15 Apr 2016 18:54:03
As always, loving the site and a big thank you to the Ed's for all their hard work and insight.

I read the other day on that oh so reliable source Sky Sports that Samuel Martin of the Daily Mail (again, extremely reliable, I know) said that nobody can get anything out of anyone at Manchester United at the moment. Nobody is saying anything and you can't find an agent or anyone who knows what's going on. He went on to say how rare this is, not just for Manchester United, but for any football club.

The point he was making, or more his theory about why this is the case, was that maybe, just maybe, they're sitting on the best kept secret in football with regards to our (potential) new manager.

I mention this for a couple of reasons, number 1; do you think this is possible? And if so, who could it be? And number 2; if you guys could have any "left-field" appointment, or appoint someone that could do a good job but hasn't been frequently linked to the position, who would you have?

To give you my standpoint, I'm not sure it's possible to keep secrets in football anymore, which if you ask me, is a shame. The mystery has gone. So from that point of view, I think Mourinho will be our next manager, regardless of what happens. LVG might win the FA Cup and retire saying "I came here to win a trophy, I have done that. But I didn't make CL (assuming this happens) so I have not met my objectives and therefore I have to walk away" or something similar to the LVG branded BS we've come to get used to.

As for who I'd have in, I'd go for Pochettino if it's not Mourinho. If he's unattainable, I'd look at Koeman, Allegri (though probably also unattainable), Sparky. but the two I'd be really interested to see would be Tuchel or Schmidt from Leverkusen. Two relatively young managers who seem to doing well in their respective teams. If I was going left field, I'd seriously look at these two.

Sorry for the long post, and thanks again to all of you in advance!

1.) 15 Apr 2016
15 Apr 2016 19:29:49
What have Tuchel or Schmidt achieved in their careers to be even considered for the managerial role at United if i may. also what has loch or sparky done. loch one good season at Spurs?

We would be mad to change managers to bring in some unknown germans. Mourinho it has to be. The mans record speaks for itself and i would rather fail under him than some wild card manager.

2.) 15 Apr 2016
15 Apr 2016 19:55:33
X Files, I completely agree with you and am fully behind the appointment of Mourinho. I'm not suggesting in the slightest that I want these guys to come in instead of him, I was merely looking to raise a discussion on the subject of, if not Mourinho, then who?

Mourinho was the obvious choice after SAF left, but it didn't happen and we got Moyes. The higher-ups failed us then, and although I'm begging it doesn't happen again, it could happen again so my question is merely if for some reason they don't see Mourinho as the right man, then who could be?

3.) 15 Apr 2016
15 Apr 2016 21:54:11
Koeman Aad blanc would be my choices.

4.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 07:50:53
The most telling thing for me is that no one has officially denied the Mourhino rumours.

Silence is sometimes the highest form of eloquence.

5.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 14:27:27
A winner - Mourinho, Allegri or Klopp. Still disappointed we never got Ancelotti.