Epl 2015/16.

[chef]

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I see sounds like he would be good initially but I think we would if we were looking for a manager someone who could be there for the long haul.

I really don't think teams should or are looking at managers to be there 'long term'. SAF was a once in a life time(who knows maybe ever) type of manager. Wengers been at Arsenal for ages, but should have moved on 5 or so years ago.

At big clubs managers need to come in and hit the ground running, other wise you'll be flicked pretty quick.

[Eastdog]

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I really don't think teams should or are looking at managers to be there 'long term'. SAF was a once in a life time(who knows maybe ever) type of manager. Wengers been at Arsenal for ages, but should have moved on 5 or so years ago.

At big clubs managers need to come in and hit the ground running, other wise you'll be flicked pretty quick.

Yes you make a fair point chef. Fergie certainly was a rarity and I'm not sure will see a manager like that again maybe Moutinho could do more things. When Fergie came to United in 86 we were struggling and not until 5/6 years later did success come. The 70s and 80s for Man U were very lean years.

[Twodogs]

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True that it's fairly typical that something out of the box usually happens in our games.

It is good to see the back of Mou for now. I rate Guus though and he's not afraid to shuffle his formations around and Arsene can struggle with that.

[Bornadog]

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I really don't think teams should or are looking at managers to be there 'long term'. SAF was a once in a life time(who knows maybe ever) type of manager. Wengers been at Arsenal for ages, but should have moved on 5 or so years ago.

At big clubs managers need to come in and hit the ground running, other wise you'll be flicked pretty quick.

If we can't win the title this year, surely it's time for a change.

[chef]

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If we can't win the title this year, surely it's time for a change.

Agree.

[LostDoggy]

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Pool must be banging their heads against the wall, they just can't beat you.

Anyone know how rooner is doing?

We were bored into submission. I've said it before, if United sell De Gea they are in Real strife. I have no concerns, this season is a complete write off and next has so much to look forward for.

[Twodogs]

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If we can't win the title this year, surely it's time for a change.

Agree.

I tell you his job description is to qualify us for Europe. As long as the Euros flow in the owner is happy.

[chef]

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We were bored into submission. I've said it before, if United sell De Gea they are in Real strife. I have no concerns, this season is a complete write off and next has so much to look forward for.

Madrids just got a transfer ban for next season so De Gea isnt going anywhere for a while.

[Topdog]

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I really don't think teams should or are looking at managers to be there 'long term'. SAF was a once in a life time(who knows maybe ever) type of manager. Wengers been at Arsenal for ages, but should have moved on 5 or so years ago.

At big clubs managers need to come in and hit the ground running, other wise you'll be flicked pretty quick.

Spot on and managers are mostly the same. Pep and Mou are the new style.

[Twodogs]

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It's funny the difference between footy and soccer. Footy is all planning and long term strategy and soccer is all now now now and sugar hits. I wonder which is better?

It's probably because footy is still a domestic sport and we can indulge ourselves in secure long term thinking about it.

[FrediKanoute]

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It's funny the difference between footy and soccer. Footy is all planning and long term strategy and soccer is all now now now and sugar hits. I wonder which is better?

It's probably because footy is still a domestic sport and we can indulge ourselves in secure long term thinking about it.

It really only went that way when Roman took over Chelski and then the Abu Dabi money bought Man City. Up until that point most Premier League clubs would splash the cash on one or two big signings a year. The most successful, Man U, was basically built on a home grown core, with top line talent added in.

Its funny, but some clubs are slowly trying to move back that way. The Chelsea's and City's aren't - they have an endless tap. Man U aren't because they haven't yet worked out that assembling £250m of talent alone isn't worth diddly unless you have a plan on how they will play. Spurs, Southhampton have shown the value in having a strong youth system. More fun too as a supporter to see kids graduate from the youth squads into the senior team and become top line talent.

[Bornadog]

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It really only went that way when Roman took over Chelski and then the Abu Dabi money bought Man City. Up until that point most Premier League clubs would splash the cash on one or two big signings a year. The most successful, Man U, was basically built on a home grown core, with top line talent added in.

Its funny, but some clubs are slowly trying to move back that way. The Chelsea's and City's aren't - they have an endless tap. Man U aren't because they haven't yet worked out that assembling £250m of talent alone isn't worth diddly unless you have a plan on how they will play. Spurs, Southhampton have shown the value in having a strong youth system. More fun too as a supporter to see kids graduate from the youth squads into the senior team and become top line talent.

What do you equate Leicester City's success to?

[Remi Moses]

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We were bored into submission. I've said it before, if United sell De Gea they are in Real strife. I have no concerns, this season is a complete write off and next has so much to look forward for.

Of course you were
Give it a spell, you lot would take winning the league by any means after 26 YEARS.
You would have been on here not giving a toss if the boot was on the other foot.
Give me a crap 1 nil win over a 3 3 any day, and in particular against your bitter rivals

[Twodogs]

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Of course you were
Give it a spell, you lot would take winning the league by any means after 26 YEARS.
You would have been on here not giving a toss if the boot was on the other foot.
Give me a crap 1 nil win over a 3 3 any day, and in particular against your bitter rivals

I'd happily swap our 3 all draw for a crappy 1-0 win.

[chef]

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Its funny, but some clubs are slowly trying to move back that way. The Chelsea's and City's aren't - they have an endless tap. Man U aren't because they haven't yet worked out that assembling £250m of talent alone isn't worth diddly unless you have a plan on how they will play. Spurs, Southhampton have shown the value in having a strong youth system. More fun too as a supporter to see kids graduate from the youth squads into the senior team and become top line talent.

We do have endless tap but.......

Since 2011 when Emenalo over hauled our whole operation i would say our net spend is definitely less than United, City and Pool and maybe even your Spuds. We are now a hell of a lot more youth focused and our academy and loaning system has seen us find a fair few gems lately like Zouma, Courtois, RLC, Lukaku, KBD, Traore, Ake, Christensen, Chalobah, Solanke etc. Our under 21's which is filled with talent who have been at the club since they were before teens in some cases just one the UEFA cup and has won the last couple of FA cups for their age group and we are now seeing a few of those guys slowly trickling into our senior team.

The last piece of this puzzle is finding a manager who'll play these kids, which is the hardest part. Mou was not the answer to this(and cost us Lukaku and KDB), im pretty certain the next guy to come in will have a greater responsibility in further developing these stars