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It's been many years, since I was on, but when I go to the matches lads will always tell me what fan mail I've been getting. Bit by bit everything I said about the Dell Boys has come to pass. It's generally accepted that Donald shook on a deal then tried to get more out of it for himself.

All the stuff about improvements to the hospitality areas, merchandising, ticketing, the club badge, moving the club shop, stadium improvements, etc, are all filtering through. I'm guessing but I'd say KLD looked at all their feasibility studies.

One of Dell's biggest concerns was the state of all the approaches to the stadium.

Sheepfolds is being transformed but the traffic junction at the Wheatsheaf, St Peters Metro and the back lane behind the Deaf Club were all earmarked for improvement along with the Council and private investment. There was also a suggestion that the bridge be closed completely to everything but buses before and after the games ... that's be class seeing the width of the bridge flooded with supporters.
Good shout
 
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I'm fine mate, in 2 days it will be forgotten.
What I can't understand is this all 3/4 of the coaches being headhunted, not 1 has made any comment re SAFC and the chance to be our head coach.
Hecky, Scotty, and even the devil himself AN mentioned it, but not these lot.????
Probably easier to speak out when they’re not likely to take you forward.
 
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Would be a bold move but I could see it happening. Ratcliffe will want to differentiate himself from previous regimes and this would certainly do that. Can't see the Southgate thing coming off, timing doesn't work.

Worry might be Ipswich then in the same market for a progressive HC as we would be with the obvious added value of being PL and that may delay things for us. That said, the consensus seems to be that most would be happy with any of the 3 main candidates being talked about so perhaps not that big of a deal.
 
If this is true it's a hell of a pull for him but would any of Man Utds players respect him enough to follow his instructions? Managing Man Utd is a hell of a lot different to managing Ipswich

That’s one of the reasons they need a massive clear out, lots of egos for pretty average talent.

If I was the owners I’d be looking at a new stadium (not a patch-up job), massive clear out, new young manager and exciting players who will work their balls off for the team. They need a fresh start.
 
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That's madness in my opinion. He's done a great job at Ipswich and may go on to do huge things in the game, but Man Utd is a different beast entirely.

It needs someone who can handle the egos and expectations. I think it will be Tuchel personally and that's the best person they could give the job to right now.
 
That's madness in my opinion. He's done a great job at Ipswich and may go on to do huge things in the game, but Man Utd is a different beast entirely.

It needs someone who can handle the egos and expectations. I think it will be Tuchel personally and that's the best person they could give the job to right now.

Smacks of Potter at Chelsea tbh ...
 
That's madness in my opinion. He's done a great job at Ipswich and may go on to do huge things in the game, but Man Utd is a different beast entirely.

It needs someone who can handle the egos and expectations. I think it will be Tuchel personally and that's the best person they could give the job to right now.
I agree. I think Tuchel is perfect for the next 2 years there. They need someone to rattle some cages and upset folk. Someone with real authority on the touchline. I think they have some real young talent, but some of the older players need to be scared of the head coach to do the hard yards imo. 2 years to bring 3 or 4 young stars through and bring in 4 or 5 better senior players. They wont be far off again.
 
They don't have any choice this time imo, they're little better than Brighton or Palace tbh.
Just think they have a horrid squad and a big name for 2 years isn't going to change that. Players like Martial are still there, Mourinho was trying to get rid of him 6 years ago.

Look at Arsenal, the Arteta regime has been a long term project and a big part of that was removing senior players on huge wages (Ozil, Aubamayang and plenty others) and then giving a young, inexperienced coach time to build the club up to a point where they are competitive at the top.

Man United need a mentality switch, they can't just drop in a few superstars every year and expect to be better than City, they need a club overhaul from top to bottom and the board appointments are a good early indication that they are going down the rebuild route.
 
Just think they have a horrid squad and a big name for 2 years isn't going to change that. Players like Martial are still there, Mourinho was trying to get rid of him 6 years ago.

Look at Arsenal, the Arteta regime has been a long term project and a big part of that was removing senior players on huge wages (Ozil, Aubamayang and plenty others) and then giving a young, inexperienced coach time to build the club up to a point where they are competitive at the top.

Man United need a mentality switch, they can't just drop in a few superstars every year and expect to be better than City, they need a club overhaul from top to bottom and the board appointments are a good early indication that they are going down the rebuild route.
I wouldn’t underestimate the influence Jim Ratcliffe will have through the whole club. He’s played hardball with unions and governments his whole career and continues to do so. The secret to his success is when he says he’s prepared to do something he genuinely is. If a clear out is required then it will happen. If there are wasters hanging about for a wage life will not be easy anymore. If a player isn’t prepared to listen and work for the manager, whoever it is, they’ll be shown the door.