Woodward set to stay on as Executive Vice Chairman

[#07]

Predictable.

He always intended this. He wanted the ESL thing to blow over, deliver us a good transfer window and be in and amongst the title contenders at this point when the decision is announced.

It’s all gone to shit so he’s playing it as “I’m needed in this moment of crisis” instead.

This moment of crisis is down to him and him alone, his exit will begin the repairing process.

Exactly.

We should have known as soon as the media got briefed the whole: 'Ed may stay as a consultant line.' That was clearly flying a kite for the idea of Ed remaining involved with United beyond this year. Guess the social media metrics people told them the noise wouldn't be too bad.

 

[STaphouse]

8 years, 4 managers, 2 caretakers, 0 league titles.

1 common denominator.

You leave Fred the Red out of this.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Feck this club

 

[giggs-beckham]

Where's that plane

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

Lets hope. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.

 

[Bestietom]

The going's on in this club now just fascinates me. We will just keep getting further and further away from the real stuff, FOOTBALL.

 

[Bebestation]

Just asking - is it only players you cant wish injuries for without getting warning points?

 

[tomaldinho1]

This was already happening though right?

 

[royboy16]

Rinse and repeat.

 

[RedDevilUnited369]

He was never leaving.

Taken for mugs, lads…

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Cheers to another 4 shit managerial appointments. Manchester United - where bad performance is rewarded.

Why the feck is the fellow who messed up three appointments needed to oversee the next interim/permanent one? Are his replacements even worse than him?!

 

[Kazi]

I can see how it went down already

"I'm not fecking leaving!!!"

 

[justsomebloke]

Even leaving aside what I think about Woodward, how does this make any sense whatsoever? On the contrary, it would make perfect sense to have the new guy overseeing that hiring.

 

[justboy68]

He really is the turd that won't flush.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

It's actually hilarious how badly run we've been since SAF retired.

You can't make it up.

There might be a Last Dance type documentary on this, but it'll just focus on mass failure after mass failure.

 

[CM]

Jesus man

 

[crossy1686]

It's funny but at the same time Arnold has zero experience at hiring new managers so it could be a bullet dodged

 

[Flying high]

Even leaving aside what I think about Woodward, how does this make any sense whatsoever? On the contrary, it would make perfect sense to have the new guy overseeing that hiring.

Maybe not, if they're planning on bringing in another banker to do the job.

 

[Chairman Steve]

Not sure what the benefit is. Is Poch banking on Woodward being above him if he was to become Utd manager? Weird how this story came out after all the major reputable sources said that Poch wants the job.

 

[Real Name]

His resignation is one of the longest I ever saw.

 

[Sunny Jim]

 

[Rhyme Animal]

He has to be a City/Liverpool plant at this point.

Stranger things have happened.

Think of City’s wealth and reach…

 

[Rhyme Animal]

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Utd fans… you need to protest, regularly.

 

[midou]

It's funny but at the same time Arnold has zero experience at hiring new managers so it could be a bullet dodged

Mate, I would bet my house on you picking a better manager than Woody or Arnold.

 

[harms]

Great news. Imagine losing Woody as well as Ole in a short span of time — it would've been scarily similar to us letting both Fergie and Gill go simultaneously.

Look at his confident stature and majestic, all-encompassing gaze... if you think about it, everything went wrong when he had announced his upcoming departure. Big Ed is back baby, watch this space!

 

[izec]

feck off Ed

 

[Greck]

He was never leaving. I've been refreshing newsfeeds all through the summer for an official confirmation. When I realised we were being played like a fiddle. Didn't even hear anything about good candidates being contacted. It was the same mediocre regime getting their contracts renewed.

 

[Nick7]

Whatever can go wrong will go wrong

 

[Tom Van Persie]

I actually think this is better than Arnold taking over…

It's not. Arnold is taking over as chief executive but not as executive vice chairman. The Athletic reported that he's willing to leave most of the footballing decisions to the football people at the club.

 

[padzilla]

It's almost like this was timed...

 

[Hectic]

I think it's because he's the Executive Vice Chairman Manchester United deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll keep him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our Executive Vice Chairman.

 

[tenpoless]

Watch this space.

 

[tenpoless]

This club handling the most important positions in the world of football like Uber Eats promo code.

 

[van Nistelrooy]

Protest.

 

[Real Name]

So a guy who oversaw appointing 4 managers who all failed will oversee an appointment of a 5th one.

 

[Ayoba]

Somebody stab me in the eye

 

[Irrational.]

He’s going to end up with a mob outside his house again at this rate.

 

[Schnappo]

This was always coming wasn't it. Once the next manager is hired, I wonder what the next excuse will be for him to extend his stay. Maybe they think if they keep prolonging his exit everyone will forget he resigned.

 

[hurricane thunderclap]

Well, now the boardroom is sorted hopefully the stuff that the coaching team have been preaching will all come together at once. We go again.

 

[mk7]

Predictable but nonetheless absurd.