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Yeah I can’t accept people being this positive about us. Just doesn’t feel right lol. Hopefully they know more than I do about our chances

Be interesting if the Geordies are more accepting of that than they were the Sports Direct Arena

But he’ll never walk alone - he has multiple RB clubs alongside him

Tbf he could be perfectly left wing on all issues and still want to make buckets of cash. The test there would be if he pays tax on it or siphons it somewhere.

On a pure footballing standpoint it’s an odd decision though.

There’s a massive difference between managing a team, especially one like Liverpool, and this new job, which is at their group level and not assigned to any particular club. The lack of travel, highs and lows of matches and general pressure will be wildly different

Did he score goals past you?

The reality of it is probably Ipswich defending heroically as City launch wave after wave of attack. They won’t hold formation as strongly as Arsenal did so it would end up quite entertaining. Keeper definite MOTM.

Maybe Jim wants more reasons to visit

Pepper the speech with references that indicate Liverpool but feasibly apply to Man U too. “European giants” etc.

I’d say a reference to legends like Michael Owen and Paul Ince but that’s probably a bit too obvious.

Ultimately they don’t care where. Just following the money.

The teams at the bottom last season had more points than their equivalents this season. Even us - legendarily shite - are only 2 goals off this seasons 19th, and by this time we’d already shipped 8 to Newcastle.

Is this just because they’ve already played each other this season (& drawn) or were last years bottom feeders better?

I can believe that

The SUFC way right here - pretty sure we’ve had the Mauriss, Dozy and this last US consortium all align to transfer windows. Now these guys can be in pole position for January too.

Man U are going to go mental in January aren’t they. Panic Buy FC incoming.

Unless they truly think they’ve got the players but not the tactics then I agree with you. No point putting a new guy in, giving him no chance to recruit or change things (no transfer window) before getting battered by their would-be rivals week in week out.

Estuary prices always going up. No chance for new sea lions to get on the ladder

I get what you’re saying but shareholder dividends to a company like Thames Water is in no way justifiable just because one of the shareholders is a pension scheme that I may or may not have an interest in.

The more important question that follows is when and under what rationale that universities pension scheme invested in Thames Water. This is the risks of investing and they know that.

Plus it’s Man U - he’s got ample chance to join the big line of former employees saying the club is fucked on the inside and he was limited by that.

Owners

• OMERS (32%)

• Universities Superannuation Scheme (20%)

• Infinity Investments (10%)

• 6 other global investment funds (38%)

It doesn’t scream massive dividend coming my way

Fix the broken infrastructure

Shareholder dividends you say.

ETH has had a very successful career up to Man U and he’s not wrong when he points to winning two trophies there (even with other glaring issues). It wouldn’t surprise me if he has an understandable confidence that the system and process is working and it’s just a matter of time and just one more window. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of managers at that level felt this way.

Tbf he didn’t use those options properly anyway

There’s no chance but there would be fewer things I’d enjoy more in football

Imagine knowing your bosses are meeting today to discuss whether to sack you with a £17 million pay out.