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03 Oct 2018 17:11:04
Traditionally the United way has involved growth from within and the class of 92 being held up as a banner: but is that really remotely possible to repeat in today's environment? In those days nearly all our players were from the British Isles. Only Schmeichel, Kanchelskis, and Cantona were not. And even if it is theoretically possible, the youth groundwork at Man City has been far superior to United's for a decade, and still their team is built on market expenditures that outstrip our own with players like Foden scarcely getting a look in. Liverpool seem to have developed better youth prospects than us. Chelsea no longer has any players that come from youth development.

With an ownership that has no knowledge of the game itself, we clearly need a complete restructuring of our football philosophy from top to bottom, and that will needs come from a DOF whose tenure will hopefully outlast any one manager. We need to get out from under the nostalgia and the platitudes and get on with being run in accordance with the exigencies of the day. The question is whether this Board will be able to select the right DOF. I hope I'm wrong but I have my doubts.

{Ed002's Note - I am not so sure you fully understand how this works. The club take advice over such matters. You all need to stop concerning yourselves with the owners and the structure.}

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03 Oct 2018 17:35:50
Please name me more players pool city and chelsea have created?
I can't think of any that are starting in each side regularly.

03 Oct 2018 18:15:54
I'm not sure why we should be discouraged from discussing our owners when it seems to me they are at least partly responsible for the mess we now find ourselves. None of us are experts merely using this forum to discuss the Club we love, debate what's going wrong and how it can be fixed. Surely the owners would feature high on this list.

Like I said earlier the owners set the agenda, they appoint the manager, set the transfer budget, sign the players are responsible for maintaining the stadium, the training facilities, everything. They set the vision for the Club and they are conspicuous by their absence. When things are going well it's fine to leave the running of the Club to other people but in times of trouble and conflict strong and robust leadership is required and this starts at the very top.

You have told us yourself that Mourinho didn't view Utd as a progressive Club when he took the job which beggars the question who's fault is that?

If Mourinho is correct then how do we stand any chance of winning the major trophies?

In my opinion the owners need to step forward and sort this mess out. If that means they need new advisors then they need to seek new counsel immediately as I'm not convinced the advice they've been getting has been very good.

Leadership starts from the top and if it's wise and strong it cascades down and penetrates throughout the entire Club. Our owners remain silent whilst their Club is on the brink of civil war. Sorry to be so dramatic but it's not far from the truth.

03 Oct 2018 18:35:51
Trent arnold is the only one i can think of Fzz.

03 Oct 2018 20:34:36
Exactly ken, these other sides are investing a lot into there youth and not bearing the fruits.

We have Lingard, Perriera, Rashford and Mctominay yet people still moan, that's only 2 short of co92.

04 Oct 2018 08:04:13
Exactly FZZ. The difference is, that these kids don't have the seasoned professionals around them like the class of 92 had. When things weren't going well, we had players that would get the job done. We have the kids now, we just don't have the responsible adults anymore!

04 Oct 2018 08:52:31
That's what I've been saying, OT7, but my posts don't seem to be getting published.







 

 

 
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