered the voice and mannerisms of Hercule Poirot anywhere near as well as David…

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The Full Time Whistle Has Blown For Sir Bobby Charlton

It started with a 20 minute walk, 75% of which was uphill. We tried to time it so that we didn’t have more than five minutes to wait for the bus and, in fairness, got it right more often than not. After the short wait the number 112 bus would come lumbering around the bend by Moston Lane Junior School and come to a halt at the bus stop outside Langhorns, the Ironmongers. We would board the bus…

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Sir Jim To The Rescue!

So, Sir Jim it is then. Not quite official just yet but he’s well on the way to becoming Mr. 25% at Manchester United. Reports state that he has coughed up around £1.3bn for the privilege of having the Glazers turn down any of his requests that may, in the slightest possible way, cost them any money or profit. Initially there will be no investment in the facilities, the stadium or paying off any…

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United’s Decline Stems From The Appointment Of Woodward, Not The Retirement Of Ferguson, (But It’s Still All On The Glazers)

Ed Woodward was employed by the Glazers. It was, in many ways, a thank you for the part he had played as an enabler when Malcolm Glazer bought United with very, very little of his own money and a lot of borrowed money. Unfortunately, the collateral for the borrowed money was Manchester United Football Club who, fairly soon afterwards, became plain old Manchester United. Woodward soon became, in…

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Ten Hag’s Uphill Battle Involves Nearly Everybody At United

Erik ten Hag is considered to be a modern coach. He was successful at Ajax and he should, if given time, be successful at Manchester United. Having bought himself a modicum of longevity by winning the Carabao Cup and finishing third in the Premier League, he is now finding out what it’s really like at a big club. Comparisons with Sir Alex Ferguson in his early days are inevitable yet unreliable.…

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Weghorst Could Be A Good Short-Term Alternative

Weghorst Could Be A Good Short-Term Alternative

Watching Manchester United currently is like a breath of fresh air compared with the dark days of Ole Gunnar Solskjær and the one-hand-tied-behind-his-back management of Ralf Ragnick. Whilst Eric ten Hag has brought in a couple of experienced midfielders, a young left back and a centre back in the same mould as Roy Keane the major changes he has made have been those of discipline and…

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Southgate Persists With Management Style Which Can Only Be Described As Solskjær-esque!

Southgate Persists With Management Style Which Can Only Be Described As Solskjær-esque!

As England manager, the choice of decent centre backs is extensive. The England manager also has a wide variety of left backs at his disposal. Manchester United’s manager, realistically, has to choose from four centre backs to fill two positions and two left backs for that one position. Given his limited options why would Erik ten Hag choose to start with Varane and Martinez whilst benching…

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Manchester United Get Some Of Their Targets!

Manchester United Get Some Of Their Targets!

There may be a new sheriff in town but, unfortunately for him, the posse he sends out to round up the wanted men is full of the same inexperience and clueless leadership as it was under the previous sheriff. John Murtough, who is described as ‘Director of Football’, was promoted to this role based on previous experience of having coached the academies at Fulham, Everton and United which was…

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Where Will United Protests Lead?

Where Will United Protests Lead?

With the recent protests and pressure from fans around the world, the Glazer family were reported last week to be willing to sell a minority stake in the club. Amid this heated situation and the resulting developments, Joshua Raymond, Director at financial brokerage XTB, has provided some expert commentary on some key points regarding the situation: What are the main reasons for the…

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Ten Hag’s Time At United Is Limited But Could Become Limitless!

Ten Hag’s Time At United Is Limited But Could Become Limitless!

Time. A flexible little word as in ‘what time is it?’ or ‘do we have time for that?’ or ‘the time has come, (the walrus said). Time, it is said, waits for no man. In today’s politically and gender correct sorry excuse for a world, we must also assume that time waits for no woman or change the expression to ‘time waits for no-one’. Whatever, time certainly won’t wait for Eric ten Hag at…

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Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss

Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss

Ed Woodward and Richard Arnold met at Bristol university. They had a few things in common. They were both from Chelmsford in Essex. They were both destined to enter the banking business and neither of them had the first idea about football. With such credentials it was only natural that they would also both be employed by Manchester United. After a time Woodward was promoted, well beyond his…

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The End Of An Error At Manchester United?

The End Of An Error At Manchester United?

Well, not quite yet because, although Ed Woodward is stepping down from his role as CEO on February 1st, he is not due to leave the club until June. This is obviously to ensure that his replacement, Richard Arnold, is well schooled in how to waste millions in the transfer market, employ a long list of managers with limited to zero success and totally fail to win either of the two major trophies…

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At Last! Manchester United Give The Impression That They Know What They’re Doing!

At Last! Manchester United Give The Impression That They Know What They’re Doing!

Manchester United have a new manager. A time-served professional has been parachuted in to replace the failed apprentice who will now seek alternative employment. It could be a long seek unless he is prepared to drop down a division or two because, as has been shown time and again over the last three years, he just wasn’t up to the job at the highest level! (more…)

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United Need A New Broom To Sweep Out All The Rotting Deadwood!

United Need A New Broom To Sweep Out All The Rotting Deadwood!

Now that Ole’s underwhelming three years as United manager have, thankfully, finally been brought to a close the search is on for an interim manager. It’s to be hoped this search is concluded very quickly as the alternative is quite frightening. On Tuesday night the team to play Villareal will be selected, as will the tactics & the substitutes, by the very ‘coaching’ staff who have done very…

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Ex Players Refusing To Acknowledge Solskjær’s Many Faults Are Keeping Him In A Job At Which He Is Inept!

Ex Players Refusing To Acknowledge Solskjær’s Many Faults Are Keeping Him In A Job At Which He Is Inept!

Roy Keane thinks that, if he’s not careful, Ole Gunnar Solskjær will be thrown under the bus by the players. Why does he say that? If he’s right then there are only really two reasons for this to happen. The first is that the players don’t like Solskjær and want him gone. This is unlikely as the Norwegian comes across as a very likeable person which, in fact, is one of his problems. (more…)