Omar Berrada to the rags | TLDR: They want to be us

[I'm With Stupid]

We actually did put a clause in his contract saying he couldn't leave for any rivals. But he successfully argued that they're so far behind, they don't count as rivals.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

The media turning vinegar into wine as far as the rags go. Remember when they only failed financial fair play by just little bit was the official line? Now they’ve appointed City chief operating officer as CEO who’s been at the club since 2011, he now is deemed to know nothing about the alleged cooking the books from 2009-2018. If there was a case to answer here the rags would have done the due diligence to appoint someone who could be led away in hand cuffs if these very serious but trumped up allegations are proven.

They don't have much success in their " due diligence " with their player signings , why assume anything different now ?

 

[we are the east stand]

Fuck Omar the Rat bastard

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

If Barrada can implement the following in even five years then he would be a huge hire for them:

Totally restructure the entire club management and bring in high quality professionals.

Same as above but with the academy and player recruitment.

Hire a top level manager who is totally in tune with the new ethos and then give him the time to impose his ideas.

Increase substantially the already high commercial income they have.

And finally get them competing for the top prizes every season and actually winning some of them.

That's a fairly demanding to do list I'd say...

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

His first job,if he has any sense is too kick out the old boys network in there.
That starts at Mr Ferguson .

If he does he's a clown, no way he's alive in 3 years anyway and doing that will get knives drawn against him from the fanbase.

 

[Kippax77]

If Barrada can implement the following in even five years then he would be a huge hire for them:

Totally restructure the entire club management and bring in high quality professionals.

Same as above but with the academy and player recruitment.

Hire a top level manager who is totally in tune with the new ethos and then give him the time to impose his ideas.

Increase substantially the already high commercial income they have.

And finally get them competing for the top prizes every season and actually winning some of them.

That's a fairly demanding to do list I'd say...

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[freshie]

 

[Tuearts right boot]

To be honest, Berrada being at City's not stopped ManUre from gazumping us on previous targets going back as far as RVP.

The same happened with Pogba, Sanchez, Maguire, Fred, Ronaldo etc where they got wind of our interest & blew us out of the water with the bid & wages offered.

They must have a mole, tapped our phones &/or placed bugs in Soriano & Txiki's offices, all whilst Berrada was at City.

....and look at the rubbish they signed !!!!! with the exception of Ronaldo but he had his huge faults off the pitch.

 

[ws01]

Lots of flapping in this thread. It's the price of our success, and comes with the territory. We've beaten them blue, and now Ushited are acknowledging it officially. WE are now the front runners and THEIR benchmark. Khaldoon, the board, and Soriano will sit down and figure out a quality replacement, internal or external, as they tend to do. Life goes on.

I except Berrada to go up and down the organisation and try to bring a few over with him, no different to what Soriano did with Barcelona when he got here. It's hard to resist the temptation of a promotion and big wage jump for non-playing staff. The club best be on its toes.

 

[Goatmeal]

Joel and Jim meet Omar on his first day of work.
Welcome Omar. So what is the recipe for success?
Omar: that’s an easy one. It’s Pep
Joel turns to Jim : make sure you pay him out of your 25% jimmy boy.