EPL Man Utd Sack Another Manager

[andystroud]

£15m to pay off the old manager (recently given a twelve month extension), and a rumoured £10m to buy out the contract of the new manager. No wonder that are such a basket case of a club.
Ten Haag was always going to go, but the VAR decision v West Ham was a harsh final nail in his coffin.

 

[Scotchegg]

That doesn't follow. The parallel would be demanding a Mancunian manager for Manchester United.

Man United don't get mancunian supporters, let alone a manager!

 

[dickwalton1964]

£15m to pay off the old manager (recently given a twelve month extension), and a rumoured £10m to buy out the contract of the new manager. No wonder that are such a basket case of a club.
Ten Haag was always going to go, but the VAR decision v West Ham was a harsh final nail in his coffin.

I remember once saying on here that we have the worst referees, across the top leagues, in Europe and others were saying that’s rubbish. It is very odd how the highest profile league is overseen by officials unfit to officiate. You had supposedly the best we have, Michael Oliver, sitting in a van with every piece of gadgetry available to man and he still deems that a penalty - incredible! And it’s not like it’s an isolated incident. More funds have to be made available to attract the best from Europe, the US, Saudi etc. The imbalance between the product and those overseeing it is the greatest it’s ever been.

 

[dickwalton1964]

City play in blue and white hoops, United play in yellow and blue.

It’s odd why people get wound up by this. Surely calling Oxford United ‘Oxford’ is better than referring to them as ‘United’ - United, City, Rovers, Albion etc is just a name tagged on to the main identity name. I’m proud to say I support ‘Oxford’, I’d hate to refer to us as ‘United’, it gives no identity and has no feeling or meaning. As for Oxford City, well I couldn’t care less about them.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

It’s odd why people get wound up by this. Surely calling Oxford United ‘Oxford’ is better than referring to them as ‘United’ - United, City, Rovers, Albion etc is just a name tagged on to the main identity name. I’m proud to say I support ‘Oxford’, I’d hate to refer to us as ‘United’, it gives no identity and has no feeling or meaning. As for Oxford City, well I couldn’t care less about them.

Referring to Man United as United comes across as they are the only one.
I wouldn’t expect a Man United fan to understand it though.

 

[SteMerritt]

It’s odd why people get wound up by this. Surely calling Oxford United ‘Oxford’ is better than referring to them as ‘United’ - United, City, Rovers, Albion etc is just a name tagged on to the main identity name. I’m proud to say I support ‘Oxford’, I’d hate to refer to us as ‘United’, it gives no identity and has no feeling or meaning. As for Oxford City, well I couldn’t care less about them.

It is odd why people insist on calling the Manchester clubs 'City' and 'United', especially on the forum of a 'United' when they know it annoys people. And it is even sadder that people fall into the big club hype when they apparently have no affiliation to the Manchester clubs. But the saddest of all is calling out people on the forum of another 'United' for objecting to this.

 

[Grumpy Git]

That doesn't follow. The parallel would be demanding a Mancunian manager for Manchester United.

An English manager for an English club.

 

[Joey]

An English manager for an English club.

Who have players from all over the world, as there are no restrictions on who they can pick, and compete across Europe (sometimes).

It's not at all the same. I think managers should have to fit the same criteria as players, international sport should be about the best that country can produce. If we can't produce good managers, and I don't think we've got anyone close to Tuchel, then we have to make do with what we do have. No different to having to play a slightly inferior player at left wing if you don't have anyone else there, or of the current team Pickford is probably a decent example. He's been decent for England but he's hardly in the conversation when you're talking top 10 keepers in the world. We've got no one better so that's tough, as it should be.

 

[dickwalton1964]

It is odd why people insist on calling the Manchester clubs 'City' and 'United', especially on the forum of a 'United' when they know it annoys people. And it is even sadder that people fall into the big club hype when they apparently have no affiliation to the Manchester clubs. But the saddest of all is calling out people on the forum of another 'United' for objecting to this.

With respect, what a load of absolute rubbish. I’m not calling people out, I’m saying refer to our club as ‘Oxford’ and be proud of it. You seem to want us to be the only ‘United’ when clearly there are loads of other ‘United’s’ - there’s only one Oxford though. It’s a very bizarre thought process you have about this.

 

[SteMerritt]

With respect, what a load of absolute rubbish. I’m not calling people out, I’m saying refer to our club as ‘Oxford’ and be proud of it. You seem to want us to be the only ‘United’ when clearly there are loads of other ‘United’s’ - there’s only one Oxford though. It’s a very bizarre thought process you have about this.

Nice attempt at gaslighting.

No, I don't want us to be the only 'United', there are lots of 'Uniteds' in English football. And that is exactly the point. As we are on an Oxford forum it is much more relevant for 'United' to be Oxford United, and 'City' to be Oxford City, I wouldn't refer to us as 'United' on another teams forum, and rarely refer to us as 'United' at all.

 

[dickwalton1964]

Referring to Man United as United comes across as they are the only one.
I wouldn’t expect a Man United fan to understand it though.

Not the only one but clearly the biggest and most recognisable ‘United’. You need to put it in context. This thread is about ten Hag being sacked, he was the manager of Manchester United, there is no Oxford connection in this conversation. It is absolutely obvious that I am referring to Manchester United in this thread as opposed to Oxford United. It’s clear to me but obviously I can’t speak for others - you included.

 

[holdsteady]

Anyone else singing the Baldy is back, Baldy is back song in their head every time Dick posts on here? sure he will be off again once this latest Man U manager fails.

 

[holdsteady]

Not the only one but clearly the biggest and most recognisable ‘United’. You need to put it in context. This thread is about ten Hag being sacked, he was the manager of Manchester United, there is no Oxford connection in this conversation. It is absolutely obvious that I am referring to Manchester United in this thread as opposed to Oxford United. It’s clear to me but obviously I can’t speak for others - you included.

On this forum the most recognisable United are Oxford, who gives a s**t about some also ran prem club?

 

[Scotchegg]

Anyone else singing the Baldy is back, Baldy is back song in their head every time Dick posts on here? sure he will be off again once this latest Man U manager fails.

I was actually going down the "it's nice to know you're here, it's nice to know you're here, now .... off" route!

 

[dickwalton1964]

On this forum the most recognisable United are Oxford, who gives a s**t about some also ran prem club?

Yes, I agree, perhaps you should criticise the person who started the thread. I mean, who the hell is interested whether ten Hag was sacked or not?

 

[dickwalton1964]

On this forum the most recognisable United are Oxford, who gives a s**t about some also ran prem club?

Well I never, a quick trawl back through this thread and lo and behold who, an hour later, has posted a three paragraph reply about all things Manchester United !

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Anyone else singing the Baldy is back, Baldy is back song in their head every time Dick posts on here? sure he will be off again once this latest Man U manager fails.

Dick isn’t Baldy, he told us that he wasn’t…

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Not the only one but clearly the biggest and most recognisable ‘United’. You need to put it in context. This thread is about ten Hag being sacked, he was the manager of Manchester United, there is no Oxford connection in this conversation. It is absolutely obvious that I am referring to Manchester United in this thread as opposed to Oxford United. It’s clear to me but obviously I can’t speak for others - you included.

I don’t see anyone else struggling with sticking with Man United though when talking about them. It has been highlighted in the past too but for whatever reason you continue to do it Baldy.

 

[wolvercoteyellow]

MUGA

 

[holdsteady]

Well I never, a quick trawl back through this thread and lo and behold who, an hour later, has posted a three paragraph reply about all things Manchester United !

I like football, I am interested in it at all levels so the failure of the self styled biggest club in the world that you support over the last decade is worthy of note. I still don't give a s**t about them in comparison to the one and only United though.