05 Jan 2026 03:01:34
In the event INEOS release Amorim, it is Fletcher for interim, apparently.
If INEOS were to release Wilcox, we could make a play for Mitchell, I believe he is still a free agent since Monaco.
If INEOS were to also release Berrada, perhaps Jean-Claude Blanc gets dropped into that role.
Eds, what are your sources saying on this debacle?!
{Ed001's Note - from what I can gather it is not so much a debacle as just a group of people who have been put together and it is not working out. Just a personality clash, as much as a working disagreement. They tried to get them to sort it out between them, but it has just escalated. Now the decision has to be made as to who is the actual issue and they will be replaced. I did expect it to be Wilcox, but Amorim's public comments have just put him in the spotlight and they do not like to be publicly rebuked like that, so I think that you might see Amorim also replaced now.}
05 Jan 2026 07:37:37
Sounds like he is done Ed001, you can't come out and say these things about the hierarchy. It was very Maresca like.
Ken, mentioned, the other week that the football hierarchy at United have backed Amorim and there's a greater plan here and that he wouldn't expect mere mortals like myself to understand.
So, hopefully he reads this and can let us know how the plan is going?
{Ed001's Note - he has basically handed in his notice. It was very strange considering he seemed to have the upper hand.}
05 Jan 2026 08:03:10
Cheers Ed, I really hope that Berrada throws Wilcox under the bus and goes for Mitchell.
I was looking at Freedman, but realised he has since chased the money and is managing in Saudi.
Not overly convinced by Berrada but if he can decipher who is 1. The bigger problem and 2. Who is going to bring longer term success out of Amorim/Wilcox, then I'm willing to get behind the decision.
On the surface, as per previous posts, I have seen progress in our play under Amorim, with some glaring holes that need filling. I guess he is frustrated the holes aren't being filled quickly enough to progress the plan.
{Ed001's Note - I do think Amorim has basically handed in his resignation letter though.}
05 Jan 2026 08:30:09
Sad if this comes to pass as you describe, Ed001, because we are improving under RA. So the merry-go-round continues. When will the lunacy end?!
{Ed001's Note - I believe he had won, but then went public over it. If he had just stayed quiet, I believe things would have changed in his favour. Now I can't see that they have a choice but to get rid, because you can't allow your employees to simply publicly revolt against their bosses.}
05 Jan 2026 08:52:39
Thanks for the reply ed001.
What do you mean when you say you think he had won?
Like, had the upperhand over Wilcox? And who is driving the thing against Wilcox, has Vivell got any say in all of this?
{Ed001's Note - Yes, I believe Wilcox was going to be the one removed and replaced as the pair could not work together. Airing dirty linen in public could have changed that though, now they might feel they have to back Wilcox.
Wilcox and Amorim do not mesh well together, there is friction there apparently.}
05 Jan 2026 09:56:31
ED001,
If Urd do sack RA, who so you think they should go for?
No doubt Xavi will be linked with the job, but I'm not sure he woukd be suited to it. Although he has worked under similar circunstances and Barcelona.
{Ed001's Note - Hoeness and Iraola are the 2 that stand out for me.}
05 Jan 2026 10:16:36
How utterly stupid. Too many short term thinkers out there. There was clear progress and this could set us back. Need to make a really good hire now. If it's Glasner then we'll have the same crap again with people complaining about the formation.
Iraola is probably the one to go for but he might already be lined up elsewhere. Extremely annoyed by all this. Amorim should have been backed and that press conference was recoverable from.
05 Jan 2026 10:31:04
He was manager of the month not long ago, and everything was looking pretty good. As soon as we've hit a bad patch, with a squad affected by AFCON, everyone has gone mad.
05 Jan 2026 10:31:57
Ed001, do you know anything more about the Ashworth sacking last year, it seems Wilcox has amassed a lot of power and apart from him and Berrada being work pals from City, i don't really understand why and what skills he possesses to have this much say over transfers and playing style.
Genuinely confused about the hierarchy at the club.
{Ed001's Note - it was a dispute over the direction of the club. Ashworth didn't want Amorim, oddly enough, Wilcox did.}
05 Jan 2026 10:50:42
Spot on Ed. Just confirmed that Amorim has been removed.
{Ed001's Note - he basically went out and asked for the sack. Very odd behaviour.}
05 Jan 2026 11:00:25
Cheers ED001,
Apparently Vivell has been tasked with recruiting a manager?
Im not sure if that is a good or a bad thing. Presumably they intend to appoint a manager who play a specific style of football?
{Ed001's Note - the alternative is Wilcox, so I think Vivell is the better choice! The plan is someone the whole club from youth level up, can align with.}
05 Jan 2026 11:27:58
Ed001,
Did Berrada and Wilocs perform well at City?
Obviously the club did, we're they appointed because of their success or the clubs successes?
{Ed001's Note - they were not really in a position to have a major effect on decisions, Pep and the guy from Barca that Rafa had previously taken to Liverpool (was it Vilanova? Damn my memory has gone absolutely blank on the name!) were in charge. Wilcox etc all worked under their direction, rather than being the ones tasked with making the decisions. So you would have to say they were appointed because of the club's successes.}
05 Jan 2026 11:38:23
Txiki Begeristain ed?
For some reason I think we will go for xavi.
{Ed001's Note - that's him. He rebuilt Liverpool's academy and produced the blueprint for the club's infrastructure upgrades. He then moved to Citeh and turned their whole infrastructure, including academy, into probably the best in the world.}
05 Jan 2026 11:35:47
ED001,
Was it Txiki Bergiristein?
Thanks.
{Ed001's Note - yes mate, thank you. I can't believe I forgot his name.}
05 Jan 2026 11:50:32
Im surprised the club haven't gone for him. i'm notnaure if he has since retired.
05 Jan 2026 13:27:56
He wasn't at Liverpool was he ed?
{Ed001's Note - no, I think you are right, he was the one Rafa wanted but turned the job down and then took the ones from Liverpool that Rafa did bring in to rebuild the academy. My god I am getting old! Things are getting mixed up in my mind to a frightening degree these days. Was it Borrell and Segura? It is Begiristain who works with Pep though, but very much a partnership as Pep pretty much has full control.}
05 Jan 2026 15:06:33
Rodolfo borrell was definitely a coach worked for city and Liverpool not sure on segura.
06 Jan 2026 09:19:06
Ferran Soriano.