Club Sale | It’s done!

[Vault Dweller]

You'd hope so. There's still a lot of smoke with Ashworth but let's see. Omars surprise signing means no one is really close to the situation.

Indeed!

Just think of the scene from the wire when I see Omar's name

 

[lysglimt]

Because only Ineos has had a plan in footballing history?

No - but with the 2 options that made a bid - I am 100% certain Ineos' plan was better

 

[Bright_Eyes]

No - but with the 2 options that made a bid - I am 100% certain Ineos' plan was better

100%? They've not even started yet.

 

[Sir Bobby]

i want to believe, but have been hurt before

Watch this space!

 

[Acquire Me]

I would agree on Ashwroth but one of my close pals is a Newcastle fan and he reckons that he really isn't getting all that much clout at Newcastle. As in, footballing decisions aren't really being made by him anyway and are by other executives and management staff. When you factor in their FFP issues and how close they are to the line, it might be a great time for him to take an opportunity here. Where he would have a complete blank slate, power and a good working relationship with people he has worked closely with before like db.

I might be being far too optimistic but we can but hope!

Thanks for sharing. This all but confirms it’s done for me. Ashworth it is

 

[strandty]

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[ColvaleGoa]

Let's hope all the positive news coming out of United rubs on the players.

All this time we have been blaming the uncertainty upstairs for our players underperforming.

Let's hope all the best in-class talk is going to influence the performance starting now

 

[antohan]

Don't have a clue how it will all work out but just doing something different feels great

 

[SparkedIntoLife]

I only learnt of Marco Neppe a few minutes ago but it has a ring of truth and shades of the Berrada coup. Like Omar, he's young, proven at a huge club and had hit the glass ceiling, so to speak. Bayern have Freund ahead of him and Max Eberl is also coming in as his superior. I'm not massively convinced by Paul Mitchell and I've felt that INEOS, if they are as diligent as is much spoken about, would ultimately swerve from appointing him.

 

[Woziak]

I know it doesn’t really matter

But I realised today that when the bid for United was made in February 2023, it was an Ineos statement and classed as a “Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS” bid

However now it seems it’s Ratcliffe alone via Trawlers who has bought a 25% stake

I wonder what changed? And if it will be Ineos too when he presumably goes for majority ownership in the next 1-2 years

This is purely to do with making sure the board Directors of Nice and Man United are completely separate. Brailsford, Blanc, Sir Jim and Omar Berrada do not occupy positions at Nice although INEOS own Nice, so using his trawler company to be a 25-28% minority of Man United should allow him to prove to me UEFA that the two clubs have completely separate boards and ownership models.

If Sir Jim is successful in getting Dan Ashworth and Paul Mitchell, you can take it to the bank that ETH will be gone and my bet is Roberto De Zerbie will be sought after. Ashworth clearly knows him, plus Omar Berrada has gone on record as saying he really likes Roberto De Zerbie when he was at city.

I genuinely think he’s possibly one of three coaches that could be interviewed. The Girona coach Michel, De Zerbie and Xavi Alonso. The new senior management will look on this as an outstanding opportunity to recruit the new big thing. Plus all of them are better at working in the new structure.

 

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[Vault Dweller]

Thanks for sharing. This all but confirms it’s done for me. Ashworth it is

cheers mate but don't shoot the messenger if it doesn't pan out

 

[phonics_tid]

Let's hope all the positive news coming out of United rubs on the players.

All this time we have been blaming the uncertainty upstairs for our players underperforming.

Let's hope all the best in-class talk is going to influence the performance starting now

I think the next step here is going to shine some light on the players that really aren’t cut out to play for us.

I expect INEOS to be absolutely ruthless to get us back to the top and that has to apply to the players as well. I’m sick and tired of seeing players not even bother running (looking at you Rashford and McT).

If I were the players and really wanted to be here, I’d be shiting myself at this point. Can’t be suffering fools any more.

 

[Acquire Me]

cheers mate but don't shoot the messenger if it doesn't pan out

No worries, mate. It is muppet mode all the time these days

I am very confident that we got elite alternatives on the block if it doesn't pan out.

 

[croadyman]

I didn't know about most of them but looking at their information online they seem to be very competent people. Why in the world didn't we do this earlier? Glazers are fecking idiots. The moment the club is actually looking for an overhaul, they all flock to it, even the best people at the job. The club is still hot.

Yeah it does really sting when you think we could have attracted the likes of Klopp as manager and Bellingham as a player this past decade with football people in place

 

[Vault Dweller]

No worries, mate. It is muppet mode all the time these days

I am very confident that we got elite alternatives on the block if it doesn't pan out.

Indeed mate! Exciting times.

 

[croadyman]

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probably nothing in this but would he be more suited as Director of Football or Head of Recruitment out of interest

 

[ColvaleGoa]

I think the next step here is going to shine some light on the players that really aren’t cut out to play for us.

I expect INEOS to be absolutely ruthless to get us back to the top and that has to apply to the players as well. I’m sick and tired of seeing players not even bother running (looking at you Rashford and McT).

If I were the players and really wanted to be here, I’d be shiting myself at this point. Can’t be suffering fools any more.

There was a tweet earlier that said Omar will give 1 -2 years for players to perform...if not it will be bye bye.

Antony ...I am looking at you...

 

[aeh1991]

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He doesn't seem to have a good standing amongst Bayern fans.. Maybe unrelated to United.

 

[ForeverRed1]

So we have Jean Claude blanc overseeing ineos.
barrada as CEO
Mags Mernagh as director or infrastructure
Brailsford and ratcliffe

Have I missed anyone?

 

[MadDogg]

probably nothing in this but would he be more suited as Director of Football or Head of Recruitment out of interest

I've got no personal knowledge of him, but going by what others are saying in different threads it sounds like he did well as a Scout and then Head Scout. But once he stepped up further he didn't do so well.

 

[MDFC Manager]

probably nothing in this but would he be more suited as Director of Football or Head of Recruitment out of interest

Be careful about which position we are talking. Neppe joined Bayern as a scout (later became their chief scout) and in that position he was involved in quite a few very good transfers. As technical director he was Salihamidzic' right hand, so not responsible for actually doing the transfers. He only did that as an interim after Salihamidzic was sacked last summer, but was already pushed aside during that transfer window.

Him going was coming since he apparently failed to step up to that level of responsibility, and now that Max Eberl is coming into the club he is finally pushed aside.

So if he comes in as a scout that's probably good, but other positions don't seem to be his strength.

 

[Red00012]

So we have Jean Claude blanc overseeing ineos.
barrada as CEO
Mags Mernagh as director or infrastructure
Brailsford and ratcliffe

Have I missed anyone?

Caps lock perhaps

 

[devilo]

Caps lock perhaps

 

[Vidooq]

He doesn't seem to have a good standing amongst Bayern fans.. Maybe unrelated to United.

It's because he was Salihamidzic right hand, and that did not go that well for both of them. Bayern has hired guys from RB Leipzig and B. Monchengladbach, so he was kinda deemed surplus to requirement.

 

[croadyman]

So is this Neppe any good then?

 

[SAF is the GOAT]

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[Pexbo]

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It’s gone so so well I’m surprised other clubs haven’t followed suit.

When are our social media team being replaced?

 

[croadyman]

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Clearly INEOS decided we can do better and I am absolutely here for that

 

[Laurencio]

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We had a dedicated team for negotiations? No way. How have we wound up paying over the odds for every single player?

Edit:
Oh I see, they worked on the women's team and academy, not the first team. That explains it.

 

[glasgow 21]

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So is this the guy that gave the likes of Antony 250k a week ?

 

[Tom Van Persie]

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[horsechoker]

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He doesn't sound that influential for the men's team then.

 

[Rado_N]

Looks like someone found out he left his job and has put 2 and 2 together and come up with 649 to make it an Ineos cut.

 

[Fridge chutney]

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Negotiations manager?

 

[Fr. Todd Unctious]

Can't help but think of this

 

[croadyman]

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So is he the reason we lost the likes of James to Chelsea and Russo to the gooners

 

[Plant0x84]

When are our social media team being replaced?

24 Sadly I don’t think the
6 up with disjointed
7 Ronalod
14 numerical lineup
19 so we’ll have to put
27 tweets instead of in
34 social media team
37 correct order per
41 priorities to improve,
44 formation!
49 are on the list of

 

[Tom Van Persie]

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[horsechoker]

What exactly does Dave Brailsford do?