Two things I’ve just learned:
The BBC has an Uzbek twitter feed
In Uzbek Manchester United is Manchester Yunayted. Bosh!
— BBCUzbek (@bbcuzbek)
May 23, 2016
Luis van Gaal "Manchester Yunayted" bosh murabbiyligidan bo‘shatilgan https://t.co/xn5DjRtmaj
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15m ago 16:17
— #ThisFlag (@FungaiChiposi)
May 23, 2016
@Simon_Burnton I do not wish to alarm anyone but someone should call the police. What is LVG still doing in there?
At what point do we report him missing? Any signs of United installing a new patio?
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17m ago 16:15
— Paul Hirst (@hirstclass)
May 23, 2016
Sounds like Woodward actually told LVG in person last night that he was sacked.
That is kind of him. Perhaps Woodward is now travelling the nation breaking the news in person to the entire UK population, one by one. Slowly.
Please let it be my turn soon.
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22m ago 16:10
Thanks to @LukkaSamir on Twitter for tipping me off about yesterday’s big events near Strasbourg, where Arsène Wenger opened the Stade Arsène Wenger. Will they ever have to update those palmarès, though?
— Floreal Hernandez (@floreal_hdez)
May 22, 2016
Bain de foule, selfies pr l'inauguration du stade Arsène #Wenger à #Duppigheim #Alsace. @20minutesstras @20Minutes pic.twitter.com/c6YtXYTrOt
— 20minutesstras (@20minutesstras)
May 22, 2016
stade Arsène #Wenger à #Duppigheim "Il mériterait d'avoir un stade à son nom ds chaque village #alsace & de #France" pic.twitter.com/AFBHy7hb0R
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28m ago 16:04
Hello again! A couple of key updates for you:
Jose Mourinho has gone back home.
Paul Gilroy QC, the employment lawyer working on the whole severance thing, has left Carrington. He’s probably also on the way home.
There is, however, no news on when Louis van Gaal is going home.
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30m ago 16:02
Right that’s all from me. Much to my relief, Simon is back to talk you through the rest of this momentous day.
Cheerio!
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34m ago 15:57
Just when the well had run dry, when there was no more of the barrel to scrape …
Reduced to the status of buffoonish imbecile for sending helpful video clips
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40m ago 15:51
Another one that got away …
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN)
May 23, 2016
Done deal! @matshummels has put pen to paper on his contract at #FCBayern. pic.twitter.com/iBuse1R0AM
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42m ago 15:50
A bit of ‘news’ from Aryadita Balakrishnan someone who would prefer to remain nameless now:
Just heard from Hoek, a close family friend, Louis is keen on picking up the vacant position in Amsterdam for a last hurrah with Ajax.
Remains to be seen whether he’d be sacked though.
Updated at 3.54pm BST
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51m ago 15:41
Remember that Van der Sar called LvG ‘the best trainer I ever had’. Which implies he was better than SAF, according to Van der Sar.
I think a lot of people have been regretting jumping aboard the LVG bandwagon for a while now Jurjen, but a vaild point nonetheless.
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1h ago 15:36
Steven’s been in touch to ruin my fun …
— Steven Schoppert (@SchoppertRTL)
May 23, 2016
@carllalala @gerard_meagher maybe lost in translation, but that was actually a joke. LVG was acting there, as was the host...
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1h ago 15:35
Of course, while we all have our lenses – camera or optic – training at Carrington, it’s worth remembering that the wheels keep turning on the managerial merry-go-round. Brendan Rogers is about to be unveiled as the new Celtic manager and while there’s silence from Manchester United, there’s unlikely to be at Parkhead.
Football quiz: Brendan Rodgers or David Brent?
Was it the real-life manager of Liverpool who supposedly said it or the fictional manager of a Slough paper company?
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1h ago 15:30
Coffee Mug has a suggestion as to the delay of any confirmation of LVG’s departure.
— Coffee Mug (@captainsmug)
May 23, 2016
@gerard_meagher theory#53 Woodward is held hostage & being subjected to lengthy video analysis of why LVG should stay by Max Reckers #MUFC
Carl has a more likely one.
— carl (@carllalala)
May 23, 2016
@gerard_meagher Imagine having to give LvG his P45https://t.co/mpIj9bvMc3
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1h ago 15:26
Here’s confirmation of something Manchester United related that we already knew … although not confirmation of what we were hoping for.
— Jan Hagen (@PortuBall)
May 23, 2016
Renato Sanches has confirmed he rejected Man United: "Everyone know they made an offer, but I had others as well." pic.twitter.com/ApPlzFu1nf
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1h ago 15:22
And Stephen has this to say …
Do you guys really just sit there refreshing Twitter and reposting youtube videos?
I’d ask for a job, but I just sit here watching you refreshing Twitter and reposting youtube videos.
I think we are both winning
No one is winning at this point Stephen
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1h ago 15:20
Ian has been in touch, wondering if LVG has been spending all this time at Carrington today, moving upstairs. I’ve never been to Carrington Ian, but judging by the time he arrived this morning that must be quite a few flights of stairs.
Any chance that LVG could be getting a role as Director of Football at Utd? A theory I put forward to my mate Dunner several months ago.
Cheers,Ian
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1h ago 15:12
Hello! Gerard here, filling in for Simon temporarily. As the waiting game continues, conspiracy theories are beginning to emerge …
— Pratyaksh Agarwal (@pratyaksh_a)
May 23, 2016
@gerard_meagher Have a feeling #VanGaal will come out & say, "The team still believes in my philosophy! I am not going,you fat man!" #Scared
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1h ago 15:08
Right, I’m going to take a short sanity break. Gerard Meagher will be on top of things for the next half-hour or so - email him here or tweet here. Bye for now!
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1h ago 15:05
Shares in Manchester United are up nearly 4% since trading opened half an hour ago, report the FT.
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1h ago 15:02
Excellent point.
— thabo mokaleng (@mokaleng)
May 23, 2016
@Simon_Burnton Fitting, in a way. LvG's sacking is as tedious as his football was.
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2h ago 15:00
It appears the removal men have turned up at Jose Mourinho’s house.
— PA Dugout (@PAdugout)
May 23, 2016
The Moving One? Pictures from Jose's London house show something's afoot; it's 208 miles to Manchester #MUFC pic.twitter.com/PUD6sVwYDH
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2h ago 14:59
“Back to the Giggs stay/go debate from earlier, one of the things that has impressed me about Mourinho is the seeming conveyor belt (maybe slight exaggeration there) of his coaching staff who have gone into management, including Brendan Rodgers, Steve Clarke and AVB,” writes Karl Gibbons. “If I were Giggs, I would have a look at those names and be happy to stay and learn from an undoubted great of the game, and Mourinho would then be the third such titan he will have learned from … and Moyes.” That is all true. I can why Giggs might want to stay, but whether Mourinho would want him to is less straightforward.
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2h ago 14:52
Not everyone is celebrating Van Gaal’s imminent departure - Robbie Mustoe is upset.
— Robbie Mustoe (@robbiemustoe)
May 23, 2016
I'll miss him.
BBC Sport - Louis van Gaal sacked: Man Utd boss's funniest quotes https://t.co/fgwdMUD1wn
If you don’t remember Robbie Mustoe, or do remember him but are a bit bored, this compilation is for you:
Dutch football writer Elko Born on the Zlatan rumours:
— Elko Born (@Elko_B)
May 23, 2016
De Telegraaf have connections with Zlatan's agent Mino Raiola, who is Dutch. He could be the source of this information.
— Elko Born (@Elko_B)
May 23, 2016
To be clear: Zlatan will join as a player. He won't become a coach until after his retirement, probably in a few years.
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2h ago 14:46
— ☆ (@Grenadiier)
May 23, 2016
@Simon_Burnton At this point I am starting to think Van Gaal is the one taking hostages at Carrington?
There better be a good excuse, that’s all I’m saying.
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2h ago 14:37
This has nothing to do with Manchester United, but it made me laugh.
— You Had One Job (@_youhadonejob1)
May 23, 2016
The irony. pic.twitter.com/1FlO8ROI3G
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2h ago 14:35
OK, it’s now 2.32pm, the New York stock exchange is open for business, and we still have no announcement from Manchester United. I’m starting to think it’s all a hoax, and that Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward are in a Carrington office right now reading this blog, laughing maniacally and repeatedly hugging each other.
If you’re out there, guys, it’s not funny any more. The joke’s over. You can come out now.
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2h ago 14:31
One thing’s for sure: I wouldn’t want to be a Mancunian doctor right now.
Bayern Munich doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt quits after argument
Three other members of the medical team quit the club on Thursday, saying they had been blamed for the Champions League defeat against Porto the previous night
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Eva Carneiro: medics rally to demoted Chelsea doctor after Mourinho row
Sport physicians support Eva Carneiro after coach criticises her for rushing on to pitch to treat injured Eden Hazard in stoppage time
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2h ago 14:26
Ibrahimovic, they say, has been offered the chance to be an “assistant coach” at Old Trafford, and hopes that his next move will be into management.
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2h ago 14:24
De Telegraaf, the respected Dutch newspaper, are reporting that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed to join Manchester United on a free transfer.
— De Telegraaf (@telegraaf)
May 23, 2016
Manchester United haalt Zlatan Ibrahimovic binnen https://t.co/UZrepiNhzU
Updated at 2.28pm BST
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2h ago 14:21
Here’s photographic evidence that Jose Mourinho is, um, no longer at home. I know it’s not much, but it’s all I’ve got.
Jose Mourinho
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho leaves his house in London. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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2h ago 14:14
Here’s a four-year-old report on a Bobby Charlton interview, notable for the pronouncement that “Mourinho is a really good coach but that’s as far as I would go really” and that “he pontificates too much for my liking”.
Sir Bobby Charlton says José Mourinho would not suit Manchester United
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2h ago 14:07
“With under-21 coach Warren Joyce said to be wanted by Blackburn, surely the U21 job would would be the ideal gig for Giggs (sorry!),” writes Alistair Langford-Wilson. “It always seemed weird to suggest putting him straight into the hot seat having never had to take full responsibility for managing his own team through a season. And going to another club to gain experience seems pointless - there is no other club like United, and as we’ve seen with Moyes and Van Gaal, success elsewhere does not guarantee success at OT. Pep and Zidane both managed their clubs’ reserve teams before taking on the senior job. Why not Giggs?”
I agree. It would allow United’s new manager to bring in his own assistant, while simultaneously keeping Giggs close and ensuring some distance. Giggs, meanwhile, has seen any number of United players leave amid talk of them proving their managerial credentials before returning to take over at Old Trafford - Bryan Robson’s the big one - and it hasn’t worked out for any of them yet (though I guess he’s also seen the likes of Mike Phelan and Brian McClair stay around and not get the promotions they presumably desired).
Meanwhile, some news regarding Giggs’s exit:
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst)
May 23, 2016
Told Giggs exited Carrington via different exit than one players and staff usually go through. Van Gaal still there. #mufc
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3h ago 13:59
If you need a soundtrack to this unexpectedly long countdown to a potential accouncement, Manchester band the Courteneers have provided one!
The best thing about the Courteneers remains the fact that their biggest hit, 2008’s Not Nineteen Forever, reached a peak chart position of 19. And, it’s true, it didn’t stay there forever - it dropped to No30 the following week.
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3h ago 13:52
Breaking: Jose Mourinho has gone shopping.
— Fred Nathan (@FreddieNathan)
May 23, 2016
Jose Mourinho just came out of his house and sped off pic.twitter.com/QnVFbJKriY
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3h ago 13:51
— Lion J. Mutongah (@jmutongah)
May 23, 2016
@Simon_Burnton Frm From Kenya I don't think Giggs can cope with Mourinho's high-handed management style
Even if his style were low-handed, or middle-handed, put yourself in Mourinho’s shoes for a moment. You’d surely prefer your own appointment as assistant, someone you know well and are comfortable with, someone with whom you know with absolute certainty you will work effectively, rather than a club legend with his own pre-existing relationships both with the players and around the club to protect.
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3h ago 13:48
The Manchester Evening News’ Ryan Giggs story is now live, here. There is not a lot of extra detail, but they say he has been given the chance to remain “in some capacity”.
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3h ago 13:45
— Craig (@jorgalbertz)
May 23, 2016
@Simon_Burnton serious Q. It's obvious that Man Utd would want Giggs to stay. When a journo writes that, how much is assumption vs evidence?
I think it implies some actual knowledge of the process being undertaken. It comes from the man Manchester United reporter at the main Manchester newspaper - I would expect them to have good contacts. They’re promising more soon, so we’ll see what details are forthcoming.
Updated at 1.45pm BST
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3h ago 13:41
Here’s something for the Game of Thrones fans among you:
— The Culture (@_MidKnightGaz)
May 23, 2016
Winter had come for LVGhttps://t.co/zr0xz6K04A
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3h ago 13:37
Memphis Depay has arrived in Portugal for a training camp with the Dutch national side, and has posted a little video online in which he shows us his room and the swimming pool, and briefly mentions the FA Cup final:
Of course I was not involved in the squad but I’m still happy that we won the title. It’s still a title.
— Memphis (@Memphis)
May 23, 2016
Bom Dia! Arrived in Portugal with the national squad. Let me show you guys around https://t.co/3cpeqIx6zQ
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