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Glazers gotta go
There has been a widespread furor after the Brighton game, with Gary Neville going public on Sky Sports saying that the Glazers have got to go. On the other had you have some pundits defending the Glazers, citing the 1 billion pounds they have spent as proof of ‘backing the manager’.
Have they really backed their managers though?
Moyes- wanted Fabregas, Bale, Kroos. Got Fellaini at deadline day for 6 million more than his release clause which expired a month before
Van Gaal- wanted Mane, Mahrez and Kante when he arrived. In his first season, he was given Shaw, Herrera, an unhappy Di Maria and injury prone Falcao and Rojo. Scattergun recruitment in the second season, splashing big money for mediocre or past it players
Mourinho- clearly wanted a winger and defender to build on Europa and League cup success. Board refused to pay Inter 50 million for Perisic. Mourinho wanted Hummels, Skriniar, Koulibaly or Boateng. The board thought they knew better and bought Lindelof instead
Solskjaer- what a mess. The board spent the most during this regime but somehow managed to make the team worse. He wanted a striker to replace Lukaku and got Ighalo and Cavani on deadline days. Spent the whole summer chasing Jadon Sancho and got Pellestri, James and Amad. Couldn’t get Bruno Fernandes over the line during the summer, only to sign him in January.
Ten Hag- wanted Timber, Antony, De Jong and Nunez. May get Rabiot and Arnautovic instead…
The 1 Billion spent should be one of the reasons why the Glazers need to go. They have appointed incompetent people in important roles at the club, and for this they need to be held accountable. Instead of hiring the best in class (ie Paul Mitchell as sporting director), they have promoted John Murtough and Darren Fletcher as football directors. The decisions made in the last 8 years have been horrendous.
Gary Neville is right. The Glazers need to go
Joon, MUFC (De Jong is not coming, is he?)
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Define success
I think the top 6 fans should put their necks on the blocks now and agree on what a successful or disappointing season would be? There does tend to be a fair bit of revisionism through the season if their team…
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