Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Wow! You'd have to think there's a lot more to the story. Timing is bizarre however, making it seem like it's connected to an embarrassing home defeat, which surely it can't be?

Unless there was a problem behind the scenes, something I worried about with all these big names coming to to be the 'dream team', is that Ratcliffe had a meltdown over the lack of progress so far - table position not improving if not gotten worse, and looked for the reason.

Keeping ETH on and then having to sack him, less than stellar recruitment (Mazraoui a success, Ugarte and De Ligt solid if not spectacular, Zirkzee not looking good enough) would have shone the spotlight on Ashworth.

I'm sure more details will come out, as everything about United, the defence, dressing room and roof are far too leaky.

Could we be replacing him with viana who obviously knows amorim fairly well or has that deal to city been confirmed?

More pinch of salt stuff taken from reddit a month ago, apparently he predicted the Ten Hag sacking, again pinch of salt.

Ratcliffe Out. It was years before the Glazers starting **** up like this. Is it too much to expect competence from the owners?

There were posters here who immediately took the default view that Radcliffe and Ineos were no fools and who knew exactly what they were doing. That these successful businessmen were finally going to run the club right.

My view was that INEOS needed to demonstrate that, to show that they knew what they were doing, it couldn't just be assumed.

Objectively, right now, I continue to be unimpressed. From all the nonsense last season surrounding appointments, to the farcical way they handled Ten Hag, to more than a few other things, all I see is the Glazers with another name.

Pretty disrespectful to Boehly considering they’re 2nd.

Disagree.

Yoro looks good.

Ugarte has been good since ETH got sacked.

Mazraoui looks very good.

Would think it extremely harsh to say de ligt has been poor.

Zirkzee yeah.

Good thing he's gone then!

If he wanted Southgate I'm glad he's gone!

Southgate would be a strange hill to die on. I imagine there is some personal dynamics involved in this which is very disappointing.

Hopefully it's not that SJR is a spoilt man child, his public interviews have suggested otherwise, but this doesn't look good for anyone.

Agree. Ashworth must have been losing the plot if he wanted him but then again they were mates.

I doubt it.

I reckon omar takes on more of a football responsiblity (apparently an issue with ashworth). Will see wilcox given more responsibility. I think Fletcher will take on some of the stuff wilcox had, abd then vivel will be given a proper position.

Yeh was thinking Vivel would be given a proper role now.