Hopefully it's him, with a 2/3 year contract in the summer if there is an improvement throughout the club in playing style, atmosphere around the ground, dressing room, the fans, and results, or at least playing like a proper United team even if the result doesn't go our way.
Who should the caretaker manager be?
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We've got something to be excited about this season now. Before his sacking we had zero hopes for anything this season, and we had garbage football to watch in the meantime while our biggest rivals are blitzing the league. Now who knows? Will the caretaker manager play some watchable football, playing the right players and giving some top youth players a chance? Would be nice!
They said a caretaker manager will be brought it within the next 24 hours. So they may have someone lined up. It could be Mike Phelan? Or "Arry from the jungle? Nah. Most probably Phelan.
Thats impressive odds. Chuck another £5 on it tbh. He's the only real logical choice right now imo.
I sense that the long-winded way that we are going to make a full-time appointment shows that Woodward is being woolly after his failure in previous appointments. I have never heard a situation where we have a caretaker and then an interim manager before recruiting a new manager. Dragging this whole thing out for the sake of it, does not work. What happens to recruitment? What happens to our direction of travel? It's a fecking mess.
Got 14-1 so dropped a quid on it.
I hope we dont go with a caretaker type arrangement.. much rather get in someone proper and give him these 6 months to assess so that he can plan properly for the summer window and for next season..
Impossible mid-season.
Jardim as caretaker seems like the most likely choice, right now.
Great news and shocked it wasn’t leaked beforehand.
They obviously have already lined up a caretaker and statement refers to proper recruitment process. If they press on with appointing a DOF it’s possible that the penny has finally dropped and they might start running a foot all club.
They obviously have already lined up a caretaker and statement refers to proper recruitment process. If they press on with appointing a DOF it’s possible that the penny has finally dropped and they might start running a foot all club.
Which isn't bigger than OT - No where near being close.
The in has said it will be a caretaker manager until the end of the season, he's not even considered for now. He might be in the summer. Form is temporary, class is permanent - he's not even allowed to buy anyone at Spurs. If Utd want him in the summer, he's extremely likely to go.
Actually if you think it from a Caretaker position, he's probably the candidate that makes most sense as he knows the club inside out having been assisstant under Sir Alex for god knows how long. Has had managing experience at Real Madrid (despite it being only one season) and Portugal. He'd also calm everything down and get us well coached again (at least in attack).
He'd already know some of the players too.
What a lot of shite, one summer in a market that was terrible for most clubs, Poch has been given money. There is little evidence to anything you are saying it’s just your opinion based on how you see United.
No thanks, he's not the man to bring in as caretaker.
Would Blanc be happy taking the job on knowing he might be replaced at the end of the season? He'd probably demand a full time position.
Solskjaer and Quieroz would be happy with the Caretaker role though.
Good option off the bench though.
Solksjaer would be interesting as a caretaker. I wouldn't mind that. Would he be able to handle the big egos though? Still prefer Jardim though.
It does not seem like Football clubs are kicking down his door with managerial jobs. Taking the caretaker position here would get his name back out there.
Because its the first and most important step to (hopefully) getting back among the top dogs. There were absolutely no signs that Mouhino was able (or willing?) to turn the ship around and if he had stayed on this course the atmosphere in and around the club would have become even more toxic and miserable.
This season is fecked anyways, so right now it does not matter who is taking over. Hopefully we get a caretaker until we find a fitting replacement and in any case; Getting hired in March with no pressure on you and getting a few months in the club before the next season is a lot better than getting hired in June
This season is fecked anyways, so right now it does not matter who is taking over. Hopefully we get a caretaker until we find a fitting replacement and in any case; Getting hired in March with no pressure on you and getting a few months in the club before the next season is a lot better than getting hired in June
People here mentioning the likes of Jardim and Blanc, I honestly don’t see them happy settling for a caretaker role.
Might be my inner romantic blinding me but I honestly wouldn’t mind Solskjaer, I’ve pretty much written this season off anyway.
Might be my inner romantic blinding me but I honestly wouldn’t mind Solskjaer, I’ve pretty much written this season off anyway.
Funny it hasn't been mentioned, but Solskjær as a caretaker sounds kinda alright until the summer.
His character is uplifting, he's serious and he understands the club. As a care-taker it sounds alright.
Edit: Would be better with the permanent manager getting in now and letting the players know the style though.
His character is uplifting, he's serious and he understands the club. As a care-taker it sounds alright.
Edit: Would be better with the permanent manager getting in now and letting the players know the style though.
For me a caretaker wont have time to do much coaching of the team, they will still play with much the same tactics as before. A caretaker needs to be someone who the players look up to and will give everything for. I don't think Solksjaer is that man, his time was too long ago.
£$£$ is always attractive though. Real and Chelsea never seem to have a problem appointing decent interim managers.
you're predicting the future there mate. We just sacked a manager and Michael Carrick is going to be in charge with a caretaker until the end of the season until the club can find a manager. We've sacked him with zero backup plan. That's free fall.
He knows his way around the stadium but at this point that's about it. The staff members he worked with are almost all gone; of the players he worked with we have... Carrick. That's about it. Even the CEO is different. It's not the Manchester United he remembers from 10 years ago, that's for sure.
Are you guys kidding me? The point is that they're not Spurs anno 2005 playing at White Hart Lane anymore. They have a nice 60.000 seater coming up - how the hell can you say that's 'not even close to OT'?
Player for player I would personally say they have more talent in their squad as well. Everything suggests they love what he's doing there and he likes being there. Now why on earth would he risk losing all of that to go to a club that currently only can offer him a slightly bigger salary?
It won't be Carrick.
Whoever it is simply has to be a positive manager, all ths season is about now is positive forward momentum. Massively respect queiroz reputation but he is a negative manager.
Would truly be happy to see, as caretaker, Neville, Carrick, solskjaer, blanc. Few interesting choices. I imagine it might mean zidane not an option gives me a feeling we will push hard for pochettino
Would truly be happy to see, as caretaker, Neville, Carrick, solskjaer, blanc. Few interesting choices. I imagine it might mean zidane not an option gives me a feeling we will push hard for pochettino
We’re in free fall either way, it can’t possibly get any worse. Keeping Jose in this position is just spreading the disease further.
I agree! A bit of positivity will do our players some good
But... we're not rushing. Caretaker until the end of the season while we're searching for a permanent manager (and hopefully make some other changes, such as a director of football).
it's saying on skysports he will be in charge until they announce a caretaker until the end of the season
I wouldn't mind Ole either. I don't believe he has great managerial credentials but I don't believe it matters. This season is a write off and it would be nice to see him.here.
Thing is, as much as Jardim and Blanc might not be happy to be caretakers, I don't necessarily see Ole being different. The man's in full time employment, even if it is at relatively lowly Molde. He also has a lot of affection for that club having managed there twice and been there as a player. Ok, he did leave them to join Cardiff but I suppose that could go either way now - he's done it so he'd do it again, or he feels grateful that they took him back and wouldn't leave for just a 6 month job.
I don't know, but I don't think it's guaranteed that he'd want to come for a short stint like that. Obviously if it was full time he'd be all over it although I wouldn't want him for that!
Yeah. Appointing a caretaker is good cause they won't hurry with a decision on a full time manager.
Good decision, albeit late one, still good.
Let's not get carried away though, this is just one of the many decisions to be made in order to bring UTD back to the top.
We will learn a lot of the direction the club will take and whether or not they had learned anything from previous apportionments.
Decision regarding the next manager should under no circumstances be made by Woodward, DoF is of utmost importance imo.
In fact the decision on the caretaker manager will be an interesting one, if they gonna give it to McCarrick or will they offer it to someone like Jardim or Blanc with an option for a milti year deal if they perform well.
If nothing else at least the atmosphere around the club will improve, way less toxicity and I imagine quite a few fans again being excited on the prospect of watching UTD games.
God I hope it's not Conte…
Let's not get carried away though, this is just one of the many decisions to be made in order to bring UTD back to the top.
We will learn a lot of the direction the club will take and whether or not they had learned anything from previous apportionments.
Decision regarding the next manager should under no circumstances be made by Woodward, DoF is of utmost importance imo.
In fact the decision on the caretaker manager will be an interesting one, if they gonna give it to McCarrick or will they offer it to someone like Jardim or Blanc with an option for a milti year deal if they perform well.
If nothing else at least the atmosphere around the club will improve, way less toxicity and I imagine quite a few fans again being excited on the prospect of watching UTD games.
God I hope it's not Conte…
I wonder who the options are.
So I doubt he is giving that job up to be caretaker.
Well James Cooper just reported that the caretaker would be “fun to work with”. Who else then other then Evra?
Martial, Pogba and Evra knocks PSG out of the champions league!! And that’s my last post for the day. Happy speculation everyone.
Early Christmas present and I'm glad they are appointing a caretaker and not rushing in as if we got a manager now I fear it would be Conte and we'd be right back where we are, with another boring, negative, pragmatic manager. Hopefully Zidane or Poch in the summer.
I can't believe it, I thought the club would wait until top 4 was gone and then do it like they did with Moyes. I hope the club can find a decent caretaker manager until we bring in Jose's replacement, because this next manager appointment is crucial. Now that Jose is gone I feel like the club will bring in a DOF asap, well I hope that's the case at least. Because these next couple of transfer windows are going to be so important.
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