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luvgonzo said:
I think that the 3rd year is what you think the 2nd is. I think putting that 2nd year expectation in the new manager was a bit daft it may even take longer than 3 but as long as you're heading in the right direction you need to stick with the new guy and have patience.
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Reality has surely hit home at United that the way they operate needs to change.

Next couple of years will be the new manager putting his own style and plans in place, everything after that will involve us challenging to win stuff.

I honestly think the EL is winable as soon as next season, assuming we don't finish top four.

Even if we do finish top four, we would very likely not get out of the group and end up in the EL anyway.

I happen to think it's an ideal competition to target when a rebuild is happening. That and a domestic cup.

Then, in three seasons, we'll have improved and the pack comes back to us anyway, given that Liverpool are currently at peak, Chelsea are in a bit of flux, and Spurs and Arsenal are, and will remain, gash.

Only really City you could say will still just continue to snap up 100 million players (and then improve, obvs, such is the manager's genius) and stay at top peak.
 
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Chief said:
Reality has surely hit home at United that the way they operate needs to change.

Next couple of years will be the new manager putting his own style and plans in place, everything after that will involve us challenging to win stuff.

I honestly think the EL is winable as soon as next season, assuming we don't finish top four.

Even if we do finish top four, we would very likely not get out of the group and end up in the EL anyway.

I happen to think it's an ideal competition to target when a rebuild is happening. That and a domestic cup.

Then, in three seasons, we'll have improved and the pack comes back to us anyway, given that Liverpool are currently at peak, Chelsea are in a bit of flux, and Spurs and Arsenal are, and will remain, gash.

Only really City you could say will still just continue to snap up 100 million players (and then improve, obvs, such is the manager's genuis) and stay at top peak.
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Yeh and if my auntie had balls she'd be my uncle.

Seems like you got it all planned out mate, see you in 3 years<whistle>
 
Chief said:
Reality has surely hit home at United that the way they operate needs to change.

Next couple of years will be the new manager putting his own style and plans in place, everything after that will involve us challenging to win stuff.

I honestly think the EL is winable as soon as next season, assuming we don't finish top four.

Even if we do finish top four, we would very likely not get out of the group and end up in the EL anyway.

I happen to think it's an ideal competition to target when a rebuild is happening. That and a domestic cup.

Then, in three seasons, we'll have improved and the pack comes back to us anyway, given that Liverpool are currently at peak, Chelsea are in a bit of flux, and Spurs and Arsenal are, and will remain, gash.

Only really City you could say will still just continue to snap up 100 million players (and then improve, obvs, such is the manager's genius) and stay at top peak.
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Your new man needs to write down about 10 names of players that he's keeping and the rest need to leave.

No if or buts, if your names not on the list then you're gone and it shouldn't matter about reputation, salary or cost. Now I realise that will be difficult but it absolutely needs to happen.
 
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Chief said:
Three years is time!

How much more does anyone expect, really?

Next year will be getting rid of all the deadwood, couple of signings and bringing in the multiple academy players ready to step up.

Second season challenging for a trophy, securing CL qualification etc.

Third season we need to be challenging for more.

He'll be given backing, there is no way anyone is able to go to the press and say this is a five year project. The reality is it probably is, comercially they've got to be saying in less time.
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getting rid of all the deadwood will probably take more than a year unless they are out of contract as you pay so well .
 
Sucky said:
No varane, fred, mctominay, possibly no ronny after his kid dying and Maguire deffo starts.

Whats to worry about :bandit:<laugh>
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We're being set up for a fall here. I remember we went to OT @1998 with half our team missing, United reigning supreme, and we were in ****e form. We won one-nil with a Murphy free-kick, iirc, and Sir Alex was fuming after the game about how defensive we were, that it wasn't a free-kick (Neville literally grabbed the ball with his forearms and chucked it away) ,and the Daily Mirror went into a week's mourning.

Tonight will be hard, ****ing hard. But this is what we'd have bitten your hand off in January when it looked like the league was over.
 
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Chief said:
Ditto Lingard, Matic also confirmed as leaving.

Mata will probably leave, Cavani is confirmed as leaving.

Just needs one or both of Phil Jones and Bailly and that's a good start to the clear out.

Ronaldo deffo not playing tonight btw.
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Glad he's not playing, as he was basically your team in October and scored the best goal of the afternoon. Not happy with the circumstance though, poor bloke.
 
Chief said:
I doubt he will, but what we have available is crying out for it.
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Switches very easily to 3-4-3 when you have the ball, and there's pace at the side of Maguire for our counter-attacks. The passing of Thiago and the movement of our front three and our fullbacks will be key if you go 5-4-1. If we don't score in the first half-hour (and God forbid you nick one), I can see huge frustration.
 
Spurlock said:
but when a manager of another team has a poor start/run of form you’ll be one of the first on here laughing at the his demise and imminent sacking.

puzzling
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If by "another team" you mean Spurs, then of course. Who doesn't like to laugh at Spurs?

Could be worse, you could be Everton. Proper Guvnor's Graveyard, that club. What was fat frank thinking of ffs?
 
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Archers Road said:
If by "another team" you mean Spurs, then of course. Who doesn't like to laugh at Spurs?

Could be worse, you could be Everton. Proper Guvnor's Graveyard, that club. What was fat frank thinking of ffs?
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Yeah, bit naive of Slurps to post that tbh

Standard to slate any oppo manager that has a sticky patch.

Gonna put it down to slurps being hungry and not thinking straight
 
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