Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 12.02.26

I think even Amorim's biggest fans have some doubts about him at this stage but there's one aspect that I've never really doubted him... There's not many out there better than him when it comes to PR.

He probably knows that the brains trust have backed him so much that he is safe until the end of the season at a minimum, and I think this press conference is just him making sure they back him in January.

Throwing in 'Gary Neville' to the mix is top drawer. If they do anything to him in the short term, it will look like they are basing their decisions on MNF.

If he could bring his press conference form onto the pitch, we'd be flying.

You'd never know unless you actually put a bit of effort into signing him rather than shrugging the shoulders and saying Levy won't sell. One year left in his contract Spurs haven't got much say if the club put serious effort into the bid and he was tempted.

But that's the past so no point really going into much details about something like that. But still shows the shocking transfer decisions when you see how much has been spent on strikers in the last few years and all of them combined have only scored 21 league goals.

It would be far from pointless, if the club got themselves a decent manager/interim. 5th will probably do again for a place in The Champion's League. And with the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs etc dropping points left right and centre, that is very achievable.

Fantastic. Simply fantastic.

Add this to the troubles they’ve had running Nice and Lausanne, and you wouldn’t be to confident in INEOS managing things.

I’ve always disliked him as a player even at his ‘peak’. But he’s one of the few players in United squad who has been central to the plans of every United manager since Ferguson. Our individual opinions on him aren’t really relevant. More interested in if his return is possible

I really hope he doesn’t come back, but I don’t think you cant rule out that our next manager rates him as a player. Not sure if the relationship with the club (beyond Amorim) is so broken that they’d veto his return.

Why would Wilcox need to be sacked? This isn't me defending Wilcox saying he's up to the job but when Amorim was signed the chain of power was Berrera - Brailsford- Ashworth - then you had Wilcox working under Ashworth.

At that point Wilcox would have had the least amount of influence of the brains trust. Now with Ashworth sacked and Brailsford moved on who would have played a big role in getting Ashworth it's himself and Berrera.

3atb or 4atb might have had nothing to do with why Amorim was signed. Glasner plays 3atb but has said a system is only as good as the players you have. Switched before from a 3atb to 4atb when it wasn't working but the team still played to the same philosophy and style as they would have with 3atb.

Maybe Wilcox now since he's the DOF and has more influence is asking Amorim about changing some stuff until the recruitment can get more players in to play. INEOS definitely should have looked at DOFs and left Wilcox as the sporting/technical director

I think a big issue has been too many chiefs not enough Indians. Especially aiming towards your last paragraph talking about moving from manager to head coach style set up.

With DOFs, sporting directors, and technical directors. Won't include Berrara as he's probably top dog and you'll always need a chief executive. But at one stage you had four lads all given their say about things. That's now cut to two so hopefully there's some improvement.

Are the club wrong to say to him that, as things have not happened as quickly as they originally intended that he needs to find a way to get through this season?

I'd say this is a big part of things. If Big Jim starts wielding an axe again to background staff it's Wilcox who'll likely get the chop not Berrara. As DOF I'd say Wilcox and Amorim are clashing because he's been asked is there any chance of changing a bit to suit what personal they have until more players can be got and Amorim doesn't.

I don't disagree but surely then the so-called brains trust all need to go too? They have spent over 400m and still need half a new team?

Nothing that Ineos have done so far suggests that they are any better than the Glazers. Utter spoofers

He also never said he wasn’t renewing his contract, he basically said he’s got 18 months left on his contract and then it’s up to the club.

I doubt anyone will be signed. If a new manager comes in I'd assume it's someone who'll play 4-3-3 even if it's Glasner. So you've then got Bruno, Mainoo, Casemiro in the 3 rather than playing with a two. Though that still leaves you sort because Ugarte is the only other player. Can we really include Mount anymore at this stage.

Maybe Martinez gets used as a 6 but with him being a CB he could end up being too defence and drawn too close to defence. Plus with his ball playing ability you'd rather him as a CB. Only midfielder being talked about as a signing is Cristian Orozco who can't sign for the club until he's 18 in the summer.