Roy Keane recently said Ferguson and Gill were "hanging around the club like a bad smell." The truth is it's Keane himself, along with Scholes, Butt, and Gary, who've become the lingering bad smell, not at the club, but in the media ecosystem around it, poisoning the atmosphere..
๐พ๐ช Bitterness Disguised as Standards: How United's Legends Lost Their Way ๐งต
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Manchester United's challenges extend far beyond the pitch. While tactical debates and squad rebuilding dominate headlines, another problem festers in the background: former players whose commentary has devolved from constructive criticism into something far more destructive.
Roy Keane's recent outburst about Manchester United's coaching appointments epitomises this troubling trend. His dismissive comments about Jonny Evans joining the coaching staff revealed more about Keane himself than about United's decision-making.
"Evans was at United 4-5 weeks ago as a loans manager, and then Fletcher gives him the job," Keane sneered. "He has two games, Fletcher goes and then Carrick gives him a job. Great isn't it? We should all go to Barbados for a week."
The irony is staggering. Keane himself transitioned into management at Sunderland with zero coaching experience. Yet when Evans, a player who spent two seasons with the current squad and possesses intimate knowledge of these players, receives a coaching role, Keane treats it as a farce.
His mockery extended beyond Evans. He ridiculed Fletcher ("he knows the guy in the canteen, he rings Ferguson up to ask what socks he's going to wear") and even took aim at Carrick's wife: "His wife has a big mouth sometimes. Maybe she's doing team-talks."
This isn't punditry. Itโs playground bullying dressed up as analysis.
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#MUFC #ManchesterUnited #Keane #Scholes
๐จโ๏ธ In 2014, Newcastle United had to sell Elliot Anderson just to stay within FFP rules.
They did not want to lose him - but as an academy graduate it made sense to with he entire fee recorded as pure profit in the clubโs accounts, providing a major boost to their PSR position.
Now, heโs signing for Manchester City for an incredible ยฃ116M, a club facing 115 charges over alleged breaches of Premier League financial regulations.
An independent panel heard the case and proceedings wrapped up in 2024, but still, for reasons nobody seems able to explain, there has been no verdict. Why?
The whole situation is f*cked.
๐ฅน Following Japan's heartbreaking World Cup exit, an emotional Hajime Moriyasu walked over to the travelling fans and, with tears in his eyes, gave one last ojigi โ the traditional Japanese bow as a gesture of respect and gratitude.
There is nothing to criticise about this team. They fought until the very last second, never stopped believing, and gave us some of the most unforgettable moments of this World Cup.
After the match, Moriyasu reflected on how far Japan has come:
๐ฃ๏ธ "Looking at the comparison with Brazil, I think we've definitely closed the gap.
"It's not that Brazil have become weaker. Japan has moved closer to that world-class level. But Brazil still had moments where they showed their quality, so there is still a difference. We have to keep working to close that gap."
The man with the notebook. If you're going to fall, do it with the dignity, humility and pride that Hajime Moriyasu showed. ๐ฏ๐ตโค๏ธ
After seeing these images, I like Cristiano Ronaldo even more. He seems like a very kind and warm-hearted person, and to me, he's the best player ever. โค๏ธ
This Matheus Fernandes discussion is exposing how football fans completely lose their heads over hype.
ยฃ85m?
For what exactly?
No seriously.
What are we actually paying for here?
Two Premier League seasons.
Two relegations.
And somehow people are screaming โEPL proven.โ
Proven at what?
Getting relegated?
Because if we are being brutally honest, there is not a single elite club on earth spending ยฃ85m on a midfielder whose biggest achievement is โhe looked good while his team sank twice.โ
The Vitinha comparisons are honestly insulting.
Vitinha was technically superior, smarter, more polished, more complete โ and PSG got him for around ยฃ35m.
Thirty five.
Not eighty five.
So please explain the math.
Not emotions.
Math.
What exactly makes Matheus Fernandes worth over double the price?
And donโt give me โpotential.โ
Football is full of graves built on potential.
United alone have donated hundreds of millions chasing โthe next big thing.โ
Sancho.
Antony.
Hรธjlund.
Every single time fans convince themselves:
โThis one is different.โ
Until reality hits.
Here is the uncomfortable truth people are avoiding:
Matheus Fernandes is not special.
Talented? Yes.
Special? No.
There is nothing he does that football has never seen before.
Nothing revolutionary.
Nothing worth ยฃ85m.
He is not prime Modriฤ.
Not Pedri.
Not Rodri.
Not even close.
He is a good young midfielder with hype inflated by social media clips and desperation in the market.
Thatโs it.
And please stop pretending ยฃ85m is normal money.
ยฃ85m buys world-class players.
Champions League players.
League-winning players.
Players who dominate Europe.
Not a back-to-back relegated midfielder heading into the Championship.
At some point clubs need to stop paying for fantasy and start paying for certainty.
Because if this kid is genuinely worth ยฃ85m, then football has completely lost its mind.
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธ Odion Ighalo: โWhen my agent
told me Man United wanted a backup striker.
โThey had FOUR options [in the market], and I was the third option.
โI started PRAYING against those options so that they won't work.
โI got a pay cut, I didn't CARE. I just told my agent make the deal work, even though they don't give me money to play for United, I just want to wear that jerseyโ. ๐โค๏ธ
Diehard YANITED fan ๐ณ๐ฌ
๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: Only 8 clubs have won the Champions League while being unbeaten. The ONLY team that did it twice is Manchester United. โค๏ธ
@TouchlineX Absolutely loving it that Gabriel screwed it.
Absolutely deserved it for the prick he is.
And Arteta? No PGMOL to bail you out this time ๐
@TouchlineX For the sake of football,
Assnal football club does not deserve to be in a Champions League final AGAIN.
This disgusting football belongs to their London backyards, NEVER again should the world have to see this garbage.
๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ช: Arsenal can become the 10th unbeaten side in history to win the Champions League.
โข Real Madrid
โข Manchester City
โข Bayern Munich
โข Manchester United
โข FC Barcelona
โข Manchester United
โข AFC Ajax
โข AC Milan
โข Olympique Marseille
๐ญ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ failed spectacularly at Valencia CF because he took a massive job with zero managerial grounding. He won 3 of 16 games, oversaw one of the clubโs worst runs in decades, lost the dressing room almost immediately, and became a tactical punchbag. Players didnโt trust him, fans protested, and the team collapsed. It wasnโt bad luck he simply wasnโt ready, and La Liga exposed him fast.
๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ lasted 31 days at Oldham Athletic. That alone tells you everything. He walked into a chaotic club, won 1 game in 6, showed no clear identity, no authority, no long-term plan then quit when it got uncomfortable. Thatโs not failure through pressure; thatโs failure through lack of commitment to the craft.
๐ฏ. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ managed Ipswich Town and later Sunderland AFC. At Ipswich he had a brief high, then burned bridges and left instability. At Sunderland, it went worse: poor results, toxic atmosphere, players switching off. His intensity turned from edge to excess. Motivation without structure doesnโt last over a season, and teams eventually tuned him out.
All three relied on status instead of substance. They thought elite mentality would replace coaching education, tactical depth, and man-management. Football doesnโt work like that anymore.
Legacy gets you the job.
Competence keeps you in it.
None of them had enough of the second, and every club paid the price.
When Sir Ferguson had enough of Roy Keane, the same person now trash talking and lying about things Bruno Fernandes didnโt say, while also talking about what it means to be a leader when he was a terrible leader himself.
Not a Manchester United legend ๐ฎ