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

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Sunderland will be a tough game tomorrow.

Need to stop Xhaka running things. My opinion one of the shrewdest and best signings of the season for a team thats just been promoted. Such a clever signing for them.

Edit: should add they've only conceded 4 goals so far.

Why do you think he is worse? I’m not having a go at you but I’m curious as to why you think he is worse?

I think even just starting with the investment he has made in the club to revamp the training ground alone should tell us that he isn’t worse? Without even thinking too much, another one would be the hiring of football people into football positions would mean he isn’t worse. Cutting costs to try and make the club sustainable again is another big one.

Glazers lack of investment, hiring non-football people into football roles, taking dividends while the debt rises, allowing the club to leak massive amounts of money over years and years with over staffing and careless spending are all reasons why I would find it hard to say they’re better than what SJR is offering.

Things I don’t like are mainly his ticket price rises but at the same time, it maybe wouldn’t have been needed or wouldn’t have been so harsh if the finances of the club weren’t a mess based on the Glazers’ doing. I don’t really want a new stadium either but whatever, it’s probably needed. That’s just a sentimental thing for me.

The Amorim thing isn’t a reason for me to say he’s worse than them. They will probably have to make a decision soon if things continue though.

He prevented the Glazers from being bought out.

He endorsed the UK leaving the EU

He hired and fired Dan Ashworth at significant cost while sacking low paid staff who did nothing wrong.

He is definitely now a bigger problem for the club than the Glazers as he is actually making a bad situation worse.

.. Sa Dave Brailsfword FFS

He's contradicting Ornstein....Though I'd say it's not going to happen.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/10/03/ruben-amorim-could-face-manchester-united-sack-sunderland/

The question was is he worse than them. The arguments laid out by the poster above are poor and doesn’t convince me that they are.

Layoffs - most people laid off in a business haven’t done anything wrong. It’s unfortunate but it happens all around the world - because it’s happened at a football club you support, that doesn’t mean it deserves special attention. Look at who caused the need for the layoffs before blaming the people who had to do it.

Ashworth - it looks amateur but sometimes things don’t work out. He would have been well compensated.

Prevented a full buyout - maybe he did. Wasn’t there concerns that this Sheikh didn’t have the funds? I don’t know.

The point about the training ground is that yes, it should be what any decent club should be doing - but they weren’t doing, until Ratcliffe came in and did it - the poster saying he is worse than them, doesn’t add up to me.

This who is worse than the other debate will be pointless anyway.

Listening to some of what Ornstein was coming out with yesterday, it does seem like he was being fed some bullshit.

Totally agree. Miles better than the Glazers.

I would like to be hearing a lot more about a full take over as was mooted at the beginning.

Jim is just trying to get us relegated so the share price tanks and he can buy out the parasites for a bargain price and then lead us on a glorious resurgence

You'd be getting be getting 3 for the price of 1 with Jesus.

Great value.

Id love you to expand on this why would those fans be so annoyed, how big was the fall off from when inoes took over until now?

Yep