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Upgrades to Carrington are always welcome. Thank you INEOS for moving the club forward in the right direction.
 

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I think if they decide to keep ETH, next season has to be a good one, otherwise I think Ineos and Wilcox's reputations will take a massive hit.

Interesting to see what they will do but at this stage, I suspect we will bring in Tuchel. If it doesn't go well with Tuchel, the excuse can be that it's the start of a new era etc. - I just don't think the excuses are there for ETH.
 

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I think if they decide to keep ETH, next season has to be a good one, otherwise I think Ineos and Wilcox's reputations will take a massive hit.

Interesting to see what they will do but at this stage, I suspect we will bring in Tuchel. If it doesn't go well with Tuchel, the excuse can be that it's the start of a new era etc. - I just don't think the excuses are there for ETH.
I 100% agree. Imagine how stupid they will look if they keep him on (after this disastrous season) and then end up sacking him before Christmas? It will be another season unnecessarily written off.
 

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I think if they decide to keep ETH, next season has to be a good one, otherwise I think Ineos and Wilcox's reputations will take a massive hit.

Interesting to see what they will do but at this stage, I suspect we will bring in Tuchel. If it doesn't go well with Tuchel, the excuse can be that it's the start of a new era etc. - I just don't think the excuses are there for ETH.
I don't think it will improve significantly only because we have very injury-prone players and I don't think it will get better, especially with the many upcoming pre-season games and Euros
 

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I don't think it will improve significantly only because we have very injury-prone players and I don't think it will get better, especially with the many upcoming pre-season games and Euros
I tend to agree but the optics won't look good for them if they keep ETH and sack him mid season or if he sees out his last season like this one.
 

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Those reports sound encouraging but I hope it actually materialises into something. We've heard similar stories before.

With the 'flexible approach' in mind, I hope that means a greater chance of cashing in on somebody like McTominay. 2 years left on his contract, 27 years old and had his best goalscoring season. Perfect time to sell.
 

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Hopefully we'll be a bit more active on it than just "listening".
 

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Those reports sound encouraging but I hope it actually materialises into something. We've heard similar stories before.

With the 'flexible approach' in mind, I hope that means a greater chance of cashing in on somebody like McTominay. 2 years left on his contract, 27 years old and had his best goalscoring season. Perfect time to sell.
Mctominay is one of a large number of players in a similar scenario. Their contracts expire at some point over next two years and you don’t want to renew them so you’ve either got to start selling or lose them for nothing.

Have to break the cycle of renewing contracts and then being unable to sell.
 

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Mctominay is one of a large number of players in a similar scenario. Their contracts expire at some point over next two years and you don’t want to renew them so you’ve either got to start selling or lose them for nothing.

Have to break the cycle of renewing contracts and then being unable to sell.
Yeah, the difference with McTominay is we know there has been concrete interest before and we've already turned down offers of substance for him. He's probably the only player we could theoretically sell who might have added value to his fee this season as well, so he should be an easy sell.
 

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Yeah, the difference with McTominay is we know there has been concrete interest before and we've already turned down offers of substance for him. He's probably the only player we could theoretically sell who might have added value to his fee this season as well, so he should be an easy sell.
Yes he should be easy to sell for a decent fee and would then help bring in more players. Just be interesting to see if likes of Lindelof and AWB will be sold and replaced. You don’t want to give new contracts to either of those, can leave for free next summer but not going to get much for them now and only so many players can be brought in.
 

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Yes he should be easy to sell for a decent fee and would then help bring in more players. Just be interesting to see if likes of Lindelof and AWB will be sold and replaced. You don’t want to give new contracts to either of those, can leave for free next summer but not going to get much for them now and only so many players can be brought in.
I'm pretty sure Lindelof will be sold. Wan-Bissaka is maybe a bit more 50-50, probably depends on the fee.
 

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The fact that INEOS have been prioritising management team hires and not knee jerking on the football side suggests it’s not going to be a quick process. Expect next season to be “steps in the right direction”.
 

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The fact that INEOS have been prioritising management team hires and not knee jerking on the football side suggests it’s not going to be a quick process. Expect next season to be “steps in the right direction”.
I'm all for "steps in the right direction" next season. We have been repeating this forever, we must see improvement with modern style of play. We have had enough of counter attacking football with different variations from Moyes, Jose, Ole and ETH.

Next season should be reset again for rebuild. Bring in new manager and signs some up and coming young players with good attitude. Get rid of all the problematic players. If this can be implemented, it's already a good start under Ineos.
 

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I'm all for "steps in the right direction" next season. We have been repeating this forever, we must see improvement with modern style of play. We have had enough of counter attacking football with different variations from Moyes, Jose, Ole and ETH.

Next season should be reset again for rebuild. Bring in new manager and signs some up and coming young players with good attitude. Get rid of all the problematic players. If this can be implemented, it's already a good start under Ineos.
There aren’t really any standout managerial candidates that I can see, and we’re going to struggle to shift a lot of the players we want rid of. Add to that the asking price goes up for any player we show interest in. There will no doubt be a bit more frustration yet to come.
 

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didn't know where to post this since it isn't Ineo related nor specific to United - but saw Crafton post this:

In March, the game between title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal drew a record U.S. audience of 2.12million and the six most-watched Premier League matches in U.S. history have all aired within the past 16 months.

I guess the adjacent point I'm trying to make is that hopefully we get back on track soon - I know we still have some of our appeal - but with the prem growing in other regions - would be criminal to miss on potential new fans due to how poor we've been the last decade
 

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didn't know where to post this since it isn't Ineo related nor specific to United - but saw Crafton post this:




I guess the adjacent point I'm trying to make is that hopefully we get back on track soon - I know we still have some of our appeal - but with the prem growing in other regions - would be criminal to miss on potential new fans due to how poor we've been the last decade
As much of a giant that we are, I'd actually say we are a bit of a sleeping giant. If Ineos gets this club back on track and we start a consistent rise, a season or 2 of challenging for a title and then winning it our pop as club will easily eclipse any other. The one thing the last 10 years pf disappointment has done is primed this club to pop once we start winning big trophies again. What I don't think we can afford is to go another 10 years without a prem or champs league.
 

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Manchester United has made two further changes to its executive leadership.
By mutual consent, Patrick Stewart, interim Chief Executive Officer, and Cliff Baty, Chief Financial Officer, have decided to leave the club at the end of the season. Patrick will be replaced as CEO by Jean-Claude Blanc until the arrival of Omar Berrada on 13 July. Cliff Baty will be replaced as CFO by Roger Bell.

Joel Glazer said: “I would like to thank Patrick and Cliff for their dedicated service to Manchester United and wish them well for the future. Both have been a source of invaluable advice and expertise over many years, and Patrick has served an important role as interim CEO during this transitional phase.”

Sir Jim Ratcliffe commented: “I would like to personally thank both Patrick and Cliff for their support in helping us get to know the club and making us feel welcome and I respect their decisions to now move on as we establish a new management team for the club.”[/qupte]
 

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Things are moving forward, good news! Let’s pray that we get ashworth shortly after berarda and then get some of the rot out the first team
 

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Wasn't there a report recently that said Jean Claude Blanc was keeping an open dialogue with Zidane..

You wonder if the Zidane links have legs and Blanc has a say in his appointment of becoming manager/head coach