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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Lana1(m): 2:31pm On Dec 24, 2018

afrodoc2:
He has no business applying for that role and he won’t get it.
They had better get an experienced and visionary guy (or group of guys) to run the football side of things.

Doc is like you have something against Schmeichel.
Na one place experience dey start from. At least he's a club legend and he knows everything the club stands so he looks like an ideal candidate to me.

Who would you prefer as DoF?

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by MRTA7: 3:20pm On Dec 24, 2018

Khaytunechi:
Sign Poch,, get Eriksen free next season.. Not bad for starters..

Eriksens contract is till june 2020.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 3:28pm On Dec 24, 2018*

Lana1:

Doc is like you have something against Schmeichel.
Na one place experience dey start from. At least he's a club legend and he knows everything the club stands so he looks like an ideal candidate to me.

Who would you prefer as DoF?

I have nothing against Schmeichel.
It’s like you guys think DoF is child’s play. Well if you think it is, you only need to look at how Woodward has been bungling transfer window after transfer window. Or you can check Milan’s eternal rebuilding process.

Man Utd is not a lab or secondary school that someone will be using to gain experience at DoF.
You need to understand all the tricks of transfers, player agents and also have solid contacts all over Europe and some football admin experience to tackle a major rebuilding job like the one we need.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 3:35pm On Dec 24, 2018

Lana1:

Doc is like you have something against Schmeichel.
Na one place experience dey start from. At least he's a club legend and he knows everything the club stands so he looks like an ideal candidate to me.

Who would you prefer as DoF?

There are several options and it is the job of the board to do their due diligence before appointing someone.

Ralf Rangnick, Andrea Berto, Luis Ocampo, Sven Mislintat, VDS e.t.c

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 3:45pm On Dec 24, 2018

odizeey:
Sanchez dey play across the forward line. Naso we dey do o. No let postdigger come for you

Lol that guy sef

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by abduljabbar4(m): 4:35pm On Dec 24, 2018

elampiro:
Na wetin you dey find you get.

When put in perspective of his club performance, Messi has largely underperformed in the world cup.

U no know book

Yet he was the best player of 2014 world cup. lol

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Lana1(m): 5:24pm On Dec 24, 2018

afrodoc2:
I have nothing against Schmeichel.
It’s like you guys think DoF is child’s play. Well if you think it is, you only need to look at how Woodward has been bungling transfer window after transfer window. Or you can check Milan’s eternal rebuilding process.

Man Utd is not a lab or secondary school that someone will be using to gain experience at DoF.
You need to understand all the tricks of transfers, player agents and also have solid contacts all over Europe and some football admin experience to tackle a major rebuilding job like the one we need.

I guess you are right.
It's like Nigerian Employers asking for at least 3 years working experience before they hire you. Well, that's the boards headache sha. My own is they should get it right this time.

afrodoc2:
There are several options and it is the job of the board to do their due diligence before appointing someone.

Ralf Rangnick, Andrea Berto, Luis Ocampo, Sven Mislintat, VDS e.t.c

Make i no lie i dont know any of these names except VDS. cheesy

Anyways if Van Der Sar is available and up for it, then i no mind. I understand the intricacies of being the DoF which is why i want someone that has history with the club manning that role and not some anyhow outsider looking for where to come and earn salary.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 5:50pm On Dec 24, 2018

postdigger:
A very good deal dear

...bad guy

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by postdigger(m): 7:41pm On Dec 24, 2018

Lana1:
I guess you are right.
It's like Nigerian Employers asking for at least 3 years working experience before they hire you. Well, that's the boards headache sha. My own is they should get it right this time.

Make i no lie i dont know any of these names except VDS.

Anyways if Van Der Sar is available and up for it, then i no mind. I understand the intricacies of being the DoF which is why i want someone that has history with the club manning that role and not some anyhow outsider looking for where to come and earn salary.

Its as if you and doc are right, although the dof post is not something that should be toyed with, or given to anyone out of sentiments, like doc rightly said. But then again you guys still need someone who understands the club ways, and not someone who's only interested in the pay check like Udoka sanchez.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 8:01pm On Dec 24, 2018

Can Lukaku fits into the new Tactic? If not....... Then January Transfer is just few Days to its official Opening. Hence both him and Fellaini should be offered as Xmas Gifts to Clubs that show interests without an iota of Hesitation.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by MRTA7: 8:28pm On Dec 24, 2018

Oasis007:

Can Lukaku fits into the new Tactic? If not....... Then January Transfer is just few Days to its official Opening. Hence both him and Fellaini should be offered as Xmas Gifts to Clubs that show interests without an iota of Hesitation.

There's zero chance Lukaku will be sold. Atleast not without the say so of the next permanent manager.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by SIRcumalot: 8:38pm On Dec 24, 2018

Oasis007:

Can Lukaku fits into the new Tactic? If not....... Then January Transfer is just few Days to its official Opening. Hence both him and Fellaini should be offered as Xmas Gifts to Clubs that show interests without an iota of Hesitation.

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elrony(m): 12:49am On Dec 25, 2018

Merry Christmas fam

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Odunharry(m): 1:27am On Dec 25, 2018

Merry Christmas to everyone.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by afrodoc2: 1:59am On Dec 25, 2018

Lana1:
I guess you are right.
It's like Nigerian Employers asking for at least 3 years working experience before they hire you. Well, that's the boards headache sha. My own is they should get it right this time.

Make i no lie i dont know any of these names except VDS.

Anyways if Van Der Sar is available and up for it, then i no mind. I understand the intricacies of being the DoF which is why i want someone that has history with the club manning that role and not some anyhow outsider looking for where to come and earn salary.

I have always liked Rangnick and the clubs he has worked at and players he has bought play a style not to different from what United traditionally plays.

Mislintat and Zorc combined for close to a decade of back to back hits for Dortmund.
I picked Mislintat because he was head of recruitment and because Zorc who has worked for Dortmud since he was a child is almost certainly never leaving.
Same reason I didn’t mention Marotta who is the guru of transfer deals but is almost certainly never leaving Italy.
Campos did a good job at Monaco when he was there and Berto has done well at Atletico.

In terms of your analogy, Shell or Chevron won’t give you contract to run an oil refinery if your only experience over the last 10yrs has been working as a petroleum affairs pundit on TV, which is similar to what Schmeichel has been doing.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 6:51am On Dec 25, 2018

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 7:39am On Dec 25, 2018

Merry Christmas y'all. I wish you all happiness this season.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by JayKayMaybachz(m): 8:16am On Dec 25, 2018

Y'all are busy killing chicken and goat. I'm here struggling how I'm gonna kill this giant rat terrorizing my house.
Merry Xmas.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 8:33am On Dec 25, 2018

“The players have not said anything about a handbrake [being on]. But we spoke in a team meeting before the Cardiff game about when we get one goal, we want to get two. When you get two, you want to get three. That's just the nature of this team, this club, that you always go and attack.

”It's not going to happen in every game that you create chances like we did on Saturday. You've got to grind it out but it worked and with the blistering pace that we've got up front, they [Cardiff] had to chase the game.

"I don't think any team would like to have [Jesse] Lingard, [Marcus] Rashford, [Anthony] Martial and [Paul] Pogba running at them, so why should we stop?"

- Ole Gunner Solskjaer (OGS)

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 8:34am On Dec 25, 2018

“I've spoken to Sir Alex [Ferguson] and hopefully I'll go to his or he'll come to me and we'll have a cup of tea. He's the boss and if there's anyone who can give me proper advice - not my team-mates! - that's him.

”The attacking philosophy is in the walls of Man United. That's tradition, that's history and that's how we play. That's how we want to play so Cardiff was a good reflection of what we want.“

- Ole Gunner Solskjaer (OGS)

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 8:39am On Dec 25, 2018

"Gary [Neville] will be really hard on me! I've sat next to him in the dressing room for 11 years. He was next to me. You know Gary and he's paid now to give his opinion and of course he should do.

"I'm no different to anyone else, I'm no different to any other manager, when you lead that team out onto that pitch, because it comes with a responsibility.

"I don't play for them. My job is to get the players enjoying themselves. I've had texts from all my old team-mates wishing me all the best and giving me good advice, sound advice, all of them. They'll probably criticise me as well, don't worry about that!”

- Ole Gunner Solskjaer

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by patrickmuf(m): 8:41am On Dec 25, 2018

Early days but OGS is clearly a big deviation from what Mourinho subjected us to, check out the positivity in his pressers... Teams should hear Man Utd and begin to panic, we won many matches in the past before taking to the field of play.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by eph12(m): 8:44am On Dec 25, 2018

See as my belle dey sweet me cheesy

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by larride(m): 9:13am On Dec 25, 2018

Merry Christmas fam.

Jesus is the reason for the season. Spread LOVE and HAPPINESS around.

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by weedtaker: 9:27am On Dec 25, 2018

eph12:
See as my belle dey sweet me

Lol, Huddersfield fit collect 7 tomorrow. cheesy

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Oasis007(m): 9:39am On Dec 25, 2018

...... When was the last time?

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by eph12(m): 10:21am On Dec 25, 2018

weedtaker:
Lol, Huddersfield fit collect 7 tomorrow.

They will wish they stayed at home grin

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 10:50am On Dec 25, 2018

eph12:
See as my belle dey sweet me

I'm actually looking forward to the next match with so much enthusiasm cheesy

... it's been long I felt this way grin

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Nobody: 10:50am On Dec 25, 2018

Merry Christmas Everyone...

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Khaytunechi: 11:04am On Dec 25, 2018

MRTA7:
Eriksens contract is till june 2020.

Ohh okay.. But if we get Poch by season's end it'll be pretty easy to pouch Eriksen..

Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Khaytunechi: 11:05am On Dec 25, 2018

GloryIsaac:
I'm actually looking forward to the next match with so much enthusiasm ... it's been long I felt this way

I'm telling you,, e de do me like make we play the match today today.. Can't wait to just see the boys again especially main man Messe Lingod the young world best..

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Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by Khaytunechi: 11:07am On Dec 25, 2018

Twas the night before Christmas, Old Trafford was bare.

The staff all gone home, there was nobody there..

The lights cast a shadow, a soft glimmer which

lit up the soft green grass on the pitch.

Just as the clock gave out its twelfth chime

An old man appeared, as if frozen in time.

He gazed at the tunnel, then broke out in voice

"ITS TIME TO BEGIN.. LETS HAVE YOU MY BOYS"

Out from the tunnel appeared a lone figure

Same as in life, only infinitely bigger

The old man called out as he slowly drew near

"good evening Duncan, are the rest of you here"

The figure broke out in wide open smile

"Good Evening Sir Matt, it has been a long while

The rest are all coming, they'll be here soon,"

As seven more shadows were cast by the moon.

Whelan and Bent, Pegg, Taylor and Byrne,

Jones , and Colman, they came out in turn.

He greeted each one, just by calling their name

then proudly announced "do you fancy a game"

They took to the pitch, and the still night was broken

By leather on leather, not one word was spoken

They played once again, like they did long before

And imagined the sound of the Old Trafford roar

Edwards called out "come on lads lets pretend

That we've just scored a goal at the old Stretford End"

As they ran to the edge of the pitch by the goal

There in the stands sat a solitary soul.

His eyes were all puffy, his cheeks wet with tears

As his mind wandered back to those wonderful years

"come down and join us" they cried all as one

"yes come down and join them" said Matt "go on son"

The lonely man stood and with much pain he said

"I'm afraid I can't play with you, you are all dead.
You are all ghosts, and I am alive

That was the price that I paid to survive"

My role was to go on, inspire the team

And finally realise Matt Busbys dream

To tell of your greatness, and as I get older

To burden the weight of your life on my shoulders."

The ghost of Sir Matt then raised up his head

Giving out a loud groan, he finally said

"Bobby, You survived, that much is true

But we wouldn't be here if it were not for you

For you are the one who has kept us alive

That was the reason you had to survive

If you were with us, all we have would be gone

And the game that we play could no longer go on

If you can't understand why it happened this way

Then come here and watch when United play

They sing about us, they remember us all

We live and we breathe with each kick of the ball

The legends that live here, Robson and Best,

Cantona, Law, Giggs, Scholes and the rest

They are us, we are them, we are all here as one

And that is the reason United goes on

So come down and join us, we're begging you do

You are still one of us, and we're still one of you"

And then Bobbys face rose and he gave them a smile

And he said "I would love to come play for a while"

They played and they played, as they did in the past

Only not quite as skilful, and not quite as fast

And when it was over, and when it was done

They'd defeated Benfica by four goals to one.

Then Sir Matt said "lads, its been fun you know

But It's now Christmas day, and we really must go"

They walked to the front of the stadium and turned

And Sir Bobby said "there is something I've learned"

"You did not die, on that February night

You're still here with us, as you're with me tonight

And you'll live on forever as long as we play

As the ghosts disappeared down Sir Matt Busby way..

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