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Phelan is here because he was Fergie's assistant, that's it. It's politically risky to sack him otherwise he'd be gone by now.
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Topping up his pension potSo Ralf states that our assistant manager spends zero time on the training pitch. What the feck does he do then apart from looking spectacular in shorts?
And ole wasn't coaching eitherYeah but he said that he didn’t spend time on the training pitch under Ole either. So wtf has he been doing for the past 3 or so years?
fecking joke. Manager and assistant manager have nothing to do with coaching. We're all just good mates.And ole wasn't coaching either
It's no surprise than that Carrick was able to get results. He knew the team much better than those two...fecking joke. Manager and assistant manager have nothing to do with coaching. We're all just good mates.
You don't actually know what Phelan does but you've already resorted to conspiracy theoriesIt really is a jobs for the boys situation, nothing else explains it. It's a joke and I hope early retirement is on the cards for Phelan if the board don't want to sack him.
Fergie's presence in the boardroom may be causing a few problems. Is he keeping his old mates/students in jobs because they were loyal to him and he wants to retain influence at the club?
Maybe he is the kitman ? Preparing and washing the players jersey. Thats why he isnt in the ground because he is busy on the laundromat. Hope he is gone and join Ole sooner or later. Makes you wonder what our ex manager and his ex assman does if they didnt do any training with players. Playing FM ?? Good riddance to themKeeping balloons away from the pitch is harder than it looks to be fair.
Imagine the conversation between rangnick and phelan when asked what he does at the club
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Fergie brought Ole and Phelan back more like.It was common knowledge that Phelan wasn't involved in coaching even in the SAF days. That was Queiroz then Rene's job. Phelan was Fergie's right hand man and that's why Ole brought him back because he wanted his experience around the place.
Yep I believe Rio described him just recently as Fergie's eyes and ears around the club.It was reported in the past that Phelan was someone that was utilised as a councillor/listener for the players and he then reported back to Fergie. Solskjaer also used him for a similar purpose.
So it's not a surprise that he wasn't coaching and was rather assisting the manager when it comes to identifying dressing room issues. This isn't anything new.
I think in several dynasties in China, the eunuchs were the real power behind the figurehead emperors, especially because they controlled the royal household monies and appointments. These were the kinds of things that were mundane and minor enough that the populace didn't really care until things got so bad that there was a revolution. Was he the power?Starting to sound like he's the clubs chief eunuch. Maybe that's why he's so scared of balloons.
The consigliere.Posted this in the press conference thread, but this fits better here:
I've said this in other threads. Pretty sure that when Ole arrived, he gave an interview saying he got Phelen in to see to the day to day running of the club so that Ole can focus on the football side of the house. This makes perfect sense. Phelen knows the club inside out. There are many things to running the club's operations beyond just training and tactics. Mundane stuff like coordinating training timing, media, logistics etc etc etc. Makes sense for Rangnick to keep Phelen for the same job.
That's hilarious. Ralf should get him to wash the cars or something.Tweet
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That’s funny!Posted this in the press conference thread, but this fits better here:
I've said this in other threads. Pretty sure that when Ole arrived, he gave an interview saying he got Phelen in to see to the day to day running of the club so that Ole can focus on the football side of the house. This makes perfect sense. Phelen knows the club inside out. There are many things to running the club's operations beyond just training and tactics. Mundane stuff like coordinating training timing, media, logistics etc etc etc. Makes sense for Rangnick to keep Phelen for the same job.
I've mentioned the same in the past and what @Lj82 also mentions in his post above, is pretty much what Phelan's role at the club was.Yep I believe Rio described him just recently as Fergie's eyes and ears around the club.
Maybe he is an "assistant to the manager" like Dwight Schrute rather than the assistant manager. That would explain his role betterSo Ralf states that our assistant manager spends zero time on the training pitch. What the feck does he do then apart from looking spectacular in shorts?
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I'm pretty sure that SAF said at one point that Phelan was the one training the players on the pitch, that he no longer did that part. So I have to admit I thought that's what he was here to do. There's another quote saying, "Two of them will help me to prepare training, to discuss video footage together with Paul (Brand). Mike Phelan does not watch the training..." Maybe one of those is Phelan?wtfff
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couldn’t believe this wasn’t posted by some sort of fake account. Love Rangnick just calling things out as he sees.
Despite him meaning no malice here, just makes you wonder what the hell really has been going on at United. Even for someone like Phelan, how can you have the title “assistant manager” (as per his own Twitter profile) yet not be present at training sessions. Honest to god, wtf
Those are PA/secretary tasks not the coaches.There are many things to running the club's operations beyond just training and tactics. Mundane stuff like coordinating training timing, media, logistics etc etc etc. Makes sense for Rangnick to keep Phelen for the same job.