European Competitions Match Updates 2026-27

European Competitions Match Updates 2026-27

KD said:
They will get Giggs in for the rest of the season. Or maybe Nicky Butt
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And they will oversee an improvement, get a long term contract and then start next season terribly. On and on it goes...

ladbroke said:
I actually think Thomas Frank COULD do a job here.
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He probably could but their fans would be up in arms... Not a big enough name for the biggest club in the world (TM).
 

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For as bad as ManU is, they're not yet bad enough to not complain about the rescue mission attempting to save them.

IMO they'll probably continuously get worse till Fergie croaks it so he no longer (inadvertently) casts a shadow over managerial curse they're under
 

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Sianist said:
For as bad as ManU is, they're not yet bad enough to not complain about the rescue mission attempting to save them.

IMO they'll probably continuously get worse till Fergie croaks it so he no longer (inadvertently) casts a shadow over managerial curse they're under
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The fact he is there in any capacity still haunts them (managers that is) i think.
 

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ladbroke said:
The fact he is there in any capacity still haunts them (managers that is) i think.
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Yeah, he should have done what for an example Wenger did when he left Arsenal, where he picked up a role that was sufficiently boring/administrative that no one gave a rats ass of his opinion in regards to the club, and as such went into hiding
 

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Sianist said:
Yeah, he should have done what for an example Wenger did when he left Arsenal, where he picked up a role that was sufficiently boring/administrative that no one gave a rats ass of his opinion in regards to the club, and as such went into hiding
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A bit unfair? Since afaik, Ferguson has never said anything even mildly critical of the club/manager. At least not publicly.
 

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Gawain said:
A bit unfair? Since afaik, Ferguson has never said anything even mildly critical of the club/manager. At least not publicly.
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True, but neither did he ever make a concerted effort to distance himself from the current minutiae of the club, by staying involved and within reach as Director and Club Ambassador ... the arguable only good thing for the club that Ratcliffe did was finally cut those links.

The public idea of what he'd have done, empowered by his constant existence within touching distance, did a lot more harm than anything he could've/might've said or not said in public
 

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You got balls to complain about not having a high line, when your CB's is Maguire and De Ligt, and your 10 is Tielemans who've been perpetually half a yard short of actually succeeding his press for a couple of years now
 

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European Competitions Match Updates 2026-27

Hippobee said:
The problem is not the manager.
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Problem is everything but the manager. But neither the manager, nor his Inevitable replacement, is anywhere good enough to not get the fanbase on his back as soon as the squad starts complaining about actually having to do deserve the money they're earning.

Only manager I could see getting a tune out of that club would be Pep, and chances of that happening is only slightly higher than an asteroid hitting Earth tomorrow
 

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That seemed quite a harsh penalty for handball against Arsenal. After saving one a few weeks ago, David Rays back to his old tricks of diving out the way of Kane’s spot kick.
 

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Superb Arsenal equaliser. Patient build up, change of tempo and almost balletic one touch play & finish. So frustrating that they regularly resort to sh*thousery, when they’re so good at football.
 

European Competitions Match Updates 2026-27

European Competitions Match Updates 2026-27

Jezybee said:
Superb Arsenal equaliser. Patient build up, change of tempo and almost balletic one touch play & finish. So frustrating that they regularly resort to sh*thousery, when they’re so good at football.
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I thought this was a really good advert for football. Honest fight between two quality sides, with a refreshing lack of scheizenhousery. Only slightly dodgy thing I saw was Arteta strutting up the touchline, Mick Jagger style, flashing a fake yellow at the officials. Didn’t see the first half, having said all this.
 

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Sianist said:
True, but neither did he ever make a concerted effort to distance himself from the current minutiae of the club, by staying involved and within reach as Director and Club Ambassador ... the arguable only good thing for the club that Ratcliffe did was finally cut those links.
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Unless you think he was undermining managers etc - and I've not seen any evidence of same - imo it would be remiss of any club owner not to use the wisdom and experience of s.o. like Ferguson in the Boardroom - I mean, the man knows/knew as much about English football generally, and MU specifically, as anyone.
While his subsequent role as Ambassador was quite obviously a sinecure, which Ratcliffe declined to continue, along with a purge of the "little people" at the club, solely to save money.
Sianist said:
The public idea of what he'd have done, empowered by his constant existence within touching distance, did a lot more harm than anything he could've/might've said or not said in public
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If SAF had retired to a desert island with no internet he'd still be a reference point for anything that happens at OT. And will be until MU start repeating his success, and/or he dies. I mean, the other day I heard a commentator referring to "Fergie time", at the end of a game which didn't even involve MU!

As I see it, of all the problems MU face, including tonight's embarrassment in Europe, the continued presence of SAF doesn't even make the top twenty.
 

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I love this from our long-term, close friend Martin Samuel

United are probably the worst-run club in Europe right now. Their true contemporaries are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, elite organisations that would expect to qualify for the Champions League every season and thrive. Here, United were outplayed by a team that were still competing in Serie D as recently as 2019.

I wish he'd just keep his mouth shut until after out visit the the stadium of waterfalls however.
 
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Some good action last night in the Champions League.
- an absolutely belting fourth goal for Madrid vs RBL
- Shaktar player pulling off a rainbow flick at 0-0 and getting fouled for it
 

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hanworthbee said:
Same as solskjaer. Comes in as caretaker and does a good job. Then gets the job FT on a long contract and regresses back to the mean and gets the sack. Happens all the time with them
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Dont think there is any regression, as caretaker imo he was the yes man. The job changes when the buck stops with you as at the start of this season where he has an input into new signings and contract negotiations to extend or sell existing players. He also has European football to deal with that he didnt last season etc etc. The pressure of the job has ramped up a level or 2 from last season, expectations have risen, and he is now expected to make some hard decisions, many of which are not palatable to some. Its a different ball game, where it looks like Carrick is falling short, and will do well to last until the new year. In truth Carrick was not the correct choice, this season or last, he has not changed. Seems to me MU took the easy decision on his appointment.
 
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European Competitions Match Updates 2026-27

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Interesting that the Poznan manager's background in youth football was alongside Thomas Frank.
When Thomas Frank was working as a youth manager at Lyngby, Niels Frederiksen was coaching the U19 squad.
 

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Ridiculous from the Milan keeper.

That should be a penalty too. Ball was in play I think.
 

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GABS said:
Anyone jealous of the Cherries tonight then? 🍒
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Theyre 3 in 3 including tonight so far, so although it's AC Milan, they've actually done well so far in its entirety.
7:1 including tonight's 2 goals (even if both penalties and now keeper sent off).
 

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"3 nil, on your big day out" 😂
 
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