Ten Hag

[Hans Eskilsson]

45 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

Yeah i cant stand the *****, i didn’t realise i had to ask your ****ing permission to have a opinion on anything on a fans forum. 
One player is all you can muster, a diving whinging squealing ***** who the other players must hate.

I didn’t say you needed my permission to post on a fans forum and I said they had lots of players and referenced one as an example.

 

Reading isn’t your strong point is it? I’d suggest it being a prerequisite for contributing value on a forum. 

[Hans Eskilsson]

2 hours ago, RustyRightPeg said:

Looks like it’ll be Amorim then. 
 

Same guy who was pleading for the West Ham job last season and didn’t get it. Also, a number of big clubs didn’t choose him for their jobs in the summer. 
 

Interesting one.

He wasn’t exactly pleading for the role. He flew over and met them though and it was determined that there was a lack of alignment in vision, ambition and the high release clause. Liverpool were similar, they didn’t want to pay around 10m to release him and secure the coaching staff. 
 

He’s apparently highly thought of at City and been spoke of replacing Pep. Man City don’t make too many mistakes. He’s done very well and Sporting in the time he’s been there but Man Utd is a different ball game. There isn’t many jobs in football with the same level of expectation and scrutiny. 

[Pasquale for King]

39 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

I didn’t say you needed my permission to post on a fans forum and I said they had lots of players and referenced one as an example.

 

Reading isn’t your strong point is it? I’d suggest it being a prerequisite for contributing value on a forum. 

Yeah i can’t, thats how i managed to get an undergraduate masters degree from the University of Edinburgh. 
I couldn’t give a flying **** if you or anyone else think that I contribute any value on this forum. 
**** Man U and whoever they hire, also rans where they’ve been for most of their existence. 

[mr fox]

On 28/10/2024 at 12:36, Roxy Hearts said:

Not surprised. Man United's worst start in years. I wonder who the new manager will be? Not a lot out there.

15 million pay off quite incredible really.

There won’t be a shortage of names just go so bad and get Milions.

 

 

[The Real Maroonblood]

It’s a shame what’s happened to that club.

[Hans Eskilsson]

7 hours ago, Pasquale for King said:

Yeah i can’t, thats how i managed to get an undergraduate masters degree from the University of Edinburgh. 
I couldn’t give a flying **** if you or anyone else think that I contribute any value on this forum. 
**** Man U and whoever they hire, also rans where they’ve been for most of their existence. 

You couldn’t care what anybody thinks in relation to the quality of your contributions yet you feel the need to let us know about your masters degree, like anybody cares! It certainly says a lot about the education system in this country. 
 

I suppose it depends on how you define “also rans” 😂 You are clueless mate, honestly just talking absolute mince based on emotion rather than facts. 

 

They appear to have quite a lot of trophies though out their history, even prior to the premier league. 

 

Here’s a list of Manchester United’s major domestic trophies across English competitions:

 

1. English First Division / Premier League Titles (20)

 

• First Division Titles (Pre-1992): 7 titles

• 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67

 

• Premier League Titles (Post-1992): 13 titles

• 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13

 

2. FA Cup Titles (12)

 

• 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16

 

3. League Cup Titles (6)

 

• 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2022–23

 

4. FA Community Shield Titles (21 - includes shared titles)

 

• Wins: 17 outright titles and 4 shared titles

• Years won outright: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008

• Shared: 1990, 1989 (shared under old rules), etc.

 

Total Domestic Trophies: 59

 

Here’s a list of Manchester United’s European and international trophies:

 

1. UEFA Champions League / European Cup Titles (3)

 

• European Cup: 1967–68

• UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08

 

2. UEFA Europa League (1)

 

• 2016–17

 

3. European Cup Winners’ Cup (1)

 

• 1990–91

 

4. UEFA Super Cup (1)

 

• 1991

 

International Titles

 

1. Intercontinental Cup (1)

• 1999

2. FIFA Club World Cup (1)

• 2008

 

Total European and International Trophies: 8

 

Also the first English club to win a European cup. Not bad for an irrelevant also ran! 

[Joey J J Jr Shabadoo]

2 hours ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

You couldn’t care what anybody thinks in relation to the quality of your contributions yet you feel the need to let us know about your masters degree, like anybody cares! It certainly says a lot about the education system in this country. 
 

I suppose it depends on how you define “also rans” 😂 You are clueless mate, honestly just talking absolute mince based on emotion rather than facts. 

 

They appear to have quite a lot of trophies though out their history, even prior to the premier league. 

 

Here’s a list of Manchester United’s major domestic trophies across English competitions:

 

1. English First Division / Premier League Titles (20)

 

• First Division Titles (Pre-1992): 7 titles

• 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67

 

• Premier League Titles (Post-1992): 13 titles

• 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13

 

2. FA Cup Titles (12)

 

• 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16

 

3. League Cup Titles (6)

 

• 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2022–23

 

4. FA Community Shield Titles (21 - includes shared titles)

 

• Wins: 17 outright titles and 4 shared titles

• Years won outright: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008

• Shared: 1990, 1989 (shared under old rules), etc.

 

Total Domestic Trophies: 59

 

Here’s a list of Manchester United’s European and international trophies:

 

1. UEFA Champions League / European Cup Titles (3)

 

• European Cup: 1967–68

• UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08

 

2. UEFA Europa League (1)

 

• 2016–17

 

3. European Cup Winners’ Cup (1)

 

• 1990–91

 

4. UEFA Super Cup (1)

 

• 1991

 

International Titles

 

1. Intercontinental Cup (1)

• 1999

2. FIFA Club World Cup (1)

• 2008

 

Total European and International Trophies: 8

 

Also the first English club to win a European cup. Not bad for an irrelevant also ran! 

Don't Chelsea have the same small number of title winning managers as Man U (4). Man U probably won't win another title for a very long time.

[The Real Maroonblood]

It’s always good to see the big boys go through a barren spell.

Even the plastic fans get upset.

[Hans Eskilsson]

15 minutes ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said:

Don't Chelsea have the same small number of title winning managers as Man U (4). Man U probably won't win another title for a very long time.

That’s not a great comparison. Man Utd have had 23 managers since founded including 6 since Alex Ferguson left. So let’s say 17 managers all in during their period of winning the league. 
 

Chelsea have had far more with 34 managers and if you include interim/caretakers that’s over 50! 
 

If you then calculate the average tenure based on that then Chelsea is 3.5 years where as Man Utd would be 6.3 years (including 6 in 10 years)

 

So in reality the observation is nonsense and the history of the clubs shows success frequently. 

[Hans Eskilsson]

2 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

It’s always good to see the big boys go through a barren spell.

Even the plastic fans get upset.

To be honest, I’m not sure if plastic fan is aimed at me but I really only care about Hearts. As long as Hearts do well I’m not overly fussed.

[The Real Maroonblood]

Just now, Hans Eskilsson said:

To be honest, I’m not sure if plastic fan is aimed at me but I really only care about Hearts. As long as Hearts do well I’m not overly fussed.

It’s a generalisation but yourself seem to be making a big deal about them.

Their statistics can’t be denied 

There’s a couple of teams out with Hearts who I look out for their result but that’s it.

If folk started slagging them off I wouldn’t give a toss as like you.

”Always Hearts.”

[Joey J J Jr Shabadoo]

55 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

That’s not a great comparison. Man Utd have had 23 managers since founded including 6 since Alex Ferguson left. So let’s say 17 managers all in during their period of winning the league. 
 

Chelsea have had far more with 34 managers and if you include interim/caretakers that’s over 50! 
 

If you then calculate the average tenure based on that then Chelsea is 3.5 years where as Man Utd would be 6.3 years (including 6 in 10 years)

 

So in reality the observation is nonsense and the history of the clubs shows success frequently. 

They've only had 2 periods of success in their history.

[Hans Eskilsson]

3 minutes ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said:

They've only had 2 periods of success in their history.

That’s literally not true. I’ve referenced their trophy wins earlier in the thread. 
 

What time frame defines “a period of success” to you? They’ve won the league in almost every decade since 1900s 😂

 

Chuck in their cup wins and European success and your statement sounds mental. Man Utd were a big club prior to Fergie. 

[Hans Eskilsson]

52 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said:

It’s a generalisation but yourself seem to be making a big deal about them.

Their statistics can’t be denied 

There’s a couple of teams out with Hearts who I look out for their result but that’s it.

If folk started slagging them off I wouldn’t give a toss as like you.

”Always Hearts.”

Nah, I just don’t like folk spouting nonsense and making out like it’s fact. I’d be the same about Arsenal, Liverpool etc as well. Their history and stats are there for all to see. Even at their worst point they’ve more more than everybody else outside of Liverpool and Man City. 

[Joey J J Jr Shabadoo]

12 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

That’s literally not true. I’ve referenced their trophy wins earlier in the thread. 
 

What time frame defines “a period of success” to you? They’ve won the league in almost every decade since 1900s 😂

 

Chuck in their cup wins and European success and your statement sounds mental. Man Utd were a big club prior to Fergie. 

The 2 eras are Busby and Ferguson.

 

I do get there is lots of sentimentality over Munich, and winning the European cup not long after.

Edited October 30 by Joey J J Jr Shabadoo

[Hans Eskilsson]

12 minutes ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said:

The 2 eras are Busby and Ferguson.

 

I do get there is lots of sentimentality over Munich, and winning the European cup not long after.

2 famous era are different to your original statement of 2 periods of success which simply isn’t true. 

[Joey J J Jr Shabadoo]

8 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

2 famous era are different to your original statement of 2 periods of success which simply isn’t true. 

If it was just about trophies then Van Gall (spelling), Mourinho, or Ten Hagg would still be in charge.

[Hans Eskilsson]

26 minutes ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said:

If it was just about trophies then Van Gall (spelling), Mourinho, or Ten Hagg would still be in charge.

I’ve not said it’s about simply winning trophies. My statement was relating to the fact they have won multiple league titles outside of those 2 era’s of Busby and Fergie. 
 

If we start to throw other trophies into the mix then they rarely go without some kind of success. 
 

the longest period between titles was 41 years in a history spanning 123 years. 

Edited October 30 by Hans Eskilsson

[Tommy Brown]

On 29/10/2024 at 10:18, AndyNic said:

 

Arne Slot doing pretty well so far...

But Shteve Maclaren didn't do to great

[Pasquale for King]

5 hours ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

You couldn’t care what anybody thinks in relation to the quality of your contributions yet you feel the need to let us know about your masters degree, like anybody cares! It certainly says a lot about the education system in this country. 
 

I suppose it depends on how you define “also rans” 😂 You are clueless mate, honestly just talking absolute mince based on emotion rather than facts. 

 

They appear to have quite a lot of trophies though out their history, even prior to the premier league. 

 

Here’s a list of Manchester United’s major domestic trophies across English competitions:

 

1. English First Division / Premier League Titles (20)

 

• First Division Titles (Pre-1992): 7 titles

• 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67

 

• Premier League Titles (Post-1992): 13 titles

• 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13

 

2. FA Cup Titles (12)

 

• 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16

 

3. League Cup Titles (6)

 

• 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2022–23

 

4. FA Community Shield Titles (21 - includes shared titles)

 

• Wins: 17 outright titles and 4 shared titles

• Years won outright: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008

• Shared: 1990, 1989 (shared under old rules), etc.

 

Total Domestic Trophies: 59

 

Here’s a list of Manchester United’s European and international trophies:

 

1. UEFA Champions League / European Cup Titles (3)

 

• European Cup: 1967–68

• UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08

 

2. UEFA Europa League (1)

 

• 2016–17

 

3. European Cup Winners’ Cup (1)

 

• 1990–91

 

4. UEFA Super Cup (1)

 

• 1991

 

International Titles

 

1. Intercontinental Cup (1)

• 1999

2. FIFA Club World Cup (1)

• 2008

 

Total European and International Trophies: 8

 

Also the first English club to win a European cup. Not bad for an irrelevant also ran! 

There you again with the abuse for no reason, yet are sympathetic to Savage about him being abused on here 🤪.
Just pointing out you know nothing about and you should maybe think before slagging folk. 
As i have said the majority of the trophies they have won have been under two Scottish managers, two periods of dominance in nearly 150 years of existence. 
There is no guarantee that they will get back to the top, especially with Ratcliffe in charge, he’s not exactly got a good record in the game.

Edited October 30 by Pasquale for King

[Craig_]

12 hours ago, Pasquale for King said:

Yeah i can’t, thats how i managed to get an undergraduate masters degree from the University of Edinburgh. 
I couldn’t give a flying **** if you or anyone else think that I contribute any value on this forum. 
**** Man U and whoever they hire, also rans where they’ve been for most of their existence. 

 

A Masters is a postgraduate degree, just saying... 

[busbyfth]

Re Ten Hag.....if only we had held off three weeks 😉

Edited October 30 by busbyfth

[Hans Eskilsson]

2 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

There you again with the abuse for no reason, yet are sympathetic to Savage about him being abused on here 🤪.
Just pointing out you know nothing about and you should maybe think before slagging folk. 
As i have said, and others have that you have ignored, the majority of the trophies they have won have been under two Scottish managers, two periods of dominance in nearly 150 years of existence. 
There is no guarantee that they will get back to the top, especially with Ratcliffe in charge, he’s not exactly got a good record in the game.

No, I was responding in turn to your sweaty toys out of the pram post. 
 

You called out your degree, I questioned it based on how you conduct yourself. 
 

Yes, the majority of league titles have been won under 2 managers but those managers were there for a long time with a combined tenure of 52 years! That’s 42% of the time they’ve existed! 
 

Had Man Utd had others managers during those times, then there is every chance they would have won titles as well. Especially in the mid 90’s. 
 

The point is Man Utd are still one of the biggest clubs in world football and one of the biggest brands in sport. They are still winning trophies at their lowest point and there is every reason to believe they could be back at the top in the next 5 to 10 years. They have some talented players who I feel have been held back by a poor manager. Let’s see what happens next. 

[Pasquale for King]

6 minutes ago, Craig_ said:

 

A Masters is a postgraduate degree, just saying... 

The University of Edinburgh call a four year degree an Undergraduate Masters, but you are correct it is 👍🏽👏🏾. 

[tian447]

10 minutes ago, Craig_ said:

 

A Masters is a postgraduate degree, just saying... 

 

https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/student-life/academic/degree-structure/degree-names

 

[Pasquale for King]

5 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

No, I was responding in turn to your sweaty toys out of the pram post. 
 

You called out your degree, I questioned it based on how you conduct yourself. 
 

Yes, the majority of league titles have been won under 2 managers but those managers were there for a long time with a combined tenure of 52 years! That’s 42% of the time they’ve existed! 
 

Had Man Utd had others managers during those times, then there is every chance they would have won titles as well. Especially in the mid 90’s. 
 

The point is Man Utd are still one of the biggest clubs in world football and one of the biggest brands in sport. They are still winning trophies at their lowest point and there is every reason to believe they could be back at the top in the next 5 to 10 years. They have some talented players who I feel have been held back by a poor manager. Let’s see what happens next. 

They stayed so long because they were extremely successful, the other managers weren’t and were sacked like the two Dutch managers who won trophies since Fergie, or Mourinho. 
They’ve only had 3 managers that have won the league, out of their 39 not 59 domestic trophies, let’s discount charity shields. 
Over 30 of the Domestic and European trophies were Busby and Fergie. 
Ferguson built the club to where they are, followed by a lot of guys since the Busby Babes tragedy and Denis Laws years there. I think they may well drop off if they can’t replicate the success of the past, there is no sign of that happening. 
I agree that Ten Haag is a poor manager.

[Pasquale for King]

52 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said:

But Shteve Maclaren didn't do to great

He’s the only Englisman to win a league title, in a decent league, and a trophy in England for 3 decades i think 😆. 

[Joey J J Jr Shabadoo]

1 hour ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

I’ve not said it’s about simply winning trophies. My statement was relating to the fact they have won multiple league titles outside of those 2 era’s of Busby and Fergie.

I suppose 2 titles is multiple.

[Hans Eskilsson]

A

1 hour ago, Pasquale for King said:

They stayed so long because they were extremely successful, the other managers weren’t and were sacked like the two Dutch managers who won trophies since Fergie, or Mourinho. 
They’ve only had 3 managers that have won the league, out of their 39 not 59 domestic trophies, let’s discount charity shields. 
Over 30 of the Domestic and European trophies were Busby and Fergie. 
Ferguson built the club to where they are, followed by a lot of guys since the Busby Babes tragedy and Denis Laws years there. I think they may well drop off if they can’t replicate the success of the past, there is no sign of that happening. 
I agree that Ten Haag is a poor manager.

Well yes, they stayed so long because they were successful. Your original point was that they’ve had the same amount of league winning managers as Chelsea but that’s not a fair comparison due to the difference in longevity for managers at each club. If Man Utd had changed managers in their dominant era’s (like Chelsea and City) they most likely would have more league winning managers. 
 

You say no sign of replicating success but they’ve won 2 more trophies than say Arsenal for example over the last 2 years. 
 

Liverpool for all the praise they’ve received have won 1 league title and 1 more trophy than Man Utd over the last 10 years. Arsenal have won less!

 

Man Utd are a good manager away from being a serious contender for the title. Even in their worst periods they still win things, it’s ingrained within the club. The polar opposite of say Spurs who are serial losers as an example. 
 

Good stuff appears to be happening in the background with a new stadium, improved training facilities, investment in leadership and structure. I think with all of this combined they will end up in a good position. 
 

If this Portuguese boy takes charge and he is the best young coach that folk are proclaiming then I expect a big turn around from them. They have some very good young players who seem inconsistent at best. You see them one week and they look great, the next unbelievably bad. 
 

Regardless, it’ll be interesting to see what happens over the next few seasons. 
 

Also with Man City’s charges, maybe they will be awarded another title! 😂

[Pasquale for King]

2 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

A

Well yes, they stayed so long because they were successful. Your original point was that they’ve had the same amount of league winning managers as Chelsea but that’s not a fair comparison due to the difference in longevity for managers at each club. If Man Utd had changed managers in their dominant era’s (like Chelsea and City) they most likely would have more league winning managers. 
 

You say no sign of replicating success but they’ve won 2 more trophies than say Arsenal for example over the last 2 years. 
 

Liverpool for all the praise they’ve received have won 1 league title and 1 more trophy than Man Utd over the last 10 years. Arsenal have won less!

 

Man Utd are a good manager away from being a serious contender for the title. Even in their worst periods they still win things, it’s ingrained within the club. The polar opposite of say Spurs who are serial losers as an example. 
 

Good stuff appears to be happening in the background with a new stadium, improved training facilities, investment in leadership and structure. I think with all of this combined they will end up in a good position. 
 

If this Portuguese boy takes charge and he is the best young coach that folk are proclaiming then I expect a big turn around from them. They have some very good young players who seem inconsistent at best. You see them one week and they look great, the next unbelievably bad. 
 

Regardless, it’ll be interesting to see what happens over the next few seasons. 
 

Also with Man City’s charges, maybe they will be awarded another title! 😂

I never mentioned Chelsea, you are mixing me up with someone else im afraid. 
All that money for all the things the Glaizers neglected wont come from Ineos, it will need to be paid back as Arsenal had to. 
You seem to be quite optimistic about Amorim, im sure you were about the others that have tried and failed to replace Ferguson, who’s shadow still haunts the place tbh. 
Let’s hope they take titles off City.

[Hans Eskilsson]

4 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

I never mentioned Chelsea, you are mixing me up with someone else im afraid. 
All that money for all the things the Glaizers neglected wont come from Ineos, it will need to be paid back as Arsenal had to. 
You seem to be quite optimistic about Amorim, im sure you were about the others that have tried and failed to replace Ferguson, who’s shadow still haunts the place tbh. 
Let’s hope they take titles off City.

Might well be but the point still stands in relation to putting context to the successful periods. I’d imagine Ineos (Radcliffe) will funds a fair bit personally. 
 

They purchased the stake in Man Utd without any additional debt attached to the club and promised as part of the deal £400m in investment for infrastructure. 
 

Obviously this doesn’t cover the cost of a stadium at 2 billion but I’d imagine there is a plan for that outside of the ‘Wembley of the north’ idea. 
 

Man Utd also generate incredible amounts of money which Ineos feel they can build upon further. The Glaziers have really done a number on them with the debt attached to the club. I’m sure rules came in post take over of Man Utd that would have prevented them from gaining control of at that time the biggest club in the world. 
 

I think Amorim will potentially succeed where other very good managers have failed due to the structure around him. Man Utd have wasted 100s of millions on the wrong players with no clear strategy. I think this will change and I don’t think ETH was ever the man for the job. 

[vegas-voss]

If there is one team in England that need a very good analytics model it's Man Utd.Its incredible how much they are fleeced in transfer fees compared to the likes of City.

[Craig_]

4 hours ago, tian447 said:

 

https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/student-life/academic/degree-structure/degree-names

 

 

So you can do a four year undergraduate masters which is equivalent to a BSc Hons, or a five-year integrated one which is equivalent to a postgraduate masters? Well that makes a lot of sense...

[Pasquale for King]

[Tazio]

Well that’s Man Utd announced they’ve got Bruno Amorim from Sporting but he doesn’t start until the 11th of November. It would be funny if Van Nistelrooy continues the way he did against Leicester in the 3 matches before then as they’ve paid a fortune to get Amorim. 

[Smithian]

I know Critchley has been solid so far and I don't blame him for Killie loss, but should Hearts turn south, I s'pose we could give Ten Hag an interview. He did well at Ajax, so he has capital club experience. He may be able to handle pressure of Edinburgh. Seems a decent fellow.

[Hans Eskilsson]

54 minutes ago, Tazio said:

Well that’s Man Utd announced they’ve got Bruno Amorim from Sporting but he doesn’t start until the 11th of November. It would be funny if Van Nistelrooy continues the way he did against Leicester in the 3 matches before then as they’ve paid a fortune to get Amorim. 

Very different coaches who approach the game in a different way so I don’t think they will mind the 8m outlay to get the head coach who fits their long term vision. Based on his success at Sporting and clubs linked to him (Real Madrid, Man City, Liverpool) it might be the best money Man Utd have spent in years. They need Van Nistelrooy to keep winning as they wouldn’t want the new boy to come in with nothing to play for. 
 

You could have said the same about us when we had Fox but wanted someone based on analytics and fitted a specific profile. 

[Hans Eskilsson]

51 minutes ago, Smithian said:

I know Critchley has been solid so far and I don't blame him for Killie loss, but should Hearts turn south, I s'pose we could give Ten Hag an interview. He did well at Ajax, so he has capital club experience. He may be able to handle pressure of Edinburgh. Seems a decent fellow.

He got 17m from Man Utd. 
 

I’m sure he’d work for free for us!

[Shooter McGavin]

39 years old - Man Utd players will have no respect for him or his authority.

[Smithian]

45 minutes ago, Hans Eskilsson said:

He got 17m from Man Utd. 
 

I’m sure he’d work for free for us!

Absolutely. We'll let his friends and family join for Curry Club evenings at the Gorgie Suite for free as a thank you. Perhaps the Shareholders can do the same for their meals. But they can pick up their own liquor tabs!

[Hans Eskilsson]

2 hours ago, Shooter McGavin said:

39 years old - Man Utd players will have no respect for him or his authority.

Yet Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes do and he rejuvenated an aging squad at Sporting at their lowest point to title winners. 
 

Jose Mourinho was less than 3 years older when he won it at Chelsea. 

[periodictabledancer]

5 hours ago, Shooter McGavin said:

39 years old - Man Utd players will have no respect for him or his authority.

Different environment now that there's no club ownership issues and Ronaldo has long since departed. Slater and his team won't be taking any prisoners.  You can bet on it.