MANCHESTER UNITED MUST APPOINT A WELL ROUNDED MANAGER

205 billion pound revenue and climbing appears to have been the target Manchester United principle owners, The Glazer Family, strived for before the Glazer family were ready to invest on reenergizing the club once again. 

According to Manchester United financial stock market, Manchester United, the most famous club in world located on the East Manchester England were simply bleeding money occasionally in the past three seasons. With the knowledge of the clubs minor financial distress the club owners still elected to` invest a substantial amount of money in each of the transfer window under Jose Mourinho. During the second term of Jose Mourinho’s managerial regime, Mourinho cast an image of one dissatisfied figure head as Manchester United manager which prompted speculation of Jose Mourinho’s possible fall out with the Eminent owners of Manchester United football club. An estimated 200 million provision for the 2017/2018 transfer window was expected to definitely be a substantial amount to make some positive enough changes to Manchester United. Positive changes that were expected to help Manchester United to return to winning major trophies and subsequently refill the clubs financial well at the end of 2018. 

Barely two years into Manchester United’s last 200 million support of Jose Mourinho, including Jose Mourinho’s recently signed contract extension in 2018, Manchester United announce the termination of then head manager Jose Mourinho. The result of Jose Mourinho’s abrupt termination meaning the club elected to pay off the Portuguese manager rather than simply cutting the clubs losses and letting go of Jose Mourinho during the earlier end of Jose Mourinho’s contract tenure. The reality is that there is absolutely no point in anyone attempting to convince Manchester United fans or even the club owners themselves that the club is currently stuck in financial and domestic disaster because regardless of a persons attempts to grab an amplified speaker, run to the very peak of  mounting Everest and screaming out Manchester United's recent drops in the stock market, there is a high chance that no single Manchester United supporter will take the message serious. 

Yes, Manchester United's financial losses have not made enough damage in the way the club functions because in the past the club has always been able to make back any lost quota generated from a single season in UEFA Champions League through Merchandizing, TV view rate and advertising. Not to mention the fat checks the club receives after each Premier League and UEFA Champions League trophy won.  However, times have changed on Old Trafford and constant failure to secure the right manager whose mindset fits like a glove has Manchester United struggling on the pitch and leaking money off the pitch. Four seasons of the club owners failing to truly commit to searching for the right manager who operates in the right “Attacking” strategy will make any club crumble. 

Need more reason to be convinced of Manchester United’s on going turmoil? How about the fact that in the past four years the club has recklessly appointed and disagreed three managers whom clearly had no knowledge of operating in the same attacking strategy that has made Manchester United so successful. No research, no prior understanding on whether or not the desired target manager has the right credential to succeed at Old Trafford. Manchester United owners appeared to showed no sign of concern on what goes on in the pitch. If a manager can get Manchester United Champions League football the next season, regardless of the team is actually performing on the pitch, the manager handed the tag Manchester United manager. More reasons? How about the fact that Manchester United’s chief executive MR ED Woodward appeared to be on the verge of seriously considering selling the one player who appears to be the main pillar of positivity on Old Trafford PAUL POGBA!

Yes you heard right, Manchester United were considering letting Paul Pogba secure a move back to Juventus for a straight swap of the talented Douglas Costa. Take nothing away from Douglas Costa, Costa is an excellent player in his own rights and merits. However, if you are going to remove Paul Pogba who simply wears Manchester United on his chest proudly and is constantly chipping away on the problems facing the club day in- day out with his team mates, you might as well come straight out and let Manchester United supporters know that Manchester United will not only drop to the middle of the table but will subsequently not perform in the UEFA Champions League possibly for the next 3 years.

Finally, the point of the article is simply management. Manchester United executives need be reminded that the club has two sides, there is the business part of Manchester United which to the credit of the Glazer Family and business moguls such as Mr ED Woodward has been thriving for the past two decades and beyond. However, from recent indication, The Glazer family appear to have been neglecting the other half of the equation that has also played a major part in making Manchester United a fortress of success in the past four decades and more.. THE FOOTBALL! 

As mentioned in the start of the article, 205 billion revenue is an enormous amount of money that will allow any business owner to rest on their moral when discussions of how the company or in this case Football Club is operating. However, as any company is aware success must cultivate the hunger for success for future success to be accomplished. Manchester United LTD have been guilty of resting on the morals that has led to so many accomplishment which made the club recognized as one of the most successful clubs in the world. What resting on the morals of good football cost Manchester United in the past four years was not cheap but rather expensive. 487 million worth of expense which can be rectified through profits ticket sales, profits from advertising the clubs various business partners such as Chevrolet and profits from merchandise sales but the time period needed for the profit to start erasing the clubs debt will not be enough fix the problem considering the interest rate factor. Long periods of success on the pitch which the club owners have long overlooked might ironically be the only answer to Manchester United's financial mess.

The next Manchester United manager, maybe Ole Gunner Solskijaer or Mauricio Pauchetino, has to be able to deliver one major trophy to Old Trafford n ext season not just because a major trophy will return positive vibes and a sense of accomplishments back to Manchester United but mostly because Manchester United financial foundation is starting to wobble and unless one large deposit is made preferably profits made from winning trophies next season in the latest, Manchester United's financial foundation will eventually come crumbling down. 205 billion is not a lot.