Why are United board/owners so slow to act?

[OldSchoolManc]

United have missed out on so many great Players and managers because they take forever to make a move and then to finalise anything.
It’s absolutely killed us since SAF.
Compare to Chelsea elbowing Lampard and hiring Tuchel. Ditto Spurs and Conte.
All our player signings feel dragged out over months or even seasons, whereas other teams decide on a player and sign them.
Feels like we are slug like compared to any other EPL team.

 

[U99ted]

Ineptitude of the highest order.

 

[Big Ben Foster]

We give Chelsea a lot of shit, but to be fair they usually time their managerial changes to perfection. As soon as it's clear the man in charge is going nowhere, they pull the trigger - zero sentimentality. Usually saves their season and wins them a few trophies in the process.

 

[TeddyBear]

"Preparing to make a bid for player XXX "

same old same old.

forever preparing for something but nothing materialised.

 

[Rhyme Animal]

They put Solskjaer in place to protect themselves - both from fan pressure and from having a manager that would challenge their broken, Disneyland, star signings over football philosophy of the club.

They don’t want to remove him because he protects their real interests.

They will look to find another ‘soft touch’ manager when they’re forced to sack him - Rodgers etc.

 

[RedOldBoy]

In a nutshell, the board/owners are the problem.

 

[OldSchoolManc]

We give Chelsea a lot of shit, but to be fair they usually time their managerial changes to perfection. As soon as it's clear the man in charge is going nowhere, they pull the trigger - zero sentimentality. Usually saves their season and wins them a few trophies in the process.

Summed up perfectly.
It’s like our owners have to wake up days later, put on the coffee, have a shower, walk the dog, then do nothing anyway.

 

[Mindhunter]

They put Solskjaer in place to protect themselves - both from fan pressure and from having a manager that would challenge their broken, Disneyland, star signings over football philosophy of the club.

They don’t want to remove him because he protects their real interests.

They will look to find another ‘soft touch’ manager when they’re forced to sack him - Rodgers etc.

This. Couldn’t have put it better myself.

 

[El Zoido]

Because they are inept.

 

[DeGea]

Because they live in this cuckoo mythical land where they think we should be above other clubs and show loyalty bla3. Because they believe they can find the next SAF. 20 odd years at the club bla3, and we win lots of trophies. All sentiments which mean nothing when it comes to winning. Those days are gone my friend. This is modern day football, it is ruthless and the club needs to adapt to win.

 

[The Irish Connection]

The only way we will fulfill the club’s potential under the Glazers will be pot luck.
I just hope the next manager makes the difference.

 

[clarkydaz]

"Preparing to make a bid for player XXX "

same old same old.

forever preparing for something but nothing materialised.

does any other club brief the press so much about what they are doing, yet not actually do it

 

[VP89]

They are about as effective at managing the club as we are of our protests.

So easy to just stop protesting because they bought a couple of shiny new toys.

 

[Offside]

Just think they’re inept. Can’t make the right judgments so dither at everything. No foresight. No planning.

 

[laughtersassassin]

Ineptitude. But also because our fans where it a a badge of honour to not want managers sacked.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Sacking Ole shows that they failed. Again. They'll hang on to the bitter end, despite the damage caused.

 

[Someone]

They aren't personally invested and are extremely incompetent.

 

[Yakuza_devils]

Seriously, they still use fax machine.

 

[steffyr2]

Because their choices are (1) do nothing, make money and have Utd reduced to playing in the top half of the PL, or (2) do something and have the top Red contingent rioting outside Old Trafford.

 

[::sonny::]

Because act fast needs money and energy

 

[L1nk]

Because it costs them money to act. They just gave him a new 3 year contract, he will require suitable compensation when he’s sacked, they don’t want to pay it.

 

[Leftback99]

Decisions are based around money for them, not what happens on the pitch.

 

[UnitedFan93]

We give Chelsea a lot of shit, but to be fair they usually time their managerial changes to perfection. As soon as it's clear the man in charge is going nowhere, they pull the trigger - zero sentimentality. Usually saves their season and wins them a few trophies in the process.

It's because their owner wants sporting success at all costs. Our owners are here for the money and aren't prepared to pay off managers before the top 4 clause in their contracts is breached. We're run like a bank unfortunately.

 

[laughtersassassin]

Because their choices are (1) do nothing, make money and have Utd reduced to playing in the top half of the PL, or (2) do something and have the top Red contingent rioting outside Old Trafford.

No one will be rioting if Ole is fired

 

[Skills]

Have you seen how our fanbase react when other teams managers get sacked? That's why

 

[AndyMUFC86]

I sit in the stretford end at old Trafford and I don’t know if it was heard or publicised but Ole was boo’d down the tunnel by quite a lot of fans at full time. I think this was a huge moment that could see the board look to make a change sooner rather than later

 

[Gordon Godot]

Decisions are based around money for them, not what happens on the pitch.

Woodward would have to admit he now made 3 stupid managerial appointments, and he does not want to do that. Remember Glazers dont care about trophies, just money. They have just pocketed $150m from a share sale off the Ronaldo bounce. The club is rotten from top down.

 

[Mindhunter]

Because they live in this cuckoo mythical land where they think we should be above other clubs and show loyalty bla3. Because they believe they can find the next SAF. 20 odd years at the club bla3, and we win lots of trophies. All sentiments which mean nothing when it comes to winning. Those days are gone my friend. This is modern day football, it is ruthless and the club needs to adapt to win.

No. They want employees who will further their interests while keeping the football side relatively stable. They are not inept, they are shrewd.

You ar forgetting that Glazer’s own a lot of sports teams. They aren’t bumbling American businessmen who don’t understand the football economy.

 

[Ikon]

If feels to me as though Football is an inconvenience that gets in the way of commercial ventures. ... ...

 

[Yakuza_devils]

We have a DOF who is only in charge of the reserve and give suggestions on signing players, nothing more.

Football decision like appointing manager, signing players and style of play still go back to Ed.

Herein lies the problem, Ed is absolutely not the right person for this position because he got no clue whatsoever about football.

 

[AndyMUFC86]

Decisions are based around money for them, not what happens on the pitch.

This is 100% true. They couldn’t care less about the team. Only that they get their dividend at the end of the year

 

[moses]

If feels to me as though Football is an inconvenience that gets in the way of commercial ventures. ... ...

They have good admin, I don't think it gets in the way at all. They have their priorities in order.

 

[noodlehair]

Decisions are based around money for them, not what happens on the pitch.

What happens on the pitch affects the money. As does miss managing £50m+ assets so they leave the club for free, or spending over £100m on players you have no use for so they just decrease in value.

Even purely financially Ole is burning the house down.

 

[steffyr2]

No one will be rioting if Ole is fired

I'm talking about a complete restructure of the power structure at Utd and getting rid of the not-very-competent movers and shakers there. So that there would be people giving the Glazers good advice rather the dreck they're getting now.

 

[Yakuza_devils]

The first thing we need to do but won't happen is to kicked out those who are learning on the job in the biggest club in the world starting from Ed, Arnold, Murtough, Ole, Carrick, Fletcher and co.

We need to get in proper world class personnels to create a structure that can challenge City, Chelsea, Liverpool and soon Newcastle.

 

[sp_107]

Internal appointments must stop here, no more UTD way stuff...we need a modern manager/ coaching staff with a good DOF asap

Spending 400M in last 3 years and seeing team play like this is something fundamentally wrong ...


We watch other top calss managers joining rival clubs which is a pity.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Incompetence. We are not a well run football club. You see it in the way we make up decisions as we go reacting to situations rather than having any proper vision and planning. Whether it's signing players, hiring managers or contract renewals there is an air of ameteurshness to it all.

 

[steffyr2]

The first thing we need to do but won't happen is to kicked out those who are learning on the job in the biggest club in the world starting from Ed, Arnold, Murtough, Ole, Carrick, Fletcher and co.

We need to get in proper world class personnels to create a structure that can challenge City, Chelsea, Liverpool and soon Newcastle.

Yes, but it won't happen. Too many people with their fingers in the existing pie.

 

[Leftback99]

What happens on the pitch affects the money. As does miss managing £50m+ assets so they leave the club for free, or spending over £100m on players you have no use for so they just decrease in value.

Even purely financially Ole is burning the house down.

Even so, a decision to sack Ole and hire someone else isn't sure to be worth the £20m+ it will cost.

 

[TheMitz]

They aren't football men, it's a business so they just look at the financial figures