Garnacho told to find new club; Bilbao reflections
It's our first podcast since the calamities of Bilbao, and we're not just talking about the football. Who is responsible for the series of events which led to leaving hundreds, maybe thousands, of fans stranded in a city that had essentially closed for business?Ruben Amorim's future had even seemed up in the air after that game, but it seems he has been reassured of his future by Manchester United's execs. He used the authority lent him by this vote of confidence to give Alejandro Garnacho marching orders. The Argentinian winger, and his entourage, were publicly critical of the head coach, which appears to have crossed a line. Fan reaction was mixed.The team went on to play Champions League chasers Aston Villa on Sunday before jetting off to Asia. The clean sheet and comfortable victory at Old Trafford was met with raised eyebrows as much as anything else, but Amorim addressed the crowd to a positive reaction... Now for the difficult part. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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United flop in Bilbao
It was supposed to be party time; 24 hours in a cultural and culinary paradise, taking the edge off an awful season. Instead we're left wondering what happens next... for the team, the players, even the manager.Ange Postecoglu's Spurs are the Europa League champions, they will play Champions League football next season and represent the Premier League in the European Super Cup... Manchester United will have to come to terms with the sporting, commercial, and financial, realities of a 40-game diet of domestic football.Although there is one more game, one we're now dreading against a very good Villa side, the loss in Bilbao feels like a line drawn under a dreadful season. It may yet lead to lines drawn under some tenures at the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Manchester United's European Finals
You asked for it; here it is. We manifested a dramatic European night at Old Trafford and a monumental victory away from home against Athletic Club.Now, as the team (and the fans) return to Bilbao for the Europa League final, we're going back through history to catalogue the eight previous showpiece games.Featuring the most famous Champions League final of all time, bar none, here are the highs and occasional lows of Man United's history in Euro finals.1991 Rotterdam Revisited is available to watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKyw2-fCeFU&pp=ygUPMTk5MSByZXZpc2l0aWVk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Europa League Final Preview
Here it is, then: the match that will define the season, even if it's impossible to save. It's the match that could well dictate the future of Ruben Amorim at United and the next chapter of the club's history.If that makes you nervous, you're not alone.The team's performance at Chelsea on Friday night has us worried about all sorts of things, from personnel to tactics, to Ange. Still, at least Spurs have just as many worries.One thing we are absolutely definitely looking forward to is visiting the great city of Bilbao and there's nobody better to show us around than Basque geographer and historian, Andreu Mittxen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What next for the Glazers at Man United?
This is the second of a two-part Talk of the Devils Extra, a detailed history of the controversial purchase and subsequent ownership of Manchester United by American investor Malcolm Glazer and his six children.Part one, referenced heavily in this conversation, tells the story of the Glazer takeover in 2005 with contributions from three key perspectives; fan activist Andy Walsh, former Labour Minister for Sport Richard Caborn, and ex-United board member, economist Jim O'Neill.Now we will bring the story up to the present day, analyse the impact of the Glazer era, the relationship between the Glazers and minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, get a glimpse of the Glazers in Tampa Bay, and try to forecast the future of United's ownership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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