Of course - what McKenna has done at Ipswich is insane
Manager Poll
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Better keep the crap manager you know
Is the poch option intended to root out Amadeus' new profile?
TBF there are 4 options there that aren't real options and for me it's a case of if not Tuchel, then may as well keep Ten Hag while McKenna continues to grow. There are benefits to keeping ten hag another year, despite his poor performance this year (message it sends to the squad that they can't just down tools when unhappy, gives him another year after the strong first year but very poor second and giving him a bit of slack due to all the issues he had this year, buys time for the next manager if we aren't convinced with Tuchel, etc). I'd rather keep Ten Hag than most of the others on that list, while Alonso isn't leaving and Zidane isn't coming here so there are only really 2 optionsBetter keep the crap manager you know
My main reason for not 100% having decided I want him sacked is that I am not convinced by any of the managers mentioned - but if you look at his season, he deserves to go
Ah yeh that's a good point actually.
If you're saying that, you must simply just not know what they've done.
Howe took Bournemouth from the bottom of League Two to the PL and stabilised them in the PL for five years. Potter took a team from the 4th tier of Swedish football to the knockout stages of the Europa League (which is absolutely ridiculous, and the kind of thing that should only happen on FM).
McKenna has nothing but recency over them.
Bournemouth have looked fine under the last two managers as well.
More about structure.
McKenna has had a similar rise except got them promote in one of the most competitive championsship seasons in many years if not ever, despite having a nothing budget compared to several competitors.
I'd love Glasner but there's no way
He took Ipswich them from midtable League One to the PL (and obviously hasn't had the chance to prove he can keep them there, which is the hardest bit). It's a great achievement, but it's not unprecedented, and a lot of the sheen would be taken of it if they had a Burnley/Sheff Utd season in the Prem, which isn't unlikely at all.
Howe took Bournemouth from the bottom of League Two to the PL and kept them there for five seasons, and Bournemouth are/were a smaller club than Ipswich with even less resources. There's just no grounds for saying what McKenna has done is better somehow right now.
Mrs Vardy style
Apparently people want more suffering under Ten Hag. 8th wasn’t bad enough.
It's really annoying, I want him sacked but I don't watch football outside of United so I've no way to know who might be an apt replacement.
Same with players in the transfer market really :/
Same with players in the transfer market really :/
no option for Enrique
Would he be in the lead if you took off the unrealistic/not available options (Zidane, Alonso, Motta)? I doubt it.
But as other have said, it's one against several other options. Most want someone else, there's just no consensus on who, which speaks to what a weird market it is.
At this point you have to add Glasner to the poll, what he's doing at Palace is incredible so far.
I feel indifferent towards Hag. Still, damn surprising poll results
Chelsea finishing strong has suddenly gotten Poch 4 votes apparently
Should of had a dont know choice
I just like everything i read about Amorim....
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/31...ootball-ruben-amorim-europes-next-supercoach/
Another league title this year.
People still want ETH? Wow
He could win the FA cup 10-0 and I'd still sack him for how pathetic this season has been
He could win the FA cup 10-0 and I'd still sack him for how pathetic this season has been
Which ones are the good options? Managers with inconsistency, Tuchel, Poch etc.
Managers with one season doing well , De Zerbi, Alonso, Potter?
I see no one with a better track record than Ten Hag, build the team and give Ten Hag chance with a revitalized squad IMO.
We should obviously go for Zidane. He won the Champions League three times so he'd do that with us as well. Durr!!!
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
I don’t want an ex ref, oh hang on you might be onto something there, what with his mates an all that.
Some may say that about ETH and Utd.
Changed my vote to Eboue. I really want a new manager, but none of the above are really doing it for me.
I miss the simpler times when I used to think we were a couple of players, and a few coaching sessions away from becoming relevant again.
I miss the simpler times when I used to think we were a couple of players, and a few coaching sessions away from becoming relevant again.
Yeah this is a poorly made poll
The poll is now more about guessing who will win. Everyone likes to win.
Poorly made poll with unattainable people on it. I also laughed cause instead of Thomas Frank I thought you meant Lampard.
can we make a poll on people who we don’t want to make polls in the future?
Says a lot about the market at the moment where there isn't an obvious choice. Every reasonable option has a downside or is unproven.
I picked Amorim because he’s probably the best out of all those options.
I'd like to wait a year for McKenna to see how he does with Ipswich.
So ETH or Eboue.
Voted for McKenna although.
So ETH or Eboue.
Voted for McKenna although.
I've gone with McKenna, even though I don't think it's the right time for him, he's the only one on the list who excites me.
A pity McKenna hasn’t had a year or two in the PL and for that reason alone I think it’s a no, for now.
IF we win the cup will we again sack an FA Cup winning manager? One way of going into the history books I suppose.
After saying all that who really is a standout candidate for the job? Of all those names I’d rather stick than twist and see how things pan out next season.
IF we win the cup will we again sack an FA Cup winning manager? One way of going into the history books I suppose.
After saying all that who really is a standout candidate for the job? Of all those names I’d rather stick than twist and see how things pan out next season.
Found this interesting and comical.
https://africa.espn.com/football/in...rebuild-erik-ten-hag-transfers-premier-league
https://africa.espn.com/football/in...rebuild-erik-ten-hag-transfers-premier-league
Crazy more of the same shit is #1
Interesting until it went onto transfers in and out .
I'm probably being too romantic about it, but I'd go McKenna. Can you imagine if it worked out?!
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And hell will freeze over sooner than Zidane would even consider United job
A lot of talk about Chelsea being interested in him. I hope for his sake he doesn’t go there,I actually think it’s ran worse than Utd. Rather he stay where he is or move to Brighton.
i mentioned McKenna before Ipswich were promoted but I just think the timing is wrong, he nee£s a few years, maybe just two seasons in the PL just to acclimatise to the pressures of the league. If he does well then make a move and I think patience will help Utd, I just have a nagging feeling that ETH might have a much better season next time round and I hope that’s with us.