Recent content by Patrick Astwood

Bayern got the best of him.

This may sound controversial and counter-intuitive, but I always maintain that it was Ferguson that left the team in a bad state. The succession following Ferguson was the most important decision the club had to make in years, and they flunked it by allowing Ferguson to make the hubristic...

It is possible to have 'sack envy'?

Actually wanted us to lose today. Yes, really. This merely delays the inevitable. Ole out.

Ole is a nice bloke, and has been a good servant of United, but is he really the equal of Klopp, Guardiola, or Tuchel? Fans complain because they know that United does not exist to be an 'also ran' club. It is not enough just to compete, we need to WIN things. And brutal truth is that Ole does...

No, it is precisely because when Utd have been within striking distance of silverware that Ole has choked, and to be quite frank, blown it. He does not have the tactical nous or mental toughness to motivate this team at crucial moments. I think he will be gone by the end of this season, if not...

Great news, although not sure about being the consolation prize after City, his first choice...

United have made some progress I agree, but I doubt Ole is tactically astute enough to take the team to the next level. The choking against Sevilla and Villareal more or less confirmed it for me. He may learn from his mistakes, but will be given another 3 years, while other teams strengthen? I...

Ole should be sacked. For me there is one critical reason why. The last transfer window is where he needed to make crucial decisions about players he was releasing and who he was bringing in. And to be brutally honest he flunked it. After several seasons of poor buys and gradual decline, our...