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Utd Hold Talks With Mourinho

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Yeah but the Guardiola appointment has put them into a panic. Well, more of a panic than they were previously in (as their spunking of ridiculous money recently has been somewhat panic-led). They feel they'll slip back even further if they take a long term approach. Which is why Mourinho's potential short term success is appealing to them.
 
JohnnyRocket said:
Awful decision on United's part if true.

If I were them I'd go all out for Pochettino. Knows the English game, can develop young players, decent sort who won't drag the club's name down by stupid antics.

But more importantly - revamp the strategy of the club. Stop buying overpriced and overpaid superstars like Di Maria and Shweinsteiger. Use the resources to go for THE best 17 - 19 year old kids, build up a nucleus that develops together - teach them a philosophy like the classic United wide attacking game. Even if you miss out on a Champions League season or two.

Getting Mourinho and throwing silly money at him is a bit like becoming a poor man's Real Madrid.
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Brilliant decision for the rest of us then?
 
This could make competing with them more difficult, you know competing in the same way we have for the last 20 odd years.

I'd suggest Mourinho managing them would be the least of our worries.
 
ChastenedMUFC said:
I'd be more than happy with that outcome.
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It's a great appointment for United's shareholders. It's a terrible appointment for United's principles. As Henry Winter puts it : "There's been long standing concerns about Mourinho's style of football, the fact he's just an impact manager and how he doesn't play the Manchester United way or promote youth - I think those might well be put aside this summer."
 
Frogfish said:
It's a great appointment for United's shareholders. It's a terrible appointment for United's principles. As Henry Winter puts it : "There's been long standing concerns about Mourinho's style of football, the fact he's just an impact manager and how he doesn't play the Manchester United way or promote youth - I think those might well be put aside this summer."
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I think people are kidding themselves with this though. Even if he brings them short-term success, it's still a few years of potential honours, which leaves them in a healthy position again, as opposed to bringing in another risk appointment. They've also just announced massive sponsorship and TV revenue, which puts them not far off the riches of the Spanish giants. It's an appointment we should be worried about because it's a match made in heaven for them, a cunt of a club and cunt of a manager. He's exactly everything we loathed about that Whiskey nosed twat.
 
Quite agree Mark. This appointment will give Mourinho pretty much the same transfer kitty, or more, that he was given by Abramovich. I can't see how this will not lead to a far more competitive United - capable of winning titles and challenging for the CL again.

Their traditional attacking style will be a thing of the past though, I can't help thinking that they could have got another highly valued manager that, given their spending power, could achieve pretty much the same but have the team play more in keeping with their tradition.
 
I wonder if Giggs will be kept on? He's been a part of two failed managerial tenures so can't see how he could be.
 
I saw something the other day about Giggs leaving but also Ed Wood going to be replaced by a DOF from Benfica. That would effectively mean Jorge Mendes in charge of transfers.
 
There is also a potential dream scenario here - Mourinho comes in & spectacularly fails, destroying his own reputation & scum's future. After he gets sacked they bring in the wife sharer to complete the destruction.

Stop worrying about the cloud & start imagining the potential silver lining.
 
tombrown said:
There is also a potential dream scenario here - Mourinho comes in & spectacularly fails, destroying his own reputation & scum's future. After he gets sacked they bring in the wife sharer to complete the destruction.

Stop worrying about the cloud & start imagining the potential silver lining.
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It's possible, the Utd crowd will have mixed feelings about Mourinho and he won't get a long honeymoon start so if he pulls his usual tricks they might turn on him.
 
mark1975 said:
I think people are kidding themselves with this though. Even if he brings them short-term success, it's still a few years of potential honours, which leaves them in a healthy position again, as opposed to bringing in another risk appointment. They've also just announced massive sponsorship and TV revenue, which puts them not far off the riches of the Spanish giants. It's an appointment we should be worried about because it's a match made in heaven for them, a cunt of a club and cunt of a manager. He's exactly everything we loathed about that Whiskey nosed twat.
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That is exactly the point with two failed managerial appointments the next manager needs to be the least risky managerial appointment we can find.

Mourinho is definitely the least risky. He has won everywhere he has gone, had PL experience, is used to working at big clubs and it seems like he wants the job. Can't think of anyone who would be better?

If we have to rebuild in three years then so be it, we can easily afford it. We will probably be significantly ahead of both the Spanish giants in terms of money this season. And even out of the CL we aren't far behind then.
 
cloggypop said:
I saw something the other day about Giggs leaving but also Ed Wood going to be replaced by a DOF from Benfica. That would effectively mean Jorge Mendes in charge of transfers.
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Ed wont be replaced and not sure if I like the idea of a DOF. Seems like an unnecessary level of complication between manager and board/owners.
 
ChastenedMUFC said:
Ed wont be replaced and not sure if I like the idea of a DOF. Seems like an unnecessary level of complication between manager and board/owners.
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It does seem unlikely that Edward Woody Woodwouldward would appoint someone to replace himself. It was in The Guardian I think. Appaz the DOF is a requirement from Mourinho. It could well be bollocks.
 
ChastenedMUFC said:
That is exactly the point with two failed managerial appointments the next manager needs to be the least risky managerial appointment we can find.

Mourinho is definitely the least risky. He has won everywhere he has gone, had PL experience, is used to working at big clubs and it seems like he wants the job. Can't think of anyone who would be better?

If we have to rebuild in three years then so be it, we can easily afford it. We will probably be significantly ahead of both the Spanish giants in terms of money this season. And even out of the CL we aren't far behind then.
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On the surface he would seem to be the most proven candidate, but I'd be concerned if I were you, for a number of reasons:

1) You are well behind Man City in terms of a squad, can't outspend them worth talking about and arguably, with Pep in charge and them having CL football (and you not having CL football) won't be a better draw for footballers than they are;
2) Mourinho may well get blindsided by his hatred of Pep that he forgets his actual job;
3) In the eight seasons after taking the Porto job, Mourinho won six league titles and two Champions Leagues. Since going to Madrid in 2010 he has won just two league titles. There is evidence - albeit tenuous - that he is past his best.
 
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