Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool were all in the draw as the FA Cup reached its fourth round. And guess what…
8 Jan 2012
5:45PM
Nottingham Forest/Leicester v Swindon Town
Sheffield United v Birmingham City/Wolves
Macclesfield Town/Bolton v Swansea City
Everton v Fulham
Derby County v Stoke City
Liverpool v Manchester United
Watford v Tottenham
Stevenage v Notts County
Arsenal/Leeds United v Aston Villa
Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom v Norwich City
MK Dons/QPR v Chelsea
Hull City v Crawley Town
Dagenham + Redbridge/Millwall v Southampton
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Brighton/Wrexham v Newcastle United
Ties to take place on the weekend of 28/29 January.
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Moyes would be a great successor for AF! Will Fergie still be running the show from upstairs tho?
Moyes is the obvious choice, has done a great job with Everton.
Wouldn’t call him the obvious choice, United fans are forgetting he’s never won a trophy or managed at the top
Yeah that’s why Moyes wouldn’t be my choice, he lacks both European experience and an ingrained winning mentality, two attributes that are fundamental at the highest level of management. Nobody can deny he’s done a great job at Everton but the fact remains that Ferguson was already a proven winner with European honours before he came to United and I feel his replacement should have the same level of experience. That being said I have complete trust in both Fergie and Bobby Charlton and if they judge Moyes to be the right man to take United forward I will support the appointment completely.
What odds on the soon to be retired Philip Neville as his assistant at OT?
He’s hasn’t announced retirement just leaving Everton.
If the Champions League is the ultimate then who would you back to bring it home to Old Trafford Moyes or Murinhio …..? No contest ! Sorry to say it but Fergie still wants to have a big say in things and more chance that Moyes will comply to that scene…so reluctantly for me who remembers clearly most of the Busby era it has to be Murinhio
I would tend to disagree with the Champions league being the ultimate. The ultimate in my opinion is to continue to give the club stability and long term success. I think while Mourinho may well bring short term success and even a Champions league he would never be the manager to give stability and longevity. The last thing United need now after 27 years of success under one manager is to fall in to the trap of chopping and changing every other year and Mourinho is unlikely to stay for more than a couple of years. This coupled with his will to spend large amounts of money to build his teams and his conflicting style of play to United’s tradition he could well leave United in a mess were he to get the job. In short despite his undoubted attributes I just don’t see him as being a good fit for Manchester United.
Sorry Sean but history tells us there will always be a time of uncertainty after such a long reign and whether its Moyes or Murinhio my forecast is either one will be gone within a relatively short term..I know it’s in the past century but Busby’s immediate successor Frank O’Farrell had the perfect credentials to take over and soon it became obvious he was totally out of his depth…That for me is the crux with Moyes and much and all as I dislike Murinhio he has such a great record of success , which will always be craved by Man Utd fans worldwide …even in the short term he would give Utd. a fair chance of Champions League success ..reality is that Fergie was very lucky to land those last two Champions Leagues.. Otherwise his record in Europe is modest enough.. Anyway it’s obviously a done deal for Moyes so only time will tell !!
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To be fair I agree with you to a point in that it would always be difficult to find a manager who would provide security after such a long reign, as history often reflects. However I would be wary of your principal of taking Mourinho for short term gratification as when you look at how many great clubs have fallen United must prioritise it’s longevity at the top and history will no doubt tell us that Mourinho has left his former clubs in a bit of a mess for years to come. If you take a look at both of Mourinho’s triumphs in the Champions league you will see that luck contributed greatly in each of them. As is the case in most Tournaments, the winners will always require a bit of good fortune along the way and neither Ferguson’s or Mourinho’s record should be belittled because of it. As I’m sure you’ve seen above Moyes would not have been my preferred choice either but I have every faith in the people responsible for the appointment so I wish he the best of luck.
Thanks Sean that was a constructive debate …we are both obviously genuine fans…here’s hoping for at least 2 trophies next year…if they can achieve that Moyes will be there for the long term …Cheers !,