🚨🇫🇷 NEW: The location of the French aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle, has been given away by a sailor using Strava whilst jogging on the ship deck
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A remarkable repetition of history: HS Kimon, Hellenic Navy's new frigate now sent to Cyprus to protect it from Iranian drones with its missiles, is named after the Athenian general Kimon, son of Miltiades, who sailed to Cyprus in 450 b.C. with 200 triremes to fight the Persians.
"Manchester United’s past is always at the wheel. As a club, they exist in a ‘retrotopia’, defined as a tendency among people who are insecure and dissatisfied with the modern world to look for a solution to their problems in the days of yore.
"There is nothing wrong with what Jose Mourinho called “football heritage.” But United, for too long, have appeared overwhelmed by their history rather than inspired by it.
"They have to stop thinking like United, or at least always referring back to what worked for them under Sir Alex Ferguson. Back then their identity wasn’t bound up in concepts like 4-4-2, wingers and attack, attack, attack, it was bound up in Ferguson himself.
"But that United has gone."
@JamesHorncastle on how #MUFC became prisoners of their past.
https://t.co/KfhvDPb4Lp
INEOS kept on a manager they had no faith in, openly canvassing Europe for his successor but then armed him with £200m to spend on players he wanted, and changed the backroom staff before sacking him anyway. They axed a sporting director, whose way of working was well established, because he did not fit in with how they wanted him to work. He warned them about selecting a head coach attached to a fixed style of play, which didn’t suit the squad and how expensive it would be to build a quality 3-4-3. They didn’t listen, insisted they believed wholeheartedly in Ruben Amorim’s approach, but then wouldn’t fully back it in the transfer market and asked him to change the tactical principles that attracted them to him. Some “best in class” decision-making…
🚨Here’s what Ruben Amorim has done at United 👇
— Drastically improved our physicality & fitness.
— Managed minutes — fewest injuries in the league.
— Stopped leaks from the dressing room & lineup.
— Made sure nobody plays unless 100% fit.
— Turned a toxic squad into a United family.
— Removed the bad apples for good.
— Brought accountability back — players now fight for their spots, not just their wages.
— Restored discipline and professionalism that’s been missing since the Ferguson era.
He started from scratch, built structure, culture & belief — not shortcuts. Results will come, but what he’s done behind the scenes is massive. 🔴 #MUFC
This is the kind of chaos we signed up for. A golden retriever puppy who thinks he's a piglet, rolling around in pure bliss with his squeaky new siblings. Zero hesitation. Full commitment to the bit. Therapy bills for the farmer: pending. We love him.
@ChristodoulosD@Don_Marinos@DaNickstah Σύμφωνοι. Στα αγγλικά ίσως εν πιο δόκιμο: ο Πεπ εν ο καλύτερος tactician, o SAF εν ο καλύτερος manager. Ο ένας εδούλεψε σε Barca, Bayern, MCity με τεράστιες επιτυχίες ναι, ο άλλος έπιασε ευρωπαϊκό με Aberdeen εναντίον της Ρεαλ (εν θα πω καν για τη United)
As pointed out by @MU_ST, another £18.8m in debt interest payments for six months to Dec 31 takes total interest costs since Glazers’ leveraged buyout to more than £1bn.
Club remains £1bn in debt: gross, future transfer fees + revolving credit facility. Scandalous. #MUFC
Thanks to the entire BSC Young Boys support at Celtic Park tonight who gave my wee fella Joshua his very own, unforgettable and special moment 👏 ☘️
Safe journey home to you all and what a great support 🇨🇭 @BSC_YB