I'm happy with the briefing because it shows we weren't running around like headless chickens trying to buy Zouma or Godin on transfer deadline day. As a fan it was nice to have context to how the window played out. This window was always going to be difficult and we weren't the only clubs who were underwhelming here.To all the people delighted at this briefing by Woodward, because they think it will bring about the demise of their bogeyman Jose I have a question...
Obviously if Jose goes everything will be right with the world...Players will somehow unlock hidden potential, form will improve and City will somehow throw away 10-15 points more.
But the question I have is what do you think all our potential new Managers will be thinking after reading this briefing?
How easily Woodward is played by agents / execs of other teams.
How the club has over £100m to spend on the right player.
How Woodward goes behind your back and briefs against you in the press, no matter how successful your record as a manager
How an accountant with no footballing knowledge is somehow calling the shots and influencing the owners to not back the manager.
If any of these thoughts cross the mind of our potential next new Manager then maybe they will just not bother to answer when Ed starts ringing around to look for interested candidates.
I'm not interested in the debate about player x or y or justifying spending. All of this should have been handled in private in a professional way - we should not be hearing about it until years later.
People go on about Mourinho's sulphurous reputation in the media, being seen as a poor example etc and it makes me laugh, when we have a guy behaving with all the grace, style and professionalism of a sewer rat in charge of the club
However at no stage do I want this to result in Mourinho going out. I agree with what @Pogue Mahone said in that the timing is lousy and this tit for tat shit in the media isn't doing the club any favours, but on a purely personal level it paints a much better picture of our dealings on a transfer level.
I think if we are to get back to the top we need both sides to cop the feck on and to portray a united front and leave the bitching behind doors. Mourinho needs to at least act happy to be managing the biggest club in the world and Woodward needs to bring in the staff to make sure we get the right players in when needed. Neither side is blameless here but we're just a laughing stock the way things are going.
Anyway 4-0 United tonight and we close this thread for good.