Clearly INEOS have had more than enough time to do a full review of the club and it’s clear that their findings are probably;
1. The club has an archaic football structure that like its stadium is stuck in the 20th century, No real football structure to support and manage a coach on a week to week basis.
Priority Extreme High importance
2. An improving youth system but still far from what a club like United expect. Priority Medium to High importance
3. A Dilapidated stadium which could be rebuilt or modernised to increase Revenue and improve fan experience.
Priority High importance
4. A Training ground which has had minor modernisations but still needs upgrading.Priority Medium importance
5. An underperforming squad whose cost/expense does not match their expected performances on the field. Priority Extreme High importance
6. An obvious Coach who is failing systematically, culturally and frequently can not close out results.
Priority now Extreme high importance
7. An ever increasing injury problem due to an inept medical team or substandard facilities like recuperation rooms etc.
Priority High
Only Ineos and Sir Jim can answer these questions but question 1should have been sorted already with pretty org charts circulated to the media showing how the new structure for the club, men and woman’s team would now look like with Omar Berrada as the new CEO, Dan Ashworth as the DOF, Jason Wilcox as the new Technical Director, John Murtough fired, Darren Fletcher in a new role etc.
Why should this have been done by now?
Simply to allow the club to deflect the real issues of Player, Manager and team performance.
This would give them time to have made obvious decisions in early May that ETH must be sacked, Certain players should now be pushed forward to be sold like Rashford and this should happen asap. Points 1,5 and 6 must be dealt with immediately by your new football Director structure as you are empowering ‘So called best in class’ to make the right football and financial decisions.
However I only see mistakes being made by Ineos, mistakes that they seem to have not learnt from their Nice experiences. It’s all very well and good employing a sir David Brailsford to be the conduit between Sir Jim and the new management structure but right now he’s dealing direct with the manager and players and sending out mixed messages.
Most of these footballers don’t care, probably want out for the same money and certainly don’t want to train as frequently as they are! They are constantly breaking down due to over use and a lack of a well thought out squad depth by John Murtough and ETH which does not allow certain players to rest and give their best.
This dithering around with putting men like Ashworth in is huge, we’ve just come off a 15 month takeover saga and right now INEOS words are just that words, where’s the action, Bayern have a bad period they can’t win their domestic league, they sack the coach but allow him to finish the season. We should have come out and said after the home defeat to Fulham, that ETH will be replaced in the summer and the club is actively looking for his replacement, he then has to try and achieve something so the next potential employer is tempted by ETH, thinking United as a club have made a huge mistake!
It’s ok for INEOS to say that potentially up to 9 or 10 players may leave in the summer with a huge recruitment strategy planned at young emerging talent being strategised, it’s ok to say that the Club has decided to recruit a brand new medical team and are making significant upgrades to carrington to assist this team with state of the art equipment to help them improve our injury record. It’s ok to say that an a full review of the team inability to score the required number of goals and the increased number of goals conceded has been undertaken and changes will be made this summer. It’s ok to gaslight the fanbase about a new state of the art stadium in 4 or 5 years.
It’s not ok to be linked with Gareth Southgate, Graham Potter, Gary O’Neil, Kieran McKenna as potential new Head Coaches. It’s not ok to be haggling around a few million quid when Dan Ashworth can start and it’s certainly not ok that no set defined roles have been discussed for this new structure!
Will Omar Berrada be in complete control as he probably expects, meaning it’s his responsibility to agree and appoint a wining coach, yes Dan Ashworth if he’s the new DOF has to be on board as well and both will consult Jason Wilcox who as Technical Director must also have some input but that’s the issue, who does this new coach report to and what if Ashworth, Brailsford and Sir Jim only want Southgate?
I can see Omar Berrada resigning very quickly if he’s not the main man and Ineos must learn from Nice that you sometimes can interfere too much by trying to be too proactive, have too many chiefs and not enough Indians!
1. The club has an archaic football structure that like its stadium is stuck in the 20th century, No real football structure to support and manage a coach on a week to week basis.
Priority Extreme High importance
2. An improving youth system but still far from what a club like United expect. Priority Medium to High importance
3. A Dilapidated stadium which could be rebuilt or modernised to increase Revenue and improve fan experience.
Priority High importance
4. A Training ground which has had minor modernisations but still needs upgrading.Priority Medium importance
5. An underperforming squad whose cost/expense does not match their expected performances on the field. Priority Extreme High importance
6. An obvious Coach who is failing systematically, culturally and frequently can not close out results.
Priority now Extreme high importance
7. An ever increasing injury problem due to an inept medical team or substandard facilities like recuperation rooms etc.
Priority High
Only Ineos and Sir Jim can answer these questions but question 1should have been sorted already with pretty org charts circulated to the media showing how the new structure for the club, men and woman’s team would now look like with Omar Berrada as the new CEO, Dan Ashworth as the DOF, Jason Wilcox as the new Technical Director, John Murtough fired, Darren Fletcher in a new role etc.
Why should this have been done by now?
Simply to allow the club to deflect the real issues of Player, Manager and team performance.
This would give them time to have made obvious decisions in early May that ETH must be sacked, Certain players should now be pushed forward to be sold like Rashford and this should happen asap. Points 1,5 and 6 must be dealt with immediately by your new football Director structure as you are empowering ‘So called best in class’ to make the right football and financial decisions.
However I only see mistakes being made by Ineos, mistakes that they seem to have not learnt from their Nice experiences. It’s all very well and good employing a sir David Brailsford to be the conduit between Sir Jim and the new management structure but right now he’s dealing direct with the manager and players and sending out mixed messages.
Most of these footballers don’t care, probably want out for the same money and certainly don’t want to train as frequently as they are! They are constantly breaking down due to over use and a lack of a well thought out squad depth by John Murtough and ETH which does not allow certain players to rest and give their best.
This dithering around with putting men like Ashworth in is huge, we’ve just come off a 15 month takeover saga and right now INEOS words are just that words, where’s the action, Bayern have a bad period they can’t win their domestic league, they sack the coach but allow him to finish the season. We should have come out and said after the home defeat to Fulham, that ETH will be replaced in the summer and the club is actively looking for his replacement, he then has to try and achieve something so the next potential employer is tempted by ETH, thinking United as a club have made a huge mistake!
It’s ok for INEOS to say that potentially up to 9 or 10 players may leave in the summer with a huge recruitment strategy planned at young emerging talent being strategised, it’s ok to say that the Club has decided to recruit a brand new medical team and are making significant upgrades to carrington to assist this team with state of the art equipment to help them improve our injury record. It’s ok to say that an a full review of the team inability to score the required number of goals and the increased number of goals conceded has been undertaken and changes will be made this summer. It’s ok to gaslight the fanbase about a new state of the art stadium in 4 or 5 years.
It’s not ok to be linked with Gareth Southgate, Graham Potter, Gary O’Neil, Kieran McKenna as potential new Head Coaches. It’s not ok to be haggling around a few million quid when Dan Ashworth can start and it’s certainly not ok that no set defined roles have been discussed for this new structure!
Will Omar Berrada be in complete control as he probably expects, meaning it’s his responsibility to agree and appoint a wining coach, yes Dan Ashworth if he’s the new DOF has to be on board as well and both will consult Jason Wilcox who as Technical Director must also have some input but that’s the issue, who does this new coach report to and what if Ashworth, Brailsford and Sir Jim only want Southgate?
I can see Omar Berrada resigning very quickly if he’s not the main man and Ineos must learn from Nice that you sometimes can interfere too much by trying to be too proactive, have too many chiefs and not enough Indians!