Solskjaer United Manager

[McBain]

Just older than you it appears. Football existed before Sky.

Picking fights everywhere this clown.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

It will take them 200 years to realise Ferguson was a one-off and they are entitled to nothing. Arrogant, thick Manc kopites.

Solskjaer's number two Phelan, in line to become technical director at United.

I don't know why but it somehow reminds me of Walsh here, probably unfair and Walsh was brilliant at Leicester.

Anyway he has a thankless task sorting out that team and getting rid of the amount of dross and bad attitude superstars while attracting the right calibre of replacements to share in Olé's assured success (he says he'll be successful anyway).

lol

 

[Chris O'Connor]

I understand your point, but the money and budget practically makes mnu unrelegatable. They'd have to just make some amazingly bad side to get relegated. I know Leicester just won the league a few years back, but it would be even more amazing to see a side with mnu pull and budget that over half the league can't compete with get relegated.

They're 15 points off Everton right behind them and 30 off being in the relegation battle. They're more likely to jump to some crappy super euro league and get destroyed every year rather than be relegated.

Yes there is definitely a chasm between the top six and the rest this season. Your point on budgets is pertinent as although a freak, once in a lifetime season, where a team of more modest means defies all logic and wins the league, this is far and away the exception that proves the rule rather than anything else.

United were relegated back in the 1970's but that is almost like a different era now, in that era money wasn't such a huge factor.

Nottingham Forest won the second division (as the second tier was called pre premier league) and the very next season won the League, the following year (their first in Europe) they won Europe's major prize and repeated the feat the year after. Forest had a top manager but were a club of very modest means. Aston Villa also won the European Cup at the first time of asking shortly after too.

Since the formation of the premier league, money has created a greater divide between the top end of the premier league, originally a top four but now expanded to a top six and the rest. Clubs such as ourselves may copy Tottenham, a very similar club to us not so long ago, and join that elite set, but it does exist and the gap will only get wider as the rewards get greater.

Its very difficult to see any of those top six being relegated in anything but the very long term, perhaps Spurs, financially the weakest, are the most vulnerable, but they are for all intents and purposes guaranteed survival right from the start of the season.

In a similar fashion there is a widening gap in finances between the premier league and the championship which gives long surviving members of the first tier a huge advantage although for the majority of the league, no guarantees, with three down.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Not convinced of his decision making myself.

He's an excellent coach by all accounts. Was always described as a buffer between the manager and players. Surely the sensible thing to do is leave him where he will work best and actually appoint someone who knows the technical director job.

I'm not sure what's going on at Utd but we should be looking to capitalise, as I can see a lot if instability early there next year.

 

[CouchPotato]

I'm not sure what's going on at Utd but we should be looking to capitalise, as I can see a lot if instability early there next year.

From Transfermarkt

Player contract ending in June 2019: Valencia, Mata, Darmian, De Gea, Herrera, Pereira
Player contract ending in June 2020: Grant, Young, Matic, Rashford, Bailly

Mata and Pereira probably if wages arent an issue?!?

 

[Big Fat Sam]

From Transfermarkt

Player contract ending in June 2019: Valencia, Mata, Darmian, De Gea, Herrera, Pereira
Player contract ending in June 2020: Grant, Young, Matic, Rashford, Bailly

Mata and Pereira probably if wages arent an issue?!?

De Gea's runs until June 2020.

 

[Jebus_lives]

From Transfermarkt

Player contract ending in June 2019: Valencia, Mata, Darmian, De Gea, Herrera, Pereira
Player contract ending in June 2020: Grant, Young, Matic, Rashford, Bailly

Mata and Pereira probably if wages arent an issue?!?

I was thinking more about a push for 6th. I'm not sure I'd really want to pick the bones of this Utd team. Very few I'd actually take, if any.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Very worrying that they might have to make an effort on Wednesday. You'd think that 1) Ole hasn't got the talent to put together a decent plan to outplay city and 2) the quality of their players won't be able to live with City's, but still we could have done with just beating them on Sunday 1-0.

 

[matty1878]

Just older than you it appears. Football existed before Sky.

It did but to say you can’t wait for them to get relegated..... you obviously don’t know a lot about sky then

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Very worrying that they might have to make an effort on Wednesday. You'd think that 1) Ole hasn't got the talent to put together a decent plan to outplay city and 2) the quality of their players won't be able to live with City's, but still we could have done with just beating them on Sunday 1-0.

The buildup to these games is full of nonsense

Interviewer 'Is the City game what you need after Sunday?'

Solskjaer: 'It's the perfect one....' (after not turning up etc..)

He's hardly going to say

'No it's the last thing we need, with heads on the floor, confidence draining away and desolation everywhere, we actually can't wait until the season is over and done with.'

I know they're obliged to do interviews but why do they ask such bland rubbish?

After a massive defeat it's always

We're wounded, hurting and it's perfect as that's when we're at our most dangerous

OR after a great set of results

We're flying, it's perfect, we feel we can beat anyone.

In other words its perfect all the time and they're at their most dangerous all the time

Pure nonsense

 

[Jebus_lives]

Very worrying that they might have to make an effort on Wednesday. You'd think that 1) Ole hasn't got the talent to put together a decent plan to outplay city and 2) the quality of their players won't be able to live with City's, but still we could have done with just beating them on Sunday 1-0.

I'll take the 4-0 thanks.

 

[The binman chronicles]

I'll take the 4-0 thanks.

Let's see if you still feel the same on Thursday if Utd beat City 2-1 and to a man all credit the kick up the butt they got after the match at the weekend. We'll be in all the documentaries on how they won the title and those will be replayed for the next 40 years just to keep rubbing the salt in!

I think we can all agree we would take the 4-0 as long as City finish the job.

 

[Rob17896]

It did but to say you can’t wait for them to get relegated..... you obviously don’t know a lot about sky then

That made me laugh. I try really hard not to think of the reality....Anyway we are gradually stuffing them one by one so onwards!

 

[Toast]

His accent is ace.

All mixed up.

 

[goodisonopheliac]

His accent is ace.

All mixed up.

So's Schmeichel. He sounds half-Manc, half-Dane.

I wonder if it's a Scandi thing. Tommy Myhre is the most Scouse Norwegian I've ever heard.