Man Utd Thread:

[Carmen Stateside]

Madrid reject Rodriguez set to play in the theatre of w**ks next season!

Mature much?

did you read the last few pages?

[yellowcard]

"Mourinho has an unenviable record when it comes to winning titles but he has always had vast resources at any of the clubs he's been to"

Nonsense. Mourinho won the Champions League with a Porto side which was assembled at a fraction of the cost of some other sides in the competition.

That may be the one possible exception but it was hardly a vintage CL beating Lyon, Deportivo and Monaco to win the competition and having to rely on a wrongfully disallowed Scholes goal to knock out Utd at OT. Chelsea were the moneybags club that year and should have won the competition but for a clusterfcuk against Monaco in the semi final. However, surely even you can't deny that the overall point remains, he has always had a pot of gold at each of the clubs he has been to since then.

[The Stallion]

When he won the Champions League with Inter they were far from the best side in the competition. He deserves massive credit for winning that year, his tactics were spot on and he got the best out of a team which wasn't great.

Think he beat Chelsea,  Barcelona and Bayern to win that too.

[yellowcard]

When he won the Champions League with Inter they were far from the best side in the competition. He deserves massive credit for winning that year, his tactics were spot on and he got the best out of a team which wasn't great.

Think he beat Chelsea,  Barcelona and Bayern to win that too.

Absolutely , it was a fine achievement particularly defeating that great Barca side over 2 legs even if the ash cloud had a big bearing on that result. I'm not arguing over some of his past achievements and I don't think anyone can, I'm simply making the point that since Porto he has always gone to a club with a blank cheque book. Ancellotti is similar.

[The Stallion]

Hardly surprising that a good manager would end up at a club with plenty of money. Not sure it has any relevance to his managerial ability.

[nrico2006]

When he won the Champions League with Inter they were far from the best side in the competition. He deserves massive credit for winning that year, his tactics were spot on and he got the best out of a team which wasn't great.

Think he beat Chelsea,  Barcelona and Bayern to win that too.

Absolutely , it was a fine achievement particularly defeating that great Barca side over 2 legs even if the ash cloud had a big bearing on that result. I'm not arguing over some of his past achievements and I don't think anyone can, I'm simply making the point that since Porto he has always gone to a club with a blank cheque book. Ancellotti is similar.

Inter hadn't a blank cheque book.

[gallsman]

and having to rely on a wrongfully disallowed Scholes goal to knock out Utd at OT.

Jesus Christ, get over it.

[JoG2]

Inter hadn't a blank cheque book.

Nor any Italians.. Which would lead to think they weren't short on the old cash

[seafoid]

The French soccer magazine France Football did a comparison of the best paid players and managers.
Guardiola gets €14.5 million. Conte gets €7.5m. Poch gets €6.3 m
And Maureen gets €28m which is more or less the sum total of the 3

[pearseog]

The French soccer magazine France Football did a comparison of the best paid players and managers.
Guardiola gets €14.5 million. Conte gets €7.5m. Poch gets €6.3 m
And Maureen gets €28m which is more or less the sum total of the 3

That would put him on €540,000 a week. Are you sure that's right? I'd have thought 200-300k which in itself is still ridiculous.

[snoopdog]

The French soccer magazine France Football did a comparison of the best paid players and managers.
Guardiola gets €14.5 million. Conte gets €7.5m. Poch gets €6.3 m
And Maureen gets €28m which is more or less the sum total of the 3

Your point being???

[DuffleKing]

Pep and Jose are on 15m
Wenger 8.3m
Klopp 7m
Conte 6.5m
Koeman 6m

[gallsman]

When he won the Champions League with Inter they were far from the best side in the competition. He deserves massive credit for winning that year, his tactics were spot on and he got the best out of a team which wasn't great.

Think he beat Chelsea,  Barcelona and Bayern to win that too.

Absolutely , it was a fine achievement particularly defeating that great Barca side over 2 legs even if the ash cloud had a big bearing on that result. I'm not arguing over some of his past achievements and I don't think anyone can, I'm simply making the point that since Porto he has always gone to a club with a blank cheque book. Ancellotti is similar.

Inter hadn't a blank cheque book.

They didn't have a blank chequebook but they sold Ibra and in return got Eto'o, Milito, Lucio, Sneijder and cash left over.

[GJL]

Madrid reject Rodriguez set to play in the theatre of w**ks next season!

Mature much?

did you read the last few pages?

Fair point. One man is on a loan crusade to ruin the soccer threads but that sort of crap above does not help either.

[Cunny Funt]

When he won the Champions League with Inter they were far from the best side in the competition. He deserves massive credit for winning that year, his tactics were spot on and he got the best out of a team which wasn't great.

Think he beat Chelsea,  Barcelona and Bayern to win that too.

Absolutely , it was a fine achievement particularly defeating that great Barca side over 2 legs even if the ash cloud had a big bearing on that result. I'm not arguing over some of his past achievements and I don't think anyone can, I'm simply making the point that since Porto he has always gone to a club with a blank cheque book. Ancellotti is similar.

Inter hadn't a blank cheque book.

They didn't have a blank chequebook but they sold Ibra and in return got Eto'o, Milito, Lucio, Sneijder and cash left over.

Benitez was appointed manager of treble winning side Inter Milan after that and didn't last long.