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01 Sep 2025 10:29:34
Antony and Sancho gone too. Relief i am sure within the dressing room and fanbase alike. Hopefully a GK and MF come along today.
1.) 01 Sep 2025 11:34:26
Sadly, Sancho will be back again next season, and we’ll be faced with the exact same problem. Better than keeping him here for the next twelve months though.
2.) 01 Sep 2025 11:44:53
It’s the last year of his contract, we have the option to extend a year to try and get some money back, but is it worth it?
3.) 01 Sep 2025 11:46:08
His contract is up next summer, with a club option to extend. Thankfully, this will be the end of the whole silly business with him.
4.) 01 Sep 2025 11:56:38
Apparently, we will extend his contract as part of the deal to loan him out in the hopes of recouping some of our losses next year. I have a feeling it will just end up costing us more when we have to pay half of his wages again the following season when he buggers off on loan again on deadline day.
5.) 01 Sep 2025 12:07:57
This is the best result we could get given they're paying a decent loan fee for the year and we don't have his wages to pay.
The option to trigger a contract extension runs until the end of January 26, by which time we will be able to see if he is pulling trees up. If he's doing great, then we can say to Villa and Snatcho (our pet name from the vile clown) okay well, we could extend of a year and complicated things so how about you pay us a fee now to sign the player permanently, otherwise as he's having a renaissance we will extend for a year and flog him elsewhere.
The important thing is he is gone. And we have 10m float in wages and a few million loan fee. Whilst notnincurring a PSR loss either.
6.) 01 Sep 2025 12:29:52
Whatever happens, him not being at the club this season can only be a good thing. One of our worst ever signings.
7.) 03 Sep 2025 07:40:28
worst player in 50 years. absolute winker.
29 Oct 2024 15:44:12
Guess its confirmed now with 10m being paid off. Great if that's true.
1.) 29 Oct 2024 16:10:19
All he needs to find now, is some centrebacks with a bit of pace because ours are all so slow, like cart horses but hopefully Lenny is quick and adjust to epl, he needs to find a striker or two, because we got zero in that department needs a LWB who can play a dozen games on the trot….
Sell off half a billion pounds worth of crap that ETH bought in
Then just maybe we can build something positive…. Fingers crossed.
2.) 29 Oct 2024 17:25:41
Or maybe he believes there are players in those individuals and he can coach them into a team.
Remember he won't be able to add much in January, so he will have to work with this squad for the rest of the year.
3.) 29 Oct 2024 18:44:55
I am convinced there is better there or at least hoping, then they been showing, surely there must be, the law of averages must say out of all the players Eric added surely some of them must be OK although I have to be honest I not seen much that fills me with confidence, not as if they did not know Eric most of them he coached before, but hardly shows he been coaching Antony for 4 years! And I would virtually say every player digressed under ETH it’s hard to think of a player that’s gone in right direction, possibly Onana looked better this season, but the rest. well.
4.) 29 Oct 2024 22:23:50
There is definitely great potential in our squad not enough to challenge for the title but enough for a really good manager who I stills discipline and tactical structure.
5.) 30 Oct 2024 00:02:57
Maze,
Let’s see how things go, why be negative before he’s even started?
6.) 30 Oct 2024 03:24:25
There are some very good players in this squad who simply need a system that works and coaching to improve.
The right coach will improve this side immensely.
If it is Amorim and he okayed his preferred formation, Dalot and Mazraoui would make excellent wingbacks.
A back three of de Ligt, a ball player like Yoro and Martinez to step into midfield looks strong.
Two midfielders of Mainoo, Cas (who I think would work well in this formation) and Ugarte feels strong, and any of the front three would fit this.
No doubt we need a decent lwb, and another midfielder.
I’m getting hopeful - it’s the hope that kills you.
7.) 30 Oct 2024 06:44:32
Hoping we buy Alphonso Davies. I think shaw is a really good player when fit but unfortunately he seems to be struggling with injuries and its not going to get easier given his age. He would be a great back up option for martinez as a back 3 or left wingback considering you need rotation and he can't play 50 games a season.
Or maybe Amas and also the kid at benfica who we have a buy back clause are the long term solutions as wingbacks. We still will need a left footed player who can play as a cb as a back up for martinez. Shaw ticks the box and did very well playing there when martinez was injured.
8.) 30 Oct 2024 08:48:44
Ahmad H,
I think Davies will end up at RM. He would be a brilliant free transfer.
9.) 30 Oct 2024 19:57:15
Have to agree, better coaching will improve us, but interested to know who the VERY good players in this squad are?
10.) 31 Oct 2024 01:26:51
De Ligt, Martinez, Yoro, Ugarte, Mainoo, Garnacho, Bruno, Hojlund, all have shown they can be very good, you could even include Rashford who can be very very good but also very very bad. Time will tell if Amorim can get these players playing at their best but if he does then we will be fine.
11.) 31 Oct 2024 15:17:30
Hope your right, but imo
Deligt. far too slow for epl
Martinez …very rash and gone backwards since injury
Yoro…who knows he not played a epl game yet, so how on earth do you know?
Mainoo…player in there for sure but stagnated under ETH
Garnacho…. player in there but very wasteful
Bruno…yes 100% if he not switched to every position going…and not captain!
Hojlund…not for me, nowhere near good enough to lead the line
Rashford…Yes when he wants and clearly did not want under ETH.
12.) 02 Nov 2024 09:51:52
Mainoo stagnated under EtH ???
Surely you're trolling?
He didn't start playing for us until January, how on earth are you saying a 19 year old with less than half a season of senior football under his belt has "stagnated"?
As for the rest, MdL has looked good, he's not the fastest, but he's not slow. His pace is around average for a CB. I was one of the more skeptical fans when he signed, but so far I haven't seen anything that justified my skepticism.
Martinez hasn't gone backwards, he just hasn't got up to full speed after having a bad injury, then having a set back during recovery, then picking up a new injury shortly after coming back from the original injury.
Yoro is a highly rated player, he looked good during pre-season. Granted that was only pre-season. He was also excellent in Ligue 1 last season.
Garnacho has great potential and is currently our most consistent goal contributor this season with 5 goals and 4 assists. Yes he can be wasteful, pretty much all 19 year old forwards are. They are still learning.
Bruno and Rashford it's just not up for debate, over the past 5 years they have not only been our most consistent attacking players. But their numbers put them amongst the top ten players in the league over that time.
I'm not sure what you expect from Højlund. He's had one season where we were injury riddled and awful, hardly creating any chances. He was in and out of the team due to his own injuries and was trying to settle in a new country and league. Despite that his chances conversation rate was 56%. For context elite strikers such as Kane typically have a chance conversation rate of around 25% (Kane's last season was 26%) . The reason he didn't score more goals was that he was averaging 1.1 shots per game, Kane on the other hand was averaging 4.6 shots per game last season.
It's unlikely that he'd be able to, but if he maintained that conversation rate and was being provided with 4+ chances a game then he'd be scoring twice as many goals as Kane. If his conversation rate dropped by HALF and he was being provided with 4 chances a game then he'd be matching Kane's scoring levels.
Yet you don't think there's a player there. Sure he's 21 years old and his form will dip and peak over the next few seasons. But if we can start regularly creating 3-4 good chances a game for him then we potentially have one of the best young forwards in Europe in our squad.
09 Jun 2023 20:06:26
American Friday will close in another few hours and with that the supposed "qatari deadline". I think its safe to say that Jim "Rat" Glazer has successfully seduced the other Glazers and will end up screwing Manchester United.
1.) 10 Jun 2023 01:55:38
Chin up mate. 2 of the top 3 teams in the world for sale at the same time “unprecedented “ overpriced both of us so not lot of takers.
2.) 10 Jun 2023 05:35:31
Reports said that the self imposed deadline was removed and the deal will stay on the table.
The truth is this process has gone on far too long and needs to be concluded for the sake of the club.
Unfortunately when have the Glazers ever done anything for the sake of the club. That is why any deal needs to see the back of them immediately or in the extreme short term.
3.) 10 Jun 2023 09:42:11
Would be a good deal if Ratcliffe can get it over the line, fingers crossed. Mainly just to see the meltdown from people who have absolutely no idea.
4.) 10 Jun 2023 15:25:46
Hey look whos back. GtS weren't you the one who got banned??. Meltdown was it? Create your own page if you have an allergy reading what other posters feel like writing and obviously you are a know it all.
5.) 10 Jun 2023 15:59:48
GtS
What makes you think the Rats deal is a good one? What makes you think continued Glazer involvement is good?
Do you care about the future of the club?
6.) 13 Jun 2023 06:12:25
Redman
What makes you think the future of the club is in better hands if sheikh Jasem takes over compared to SJR. Plenty of clubs with foreign owners in the PL who have made a mess of things.
The future of the club will depend on who is the most capable in terms of putting a plan together and a structure to support it imo.
If you go by the PSG example, They have spend money like drunk sailors and won nothing but the French league and internally the club is a mess so that's the other side of the coin.
When the sale goes through the glazers will have very little say going forward and a minority investor.
30 Aug 2022 20:31:42
Hey Ed002, if you are around- With Dubravka almost confirmed, do you think this is our business done or are we still looking to get more players in in the remaining 2 days? I won't ask you for details of who or where or how much, a simple yes or no would suffice. Thanks for all the updates.
{Ed002's Note - I have answered this.}
30 May 2022 15:28:32
Hi Ed002, have Man Utd made any contact for Neves? I remember you said that we would be interested but with all the news about DeJong etc, Neves has gone missing. Any update? Thanks!
{Ed002's Note - Ruben Neves (DM/CM) Wolves would look to get as close to €50M as they can should circumstances dictate Neves is sold, and they may be more accepting of that now. Mr Mourinho is a huge fan and has tried to take him to three different clubs in the past - and he would, I am sure be interested in taking him to Roma but their focus right now is elsewhere. He has always been seen as an option to replace Matic at Manchester United, but they have other priorities to deal with first and preferred options - although Wolves might see an offer. His agent has been actively offering him around and has spoken with Juventus who are looking to offload players but none that I would expect Wolves to be interested in. The Spurs coach would like him as an upgrade to Sissoko (who has now left) and Ndombele but it is likely both would need to leave as they have added another addition in midfield as well - if Winks were sold an offer is possible.. Chelsea have a preference for another player. Arsenal have been very interested but could be out of the picture if they do not achieve Champions League football. The player wants to move to Barcelona, but it would need players in exchange or them to remove wages from the accounts - but they should not be ruled out - and I expect they may push.}
1.) 30 May 2022 15:45:20
Thank you Ed002. Appreciate the detailed information.
2.) 30 May 2022 18:39:34
Ed, would De Jong to United enable Barcelona to move for Neves?
{Ed002's Note - Sure but they are completely unrelated.}
3.) 31 May 2022 14:22:27
Seems like De Jong is determined to stay in Catalonia.
4.) 02 Jun 2022 09:54:02
I would take neves over de jong and saves us from going after a player who does not want to move. I also think neves is proven pl player and not sure how de jong will handle the pace of the pl and physicality. Might turn out to be another tulip.
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12 Jan 2026 04:02:47
The opponent came to OT and at the first whistle saw 15 United players standing in different positions on the field to what what they had seen for the past 14 months and they were shocked (somehow 4-4-2 makes 15 players as against 11 in 3-4-3). Then they looked over to the sidelines and realised that the man standing there was not Amorim and the fear kicked in. Next they scanned the players and they saw Bruno not being in a CM position and they dreaded the outcome of this change. But the final nail was when they saw GOD himself starting in the CM position, a "free" Kobbie Mainoo, who i was made to believe was a crossbred of Kroos, Modric, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets etc. and that's when the opposition decided to right a letter to the FA that this was cheating. Oh no! But what happened next was. well we all saw that.
Before the in-house know it all 38% win rate pundits come over and lecture that Amorim is gone and its not the formation or results that got him fired, let me tell you that it is is this punditry of the so called fans and the noise from the fans that feeds the sorry likes of Scholes and Neville which is shouted from the studios and the "football people" on our board get scared and make them bin the 3 year plan. Its this pressure that they can't handle and that has screwed us over numerous times over the past 13 years. Till the time these "fans" remain we will be stuck where we are.
Is it a coincidence that we are conceding way more than we were since "captain material" Martinez has come back? Are we sure we are not missing Maguire and De Ligt?
{Ed001's Note - didn't Amorim bring Martinez back in? I am not sure I understand the points you are trying to make.}
1.) 12 Jan 2026 06:04:24
That's one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever read.
2.) 12 Jan 2026 06:18:23
It's getting silly on here. People are upset and we have a lot of posts blaming other posters and questioning their loyalty.
I've been supporting United for over 50 years, born and raised in Manchester, had a season ticket for many years, travelled home and away. Just because I don't agree with you doesn't make me a 'so called fan', or whatever other insults other posters are using.
I respect posters' views and their right to share them, but the underlying insults (not necessarily you UA) are childish.
None of us sacked RA, it seems he engineered his own exit. Some are happy, some are indifferent, some are bereft, take your pick.
Lets discuss and debate, but enough with the insults people (sits back and waits for insults) .
3.) 12 Jan 2026 07:05:26
Agreed ajh, I've tried to summarise below the situation without calling anyone out on here, hopefully succeeded!
We mere fans are the ones who feel it the most, and are also the first to disagree amongst ourselves, just life I suppose.
I have let emotions run high at times but now it is just a watch and see approach. I have my opinion on where this ends, and isn't good. That is no fans fault and they shouldn't feel the wrath of another fan in fairness.
Of all the appointments and decisions post Fergie, hell, even during Fergie's reign, this last decision has hit the hardest IMO, for the simple reason's explained in my below post, I genuinely saw some light at the end of the Amorim reign, but that has all gone, we are staring into the abyss, it is that bad. But I don't blame any fellow fans for that, we all know where the blame sits, players, management, board and owners.
4.) 12 Jan 2026 07:30:11
Jimbo, I understand your pain but I think we have to give time to them to try and get it right.
It's clear that they were not expecting the outburst from Amorim, we all have to remember that despite the Amorim in or out sides, he was the one that jettisoned himself by saying what he said. It was a ridiculous thing to say at the time.
Now we are in a position where they have to scramble as they had no plan B, Amorim was the plan. Even Ed001 confirmed as such when saying that he had won the battle.
So, where are we? Do we have a better squad? Is there a better recruitment structure? Aside from having to change our plans on the manager, does the club have a better vision of what they want to achieve and how they want to achieve it? I'm still going to give the new structure the benefit of the doubt as this I think they are trying to put footballing people into the right departments, something we have severely lacked since Fergie and Gills departure. These changes will take a little bit more time and I expect that there will be even more signings in the summer and squad issues will be fixed, i.e the midfield.
I'm not a burn it all down kind of person, I just believe that they have been completely thrown by Amorims self sabotage and now they have to go back to the drawing board to try and find the right replacement.
I really hope they do, but to me, going by yesterday's game, it looks as though the squads morale is as low as ever and I'm not surprised given the results over the last 14 months.
A big 4/5 months ahead now for whoever they choose to come in. They need a pick up and quick.
5.) 12 Jan 2026 08:08:51
Well said jimbo, us fans need to be united now more than ever, this board these owners etc are destroying the club and we have to let them know we won’t stand for it. In the end we are the ones who live it and feel it, they do poorly they’ll be removed but handsomely rewarded financially.
It’s a total mess atm, Ineos have wet the bed since taking over and are now at a crossroads, get the next decisions right and we build, get it wrong and I dread to think where we are headed both on the pitch and off it.
6.) 12 Jan 2026 08:47:06
But can they be trusted angel, why on earth would they go back to Ole, and I wasn't an Ole out person.
God help us when they go to look for a permanent Manager. Could you imagine Tuchel or Pochettino having to explain their approach to Wilcox?
Berrada seemed a good appointment, so did Ashworth, Wilcox was a bit left field. They recruited Ashworth and then ignored his advice, and then binned him.
If Wilcox was going, then I understand why they wouldn't listen to him now, but if he was going, why is he even involved?
We thought we had professional football people in charge now, but it isn't looking that way.
7.) 12 Jan 2026 08:49:19
Im Sorry Ajh people who promote hating the club like you did in your post some weeks ago do not get the right to tell other posters how to express themselves.
If my opinion is that an opinion is stupid i'm within my rights to say it. i'm not calling anybody stupid but that particular opinion.
If its ok for you to promote and encourage people to hate the club then its ok to call that stupid.
If someone says 15th is the same as 5th and there has been no improvement I'll call that stupid. Get off your high horse remember your own posts and don't tell others how to post, or on what topics.
I understand think you are better than anybody else but its not the case.
Stop trying to shut down topics you did the same yesterday
If they bore you don't read them.
Debate is answering and countering someone else's points.
Im sick of our own supporters ruining the club down when they don't get what they want.
Ill pick out 100 insulting posts you've made. As least make them to people who are here to defend themselves. You have thrown insults at the club and the employees many a time so don't get too precious if your on the receiving end. Crikey your not even a gen z Wallflower.
8.) 12 Jan 2026 09:02:29
Angel the squads morale was high competing for 4th spot only lost twice since September huge improvement in. league position yoy but the wind has been taken from their sails. Any fan who was stupid enough to get behind the idea of sacking Amorim now will reap with they sowed.
I agree they have no plan b and were shocked its not what the board wanted but imo they had no choice following his outburst after the Leeds game.
If he had won the power struggle with wilcox after their row on the Friday before nobody had told amorim so i'm not sure he had.
Bruno looked shattered yesterday. Totally broken after the game. I don't blame him it must be soul destroying.
9.) 12 Jan 2026 09:13:47
Right on cue, here's ken, a man that could start an argument in an empty room ( that's an observation, not an insult) . There a nice thread going here but you charge in with your accusations.
Help me understand when I said I hated the club, I know you have an extensive file of everyone's posts.
And remind me which one of us got banned because they wouldn't rein it in when asked.
I've gone too far a few times, and I've apologised a few times, emotions run high.
Im off to polish my halo.
10.) 12 Jan 2026 09:45:46
Here you go Ajh
'As a long time United fan said to me 4ecently, love the shirt, hate the club's
I have been banned AjH I've no issue with that at all. If the eds feel that I go to far they will pull me up.
A couple have text me to tell me when I've over stepped the mark.
How many insults have you fired at players owners refs whoever? They don't even get a right to reply which is what you obviously prefer.
You have more double standards than you can shake a stick at.
That's an observation not an insult.
11.) 12 Jan 2026 10:25:11
I disagree Ken, I think the league is very poor this year and we could've easily been quite lower down, but thankfully, other teams have not taken advantage, and we found ourselves close to the top 4, much like we were when he took over and then presided over the most abysmal season ever. 3 wins in his last 11 games, he only had 15 wins in total in the league with a 32% win ratio.
If we are going down the route of calling out stupid takes and stupid opinions, it has to be quite high up there to look at his time as some sort of success. I think he has left this team's morale in the dumps. Just have a look at our results, shocking. He failed to beat 5 teams out of the bottom 6 positions in his latest run.
I look at the players who publicly wished him the best too, always a good indicator, and he didn't have that many.
Also, if we are going down that route of stupid takes, you've had quite a few boastful ones yourself. From just needing a good coach to get the best out of the squad that was available after ETHs departure, to having proper footballing guys at the top who knows what they are doing with Amorim (only to get himself sacked a week later), to forever speaking up for the Glazers who have been the catalyst for all things bad at this club. And not to mention, actually getting banned from a banter site.
We are all here, trying to have decent conversations, rumours, banter, whatever. But the constant position of 'i know more than you' when you don't actually know anything is getting quite tiresome.
I'll openly hold my hands up and say, these thoughts are just my opinion, I don't think I know better than anyone on here.
AJH, I don't know mate. I have to give them the benefit of the doubt, it was their first appointment. It was the wrong one IMO, but it all depends on how they handle it now.
Look, I said at the start I'd have Carrick in, I think it's going to be him. The AFCON lads are back, injuries have cleared up, a new manager has the opportunity to lift the spirits and get them back playing some decent stuff. The board then will undoubtedly bring in targets like Anderson, Baleba or Wharton, which will dramatically change how we look. Then we HAVE to get the right manager in.
Let's see. it's all doom and gloom at the moment but as we know in football, that can change, quickly.
12.) 12 Jan 2026 10:28:18
So I didn't say I hate the club, I was sharing what someone else had said to me, and clearly, by loving the shirt, hating the club, the meaning is clear - love United, hate the owners. ?.
13.) 12 Jan 2026 10:37:54
I've got my popcorn. ?.
14.) 12 Jan 2026 10:43:52
That's it Tim, we need to band together.
What I would absolutely love to see this weekend, but it will never happen is a completely empty Old Trafford against City.
That sends such a powerful message to the world's media.
That says, no more will this be tolerated. But the facts remain, the pockets will be lined regardless of the attendance and it will harm those who rely upon matchdays for a quid.
But what a message that would send to the owners.
15.) 12 Jan 2026 11:08:29
Exactly angel 4th is the very best any coach could get it if this squad amorim was within a game of that several time. In fact 4th is better than we have on paper.
So yes all we need is a coach to get the best out of the squad.
Do we have the 4th best squad in the league in your opinion?
Eth left us in 15th he finished 7th the year before
Amorim left us needing to win our next game to be 4th.
A good coach had us competition for a cl place as suggested.
16.) 12 Jan 2026 11:28:36
Come on in Fizz, the water's lovely.
17.) 12 Jan 2026 11:34:31
Bit late to the party, but Amorim didn't get sacked because of losing the dressing room or because of results (the results were basically in line with expectations) . He wasn't getting backed with the players he wanted, he essentially said back me with a midfielder in jan and more in summer, or sack me.
And they sacked him.
18.) 12 Jan 2026 12:20:28
Great post @United Addict.
08 Jan 2026 08:08:08
Why am i not seeing posts questioning playing 7 defensive players against Burnley? Why no questions on substituting a defender for another? Why o why did we not win the game? We had so many shots, xg and possession stats all in our favour. Oh yeah we are not supposed to look at those right. Sack Amorim for that again pls. We had the same 11 players on the pitch just standing in different positions at 2 times during the game, first whistle and second half whistle.
When are we going to learn that a mega project takes time to cover. We just started and some couldn't handle that we didn't get instant glory. We are back to where we always start and no doubt that it will be the same in a couple of years time.
1.) 08 Jan 2026 09:24:53
We again created lots of chances that we couldn't finish and got caught out with 2 stupid mistakes
Our midfield is poor and has been poor for over ten years and it doesn't matter whether you play 442 433 343 any team with an mobile midfield walks right through us ever week.
Casemiro really shouldn't be relied upon as much ugarte is poor in most cases
Mainoo is a good player but he's better in Bruno's position than further back that why amorim didn't play him.
Until we sort the midfield we will be nowhere with this team.
2.) 08 Jan 2026 09:38:32
No manager could work miracles with this awful squad. We literally have the slowest squad in the premier league. Midfield a joke no proper wingers 2 rubbish fullbacks and expecting kids to work miracles at centre half. Fergie wouldn’t of got a tune out of this lot.
3.) 08 Jan 2026 09:41:01
Probably because we didn’t play 7 defenders, we played a back 4 with 2 in front and when we needed a goal he took the 2 holding players off for a more attacking midfielder and a young winger.
We looked a lot more comfortable in the build up imo than we have under Amorim, and that’s still with some important players missing and others just coming back from injury.
I wasn’t really one for having a go at Amorim and didn’t really want him sacked but people aren’t going to come on and slag off Fletcher for one game that we should have won. With Amorim it became a pattern, until then surely ‘fans’ should get behind whoever the interim is?
4.) 08 Jan 2026 09:50:04
I enjoyed last night despite the performance. 30 shots, 10 on target, brace from Sesko, and a good goal chalked off IMO.
They had 1 on target and scored 2 goals.
Good post GDS.
5.) 08 Jan 2026 09:53:53
Yh don't really get this, if we are going to hark back to Amorim its going to get tedious.
At the end of the day, it wasnt really fan reaction or even results/performances that got him the sack. It was breakdown in relationships between the manager and the sporting director. Even ed001 said Amorim was winning the power struggle until his public outbursts which made his position untenable.
Did i prefer the way we played yesterday to how we played under Amorim, absolutely it was a very entertaining game and we should have won if not for a couple of awful defensive lapses.
6.) 08 Jan 2026 09:55:07
I think the OP pointed out the hypocrisy of fans who spent months saying those things whilst the underlying issue remains.
We didn’t look more comfortable for me, just more of the same. In fact our structure at Leeds looked better for me.
7.) 08 Jan 2026 10:06:16
There's a phrase that springs to mind. 'You can't polish a turd'.
8.) 08 Jan 2026 10:10:25
The result I meant.
They had one shot on target last night red man. I thought it was a lot better and Bruno stays on, we win IMO. Fingers crossed we can beat Brighton at the weekend.
9.) 08 Jan 2026 10:20:46
The OP threw his toys out of the pram.
After a slow start we battered them and should have won, great to see Sesko bag a couple and Lacey have an impact.
Banging on about Amorim gets us nowhere.
10.) 08 Jan 2026 10:22:47
Agreed Red Man. Our shape was poor. We were set up more defensively and yet were significantly more open. Selecting Cunha on the right for the first half, and taking him off when Bruno was already off was a catastrophic error. Burnley are the worst team we'll face in the premier league this year.
Despite league position they are much worse than Wolves. We exacerbated our issues last night by team selection and shape. A CM pairing of Casemiro and Ugarte is something I'm hoping to see no more of.
11.) 08 Jan 2026 11:24:58
Thank you Red Man. Atleast some on here can see through what's happening and not make ludicrous observations without even trying to look at the larger picture.
12.) 08 Jan 2026 11:28:11
Agreed GDS.
13.) 08 Jan 2026 12:13:53
I didn’t see a battering last night. I saw that maybe we were slightly better than a relegation threatened team. People want to see that it was Amorim holding the players back so they can justify his sacking.
See whatever you want but there was more to Amorim than just organising the team. Last night was Fletcher trying to do his best but a draw was all he could manage.
14.) 08 Jan 2026 13:09:53
Nobody is saying that red man. And you'll no doubt go banging on about Amorim for months at every opportunity. We could get top 5 this year and you'll still tell us how we are worse off without it.
Once your colours are pinned to the mast, you're not for changing.
You even suggested that we should sell Bruno in January ?.
15.) 08 Jan 2026 13:17:44
It’s like a cult. Implicit. Let’s not mention Amorim but the big issue is the ownership or we just going to toe the line and accept all the pr spin.
I’ve never known a fan base so silent. If this was happening at any other club it would be so different. Newcastle Sheffield weds anyone.
16.) 08 Jan 2026 13:41:38
Amorim is gone i see no point in talking about him in relation to last night's game or ones coming.
Im waiting for the thick one to say fletcher has a 0%win rate.
17.) 08 Jan 2026 13:43:00
We were joint 5th when he left so I've no doubt the interim will improve on that and finish in a cl spot.
18.) 08 Jan 2026 13:52:52
Angel
Top five maybe but the underlying issues are now not being dealt with. Who is going to fix the issues now? Want to win the league they need fixing. Having seen how we treat managers like Amorim and Rangnick what manager will feel they will be given the authority to deal with it?
In summer Luis Enrique will likely replace Pep. We need his level of manager but why would he come to us knowing the underlying issues?
19.) 08 Jan 2026 14:12:50
AJH, nothing is getting us anywhere and that's the point I am trying to make. We are stuck in a circle. Its just the timing that changes, we always reach the same point because we are not willing to break out of it.
20.) 08 Jan 2026 14:17:27
Whether you were a supporter of Amorim or not is irrelevant now. He's gone and he's part of our past.
That said the performance yesterday was pretty much identical to all our performances this season. Fletcher even moved to a back three in the second half. Ironically that is when we actually scored.
We for the most part limited the opposition to few chances, had a lot of shots, but failed to take out chances.
That's a copy and paste analysis of pretty much all our games this season and many of the them last season.
It's almost as if the problem is that the players aren't good enough, but surely if that was the case the club would have some sort of a plan to clear out the squad and bring in better players. Oh wait they do.
It doesn't really matter who the next manager is, until we see another dozen players get replaced in this squad they will struggle to get consistently good performances and results from this subpar squad.
21.) 08 Jan 2026 14:22:03
Burnley, 7 shots, 1 on target. United, 30shots, 10 on target, plus hitting the woodwork twice, but no, not a battering.
22.) 08 Jan 2026 14:44:22
Red man, it's their first managerial appointment, they got it wrong. I trust them to get it right. They tried something different, it can happen.
They are wading through the crap left by previous administrations. Recruitment, The Academy, The entire footballing structure is being changed. They tried with Amorim, they got it wrong, now it's very important to get the next one right. I believe they will as they are all competent operators.
23.) 08 Jan 2026 14:48:15
Wide open midfield, poor defending, poor finishing, and limited pressing. Normal service.
24.) 08 Jan 2026 15:07:22
Competent operators?
The man seemingly pulling the strings in terms of how we play is now Jason Wilcox, a man appointed by Omar Berrada (himself not a football guy) based on knowing him from their time at City together. So a guy with a few years as City under 18s coach and 9 months as DoF at Southampton is now calling the shots at the biggest club in the world.
Jason Wilcox, a fairly mediocre Blackburn Rovers winger with no first team management experience, who has admitted that he "always want (s) to interfere in what the managers are doing. ”
The Ashworth debacle. Aye proper competent.
25.) 08 Jan 2026 17:24:04
Jesus the team have been playing a completely different system for the past 14 months what do you expect.
The big plus was that in the formation we played last night we actually got the ball through to the centre forward (Sesko) and created chances for him. We also put in a few decent crosses as well.
26.) 08 Jan 2026 17:54:46
Simo, good post mate. Good to see you back on here too.
I thought, overall it was decent. Lots of chances, and that's not we have been seeing the last few performances.
The board are good strong people who know what they are at despite the poor appointment of amorim. Let's see how the next 12 months go.
27.) 08 Jan 2026 17:55:19
Fizz, personally I will always see things from the owners and management point of view.
I won't always agree with their decisions but I will try understand them from their perspective.
Management make mistakes. Owners make decisions that turn out to be wrong but those decisions and calls were made with the best if intentions. They may have been the right decision at 1 time but due to unforeseen events they look like or decisions. It happens everyday in every business.
Wilcox may be operating at a level he never has before so he will make mistakes.
Tolerance is required for him as much as any manager.
Can he step up and command his role? I don't know. I don't know enough about him but I hope he is given the chance same as the next manager.
We can't throw our toys out of the pram because they made a mistake or 2.
We won't always agree with their decisions.
We will get frustrated for sure but what they need to do is very complex and they are working with 1 hand tied behind their back too.
Amorim begged to be fired they didn't have a voice after his outburst that I saw for 1st time today. He will have had his reasons for acting like that. He knew the consequences.
Imo they need someone in the same mould he is ruthless. I suspect this season will be a write off from here in but there is always next season. Its only a game and hobby for us. Even buffoon ole coming back wouldn't stop me watching supporting and hoping.
28.) 08 Jan 2026 20:31:52
When did you change your mind on the board angel?
29.) 08 Jan 2026 21:20:36
Look at the situation anyway you like ken but, incompetence and naivety is writ large.
06 Jan 2026 16:35:00
The only manager since SAF not to "lose the dressing room" and yet Ahmad says his man management skills were poor.
The only manager since SAF to leave the club in a higher league position than he took over at and yet Ahmad says we are poor.
Ahmad says utter rubbish to watch. Have you actually seen us play this season or did you just type this as soon as Amorim was hired and then just used it now. 4th highest goals scored, highest xg, shots on target etc. all metrics pointing to a highly attacking style of play.
Ahmad asks which club would buy you 15 players to compete. Mate look out your window and you may see the Etihad. Ask Pep this question. Or perhaps drive down the road to Anfield and may be your questions will be answered or even drive to London and speak to Chelsea or Arsenal. All of them have delivered and all of them have bought the players to suit the system. You need to slither out of your hole before making such a statement.
I assume you are one of those instant coffee lover who needs immediate results rather than having a bit of patience to see long term betterment of the club.
If anything you need to admire Amorim to come out and speak out on what he felt was injustice.
1.) 06 Jan 2026 16:47:42
Good post UA, that could also apply to angel.
2.) 06 Jan 2026 16:49:15
UA worst win rate since the 70s. He was a poor appointment and his record speaks for itself.
He said some of the most bizarre things. Had a go at squad players, academy players, and then the hierarchy. None from a place of strength.
I don't think he ever really had the dressing room, if he had, he would have a higher win rate than 38%. Very poor 14 months and I hope they get the next appointment right.
3.) 06 Jan 2026 17:07:00
UA - we have been utter rubbish to watch apart for a handful of games.
4.) 06 Jan 2026 17:27:08
As soon as you said it Fizz, angelred justified it ?.
Angelred, let me ask you a question. You say worst win rate since 70s. Take SAF out of the equation and tell me which manager do you fondly remember as being a success? There is a reason that the answer is NONE. The hierarchy is rotten and that flows all the way down. Few have had the guts to come out and question- Jose, Rangnick and Amorim. All outlined the problem and wanted to correct it but the toxicity in and around the club simply allow it and hence the state of the club we are in. The sorry likes of Scholes, Neville can't come out of the time that they played in where we were the big guns. They don't want the club to succeed because that then degrades their time. Jealousy plays a big factor. Out of work pundits they call themselves. Shut them up and half the problem disappears. What have they achieved in management to be telling anyone about it. Until the time, we are likely to remain where we are - "also rans".
5.) 06 Jan 2026 17:34:23
Amorim was doing what others didn’t have the bottle to do, dealing with the attitude and culture prevalent through the club. It is now lost and we are back several years again. Next will be the bleating to bring back Rashford.
This is a disaster in that the likes of Wilcox survive, the Glazers don’t have to spend any big money.
This has been a terrible period that SJR should be ashamed of, he sacked the wrong man, Wilcox should have gone.
6.) 06 Jan 2026 18:03:53
UA ? couldn’t make it up ?
Spot on RM. It’s a sorry state of affairs for sure.
7.) 06 Jan 2026 18:42:33
Why does disagreeing have to be so personal?
8.) 06 Jan 2026 18:58:11
for people who are hanging their hat we are tied 6th and xg and all the useless stats, if they don't translate into points who cares. we are 3 points from 12th. Given how he sets us up, his selections, subs, the city and arsenal games coming up were losses and we would be midtable.
I am so indifferent to what's happened and better managers out there and quite a few imo.
9.) 06 Jan 2026 18:59:50
I agree Red Man, but only up to a point. We are in a much better position than last year, but, frankly we should be even better off.
I also like the fact that Amorim was not afraid to speak out, but surely he must have been aware how important it is for the club to get back into Europe. We are not in a strong cash position. PSR may be on the way out, but we're still seriously over-leveraged. So extra revenues are essential for the club's finances if we want to be in competition to sign the best players, the ones he needed The fact that he would not modify his approach seemed to me to be a case of cutting off his nose to spite his face, an extremely arrogant approach full of an excess of self-importance. And then to criticize his employers publicly was completely out of order, whether or not what he said was true or not.
I think most of us fans have been realistic and didn't expect us to be competing for the title in year 1. We are prepared to be patient. to a degree. The coach/manager should be thinking the same way, and not having a public hissy fit because he can't get his own way immediately. It's unfortunate, but he had to go.
10.) 06 Jan 2026 19:06:17
Tony
That's why i don't post much, people here who are bullies and make everything personal. Athletic article paints a poor picture of him as being inexperienced and one dimensional, showing zero flexibility, add the results and you lose all the equity you have with the ownership even if they wanted it to work out.
11.) 06 Jan 2026 19:24:46
It's a bit odd Ahmad, I have a good craic with some posters and then suddenly I am an idiot or a fool ?♂️
The Times and Guardian were also quite scathing about him today, I am sure more will come out in the coming weeks. The latest is that he always said he would adapt his system, but then doubled down on his preferred formation. Also that he and Wilcox regularly discussed performance, but this time he blew a fuse. It does sound like he engineered a way out, but hey, that's just my opinion.
12.) 06 Jan 2026 19:49:45
Ajh, seems to be a common trend on here and in the chat, posters getting personal and flinging insults.
I think Amorim was the wrong man, his stats speak for themselves. I'm not sad, or gobsmacked or whatever adjectives people want to use.
The man wasn't right for the club, that's why he is no longer here.
I hope they make a good appointment next.
13.) 06 Jan 2026 19:56:01
Well said Ahmad and AJH.
That athletic article is about as good as insight into what has been going on.
Reflects poorly on amorim. Not surprising though.
14.) 06 Jan 2026 20:21:49
I think the athletic piece highlights a number of serous deficiencies with our club and those running it, including Amorim and Wilcox.
I liked his style, but hated his tactics and football….
15.) 06 Jan 2026 20:34:19
UA - no need for this post and single out and individual. Key board warrior behaviour.
I’m glad you have managed to enjoy the last 14 months of football. Personally I know I enjoyed the Everton game last year and Bournemouth this year but that’s it.
As angel says the truth will come out about Ruben Interim.
16.) 06 Jan 2026 21:18:21
A lot of over the top reactions to a manager losing his job. And one who deliberately got himself canned by the look of it.
05 Jan 2026 10:08:26
There we go. Now let's see where we end up with this 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 or whatever it will be. If my heart weren't in it I would love to say I am done with this damn club now, but hey ho it just doesn't work that way. let's hope the club align on something and stick to it.
Thanks Ruben! You were wronged.
1.) 05 Jan 2026 10:58:39
He's been pretty crap since he took over. I don't think he has been wronged. He hasn't helped himself one bit, no sympathy.
04 Jan 2026 18:22:19
Whats wrong? We are 5th (if City Chelsea score holds) and 3 points off 4th. What am i missing? Were we expecting to win the league or anything? I thought almost everyone here was in agreement that if we finish in the European places it would be a good season. What changed?
1.) 04 Jan 2026 19:18:25
Nothing changed for me and completely agree. I've mentioned a few times that some on here seem to believe we have a divine right to win even though we are clearly in a multi-year process.
2.) 04 Jan 2026 19:38:53
It’s a season where nobody is shining apart from Arsenal. We are at the beginning of another transitional period, removed a lot of surplus players and now trying to build a new team with a new system.
Some people still think the Fergie era is still ongoing, but that ended 12 years ago, we have reverted to what we always have been, a decent league team that has had three sustained periods of success in 148 years, outside of that we are a cup team. This is what we have seen over the last 12 years and will continue to see.
3.) 04 Jan 2026 19:40:06
We are 6th now.
City and Arsenal coming up in January, could very well end up in the bottom half by Feb.
4.) 04 Jan 2026 19:56:33
Yeah we have had ups and downs more downs than up but 3 points off champions league I'd take that every day of the week. I had us finishing between 8-10th so exceeding what I thought we would. Although we have had the opportunity to do better this season.
5.) 05 Jan 2026 01:10:42
DSG,
I remember posts on here saying the same before the Liverpool game and the run of fixtures we had then. Instead we won that one and navigated the next few quite well. We are difficult to beat now, we don’t keep clean sheets but we control games better and we are scoring a lot more goals. There will be ups and downs, there is no reason why we can’t beat city and arsenal or at least get a point in each. Also, all the teams below us will drop points, they have all season, so even a couple of defeats doesn’t move you down that much. It’s going to be an exciting end to the season.
United Addict's rumour replies
05 Jan 2026 13:41:08
Southgate to enter through the OT gate.
03 Jan 2026 15:58:44
Here we go again. Might as well just wrap it all up and shut down Manchester United. As it is this hiring sacking hiring sacking cycle isn't taking us anywhere. If the patience is over then so should be this football club.
25 Jun 2025 15:09:04
What am i missing?
25 May 2025 18:20:20
Lucky for you guys that you weren't born during the Fergie era else you would have burned the man alive for kicking Beckham in the head in front of the team. Garnacho has a lot of talent but the attitude that will put Sancho to shame. Just because you guys don't approve of Amorim doesn't mean you want the worst for the club. Garnacho just needs to go.
03 Sep 2023 11:27:28
If they don't sell now, there's nobody coming back in with an increased offer surely. Protests aren't working i guess.
United Addict's banter replies
29 Jan 2026 15:26:06
Angelred everyone knows your agenda. Amorim said this last season when we did not have Cunha, Mbeumo, Lammens etc. Remember a couple of seasons ago when that squad was in the Champions League. Do you need me to list out the results? He is gone now and you were one of the "I told you so" folks who wanted the other lot to move on.
So perhaps you can stop with your agenda as well. We did beat Liverpool and Chelsea earlier in the season and beat a few last season as well. So its not like we weren't beating the big teams. Its the chasing pack and relegation battlers that will truly tell us where we are. let's hope we go on a run now given that 32% win rate isn't here anymore.
08 Jan 2026 14:12:50
AJH, nothing is getting us anywhere and that's the point I am trying to make. We are stuck in a circle. Its just the timing that changes, we always reach the same point because we are not willing to break out of it.
08 Jan 2026 11:24:58
Thank you Red Man. Atleast some on here can see through what's happening and not make ludicrous observations without even trying to look at the larger picture.
06 Jan 2026 17:27:08
As soon as you said it Fizz, angelred justified it ?.
Angelred, let me ask you a question. You say worst win rate since 70s. Take SAF out of the equation and tell me which manager do you fondly remember as being a success? There is a reason that the answer is NONE. The hierarchy is rotten and that flows all the way down. Few have had the guts to come out and question- Jose, Rangnick and Amorim. All outlined the problem and wanted to correct it but the toxicity in and around the club simply allow it and hence the state of the club we are in. The sorry likes of Scholes, Neville can't come out of the time that they played in where we were the big guns. They don't want the club to succeed because that then degrades their time. Jealousy plays a big factor. Out of work pundits they call themselves. Shut them up and half the problem disappears. What have they achieved in management to be telling anyone about it. Until the time, we are likely to remain where we are - "also rans".
05 Jan 2026 13:44:16
Banjoe - What is that style might i ask? And when did we last see it? And which team plays that style now?