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Stuck with a manager most clubs in the PL wouldn't touchThey are also stuck with a manager that they wouldn't appoint today, if the circumstances were different
The stage they're at, I really could see Woodward panic buying some absolute dross (maybe not Shelvey but players that should be nowhere near a Man United shirt)
Spot on, it's a ridiculous appointment for themStuck with a manager most clubs in the PL wouldn't touch
In Busby's time as all clubs had a lot of home grown players. Ferguson did fantastically well with his home grown players as well as his big signings. Credit to Martin Edwards who backed Ferguson when the fans and press were against him.Interestingly the club has had 2 purple spells under Sir Matt & Fergie and both were done with a strong nucleus of home grown players. That's what the fans want but the question is can it be done in the modern era?
Unfortunately they have let themselves fall way behind City in the youth development stakes. Their under 23s got relegated last season FFS! For a club with the history of youth development and financial muscle they have that's an absolute disgrace.
As crazy as it might sound I could see Wolves - who have a very good set up and are apparently going to invest spectacularly this summer - overtaking man United next season
Yes, who else?MK dons?
That'll just be for transfers
They'll have to pay over the odds if a team like Bayern, Dortmund, even Spurs are in for the same player.
Interestingly the club has had 2 purple spells under Sir Matt & Fergie and both were done with a strong nucleus of home grown players. That's what the fans want but the question is can it be done in the modern era?
Unfortunately they have let themselves fall way behind City in the youth development stakes. Their under 23s got relegated last season FFS! For a club with the history of youth development and financial muscle they have that's an absolute disgrace.
Stuck with a manager most clubs in the PL wouldn't touch
Mendes lining up more of his boys up for a short stay at Wolves
Leicester Fake you're fooling some not me though ladAt what stage will you be prepared to admit you are wrong about wolves, fosun and Mendes’ involvement?
Win a trophy?
Champions league qualification?
Win the Prem?
Personally from a wolves point of view the whole set up has already been a huge success. Even if Mendes sells our star players (which he wont without being instructed to do so by fosun) if it wasn’t for these guys coming in we would be in league 1 now
they are hiring a dof to do the football decisions..Couldn't agree more. If Gill was around after Fergie he would have backed his managers judgement, or if Fergie was still around after Gill there is no way he'd have been letting Woodward sign players. Woodward though has been given a clear run on the football side including player recruitment. If rumours are to be believed Mourhino wanted rid of Pogba but Woodward wouldn't let him sell him. OGS now wants rid of Pogba and Woodward won't let him.
Woodward is the Glazers man and by all accounts he's done exceptionally well on the commercial side but he shouldn't be within a 100 miles of making football decisions.
The club needs a strong DOF to take over player recruitment and put the fundamental strategies in place. That's not going to happen, Woodward wants to surround himself with people who will let him continue to run the football side, hence him appointing Ole and talking to people like Phelan, Darren Fletcher & Rio for the DOF role.
It won't get better until somebody other than Woodward is handling player recruitment and that won't happen until they fall even further or the Glazers sell.
But that DOF is likely to be a Woodward puppet.they are hiring a dof to do the football decisions..
who said they wre interviewed? mike phelan just got appointed at man utd btw..to the role of assistant manager not dof..But that DOF is likely to be a Woodward puppet.
This is one of the biggest clubs in world football interviewing Mike Phelan, Darren Fletcher & Rio Ferdinand for the role of Director of Football FFS!
They were interviewed/consulted, I've no idea how formally. But why is Woodward even speaking to these people about the DOF role unless he want a puppet?who said they wre interviewed? mike phelan just got appointed at man utd btw..to the role of assistant manager not dof..
fletch and ferdinand were consulted-but were they interviewed formally?
darren fletchwer knows more about football than ed wsoodward dpoes..They were interviewed/consulted, I've no idea how formally. But why is Woodward even speaking to these people about the DOF role unless he want a puppet?
What can Darren Fletcher tell him about appointing a top DOF?
I'd suggest Fergie has more knowledge about suitable people for that role. Oh hang on who is telling Woodward to speak with all these ex-players about the various roles within the club?darren fletchwer knows more about football than ed wsoodward dpoes..
he also knows what a successful club looks like..because he played for one..they know what man itsdd was like when it was successful..and they know what a less successful club looks like...very useful..they also have contacts throughout the game....willm know of peoples reputation within the gae-could help wittle down a shortlist etc..
why would fergie do a stupid thing like that....? your right fergie is probably involved because the playerrs would be unikely to talk to woodward without asking their old boss..but fergie then presumably thoinks those players are worth talking to..that they are intelligent and well connected..I'd suggest Fergie has more knowledge about suitable people for that role. Oh hang on who is telling Woodward to speak with all these ex-players about the various roles within the club?
I sincerely hope I'm wrong but at the moment all I can see is Woodward carving it up for himself with Fergie backing him up.