Really good read and very informative.
There were at least 10 occasions in the last 9 years in which his predecessor Ed was "cleaning house", "restructuring" or some similar bullshit, only for a more incompetent twat to be installed. So don't get your hope up until we see some actual results.
Yesterday we posted a tweet that was celebrating Ten Hag being on the cusp of winning a league title with Ajax. Something that we’ve not been anywhere near in 10 years
I remember you wrote about this extensively on the forum, and I've read articles from The Athletic & other publications, when Murtough was appointed in Feb 2021, it seemed that Ole was peer to him in terms of reporting to Woodward, which meant Ole had more power with regards to the management of the First Team, while Murtough was given the control of the recruitment department and other department, what looked strange to me the most was the fact that Simon Wells was placed under Ole in the structure as Ole's personal scout.
They could order the matchday lineup graphic in order of position rather than squad number so you don’t have to struggle to figure out who is playing where.
Exactly this. Their target is to get hits. If the team is losing constantly anything short of “we’re fecking shite aren’t we” is going to be derided. So the only other option is not post at all. But then they don’t get hits. If we were winning games there wouldn’t be an issue.
I get that the official United account should not be making such a tweet. But I must confess that I have been watching Ajax games recently as a form of therapy (after United's miserable showings) in the hope that ETH can somehow replicate what he built at Ajax at United.
no we'll have a deputy director to assist Murtough
I can honestly say I’ve never once struggled with this. Maybe because I know where each player plays because I watch them.
I agree with this but I also think you can be a little less tone deaf without being hugely negative.
That's ridiculous.
Haven't we already done that with the manager which is far more important considering the circumstances. Let's not forget that the new manager hasn't actually started and his input is important for making new acquisitions. That's before all the negotiations take place.
Which is exactly why they are suddenly changing policy. Once the ESL died, so did the Woodward version of success.
"focussed"A mail that has been sent from Richard Arnold to someone that works with the club(and also a supporter)
Great post. Unfortunately some will still ignore and continue their narrative against Mourtough, Fletcher and co.
You need to get your head around the fact that DF is technical director in name only. His job is well defined and known. I hope they change the job title
Exactly.
From what's being reported, Murtough has total control of the football side of the club and will therefore be the head of football throughout the club.
When you allow a manager to have his own personal scout, then you're going to be in trouble imo. And that's exactly what happened with Simon Wells and Phelan playing big roles in the recruitment process working directly with Solskjaer. And we couldn't see past the most obvious names.
The Glazers also have someone advising them called Mike Forde. Forde was a football executive for many years (Chelsea between 2007 - 2013) and is now running a firm (sportsology) that helps sports teams to create elite cultures within their respective organisations. Forde is originally from the UK but currently resides in America. Forde and Murtough have a history that goes a long way back, so it wouldn't surprise me if Murtough had a hand in persuading the Glazers to hire a experienced football executive like Forde.
Gotcha. Thank you!
How long has he been advising them?
