How does the “advisor” on the deal (for a hostile takeover) become the CEO? Because the hostiles trust their own. They kept it in the family and he was part of it. Snivelling, arrogant little (...). Glad to see the back of him. #GlazersOut
Why is Ed Woodward held in such contempt?
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Ed is a cancer that thankfully has been cut out. Incompetent to the end. May he crawl off somewhere and never show his face at Old Trafford again
Laughing stock of football pretending he was against the Super League. You only need to look at the reaction of utd fans here to get a feeling of how EVERYONE felt when the news came through
Fast forward to 44 seconds on this. This was also my reaction
We spent 1 BILLION under this clown. 1 BILLION and never won a Premier league.
Laughing stock of football pretending he was against the Super League. You only need to look at the reaction of utd fans here to get a feeling of how EVERYONE felt when the news came through
Fast forward to 44 seconds on this. This was also my reaction
We spent 1 BILLION under this clown. 1 BILLION and never won a Premier league.
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Like an early Christmas present. Just what we want to hear after yesterday.
Can always count on Ed to lift our spirits.
So in other words won't be sacking Ole until at least April
He came in and while he was obviously a business expert(some may even say genius) it was clear from day 1 he clearly knew nothing about running the football side of the business.
The has been shown to be clear from that car crash of a first transfer window, to his managerial appointments, to the insane contracts he has been involved in.
He clearly needed help running that side of things, and whether its true or not the way it appears from the outside is that he didn't get it because he was too proud to admit he needed help or didn't want to give up power.
The has been shown to be clear from that car crash of a first transfer window, to his managerial appointments, to the insane contracts he has been involved in.
He clearly needed help running that side of things, and whether its true or not the way it appears from the outside is that he didn't get it because he was too proud to admit he needed help or didn't want to give up power.
If that's what it takes for him to get out of the club I could live with it for a game, maybe even 2.
I have a genuine fear he will announce himself as caretaker
God that would be fantastic to see.
I have a genuine fear he will announce himself as caretaker
That's also on the Glazers not getting it though. From day one they've been focused on the commercial side, which is something they, and Woodward, do understand. It's mismanagement on a grand scale, not hiring where you, or your favourites, can't perform – in this case the football world. Appointing Woodward to Gill's position was just as bad as the attempted replacements for Fergie.
In December they will say he is not going anywhere
what a suprise, im shellshocked
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I think you have to take "leaks" like this after the event with some context. Woodward takes a large degree of responsibility because ultimately he was the main suit. Everything would have gone through him and to the Glazers so he can't escape culpability for renewals.
But there are a lot of people involved in our failures that have every reason to distance themselves from Ed now that he is gone in order to defend their own credibility.
But there are a lot of people involved in our failures that have every reason to distance themselves from Ed now that he is gone in order to defend their own credibility.
He gets blamed for the superstars we signed but those responsible for the rest of the dross don't get anywhere near the blame he gets. The sporting structure is rotten.
So after Super League scam fiasco, he still had not enough... I guess Glazers need him and he needs the Glazers ? Motivation to protest against them will just get fueled further.
Not much of a leak - we knew about value protection for a long time...we just never benefitted from it 
Yep and the amount of wages we paid for that project is ridiculous. We probably ended up selling Darmian for what we pay him a year after refusing to sell of 2 year whilst barely playing him.Not much of a leak - we knew about value protection for a long time...we just never benefitted from it
Its a tweet from October.
Because he very clearly had no idea of how to run the football side of the buissness and instead of ensuring he had people around him who did, he obviously didn’t want people questioning him so he never brought in that help and we have ended up in the position we are in.
Which is a club with the biggest net spend in history and a squad of mismatched egos who have no ideas how to work as a team.
Which is a club with the biggest net spend in history and a squad of mismatched egos who have no ideas how to work as a team.
It can never be said enough but God how stupid can you be. He must have gotten the idea from some videogame software. Woodward is the type to put all the janitors on 6 figures to keep the company's valuation high. Ed stoogeward.
That’s because he thought like a banker and viewed our players as assets rather than people/footballers.
Pretty much sums up everything that’s been wrong with our club: bankers trying to run a football club.
I thought everyone knew this!
The guy made life impossible for our managers. Especially Ole and Jose, who both talked about wanting clearouts.
In fact, United's 'disastrous' dressing room is largely down to the complacency created by Woodward making it so bloated and entitled. How can any manager get them motivated to give their all when the teammate next to them is allowed to get with murder before being given a pay rise and a contract extension?
It's no wonder they've downed tools and stopped trying. If my own colleagues worked like madmen, I'd feel obliged to follow suit. But if they spent all day pretending to work whilst really just talking about Netflix all day, I'd probably do the same.
Woodward and the accountants made the current culture inevitable.
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Unbelievable the damage this clown has done in his spell as CEO. Will haunt the club for years to come.
i hope the Ed slander from the club leaks like a burst pipe from now on
We'll see how things pan out in these next few years and what that indicates about EW's time here. His bosses oversaw this are still here so can we say things have truly changed?
Perhaps they felt they owed Ed loyalty due to his part in the takeover but it seems that he was a big part of United's downfall since 2013.
Perhaps they felt they owed Ed loyalty due to his part in the takeover but it seems that he was a big part of United's downfall since 2013.
Worst thing to ever happen United, remember the photo of him pointing in Fergie and Gill’s face, wee cnut..
A big part of squad management is to have the right ingredients with the right motivations.
You need a few oldies that can guide the younger ones, players at their peak who are here to win and prove themselves, Young players coming through that want to show they can reach the next level, and lastly some squad players who can come in and provide cover.
A large percentage of our squad is actually players who’ve failed at any of those roles, but they simply haven’t been moved on. Worse, Ole promised them all playing time, and it created a toxic atmosphere in the club.
You need a few oldies that can guide the younger ones, players at their peak who are here to win and prove themselves, Young players coming through that want to show they can reach the next level, and lastly some squad players who can come in and provide cover.
A large percentage of our squad is actually players who’ve failed at any of those roles, but they simply haven’t been moved on. Worse, Ole promised them all playing time, and it created a toxic atmosphere in the club.
He’s the easy option to target obviously but let’s see where we are in 3/4 years. If we are static we can just go blame the Glazers I guess
This. Incompetent (at least on the football side which is errrr….what matters at a football club!) to the max. Turned us into a laughing stock under his stewardship.
Our policy towards contract renewals of players who should have been moved on, might well be the biggest underlying factor behind our decline as a club. And it’s on him.
For a man who had a background in banking it was quite incredible how stupid he was during his time here. Fair enough making some mistakes in the first couple years as you get to grips with the role and learn on the job, but you'd think he would have learnt from those mistakes at some point in 8 years. Only once have we made a profit on a player, the rest of the time we lose money or we're stuck with players leeching money whilst doing nothing as we price them out of the market. We struggle to sell anyone and we're left with a bloated squad full of dross. How did he not realise this and why did he continue to negotiate ridiculous contracts for average players? Even our best players are paid far too much. Thanks to him we can't easily sell Rashford as he's one of the best paid players in the league. Martial is paid more than Salah for crying out loud, so we'll probably struggle to get rid of him too unless we give him away for nothing.
Woodward made many mistakes, but his direct contribution to our bloated, overpaid and under performing squad is his worst crime. The moron was more interested in building a commercial juggernaut (or an adult Disneyland) than a successful football club focused on winning trophies. No doubt that has had an influence on some of our players who seem to be more interested in their own brand and commercial appeal over being the best footballers they can be. Do other clubs have nobodies like Lingard and Cleverley trying to create clothing brands? The culture at this club has been rotten for years and I strongly believe Woodward is partly at fault for that.
Woodward made many mistakes, but his direct contribution to our bloated, overpaid and under performing squad is his worst crime. The moron was more interested in building a commercial juggernaut (or an adult Disneyland) than a successful football club focused on winning trophies. No doubt that has had an influence on some of our players who seem to be more interested in their own brand and commercial appeal over being the best footballers they can be. Do other clubs have nobodies like Lingard and Cleverley trying to create clothing brands? The culture at this club has been rotten for years and I strongly believe Woodward is partly at fault for that.
I’m starting to think he was a bigger reason for our failure than the Glazers
I mean, the owners gave him enough budget and he mis-managed it horribly
I suppose this is a hopeful thought more than anything, but since he was replaced things are looking up (off the field decisions, I mean)
I mean, the owners gave him enough budget and he mis-managed it horribly
I suppose this is a hopeful thought more than anything, but since he was replaced things are looking up (off the field decisions, I mean)
He was clearly bad at running the club, period!
But I think him being a vice instead of CEO probably meant our decisions was more committee based, unlike Arnold who will be a more powerful leader.
But I think him being a vice instead of CEO probably meant our decisions was more committee based, unlike Arnold who will be a more powerful leader.
Will go down as one of the worst football directors in modern elite football history.
This guy was clearly way over his head on the footballing matters. But his financial aspect is also really questionable all these signings and contracts don´t paint a picture of a shrewd business man.
Out of his depth.. Oversaw the systematic break up of everything Ferguson/Gill had built over last 25 years. His Disney comments will haunt us for a long time - absolute bell-end.
He was a JP Morgan spiv who advised on the leveraged buyout on behalf of the Glaziers. Seriously did not even like football until the Floridians hired him, he was a rugger bugger at school.
He's left United weakened, our commercial advantage is now gone, the team is less than the sum of its parts. The stadium is absolutely average now, he did nothing to improve it.
He staffed United with Bristol Uni chums instead of hiring the best football people.
Absolutely the worst CEO in United's history, no joke.
He's left United weakened, our commercial advantage is now gone, the team is less than the sum of its parts. The stadium is absolutely average now, he did nothing to improve it.
He staffed United with Bristol Uni chums instead of hiring the best football people.
Absolutely the worst CEO in United's history, no joke.
Because he had one of the most important jobs in football and was horrific at it. His lack of self awareness that he was so far out of his depth led to years of mismanagement, leading us to where we are now, a decade of failure. It will take years until we see the effects of it gone.