[Football] Graham Potter will go to Man United

[Doc Lynam]

Strongly suspect he’ll be the next manager there.
Long term project, uses same vocabulary as Brailsford in setting goals and understanding people. He’s also shapeable and containable by the new part ownership.

Just a case of when for me.

 

[Mellotron]

How are their fans/the media any more patient than Chelsea's?

Surely it'll be exactly the same. We KNOW his methods take years to bed in.

This just screams Chelsea Mark II to me.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Be interesting to watch if it happens, keeping the fans on side will be key.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

It will be tough, but if he wanted an easy life he would have stayed at Chelsea.

 

[Silverhatch]

Ratcliffe & Brailsford both rate him. Ashworth probably on his way to OT too. Manchester United favouring the BHA model. Mad times.

 

[perth seagull]

How are their fans/the media any more patient than Chelsea's?

Man Utd don't sack managers as frequently as Chelsea. Otherwise, Ten Hag would have been fired along time ago. Potter might be given more time there than he got at Chelsea. Chelsea are in a league of their own when it comes to firing managers.

 

[sparkie]

They'll need to brush up on their history if they want to avoid criticism though.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

How are their fans/the media any more patient than Chelsea's?

Surely it'll be exactly the same. We KNOW his methods take years to bed in.

This just screams Chelsea Mark II to me.

They are renewing trash players contracts, they have learnt nothing.

He will be mad to go there

Sacking ETH doesn't solve anything really.

 

[Pevenseagull]

When the Man U fans get frustrated he can always tell them they need a history lesson.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

It will be what it will be However, his next role in management could be career-defining.

 

[macbeth]

if he can’t handle the circus at chelsea then united should be interesting…

 

[Man of Harveys]

Who?

 

[Doc Lynam]

It will be what it will be However, his next role in management could be career-defining.

I was thinking the same.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

It will be what it will be However, his next role in management could be career-defining.

I personally think he will look back and think he should never have left Brighton as it will never be as good for him again.

Fan base pretty much loved him
Backed by an owner fully
Recruitment on point.

Mopo is seeing this now with Spurs.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Chelsea are in a league of their own when it comes to firing managers.

Sorry that's not true I give you Watford.

 

[A1X]

I'm surprised somebody hasn't already started a thread about this TBH

Oh, wait...

 

[chickens]

Manchester United absolutely do sack managers, just not quite as quickly as Chelsea.

Regardless, I absolutely do not see Manchester United fans politely applauding the two years of “one step forward, one step back” confusion before he starts to get his message across and performances start consistently going the right way.

Unless of course he’s learnt from his Chelsea experience.

 

[GloryDays]

It will be what it will be However, his next role in management could be career-defining.

I think no matter what move he makes it will be career defining. He's sorted for life thanks to his stint at Chelsea. The best move he can make is to sign with as high profile a club as possible - so United is the perfect fit.

I've though this was nailed on since the summer to be honest and a matter of when, not if. I could be wrong of course. The one glaring issue that doesn't sit right with me is Old Trafford. It's a bloody corrugated morgue and Potter seems to love a new build. This could just be a coincidence.

If he went to Utd I would love to see him do well. I like Potter. I f***ing hate Chelsea. It's a big, big shame he did that. Very dirty move. But what's the point in him going to Utd and failing? No one wins here. I'd love to see why we rated him so highly working out at Utd. I honestly think with more time at Chelsea he would have done well. Not forgetting he was sacked while in the UCL knockouts.

 

[Commander]

Said it before, but I reckon Newcastle is his next stop. Howe has a lot of credit in the bank, but they are struggling at the moment and if they lose to Sunderland tomorrow and then lose their next two to Man City and Villa, he will be in trouble. I would have thought Ashworth would be all over Potter if that were to happen.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

My main interest if he takes over at Manchester United is....

What new look will he go for ?

1: Clean Shaven tracksuit manager

2: Clean Shaven tracksuit manager with a bit aggro about him

3: Beardy homeless manager with a monotone voice and attitude.

4: Sharp suited, rich yuppy turtle necked tw@t of a manager.

Which will it be ?