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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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Apparently so and I'm sure some of the fanboys here are in full agreement
Please don't take it seriously.
No use getting annoyed by it.
you're right, of course.
But its just frustrating seeing people I respected and loved for utd on the pitch spouting such absolute garbage
It was always going to happen when Giggs didn't get the gig (lol). Scholes has been saying bad things about United since he retired but he's stepped it up since Giggs left.
They contributed to their own downfall, 3 goals from set plays and awful marking. I thought Leicester looked more likely to score, I don't think it would of been as good a performance but i can see what he is saying
Not saying it's right or wrong, but it definitely seems to be a strong perception and is part of the reason why Rooney gets a tough time for poor performances, despite having legendary status.
Rooney wouldn't have been able to score the goal Mata did, nor would have had the speed of mind or ability to get the assist he did to Rashford either imo, was very clever play.
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Savage dismissed the Mata praise?
Footballers in being either a: So loyal to a mate as to be unprofessional or b: Thick as a thunderstorm sandwich shocker!
I stand by this - think he'll start.
I'm not sure who he'll start in place of (Rashford, Mata, Martial), but Mourinho's weird answers on Rooney (protecting him etc) and the fecking relentless Rooney press machine make me even more confident he'll start at the weekend.
Hope I'm wrong, but after watching this play out for the last 3 years, you almost start to build up a kind of instinctive reading of the situation when it comes to Rooney's treatment.
Maybe because we're constantly reading between the lines and so much of what everyone says about him - journos, managers, pundits etc - is just complete and utter nonsense.
But yeah, he'll start on Sunday.
He said if Rooney had played last Saturday we'd have still beaten Leicester 4-1 and played well.
And worse still, Paul Scholes said the same thing.
I've just seen Zlatan's goal. Do people really call that Rooney's scuffed shot an assist pass and give him credit for it? 
Not sure if its an instinctive reading of the situation or just pessimism, certainly in the last few years the most profitable strategy has been to bet on Rooney starting so it will be hard to shake that mindset until there is conclusive evidence Mourinho is going to start doing things differently. So far we have seen hints, but it is way short of conclusive evidence. So yes, I expect him to start as well - especially after getting a rest yesterday.
It'll go down in stats as an assist all miss hit shots do I think, not 100% mindI've just seen Zlatan's goal. Do people really call that Rooney's scuffed shot an assist pass and give him credit for it?
Rooney would have most prob taken the corners had he played...
They do, I just read a post this morning that said he was laughing when Rooney broke the counter up....laughing!
Not upset to see miss yet another final ball but found it amusing. Like I say there are shit fans on both sides
People get past the point of being angry and eventually it leads to acceptance, and they'll laugh about it instead. That's where we are with Rooney. He's been shit for so long that we expect him to muck everything up. It's best to laugh about it.
Savage spent the rest of the game eulogising Rooney's experience and movement for the goal and moaning about how hard the pass to him was and how he did well just to connect with it.I've just seen Zlatan's goal. Do people really call that Rooney's scuffed shot an assist pass and give him credit for it?
Energized the team and inspired the goal. Good sub.
Scholes comment is very disrespectful towards Mata. But I wouldn't expect anything less from Sholes when it comes to being a pundit.
I've seen better pundits in pubs.
I've seen better pundits in pubs.
Why's Savage so loyal to Rooney? It's not like they ever played together, iirc.
Is he just a supposed Rooney loyalist because he's fed information to keep him happy or how else do you explain the absolute devotion/belief in Rooney?
Is he just a supposed Rooney loyalist because he's fed information to keep him happy or how else do you explain the absolute devotion/belief in Rooney?
Was not Scholes who once said Mata is not United player (you know the passion, physical side of British football)? If I recall that correctly, then Scholes is being consistent with his previous comment. Our ex players as pundits' re unbearable.
I doubt he has any loyalty, Savage just seems one of those pundits who always takes contriversial positions just to wind people up and get attention.
Or maybe I'm giving him too much credit and he actually really believes the crap he spouts.
Exactly this. Amazing how these professionals can't see but we can.
Blind would have never taken those corners if Rooney played and non of Rooney's corners would have gone past the first man.
Nice to see United supporters supporting Rooney as thats whats supporters should do .... support....
United supporters support United, not Rooney.
Where was the support for Moyes? #justice4Moyes
Scholes saying we would have won regardless if Rooney had played instead of Mata is very disrespectful when Mata's goal was fantastic and Rooney hasn't scored a goal like that in a long time and Mata's quickthinking set up Rashford's goal.
It begs the question though if we'd get the same result whether we play Mata or Rooney why we need Rooney then, just play Mata?
It begs the question though if we'd get the same result whether we play Mata or Rooney why we need Rooney then, just play Mata?
erm. United is made up of players. Rooney is one of them.
Every player gets supported.
Scholes has always been very dismissive of Mata, not sure what his issue is there since he's clearly twice the player that Rooney is these days and has contributed massively since he joined us despite having obvious weaknesses (as all players do).
If I recall correctly I think Giggs was also fairly sceptical of Mata, based on him not starting his first game in charge (then coming on and scoring 2) then being subbed off in the next game against Sunderland and promptly dropped against Hull.
United is a club and a team more than anything. Rooney is holding both the club and the team back.
I sincerely believe Savage is on the Rooney payrole, the Rooney camp are probably hoping for one last mega contract from China and for that he is needed to be thought of as better than he is.
As Zlatan saved Rooney from total embarrassment the commentators spoke about how Rooney has the knack for finding the right place at the right time providing an assist, even if he may slightly have scuffed it.
Hilarity.
Hilarity.
Aargh that makes sense. Though if these pundits had an IQ anywhere near double digits, they'd realise that there's a limit to the shit you spout, before you lose all credibility.
Credibility is not the yardstick in punditry. Why would they give a crap? They want people to talk about them.
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