Lash
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Ha, Paul Mitchell has been my go to DOF on FM for years! I hope that happens, and not Dan Ashworth. The FA has only jsut started to get it right and taking that away from English football would be a bad idea.
I'd be down for thatIn some ways; with the even distribution of finances, we are edging the Premier League to an NFL or NBA kind of Salary Cap model. Obviously, we don't have a salary cap but the distribution of talent is far more even than previously. With that in mind, I really think you need to plan around finding young players before they cost £100m and developing them. Pogba and Lukaku show that buying for big money doesn't get you superstars, anymore.
I'd be right behind the board/manager if we did a scorched earth rebuild. Sell off anybody over 28/29 and rebuild with youth. Massive investment in youth facilities and scouting. Hoover up as many u-21 talents as you can and build for 3-4 years.
Real Madrid has already recognised this trend and invested in Jesus Vallejo, Alvaro Odriozola & Vinicius Jnr. Let's do a football manager wonderkids team and buy De Ligt, Tierney and Pulisic.
Only they're hardly unknown gems anymore. They'd cost a fortuneIn some ways; with the even distribution of finances, we are edging the Premier League to an NFL or NBA kind of Salary Cap model. Obviously, we don't have a salary cap but the distribution of talent is far more even than previously. With that in mind, I really think you need to plan around finding young players before they cost £100m and developing them. Pogba and Lukaku show that buying for big money doesn't get you superstars, anymore.
I'd be right behind the board/manager if we did a scorched earth rebuild. Sell off anybody over 28/29 and rebuild with youth. Massive investment in youth facilities and scouting. Hoover up as many u-21 talents as you can and build for 3-4 years.
Real Madrid has already recognised this trend and invested in Jesus Vallejo, Alvaro Odriozola & Vinicius Jnr. Let's do a football manager wonderkids team and buy De Ligt, Tierney and Pulisic.
Glazers wouldn't have a problem with it. It'd be more aligned with the structure they're familiar with in American sports.But I do think he could be behind the initiative because he's realised he lacks the competencies to stay as involved in the footballing side of things as he's become in recent years. At least I hope he has that level of insight! Obviously, the Glazers would also need to be on board but looking at what's going on up the road at City it should be a fairly easy sell.
Isn't Nicky Butt doing exactly that? Didn't Giggs too?Pretty sure he can't take the job even if offered without selling his shares in Salford, due to conflict of interests. You're not allowed to play a role at 2 different clubs in the same national league system.
I’d disagree with your priorities.Ed Woodward's main job is to appoint a successful manager. Then to buy players who will also be successful. Third, to make money for the owners.
He seems to be only good at the third of these things, and yet he retains his job. That would rather suggest that the owners are now locked into an Arsenal mentality. And that ends in decline.
I'm glad people are starting to realise now - It's no coincidence that since he took over the club has had no direction or strategy.I’d disagree with your priorities.
Woodward is there to make money for the Glazers. He’s already said there isn’t much of a difference for us financially and commercially not winning the league.
Woodward is the issue. We’ve been ran so poorly since he took over. Our squad is a mess of a random assortment of players who aren’t good enough, and average players on big money contracts.
We have a massive squad, and we’re struggling to get players to leave so he won’t spend the £££ to replace them.
It’s laughable how glaringly obvious the weaknesses in our squad are, but we did nothing to address them yet again.
He needs to stop interfering with the football side of the club. Not "show leadership". He's not got a clue about anything other than finance.Ed got into bed with Raiola and Jose.
Now he to show some leadership and stop allowing the club to be such a huge soap opera.
The Glazers are his bosses. How can you be sure he's not simply following their instruction?I’d disagree with your priorities.
Woodward is there to make money for the Glazers. He’s already said there isn’t much of a difference for us financially and commercially not winning the league.
Woodward is the issue. We’ve been ran so poorly since he took over. Our squad is a mess of a random assortment of players who aren’t good enough, and average players on big money contracts.
We have a massive squad, and we’re struggling to get players to leave so he won’t spend the £££ to replace them.
It’s laughable how glaringly obvious the weaknesses in our squad are, but we did nothing to address them yet again.
He is. His priorities are what I imagine are the priorities for the Glazers.The Glazers are his bosses. How can you be sure he's not simply following their instruction?
Same. Thankfully it's penetrated the mainstream media now. Cat's out of the bag. Next stop: Glazers.I'm glad people are starting to realise now - It's no coincidence that since he took over the club has had no direction or strategy.
And if top man Poch fails?Jose is not trusted on the players he wants? Varane we will never get that's what we need. So he goes down the shelf to try and get Alderwiereld who we could still get in Jan? But for 25 million instead of 60 ? Maguire was priced out of a transfer by a silly 80 million never near it.
So the other top cb we can't get to we go with what we got. That game proved how inconsistent they are not helped by inconsistent midfielders. Jose the board Woodward etc have all ran out of ideas ..the problem is every one is trying to catch or match City, not going to happen the closest are the scum but they will fall short. We are poles away.. at least 4 players of quality and a playing style to match.. Jose will be gone this season, and I bet the board are already looking for a new manager, if so go all out for the Spurs top man Poch.
Indeed they do but I'm sure it's to what extent their role is at Salford City.Isn't Nicky Butt doing exactly that? Didn't Giggs too?
Know him well do you?He needs to stop interfering with the football side of the club. Not "show leadership". He's not got a clue about anything other than finance.
He is following orders and those orders are to make money for them. His job is not to win trophies.The Glazers are his bosses. How can you be sure he's not simply following their instruction?
The same people who want him hired, will want him sacked after 2 years. Just as they did with Moyes, LVG and Jose.And if top man Poch fails?
I’m sorry but I find that all very unbelievable. We pay top dollar for every transfer, every players wages. Hence we can never recoup our money on player sales. Success off the pitch is linked to success on the pitch. The two go hand in hand we can’t keep the corporate beast growing if we end up mid table and mediocre, which we will do if your suggestion is true.He is following orders and those orders are to make money for them. His job is not to win trophies.
When Woodward did what he did during the transfer window, I knew where we were going (ie. follow the Arsenal blueprint) and most fans have not realised what is going on.
Our target is to get top 4 using the least amount of money (in transfer funds and wages). It's that simple. And as far as the Glazers are concerned, he is doing a fantastic job.
The transfer window which just went by - Woodie will probably pick up a bonus for that, for an excellent job of not buying players.
The above strategy, was also used when Fergie was in place. Remember the words, "there is no value in the market"? Fergie used to use that excuse a lot and with Jose able to get top 4 with a lesser team, the Glazers have got their man, to replace Fergie. Jose has a job for life, as long as he wants to stay and is able to get top 4 on a low budget.
The Glazers won't be able to get away with the Arsenal model because they have to compete with City who being a rival club from the same place could walk away with the sponsors and attention eventually. Only a matter of time before the marketable players, sponsors and money men see City as a more attractive option. Kroenke does not depend on sponsorships to leech money off Arsenal the way the Glazers do for United.He is following orders and those orders are to make money for them. His job is not to win trophies.
When Woodward did what he did during the transfer window, I knew where we were going (ie. follow the Arsenal blueprint) and most fans have not realised what is going on.
Our target is to get top 4 using the least amount of money (in transfer funds and wages). It's that simple. And as far as the Glazers are concerned, he is doing a fantastic job.
The transfer window which just went by - Woodie will probably pick up a bonus for that, for an excellent job of not buying players.
The above strategy, was also used when Fergie was in place. Remember the words, "there is no value in the market"? Fergie used to use that excuse a lot and with Jose able to get top 4 with a lesser team, the Glazers have got their man, to replace Fergie. Jose has a job for life, as long as he wants to stay and is able to get top 4 on a low budget.
He might engineer his own sacking but he isn’t stupid enough to walk away from all those millionsJose will walk at the end of the season no matter what, IMO.
Better owner in relation to what? This depends on what the aim of the owner is. Is it to win trophies or is it financial interest in the club?Name a better owner that's not a petrodollar prince or oligarch
Ok - so to be world-class it's enough to walk onto our 11 ? I never said Sterling was bad - but to call him World-class? He is not World-class today, and he was nowhere near World-class before Guardiola took charge of City.Sterling got sold for £50m on merit (before the market had seen massive inflation) and starts for an incredible City side ahead of quality on merit. He would walk onto our 11.
As I said in an earlier post everyone will have different definitions of what world class is so it's a bit pointless. I say that Pep inherited 6 players that would walk into the United first team Mourinho got- Aguero/Silva/KDB/Sterling/Kompany/Fernandinho. He wouldn't have had to spend 80m on Lukaku if he had Aguero, or bring in Sanchez if he had Sterling or even Pogba if he had KDB etcOk - so to be world-class it's enough to walk onto our 11 ? I never said Sterling was bad - but to call him World-class? He is not World-class today, and he was nowhere near World-class before Guardiola took charge of City.
I wonder what him and SAF really think about the Glazers.I’ve picked up David Gill from his house a few times. He lives in Bowden. Next time I pick him up I’ll ask him if he knows what’s going on. I wish he would of stayed for a few years after sir Alex left. We might not be in this terrible mess now.
How often does the chief exec lose his job?Have a feeling it'll be either Jose or Woodward who will go at the end of the season. Either will cost a fortune to get rid of but we need change. This just is not good enough.
Totally agree mate. Dodgy as fook.He is following orders and those orders are to make money for them. His job is not to win trophies.
When Woodward did what he did during the transfer window, I knew where we were going (ie. follow the Arsenal blueprint) and most fans have not realised what is going on.
Our target is to get top 4 using the least amount of money (in transfer funds and wages). It's that simple. And as far as the Glazers are concerned, he is doing a fantastic job.
The transfer window which just went by - Woodie will probably pick up a bonus for that, for an excellent job of not buying players.
The above strategy, was also used when Fergie was in place. Remember the words, "there is no value in the market"? Fergie used to use that excuse a lot and with Jose able to get top 4 with a lesser team, the Glazers have got their man, to replace Fergie. Jose has a job for life, as long as he wants to stay and is able to get top 4 on a low budget.
Woodward out blud, Mourinho out fam.He is following orders and those orders are to make money for them. His job is not to win trophies.
When Woodward did what he did during the transfer window, I knew where we were going (ie. follow the Arsenal blueprint) and most fans have not realised what is going on.
Our target is to get top 4 using the least amount of money (in transfer funds and wages). It's that simple. And as far as the Glazers are concerned, he is doing a fantastic job.
The transfer window which just went by - Woodie will probably pick up a bonus for that, for an excellent job of not buying players.
The above strategy, was also used when Fergie was in place. Remember the words, "there is no value in the market"? Fergie used to use that excuse a lot and with Jose able to get top 4 with a lesser team, the Glazers have got their man, to replace Fergie. Jose has a job for life, as long as he wants to stay and is able to get top 4 on a low budget.
If you're drawing parallels between how United are being run and how Arsenal are being run - then you're right.Woodward out blud, Mourinho out fam.
Don't talk about spend, talk about net spend.If you're drawing parallels between how United are being run and how Arsenal are being run - then you're right.
Top 4 is the target blaaad.