Someone's having a real laugh - gollum?

[Malarkey]

Giggs has turned down the United job, apparently.

 

He wants to be able to spend more time with his brothers family.

[fowler9]

devastated but its tribute to the job he has done that he is gone so soon, thanks for your efforts David and I hope the new manager continues the fine job you were doing

[Mathewbet1]

[Stouffer]

Tell you what always makes me smile; Martin Edwards.

 

[Russ Atmosphere]

"Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated," one club source told BBC Sport.

 

Truth is they haven't. You appointed Moyes and it's been a glorious shit-show ever since. Hope your next appointment works out just as well.

[Dr Nowt]

"Reports of our demise have been greatly exaggerated," one club source told BBC Sport.

 

Truth is they haven't. You appointed Moyes and it's been a glorious shit-show ever since. Hope your next appointment works out just as well.

 

Be fair, all the top sides will step aside this summer and let United have the market to themselves, then each signing will work out perfectly in terms of being the right fit, settling fine in the North West of England, being the right type of player, the right type of person, finding form, handling the pressure, gelling with the others, etc.  All while recruiting from a position of relative weakness, which means it will take deals like the glorious value for money new contract the potato signed to get many of them through the door in the first place.

 

Keep up for goodness sake, nothing to see here.

[MLB]

For me, there isn't a manager out there who you would look at and say "He'll definitely get them into the top 4 next season", except maybe Mourinho.

[Russ Atmosphere]

For me, there isn't a manager out there who you would look at and say "He'll definitely get them into the top 4 next season", except maybe Mourinho.

[PestiRed]

I think they are the 4th oldest on average.

Average age of Top 7 squads

 

LFC - 26.3

CFC - 28.5

MCFC - 27.9

AFC- 26.7

EFC - 27.6

THFC - 26.2

MUFC - 27.7

 

Not much difference and you could also consider that both Giggs and Schwarzer singlehandedly add half a year to the average of their teams.

 

As said before, it's not the age of United's squad that is the problem, it's the fact that all their younger players are shit

[Pureblood]

They have a good squad who underperformed under a bad manager.

[Anubis]

 

"£200m you say? One quid for you, one quid for me. One quid for you, one for me...."

[MLB]

Van Gaal at least has the stature and personality not to be treated like dogshit by their "big brand" players. He has a record of success he can point to; albeit in competitions he was expected to win.

[deiseach]

"£200m you say? One quid for you, one quid for me. One quid for you, one for me...."

One for Rosie...

[Anubis]

One for Rosie...

 

Gawd rest her soul.

[Russ Atmosphere]

1st new signing, Jermain Defoe.

[Captain]

I almost feel sorry for some on here who couldn't enjoy what happened under Moyes' tenure of fear it would come back to bite them.

 

Almost.

[scudger99]

I've loved what's happening to them.  Revelled in it.  One season since pish stain stepped down, and we are nearly back on our fucking perch, while they've oozed in the opposite direction, into the chaos we came from.  Shit manager to no manager, shit performances and shit results, breaking all sorts of records for shitness.  Whilst we sit at the top watching it unfold with wild glee.

What's not to enjoy right there ?

[Dr Nowt]

 

Loyal to the last.

[Section_31]

Sir Alex Twat

[Dr Nowt]

Will this gift never stop bestowing its favour upon us, even from beyond the grave?

 

"Moyes learned his fate when the story broke on various newspaper websites on Tuesday and is particularly unhappy about the way it was handled. He had a brief conversation with the club's press officer, Karen Shotbolt, but nobody in a senior position contacted him for the rest of the day."

[Section_31]

The way his sacking was handled is an indication of how dysfunctional they have become behind the scenes, this can only bode well for future entertainment purposes.

[MLB]

Shotbolt, hahahaha.

[Paco]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/22/alex-ferguson-manchester-united-manager

[skend04]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/22/alex-ferguson-manchester-united-manager

Haha so the drunk one gets another chance at making us laugh. Hold on to your hats guys. I think we'll soon have another legendary thread!

[deiseach]

Former Preston manager knocking around who is well known to Ferguson. Best he sticks with what he knows.