Someone's Having a Real Laugh - How long before Amorim gets a hammering

[JagSquared]

3 hours ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

"The season started, we started very well, and then Manchester United came, they pay above the compensation clause and the president defends the club's interests," Amorim explained.

 

"I never discussed anything with the president. For three days I said I wanted to stay until the end of the season, but then I was told it was not possible.

 

"It was now or never, or Manchester would go for another option. So, I had three days to make my mind up, to make a decision that changes radically my life."

 

I mean... yeah, seemed desperate to join. 

Is there a source for this? It’ll boil some piss 

[Numero Veinticinco]

3 minutes ago, JagSquared said:

Is there a source for this? It’ll boil some piss 

 

I just grabbed it from the BBC ticker thing, mate. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

He could of just said no

[TheHowieLama]

3 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

He could of just said no

 

Put in the other thread - apparently Sporting agreed the fee for him and staff with United then told him it was a done deal and he had three days.

[Pete]

Lisbon or Manchester in the winter??? I know what I’d have chosen.  

[Ron B]

Good appointment, bad appointment, they’ve done it in the most cackhanded way. 
Supposedly Ten Haag was (reluctantly) kept on in the summer because there was nobody better. Well we know that this guy was available, because he both talked to us and got as far as discussing terms with West Ham. And however well Sporting have done this season, he’s no better than he was four months ago. So they’ve botched that. 
And they all but handed the baldy twat a blank chequebook in the summer too. I don’t doubt that some of those players might turn out to be pretty good (although I wouldn’t count on it, given their transfer record over the last decade or so…). But some of them won’t be, and others will be good players who don’t fit what he wants to do. So that’s several hundred million, largely spent poorly. 
And instead of having the summer to embed his ideas, he’s got to do it mid-season. In a second language. When he’s never managed abroad before. 
It’s bonkers that nobody wants to say any of this out loud, but I guess you can’t endanger your access to Old Trafford by hammering his appointment so early on. So all the media talk is about what he’ll do differently, how he needs time, blah blah blah.

I give him two full seasons, tops. 
 

[Pete]

49 minutes ago, Ron B said:

Good appointment, bad appointment, they’ve done it in the most cackhanded way. 
Supposedly Ten Haag was (reluctantly) kept on in the summer because there was nobody better. Well we know that this guy was available, because he both talked to us and got as far as discussing terms with West Ham. And however well Sporting have done this season, he’s no better than he was four months ago. So they’ve botched that. 
And they all but handed the baldy twat a blank chequebook in the summer too. I don’t doubt that some of those players might turn out to be pretty good (although I wouldn’t count on it, given their transfer record over the last decade or so…). But some of them won’t be, and others will be good players who don’t fit what he wants to do. So that’s several hundred million, largely spent poorly. 
And instead of having the summer to embed his ideas, he’s got to do it mid-season. In a second language. When he’s never managed abroad before. 
It’s bonkers that nobody wants to say any of this out loud, but I guess you can’t endanger your access to Old Trafford by hammering his appointment so early on. So all the media talk is about what he’ll do differently, how he needs time, blah blah blah.

I give him two full seasons, tops. 
 

And another few £100million spent. But the Glazers don’t back their manager.

[Clem H Fandango]

He's a bit thick really? Why would he meet the owner of West ham but have no intention of joining them or negotiate a deal. Seems a bit strange/cuntish to do that or he's a massive liar. Zero integrity by the looks of it, perfect for the mancs.

[BigGamesJames]

On 02/11/2024 at 09:12, Numero Veinticinco said:

The fuck is with this title? 

I tend to agree: I miss the days when the Someone’s Having a Real Laugh thread contained a crude insult based on personal appearance such as Gollum, Butthead or Sperm of Gollum. Cant think of one for Amorim at the moment, unfortunately.

[Numero Veinticinco]

47 minutes ago, BigGamesJames said:

I tend to agree: I miss the days when the Someone’s Having a Real Laugh thread contained a crude insult based on personal appearance such as Gollum, Butthead or Sperm of Gollum. Cant think of one for Amorim at the moment, unfortunately.

 

And the weirder, more nonsensical the better. 

[Clem H Fandango]

Amorimjob

[Scott_M]

11 hours ago, Clem H Fandango said:

He's a bit thick really? Why would he meet the owner of West ham but have no intention of joining them or negotiate a deal. Seems a bit strange/cuntish to do that or he's a massive liar. Zero integrity by the looks of it, perfect for the mancs.

Wasn’t it something along the lines of we’d spoken to / interviewed him, he was getting pissy at the time it was taking us to come to a conclusion and he tried to force our hand by speaking to West Ham? The Slot news followed very quickly afterwards. 

 

We either thought “fuck you” and turned to Slot or Slot was the front runner all along, which given he was allegedly 1st place in the 3 key metrics we prioritised (I can’t remember what they were, injury prevention was definitely one of them), seems quite likely. 
 

Either way, it’s working out pretty, pretty, pretty good for us so far, and that’s all I care about. 

[Doc Pheezin]

United actually seem pretty slow to sack managers so I reckon he gets 2 years

Ole and Ruud replace him in December 2026 

[Arniepie]

apparently he wanted to come next season but utd said its now or never,so he has said at least give a few weeks.

[Daisy]

Size of the cunts forehead 

[Anubis]

Please let this be true.

 

[Code]

He was their top goalscorer though, but only scored 11 in Serie A, not sure who these youth strikers are

 

 

 

 

 

[cloggypop]

2 hours ago, Anubis said:

Please let this be true.

 

 

It's almost word for word the same as the one supposedly quoting Fonseca when they bought Fred, so probably not. 

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2262173720716078&id=100063628943116

[manwiththestick]

2 hours ago, Anubis said:

Please let this be true.

 

I'd say it's bollocks as nobody faxes anything these days.

[Strontium]

I think this guy is a proper manager, unfortunately. I just hope his will to live is gradually crushed by the soul-eating machine that is Manchester United.

[The Midnight Rambler]

Fuck the lampião prick. Giving up the chance of back to back titles for the first time in 70 years and a crack at the European cup. Enjoy the relegation dog fight.

[Dave D]

Could be the spawn to end all spawns should United become challengers again as City are demoted 

[Bobby Hundreds]

3 hours ago, Dave D said:

Could be the spawn to end all spawns should United become challengers again as City are demoted 

That would be very United. If we spend a bit more ambitiously then I'd say it would be a far harder task for United but FSG want us to crack on with a mid table war chest alongside potentially letting our 2 most important players and Trent fuck off. So rather than step on uniteds head to push ourselves up we will reach down with an open hand and pull the fuckers up.

[Lee909]

On 05/11/2024 at 16:11, Anubis said:

Please let this be true.

 

 

 

No chance that's true

The same stuff was said with Nunez and plenty of other players

[Dav Eusher]

He's got his work cut out at that basket case of a club.