United Thread - 2021/22

[Stoned Rose]

Leave Messi, Neymar and Mbappe to work with McTominay, Lindleof and Fred.

Falling over himself.

 

[paulchapo]

Do you remember when all they kept saying was we were trying to catch them? I used to correct them and say "No, we're trying to catch you, overtake you and leave you in the far distance".

I think they're beginning to understand it now.

It was based on pure arrogance on their part. They had won everything for 15 years and seen off all their challengers. Although we were a premier league club we were light years behind them on and off the field. They stood at the summit, all powerful, everyone fearful and in awe of them, including the refs and media. They were cock of the school in football terms, the ultimate unbeatable bully. What did they have to fear from that City stripling? Sure he was now on a better diet and working out but he'd never beat ME!! A few bloody noses later and the stripling getting even stronger the unchallenged bully at the head bowed out, he knew if he didn't he was going to be mercilessly beaten and humiliated in front of everyone. They then tried ffp, that failed. So now it's smear campaigns and harking back to their past.

The transformation of our club on and off the field in just 13 years has been remarkable. Without the ffp and dirty tricks we'd be so far out of sight they'd never catch us

 

[Stoned Rose]

So the criteria for the rags job is :
Have you won anything? - nope.
Are you a nice guy? - um I think so.

here’s a 5 year contract.

No parking spot though.

 

[Marvin]

Simon Stone claims Pochettino is open to leaving PSG if Utd make an approach.

My first reaction is contempt for Poch for discussing this with journalists. Not sure whether my reaction is due to the Utd connection or whether there is an issue here about standards of behaviour. I am also not sure whether I rate Poch. Everyone in football seems to rate him but what has he done? The CL final appearance with Spurs was down to luck.

 

[Metal Biker]

The gift that keeps on giving.

Aww it's gone. What was it originally?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

It's a myth built up by the arse licking media to sell more subscriptions and tabloid's, like the theatre of dreams nonsense. They got lucky that the formation of the big shiny new sky premier league era coincided with the beginning of Ferguson's success.

There's this commonly-held myth that 'the United DNA' was always there, and that Baconface just brought it back to life, like some football version of Jurassic Park. But, as others have said, their post-war success is down to two managers only, plus James Gibson's bankrolling of them. Both managers were given time and money to do what they wanted to do and that worked out well for them, but in the modern era there will be no more managers like Busby, Ferguson, Wenger or the other long-serving successful managers and certainly not at the Glazer-owned United, where cash is king.

There's no guarantees of a top 4 place these days; there are 6 obvious potential candidates for those spots and others now snapping at their heels. If they miss out on CL for 2 consecutive seasons (which they've avoided by the skin of their teeth so far) there will be financial consequences and those could be the catalyst for a complete retrenchment and lead to them facing a long road back.

The answer for them should be getting in a good young coach that plays the way they expect and to have a complete clear-out of the old-guard of the coaching staff and players. They should be prepared to sacrifice top 4 if necessary to allow that manager to build something. But there's less than a 1% chance they'll do that, as not finishing top 4, or even the threat of not doing so, seems to be the trigger for the manager's P45. They'll almost certainly go back down the "He's won something, let's get him in" route, having tried that already with Mourinho and van Gaal. But neither of those really built anything patiently and building something is the thing they need right now. And Pochettino hasn't even won anything so what do they expect from him? But clearly there's no fucking plan if they need an interim to hold the fort before they appoint a caretaker who'll keep the seat warm for the next inshallah appointment.

And they'll continue with the mish-mash recruitment policy they have. I doubt Solskjaer had much say in some of the buys, as why would you buy players like Van Der Beek and Sancho for £120m, then not play them? He obviously had his doubts but didn't have the power or the balls to veto their transfers. So he didn't play them, which was his way of saying he didn't want them.

We may be the noisy neighbours but they've stolen our 'Comedy Club' title. The whole football world is laughing at them and long may it continue.

 

[dadnlad]

Southgate signs new deal with England… wanted him to go there for a laugh.

southgate snubs united headlines

 

[oldhamblue]

Just in the car, XS Manchester's lead story on the midday news - Ronaldo pays tribute to Ole calling him a super human being. Note not a super manager. When I thought it couldn't get any more bizarre there was a story about Boris addressing the CBI or some other financial group, with a story about going to Peppa Pig World

 

[bennyboy]

Since moving to the Etihad we have had the same amount of managers winning the league as they have had in their history.lol

 

[Claytop]

Lmao oh here we are. I thought I was joking.