Ok, so David Moyes is gone. Whether it was the right decision to sack him at this particular time is no longer the issue as he is now 'past' and we need to look into the future. Just for the records, my personal preference was to give to him till around Xmas 2014 to see where we are in terms of playing style and results after having had a full season to settle in, bring his type of players in and put down his philosophy and style of play. I guess the nature of modern day football (very cut-throat and very result-oriented ) just caught up with him.
Anyway, I think these are interesting times at United. I am interested to see how the structure and ethos of the club evolve going forward. It appears that this change has been made against the wishes of Sir Alex and Sir Bobby. If this is indeed the case, and both decide that it's time to move on as the nature of modern football has caught up with United, we are indeed moving to a completely new era in the club. Remember that these 2 knights have had a huge say in anything United in the last 40 years or so.
While the above scenario is not necessarily a disaster as every thing evolves and the business of football has definitely evolved since 1986 when Alex Ferguson came in. This change, I fear, is more than just about changing a manager. It could actually end up changing Man United as a club. Whether it ends up positively or negatively only time will tell.
Interesting times at United I say.
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posted on 22/4/14
Sounds like Liverpool in the 90's, the end of the boot room, a bad appointment (Souness), a squad requiring rebuilding etc.
posted on 22/4/14
Modern day football - We have to get use to it to keep up with the elite clubs
posted on 22/4/14
The structure of the club had to change at some point anyway. It's just a shame it had to happen during a period of where we were at our lowest point for the powers that be realized this.
Good businesses move forward whilst they are ahead and not wait until they've drained every little bit of goodness out of what was.
posted on 22/4/14
but we won't go the way of Liverpool. We are the Real Madrid of this league.... we will be back...
posted on 22/4/14
comment by Rock Steady ⚽™ (U9953)
posted 1 minute ago
The structure of the club had to change at some point anyway. It's just a shame it had to happen during a period of where we were at our lowest point for the powers that be realized this.
Good businesses move forward whilst they are ahead and not wait until they've drained every little bit of goodness out of what was.
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I agree with this. The key thing is how fast does the club adjust to this and are we going to get it right first time or the new template will just evolve over a couple of years? interesting times, I say. I sense this is just the beginning of a roller-coaster ride.
posted on 22/4/14
>>but we won't go the way of Liverpool. We are the Real Madrid of this league.... we will be back...
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there are obvious parallels. It could be argued that this sacking marks more of an "end of an era" than Fergies retirement.
i dont subscribe to the idea we need a massive rebuild though. this squad won the league easy last year. yes a few players at the back are going and they need to be replaced. There are better defenders than Smalling and Evans out there if we do have 100 million to spend.
Centre Midfield needs a top player too but 3 or 4 players is NOT a massive rebuild.
posted on 22/4/14
In Frank O'Farrell's day, he started getting suspicious when he turned up for Bobby Charlton's testimonial dinner and discovered that he was not even seated on the top table for a function he had organised himself. It was the next day O'Farrell was summoned to Manchester United's boardroom to be sacked and "A Nice Day for an Execution", the relevant chapter of his autobiography, remembers how Matt Busby avoided eye contact as the chairman, Louis Edwards, broke the news. "It wasn't so much I got the sack but the way they behaved as people," O'Farrell wrote. "I can never forgive them for that – they were nasty beggars."
United do things thwe right way we keep gettign told
posted on 22/4/14
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 36 seconds ago
In Frank O'Farrell's day, he started getting suspicious when he turned up for Bobby Charlton's testimonial dinner and discovered that he was not even seated on the top table for a function he had organised himself. It was the next day O'Farrell was summoned to Manchester United's boardroom to be sacked and "A Nice Day for an Execution", the relevant chapter of his autobiography, remembers how Matt Busby avoided eye contact as the chairman, Louis Edwards, broke the news. "It wasn't so much I got the sack but the way they behaved as people," O'Farrell wrote. "I can never forgive them for that – they were nasty beggars."
United do things thwe right way we keep gettign told
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So? What has this got to do with this article? While, I don't mind non United fans contributing to the thread, you do not need to turn this into a Liv Vs United thing.
posted on 22/4/14
It's not just pointing out that united have form in this and are not the non sacking, morally right club some claim them to be