11 Feb 2016 20:25:28
As Ed002 is not about, Ed001 i was just wondering if you had any info about the mourinho rumours? Thanks.
{Ed001's Note - as far as I am aware there is little in them. Yes he is keen on the job and has made it known, but that is it so far.}
12 Feb 2016 11:29:46
Ed are people close to Jose making mischief in the media or is just the media being the media? Clearly the club aren't talking to Jose at the moment, and it would be pretty embarrassing for him if his mates were stirring things up.
{Ed001's Note - bit of both.}
12 Feb 2016 14:43:19
I can't be the only one who doesn't want that smug arrogant sod anywhere near our club can I?
12 Feb 2016 15:12:22
mrlee
lvg is our manager but don't worry i think u will get your wish in summer and he will leave.
12 Feb 2016 16:05:51
I don't really want Mourinho but like it or not, it's going to happen in the summer, I rather Giggs get it long term but with City getting Pep we need to counter attack them.
12 Feb 2016 20:18:40
I think Giggs needs to play the long game here, if it is Mourinho in the summer, then it's more then likely the job will be available again in 2 or 3 years so Giggs should go off now and get that experience with his eye on the future.
12 Feb 2016 21:44:58
Giggs should be Youth Manager . Work his magic and then voila "OUR VERY OWN PEP". 😆😆.
12 Feb 2016 22:13:28
It's looking more and more like that, I think a team like Celtic or Swansea be fantastic for him.
12 Feb 2016 16:08:43
You are not the only one.
13 Feb 2016 06:01:12
Shane, "we need Mourinho to counter attack them". I th No I get your point but people wetting their pants over Guardiola is getting tiresome. Jose is rude, offensive, unprofessional, self centred, nasty, has an ego the size of Saturn, plays terrible football, doesn't trust youth, splits dressing rooms, and generally causes carnage. I'm sure he's a lovely man, a good husband, and a great Father but when it comes to football I think he and Chelsea were a perfect fit. Yes, yes I know he wins trophies but I don't want us to sell out soul to the devil just to win a trophy.
13 Feb 2016 06:21:37
I really don't get the romance with Giggs. What has he done to deserve this. Are people forgetting what job we are talking here. It's the United job for God sake. The biggest in the world and it needs a very big personality/ ego to carry it. Post SAF, there's only one who can carry it out. And believe me he is at the helm right now and if there's a perfect fit that can take this forward, it is Mourinho.
Why was mourinho a fit with only Chelsea. people have short term memories. Porto, inter and real Madrid a few that I can remember of the top of my head.
I can bet my very own money on Giggs getting the sack within a year of he gets the job a Celtic or Swansea.
and yes, to set some fear in Pep, we need Jose.
13 Feb 2016 06:23:59
And what next. There will be a few people on here who will want Wayne to b the manager once he retires. People need to understand, football has changed and there won't be any SAF ever again. It has to be a mix of youth and superstars. Jose guarantees it.
13 Feb 2016 08:40:45
I don't really want Mourinho at all but the vast majority fans do so congratulations you got your wish, don't come complaining in 3-4 years when it all goes south
I personally see the season out with LVG, see what we achieve and make a decision their, I'm in the camp for Giggs but as he lacking experience my next call would be Simeone or Pochettino, think Giggs needs to go and get some experience now.
13 Feb 2016 09:38:00
i would be amazed if jose ( pos the best manager in the world ) does a worse job than lvg or moyes .
i would also say he would do better than giggs .
moyes lasted 10 month, lvg has been lucky to make 2 year, the days of fergy are over and like any other club managers will come and go, the pressure will be on and we will spend big cash on big players.
like it or not the club has changed and imo jose will be a great fit.
13 Feb 2016 10:03:48
Agree 100%. Ok Jose has got big mouth and an ego to match, so what, so did Fergie. SAF upset a lot of people in his time at United. Including the racehorse people at CoolMoore, which led to the Glazers taking over. He didn't speak to the BBC for years and sometimes sent out backroom staff to do post match press conference's. They say Mourinho plays boring football, but again SAF teams were really poor in his last 3 or 4 season's. Jose is a winner, he got so far under Guardiolas skin in Spain that he quit football for a year then did one to Germany. Joses first term at Chelsea saw them play some great football and win plenty of silverware along the way.
13 Feb 2016 10:19:11
Totally agree Middleton. Jose is a proven winner. Pocchetino? Really? Moyes all over again.
13 Feb 2016 10:20:31
middleton
i thought chelsea played some good stuff last yer as well, madrid played some good stuff under jose as well. broke the record for most goals scored in la liga when they won the league .
but like fergy he also knows how to win ugly .
how much would arsenal of won if wegner did.
13 Feb 2016 17:33:55
I don't like Mourinho at all, but it can't be denied that he gets results. With it looking pretty unlikely now that we'll be in the CL next year, we need someone who will attract the big names, instil a confidence of making the CL and altogether steady the ship. And I think he's the man to do it.
When Pep was still available, I felt he wasn't a man who's football I particularly wanted to see in Old Trafford but he's also not someone who sticks around anywhere for long (I think I read he's keen to manage Brazil at the 2020 WC) . For the three years he'd have stayed, I'd have put up with him knowing that in the long term, we'd have established ourselves at the top of the game for the first time post-SAF due to bringing success, attracting big names and giving our team a winning mentality.
With Mourinho, it's similar; I don't like his brand, his ethos and his abrasive nature. However I do believe that if he were to come in, he won't be here forever and that we'd definitely be left in a better state than we are now. I genuinely think that this season will have humbled him somewhat and we won't see such a brash figure in the future. Instead we'd get a guy who knows how to win, who players seem to enjoy playing for and who openly has a huge respect for the club.
Not an ideal choice, but in the long term, I think Mourihno for 3 years to stem the bleeding is a hit worth taking.
15 Feb 2016 16:05:13
The way United fans and other clubs' fans look at Mourinho is just the way opposition fans viewed Fergie for years.
16 Feb 2016 08:29:56
Middleton . Which part u from Langley Boarshaw Rhodes. 😆😆.