**Some new quotes just in to us from the Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has told our sports editor Dan Roan that a decision on Erik ten Hag’s future is not his call.**
Asked if he has faith in the Red Devils’ boss, he said:**“I don’t want to answer that question…I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day it’s not my call, it’s the management team that’s running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.**
**”But that team that’s running Manchester United has only been together since June or July. They weren’t there in January, February, March or April – [CEO] Omar [Berrada], [Sporting Director] Dan Ashworth – they only arrived in July**
**”They’ve only been there…you can count it in weeks almost – they’ve not been there a long time so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions.**
**”Our objective is very clear – we want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet, obviously – that’s very clear.”**
ChrisV88 on
I mean – We hired Omar and a team for him for a reason, we don’t want Ratcliffe making these calls.
summerincassiopeia on
This is as it should be.
mastermindrishi on
Good
Not-good-with-this on
Ratcliffe saying this has made me so much happier. He’s leaving it to the football people he hired, and I love that.
monstaboy on
Good, it would be like Woodward sacking a manger we need football men who either truly believe in ETH or not.
agni69 on
Reading between the lines he would sack him but gives Omar and team benefit of time.
B0z22 on
He shouldn’t go to the Villa game. The camera will cut to and from him and Erik when we inevitably shit the bed.
SvalbazGames on
Oohh.. I am on Reddit so I am just going to read the headline.
But this doesn’t sound like a vote of confidence
Edit: OK, read the article. Sensible approach from Sir Jim
blarg2003 on
So it’s down to the two guys that distanced themselves from the contract extension then. Hope that means the sack is coming.
AlephEpsilon on
That’s correct. Football people should decide while Ratcliff support them as long as he knows they are competent.
ThetaRider on
Leave the football decisions to the football management. Agreed.
shadynasty90 on
It’s never supposed to be his call. This is on Omar, Wilcox, and Ashworth.
ToshJoWe on
And to think I got downloaded to oblivion when I stated “it’s a good thing Ratcliffe doesn’t make these decisions” in response to Southgate potentially being ETHs replacement because he likes him.
AlbaintheSea9 on
This is the way it should be. Football people making football decisions instead of business people.
Melodic-Order-6628 on
He’s a dead man walking. It’s not if it’s when.
igtaba on
The video with the full answer paints a great picture on how things should be approached and & managed.
ItsABitChillyInHere on
Well I hope whoever it is can decide quickly
cdalb21 on
We can still save the season brother!!!! Please!!
Maaglin on
I don’t really believe this and think SJR is just dancing around the issue, and playing a little politics with this. It’s absolutely his call and he’ll make it based on the input from his team, which is fine and how it should run.
And even if he is 100% hands off, it also doesn’t really matter. SJR is still responsible for the outcome either way.
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**Piece** :
**Some new quotes just in to us from the Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has told our sports editor Dan Roan that a decision on Erik ten Hag’s future is not his call.**
Asked if he has faith in the Red Devils’ boss, he said:**“I don’t want to answer that question…I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day it’s not my call, it’s the management team that’s running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.**
**”But that team that’s running Manchester United has only been together since June or July. They weren’t there in January, February, March or April – [CEO] Omar [Berrada], [Sporting Director] Dan Ashworth – they only arrived in July**
**”They’ve only been there…you can count it in weeks almost – they’ve not been there a long time so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions.**
**”Our objective is very clear – we want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet, obviously – that’s very clear.”**
I mean – We hired Omar and a team for him for a reason, we don’t want Ratcliffe making these calls.
This is as it should be.
Good
Ratcliffe saying this has made me so much happier. He’s leaving it to the football people he hired, and I love that.
Good, it would be like Woodward sacking a manger we need football men who either truly believe in ETH or not.
Reading between the lines he would sack him but gives Omar and team benefit of time.
He shouldn’t go to the Villa game. The camera will cut to and from him and Erik when we inevitably shit the bed.
Oohh.. I am on Reddit so I am just going to read the headline.
But this doesn’t sound like a vote of confidence
Edit: OK, read the article. Sensible approach from Sir Jim
So it’s down to the two guys that distanced themselves from the contract extension then. Hope that means the sack is coming.
That’s correct. Football people should decide while Ratcliff support them as long as he knows they are competent.
Leave the football decisions to the football management. Agreed.
It’s never supposed to be his call. This is on Omar, Wilcox, and Ashworth.
And to think I got downloaded to oblivion when I stated “it’s a good thing Ratcliffe doesn’t make these decisions” in response to Southgate potentially being ETHs replacement because he likes him.
This is the way it should be. Football people making football decisions instead of business people.
He’s a dead man walking. It’s not if it’s when.
The video with the full answer paints a great picture on how things should be approached and & managed.
Well I hope whoever it is can decide quickly
We can still save the season brother!!!! Please!!
I don’t really believe this and think SJR is just dancing around the issue, and playing a little politics with this. It’s absolutely his call and he’ll make it based on the input from his team, which is fine and how it should run.
And even if he is 100% hands off, it also doesn’t really matter. SJR is still responsible for the outcome either way.