Fergie Quit rumour: Odds slashed on Moyes to Man Utd

[tototoner]

Wouldn't surprise me at all if he took over from Ferguson, very similar demeanours and character, plus they get on very well.

Would it go down well with the Man Utd support though, I am sure they would prefer a Mourinho or Klopp

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs...oyes-joining-manchester-united-131155065.html

 

[haxman]

Probably a non story. These things happen regularly and nothing ever comes from it.

 

[hughy]

Moyes is good manager, but love him or hate him Ferguson is a genius. It'd be a huge step down for United.

 

[etchedchaos]

Some gullible punter has obviously blown his load on Moyes to United down the bookies.

 

[E17yid]

Can't see feegie stepping down in the next year or 2. He's got a few years left in him yet.

 

[Armstrong_11]

Even when Fergi does retire from management, he will most likely be given a position of technical director or DoF or something to keep him around and to help the new man in charge.

which if i am a betting man, i would put money on either Phelan or Meulensteen replacing him. Think the first and best way to continue man utd footballing style is to promote internally. If it's ain't broken, don't fix it kinda idea. Keep things the fergi way and let people who have work with him over the years to continue his good work.

 

[tototoner]

rumours this morning that he will work as fergie's number 2 for a year, sounds more and more like BS

 

[tiger666]

Even when Fergi does retire from management, he will most likely be given a position of technical director or DoF or something to keep him around and to help the new man in charge.

which if i am a betting man, i would put money on either Phelan or Meulensteen replacing him. Think the first and best way to continue man utd footballing style is to promote internally. If it's ain't broken, don't fix it kinda idea. Keep things the fergi way and let people who have work with him over the years to continue his good work.

Or manager of the bar.

 

[Syn_13]

Even when Fergi does retire from management.....

It'll never happen. Rumour coming out of Old Trafford is that David Gill is trying to convince the Glaziers to fund technology to keep Ferguson alive for another 100 years.

One thing is for certain at least, Wrigleys will go bankrupt once he does retire.

 

[spurs]

Radio 5 say telegraph are reporting Ferguson is thinking about quitting. Jose. Will be not signing his chelsea contract yet

 

[etchedchaos]

Radio 5 say telegraph are reporting Ferguson is thinking about quitting. Jose. Will be not signing his chelsea contract yet

Please be true, please be true, please be true.

 

[Syn_13]

Radio 5 say telegraph are reporting Ferguson is thinking about quitting. Jose. Will be not signing his chelsea contract yet

I read this as "Radio 5 say telegraph are reporting Ferguson is thinking about quitting Jose".

Immediately, I thought of this:

Makes for a disturbing image.......

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Source: Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...er-United-manager-before-end-of-the-week.html

As rumours of the 71-year-old’s imminent retirement swept Manchester, senior figures at the club failed to respond to repeated attempts to confirm or deny the story, which emerged following United’s player versus coaches golf day at Dunham Massey on Tuesday afternoon.

With United now forced to adhere to the strict rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange in terms of the release of significant information relating to the running of the club following last August’s partial flotation, any change of management would fall within those requirements.

As of Tuesday night, no statement over Ferguson’s future had been issued by United.
However, with sources close to the players confirming that the squad’s golf day had been overshadowed by suggestions that the Scot would be making an announcement ahead of Sunday’s clash with Swansea at Old Trafford, any ongoing uncertainty is unlikely to be allowed to continue to the point where it would affect the confidence of investors and, in turn, United’s New York share price.
When United’s owners, the Glazer family, issued its prospectus for the club’s £500m bond issue in January 2010, the prospect of Ferguson leaving the club and potentially jeopardising future success was raised by the Americans as one of the risk factors attached to investing in the club.

Ferguson had appeared to brush aside the prospect of standing down this summer when he insisted in his programme notes prior to Sunday’s Old Trafford defeat against Chelsea that, "I certainly don’t have any plans at the moment to walk away from what I believe will be something special".
Ferguson said: "This team of champions is not going away - we are here for the long ride.
"We will get better and if we apply ourselves in our normal fashion, I see our 20th league title as nothing but the start of another decade of success.

“Whether I will be here to oversee another decade of success remains to be seen, but I certainly don't have any plans at the moment to walk away from what I believe will be something special and worth being around to see.”
However, having always cited his health as the primary factor in any decision to retire, the club’s confirmation on Friday evening that Ferguson – who had a heart pacemaker fitted in 2004 – would undergo hip surgery in August, two weeks before the start of the new season, raised fresh doubt over his determination to continue in the post.
With large amounts of money wagered on Tuesday morning on Everton manager David Moyes leaving Goodison Park for Old Trafford this summer, bookmakers dramatically cut the odds on the 50-year-old due to intelligence that bets had been placed on the basis of strong information.

Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach, is likely to become available this summer, with some figures within the club pointing towards Ryan Giggs being promoted to take a senior role on the coaching staff when Ferguson leaves.
David Gill’s decision to stand down as chief executive in the summer, to be replaced by Ed Woodward, will see Ferguson lose a man he has grown to trust and respect during their working relationship.
But with Gill not due to depart his role until June 30, any search for a new manager should Ferguson retire would involve Gill, Woodward and United’s Florida-based owners, the Glazer family.
Ferguson has repeatedly dampened down retirement speculation ever since he performed an about-turn on plans to walk away from United at the end of the 2001-02 season.

He has since admitted that his decision to go public with his intentions was an ‘absolute disaster,’ and vowed that he would not make a similar mistake when he chooses to leave the club, having arrived as successor to Ron Atkinson in November 1986.
Whether Ferguson would remain at Old Trafford in a senior capacity should he retire could present a thorny issue for any incoming manager, with Sir Matt Busby’s elevation to an ‘upstairs’ role following his retirement in 1969 ultimately proving a distraction to his initial successors.

Gill has repeatedly stated, however, that Ferguson’s opinion on a new man will be sought and that his advice will be taken by a club that has not appointed a manager for over a quarter of a century.

Ferguson’s determination to wrestle the Premier League title back from Manchester City this season, having been devastated by the loss of the crown to United’s neighbours, has been rewarded with his 13th league title as Old Trafford manager.
And although he has admitted his disappointment at failing to win more than two European Cups during his time at United, the ability to walk away from Old Trafford having restored the club’s dominance, both locally and nationally, has given Ferguson the opportunity to leave on a high.

 

[RuskyM]

I want Mourinho to go to United.

It'd be funny as fuck.

 

[Dare!]

If its true it'll be really weird not having the old bastard around.

 

[tobi]

Most of the papers are running with this story, there must be some truth in it or they'll all be banned by Fergie.

 

[WiganSpur]

Would explain why Moyes isn't signing on at Everton perhaps?

 

[Blackcanary]

If its true it'll be really weird not having the old bastard around.

But it'll mean his last competitive memory of Spurs is failing to beat us!

Moyes would definitely be considered a 'safe option' but I think taking the job directly following Fergie is absolutely thankless. You want to be the guy AFTER that guy!

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

No statement from Utd confirming or denying suggests something is up.

 

[Drexl]

Moyes is a very good manager, reminds me a lot of Fergie.

But I refuse to believe this story as the idea of him spending a year as an assistant is ludicrous, the guy is a highly experienced manager not a rookie starting out.