{"id":385125,"date":"2025-08-30T12:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/385125\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:32:16","slug":"man-utd-solution-for-amorim-revealed-as-three-replacements-touted-amid-ten-hag-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/385125\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd &#8216;solution&#8217; for Amorim revealed as three replacements touted amid Ten Hag regret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plenty of you believe Ruben Amorim should either resign or be sacked, with three replacements touted in the Mailbox, but he\u2019s also not\u00a0the problem in the minds of many, and as we all struggle to come up with a solution to a broken Manchester United, there\u2019s one obvious fix.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a bit of Newcastle anger at Liverpool and some Champions League frustration, but this is indeed another Amorim, Manchester United edition.<\/p>\n<p>Send your thoughts on the Old Trafford mess or anything else to <strong>theeditor@football365.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amorim out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s something fundamentally wrong about the United spirit. It\u2019s bigger than squad revamp, or structural development. It\u2019s the psyche.<br \/>In the Fergie era, playing against a team with John O\u2019Shea and Fredrico Macheda, you still held your breath, knowing that United were capable of springing up surprises.<\/p>\n<p>Since Fergie\u2019s departure, there\u2019s a kind of trepidation coaches face with managing the team. Every coach since then, has tried to pick out scapegoats responsible for dampening the team spirit and there\u2019s been much talk on players who are hungry enough to win for the team. In spite of it, the sloppiness lingers. The team spirit remains lackadaisical. Players do the bare minimum with the only consistent player across several seasons being Fernades.<\/p>\n<p>The reason I adore Mourinho\u2019s time with United is based on the simple fact he worked the boys to a Europa trophy. You could see the way some of the players limped towards their medals. He pushed them hard. It reminded of what it meant to play for Ferguson. You either worked your butt off or moved. Other coaches treat them as snowflakes.<\/p>\n<p>Amorim\u2019s recent interview has shown he is not fit for the job. His morale is low. His drive, beaten up. He has not shown any sense of urgency by tweaking his formation. He is like the proverbial mad man doing the same thing over and again while expecting the same results.<\/p>\n<p>This is business, not a charity organization. If he can\u2019t inspire this team, after ostracizing other players in his revamp, he should resign.<br \/><strong>Victor, Nigeria. Glory Glory Man Utd.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018The only solution\u2019 for Man Utd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What (the f..k) is wrong with MUFC? Your inbox is overflowing with vitriol, hand wringing and hundreds of different interpretations but I have YET to see one viable solution. We\u2019ve changed owners, infrastructure, coaches, players, playing style and goodness knows what else yet nothing seems to have worked.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe, as someone (somewhat harshly) said, we\u2019ve just reverted back to the mean, i.e. pre Fergie days, the days of Duxbury and Blackmore, or the 70\u2019s team that got relegated, before we developed (or more accurately, marketed!) this rubbish about DNA. The media follows and scrutinizes every nuance (\u201chis facial expressions look like he\u2019s given up\u201d) and former players constantly pound on about how things used to be. They remind me of the MAGA folk with their constant mantra of \u201cMake United Great Again\u201d. Let\u2019s me honest, during the Fergie years, we were blessed, spoilt and damn lucky. A whole bunch of things came together at the same time. The stars were aligned. But WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO EXPECT TO EVER BE THAT GOOD AGAIN. And this is the simple fact that everyone seems to be ignoring.<\/p>\n<p>The current owners suck every penny possible from the club while the players drive up in luxury cars.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure it\u2019s a toxic place to work at the moment. We\u2019ve had countless managers in the last few years. Does anyone seriously think a new manager is the solution? And as Amorin said, you can\u2019t change all 22 players. \u201cOpen Heart Surgery\u201d? This patient has flat lined.<\/p>\n<p>The only solution, as far as I can see, is to stick with Amorin and go down. This will shed the prima donnas and allow us to re-build with young, hungry youth who still think it is a privilege to play for the shirt (which ironically is what Amorin did at Sporting). Last season we were (un)lucky not to go down and just a few months later, Gary Neville thinks we will make the Top Four! Maybe a season or two out of the spotlight is about the only thing that hasn\u2019t been tried. Then we will really see who wants to play for MUFC making JUST 50k a week!<br \/><strong>Adidasmufc (If it forced the Glazers to sell, it might even be worth it)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-amorim-resignation-reasons-man-utd-keane-transfers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amorim next? Resignation reasons include transfer walkouts, Keane anger and no beachfront dwelling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get relegated<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So the Man Utd manager merry go round looks like it\u2019s cranking up again right on time. I\u2019d expect\u00a0the players to come out and give another terrible performance against Burnley just to twist the knife and ensure there is no option but to sack Amorim. 2-0 or 3-1 to Burney I would guess with a goalkeeper howler the icing on the cake \u2013 probably an Olympico.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you want him to stay longer or not, like him or not, it is pretty ridiculous to blame the manager. Yet another high profile manager who has failed.<\/p>\n<p>So it must be the players then? According to Transfermkt we have the 5th most expensive squad in the league. And we were 5th last year too yet finished 15th. So it surely cannot be the quality of the players.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear for all to see that the players attitude is terrible and has been for\u00a0a long time regardless of who is in charge. They do manage to pick themselves up for the big games and occasionally get a commendable draw to fool us into thinking there\u2019s some hope. Attitude is not the players fault. Your attitude is driven by your compensation and working conditions. Clearly Utd players are extremely well compensated so even clearer is that their working conditions must be absolutely atrocious. Yes, it must be terrible to pick up 200 k per week to kick a ball about I hear you say. Grimsby players are happily kicking a ball about with smiles on their faces for significantly less money. So are most of the other teams in the premier league.<\/p>\n<p>So yeah, let\u2019s just get a shiny new manager again, spend a few hundred million on his type of players and listen to the club bulshit us that they have a long term plan and that it will take a few transfer windows to fix. Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll win the league in three years time lads, we have a plan\u2026 does the 3 years start again with the new manager? Asking for a friend\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The way the club is run, we deserve to be relegated but that still wouldn\u2019t make those in charge stop and think that maybe it\u2019s never been the pl;ayers or the manager, they\u2019re just the easy targets of a club where so many senior club positions have seen well renowned people come and go with such regularity that clearly there is political fuck-tard-ery hapenning that is ruining the club from the inside. We have no right to think we should be title contenders every year but the amount of money the club has compared to the rest does mean that the current state of the club can only be caused by severe incompetenece at board level.<br \/><strong>Jon, Cape Town (Get relegated, Glazers out, maybe we might win a few games in the Championship, especially if all our current players defect and we have to bring through our youth. City had their time in the lower leagues, maybe it\u2019s our turn)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/who-will-be-the-next-man-utd-manager-if-ruben-amorim-is-sacked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who will be the next Man Utd manager if Ruben Amorim is sacked?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amorim, Grimsby and the Conscious Choice to Believe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When R\u00faben Amorim walked into Manchester United, I\u2019ll admit it: I let optimism in through the front door. Not blind optimism, not na\u00efve giddiness, but a conscious decision on how to live life and how to relate to football. Supporting United, after all, isn\u2019t just about results. It\u2019s about how you choose to hold yourself through the cycles of joy and pain.<\/p>\n<p>Lets take a little journey through the season thus far<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal: Pleasure in the Pain<\/p>\n<p>A loss is a loss, and a title race probably died before it was ever born \u2013 but the performance brought more pleasure than pain. United played well. Fine margins swung the contest: VAR blessing Arsenal with a questionable goal, a penalty shout ignored, Dorgu\u2019s shot pinging off the post, Raya standing tall in goal. There was enough there to feel alive again, to sense possibility.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham: A Half to Remember Against Fulham,<\/p>\n<p>Disappointment on paper but a bright first half. Cunha already looks like he could be sensational. Amorim nailed it in his analysis: United became too focused on holding onto the result rather than playing. That\u2019s coaching clarity \u2013 an honesty I value more than lip service.<\/p>\n<p>Grimsby: oh God Grimsby! Goalkeepers and Perspective<\/p>\n<p>Then came Grimsby. What do you even say? The truth is simple: United need a goalkeeper. Hard to find, harder to bed in, but the difference it makes is night and day.And yet as bad as it was and jeez loueeeze Onana why! \u2014 United clawed back to 2-2, showed fight, and were a penalty away from advancing. Embarrassing? Of course. Defining? Not really. Ole reached semis and finals without winning them. Ten Hag delivered two trophies, but that wasn\u2019t enough to make me shed a tear when he left. In fact i cheered. He was an odd man!\u00a0 Football moves on.<\/p>\n<p>On Amorim<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the crux: I love Amorim. It could be another false dawn. He could be sacked tomorrow if results don\u2019t turn. His post-Grimsby interview carried a chill that United fans know too well. But that doesn\u2019t shake me.\u00a0 Because how you support your club is personal. For me, it\u2019s not about playing small or coy. I grew up in the glory days. I will die on the hill that football is cyclical, and United will be back. Juventus were relegated, came back, and won multiple titles. Why should Manchester United be any different?So yes, results are awful. Amorim\u2019s future is uncertain. But Manchester United aren\u2019t a pity project. We\u2019re a behemoth, and behemoths rise. Sunnier days will come.<\/p>\n<p>Hated. Adored. Never ignored.That\u2019s United.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s Amorim (for now). That\u2019s me.<br \/><strong>Mustafa (never shy of being an optimist, but dont mistake wilful optimism for naivety)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ON RUBEN AMORIM FROM F365<\/strong><br \/><strong>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/amorim-sack-clear-as-eerily-similar-ten-hag-trend-spotted-and-escape-route-emerges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amorim sack clear as \u2018eerily similar\u2019 Ten Hag trend spotted and \u2018escape route\u2019 emerges<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-amorim-garnacho-man-utd-untouchable-pariah-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amorim turned Garnacho from a Man Utd untouchable into a pariah and Mainoo is next<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/ranking-nine-next-man-utd-managers-amorim-sack-imminent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ranking nine possible next Man Utd managers with Amorim sack \u2018imminent\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Man Utd and Rangers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a Rangers fan I\u2019d like to say to all fans of EFL clubs: \u2018you\u2019re welcome\u2019. Russell Martin\u2019s first 9 weeks at the club have been so calamitous, bewildering and humiliating that he has surely now completely destroyed his reputation as a coach. Once he\u2019s finally jettisoned from the Ibrox hot seat he\u2019ll hopefully never darken the door of a dugout ever again.<\/p>\n<p>Without going into detail about our inevitably pathetic start to this season under Martin (because I know that know one is bothered about Scottish football other than Johnny Nic), I wanted to touch on the strangely similar fates of Rangers and Man Utd, two former perennial league challengers who suffered equally if slightly different humiliations on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Both clubs emerged as the dominant force in their countries in the 90s, both big spenders who could pick and choose who they wanted and hoovered up trophy after trophy, becoming the panto villains of their leagues. Then in the 2000s, both were suddenly pegged back by domestic challenges \u2013 in Scotland from a Larsson-inspired O\u2019Neill side and from Wenger\/Mourinho respectively in England. The trophies weren\u2019t as easy to come by in this decade though both clubs did manage 3 titles in a row amongst some other great moments.<\/p>\n<p>Then the wheels come off. For Rangers this is 2012, admin, relegation to the Scottish third division and a painful and mind-numbing climb back up to the top flight. For United, 2013 and the retirement of Fergie. Obviously their 2010s weren\u2019t as totally abject but it\u2019s clearly when the rot set in.<\/p>\n<p>Since then both clubs have had little glimmers of hope \u2013 the odd trophy, a league title for Rangers, both have reached EL finals \u2013 but currently both find themselves with unwanted and disliked \u2018system\u2019 managers with neither the players to play these systems, nor the ability to coach them.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe they\u2019re still the clubs which best represent the UK in 2025. Both fallen giants, one with a huge global reach but with supporters who must be wondering why they should still bother to respect their adopted club, the other undone by financial mismanagement and dodgy tax practices. Both currently owned by Americans.<\/p>\n<p>So what lies in store for these two 90s giants? Do we sit tight and await the arrival of some sort of new generational manager to\u00a0rescue us? Hope that our rivals fail so badly as to allow us to catch up? What does it mean when the classic glory-hunter clubs stop achieving glory?<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, fans of each club will continue to wade through further false-dawns and embarrassment while re-watching YouTube compilations from 20-30 years ago for the hundredth time.<br \/><strong>Duncan (imagine currently being a 90s kid who supports both!), York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amorim the \u2018donut guy\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As my mail a week back, when United were still riding the high of the Arsenal draw, already said: Amorim is a goner.<\/p>\n<p>1. Tactical inflexibility. His formation doesn\u2019t suit the squad and actually makes good players worse by forcing them into bad roles. He insists on two in midfield \u2014 but in the Premier League, you need two cyborgs to cover that ground. Cyborgs don\u2019t exist yet.<\/p>\n<p>2. The Bruno dilemma. Amorim didn\u2019t have the guts to move on from Bruno at the pivotal moment when the money could have been reinvested. Instead, the team remains unbalanced around him.<\/p>\n<p>3. Favoritism over competition. He preaches competition but picks his favourites regardless of form. That\u2019s how you lose the dressing room \u2014 just ask Ten Hag or Solskjaer.<\/p>\n<p>4. The \u201cdonut guy\u201d effect. Amorim is the classic office donut guy: bad at his job but really nice, so people look the other way. He gives media and YouTubers open access, which shields him from proper criticism.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, he\u2019s finished. The real worry is what comes next. The United hierarchy will panic and swing back towards a \u201clocal\u201d man-manager type \u2014 Gareth Southgate territory \u2014 and we\u2019ll end up with another Maguire contract to show for it.<\/p>\n<p>Mark my words.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<br \/><strong>Mike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Newcastle want Amorim\u2019s Man Utd to \u2018click\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For such a big fellow, Andre Onana sure has weak hands, and everybody knows it now. Will he leave at a deep discount after a loan ot three, or grimly run his contract down? And is Amorim as done as he looks, or is ownership paralyzed by the investments they\u2019ve made in him \u2014 i.e., the good players he\u2019s discarded and\/or demoralized, some of whom have already been sold at significant losses, and the dubious players he\u2019s brought in for his 343 master plan that\u2019s, honestly, *this close to clicking. I\u2019m rather hoping it\u2019s the latter, because I\u2019d be quite keen to see Kobbie Mainoo in black and white. I do think that Manchester United supporters should keep faith in Mbeumo and Sesko, though. Sesko got into the right spots far better than Hojlund ever did.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of poor form: to whomever it was that accused NUFC of dirty play against Liverpool earlier this week, your post nearly made me write\u00a0furious things. But I let it rest for a while and can now simply suggest you rewatch that match whilst sober, then consider the injury list it left. Ekitike yanked Tonali\u2019s arm out of its socket, for goodness\u2019 sake. While I watched, I was almost always angry at what your lot got away with; I\u2019ll spare you the list, of which I hope you have been made aware by now. That said, it wasn\u2019t all one-way. We got away with a few bad fouls, too, and nobody is complaining about Gordon\u2019s red card (except at Gordon himself). We can all do with being less one-eyed. And at least we agree that the match was poorly refereed by Simon Hooper and (especially, for me at least) John Brooks.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a wild week in the Mailbox.<br \/><strong>Chris C, Toon Army DC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Wrong to sack Ten Hag\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mat, Mark, I mostly agree with both your mails.<\/p>\n<p>While my personal dislike of Southgate as both manager and player is fairly clearly stated, it is a fair point. It\u2019s also amusing that even when he got Middlesbrough relegated, he got more points per game than Amorim has managed.<\/p>\n<p>And irritatingly, we had that same kind of state when we appointed Ole to replace the toxicity of Jose. Straightforward talk, good mood, players responded and we came close to success. Yes, both managers lack tactical knowledge but we can see what supposed tactical experts deliver.<\/p>\n<p>That said, sometimes sacking the manager is still the right thing. Moyes was out of his depth, had entirely the wrong attitude. And while his backing such as it was made headlines for all the wrong reasons, he also could fall back on a squad that had just won the league. Aging, sure, but obviously capable. We can definitely agree that it set the tone for the utter dismantling of everything that had been built.<\/p>\n<p>Ole was also shafted by the board deciding unilaterally to sign Ronaldo even though he wasn\u2019t needed or wanted by the manager. He completely destabilised the team that was seeming to be coming together. He might have even got something out of Sancho, because there\u2019s a lad that needs an arm round the shoulder not being shouted at. He did choose to sign Maguire though, so he\u2019ll always have that mark against him. But sacking Ole was wrong, for me. The facts of his tenure prove it.<\/p>\n<p>We weren\u2019t wrong to sack Jose, who had made the club a very unpleasant place. I think we were wrong to sack Van Gaal. Yes, the football made your eyes bleed but he was in the middle of changing the team, and had form for delivering good football. He still brought success.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, we were wrong to sack Ten Hag, who was also in the middle of the rebuild, and delivered success on the pitch. We replaced \u201che has no style\u201d with *this*, after all, and mostly because he never got the media onside. But we should have also listen to Rangnick (also more points per game than Amorim).<\/p>\n<p>It is clear to anyone with eyes that Amorim is not providing any answers and is making more problems than solutions. He needs to go. Whoever comes next needs to be someone who picks the team up again. We aren\u2019t in a position of expecting success \u2013 although inevitably there are many \u201cfans\u201d who think otherwise \u2013 but we absolutely have a squad that should be at the upper end of the league. That\u2019s not entitlement, that\u2019s just plain obvious. We were, after all, 4 points from 3rd and FA Cup holders when this maniac was appointed against the judgement of Dan Ashworth. The arrogance and ignorance of billionaires in full effect.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is someone stable, who brings some happiness back to the squad. I don\u2019t want it to be Southgate \u2013 he was a little weasel of a player \u2013 but managers like him are two a penny. And maybe someone like Ruud or Carrick would have a higher ceiling? Give them until the end of the season and then extend for another year, year on year.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, my red line on Mainoo stands. And I will watch on, somewhat detached, until the ghost of Amorim is finally expunged from the club. Hopefully by Monday morning.<br \/><strong>Badwolf\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>A \u2018world class manager\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a goalkeeper, United probably have 4 points in the league and escape Grimsby with a stinky win. With a midfield as well they quite conceivably have 3 wins from three (though I wouldn\u2019t have bet on it).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately you are still deluded. Utd spent \u00a340m on a goalkeeper, \u00a350m on ugarte (just last summer), \u00a360m on casemiro and mainoo was worth \u00a370-\u00a380m a year ago. Bruno is your best and cost \u00a356m.<\/p>\n<p>Buying a new everything will not fix your problems. You\u2019ve been doing it for 12 years and getting worse. A world class manager at their peak needs to be appointed (you\u2019ve not appointed one at their peak in the last 12 years apart from perhaps mourinho on the top of the downslope and he got you second with a bunch of players with terrible attitudes as he stated at the time). And you need to let that manager buy the players they believe are good enough and bring youth through. At the moment it seems none of the managers are getting the players they actually want, just what\u2019s available for top dollar. World class managers know what a great player looks like. End of.<br \/><strong>rojapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Southgate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I read the article on Top 10 replacements for Amorim and you are absolutely right in nailing the ideal replacement which is Sir Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n<p>England was down in the dumps after the Sam Allardyce stint. Southgate got them to within a match of winning Euros (twice), not to mention the immediate impact in getting England to a WC semi-final at the first major tournament.<\/p>\n<p>He completely eliminated the toxic culture and made playing for England something which excited most English players (except Ben White).<\/p>\n<p>The current Manchester United team needs someone like that who is able to lift up his players, create a good atmosphere for them.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot believe that any Manchester United fan will not want Southgate as the replacement for Amorim.<\/p>\n<p>#SouthgateIn #AmorimOut<\/p>\n<p>Best regards<br \/><strong>Shrivathsa (It may even happen this weekend after Scott Parker out-tactics Amorim, using a 3-4-2-1, as it transpires)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wiegman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruben Amorin is not leading from the front, nor is he promoting free flowing attacking football. The team is timid and dull.<\/p>\n<p>Great managers improve players and protect them from their faults and the stresses of the Prem.<\/p>\n<p>RA has fallen out with or discarded some really talented players: Greenwood; Rashford; Garnacho and McTominey.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst retaining the master complainer as captain: Bruno F.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that the club needs a real change. A manager who has tactical nouse, first rate person management skills and wins. I suggest Sarina Wiegman.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely<br \/><strong>Andrew Ritchie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rodgers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brendan Rodgers to Man Yoo. It\u2019s the move we all want. He\u2019ll need more than three envelopes, mind.<br \/><strong>Stewart, Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Champions League is a joke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interesting discussion with my mate who is giddy as a school boy given a new toy today following the champions league draw ( he\u2019s a spurs fan, bless)<\/p>\n<p>I explained how poo it was to watch Liverpool last season\u00a0finish 1st with an almost perfect record only to be drawn against PSG in the\u00a0second round.<\/p>\n<p>I explained teams are just as well finishing 8th, losing a few games, resting key players, as they could still end up playing a team like PSG.<\/p>\n<p>I explained in the old format finishing top of your teams group virtually guaranteed a quarter final, now you can be like Villa ( stumble through, yes, they did stumble) and face Bruge.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a joke system. There is literally no incentive to doing well so by its very concept, play ok, and get a lucky draw<\/p>\n<p>Pi** off UEFA. Destroying football one day at a time<br \/><strong>Ade ( 21 is\u00a0\u00a0coming) Guildford\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool playing dirty?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mark LFC asks if \u201cAnyone exhausted\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Okay I will bite.<\/p>\n<p>Yes i am exhausted from Liverpool \u201cfans\u201d argument about Newcastle being the bad guy.<\/p>\n<p>Mark LFC, I am a local lad who supports my local team Newcastle, so I hope this qualifies me as having a \u201cconnection\u201d to my team and thereby a valid opinion, even though I may come across as a keyboard warrior.<\/p>\n<p>So let me set out my understanding of Newcastles position, and no, ownership should not be a factor, this scenario can happen to any club, so the usual bashing about Newcastle\u2019s owners is a moot point.<\/p>\n<p>Its this simple:<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle and Isak signed a contract<br \/>Newcastle are still honouring that contract<br \/>Isak has downed tools<br \/>Isak downed his tools before Liverpool even made a formal bid. Why was this?<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle were clear they didnt want to sell, indeed Isak said he was happy at Newcastle. Why would he down tools without an offer from Liverpool? This reeks of either his agent approaching Liverpool behind Newcastle\u2019s back to guage interest, or Liverpool approaching the agent to test if Isak is really happy. Why would Isak down tools otherwise? He\u2019d look a bit silly if no offer came in. Yes, these are all assumptions, but it sure does smell fishy.<\/p>\n<p>Also I should add, Isak never put in a transfer request, he doesnt want to lose his loyalty bonus i expect. Wants to leave, but won\u2019t put in a request.<\/p>\n<p>For the record we should get rid, he will stink out the dressing room, let him have his move.<\/p>\n<p>But as it stands, Newcastle have done nothing wrong. The only gaslighting is coming from the Mersey, not the club. You can talk about gentlemen\u2019s agreements etc. But that is why we have contracts \u2013 something his agent should have thought of.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading<br \/><strong>Steve (NUFC)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plenty of you believe Ruben Amorim should either resign or be sacked, with three replacements touted in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,163,23163,98,12,122477,99,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-385125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-front-page","10":"tag-mailbox","11":"tag-manchester-united","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-popular","14":"tag-ruben-amorim","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115117736049743893","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}