United have extended Lee Grant's contract until the end of next season. https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/lee-grant-pleased-to-sign-new-deal-with-man-utd Not mad about this at all. Grant appears to be a good presence. He appears to be preparing for life after football by getting into coaching (which is no major surprise either).
United's Goal of the Month winner for February. Damn Tony, you need to learn some manners 😎@AnthonyMartial's stunner v Watford has been voted as our February Goal of the Month! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/lC1iS4bHKB— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 5, 2020
Are United getting close to be successful once again? https://www.skysports.com/football/...ited-is-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-close-to-success While it still may be too early to claim that we are definitely heading the right way, there have been positive signs recently that can provide some hope. We've made some notable progress on both sides of the ball, despite missing one of our best midfielders for most of the season (Pogba) and our most potent scoring option this calendar year (Rashford). Bruno's arrival has given the team a major boost obviously, having the kind of influence we could only dream of thus far and needed in a big way. And if we can make sure we secure CL qualification, there will be reason to feel hopeful about the coming summer for a change, in terms of making the necessary acquisitions that could make the team truly competitive again. Just important we stay on the roll we've been. If the team can get thru this month, they just might have done the hard part (in the league games at least). United have momentum right now and could use it as a springboard for a strong run in.
Great atmosphere at OT in the derby, but that could be it for a while - sounds like they are finally thinking bigger picture in terms of slowing down virus spread next few weeks/months. There's speculation that serious action could soon be taken to halt the spread of coronavirus https://t.co/JkX3HlLj6M— Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) March 8, 2020
LASK vs #mufc on Thursday will be played behind closed doors with only 1,000 spectators expected to be admitted #mulive [kronen zeitung]— utdreport (@utdreport) March 10, 2020 Austrian health minister Rudolf Anschober at a press conference this morning as reported in Austrian media: “This morning we decided to cancel all outdoor events with over 500 participants and all indoor events with over 100 participants by the beginning of April." #MUFC— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) March 10, 2020
Public safety is obviously the primary concern, that goes without saying and football being interrupted for the foreseeable future is the sensible thing to do, given what is happening. All the same though it is a shame from United's perspective considering the good form they've shown of late. The team is rolling and was feeling pretty confident we would have taken Spurs this weekend. We can only hope that we can pick up where we left off if and when play resumes. The upside there, I suppose, is that the squad should be close to full fitness, with Rashford probably being the only player missing. We'll just have to see where things stand in 3wks time, I guess...
Would have to go Ighalo (v LASK) or Martial (v City). At youth level, that Elanga goal was mint. And so was Garner's also.
James Cooper on how the club is dealing with the CV-19, their pursuit of Bellingham, Pogba's future etc... https://www.skysports.com/football/...d-months-in-the-making-club-hoping-its-enough
United are confident they won't have to reduce their players' salaries. https://www.espn.com/soccer/manches...-man-utd-confident-no-player-wage-cuts-needed Combined with the report that the club has committed £1mil to continue paying their employees, this goes to show how United operates at just another level and can weather the storm, longer and better than most clubs from a financial stanpoint.
Harry Maguire asked the entire squad to donate a part of their wages to good causes during this coronavirus pandemic. The players positively agreed to take a 30% wage cut for a month to support NHS hospitals and medical centres throughout Manchester. Class act 👏❤️ #MUFC— UnitedReds (@UnitedRedscom) April 3, 2020
Manchester United have confirmed they won't be furloughing their staff. They're also encouraging employees who are unable to work or with a reduced workload to volunteer time to the NHS or local communities. Goodwill payments extended to non matchday casual workers until June 1— James Ducker (@TelegraphDucker) April 6, 2020 Not exactly sure if there is any correlation, but it's been interesting to note that just when the anti Woodward/Glazers feelings were really starting to ramp up big time in Jan/Feb and the subsequent appointment of Neil Ashton (to help with the club's PR), the club's upper hierarchy (Woodward and the Glazers) has scored quite a few 'wins'. Personally, don't believe it to be a complete coincidence. And although I do not believe it inherently changes anything in terms of how most United fans think about them, they have done the right thing a few different times in recent months. Whether it was finally bringing Fernandes to the club, taking care of the travelling fans for the LASK game, taking care of their employees (by continuing to pay them and not furlough them, unlike other top clubs), those are all positives for the hierarchy, even if all of these acts were expected and were the right thing to do from the club. But doing the right thing or what is expected have not always been givens when it comes to the top, as we know. Remains of course to be seen how long it will last/if an actual turner has been turned and again, a lot more has to be done to have any real chance to possibly bring the fans back onside and change the perception about the men in charge. But it looks like, so far at least, Ashton is earning his money and has surely has to be seen by the Glazers and Woodward, like a good move.
The club should still adopt a more modern structure and appoint a DoF, but this is a nice start, if this proves to be true. Let Woodward focus on the financial and commercial side of things, with the football side simply not his area of expertise, as it's been made very obvious in his time in charge.
Woodward on what United's summer transfer business. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52418826 Doubts starting to creep up about the fate of the season and therefore the impact it will have on the bottom line?
Dont think I need to repeat my opinion of the guy, but happier with him talking down transfer prices than boasting about our “wealth”. Ultimately he will be judged by fans for what he does not what he says, so this is hopefully aimed mostly at the sporting directors he will be dealing with.
https://www.football365.com/news/man-utd-director-of-football-ed-woodward-shock-u-turn Worst kept secret at the club, particularly since there was no concrete movement on that front months and months after Woodward claimed the club would be moving towards a new/modern structure. And with Ole's transfers having all worked on one level or another, it really was a matter of time before we'd hear that Woodward has made a U-turn on a DoF appointment.
Manchester United Foundation is donating £300,000 to partner schools during Covid-19. £10,000 going to each site to "assist vulnerable families who are most in need at this time". Money to be used for food, clothing, energy, medication, IT equipment & other essentials— Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) May 5, 2020
Man Utd to refund for season ticket money as remaining games will be behind closed doors. Club has urged fans not to turn up at stadiums no matter where games take place. "We ask for your co-operation not to travel to any stadiums at which we are playing on match-days.”— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) May 19, 2020