Sir Alex

[Mo2013]

Do any of you think that a club of Manchester United's stature are going to let it go down the tubes ? You're having a larff aren't you ? You all hope they will fold up and die, keep hoping folks !

[Dark Knight]

Happens all the time, it is called a regime change and any regime change creats a power vacuum.
it happened to Liverpool, Arsenal etc, why are United any different?
watch for the exodus of players, Giggs, Scholes, Rooney etc etc

[Ray Scully]

Do any of you think that a club of Manchester United's stature are going to let it go down the tubes ? You're having a larff aren't you ? You all hope they will fold up and die, keep hoping folks !

You only need to look at what happened to the clubs when other top managers retired.
No room for complacency here.

Ray

[Mo2013]

I am not complacent, I sincerely hope that the club will continue in the same vein. Regarding Giggs and Scholes, they will retire anyway, and that will have nothing to do with Sir Alex's retirement. Rooney has not seemed himself for a while now and it is rumoured that he has asked for a transfer and the club has said he is not for sale, but in any case I would not want the club to keep a player who did not want to be there and whose heart was not in it. I am sure that MUFC have thought about the day that SAF retired, and discussed at length his replacement so we shall see what unfolds in the coming weeks.

[Dark Knight]

the court case between Rooney and Moyes will no have no bearing then?
watch for the exodus
bookies odds on Moyes lasting less than 18 months are quite generous and the outside bet is he lasts 3 years at nice long odds

[Mo2013]

[Dark Knight]

oh dear
is there an icon for putting you hands over your ears and going Na, na , na , na
would seem appropriate, as some people just cannot accept critique of their beloved club.....bless em

[Mo2013]

[Manoverboard]

Happens all the time, it is called a regime change and any regime change creats a power vacuum ...

Not automatically.

This regime change has, I would suggest, been planned over a number of years and the fall-out can be avoided if they chose the right man to replace Sir Alex ... enter David Moyes who is probably Fergies choice and he, after all, will only be a phone call away even in early retirement if needs be.

Nope, they will not take a dip nor will there be wholesale changes.

But if Jose gets the job then anything could happen

[Mo2013]

Happens all the time, it is called a regime change and any regime change creats a power vacuum ...

Not automatically. This regime change has, I would suggest, been planned over a number of years and the fall-out can be avoided if they chose the right man to replace Sir Alex ... enter David Moyes who is probably Fergies choice and he, after all, will only be a phone call away even in early retirement if needs be. Nope, they will not take a dip nor will there be wholesale changes.

Yep, you got it.

[Dark Knight]

Moby

a small wager mayhaps? a cheeky fiver says they see a dip in form and it takes a couple of seasons to get back on track,

[Manoverboard]

Moby

a small wager mayhaps? a cheeky fiver says they see a dip in form and it takes a couple of seasons to get back on track,

Let us assume David Moyes gets the job and that Sir Alex will whisper in his ear about getting in Bale and dumping Ninny and Anderson ... that is business as usual rather than a team re-build.

A dip in form will not arise because the Manager changes, no one man is bigger than this Club.

So ...

I will accept your wager for a fiver but let me tell you it's like taking candy from a baby

[Dark Knight]

Mobymod

you are on.
anything below a top 3 finish is considered a dip? are we agreed?

[Serendipity]

My daughter is a friend of David Moye's daughter and she reckons he signed on the dotted line last week but he doesnt want to work with Rooney.

[paultheeagle]

David Moyes taking over from Sir Alex is a great choice and it would seem one of the worst kept secrets of all time.

Fergie ain't leaving the club is he? He is retiring from being their Manager, he is moving up stairs..

Why David Moyes...Mr Moyes has all the qualities that United expect of their manager and unlike any foreign manager he will not consider it a weakness to ask for help if needed and Sir Alex will willingly give his advice.

I think United might struggle a tad at the start of next season while the players get used to David Moyes ways of doing things but that won't last.

Don't worry the Premier League will still be boring next season, United will still win it but maybe not by such a hugh margin.....If the Palace get promoted they will have a least six points fewer than this one for a starters

[Ray Scully]

PTE

There lies the problem, Fergie will be forever interfering. The reason why Moyes stayed so long at Everton was because of Bill Kenwright's light touch.

Ray

[Manoverboard]

Mobymod

you are on.
anything below a top 3 finish is considered a dip? are we agreed?

We are agreed at Top 4

[Dark Knight]

Moby
top 3 and don't worry I will donate you fiver to charity

[Delboy]

My daughter is a friend of David Moye's daughter and she reckons he signed on the dotted line last week but he doesnt want to work with Rooney.

According to sky sports, Rooney asked for a transfer a couple of weeks ago, not happy with the position he has been playing in of late.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/8700165/

Also according to Bill Kenwright a deal re Moyes going to MU has not been finalised yet

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/8700089/

[paultheeagle]

PTE

There lies the problem, Fergie will be forever interfering. The reason why Moyes stayed so long at Everton was because of Bill Kenwright's light touch.

Ray

Ray

I don't think he will interfere though Ray, Moyes will walk before he let that happens.... Moyes will have a very difficult job, people both inside and outside the club will invariably compare......Moyes does something and some will shout...Sir Alex would never have done that....but I think United will let Moyes be his own man...Sir Alex will be there to help, if asked and that will almost certainly guarantee continuity.

[Mo2013]

Rooney's body language on the pitch in recent games clearly shows that he is not happy in the position he has been played in. But MUFC say that he is not for sale. Having said that, the same was said about RVP. In all walks of life most people have to work with someone they don't get on with and have to be professional about it so why should football be any different ?

[Ray Scully]

My daughter is a friend of David Moye's daughter and she reckons he signed on the dotted line last week but he doesnt want to work with Rooney.

According to sky sports, Rooney asked for a transfer a couple of weeks ago, not happy with the position he has been playing in of late.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/8700165/

Rumour around this part is that Rooney is totally disenchanted with football, and is joining
Colleen's business as a male model.

Ray

[Mo2013]

PTE

There lies the problem, Fergie will be forever interfering. The reason why Moyes stayed so long at Everton was because of Bill Kenwright's light touch.

Ray

Ray

I don't think he will interfere though Ray, Moyes will walk before he let that happens.... Moyes will have a very difficult job, people both inside and outside the club will invariably compare......Moyes does something and some will shout...Sir Alex would never have done that....but I think United will let Moyes be his own man...Sir Alex will be there to help, if asked and that will almost certainly guarantee continuity.

Ha ha, as someone who goes to every home game, I am sure I won't say SAF would have done this and that, because at times this season I have wondered why SAF himself has done this and that and played this player and not that player !!!! I am quite prepared for a different style of manager.

[Mo2013]

"Rumour around this part is that Rooney is totally disenchanted with football, and is joining Colleen's business as a male model." Ray

[Delboy]

One of the easiest jobs in the word, is to be a back seat manager

Some interesting figures re the top wealthiest clubs in football


http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicd ... ly-chart-6