we expect too much...the new low from LVG

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

Pretty obvious he means the team is a work in progress rather than the finished article, so patience is required rather than expecting world domination. If he hadn't lost the dressing room 6 months ago, he'd probably have a point. But as he has, it's not going to get any better if he stays, and he's retiring in 12 months anyway. Utterly pointless to stick with him under the circumstances. The risk:reward ratio for keeping him just isn't right.

if he'd lost the dressing room united would not be in the cup final, would not have got anywhere near 4th and would not have dug out a great result and/or performance every single time the heat came on since xmas.

Van gaal's aim was to go close to the title and finish top 3 and then win it next season.. And that objective was set with the expectation city and Chelsea would be the teams likely to finish above us.

you may be arrogant enough to dismiss what leicester have done but it doesn't mean everyone else is. your dogma will change over the next few seasons when it suddenly dawns on you that the landscape in english football has totally changed. clubs who had to sell no longer have to. clubs who couldn't attract the best players suddenly can. the pool of talent is levelling off with ever-improving sports science and facilities. the difference between a £12m player and a £30m has closed right up. etc etc etc

Judging by the state of United, Ferguson didn't build much of a legacy either.

In fact, everything you just said above would be equally as applicable if you changed 'mourinho' to 'Ferguson'.

i can't decide if that's your most clueless post ever or just your standard bitterness



Name a longer serving manager at Chelsea or Real Madrid in recent memory.

so your point is that no manager has built any kind of legacy at those clubs in recent history? or it's that you really really really want united to be run like them?

Who cares what he thinks? Asking a manager to judge his own performance is like asking Bernie Madoff how his fund is doing. If expectations of a challenge (not a title) is too high after two years, it will also be too high after three when he has packed his bags for the Algarve expecting to be thanked for getting us one round further in the Carling cup.

We made a decision, it didn't work out, we move on; we have no choice. And if that one doesn't work out we move on again. Most of us imagined a different future with van Gaal, so pontificating endlessly over some imagined future with Mourinho is pointless. He is hands down the best candidate available and we need to move quickly. That's all.

Originally Posted by 75Red

It's going to be total £#%&!ing carnage on here this time next week if he's still here

Season ticket renewal rates will be carnage too .

He'll still be united manager until June. 100%

78% chance he stays manager if not replaced by Aug 1st

83% by Sept.

Originally Posted by itisme_panaflex

He'll still be united manager until June. 100%

78% chance he stays manager if not replaced by Aug 1st

83% by Sept.

#headsgone