Hard to see Judge lasting much longer considering he was, by all accounts, Woodward's man.
Who should replace Ed Woodward as Executive Vice Chairman?
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Dutch media are reporting Vd Sar is being considered for what it's worth. Seems like a match made in heaven honestly.
So they know feck all, like the rest of us
In before Richard Arnold.
Rather have Covid TBH
That’s the million dollar question. Or should that be the tenner question
Yeah fully expecting us to choose the safe option in Arnold yet again as Edwin would have far too much knowledge for those Yankee scumbags liking and his name will quickly be dismissed
Van der sar for me!
Fine. I’ll do it.
Joel glazer so he can see how much he is despised a few times a month
vds would be great - a football man with business pedigree
Although I agree that it's likely to be an internal appointment, getting VDS in does have advantages for the Glazers themselves.
1 - He's done a great job at Ajax. He's done very well money wise there and they'll be keen on that.
2 - Easy win with the fans. If they want to quickly get fans onside this is an easy way for them.
3 - He's been at the club during their ownership. So they may know him slightly.
1 - He's done a great job at Ajax. He's done very well money wise there and they'll be keen on that.
2 - Easy win with the fans. If they want to quickly get fans onside this is an easy way for them.
3 - He's been at the club during their ownership. So they may know him slightly.
It will be Murthough, Murdoch or whatever is called
VDS without second thought given his qualifications/pedigree on the job and experience as a true and true football man for decades but I'm certain the Glazers will install another yes man or finance guy instead
Why would the position be filled with glorified scout to run a billion dollar business? This positions will be filled with a businessman (just as it should be).
Install Eddie.
Truth is none of us really know anyone, so giving names bar Van Der Sar makes not too much sense.
However, we can state the type of individual we want.
For me, I want someone with a clear understanding of what United is as a football club, preferably person that has worked with or against the club and therefore understands the cultural struggles, the transfer struggles and the negotiation struggles we have had since 2013. I would like someone who is more hands off in terms of the football side and is rarely and tries not be in the public eye. The most important challenge is ensuring that United's football side has the right support it needs without seeking glory or bragging, just simply keeping things as professional as possible, which is also part of United's culture ironically. It's important for this figure to keep the board away from the football side of things, like both Gill and Woodward did, without being a distraction themselves.
United aren't like Bayern where the board members constantly fight and take attention away from the team. We need to operate like we did under Gill, professional and out of sight....ironically, like City's are now.
However, we can state the type of individual we want.
For me, I want someone with a clear understanding of what United is as a football club, preferably person that has worked with or against the club and therefore understands the cultural struggles, the transfer struggles and the negotiation struggles we have had since 2013. I would like someone who is more hands off in terms of the football side and is rarely and tries not be in the public eye. The most important challenge is ensuring that United's football side has the right support it needs without seeking glory or bragging, just simply keeping things as professional as possible, which is also part of United's culture ironically. It's important for this figure to keep the board away from the football side of things, like both Gill and Woodward did, without being a distraction themselves.
United aren't like Bayern where the board members constantly fight and take attention away from the team. We need to operate like we did under Gill, professional and out of sight....ironically, like City's are now.
Me
I vote for Edwin Van Der Sar. My mind and feeling said him.
If I didn’t knew him before I met and see him first time. With dress on. By the look. I would judge him working in business related jobs. As ex goalkeeper i knew he was the elegance type of player and goalkeeper compare to the different world class and robust Peter the big.
Edwin does looks smart. And with glass he might be the Liverpool owner in younger days. And elegance outside the pitch. He oze elegance. Shining trough his personality. On and off the pitch. Elegance, but still had the braveness on the pitch.
So all of those things together. I’m not surprised that he has end as CEO for a club. Like I have said. Are you meant to be or not meant to be. You will find your way and path to it. It’s all written in the stars. This man will be a CEO. He does look like a guy who could work for Apple or business professor. He ends where he belong, after his football career.
The minds create the look of the face. If you are a lot anger. A lot anger mind. You will look like a angry bird.
Like Eric Cantona. You could look it’s some artist by him.
I think United shall appoint someone who knows football. Like sending a guy to buy diamond. If that guy doesn’t know a true quality or not, second level. Like football players qualities. How can he value, rate and bid a price when it comes to negotiations?
Second if you don’t know much about football. How can you evaluate DoF and The head coach?
So back to Edwin. He was a football man. But I don’t know him in person and haven’t done research about his current job in Ajax. How he is doing with the business side.
But if he does has thoughts about working as United CEO one day. Think, want and dream about it. I will not surprise me he will end up as United CEO too. He does has the relation factor. Knows the clubs and has been there factor. He is not a totally unknown man for United. It’s a advantage. Knows the club and English culture, plus a continental relations. Special Dutch talents and connections.
Reasons and factors mine mind say him. And my vote go to him.
If I didn’t knew him before I met and see him first time. With dress on. By the look. I would judge him working in business related jobs. As ex goalkeeper i knew he was the elegance type of player and goalkeeper compare to the different world class and robust Peter the big.
Edwin does looks smart. And with glass he might be the Liverpool owner in younger days. And elegance outside the pitch. He oze elegance. Shining trough his personality. On and off the pitch. Elegance, but still had the braveness on the pitch.
So all of those things together. I’m not surprised that he has end as CEO for a club. Like I have said. Are you meant to be or not meant to be. You will find your way and path to it. It’s all written in the stars. This man will be a CEO. He does look like a guy who could work for Apple or business professor. He ends where he belong, after his football career.
The minds create the look of the face. If you are a lot anger. A lot anger mind. You will look like a angry bird.
Like Eric Cantona. You could look it’s some artist by him.
I think United shall appoint someone who knows football. Like sending a guy to buy diamond. If that guy doesn’t know a true quality or not, second level. Like football players qualities. How can he value, rate and bid a price when it comes to negotiations?
Second if you don’t know much about football. How can you evaluate DoF and The head coach?
So back to Edwin. He was a football man. But I don’t know him in person and haven’t done research about his current job in Ajax. How he is doing with the business side.
But if he does has thoughts about working as United CEO one day. Think, want and dream about it. I will not surprise me he will end up as United CEO too. He does has the relation factor. Knows the clubs and has been there factor. He is not a totally unknown man for United. It’s a advantage. Knows the club and English culture, plus a continental relations. Special Dutch talents and connections.
Reasons and factors mine mind say him. And my vote go to him.
I hope he gets the job too
Guy Incognito aka Ed Woodward.
"Peter the big" 
Someone who can do the job better, Kylie Jenner? It'll probably be Matt Judge.
Judge has a shocking track record with contracts and think he should have gone with his mate
Danny Dyer
That's going too far and that guy is brain-dead. It would also make villains of the fans.I don't think he'll be that up for it in the morning
Maybe the mods should also remove this because it might break GDPR.
Let’s not get it twisted. If SAF didn’t carry on winning, the news of not being approved for this or that signing would have been used to demonise Gill. SAF made it work despite always having a stingy board relative to the clubs revenue. So it’s likely he would made Woodward look a genius.
Also the same things that you said about Gill applied to Woodward. He broke the British transfer record many times, and also broke the world transfer record on one occasion. And just like Gill part of his job was also not overpaying and sometimes saying “sorry we tried but the transfer fee / wages are too high”.
Not a defence of Woodward. But I can easily see how if SAF stays and extra few years, we start spending £140m a summer, signing players in the £60-90 bracket and win titles then Woodward is suddenly seen as the hero who freed the shackles from SAF hands.
What about hiring the J.P Morgan fella. Seems like a good mate of the Glazers and has access to a lot of cash. Hopefully, he ain't too old to do the job.
We will need all the money can get after we have our legs chopped off by the PL and UEFA.
We will need all the money can get after we have our legs chopped off by the PL and UEFA.
+1 He is brilliant, he is a winner, he is not a big spender (important for Glazers). It is such an absolutely obvious choice that it would be shocking even owners as idiotic as Glazers to feck it up and not bring him
Wrong move, mate. If you don't value yourself so badly that you are asking for 1/6th of Woodward salary, why will anybody value you enough to hire you
Want VDS but we'll probably appoint Arnold.
Not him
They'll probably bring someone from their eggball team to come and "revolutionize" the club from top to bottom. They already tried their banker
Tbf they have consistently hired from within. Woodward or Fletcher.
The United Way.
The United Way.
The banker didn't work out. Maybe the chef will.
Let’s not waste VdS now. Nothing will change with our current owners. We should wait and try to get VdS once the club is sold and run like a football club, not a dividend payout scheme
So MBS then?
Who would spend $5billion and not expecting some sort of return? Whether it be financial or political? This whole thing fecked up when the league allowed the Glazers to buy United based on an LBO. Now its almost impossible to get rid of the cnuts. It will be the lesser of two evils solution/future.
So if the Glazers are smart they would get VdS to pacify the fans (or customers in their eyes). But unfortunately, they are quite tone-deaf.
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Sadly it remains highly unlikely the club gets sold, so might as well wish for the best option there is.