Manchester United

[RichC]

A nothing story really, the entire stock market is volatile as **** at the moment although always good to see the Mancs take a hit

[Yozza]

Manchester United have spoken to representatives of Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino, 43, about succeeding Louis van Gaal, 64

BBC Gossip - via The **** Rag so probably a nothing story.....

IF however there was any truth in this he'd be a brilliant appointment

[Maxiedge]

I still believe Pochettino is not proven.

Proven would have been someone like Rafa at Valencia when he won La Liga twice.

Poch did alright at Southampton (good bunch of pros) and has done well at Spurs but, imo, has been dealt a great hand with hardly any major injuries, the Walsall-bound Harry Kane, and the emergence of Delle Alli who seems to have given the team a lift with his goals from midfield.

I basically, I go back my (trademarked) point which is, good players/managers can do well in patches or short periods but great players/managers can do it consistently over at least 2 seasons.

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They *really* don't want to give it to Jose, which would be hilarious because it snubs him and most of their fanbase. Pochettino would be good for them though.

[BigChief]

I'd rather they got Poch over a proven manager.

3 more seasons wasted.

[Deano]

I still believe Pochettino is not proven.

Proven would have been someone like Rafa at Valencia when he won La Liga twice.

Poch did alright at Southampton (good bunch of pros) and has done well at Spurs but, imo, has been dealt a great hand with hardly any major injuries, the Walsall-bound Harry Kane, and the emergence of Delle Alli who seems to have given the team a lift with his goals from midfield.

I basically, I go back my (trademarked) point which is, good players/managers can do well in patches or short periods but great players/managers can do it consistently over at least 2 seasons.

Bit unfair if you ask me - He took Soton to a different level than Atkins, developed pretty much everyone. Took time to settle at Spurs, got rid of a load of ****e and has developed them and taken them to a different level.

Saw a stat on him, out of that last 16 England debuts, something like 9 or 10 of them can be when he managed the player at that time.

Agreed, he needs to win something, but he looks like he's onto something at Spurs. I'd think he'd do well at the Mancs

[BigChief]

He did a decent job at Southampton, much like Brendan did at Swansea.

He's now in his second season with Spurs, thus has got the set up he wants, and is finding teams around him capitulating. Bringing back the Rodgers analogy, Brendan was top of the league last time that happened Suarez or no Suarez. Rodgers' third season wasn't that great when teams worked him out and he had to sell his best player while his second best was injured for like ever.

Next season we'll find out if Poch is the real deal (i.e. a winner). If that happens to be at Utd then all the better. Imagine how we'd feel if Utd had taken Brendan off of us after his second season here.

[Tee]

Pocchetino may yet win something major this year, you can't write them out of the title race. He is a great young manager but would still be a big gamble for a club like Utd.

[Phoenix07]

The media going into full wankathon mode over Mourinho at Man Utd. I realised that all the white stuff on my television screen wasn't actually at my end.

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How funny would it be if he absolutely tanked there. All the clamour for him and he ends up worse than Van Gaal.

Here's hoping.

[Shaggy]

Apparently they are about to appoint world class thicko Nicky Butt as their Head of Academy

[Roboklopp]

Haha. Where you hear that?

[Irishnev]

He can always pass on fashion tips

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[Roboklopp]

**** me, 116K posts! Mentalist.

[Shaggy]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/15/manchester-united-nicky-butt-head-of-academy

Manchester United set to name Nicky Butt as new head of academy

• Former midfielder has been working with club’s youth teams since 2012
• Butt will replace Brian McClair in overseeing progress of young players

Nicky Butt has been handed the responsibility for reviving Manchester United’s struggling youth system after a comprehensive review behind the scenes ended with the former midfielder being appointed head of academy.

'Butty', a member of United’s “Class of 92” youth team, will take the job that Brian McClair vacated last year and oversee a revamp that started with the under-18s’ coach, Paul McGuinness, leaving his position last Friday after a string of bad results.

Butty’s task will be to try to restore United’s reputation among the best nurturers of young talent in the sport, having widely been perceived to have fallen behind Manchester City and other clubs such as Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

The former England international, whose playing career also included six years at Newcastle United, has been working for his hometown club since 2012 in various coaching roles with the junior teams, although his ability to work with them closely was hindered last season when he ruptured his achilles tendon during a charity match.

His appointment falls in line with the policy at Old Trafford of trying to retain a strong old-boys’ network among the backroom staff. However, it is likely to provoke questions about why it took so long to finalise bearing in mind nearly ten months have passed since McClair left the club for a new role at the Scottish Football Association. During that time Butt has been helping put out the cones at Salford City FC training sessions.

Butt, who has no GCSEs, told the Guardian he is delighted with the role.

"I am delighted with the role", said Butt.