United thread 2018/19

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whp.blue said:
He will still be in his job for one simple reason. They can't afford to sack him.
Read they owe prem clubs £258m for players.
The whole rotten edifice is crumbling and they have over reached even their massive income.
Wage bill is already huge and a new manager would demand a raft of new players and a whole new backroom staff.
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I think their milking machine would support a pay-off. I suspect they are simply fixated on the cheapest way to remove this turbulent tit.

Which is typically short termist thinking.
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Had a fuckin' belly laugh at Jonathon Pierce of Motd after that MANUre corner - the one along the ground - straight to a Wiiiiiist Hiiiiiim player. He said something along the lines of "Goodness, this is Manchester United we're talking about!" I thought dead right Johnny - it is MANUre and these days that's what they are like - shite on a stick!
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Best bit of the commentary was on BT sport when the rag fans were leaving early “The united fans will be looking go get an early train home from Euston for the long journey home”. Was he taking the piss more like a few stops on the jubilee line.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
I see it as a game of Russian roulette. He and the Hierarchy want him to leave but the 1st to blink loses. So both will play their part in this crazy game till one or the other or both are ready to swallow their pride. I`m sure United want a none disclosure agreement but will have to pay for it.


I do love a good drama
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And one that is gonna cost the Raggity Rags a pretty shiny penny! Stick it out, Jose. Don't let 'em bully yer! Make sure you blink last!
 
whp.blue said:
He will still be in his job for one simple reason. They can't afford to sack him.
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They risk missing out on the CL at the moment and that will cost them over £50m next season, maybe more. The recent fall in the share price has lost them about £500m in the last 4 weeks.

Can they afford not to sack him?
 
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Silvercloud said:
No chance his ego will accept a clause in his contract that'll give him less money. Remember, they went cap in hand after him so PEG would hold all the cards in any contract neg.
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Very good point.

I also can’t see PEG agreeing anything that would give him the best possible terms. As you said, the eye-gouging twat held all the aces at the time of his employment by rag central, so he was in a very strong negotiating position.
 
sir baconface said:
They are “joint top half” with nine other teams. Will that do?
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They are joint top on GF/GA in games against Burnley, along with Fulham and Watford, just ahead of Wolves.

City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea are nowhere.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
They risk missing out on the CL at the moment and that will cost them over £50m next season, maybe more. Can they afford not to sack him?
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Prestwich_Blue said:
They risk missing out on the CL at the moment and that will cost them over £50m next season, maybe more. Can they afford not to sack him?
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The possible counter to that argument is would any manager coming in be able to pluck a tune from such a discordant bunch of players? Maybe. However, it's certainly not a given, so do you give a new manager the rest of the season to get up to speed for the next, or hope that the team suddenly finds some form?
What's beautiful is that normally when you have a dogshit hand with no chance of winning, the next move is forced upon you - you have to twist. However, in this case, to twist may also be as damaging as sticking. They really are fucked.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
If I’ve worked it out correctly then if Palace beat Bournemouth by one goal & Bournemouth score (e.g. 1-2, 2-3) the rags will be 11th.
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I'm going to have to make an appointment to see my GP. For some reason I'm walking about with a spring in my step. I have a smile seemingly etched onto my face, and I'm generally behaving like Scrooge on Christmas morning, after his ghostly visitations had made an impression on him.
I want to shake people by the hand and doff my cap in the direction of any passing ladies. I want to make 'cooing' noises to babies in their prams, and fuss over people's dogs in the street. I want to fill the world with joy unbound whilst shedding a lone, melancholy tear when singing Louis Armstrong's: 'What a Wonderful World'.

I wonder what my GP will diagnose?
 
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Nascent Blues said:
The possible counter to that argument is would any manager coming in be able to pluck a tune from such a discordant bunch of players? Maybe. However, it's certainly not a given, so do you give a new manager the rest of the season to get up to speed for the next, or hope that the team suddenly finds some form?
What's beautiful is that normally when you have a dogshit hand with no chance of winning, the next move is forced upon you - you have to twist. However, in this case, to twist may also be as damaging as sticking. They really are fucked.
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When the eye-gouging twat was sacked by Chelsea, didn’t the performances and results improve immediately?

That’s my recollection anyway.
 
For all the comments on here I am firmly of the belief that there is a semi decent team in there. DG, Shaw, Pogbad, bogbrush, the piano player, marshall, Rashford. A good coach could probably get them top 6.
 
KentBlue said:
I'm going to have to make an appointment to see my GP. For some reason I'm walking about with a spring in my step. I have a smile seemingly etched onto my face, and I'm generally behaving like Scrooge on Christmas morning, after his ghostly visitations had made an impression on him.
I want to shake people by the hand and doff my cap in the direction of any passing ladies. I want to make 'cooing' noises to babies in their prams, and fuss over people's dogs in the street. I want to fill the world with joy unbound whilst shedding a lone, melancholy tear when singing Louis Armstrong's: 'What a Wonderful World'.

I wonder what my GP will diagnose?
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Hmmmm..... excessive euphoria.
Prescription: one manure game per week, ideally before sex, so that watching that turgid defensive shite sucks all joy out of your life and happiness levels return to normal levels.
 
Vienna_70 said:
When the eye-gouging twat was sacked by Chelsea, didn’t the performances and results improve immediately?

That’s my recollection anyway.
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They may do. All I'm saying is that a post-sacking honeymoon followed by a top four finish is definitely not a given, regardless of the quality of manager they bring in, due to lack of quality and depth in their squad.
 
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Nascent Blues said:
The possible counter to that argument is would any manager coming in be able to pluck a tune from such a discordant bunch of players? Maybe. However, it's certainly not a given, so do you give a new manager the rest of the season to get up to speed for the next, or hope that the team suddenly finds some form?
What's beautiful is that normally when you have a dogshit hand with no chance of winning, the next move is forced upon you - you have to twist. However, in this case, to twist may also be as damaging as sticking. They really are fucked.
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I’d say that they can forget any chance of catching us, Liverpool and Chelsea now, barring one of those really screwing up badly. So they’ve got to set their sights on catching Spurs & Arsenal, who are just 5 points ahead of them. That's do-able but they've got to make a decision as to whether another manager would have more chance of doing that than Peg has. I reckon they'll probably stick with him for a few more weeks then see where they are. If they're out of touch with the top 4 in November then he'll go I reckon. Even if they've given up on top 4 at that point they'll at least give another manager a few months to work with the squad and hope they'll hit the ground running next season.
 
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