27 Oct 2026 14:50:58
I said the other day that our board are so clueless they probably saw the cheering of carrick as a sign that we think he's a good manager and want him to stay might not have been too far off on that. Every time I think we can't get more incompetent they prove me wrong.
27 Oct 2026 16:06:24
No one wants to take over for the next 3 games and can you blame them!
Hopefully SJR also takes the time to replace Wilcox too
But probably wishful thinking but if he is a genuine United supporter he must be considering it.
27 Oct 2026 17:15:14
I think your giving them too much credit mate. Wilcox has to go now his position is untenable.
27 Oct 2026 17:53:20
Tim i'm not sure what you do for a living but surely you realise that there will be reasons for not pulling the trigger now they could be numerous.
The gossip mongers are feeding on the frenzy that is financial. It will be a hit and very unwanted but i don't believe that's the sole reason.
I for one agree with them not jumping on howe conte or naglesmann until they do their due dillegence on securing a preferred long term target like emery or huzlar.
For example if either of those indicate they will come in the summer then they are right to consider their options at the moment.
They could also be considering wilcox future so that's another reason to delay for a bit.
We as fans all think that wilcox should be removed after too many errors so in sure sjr and bareda will be looking at that.
1st job Carrick had to do this week imo is sort out the bruno relationship.
Its a time for cool heads at the top and not making the same knee jerk mistakes they have been making.
27 Oct 2026 18:11:16
Apparently there is infighting between vivell and Wilcox both wanting different managers and teachers pet wilcox seems to be someone Ratcliffe trusts. If Wilcox doesn't go and I don't think he will then Vivell will leave. Heard many stories of Vivell suggesting Targets only for Wilcox to overrule him.
27 Oct 2026 18:15:46
Fair enough Ken, my worry is that if we keep going as we are with carrick then we r in danger of relegation. Ideally we keep him for the season etc but just not sure that's going to be feasible if results continue on the current trend.
27 Oct 2026 19:19:31
98% of things people worry about never happen. Don't be worried about things you can't control Tim.
27 Oct 2026 23:22:31
Agree with your comments Ken. Cool heads required now and we can banter about the inevitable speculation but def not worth getting too heated about it. In that vein.
One hopes that the club do in fact do due diligence and really take their time to get the best man available for the job
If Emery/or ie preferred target has been approached and United been told to wait til the summer that puts the club in a very very dangerous position. The current mess is not for a manager who doesn't have a lot of high level experience. A bad interim manager would condemn the team to relegation.
If this is the case and they have asked Carrick to hold the fort for a while longer the question has to be asked why would anybody expect the team to react positively now when he has already given a long speech before the last disaster against Bournemouth. That speech made no difference to the players performances. Definition of madness is doing the same thing again and again but expecting a different outcome.
Who else could the club approach as am interim manager? Any ideas?
I know this almost sounds like heresy for a United supporter but I might even want someone like Dyche in as an interim manager if we are fighting a relegation battle because he will definitely organise the team defensively.
The other thing is that of there is an interim manager for the rest of the season it's hardly likely that the club will splash the cash in the winter transfer window.