Manchester United

[Bender]

United can fire Moyes with just a one-year pay-off due to the club's failure to secure Champions League football for next season.
Full story: Independent

[Fosterbloke]

They're still ****ed. I've had a good think about it and I think they need a bigger player overhaul that I thought. Basically their forward line is ok for now but their midfield and defence is turd. That's 8 players they need to replace right away. Good luck with that one!

[TheElephantMan]

Van Persie is past it and Rooney is on the decline too.

[Bender]

Oliver Kay @OliverKayTimes 9h
Via @duckerthetimes, Moyes's pay-off will be £4.5m. Drop in the ocean for a club that spends 100s of millions propping up Glazer ownership

[dom9]

Pretty classless from Utd not to tell him but let him find out through papers

Of course they've told him. They just haven't told the stock exchange yet.

[Fosterbloke]

Poor guy. He is way, way out of his depth.

Makes you realise how good a manager/coach we have right now!

[Alex]

Dont think we can rule out Moyes leaking it to control the story either here. He needs all good PR possible.

Mind you, I think he is pretty much locked on for the Newcastle Job next season. Perfect fit. Mediocre and mediocre.

[Muddled]

Of course they've told him. They just haven't told the stock exchange yet.

What are we thinking? 1530 BST?

[TheElephantMan]

Poor guy. He is way, way out of his depth

This was completely inevitable, it was just a matter of whether they would put up with him for the whole season. Moyes was never a good fit for United. I do feel sorry for him now although I'm sure the £4.5m pay-off will make him feel a bit better about the situation.

[Shaggy]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2609490/David-Moyes-sacked-Manchester-United-manager-gone-immediate-effect-Glazer-family-lose-patience.html

Moyes SACKED! Chief Woodward delivers news to failed Man United boss in early morning Carrington meeting with Giggs to take charge until end of season

• Moyes thanked Carrington staff after learning his fate
• Chief executive Ed Woodward delivered news to Moyes face-to-face
• Glazer family lost patience after dismal season at home and abroad
• Final straw came in Sunday's miserable 2-0 defeat at old club Everton
• United are seventh in Premier League, 13 points off fourth place
• Holland coach Van Gaal lined up as replacement
• Giggs will take caretaker charge for Saturday's home match with Norwich

David Moyes has been sacked by Manchester United with immediate effect.

Chief executive Ed Woodward arrived at Carrington at 8am on Tuesday morning to inform the Scot face-to-face of the news.

Moyes had already been informed of his fate and thanked club staff at the training complex in anticipation of his departure.

It emerged on Monday that United's owners, the Glazer family, had lost patience with Moyes after a dismal season that has seen the reigning Barclays Premier League champions slump to seventh in the table.

The final straw was Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Everton, their 11th in the Barclays Premier League this season, and a result that left the title holders 13 points off the Champions League places.

United are confident of landing Holland coach Louis van Gaal as his replacement once they have tied up details of the manager's severance package.

The Barclays Premier League champions have already made contact with the Dutchman and he wants to join United after the World Cup.

Moyes has been sacked having not even completed one year of a six-year contract and will receive a hefty compensation package.

The Scot, on a day off on Monday, is understood to have been hurt and angry after learning of his fate on newspaper websites.

Ryan Giggs will take temporary charge for Saturday's home match with Norwich City.

Despite the expensive signings of Marouane Fellaini last summer and Juan Mata in January, United have failed to keep pace with their rivals and mount any kind of title challenge.

Moyes, who moved from Everton last summer to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, has also overseen failure in the cup competitions.

United were eliminated by Swansea City in the third round of the FA Cup, by Sunderland in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup and by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Taking all competitions into account, United have won 27 of 51 matches during the Moyes tenure, drawing nine and losing 15.

[Fosterbloke]

I wouldn't feel any better about it if I were in his position.

[Pablo]

****

[Muddled]

'The Scot, on a day off on Monday, is understood to have been hurt and angry after learning of his fate on newspaper websites.'

Ha! Yeah, of course the Daily Mail knew before David Moyes himself! Moyes was just googling 'football set plays' and happened to stumble across news he was to be given the boot on the Tuesday.

[Shaggy]

Manchester United @ManUtd
BREAKING: Manchester United announces that David Moyes has left the club. (part 1 of 2) #mufc

Manchester United @ManUtd
BREAKING: The club would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role. (part 2 of 2)

[Muddled]

Ta ra la.