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Post by kstandhand on Jul 18, 2015 7:45:03 GMT
Thought he came across very well & actually seems like a decent fella.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 10:09:10 GMT
Thought he came across very well & actually seems like a decent fella. a man's man |
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Post by Sméagol on Jul 18, 2015 10:38:36 GMT
Ed's interview on MUTV
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Post by Moodymanc on Jul 18, 2015 17:53:26 GMT
Ed Woodward "The Prince that was promised!"
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Post by RA138 on Jul 18, 2015 18:13:35 GMT
Ed Woodward "The Prince that was promised!" So will Ed take his flaming sword north of the wall to defeat the white walkers? |
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Post by Stew on Sept 1, 2016 12:21:36 GMT
OK. You did well. Very well in fact. You deserve the kudos coming your way. So let's keep this version of Ed going. We like him. The other version? Not so much.
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Post by Deez on Sept 1, 2016 21:22:05 GMT
Mike Woodward and Mike Smalling have done very well.
Let's hope Ed and Chris don't escape from that basement
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Post by juanveron on Sept 2, 2016 6:04:41 GMT
For me the difference is Mourinho's decisiveness. It seemed like the previous 2 managers had absolutely no fucking idea who they wanted to sign, while Mourinho clearly did his homework (which pretty much verifies that he knew he was getting the United job way before May 2016).
Anyhow, so much nicer getting our transfer business completed early and having the privilege of just looking at other clubs scramble for leftovers.
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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Sept 2, 2016 7:01:59 GMT
The way I see it, there's a strong correlation betweem the competence and authority of the managers Ed has worked with and his perceived success in the market.
Mourinho has come in and immediately we have an efficient and successful summer, so it's ptetty clear that if the manager is a capable footballing head he'd be able to keep up his side of the deal.
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Post by Bestie on Sept 2, 2016 8:08:59 GMT
The way I see it, there's a strong correlation betweem the competence and authority of the managers Ed has worked with and his perceived success in the market.
Mourinho has come in and immediately we have an efficient and successful summer, so it's ptetty clear that if the manager is a capable footballing head he'd be able to keep up his side of the deal. This. I think Woodward is too easily led by his manager. Moyes couldn't decide to stand or sit to take a piss and ends up shitting himself, so Woodward gave us a summer of nothing culminating with an overpaid panic buy. Van Gaal had an idea of what he wanted but was utterly misguided, and mostly talk no walk; Woodward produces a flashy couple of transfer windows that turn out to have very little substance. Mourinho comes in with an exact list of targets, and back ups, so Woodward gives us Pogba, Zlatan, Henry and Bailly. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 8:12:49 GMT
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Post by Rustin Cohle on Sept 7, 2016 15:19:08 GMT
I still maintain that Ed has only done a couple of deals where neither a) we just had way more money than anyone else or b) the player really wanted to go to United over everyone else.
Memphis was the only deal he had done before this summer where he both fought off competition and didn't overpay on what the player was generally viewed to be worth. Not sure if Ibra counts because it was a free transfer, but fair enough he had competition so I'll give that one to Woody. Mkhi wanted to go nowhere but here, but he was also at a good price, so half a point. Don't think anyone else was in for Bailly and he did pay a lot; he's definitely awesome, but it was a lot for an unknown. Pogba was finally the deal Woodward always dreamed of, but it was basically Raiola negotiating with himself.
Not saying every deal has to be hard fought and ridiculously cheap - of course not - just that very few required more than basic competency, which I'm not even sure he has. I'm not ready to forgive or forget, and I still think him returning to the commercial side with his tail between his legs, or just leaving altogether, is best for the club.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 15:22:35 GMT
I still maintain that Ed has only done a couple of deals where neither a) we just had way more money than anyone else or b) the player really wanted to go to United over everyone else. Memphis was the only deal he had done before this summer where he both fought off competition and didn't overpay on what the player was generally viewed to be worth. Not sure if Ibra counts because it was a free transfer, but fair enough he had competition so I'll give that one to Woody. Mkhi wanted to go nowhere but here, but he was also at a good price, so half a point. Pogba was finally the deal Woodward always dreamed of, but it was basically Raiola negotiating with himself. Not saying every deal has to be hard fought and ridiculously cheap - of course not - just that very few require more than basic competency. I'm not ready to forgive or forget, and I still think him returning to the commercial side with his tail between his legs, or just leaving altogether, is best for the club. Cheer the fuck up  |
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Post by CaajScot on Sept 7, 2016 15:27:59 GMT
I still maintain that Ed has only done a couple of deals where neither a) we just had way more money than anyone else or b) the player really wanted to go to United over everyone else. Memphis was the only deal he had done before this summer where he both fought off competition and didn't overpay on what the player was generally viewed to be worth. Not sure if Ibra counts because it was a free transfer, but fair enough he had competition so I'll give that one to Woody. Mkhi wanted to go nowhere but here, but he was also at a good price, so half a point. Pogba was finally the deal Woodward always dreamed of, but it was basically Raiola negotiating with himself. Not saying every deal has to be hard fought and ridiculously cheap - of course not - just that very few require more than basic competency. I'm not ready to forgive or forget, and I still think him returning to the commercial side with his tail between his legs, or just leaving altogether, is best for the club. Cheer the fuck up Our Agony Uncle is going through a mid-life change atm.  |
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Post by enzo1965 on Jun 29, 2017 22:02:09 GMT
Just how utterly shit is Ed Woodward at his job? Alvaro Morata has done everything just short of arriving at Carrington with his wife and bags and Ed is still struggling to sign him. We all know if we do sign him it will be after we have totally capitulated and paid Madrid exactly what they asked for. This man has the negotiating skills of Theresa May. Sack the ticker and put him out of his misery.
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