The Mirror - Giggs to replace Fergie

According to Oliver Holt, that's the rumor at United:

It was end of term at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground on Monday, and one topic of conversation dominated.

As the players prepared to fly to Belfast for Tuesday night’s testimonial for Harry Gregg, all the talk was of the succession to Sir Alex Ferguson.

There was no suggestion that Ferguson will not be manager next season but there is more and more chatter at the club that the 2012-2013 campaign might be his last.

There is no suggestion that his powers are waning, either, not after the way he marshaled his resources this season. But for everyone, there is a time to go.

And the players do not believe that his replacement will be a Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Martin O’Neill or David Moyes.

The strong belief, and desire, at the club is that the appointment should be internal.

And the players’ expectation is that Ryan Giggs will take charge in the summer of either 2013 or 2014.

It is also their expectation that Giggs will be assisted by Paul Scholes and Gary Neville as part of the first team set-up.

By neat co-incidence, Tuesday saw Ferguson and Giggs were named as top Manager and Player in the Premier League’s history.

And Ferguson hinted several months ago that Giggs, 38, who holds United’s appearance record, would be his preferred successor.

Giggs, who is earning his coaching badges, will play at least one more season at United, although there is no suggestion he would become player-manager.

Whether Neville’s appointment as England coach on a four year contract this week would affect his availability to join a Giggs regime remains to be seen.

The plan for Giggs to take over is only a rumour but it is a line of succession that makes perfect sense.

It is the line that Barcelona first pursued when they promoted Guardiola from Barcelona B and, more recently, when they appointed Tito Vilanova to replace Guardiola.

It is the Boot Room way, the system that served Liverpool so well for so long after the foundations laid by Bill Shankly.

When you have a manager who has established an ethos at a club, an ethos that has brought unparalleled success, why ask someone to come in and rip it all up?

What Ferguson has achieved at United is unique and it relies heavily on the spirit and hunger he has bred at the club.

No one understands that spirit better than Giggs and no one is better equipped to carry on Ferguson’s work seamlessly.

Earlier this season, in the midst of the dismay at the 6-1 defeat to Manchester City, it was Giggs who took the lead among the players.

It was Giggs who called a team meeting and told his teammates that he was shocked at what he was witnessing.

It was Giggs who said there needed to be a sea-change in attitudes. It was Giggs who acted as Ferguson’s lieutenant.

Those who know him well are convinced he has the qualities to make a success of following Ferguson.

“He is a manager, not a coach,” someone who has played with him for the last 10 years said.

“Coaches need to be approachable and Giggs is not particularly approachable or matey.

“He tends to keep a distance, which a manager needs to be able to do, and he has real authority. He watches a lot and he sees a lot.”

Sir Bobby Robson, whose example was one of the factors in encouraging Ferguson to abandon previous plans for retirement, ended his last managing job when he was 71. Ferguson will be 71 on New Year’s Eve.

It will be a sad day for the game when he calls it quits but when it happens, his natural successor will be already by his side.

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His writing style is almost unbearable

Cheers for quoting. I'm still in operation media blackout, can't risk seeing any pictures.

If they want a manager who won't be hunted out the door within the first 4 games because of the pressure, they'd have to appoint someone like giggs.

i quite like the idea of having one of our own as manager.

So this was his big news.............

not a fan of the Idea myself.

Ex players moving straight in to managing the club....Not for me.

Giggs hardly oozes confidence and Authority, with his tea pot stance and vacant @#%&! hunting stare...

Think continuity is going to be the best option when Fergie steps down as we aint going to have the money for someone to come in and bring their own staf/players and wan to make big changes. Whoever it is can work with Fergie running up to taking over in terms of having the players in place they want when the time comes.

Then if that fails the big change/big step kind of thing is always an option, would cause untold trouble if it was the other way round and the big change failed and we tried to go back to how it was.

Personally think Phelan deserves a chance. Time to step out of the shorts and into a pair of trousers.

Giggs has the dead eyes of a rapist.

It's hard not to be cynical about such a move, as he'll obviously cost a lot less than Mourinho or Guardiola. But I'd £#%&!ing love it tbh, people like Giggs, Neville etc should always be kept at the club in some capacity. Just as in so many other ways, Bayern Munich are a perfect example of the advantages of keeping your great players involved in the football side of the club.

One worry would be Ferguson. If Giggs does eventually become manager, Fergie can't hang around, looking over his shoulder, like Busby did with Wilf McGuinness. Would also like like to see some new blood come in. Hope he brings his assistent in from outside the club, for example.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

Giggs has the dead eyes of a rapist.

Why? Thats some weird shit to keep on a shelf

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

Why? Thats some weird shit to keep on a shelf

oooooooh madone !

Earlier this season, in the midst of the dismay at the 6-1 defeat to Manchester City, it was Giggs who took the lead among the players.

It was Giggs who called a team meeting and told his teammates that he was shocked at what he was witnessing.

It was Giggs who said there needed to be a sea-change in attitudes.

Er...

Love Giggsy, doesn't strike me as the brightest and has the charisma of a fridge.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Love Giggsy, doesn't strike me as the brightest and has the charisma of a fridge.

A fridge that would £#%&! your missus up the wrong un, wipe his #@&%! on your curtains and then give you a wink whilst he was stood with his hands on his hips.

This would be a £#%&!ing disaster. I'd rather have Gaz Nev as manager with Giggs and Scholes backing him up, if we're going to go internal. I could be wrong but Giggs doesn't strike me as management material, not right now anyway.

Maybe the reason Fergie hasn't retired yet is because the gimps have told him we can't afford another manager and he has to wait for Giggs to say he's ready to step in :shakehead:

Originally Posted by Zorg

Er...

i wonder if that's exactly what he said. "i'm shocked at what i'm witnessing". "there needs to be a sea-change in attitudes".

rooney playing fifa in the background. "y'wha'?"

Why is anyone even bothering to read that shit?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

So this was his big news.............

not a fan of the Idea myself.

Ex players moving straight in to managing the club....Not for me.

Giggs hardly oozes confidence and Authority, with his tea pot stance and vacant @#%&! hunting stare...

Not forgetting his obligatory back-heel, regardless of need or purpose...

Originally Posted by taff

i wonder if that's exactly what he said. "i'm shocked at what i'm witnessing". "there needs to be a sea-change in attitudes".

rooney playing fifa in the background. "y'wha'?"

You'd like to think our new management team will have at least one day of management experience between them when they take over.

Originally Posted by taff

i wonder if that's exactly what he said. "i'm shocked at what i'm witnessing". "there needs to be a sea-change in attitudes".

rooney playing fifa in the background. "y'wha'?"

"i'm shocked at what i'm witnessing". "there needs to be a sea-change in attitudes".
" i'm gunna leave you all to think about that while i go to a hotel & have sex with my brothers wife before Imogen calls me"