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blue62 said:
I will eat my socks if we get Mourinho, I just cannot see it but would be delighted if proved wrong. Back on planet earth it looks like the odds on Martinez getting the sack are shortening by the day and there seem to be a few rumours emerging that he knows he is on his way, as I mentioned yesterday, someone who is more often right than wrong reckons all will be revealed next week.
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Also, back on planet earth..

The odds on us getting Mourinho have shortened from 14/1 to 8/1.

Just saying like.
 



kithnou said:
Don't mean to put you out mate. Just wondering if this is all just fluffity fluff, or has any substance to it.
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Manchester Evening News’ Samuel Luckhurst was on BBC Five Live on Monday night discussing Jose Mourinho and the factions within Manchester United’s board room.

There have been reports since the Mourinho saga began that Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and David Gill are against bringing in the Portuguese manager to replace Louis van Gaal.

Now, Luckhurst has gone on the radio to discuss them. Speaking on BBC Five Live, Luckhurst said: “Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson and even David Gill don’t appear to want Jose Mourinho to become the next Manchester United manager,” he told 5 live Sport’s Mark Chapman.

“There’s an awful lot of cheerleading still going on for Ryan Giggs which a lot of Manchester United fans find baffling.”

Luckhurst’s comments come less than 48 hours after former Man United fanzine Red Issue published their own comments on the divisions within United’s boardroom which discussed them in more detail



Back in the autumn of 2012, when United were cruising to Sir Alex Ferguson’s final Premier League title, the prospect of the Scot being replaced by Mourinho was put to Sir Bobby Charlton, in his capacity as club director, but also as the man who embodies Old Trafford’s proud traditions. Charlton, having been reminded of Mourinho poking the Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova in the eye during a heated touchline exchange while he was Real Madrid manager, did not hide his disdain for the self-styled Special One.

“A United manager wouldn’t do that,” Charlton said. “Mourinho is a really good coach, but that’s as far as I would go really. He pontificates too much for my liking.”
But Ferguson admires Mourinho. "He doesn't like him too much, though," Charlton shoots back

When Ferguson retired the following spring, United chose David Moyes, rather than Mourinho, to take over. Time has altered the narrative, but back then, the message from Old Trafford was that Moyes not only possessed the credentials, but also the character, to do the job and that Mourinho was never the right fit.

If that was truly the case, Mourinho’s last two and a half seasons at Chelsea have done little to disprove Charlton’s viewpoint, although they have at least bagged a couple of trophies for the Stamford Bridge cabinet as compensation for all of the off-field issues that have accompanied Mourinho and his particular brand of management.


Most of the other stories tend to just quote sources close to etc mate, but if you read most of the media on the subject 99% of it - the pro Mourinho going to old trafford stuff especially has no basis besides being an article they can link 10 players mourinho will buy, or 'top 3 targets' for Jose he has demanded untited get him etc, the actual 'serious' journalists who write anything on the matter then the whole certainty of the deal is really hanging by a thread and no way clear cut, for example the MEN - who i think have connections club side (likely pro mourinho from their articles tbf) have refuted a few of the national media stories such as a pre contract, deal all but agreed, or any of the othe countless stories about it being effecitvely a done deal already

May it happen - ofc it could do, but i just don't get the feeling that it would have dragged out this long already, been 5 months now of constant speculation and really the deal to all intents and purpose is at exactly the same point

 

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