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Henry and that presenter seem to have some hostility towards micah (start from 2min onwards). Am I the only one seeing it ?
Henry and that presenter seem to have some hostility towards micah (start from 2min onwards). Am I the only one seeing it ?
I’m sure they’ll work on it before the end of the season (since we are seemingly weeks away from announcing a new manager) but it does seem like it’s a consultancy role as per advertised when he joined?
The thing about Ralph is nothing has changed, results kind of doesn’t matter. It’s still a rebuild this summer with a new manager with someone who has worked day in, day out with the squad working in tandem with him.
How can an interim be better than that? Or do we follow Micah and hire Conte who the board didn’t want in the first place so we can wait for someone we do want? This is honestly the first time I’ve seen our club look long term in years and to paint it negatively is ridiculous.
Who wasn't? Richards? He's always talking rubbish. And sometimes laughing.
I don't get the nitpicking by some posters (often BL fans from what I've seen so far) about what his role will be or his input into decisions. The mere fact he was recruited as an interim coach with this consultancy role for a couple of years on top of it clearly indicates the club sees him as someone who can provide big input into the club's internal rebuilding/restructuring, which is clearly something the club wants to tackle now.
Neville doesn't speak of Rangnick's future as if he's going to be DoF, you're just spinning it that way to underline your questioning about his role. Neville has highlighted other people's roles in Utd's structure, and indicated that Rangnick could have a big role in the appointment of the future manager, also acknowledging the club could pass on his input. Beyond the nomination of the future manager, there are many other things that will surely be adapted regarding the inner workings of the club over the coming years, and the upper management seems to be aware of it - why otherwise give a TWO year consultancy role to a guy known as a "club builder"?
A lot of this is short sighted reactionism to disappointing results, and Neville's suppositions absolutely make sense when you look at the big picture and the signals coming from the club. Also the fact he is a consultant and not the ultimate decision maker doesn't fundamentally matter - anyone who's worked in a company on big projects with consultants will know that they can have as big a role, if not bigger, than the people sanctioning the decisions.
Why do people keep asking this? Hansi Fick asked it on the last page as well. We don't know what Rangnick's exact role will be, how could we? Does anyone know what anyone's precise role is in the upper management positions of football clubs? The facts are that he is a highly experienced 'club builder' (so to speak) who has been brought on as an interim manager, with an additional 2-year placement come the summer. Whether you want to disregard the notion that he will be involved when he transitions to the backroom staff is up to you, but the plan is surely quite obvious. He'll have managed the team for over half a year, his opinion you'd have thought will be well regarded, and he's got another 2 years left on his contract.
Technically Richard Arnold is the only senior figure that can sanction official decisions, though Murtough, Marcel Bout, Fletcher (and Rangnick in due course) etc. will obviously be very significant parts of the decision-making processes.
Henry and that presenter seem to have some hostility towards micah (start from 2min onwards). Am I the only one seeing it ?
Agreed, he's become more of a joker than a pundit. People listen to him more for the laughs than any talk of football.Watching the CBS CL coverage. Henry speaks a lot of sense, Kate Abdo is magnificent in every sense, Carragher is just typical Carragher, but Micah fecking Richards is such a clown. He’s always just making silly noises, shrieking, talking interminable bollocks. The schtick was okay at first, especially offset against Keane, but wore think very quickly. Over time it has become one of the most annoying things in punditry. I’d go as far as to say he’s the worst pundit on the box currently.
I got why people liked it at first. It’s clearly gone to his head though. Medicore player and terrible pundit whose raking it in and offers no real insight into anything.Watching the CBS CL coverage. Henry speaks a lot of sense, Kate Abdo is magnificent in every sense, Carragher is just typical Carragher, but Micah fecking Richards is such a clown. He’s always just making silly noises, shrieking, talking interminable bollocks. The schtick was okay at first, especially offset against Keane, but wore think very quickly. Over time it has become one of the most annoying things in punditry. I’d go as far as to say he’s the worst pundit on the box currently.
Weird insultNot shrieking with laughter is he now, the bicep curling city bastard.
He's not wrong?Looking a right mug here saying City are not better just different with H. Land
Looking a right mug here saying City are not better just different with H. Land
That's the point!He is correct. This is last season for the same period compared to this one:
21/22 - 56 points - 54 goals scored ; 13 goals conceded (GD: 41)
22/3 - 45 points - 51 goals scored ; 21 goals conceded (GD: 32)
So, they had 11 more points at this stage and a superior GD by 9. Despite all of Haaland's goals, they are actually scoring less this season than in the last one. They have also given up possession that leads to more chances created and less threat to their defence.
Haaland is a very good player, but he has not made them better. In fact, they are worse.
There is the argument that they are worse off now.He's not wrong?
He is a better pundit than lescott and Niall Quinn so he gets straight in because sky have to have at least one ex city player for punditry duties.I got why people liked it at first. It’s clearly gone to his head though. Medicore player and terrible pundit whose raking it in and offers no real insight into anything.
Isn’t he doing a league of their own now? Might be a better environment for him.
I remember them bringing Noel Gallagher inHe is a better pundit than lescott and Niall Quinn so he gets straight in because sky have to have at least one ex city player for punditry duties.
Same goes for hasselbaink he's only employed because there is no one else, although he is absolutely terrible, much worse than Richards.
I remember thatI remember them bringing Noel Gallagher in
now they’re just stuck with Richards.
I like him, yeah he's an idiot but at least he's funny.Awful pundit.
Also referred to himself and Neville as being in the same class. Merely "good players". Neville was a far better player than Micah Richards.Very deferential to Keane just now, admitting that his and Neville's opinions are worth less than Keane's due to his stature as a player.
Good point, didn't think about it like that No wonder GNev looked peeved. The presenter also rinsed him about his attire. Bad day for the Neviller.Also referred to himself and Neville as being in the same class. Merely "good players". Neville was a far better player than Micah Richards.
Also referred to himself and Neville as being in the same class. Merely "good players". Neville was a far better player than Micah Richards.
Yeah he looked an exciting talent when he burst onto the scene.Richards had the potential to be a Neviller. But a couple of seasons of top form and being finished by upper mid 20s totally blows that out of the water.
Yeah he looked an exciting talent when he burst onto the scene.
Just saw this.
Not sure what the context is, but this guy must have pissed him off no end to end up pinned up like that.