The Official Manchester United Thread (Vol 8)

[GTO-3R]

Carrick until the end of the season whilst the club gets it's st together and does the job properly like Arsenal have done. A director of football is drastically needed too.

Come on Poch, you know you want to

[57Ford]

Christmas has come early!

I’m delighted.

[Cie]

Crikey.

[bstb3]

Sky reckon Carrick as caretaker until end of season, which would suggest we are not after someone available now (Zidane, Jardim, Conte)..

[Big Raff]

Mixed feelings,

He was my preferred choice after Fergie, my preferred choice after Moyes & LVG as well. Brought some good moments, but mostly bad (in a Clarkson vs Vietnam Moped way). Saying that, I think we have a few more dark patches before the light hits us again.

I got a new United mug as a secret santa gift and decided to use it today for a turn in fortunes (the last one I used I got shortly after Fergie left). Midway through my first cuppa and hes gone. You're welcome

[Alpinestars]

uk66fastback said:

Shocking news. I mean, Alpine was right all along.

You can console yourself thinking it was the Liverpool result.

[Gone a bit AMG]

GTO-3R said:

Carrick until the end of the season whilst the club gets it's st together and does the job properly like Arsenal have done. A director of football is drastically needed too.

Come on Poch, you know you want to

This!

[wjb]

Wow, Correct decision by the club, terrible for everyone else, we wanted him to stay.

It's between Poch and Zidane in the summer I reckon.

Remember my fact from the weekend?

wjb said:

Fun fact.

On 5th Jan 2011 we lost 3-1 to Blackburn leaving us 19 points behind man utd. That was Roy Hodgsons last game...

Funny old game isn't it?

[Nom de ploom]

i think he was on borrowed time and he SHOULD have been a success and he can't lay the whole blame for performances this season on not having a world class centre half.

our midfield, formations, tactics and yes player attitudes have all contributed to this point in time.

the juve result probably extended his stay but papered over the cracks tbh.

i now want a proven manager with man management skills and a decent style of play.

[uk66fastback]

Carrick acting interim manager til end of season ... SSN saying.

Carrick manager for two days now ... they're saying. Then interim manager appointed. SSN having a wkfest.

[BadBull]

Typically short sighted move from the Utd board to appease the instant success brigade and entitled Utd fans.

They should've stood behind the manager until the end of the season.

Perhaps Lindgard will release a limited edition hoodie in honour of Jose?

[Alpinestars]

bstb3 said:

Sky reckon Carrick as caretaker until end of season, which would suggest we are not after someone available now (Zidane, Jardim, Conte)..

Carrick
Giggs
Zidane
Blanc
Bruce

Were all discussed as interims. Don’t know where they are at the moment though.

[selym]

Alpinestars said:

uk66fastback said:

Shocking news. I mean, Alpine was right all along.

You can console yourself thinking it was the Liverpool result.

Looking forward to more football based revelations - Man Utd to play in red, Liverpool fans to sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' etc etc.

[type-r]

Sky breaking: Michael Carrick to be appointed as a caretaker manager for 2 days and then an external appointment will be made until the end of the season.

[BadBull]

CharlieH89 said:

Wow.
To be honest I was doing the calculations yday, £12m you get if you get in the champs league.

He weren’t getting top 4.

Sacked = £20m payout?

If someone gets top 4 for you there’s £12m of it repaid.
Quick maths. Big Shaq.

That ship has sailed

[RichB]

CharlieH89 said:

Sacked = £20m payout?

Whatever the payout it's several millions for doing a poor job. Must be the only industry (if can cal it that) where you get paid out for being sacked and immediately get re-employed. We've seen so many poor manager get jobs with in weeks of being sacked. Strange chap. He was a breath of fresh air during hi first stint at Chelsea but appeared to become increasingly bitter and rude club after club.

[Alpinestars]

selym said:

Alpinestars said:

uk66fastback said:

Shocking news. I mean, Alpine was right all along.

You can console yourself thinking it was the Liverpool result.

Looking forward to more football based revelations - Man Utd to play in red, Liverpool fans to sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' etc etc.

I’d recommend the custard with the humble pie. But you strike me as one of those tts that’s never wrong. Merry Xmas and all that.

[anonymous-user]

Is Ferguson up to anything for a few months?

[type-r]

janesmith1950 said:

Is Ferguson up to anything for a few months?

Duncan?

[Gone a bit AMG]

BadBull said:

Typically short sighted move from the Utd board to appease the instant success brigade and entitled Utd fans.

They should've stood behind the manager until the end of the season.

Perhaps Lindgard will release a limited edition hoodie in honour of Jose?

Unlucky.