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Who should replace Ed Woodward as Executive Vice Chairman?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Andrea Berta maybe? Edwin would probably be the popular choice.
With the Glazers still owning the club it really doesn't matter who they replace Ed with, it will be more of the same
Yeah but are we even asking him, and more importantly, would he accept? I think it would be easier to ask SAF to be the CEO for now as he's around at least.
So then Joel handles the commercial side himself? I mean, it was a disaster the first time, so... anyway. As long as he listens to Ole, Fletcher, Murtough, in short, the football people, for all football decisions, it's the least disastrous scenario.
The Glazers will go soon, they cant step foot in Manchester again.
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Will be an internal appointment and nothing will change whilst the glazers are around. We need to cut the head off the snake to get change.
And, they were there last time?
Quite sure they can, and it's not like they bother to come to our ground much anyway.
They've been there plenty of times before covid tbh
Can't believe they're keeping him on til the end of the season when Giggseh's right there.
Has Berta ever had an exec role? He's only ever been a sporting director as far as I know.
I'm not sure how you can say that one day after we have had to pull out of a competition that was anti-football with the main protagonists seemingly being Woodward and Perez.
We seem to have spent better under Ole generally, but that doesn't mean Woodward has learned anything it might just mean that he is being asked about different players.
Really? I dont think so. If by plenty you mean once a season or something like that then yeah
Van der Sar! Do it!
Joel Glazer hasn't bothered to rock up to a match since our CL game vs Barcelona 2019.
There’s only one man for the job and that man is Edwin van der Sar!
Unfortunately it’s far more likely to be another Glazer yes man appointed internally.
Unfortunately it’s far more likely to be another Glazer yes man appointed internally.
People talking about Edwin or other footballing figures, but I am sure we already have those with the new DOF and Fletcher. Glazers would only need someone who can handle the business side of things. Now whether they continue the existing structure where everyone reports to Woodword replacement or the DOF also reports separately to Glazers is one key question for me. The other key one being whether the new person has already got experience in the sports industry else they will again take 3 years to figure out how to do transfer negotiations!
So whos decision is it to appoint new ceo?
It'll be an internal hire, probably that Arnold bloke
Edwin. Go all out and go and get him.
Agreed, this is a business appointment with other people handling the footballing side if it was done properly. Good point about the chain of command though as the DOF reporting to the CEO automatically puts them as a barrier to the chairman.
Has to be Van Der Sar (but won’t be)
You know Van Der Sar is the CEO of Ajax right? He's not some mug off the street.
Edwin Van der Sar is Ajax CEO, he’s not the DOF that would be Marc Overmars. So he’d literally be taking over the same position left by Woodward.
It will be a guy who can manage a half-billion dollar organisation. The football side of things has already been sorted out with its structure in place. So you need someone to manage the overall business but specifically overseeing the commercial/financial side of things.
I see a business -- a financial or strategic management guy. Edwin really isn't a numbers cruncher either. More marketing/football guy.
Ivan Gazidis? He's a manc isn't he?
I see a business -- a financial or strategic management guy. Edwin really isn't a numbers cruncher either. More marketing/football guy.
Ivan Gazidis? He's a manc isn't he?
Would love Edwin but highly doubt he'll leave this Ajax project. It's basically like their baby and he absolutely loves it. If I were him I wouldn't do it either as long as the Glazers are here.
Firstly I didn't call him a mug off the street, and given I am a big fan I never would! I didn't know he was the CEO but still I think the Gazers are not likely to appoint him. The head of business at Ajax and at United are two different spheres altogether. They would be interested in someone who can bring plenty of sponsorships and deals. Plus given the whole ESL fiasco, I doubt Edin wants to work under the Glazers.
Will probably be Matt Judge.
If they got VDS in who is a competent guy and has done a great job at Ajax. Will he be able to work with the owners and their way of thinking personally I don't think so.
Also will VDS get along with that new Murtaugh guy too who knows. That's why I think it will be an internal hire someone who has been with the club along time and knows how to work within the limits set by the owners and it could be that Arnold guy.
Also will VDS get along with that new Murtaugh guy too who knows. That's why I think it will be an internal hire someone who has been with the club along time and knows how to work within the limits set by the owners and it could be that Arnold guy.
Hang on a minute. Did you just slip up and call potentially the greatest thing to happen to us in the past eight years a 'fiasco'?
It's a Glazer spy, boys. Get him/her/it/they.
I didn't say the Glazers will appoint him, I'd say it's very unlikely because they're dickheads. I said they should appoint him as he would do a great job, understanding as he does both the commercial and footballing sides of a giant club.
Give it to G Nev... passion for the club, will undoubtedly run the Glazers out of town at the first opportunity
Be some random banker.
One of the brains behind the UEFA CL reforms - the same reforms that we pretended to support and then surreptitiously undermined as one of the main drivers of the Super League.
I can't imagine VDS would agree to have anything at all to do with the Glazers and he certainly won't want to come in and serve as Joel Glazer's underling - he probably hates the man even more than we do!
Not sure I am getting you but I am referring to the PR fallout from our participation in this nonsense.
It'll be an internal appointment. Another Glazer puppet.
We have a limited budget. We need to adopt the Ajax method. Only one man for it. VDS
Yeah but I don't know if he will accept the job.
Who I want - Edwin Van Der Sar
Who I think it will be - Matt Jude or some other Glazer ‘yes man’
Who I think it will be - Matt Jude or some other Glazer ‘yes man’