erik ten hag

I like ETH and had great hopes for him but it does look like he’s out of his depth and the job is too big for him. On that basis I’d say to him “thanks for having a go but go back to being a big fish in a small pond”

Originally Posted by jem

I think anyone who compares any current manager, form or style to fergie and lauds the benefits of patience should be banned.
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Yep. Only ever happened under Fergie. He was a one off, a different time.
I remember laughing at all the bans on RAWK in Klopps second season.

Yeah and player power is just a fact of life at United, happens at other clubs so what’s the big deal

Originally Posted by The taste of...

Yep. Only ever happened under Fergie. He was a one off, a different time.
I remember laughing at all the bans on RAWK in Klopps second season.

Yeah and player power is just a fact of life at United, happens at other clubs so what’s the big deal

Player power is a big deal, but it’s not an excuse for the way we’ve been playing

Forest away in the cup when the knives are well and truly out? Sure we’ve been here before.

Honestly think if we bomb out of the cup then he’s even more toast than like, toast is.

He's keeping the seat warm while Ineos are sorting out the structure above him, he'll have until the end of the season then they'll have their own man in... unless it gets really embarrassing.

Its a shame tbh

A lot is going to depend on INEOS’s need/expectation of CL

Ratcliffe touched on it being important for FFP in his interview and if they’re optimistic that we can do it, then they may want the impact of an interim this season.

A lot will depend on this week. Not just the results, but the manner of them. If we meekly bow out of the cup and we’re thoroughly tonked at City, he could be in trouble

Something tells me we won’t though. This team has a habit of dragging itself from the brink.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

This is key and will keep him around for likely the rest of this season. Ratcliffe has hinted as this a couple of times: the environment needs to be right. They’ll focus on that first. They’ll want Ashworth. Wilcox and whoever else in before they start making decisions on the coach…. But once they’re in, if we miss out on CL and the performances are this bad, it’ll make it very simple for them

As for candidates, there are plenty:

Nagelsmann
Tuchel
De Zerbi
Potter

To name just a few . Whether you want them is another discussion, but they’re candidates

Two Chelsea rejects and the Brighton manager.

I’m not sure Erik can last much longer but how anyone can imagine it would be any different under these candidates is beyond me (I know that’s not what you meant). They’re all a huge gamble.

Get the feeling Erik’s been moonlighting as a coach elsewhere anyway

https://x.com/nocontextfooty/status/1761729308379263457?s=46

If we lose to Forrest then it gives the club the excuse to sack him. I don't think they'll make a move during the season while we're still in with a chance of winning a trophy.

But if we're out of the FA Cup then the only reason to keep him would be for that 4th spot, and I don't think it's going to make a difference whether he's in charge or not for the hunt for 4th. It'd just depend on whether they're happy to gamble on someone else getting more out of the team between now and May.

That video is weirdly satisfying.

Imagine if we brought in Fletcher to replace him

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Imagine if we brought in Fletcher to replace him

Could cause a Spat.

Originally Posted by Zorg

Two Chelsea rejects and the Brighton manager.

I’m not sure Erik can last much longer but how anyone can imagine it would be any different under these candidates is beyond me (I know that’s not what you meant). They’re all a huge gamble.

Get the feeling Erik’s been moonlighting as a coach elsewhere anyway

https://x.com/nocontextfooty/status/...379263457?s=46

If it is different, it’ll be because of the structure above and that allowing them to do their job

We’ve said it for years: nothing truly changes until the ownership does

Now that we (hopefully) have a different way of going about it, the job should change. It should no longer be the poisoned chalice it’s become. All those candidates would be doomed to fail under the Glazers. I’m completely convinced there’s only a certain level any coach in world football could achieve with them at the helm.

They would all have a better chance under INEOS. Erik would too, but I doubt he’s going to get the chance to show it. New Owners rarely stick with the coach already there.

Originally Posted by Stickman

That video is weirdly satisfying.

This. Could put on spa day screens..

Looking at the pitch, not as loco as it might look....

Originally Posted by Stickman

That video is weirdly satisfying.

Like watching 22 clones of Bruno Fernandes

https://youtu.be/3fU9RL6ks3c?si=wdfpQ7gnt8wVygkv

Originally Posted by dinger

He's keeping the seat warm while Ineos are sorting out the structure above him, he'll have until the end of the season then they'll have their own man in... unless it gets really embarrassing.

Its a shame tbh

Wouldn't bother me if he went in the summer,think there are better options out there and we should bring one in before they all get snapped up

Originally Posted by croady26

Wouldn't bother me if he went in the summer,think there are better options out there and we should bring one in before they all get snapped up

Genuine question because I’m out of touch with European football- who are the options?

Other than Ancelotti on loan of course.

Originally Posted by AK14

Genuine question because I’m out of touch with European football- who are the options?

Other than Ancelotti on loan of course.

Klopp is available in the summer.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Klopp is available in the summer.

Going to Munich.

Originally Posted by AK14

Genuine question because I’m out of touch with European football- who are the options?

Other than Ancelotti on loan of course.

I think Ruben Amorim seems to be the current pin up for the hipsters.

However, I think I've hit my limit on beardy @#%&!s from Sporting Lisbon.