Maybe because there is more to football than getting the best man for the job? Once a manager or a player becomes associated with a big rival to the point Guardiola is doing with City right now, it is difficult to look at them as one of your own which is at the end of the day something that most football fans look for. I don't think for example Real Madrid fans would be anonymous in wanting Pep managing them either. When you consider that he is probably the most suited manager in the world for a rich club with resources, why do you think that would be?
Do you want to see Pep at United?
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Most disgraceful thread of the year goes to this. Yes let us show to other rival fans of how we are begging their manager to join us. If Sir alex read this , he would lock this whole website. Disgraceful just disgraceful.
It's really annoying how some would throw these silly jabs at SAF to create some very far fetched similarities with the current regime. SAF and us were always considered sexy teams that played attacking football. As I wrote before, it can easily be argued that this reputation was a bit exaggerated in the British media at especially, but it is absolutely bonkers to suggest that SAF has ever had the narrative around him that Mourinho does. Also, I am not sure where this notion of Wenger having been the darling of the media. When he first came, he was ridiculed. The narrative around our games in the '90s and early '00s was more about battles and wars of attrition than anything aesthetic oriented like it is today. It was not until the past 10 years or so when Wenger stopped competing that some sections in the media would use his teams' quality on the ball as some sort of balancing act to the criticism. I think it's either some of our fans are too young and all they remember is that period or there is some serious revisionism.
fecking hate him. No!
No.
No.
But he won't ever be our manager now anyway because he's managed City so it's a moot point.
But he won't ever be our manager now anyway because he's managed City so it's a moot point.
What kind of thread is this 
In what dimension will Guardiola ever manage Man Utd?
In what dimension will Guardiola ever manage Man Utd?
*Sigh* why is it so hard to have a conversation on this forum without being misquoted and misinterpreted to fit someone else's agenda. Get ahold of yourself..
Not anti football vs football. How they inspire players versus focusing on an on-the-pitch philosophy. If anything, the off putting media favoritism I'm referring to looks more to Pep and Wenger than bring SAF into it.
For the sake of diplomacy I'll also venture into your murky misunderstanding. Let's be clear - SAF has never been in the same breath of football connoisseurs in the same way he has never been anti football. I've not given such a statement even the shortest pause. But at the same time he has never been any sort of innovator of football tactics or the vanguard for that supposedly sexy modern style of late. If anything our "old school football " under Fergie is why we didn't have as much European success . It's widely touted that it took c Queroz coming back and injecting some modern tactics to become formidable on the continent. And the rather conservative style employed then was closer to Joses counter style than keep the ball tiki taka.
Something something calm your sh*ts
Just as I did not want to see Mourinho at United, I don't want to see Pep here.
More like feck off
Please just stop this nonsense. I rate Pep highly. I rate Klopp highly. But they manage our rivals. Deal with it and stop yearning for them FFS. We're Manchester United. Stuff like this makes us look incredibly small time.
The only problem is, we are the 2nd most spending club in the world in past few years (the only club who spent nearly as much as City), yet we still couldn't play proper football on many occasion. So I don't think we are at good position to criticize their over-spending.
Point is, given their performance on pitch, their money can be considered well spent if compare to us.
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Looks like we are really doing a liverpool by starting threads like these. Like a poster said above, it makes us look like a small club instead of the big club that we are. You know, this poster weirdly reminds me of a friend of mine, who was a die-hard united fan but also a barcelona fan( ? ). He always used to go on about Pep this and Pep that, and that he would be a very good fit for united. I agreed with this and said that Pep would at the very least, would definitely not bore me to death like LVG did at that time. But after Pep came to city and mourinho came to united, he sstating that he would not support united as they hired mourino( you know the story) and for him, playing 'attacking football' was a number one priority. and a few months later, he openly stated that he was supporting city because his highness Pep Guardiola was managing them.
We fired a manager because he came out with quotes like ' we aspire to play like man city' or whatever. How can a United fan start a thread openly asking for coach of one our biggest rivals to come and manage us? I would never want him to manage us. In fact, if Mourinho is not upto the job, we should go for someone like a tuchel or allegri or even an emery to see what he can do. But guardiola or klopp( before someone starts a thread wanting him) are an absolute no. We are Manchester United and we should never employ someone who rejected us and went to work for those blue *****.
We fired a manager because he came out with quotes like ' we aspire to play like man city' or whatever. How can a United fan start a thread openly asking for coach of one our biggest rivals to come and manage us? I would never want him to manage us. In fact, if Mourinho is not upto the job, we should go for someone like a tuchel or allegri or even an emery to see what he can do. But guardiola or klopp( before someone starts a thread wanting him) are an absolute no. We are Manchester United and we should never employ someone who rejected us and went to work for those blue *****.
Congrats on your tagline.
Yeah, I agree with that, especially the last bit. Though I think it's worthwhile to bear in mind that the Pogba and Lukaku money greatly inflates our spending.
Pep spent most of his money on defenders, whereas we've had to sign and fill 2 of the most expensive positions on the team.
Good lord. Such a bs to wake up to.
How is this still open!
How is this still open!
The butt-hurt is strong.
Yes obviously. I also want to sleep with the best looking woman in the world, it's not gonna happen though.
I started a similar threat a while ago and got shouted down mate, don't feel bad.
It seems extremely unlikely that'd he ever come, but not impossible. He isn't from Manchester and doesn't feel any of the rivalry we do. In Spain and other countries managers move between rival clubs all the time.
But even if it did happen, it might well not be a success. As people have mentioned, he inherited some quality players at City and has had a blank cheque to improve the squad.
If there were even the slightest chance it would happen, by the time it became a possibility there'd probably be younger, simpler, cheaper alternatives anyway.
The only thread that I'm constantly checking for white text in every post.
Oh really?
Improving youth players you say? I wonder what players like Sancho, Adarabioyo, Foden and Diaz think of that with the plethora of chances they've been given...
He's a chequebook manager like the rest of them, who will blow money like it's coming out of his metaphorical weiner until he has exactly what he needs. Even if it means throwing one of the players he's bought under the bus, like Bravo. I'm absolutely fed up of people describing him as some kind of pure footballing god. For me he's tarnished his legacy by moving to City anyway, just goes to show the ambition of the man. Fully expect him to be at PSG in the next 2-3 seasons, maybe followed by a stint in Qatar.
Honestly, who promoted you?
On first glance (didnt read OP) i tho it was straight question as would people here mind PG becoming United manager at any point in the future (guess he meant in 10-15 years time), in which case i wouldnt see it as some disgusting thread but by looking replies guess OP added things on top of that.
Not as bad as suggesting Klopp, but no I wouldn't. I don't think he'd do any better than Mourinho with this squad.
Certainly not after they bribed Pep’s brother and now have established mutual interest.
Also, get grip I’m no Mourinho lover but these threads are an embarrassment.
The second he chose City he can feck and couldn’t care less about him.
Also, get grip I’m no Mourinho lover but these threads are an embarrassment.
The second he chose City he can feck and couldn’t care less about him.
This thread is yet another embarrassment that you'd expect to see in the newbies, not on the main forums.
He relishes a challenge does St.Pep of Guardiola Land.
All a bit nauseating, isn't it?
No, I do not want Pep at United. I think he is better than Jose, I think he will win more trophies with City than Jose with us, however, I'd rather go for someone young with potential. Poch could be an option.
1. Manager of Man City, I don’t want any manager of City ever managing this club. It would be perhaps tolerable back in the day, but now they are a lotto winning oil club with no real footballing ideals. At least they used to be a proper club.
2. He doesn’t fit in with the clubs tradition of playing youth players. People say this about Mou but he has proved that to be false whilst here. Pep is far worse in that regard.
2. He doesn’t fit in with the clubs tradition of playing youth players. People say this about Mou but he has proved that to be false whilst here. Pep is far worse in that regard.
Footballing wise I probably admire him more now than I did when he was at Bayern, but I'd never want him here.
Even with Mourinho it's a bit like we've just got Chelsea's old coach.. And Matic.. And even Sanchez a little...
We need to act when a young coach makes waves at a decent sized, underachieving club. If a manager's got a clear idea, and you can see that on the pitch every week, and it aligns with what we as a club expect, sign him up.
"One of our own" is important. I don't want another clubs sloppy seconds.
Even with Mourinho it's a bit like we've just got Chelsea's old coach.. And Matic.. And even Sanchez a little...
We need to act when a young coach makes waves at a decent sized, underachieving club. If a manager's got a clear idea, and you can see that on the pitch every week, and it aligns with what we as a club expect, sign him up.
"One of our own" is important. I don't want another clubs sloppy seconds.
Yeah probably a little from column A and a little from column B.
What butthurt? Pep doesn't care about the youth setup and his players recover miraculously after seeing his doctor in Spain.
Only after we change our kit colour to blue.
No, thank you.
Jose will beat Pep to the title next season.
Jose will beat Pep to the title next season.
Sure, or better yet, maybe United and City can just merge and become the same club. Than the caf can change it's name to purplecafe which is pimp as feck.
The possible doping at Man City is just speculation of course, but if he can do it here without being detected, then I wouldn't mind. There's no point in bringing him here otherwise.
Absolutely, this will be my only post in this ridiculous thread.