Yeah JMs original contract supposed to end 2019. It should be just nice to see how he does going into his 3rd season before giving out new one. Could at least waited till Jan 2019. Oh well, too late to do anything now. Ed can only suck thumb and either cut his losses.. Or stick with it.he's also the same person that panicked and extended JM's contract.
maybe if he knew the football scene better, he won't be played around and know JM got so much time left in the contract for him to do re-assessment of his confidence on the manager.
extend the contract liao coincidentally when other managers suddenly available when we didn't end the season with silverware, suddenly that confidence become shaky. hah! too much coincidence man. been using this club to play FM mode too much.
So do we get prizes for that lol nobody give a **** our premier league position is a joke right now
Ed can only suck thumb and either cut his losses.. Or stick with it.
Yup. Save the money either to sack him or for the next manager.what did Ed do with the 'stick with it" option??
JM: i want Perisic, he can also play on right wing sometimes.
Ed: noooo..Martial is still valuable, i wanna keep marketing him at United. here, take Sanchez and make it work. i help u get rid of Miki
JM: my DEF is still shaky, let me inject some experience with Alderweireld
Ed: noooo..i can't get rid of Rojo Jones Smalling like forever. here, take Fred first since Carrick left.
imho Ed been toying with the idea to replace JM ever since ZZ left RM. now just testing to see how far the team can still go. probably why he don't wanna buy too many in the summer. insurance policy in case he sacks JM in Nov/Dec.
Jose also got himself to blame.
and i agree that nowadays top clubs don't stick with the same mgr for too long or other way round too.Let's face it, I'm sure if JM had advanced further in UCL or at least won the FA Cup last season with his 29 yr old buys, Ed might even change his mind and provide funds to buy 2 more 29 yr old, one for defence and 1 for RW.
back a few pages a poster stating SAF tactics would get thrashed in the current modern day football. I will also add old players above 29/30 would get thrashed in modern football as well, especially in the BPL. Maybe thats why Ed didnt agree with JM's targets.
With that said, it does sound alot like a typical FM player, only buying wunderkids haha
Yup he should have done it during pre season when JM started with his public rantings. You just don't allow your Mgr to do that. It can be done behind close doors but knowing JM, he has to make it public. Now we have the players following his example and things falling apart.i won't disagree but that is also the time Ed should have grown a pair and sack Jose. doing what he's done now is crippling the manager after he identified areas that his team need improving..
and i agree that nowadays top clubs don't stick with the same mgr for too long or other way round too.
but those clubs are prepared for it. why is that GNev say the mgmt is bouncing around? every time United sack their mgr, they look like the top mgmt are looking thru chapter 1 page 1 of the guidebook on "how to manage a football club"
those that always sack their managers still maintained some sort of continuity, football wise.
Ed however, tried to be DoF or technical director like the predecessors, Gill Kenyon Edwards, and failed miserable. im grateful for the deals he bring to the club, but if the so-called restructure at the club does not sort this headless approach on the football side of the biz, the next manager needs to be a miracle worker. otherwise, it will just repeat and its gonna be hurtful again.
Like how LVG was sacked huh? After winning FA Cup. Only thing Ed wouldn't have anyone in mind yet as replacement. And ZZ hasn't tendered his resignation.pre season oso too late. the minute last season ended and Ed has that 'i think he's not the guy we want here'. Jose should have been asked to leave. better den spending 50m+ on Fred den think about returns.
if Ed or anyone on top has intention of sacking Jose, actually right after Valencia game was a good time. nevermind if we won the game or not, it shouldn't matter anymore .
Carrick n co. prepare for Newcastle, and you got a whole intl week to sort out the new manager for Chelsea game.
of cos that also depends whether by now if Ed has made contacts with candidate. but judging from how Ed been handling transfers, always leaving it so late, i won't even be hopeful, probably still tinkering and checking the FM game for advise. reload save game few times.
im not say Jose has no blame. he has his slice of the blame cake and will need to be removed too but the trouble doesn't just end there.
i would sack half the squad, and bring the youth squad out,
its easy to do it in a game. i know because i do that all the time.