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

The cost of hiring and firing Ashworth & the cost of extending the contract of and then firing EtH surely is massively disproportionate to what they’re making on pricing fans out of going to see the team. Those decisions are 100% on INEOS so of course people will be angry at their penny pinching whilst simultaneously burning through money from their own lack of due diligence.

The morale is on the floor because the team are performing badly in most games, not because of what fan groups are saying.

Each time i see the bloody scrolling on Boards must feel the same as when Onana sees a corner coming in.

I wouldn’t be having a go at a fan group over it anyway, because to me, they are least of our problems. That particular group you have highlighted only started voicing concerns after the ticket pricing situation. If protests about price increases for OAP’s and kids affects the players’ ability to perform, it says a lot more about them than fans/fan groups standing up for what is right.

I don’t expect every decision to be correct and didn’t suggest that - but when the difference in mistakes around compensation is such a disparity to the few quid you get from ticket price hikes, it leaves a sour taste in the mouth.

FWIW, I’ve no issue with removing SAF’s salary, no longer paying into ex players funds or cancelling Christmas parties or bonuses. Cutting out unnecessary costs, no problem, good work. When you target the match going fans who have done nothing but support the club through the mess you got involved in, that’s where I draw the line, especially when you have made two costly errors of judgement in DA & EtH.

Andy Mitten today on Talk Sport: "Every previous manager has had issues with Marcus Rashford. I've spoken to them. They've told me in confidence going back years and years and years."

That's a huge revelation from a very trusted Manchester United journalist who loves the club.

Confirmation that Rashford has always been part of the team culture's problem. He needs to go ASAP.

When its coming from mitten it's about as true as you get

Keepers are protected, he needs to make it look like hes being impeded a dive so to speak but he just jumped and didn't look like he got touched.

"Told him in confidence" break that confidence you lose trust and get less from them.

Now that he's being sold no need to keep it quiet.

It's fairly obvious I would've thought, the club want him gone and are now willing to leak negative press against him. It's all narrative driven nonsense, but people lap it up anyway.

My view would be that because they're selling a local player who has a high profile that they want to be on the right side of it publically.

You could argue they already are but there's plenty of fans that would be a bit bemused with dropping and selling Rashford while the club is at its lowest ebb.

It's all a bit unedifying anyway either way.

I think the majority of fans are sick of his hot n cold form, even on boards its just the 1 or 2 that defend him, I was 1 until recently but hes too patchy and doesn't run enough for what we need. I've no problem with the club selling him and in fairness the majority of the squad bar the younger lads and the new signings.

Very badly handled with rashford….it was junior b management at best.

Players will protect themselves and Amorim may well have lost the dressing room over…..explains the run of results.

Pick a manager and you can find a public quote where they are critical of Rashford, I don't see how this is even controversial from Mitten.

Maybe Van Gaal is the exception.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2632216-louis-van-gaal-reportedly-lost-dressing-room-with-marcus-rashford-blast