With him as assistant, anything less than a treble is a failure
Steve McClaren | Yessh our new assistant coach
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With him as assistant, anything less than a treble is a failure
Well let's first make sure we qualify for Europe to begin with...
That’s funny. Wasn’t ETH Steve’s assistant or one of his coaches in Holland?
Wally with the Brolly!
Yes, someone posted a great interview with Steve talking about ETH. Really good watch and a glowing review of ETH.
Knowledgeable and well liked. Good move.
Why do I feel a sense of warmth about this. Is it maybe because he's a remnant from our successful past? He's still 'only' 60.
That's quick 
Well that was quick. From refusing to accepting within minutes/hours. Media making stuff up again then.
Come on Steve, get the dubbers on that barnet lad
No problem at all with this. He was here when we were good and had nothing to do with us while we were shite. Welcome back Steve.
"Board don't want McClaren on coaching team"
1 hour later: "McClaren joins coaching team"
Well that escalated quickly.
1 hour later: "McClaren joins coaching team"
Well that escalated quickly.
Why do I think that this is nonsense? Was ETH negotiating with United this morning after having already signed his contract and somehow won his first battle.
Sam Wallace read opinion piece from Dutch journalist and created a story, unfortunately for him it was proven wrong within one hour so they created first battle.
Is it any different than Phelan?
One of the old guard from successful times being given a job because......?
One of the old guard from successful times being given a job because......?
Welcome back Shteve...
“The players are said to be having problems understanding what Gaag and McClaren want from them, they have doubts over their credentials to coach at this level having only ever collaborated in the much weaker Dutch league previously”
That’s what you’ll get if you ask these lads to run or put their bodies on the line
That’s what you’ll get if you ask these lads to run or put their bodies on the line
Sam Wallace inadvertently doing Ten Hag a favour.
Because it has nothing to do with his job at ManUtd which was around 20 years ago, it's to do with them working together in the past.
Because he has already worked with ETH previously, so they have a working relationshop/dynamic that they think can transfer to United.
I like it but it is ironic that we wanted to move away from the past and stop giving positions out in the club to the boys and now we have mclaren back in dugout.
Does this really deserve its own thread.
In modern football nowdays, you can have lot of assistant managers not just 1 assistant. ETH has 3 assistant managers in Ajax plus 1 for each individual coach, coordination coach, fitness coach, and goalkeeping coach.
I'm guessing he will try to aim to have 2 or 3 assistants and then use what we are currently have as his individual coach, fitness coach and goalkeeping coach (Eric Ramsey, Hawkins, Mawson, Martis).
I'm guessing he will try to aim to have 2 or 3 assistants and then use what we are currently have as his individual coach, fitness coach and goalkeeping coach (Eric Ramsey, Hawkins, Mawson, Martis).
His command of the Dutch language will be a masshive help
I don't see why the board would give a toss except for SAF who I can see finding it threatening. Suspect that was the blockage.
So you want to cut ties with anyone and everyone who worked at ManUtd in the past?
How is it giving "job to the boys" when ETH worked with Mcclaren as assistant and they gave good working relationship.
Yes.
How would… SAF be threatened by Schteve?
What a silly story.
So the board first refused to hire McClaren, and then Ten Hag said- "but I want him", and then they caved?
Biggest nothing story ever.
So the board first refused to hire McClaren, and then Ten Hag said- "but I want him", and then they caved?
Biggest nothing story ever.
Good news, I reckon. Always heard good things from past players about his coaching and actually did pretty well in a few managerial roles himself (although some memorable bad ones too).
If he can help deliver another treble then we won't complain.
If he can help deliver another treble then we won't complain.
Steve McClaren believes "five or six Manchester United players don't deserve to wear the shirt." - YouTube
Reposting here as it's the most recent time he's spoken on United I think.
Reposting here as it's the most recent time he's spoken on United I think.
Party like it's '99
Why will SAF find this threatening?
The Fergie conspiracies are always amusing.
Yeah his assistant from Ajax is also joining.
one of the funniest thing I have seen, the fake dutch accent
Won't be long before SAF is dragged into this shit if things don't work out well.
McClaren was a decent manager in his own right. Boro in the EL final, won the league with Twente.
Can help moderate the English-Dutch conversation, prior experience winning everything at this club, and has already voiced his opinions that a good chunk of the current squad should be shipped out. I'm in!