Ole Sack Watch

Should we replace the manager ?

  • Yes - Its time to make a change

    Votes: 3,004 87.8%
  • No - Give him more time

    Votes: 449 13.1%

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justsomebloke

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His bottomless positivity is uncomfortable to watch at this point. The fact is Scholes called it midweek. I said to my brother and my Dad we were more likely to lose 5-0 than win today (wished I had that bet).

If most people can see it then the fact the manager doesn’t is really concerning. He literally named the same XI after the appalling first half in midweek.

I’ve never seen such tactical stubbornness in the face of poor performance followed by poor performance.
That is the real dealbreaker for me. Same problems, game after game, and he just doubles down on the approach. It's a virtue to stick to what you believe in up to a point, I suppose, but we're now well past the point where that started to look like a gamble, or worse, like he didn't have any more cards to pull out of the pack. It looks pretty evident that the team has stopped believing in it - our defence in particular, which has been looking worse and worse for every game, and today was beyond atrocious.

The really horrible thing today was that we lose 5-0 in a game where both sides effectively stopped playing at 60 minutes, and where Liverpool didn't even really dominate that much. Possession was even at the break, shots close. But still they score 5 goals in little more than 50 minutes. All of them great goals and well deserved, but all of them also involving galactic-scale defensive meltdowns, from a defensive unit who clearly didn't feel confident handling what they were up against. Much of which comes back to our inability to exercise control higher up on the pitch, I would suspect.
 

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I think it'll be Tuesday.
He's not going to be in charge for Spurs.

He'll go in to the players tomorrow and tell them then it'll come out. Mutal consent.

Very sad for him
Unfortunately we’re going to soldier on with him.
 

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I’d give Rodgers a go. My only problem with Rodgers would be in the past 2 seasons his Leicester team have crumbled at the last minute and lost out on CL places. But he’s done amazing to get them there, he’s won an FA cup. He has a good style of play but can also adapt.

Plus he improves what he has. When they sold Maguire to us, he didn’t sign a replacement but instead played Seyancu who was previously a squad player. No excuses for not getting the signing he wanted, no regression just improvement with what was previously a squad player stepping up into the first team.
God no, not Rodgers.
 

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Ten Haag absolutely will join given his salary will rise by about 500 %. Also he needs more time with the squad if he has to have a real tilt at trophies next year.
 

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I was always Ole in to be honest. Through the tough patches of form we go through I always believed we'd bounce back and we have until now.

I am grateful for everything he has done for us. but I don't think he can take us any further so I'm now Ole out unfortunately.

Completely unacceptable start to this season when we arguably have the best "on-paper" team in the league.

I don't feel any animosity towards him or that he's "clueless" - just not the right man for MUFC from now on unfortunately.

After Leiceister and first half v Atalanta I was teetering on it, but today solidifies it for me.

He took us as far as he could and did a lot of good for the club - which if you asked me when he was appointed I would have been happy with:
Best football since fergie, restructuring of player recruitment (& I believe youth setup?), removed toxic atmosphere left by mourinho, challenge for top 4, then improve year on year, a minor cup would've been nice, bring back the united attacking philosophy (there are more i've forgotten).

Sorry Ole, I will love you forever but it's time to go I'm afraid, I just wouldn't wanna give liverpool the satisfaction of being the ones who "got him sacked", so I'd give him a bit longer since we are out of the title race now so a few more defeats won't matter against our next few tough teams.
I think keep him until jan and try to secure one of conte or zidane.

Man I'm depressed right now
I know how you feel, but its time to change your nick to ole sat at the wheel.
 

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Absolutely not. For a supposed club legend resigning is THE CORRECT thing to do. But he won't and that tells a lot about his character. After his stint I will rate him as an outsider who valued his payday more than anything else.
Yes, it is. It's the definition of a demand made in bad faith. Not one single poster in here, or any of these hack journalists or Twatter outrage merchants would ever hold themselves up to the same made up moral standards. It's a demand designed to generate hatred towards another human being, trying to make it out like he's not only an incompetent manager for this level (which he is), but also a terrible human being (which he isn't). It serves only to absolve those higher up of the responsibility which is part of their jobs, and you're a fool if you're falling for it.
 

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Even if the board has decided to sack ole they wont do it now because they'll want the new manager or the interim caretaker to have a soft landing. So they'll wait till our difficult fixtures are out the way by next month.
 

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Unfortunately we’re going to soldier on with him.
Looks like it.
I've just read his post match interview and I'm seething.

I've never heard so much shite in my life.

He actually thinks we're close to something.
He's defending the coaching
Forget about it and move on

He's completely lost it.
He's going to send the same team out again to do the same thing in the next fecking game

Jesus will this ever end
 

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He's not in control anymore and doesn't know how to solve it.

He needs to be put out of misery like Moyes was.

Only question is how to do it with both sides saving face. The board and the manager.
 

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Yes, it is. It's the definition of a demand made in bad faith. Not one single poster in here, or any of these hack journalists or Twatter outrage merchants would ever hold themselves up to the same made up moral standards. It's a demand designed to generate hatred towards another human being, trying to make it out like he's not only an incompetent manager for this level (which he is), but also a terrible human being (which he isn't). It serves only to absolve those higher up of the responsibility which is part of their jobs, and you're a fool if you're falling for it.
It's not a demand. It's a free world and OGS is free to do as he pleases at the end of the day. It's a rather an expectation from a purported club legend.
 

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It's not a demand. It's a free world and OGS is free to do as he pleases at the end of the day. It's a rather an expectation from a purported club legend.
Semantics. Doesn't change a thing. It's a stupid expectation made in bad faith then.
 

justsomebloke

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Oh yes please no coach who improves many players.
And chokes during the endgame, every time.

I don't know. Graham Potter? Would be fun to see what he could make of a big club.

Just so long as it's not some short term big ego who veers into yet another fundamental shift in approach. Obviously adjustments are needed to how we play, otherwise there wouldn't be a need to replace OGS, but it should be broadly within the parameters of fast attacking football.
 

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How many more games are we will to go away.
Assuming you meant "willing" and to "throw" away, then your guess is as good as mine.

Difficult timing for the board.
Do it now and they have to have someone lined up.

Think next international break, and they've got a few weeks to sort it.
 

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Best of it is, we have more points than this time last year don't we?
This is why it's unlikely a sacking is on the horizon. This isn't even close to rock bottom for Ole. I'm actually expecting another run that leads to no trophies. He's a wizard of zero expectation football. He'll however go back to being a pumpkin right in time to bottle a trophy opportunity. Haven't seen a manager so allergic to the pressure of expectation.
 

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Problem we have here is no replacement. Can’t see Zidane or Conte at United.
I'm not being funny, but there are many replacements better than Ole. Give a chance to somebody and when the next obvious choice is available, assess again. Just don't rest on our laurels whatever we do.

Ten Hag if available.
Potter given a chance.
Conte then reassess at the end of the season or when the next obvious choice is available.
Same for Zidane.

I bet others could roll off a list of interesting managers that are worth a shot. We honestly have nothing to lose and there will be no sentiment towards these managers so, if they fail, we go again. That is how it is done. We'll either strike lucky giving a chance out or will maybe win a trophy on the way to finding our Klopp or Pep.
 

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He should have gone after the EL Final. It proved his limitations and level. Now we have to flounder for a season for the inevitable.
 

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We don't care about winning.

Ole won't be sacked until the end of the season.

Not even expecting it.

The entire season is a write-off in October yet again.
 

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It's not a demand. It's a free world and OGS is free to do as he pleases at the end of the day. It's a rather an expectation from a purported club legend.
Seriously. Anyone expecting OGS to resign of his volition on the evening of a catastrophic result lack not just realism and reasonability, but also an appreciation of what responsibility means. This is a decision for the club to make, at the time of its choosing. He can fight it, laconically await it or work with the club on the decision on a basis of mutual consent, but for him to make that decision off the cuff on his own, with no preparation or warning, would be stupid and irresponsible.
 

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Fergie and Gill sit on the advisory board and clearly have a decent say, unless you believe it was Woody’s idea to bring Phelan & Ole back to the club; in which case you’re off your rocker.
I also can't shake off the feeling a lot of the delusional confidence in Ole behind the scenes comes from them, especially that new contract. Someone must have told our clueless board the players would mail it if they thought the manager was leaving.

Worst part is if he wasn't renewed Neville and everyone from old United would have blamed the poor start on the uncertainty of Ole's position. We've seen just about any and everything get turned into an excuse for Ole.
 

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Looks like it.
I've just read his post match interview and I'm seething.

I've never heard so much shite in my life.

He actually thinks we're close to something.
He's defending the coaching
Forget about it and move on

He's completely lost it.
He's going to send the same team out again to do the same thing in the next fecking game

Jesus will this ever end
He says exactly what he has to say. Means nothing.
 

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Problem we have here is no replacement. Can’t see Zidane or Conte at United.
Why? First of all they would both jump to take United.
And i can see sceptiscm towards Conte but Zidane? Plays attacking football, he is not toxic character, won everything, has reputation....what to ask more, ffs?
 

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Why? First of all they would both jump to take United.
And i can see sceptiscm towards Conte but Zidane? Plays attacking football, he is not toxic character, won everything, has reputation....what to ask more, ffs?
The reason I agree with you is that we seem to think we need a manager to build a dynasty and who’s going to be here long term, but if that’s the case why are we signing Cavani one Summer and Ronaldo the next. We need a manager who can get the best out of us now.
 

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Unreal negativity.
You can disagree as much as you want. One thing is the brand of football going on, another thing is shitty negativity that is just plain wrong. Yes the timing for that thread was not my finest hour, but most fans will agree that Ole has done a lot good as well. It’s just not going to work out with him if we want the next level.
 

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There doesn't seem to be any leaks or narratives coming from journalists, either pro or anti ole.
 

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Assuming you meant "willing" and to "throw" away, then your guess is as good as mine.

Difficult timing for the board.
Do it now and they have to have someone lined up.

Think next international break, and they've got a few weeks to sort it.
Sorry, I've resorted to drink this evening.

He needs to go now, caretaker in until it's sorted.
 

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Bit quiet on the club briefing his job is safe, like they did after Leicester, no?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing now, so fat chance they'd bother briefing anyone yet.

In all seriousness, I think we won't hear anything until tomorrow. Even then there's a slim chance of anything being done or said.
 
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