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Fergie to Retire (confirmed)

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  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Mourinho would be the only man who could handle fergie upstairs above him
  • Cal_1991
    Cal_1991 Posts: 39
    Gone
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,424
    Would love it to be JM. Then abramovich gives rafa the Chelsea job permanent.
    #karmaforparker
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Fergie announces his retirement - now official.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,824
    he's gone
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    edited May 2013
    just cant see Mourinho going there.

    I know he has confidence in abundance, but i think joining United right after Fergie leaves is a dangerous move.

    Comparisons to Ferguson will be immediate and the pressure high, just dont think Jose would do it.

    Going Chelsea, where he is loved, with a young attacking squad, bundles to spend and following on from the fat spanish waiter, is a wiser move and one i reckon he will make.

    I wouldnt write him off taking the United job in a few years though.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,056
    Greatest manager of all time - good luck to him
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,763
    David Moyes is odds on favourite . Zzzzzzz
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    edited May 2013
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,046
    For the first time in my entire lifetime since i actually became interested in football, United are looking for a new manager.



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  • Man_About_Town
    Man_About_Town Posts: 997
    BlackForestReds said:

    Man_About_Town said:

    United would want a Manager for the long haul and one that respects the Club and it's history. That rules out Mourinho, who is only interested in himself. Moyes would be favourite. Those that say he hasn't won anything are correct BUT SAF hadn't won too much before he started his United stint, and Moyes has never had a squa like United's to play with. Giggs and Scoles will be appointed assistants........next best after Moyes would be Ole Gunar.

    Before joining Man U he won:
    Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77 - with St Mirren.
    Then at Aberdeen:
    Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
    Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
    Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
    UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
    UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
    Fair points BUT Moyes is coaching at a much higher level and has got a team iinto the top echelon of the 'best league in the world' with little money.

  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    I'd thought he'd be there for a while yet but another european title seems a long way off for him.

    Shame and good luck to a legend.

    Would like Jose to go there but unlikely.



  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    Wonder how things would have gone had he gone to Highbury and not Old Trafford.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,027
    Well thats surprised me.
    My United ST holding colleague has only just stumbled into the office and his first word was Moyes.
    He reckons he's a better option than Mourinho, especially if he comes in as number 2 alongside Fergie for a year before being handed the reins.

    (Personally I'd wet my pants in glee if United snatched Mourinho before Chelsea could get him!)
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    If you were writing the job spec how would it read?
    - Must have CL experience and preferably at getting through to the last couple of stages if not actally winning it.
    - Must be able to negotiate with and bring big name players to the club
    - Must have a record of domestic success
    - Must have a record of identifying and developing talent
    - Must win big games/have a big game temperament
    - Must be able to deal with big egos inside and outside the club and be able to drop some of these players to the stands or bench and then bring them back and get them playing like their life depends on it and not have them go sulking to the Sun or Mirror.
    - Must be media friendly/savvy.

    Most large clubs change their managers these days very frequently, only Fergie and Wenger have lasted at their clubs for longer than a few years, but they - both in the UK and Europe are unusual. I can't think of a big name club in Europe that has had a manager for longer than say five/six seasons.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,046
    I would absolutely hate it if Mourinho went there.

    I can't stand United, but i really like Jose.

    Hopefully Moyes will go there and they'll be struggling for 4th next year.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    I'm convinced that Ferguson has sped up the plan to retire in order for United to get Mourinho.
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,412
    If Moyes goes to United I'd like to see Martinez go to Everton.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    BlackForestReds said:


    Most large clubs change their managers these days very frequently, only Fergie and Wenger have lasted at their clubs for longer than a few years, but they - both in the UK and Europe are unusual. I can't think of a big name club in Europe that has had a manager for longer than say five/six seasons.

    Cruyff at Barcelona.

    But he is probably the exception, and your point appears correct on the whole.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,046
    JiMMy 85 said:

    I'm convinced that Ferguson has sped up the plan to retire in order for United to get Mourinho.


    I assumed it was because he's due to have a hip replacement in the summer

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  • RedArmySE7
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    All but the first 8 months of my life Alex Ferguson has managed Man United, this is going to be strange!
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,457
    Also, everybody at United will remember last time Fergie announced his retirement. He did it at the start of the season, announcing he would retire at the end of the season. United finished in their lowest Premiership finish and he was begged to reconsider. So no surprise that this time around there's no warning, or extended period between announcement and retirement. He was always going to have just announce he was off and then go pretty much immediately to avoid the problems they had before.

  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Iain Dowie to take over. Nailed on fact.
  • Nug
    Nug Posts: 4,624
    Martinez?
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,958
    edited May 2013
    Does Fergie going now mean Chris Powell is 19th longest serving manager?

    What with Jackett yesterday and now Fergie going, CP moves 2 places up the LSM league table.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,058
    Huge respect for all that the man has achieved. A winner through & through, who lives & breathes the game.

    I know he has his detractors & we all have a laugh at his histrionics and tapping of the watch in games for more "Fergie-time". However, I have only ever heard stories of other managers stating how helpful he is, how giving of his time and how he's usually one of the first to send messages of support.

    I think either Mourinho or Moyes, for different reasons, would be very comfortable going there with Fergie still being around day in, day out.
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Curbs.
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    edited May 2013
    Bollocks! I didn't mind the Black Eyed Peas
    ...oh well
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,058
    EastStand said:

    Curbs.

    As ever...20-1!!

    ;-)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,840
    BlackForestReds said:

    If you were writing the job spec how would it read?
    - Must have CL experience
    - Must be able to deal with big egos

    Writing my CV as we speak !!!

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