Woodward yes;
Glazers not so much. They have given the managers/Ed plenty to spend.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 minutes ago
Woodward yes;
Glazers not so much. They have given the managers/Ed plenty to spend.
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I was about to say this, the financial backing is/has surely been there to develop squad/players... management of the finances that are pumped into this area can be the only criticism can it not?

To be fair Woodward and the Glazers have given our managers pretty much everything they need as far money and the freedom to run the team - which quite frankly isn't a luxury provided to most managers at other clubs.
We can't always blame Ed Woodward for everything wrong at the club. It's becoming a bit predictable and old.

I certainly don't blame Woodward for everything, but I do blame him for some of the contract messes, starting with Sanchez.
Who is to blame for some of the bad buys I don't know.

Yeah the Glazers are top people. They’ve got the bloke sacking managers left right and centre and getting everything wrong still working at the club in a senior position continually making wrong decisions. They dip their hands into the money the club generated for once so that means they’re great owners.

When are you lot gonna wake up?

Rotten to the core.

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It's fine to have a high wage bill if the quality is there. I think the scouting is more of an issue than anything else. And bad luck with managers. All 3 managers after very where good managers before they went to United. Why did they fail at united. That's the question I would ask.

*after Ferguson

Why is it the owners providing money that the club itself generated some sort of leeway for them being absolved of blsme? The Glazers still have Woodward overlooking the entirety of the club, that in itself is a huge error. If it’s so easy as throwing money at it, why the hell aren’t we competing?

I think we still have one of the best squads. Just the players lack finishing ability. If you look at the top 6 you have to say we got the worst strikers by far in the top 6. Midfield you could say we got one of the strongest,

Defence is weak but then again most of top 6 are weak bar the top 2. Goalkeeper we are similar to top 6 so if you look at it we need to improve our finishing and defensive mistakes to go back to being a title winning team. I know we had great defensive records in the past few years but we struggled to finish which made it irrelevant.

Maybe next year our attacking players will improve massively, bit like 06/07 when Rooney and Ronaldo became consistent with Saha.

The Galzers might be giving us money to spend but it's all money the club has generated themselves, nothing has actually come from the Galzer's pockets.

Yes you can argue that the money is coming from our increased revenue which in turns has come about by Woodward/Arnold but this is also an issue. The Glazer's only real care is financial profit and while the club are making good money they seem happy. That's why Woodward is still in a job because how he is doing in terms on helping the footballing side of things and long term planning Woodward has been awful but for now that isn't having a big effect on profit.

When you look at squad wise ours is much better than Arsenal or Spurs except in strikeforce. Thats main reason these 2 teams are staying in the hunt for top 4 as despite creating very little they score so much and win games consistently. We need to create far too much to score.

comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 23 seconds ago

I think we still have one of the best squads. Just the players lack finishing ability.
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The delusion is strong with this one.

https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/big_chance_missed?se=210
https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/ontarget_scoring_att

Liverpool only overtook us in last game.

The City belongs to Manchester now !

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We are the worst run club mate.

Why is it the owners providing money that the club itself generated some sort of leeway for them being absolved of blsme?

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Because they don't have to.

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You have owners that are generating enormous amounts of money and are prepared to spend it and back the manager.

The problem with Utd over the past 6 years is a lack of coherent playing strategy and player recruitment.

Your last 4 managers have been Moyes, LvG, Mourinho and now OGS.

Can anyone tell me what the strategy behind those appointments is? I means they're not even vaguely similar playing styles in some cases. Ditto recruitment strategies.

Tbh if Utd actually decide what they want to do and make their decision on the basis of that strategy then you'll likely be back at the top of the tree sooner rather than later simply because you have the resources that make it inevitable.

I know not everything can be Woodward's fault but lack of coherent strategy I would put firmly at the feet of the CEO.

The Glazers have taken the best part of a billion pounds out of the club through dividends and loan repayments. That's money that the club has generated.

They are perfectly entitled to do so, of course, as successful LBO capitalists; but let's not laud them as benevolent benefactors. They have put £0 into the club of their own money.

They are parasites.

And as far as they are concerned, the club is one of the best run in the world. It creates mammoth - and growing - revenue. That's all they are concerned about.

Ferguson leaving present was to recommend fackin Moyes. ...so he's not blameless

Rosso

Exactly. So short sighted to think because we’ve spent a lot during their reign, that they’re doing all they can.

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