Alex Ferguson to retire at the end of the season

[DeLorean]

Strange times ahead. I don't remember football without Ferguson at United.

Ferguson to retire (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22447018)


I think it will be Moyes. Would like to see Mourinho though, if only to deprive Chelsea.

[BonnieShels]

I was wondering who would cave. :P

It's shocking news altogether. Actualy can't imagine it!

I have a feeling it will be Jose considering how it's happened. United have one chance to get him and now is the time.

[shakermaker1982]

It will be Moyes.

Not sure if he is the right man but time will tell.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Finally. The job for Trapp...

[KK77]

I suppose all managers appointed are gambles but i feel Moyes would really be a huge gamble. I know plenty of Everton supporters who respect what he has done and rightly so but feel he is just too negative and i can see what they mean. In saying all that can't imagine him being negative with the players he would have at Man Utd.

One things for sure hard to see the new man having the same control Fergie had. I think the modern day Man U fan is in for a rude awakening. I also think Fergie being on the board is a mistake.

[ArdeeBhoy]

Just saw this and had a little chuckle: "First Thatcher dies and now Fergie quits! Somewhere there is a Scouser with a lamp and just one wish left."

[DeLorean]

I don't agree that Moyes is a negative manager but do agree he's a gamble. He's pretty small time for a club of United's stature. Mourinho would be the best appointment from a non-hindsight point of view I think. He's as big as any of the players, knows how to win titles and Champions League's and it would be a massive statement from the club to steal him from Chelsea's grasp. Plus he might bring Ronaldo with him!

[KK77]

Bobby Charlton, the former great player of United who remains a director, questioned whether a man who once stuck his finger in the eye of a fellow coach in a sideline argument at Barcelona has the dignity required to be the figurehead of a Manchester United.

All from a ticket tout!

[DeLorean]

I wouldn't imagine aul Bobby would have much of a say in where the yanks land their cash. You'd swear Ferguson was a model citizen.

[KK77]

Sky sources: Everton manager David Moyes to be confirmed as Manchester United manager in next few days

[Junior]

Think the Broadsheets and Tabloids are going with that line as well. The Times say in 24hrs......

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/clubs/manchesterunited/article3759033.ece

[BonnieShels]

OTB Said bbc confirmed a 3pm press conference tomorrow. I find it bizarre that it could happen like that with 2 games left.

[NeverFeltBetter]

United are bound to the practices of the New York Stock Exchange, where such things need to be made public and done fast. I imagine this was supposed to be kept under wraps until after the trophy awarding on Sunday, but somebody let it slip.

Edit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22455508#?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

[SkStu]

Rooney hands in transfer request according to sources.

[Charlie Darwin]

This is indeed a sad day for Irish football. How will "we" ever recover?


I know plenty of Everton supporters who respect what he has done and rightly so but feel he is just too negative and i can see what they mean. In saying all that can't imagine him being negative with the players he would have at Man Utd.
I don't know where Moyes has got this reputation as a negative manager from. In the last three seasons or more, his teams have basically bossed the ball and bombarded the opposition but lacked the killer instinct to convert it into goals. I remember one game against Aston Villa under McLeish where they absolutely destroyed Villa but still lost 1-0. Their defensive record is, I think, based on the fact they can control the tempo of a game and keep the ball away from them. Only the best sides, like Manchester United, can score more than a goal against them.

[bennocelt]

This is indeed a sad day for Irish football. How will "we" ever recover?


I don't know where Moyes has got this reputation as a negative manager from. In the last three seasons or more, his teams have basically bossed the ball and bombarded the opposition but lacked the killer instinct to convert it into goals. I remember one game against Aston Villa under McLeish where they absolutely destroyed Villa but still lost 1-0. Their defensive record is, I think, based on the fact they can control the tempo of a game and keep the ball away from them. Only the best sides, like Manchester United, can score more than a goal against them.


He hasnt! Moyes is a class manager and he has done well with an average moneyless Everton. A gamble for Man Utd, but the right choice

[thischarmingman]

This is indeed a sad day for Irish football. How will "we" ever recover?

This is an actual news story today. Words don't even...


The chairman of Derry’s Manchester United Supporter’s Club says it is the right time for Sir Alex Ferguson to step down.

Alec Birney is quick to pay tribute to ‘Fergie’ but says the club’s most successful manager “has done his time.”

http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/right-time-for-fergie-to-go-derry-mufc-supporters-club-chairman-1-5071919

[Spudulika]

If we're talking about negative, then Mourinho is the man, Moyes is a good manager and will enjoy the "roof" (as they say here in Russian) of the Ferguson-Scottish mafia. Ferguson is right to move upstairs, he'll have more control, be able to enjoy himself and not have to worry about the slings and arrows. Had a funny flashback yesterday at lunch when I heard about the retirement, Roddy driving by Old Trafford saying "Some day". I wonder if the fax machine in Athlone is working?

[DeLorean]

This is indeed a sad day for Irish football. How will "we" ever recover?

Not one post referred to Man Utd as "we" on this thread, a thread that was created in the 'World Football' section. Maybe I'm missing something.

[KK77]

This is indeed a sad day for Irish football. How will "we" ever recover?


I don't know where Moyes has got this reputation as a negative manager from. In the last three seasons or more, his teams have basically bossed the ball and bombarded the opposition but lacked the killer instinct to convert it into goals. I remember one game against Aston Villa under McLeish where they absolutely destroyed Villa but still lost 1-0. Their defensive record is, I think, based on the fact they can control the tempo of a game and keep the ball away from them. Only the best sides, like Manchester United, can score more than a goal against them.

I know a few season ticket holders who feel that way. I suppose they are entitled to their opinion. I feel he lacks the courage at times in games. I felt last Sunday was a great example. Anyway he won't be let do that at Man U.

[geysir]

Not one post referred to Man Utd as "we" on this thread, a thread that was created in the 'World Football' section. Maybe I'm missing something.
Seeing as we don't discuss Man U affairs much here and hardly at all seeing as they have been getting knocked out of European competition 'early doors' by humble teams such as Basel, Charlies' sarcasm is probably directed elsewhere.

[Keen2win]

Am I the only one that hates when managers/anyone else speak to the crowd on the mic? Seem to be on my own on this amongst my friends!