Manchester United Transfer Rumours

10 Nov 2026 14:12:52
Away from the manager saga for a minute did anyone see or hear stefan borson (financial expert) on talksport say that he's been told the club are up for sale. It's not official but that's what he's heard and the asking price is 5bn+

We can but dream because we need rid of all of them, glazers, INEOS the whole lot.

10 Nov 2026 14:46:28
Sad thing is we may get someone in who'll clear the debt and spend money on players etc. but they're pretty much guaranteed to be as bad as the Glasers in other ways.

10 Nov 2026 14:53:48
Can you get any worse than the glazers? And Ineos.

Any new owner that comes in will have wiped the debt that alone is more than what these leaches and rats have ever done.

10 Nov 2026 15:11:46
New owners probably won't have any obligation to clear the debt and might be happy for it to continue to roll on as long as the revenue is there to cover it.

10 Nov 2026 15:46:14
Saw this. Be interesting to see where it actually leads. I might be wrong, but didn't we have something similar reported a while back, with the Glazers supposedly considering a sale? Almost feels like they put these stories out there to test the water, gauge interest and see what sort of offers might be on the table, rather than any genuine intention to sell.

The £5bn+ valuation is interesting too. How does that actually break down in terms of ownership? Are we talking £5bn+ for 100% of Manchester United, or is that the figure being quoted just for the Glazers' remaining stake? Quite a difference between the two!

10 Nov 2026 15:59:57
The club probably won't be debt free in our lifetime. We need to get comfortable with that fact. No one will pay the Glazers their 5bn, and then clear the clubs debt afterwards.

Put it this way, we are currently £1.15bn in debt. A new stadium will cost us a further £2bn, which in truth we need to build. That then puts us a a total debt of around £3bn.

Now let's say we wanted to pay that off over a 30 year period. Realistically the best interest rate we will be able to get will be around 5% (it'll likely be more than that).

%5 interest on £3bn over 30 years equals £4.5bn of interest on top of the initial £3bn, meaning we would have to pay back a total of 7.5bn over 30 years, which equates to a debt repayment fee of £250m a year.

If we are paying £250m a year to clear the debt in 30 years time that doesn't leave a lot of money left to spend on transfer fees etc. Which we will need to do to remain competitive and maximise our revenue so that we can repay the debt.

Which probably means to be able to pay off the debt and still have enough money to spend to keep us competitive that we will have to spread the debt repayment over a longer than 30 year period, probably more like 40-50 years or more.

There will be Manchester United fans who'll be born, live a full and long life and die without ever knowing the club to be debt free.

10 Nov 2026 16:56:26
I'm pretty sure that anybody that buys the club has to clear the debt as there are some terms that say something like that.

10 Nov 2026 17:24:49
No we don't need a new stadium.

10 Nov 2026 18:30:46
Incorrect fallguy nobody that buys the business has to clear the debt. Unless its a heavily sponsered purchase from a state backed entity the debt will likely increase short term but will need to be paid down unlike our current arrangement.

So medium term the debt would decrease but slowly and at a higher cost than or existing payments in all liklihood
Shappy this is not a mortgage🤣
Finance at that level works very differently than you have laid out.

10 Nov 2026 19:31:52
Surely the glazers have to clear their debt. They essentially mortgaged us. And have kept remortgaging it. If I sell my house for 500k and 300k left on the mortgage I have to clear it. Not make the new owner pay to the 300 k as well as my 500 k.

10 Nov 2026 19:33:40
The glazers want the stadium to be built because it will add significant value to their asset and maximise their return if sold.

I doubt they would sell now.

10 Nov 2026 20:29:09
The Glazers don't have to do anything. That's how ridiculous the leveraged takeover is. By the time they eventually sell, they will have made billions in profit without risking any of their own money. They are likely to leave the club in billions of debt too. And the great Ferguson called them great owners. Was that a horse?

10 Nov 2026 20:33:24
They are selling a business not their personal home Danny.
A loan in a business can be carried forward a mortgage cannot unless in extraordinary circumstances.

10 Nov 2026 12:06:49
Meeting to decide on carrick isn’t until tomorrow and a decision might not be made until Thursday. God this lot are incompetent. Would anyone really be surprised if there’s another U-turn and they decide to keep him. Best in class my **** why the bleep do they need to go to Monaco anyways? That’s what zoom calls are for. All expenses paid for the 2 muppets to go on a jolly up no doubt.

10 Nov 2026 13:25:03
Tim this is not something that they can afford to screw up again. What's your rush and panic?

10 Nov 2026 13:46:57
Sorry Ken, where i'm trying to come from is how this is treating carrick. All those leaks aren't just conjecture they are obviously based on insider info so it just seems unfair to me to drag it out longer.

He needs to go but seems unnecessary on a human level. Practically too I just don't understand why they have to go to Monaco, thought we were cost cutting etc so surely a zoom conference in 2026 would be just as good.

10 Nov 2026 13:51:43
Ornstein wouldn't have reported it unless he was fairly confident that Carrick is gone. I presume the meeting is to decide on the replacement. I don't care if the announcement isn't until Thursday. So long as there's a new manager in position by the end of the international break, it's fine by me.

I'm honestly just relieved that they haven't dithered any longer. Carrick's a nice guy, but the job is beyond him.

10 Nov 2026 16:04:24
I wouldn't say that is incompetence, it's just doing the process correctly. The problem is that in this new age of social media we as fans know things far sooner than we would have previously. Which makes it feel like they are dragging their heels, because we want instant action and reaction.

In years gone by we would not have known about planned meetings, or what was even being discussed at the club. The first we would have known anything was when the club made a press release. Which would probably have come after several days maybe even weeks of meetings and planning, all done without our knowledge.

10 Nov 2026 18:34:57
Carrick is fine i'd imagine Tim.
He will be well paid and i'm sure he will get over the fact he made a complete horlix of things pretty soon.
Nice guy but wrong man in the right place at the wrong time.

10 Nov 2026 19:33:13
Good way of putting it Ken 👍.

10 Nov 2026 07:12:17
It is looking increasingly likely that Carrick will be sacked today, and rightly so. Utd are in a relegation battle due to his lack of management, leadership and tactical nous.

Wilcox needs to go too. The recruitment was shambolic during the summer. It was very unorganised, with a clear preference - by prem proven players.

When the January transfer window opens, they need to be quick at bringing new players in, and ruthless with moving certain players on.

The predicament the club finds them in, they need to sell to raise funds for new players. Martinez will likely leave, and quite possibly Bruno, as it is unlikely the club will trigger his one year extension given that they are in a relegation battle. Mount needs to go, along with Rashford and Mazraoui. I'd add Dalot to the list, but at least he can stay fit.

10 Nov 2026 07:32:40
Indeed MH.
Let's wait and see.
Hopefully we see that sort of approach.
99% are probably doubtful that we will see as you lay out but in hopeful we will.
Perusing if its Howe and wilcox i think we will see more of the same and be back at square 1 in 18 months but if they go with naglesman or poch i think we will see more change.


Twill be interesting couple of weeks and winter window.

10 Nov 2026 09:17:53
I think you're right fellas. All change again.

Seems Poch will finally get a shot at this one.

USA have two fixtures coming up on 14 and 18 Nov and turn I'd imagine he'll come in?

10 Nov 2026 09:39:23
Thinking about the managerial situation over the last couple of weeks, I've increasingly come to the conclusion that the approach the club needs to take, and one I think the fans should be prepared to accept, is bringing in a manager now whose primary objective is to improve us, stabilise things and move us forward. The manager who follows them should then be the one tasked with taking us to the next level and genuinely challenging for the league and domestic cups.

I think for too long we've expected every new manager to come in, improve the team, rebuild the culture and then deliver trophies, all within a relatively short period. If it happens that way, brilliant, but unfortunately, history suggests otherwise.

Carrick came in and improved things last season. In hindsight, we probably should have recognised that improvement, built on it and then made the decision to upgrade when the right opportunity presented itself. Solskjaer did something similar. He improved the atmosphere, brought some positivity back to the club and made us a better team. But again, rather than recognising that he had taken us as far as he could and making a planned transition, we stuck with it because things were going well. Eventually, it turned, we hit rock bottom and the next manager was left having to rebuild almost everything from scratch.

That's the cycle we need to break. We need to stop making managerial appointments based on the immediate need to rescue the club and start thinking two appointments ahead, with a clear idea of what each manager is expected to achieve and how they fit into the bigger picture.

Personally, I think we're probably two managerial appointments away from winning the league again. I genuinely hope the next appointment proves me wrong and is the one who takes us all the way, but I think that's a big ask given where we are currently. The important thing is that whoever comes in now makes us better and leaves the club in a stronger position for whoever follows.

On a separate note, looking at the league table yesterday, we're only eight points behind Chelsea in fifth. A decent run of results and things could suddenly look a lot healthier. There's still plenty to play for this season.

10 Nov 2026 10:30:41
I hope as much but it pains me to say Mad Hatter don't hold your breath.

10 Nov 2026 11:34:03
It might just be me but I won't believe he's actually gone until it's officially announced. With these lot of incompetent clowns I don't trust anything.

10 Nov 2026 16:15:01
It's a sad state of affairs, and while I think it's clear that Carrick is lacking in some areas as a manger. I genuinely don't believe anyone could have got that much more out of this squad under the circumstances.

If managers made as big a difference as a 100m player, then managers would cost 100m to hire.

Think about it logically. Hypothetically if we went to Villa to get Emery how much would they demand for him? 30m maybe at most. Yet if we went to sign their best player they'd want at least double that, if not a figure approaching 100m or more.

That figure is the value the club places on that person. Clubs know managers don't have as big an impact as players. That's why they'll sack a manager and not the players.

Any manager at United this season would have the same issues that Carrick has had with lacking quality, lacking specific skills, and injuries.

I like Pochettino, and if he's the guy then I'll support him like I've supported every manager. Although I do feel like he has a slight whiff of yesterday's man. A manager who promised so much ten years ago, but his stock has fallen since then. Certainly we aren't striking while the irons hot with him. Maybe that won't be a problem, maybe that might actually be to our benefit, he's learned his flaws and has grown and is maybe better placed to handle it now. Yet, if things don't go well for him immediately you can imagine what will be written about him, the guy who lost the one horse title race to Leicester. The man whose only major silverware came at PSG. The man who has found himself managing the US men's team.

If it's Poch I wish him the best of luck and I'll get fully behind him. But he'll need a miracle to get us back on track.

09 Nov 2026 22:09:06
Carrick might be going, ornstein just tweeted that the club are looking to make a change. When and to whom who knows.

09 Nov 2026 22:24:20
Timing makes sense in the international break and this little two week period post bournemouth hasn't been too damaging with the champions league win, we could have lost to chelsea and drawn with villa under any manager if we are being honest.

I assume considering the stay of execution post Bournemouth that they have lined someone up who is a bit more complicated to get than Howe/Conte/Nagelsmann.

I think it will be Pochettino.

10 Nov 2026 07:17:20
The 3v named being touted for the job today are
Poch, naglesman and howe.
I like poch and i think he would be a good appointment he would have been my choice when they went for eth at that time.
Naglesman is someone that intriges me. If he comes in i think it spells the end of wilcox so that would be a good thing.
Howe would mean wilcox stays and that is my biggest reservation with Howe. He had proven to be a decent coach a steady eddie a bit like poch.


Howe and poch are probably a little lower risk but with potentially less upheaval but perhaps less reward.
Naglesman higher risk but with the prospect of higher reward and a new and different philosophy.
Very interesting to see which way they go.
I like the idea of a complete different direction. Looking forward to seeing which route they chose.
A sensible steady eddie might be order of the day i'd prefer to move forward with more radicle change.

10 Nov 2026 09:09:35
Poch would be fantastic if we can get him. Had also hoped for him at the the time ETH was appointed but also when Amorim was and last summer too. He's perfect for us. His trophy record isn't brilliant but he improves teams and his football is great to watch.

09 Nov 2026 14:21:19
Does anyone agree that Zirkzee would do very well in the right team?
I think is skill level is high and he can finish when he gets a chance i think he would do well with pace and runners around him.
You could argue he deserves more chances a bit like amass considering whomever has played has not done well in those positions.
I don't think he will ever be the answer for us but i think there is a very good player in him.

09 Nov 2026 14:33:17
I agree, Ken.

09 Nov 2026 14:37:06
Yes completely agree, i mean at a basic level what is the point of having a backup striker if you don't play him when your first choice is injured.

Of course he has fundamental flaws as a player (he is a striker who seems allergic to getting into the box), which strangely no coach has attempted to change but teams started sussing out how to defend against Mbuemo up top from about Carricks third game in charge as interim, why he still persists with it now is odd.

We are nowhere near a good enough team to play a strikerless system, need to go back to basics and play strikers as striker (Zirkzee), left backs as left backs (Amass), wingers as wingers etc.

09 Nov 2026 15:04:29
I think he's a good player, and I've always felt that playing him alongside Cunha and Mbeumo, with those two either side of him, could work really well. Tactically, I actually think there's a decent argument for it.

He isn't your traditional number nine. He's much more comfortable dropping into pockets of space, receiving the ball to feet, linking play and bringing others into the game. Rather than constantly looking to run in behind, he can come short, draw a centreback or midfielder out of position and create space for Cunha and Mbeumo to attack. Both are capable of making those aggressive runs inside, so I think there's potential for a really good combination.

I don't think he's a 20 goal as season striker but I think we sometimes overlook what he could offer in terms of the overall balance of the team. Not every striker has to be an out-and-out goalscorer, particularly when you've got players like Cunha and Mbeumo capable of contributing goals. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to him getting a proper run of starts as the number nine rather than just some sporadic appearances from the bench.

My only reservation is his demeanour. He can look a little too casual at times, and I do wonder whether that laid-back approach works against him in the Premier League. There's a difference between being composed on the ball and looking like you're not quite playing with the urgency or intensity the game demands.

09 Nov 2026 20:20:37
Now I'm not comparing him to Berbatov in terms of quality, but he had a relaxed style about him too which worked.

Zirkzee is the closest thing we have to a fit striker and Carrick isn't picking him. that's on the coach. But, him Cunha and Bruno would all be stood within 5 metres of each other given where they like to receive the ball.

09 Nov 2026 21:14:41
Ken

Until we try it we won't know, but Zirkzee could be our Sutton if we had a Shearer. However, no one has dared try it because even if Sesko was fit it would mean not playing Bruno.

09 Nov 2026 21:27:09
I agree redman he should have had more chances. I think he has shown some good stuff but we've also seen a lit of garbage from him too it has to be said. We don't see him in training and eth amorim nor carrick have got anything from him.
I think the epl is all a bit frantic and physical for him.

10 Nov 2026 02:58:52
I like him and technically he is good. My reservations are that I can't see him scoring 20ngoals a season, doesn't have that killers instinct and he doesn't always work hard enough defensively. Attackers should be the first line of defence.

10 Nov 2026 04:48:56
At the minute we don't need to talk about our striker being a 20 goal a season player, what we need is what can he do until January. I think he should be played with Cunha and Mbeumo and let them be a fluid front 3.
More responsibility and he may shine.
He is not the long term answer, but he maybe the now answer.

10 Nov 2026 08:02:54
Zirkzee is horrendous. The fact we're having this conversation tells you how far we have fallen. Comparing Zikzee to Berbatov is like comparing a Kia to a Rolls Royce.

10 Nov 2026 09:39:05
I'd argue Kia's are more reliable.

BUT given where we are at the moment and that he's scored goals, he's surely offer more than Amad, so stick him in the middle with Cunha and Mbeumo either side. Least there's more of a focal point.

09 Nov 2026 11:31:56
Looking to January, we are in dire need of new players but who fills the holes at the back? We can't just take on another temporary stop gap signing and need to be investing in somewhat proven players.

Lewis Hall is a no brainer but has signed a new contract recently.
We need a new RB and I think Kayode is a good shout but not sure what the outlay would be on a player in his form.

For CBs, I would love for Yoro and Heaven to become a great centre back partnership but they need an experienced head around them. Bastoni has 18 months left on his contract - maybe an astute time to be looking at a proven Champions league level CB.

09 Nov 2026 12:57:46
I think Murillo would be a good signing for CB, good Premier League experience now (sorry, sound like Wilcox) and only 24 I believe so can be a player to build the defence around.

09 Nov 2026 13:26:54
Bassie at Fulham and murillo would be decent signings in our present situation. if it was possible.

09 Nov 2026 13:26:59
It's a full back 4 rebuild. Will cost millions.

10 Nov 2026 09:13:36
Murillo, David Raum, Truffert, Kayode. Lots of defenders out there that will improve us. We need at least one fullback in January though.

07 Nov 2026 16:41:03
A couple of random players I’d be interested in Utd buying for depth or low cost:

Dion Beja
Jack Moylan

Both on fire, low league, attainable and been performing over seasons.

Any thought or other random players you’d suggest? bargain buys

07 Nov 2026 18:25:24
Haven't seen a lot of him but we need a goal scorer and will lankshear is banging them in for Middlesbrough, also appreciate ed001s view on players, seen much of him Ed?

{Ed001's Note - a fair bit and I have to say he is improving. On first sight he just seemed a big lump and not a lot else. But he is much more. I quite like him and I think he could handle the step up to the Prem. Not sure he is Man Utd level, but then I suppose if Shaw, Maguire and Dalot are, he certainly is!}

08 Nov 2026 10:31:07
Lankshear is another yes.

Look at Morgan Rodgers - there's talent in the EPL and beyond. It think the club need to get creative.

06 Nov 2026 23:59:00
Pochettino seems to be gathering pace in the betting markets.

Very intersting option if we do that.

The hierarchy are clearly reluctant to sack Carrick, but a loss to Villa surely seals it.

07 Nov 2026 00:30:07
Last season I said he'd be a good option for us. Tactically simple, but an excellent motivator, and used to working within tight budget constraints. I see him as a coach that could help stabilise things and lay foundations for an elite level replacement to come in a few years down the line.

07 Nov 2026 06:05:33
Please no not Poch, another who is not the required level and won virtually nothing. l why do you all moan about the quality of players and coach we already got and had in recent years and then want another of the same level.

he is in same bracket as ETH and RA. All nearly men, we need to do our utmost to get elite level in now, not more treading water.

07 Nov 2026 09:39:16
I like Poch. His football is good, he believes in youth, and carries himself well. Sort of guy you could get behind. I understand your thoughts Je Suis, but we're not an elite club right now so must cut our cloth accordingly.

07 Nov 2026 13:15:49
That's exactly it, Eric. We're not an elite level club. Poch hasn't won trophies. So what? We're not remotely close to winning trophies. What he has proven is that he can get regular champions league football. That's where we are.

07 Nov 2026 13:29:53
JSU i honestly despair with some of what you say. Poch is very obviously miles ahead of Carrick, is less risky than Nagelsman and has a better body of work than Howe. Just cause you don't like RA doesn't make you correct. Listening to opinions like yours got us into this mess.

07 Nov 2026 14:01:18
Eric, common sense would dictate a loss tomorrow and Carricks gone but honestly would any on here be shocked if he's still here when we visit anfield??? I wouldn't.

07 Nov 2026 16:39:18
I'd quite like Poch, seems a decent bloke and coach.

07 Nov 2026 17:08:48
If we get rid of Carrick we should go all out for emery.

07 Nov 2026 22:43:39
I think it's quite possible that Carrick survives til after the Liverpool match even in we lose tomorrow. Let's be honest Villa are a decent team and Liverpool man for man are better than us right now so two losses are quite likely.
It's the manner of how United play that will probably decide his future. If they have obviously worked hard and not made stupid basic mistakes and not been heavily beaten then there is room for some optimism.

As a new manager coming into the club I would probably wish to let those games be played before I arrived so that I have an easier first game.

07 Nov 2026 13:33:09
This is the problem with hiring a new manager, everyone has their own ideas about the kind of manager we need and while we all have valid opinions, the reality is that we are currently not a club top managers want to move to.

Every manager we have hired since SAF retired has left with their reputation in tatters, almost entirely down to decisions beyond their control.

If you are a top manager, someone who has worked hard a number of years to build up your reputation and become successful. Why would you take a job where the expectations are wildly unachievable in the short to medium term, where the media scrutiny is amongst the most intense you'll find as a top level football manager, where your success is largely (almost entirely) dependent on people who have proven themselves to be incompetent. Yet when you fail, it'll your reputation that gets torn to shreds.

Why would any successful, top level manager take the job? Especially one who is in the prime of their career, the peak of their powers.

Moyes was regarded as the best manager not at a top four club when he took over, 8 months later he was considered a joke.

LvG was a titan of the European game, a great and influential manager, but he was unceremoniously sacked within 24 hours of winning the FA cup, and considered "washed up".

Jose Mourinho was maybe only second to Pep Guardiola in terms of rankings and success as a modern manager when he took over. Winning the UCL at Porto, and Inter Milan, as well as managing Real Madrid and two hugely successful stints at Chelsea (turning them into one of the dominant EPL teams) before he arrived at United. By the time he left, despite relative success he was considered over the hill, his next four jobs were Spurs, Roma, Fenerbahce and Benfica. Where he had to take the long road to rebuild his reputation, only finally returning to a genuine top club this season back with Real Madrid.

Erik Ten Hag was considered one of the best up and coming managers, and was high on the list of potential manager options at clubs like Bayern Munich and the top Italian clubs, even Barcelona tempt close tabs on him. He had worked with Pel Guardiola during Pep's time at Bayern. Then left to take over an Ajax side that had fallen right off from being one of Europes top clubs outside of the traditional top five European leagues, a club with genuine history. He rebuilt them, getting them back to European semi-finals and finals, made them the dominant force in the Netherlands again, and did so playing good, entertaining football, and through developing young talents. He seemed perfect for the Manchester United job. Yet within 2 years his reputation was in tatters. Since leaving the club he had a very short spell at Bayer Leverkusen (3 competitive games), and is now a Sporting Director at Twente. We literally killed his management career.

Ruben Amorim was considered the best young Portuguese manager (and that's saying something as Portugal have a reputation for really good young managers). His records weren't too dissimilar to EtH's, he took a former great club that had fallen off and returned them to being a top club again. Although his achievements is arguably more impressive that EtH, as he did it with Sporting, a top club, but a club roundly considered the third biggest in Portugal behind Porto and Benfica, compared to the power of Ajax in the Netherlands who have always been considered the biggest club domestically. Yet he was repeatedly undermined, and not supported as he should have been, leading to his frustration eventually getting the better of him. With his having a very public dog at the club and key people within the club that unfortunately made his position untenable. In England his reputation is in ruins. However, he has been fortunate to be able to jump into another top job at AC Milan and is actually doing very well, tasked with the job of again rebuilding a European Giant that has fallen off in recent years.

The pattern is fairly damning, joing United, have both hands tied behind your back, while the club repeatedly let's you down, only to leave with your reputation in tatters mostly for reasons beyond your control.

When you look at that without the rose tinted glasses on you can understand why when United contacted Unai Emery at Villa about possibly taking the job, within days he agrees a new deal at Villa.

Now Unai Emery is a great manager, but I wouldn't quite put him in that genuine top bracket. And he chose Villa over us. What does that tell you about how top managers view the United job?

The only one genuine top manager who seems to want the job is Conte. And for various reasons that seems like a disaster waiting to happen. If a fairly patient man Amorim can be frustrated by the club to the point where he implodes in public, then I can't see Conte lasting a month. He has that rare gift of being able to start an argument in an empty room. If you look up the word "Temperamental" in the dictionary you'll see a picture of Antonio Conte. His football isn't typically in keeping with what United supporters expect, and he hasn't typically developed young players. I would genuinely find it difficult to pick out a top manager who is a worse fit for our club.

So where does that leave us in terms of hiring a new manager? Well in a similar boat to us signing new players probably. The very best, top quality, and proven options are unlikely to pick us, they will have much better options that can support them to be successful in their careers. Which means we either have to go for options in that next bracket down, good options, but who have either got a mark against them for some reason, or who haven't really been given the platform to prove themselves and make it to that top bracket. Or youthful, high potential options who could breakout or blowout with us.

I really like some of the younger managers like Fabregas, Hurzeler and Hoeness. Long term they are the kind of managers I'd like to see us go after. But right now their youth, inexperience, and the utter mess the club is in would only set them up to fail. Like with anything, when you are going for young, inexperienced, high potential options, you need to have a really well crafted structure around them to support and guide them. To allow them to make their mistakes and learn from them, but without the club suffering the consequences of that because the structure is in place to compensate for those shortcomings.

So for me that leaves us with those in the next bracket down, the slightly more experienced options who have a mark against them, or haven't really had the right platform to prove themselves. Managers who have gained experience at a lower level and could possibly be ready for a shot at a bigger club, or managers who have maybe had a shot at a big club but it's not quite been the success people expected.

Managers like Julian Nagelsman, Eddie Howe, Marco Silva, Thiago Motta, Pochettino, Simeone Inzaghi, Bo Henriksen, Valverde, Marco Rose, Roberto De Zerbi, etc.

The trick is the vetting process, the club needs to first understand what they need, what are their weaknesses, where they need to be better at supporting managers/ or what skills they need from the manager that is currently missing from the club. They then need to a proper process for hiring the next manager. To understand that he will have areas of weakness, and they need a plan in place for how to support him and mitigate those areas of weakness.

We can all have our preferences, but without knowing what issues are at the club, what they need, and what the aims are, then it's impossible for us to accurately pick out the best candidate.

08 Nov 2026 02:29:55
With all due respect i think that's one of your worst comments Shappy. It works the other way too. They were never the right managers, or they were bad fit for us.
Moyes was bad fit, too defensive.
Jose is on his way down for a lot of years. The man has 10-13 years to win a championship. Think about that. That has nothing to do with Manchester United, to say we harmed his reputation and we are at fault for his way down is simply ridiculous. They simply don't trust him, he is too defensive, too moaner, always creates troubles and in his second or third year he leaves, its a pattern with Zose.


Of all the managers we had after SAF, the only manager i would consider hiring again is Amorim for his principles and because the team was on the up although with mixed results. Most of the others were just bad choices and didn't help us as we didn't helped them.
*The exception is Van Haal. He was maybe building something if not sacking. At the end of his tike with us, on the road to FA cup we played some decent footbal with young players upfront interchanging with pace.

09 Nov 2026 09:25:58
My Spurs season ticket holding mate, blames Potch and his inability to be flexible for Spurs not winning anything during their golden period. He and his match going mates called Potch failing at PSG for the same reason.

The current situation needs a team to come in. Sporting Director, Manager and all the staff around them. They need the owners complete backing and the freedom to break things.

06 Nov 2026 12:21:36
With all this paper talk about us possibly signing Ait Nouri in January ......What would people on here think about him as a signing ?

06 Nov 2026 16:11:25
In theory he'd be a really good signing, EPL proven, great going forward, and keeps good attacking width (which we need on the left). It would depend on how much he would cost.

06 Nov 2026 17:24:14
Wasn't this slated as a panic embarrassment in the summer.?

06 Nov 2026 18:03:03
I think it shows how clueless the club is. They were offered the opportunity to loan him with an obligation to buy. The brain trust refused, reportedly because they wanted to save their money for preferred options next summer.

Since then, Shaw and Dorgu have been crocked. Hall signed a new contract. And the team is in relegation form. Given how desperately we need a left back, best case scenario is that City offer the player at the same price he would have been in August.

06 Nov 2026 22:00:10
But he can't defend? Isn't he just a new Dorgu?

07 Nov 2026 06:08:39
That's just panic signing, another Tielemans and Santos level signing its ridiculous
We can't go on this way
Yes you can get by with 1 or 2 of these signings going into a half decent team but we got a team full of this calibre and if we want to try improve and get back to some sort of decent level, we can't continue to buy this level of player.

06 Nov 2026 00:04:22
Supposedly Descamps has turned down the chance to be the next manager...
No idea if that's accurate or not (I suspect not), but it's a huge curveball given that I haven't seen his name come up once in the last few months while all this mayhem has been going on.

06 Nov 2026 01:51:25
United hierarchy are carp fishing in a pond full of sticklebacks.

06 Nov 2026 23:49:20
Highly illogical Appointment if the rumours are true.

Wonder if the hierarchy realise they've left Carrick out to dry by not improving the squad and hope to limp through to January for reinforcements?