13 Jan 2026 18:33:33
Quite worrysome reading that Carrick has added steve holland to his staff. is this ratcliffe and southgate getting a head start on next season by having a familiar head around the place for him to get the rundown from with a view of him joining in the summer?
Might be reading too much into it but i sincerely hope not.
13 Jan 2026 20:02:40
Put the whiskey down.
13 Jan 2026 20:08:53
Could be worse WhiskeyRed, we could have hired someone who was convicted of assaulting an Asian student and narrowly escaped a prison sentence.
13 Jan 2026 20:31:06
I think its sensible move by Carrick. He will need a good experienced head to bounce off.
There is no reason to jump to conclusions at this point.
Im not sure why ao many people look for negativity when there are positive aspects to look at.
As fans we need to stop looking for every negative and look for positives.
The biggest issue the club faces externally is trying to turn all the negative narratives around and for me our opposition don't need to destabilise united our own fans do the most damage.
Where is the us against the world mentality.
We don't have all the owners and management we want but we have who we have and we need to get behind whomever we get next or the cycle will continue.
13 Jan 2026 22:16:34
Okay, here we go.
Another reset, another three year plan etc. etc etc.
Time to get my hopes back up, which in fairness are starting from a higher place this time round. C’mon Michael, do us proud pal.
Please please please United don’t cock it up again. I’m running out of energy at my old age to keep fighting off the opposition fans that are quite rightly on my back constantly.
14 Jan 2026 07:33:02
If that nonsense was true why would they not just give Southgate the job now?
14 Jan 2026 07:48:24
I was happy to see Holland on the team. I think he's a smart and experienced coach.
14 Jan 2026 09:10:15
The narrative behind the Carrick appointment is surprisingly sensible. He did a decent job in his short spell in charge last time, and largely did well at Boro until he didn’t. Holland and Woodgate are shrewd appointments to work with him, and we need all the defensive coaches we can get our hands on. OGS would have been the sentimental appointment, and I’m glad the club have taken all emotion out of the decision.
Carrick will fully understand our full backs and midfield are by far the weakest area of our side and hopefully can get that balance working. I think we have enough firepower for the remainder of the season in Mbeumo, Sesko, Amad, Bruno and Cunha to cause teams serious problems.
We really do miss de Ligt and dare I say Maguire at the back right now.
14 Jan 2026 21:40:30
Carrick’s last midfield line up was McFred, does anyone long for those days.
16 Jan 2026 14:20:57
Carrick appointment is diabolical, we been down this road, United should be identifying who they want and move heaven and Earth to secure him, it’s a no win situation again for the club, SJR is more of a joke than the Glazers, Carrick got virtually no experience at this level in management and as for Woodgate and Evans as coaches well…….
The club loses whatever Carrick does it ridiculous and the sort of behaviour from 2nd/3rd tier clubs appointing on the cheap.