Laurent Blanc.

what about him?

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

It is.

Not a picture of the Titanic as such. More a pictorial representation of Larry's speed of turn.

Just thought he needed saying.

I'm having a Bloody Mary.

uniteds next manager

Originally Posted by wonky no

uniteds next manager

I really hope so.

good result for them tonight 2-0 at bayern which puts them through. he's a good lad larry - let's hope he can keep it up.

The 2nd goal they scored tonight was class. They are my underdog tip to do well. Semi-finalists I reckon.

If Maureen don't get the job at United, he will. Nailed on.

Originally Posted by koppas

If Maureen don't get the job at United, he will. Nailed on.

maureen wont get it. its between larry and bruce. trust me on this.

Originally Posted by Ben

maureen wont get it. its between larry and bruce. trust me on this.

Bruce?

Originally Posted by koppas

If Maureen don't get the job at United, he will. Nailed on.

We've been bitten before by bigging up ex-United players as managers. I remember publicly asking for Mark Hughes to be installed ASAP and since then he's joined City and been a @#%&! of the highest order.

Blanc seems to have the best chance though as he has a football brain. He could see things before they happened. A bit like Scholes can but Larry is more comfortable with the public persona you need to be a top class manager. Scholesy probably doesn't want the hassle.

You could argue that Robbo, Keane and even Hughes to an extent relied on their technical ability in the game to get to the top. No surprise then that aren't necessarily successful managers. Bruce is the least technically gifted of them all and he's doing alright. To get the position he did (captaining a double winning team) he had to work hard and get in the positions before the player he was marking rather than take it off them like Rio used to.
Blanc relied on his understanding of the game and that has to be the main asset when coaching players.

Only his 3rd season as a manager.

Pretty impressive thus far. However, as Sniffer has rightly pointed out, it is perhaps a little premature hailing him as a successor to one of the best managers of all time.

He is still lacking in experience and that will only come with time. I'd have big reservations over putting a relative novice into the role.

At the moment, I still think Jose is the clear frontrunner. It is a little futile talking about it at the minute, as I don't think Fergie is showing any signs of considering quitting. And anything could happen in the mean time...Paul Le Guen anyone?