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maritstensby.bsky.social • 88 days ago

What?!

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Dan Ashworth leaves Man Utd after 5 months as sporting director. 53yo’s move from Newcastle has not worked + departure agreed in meeting at Old Trafford last night; presented by #MUFC as mutual
www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...

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dajevans89.bsky.social•88 days ago

How bizarre, not sure if I saw that coming or not.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

I definetly didn’t

manchester96622.bsky.social•88 days ago

😲 no words

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Disheartening to say the least

manchester96622.bsky.social•88 days ago

Very much!

autismdaddio.bsky.social•88 days ago

No words 🤦‍♂️ all that time and having to pay money for what 5 months

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Crazy!

autismdaddio.bsky.social•88 days ago

We’re a joke right now , a club owned majority of by leeches that have bled us dry and then a “boyhood” multi billionaire fan coming in to save the day but wants to hike up the prices for kids to watch their team play to make a profit all whilst the players, stadium and atmosphere rot away

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

That sums it up pretty well.

autismdaddio.bsky.social•88 days ago

It’s just sad at this point tbh it’s not the club any of us recognise anymore it’s like it’s waiting to just be put out of it’s misery and built back up from the bottom, amazing how a club of that stature can literally be hanging out it’s ass and we’re all praying for Europa League success 🤦‍♂️

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

It’s been almost two decades of mismanagement, papering over cracks. At some point it will go to pieces.

jhnstncpst.bsky.social•88 days ago

What do you think of this Marit I’m totally shocked what’s going on with the club in love any idea because I’ve not got a clue 👹⚽️🔰🇾🇪🥰

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

I’m as clueless as you John 🤷‍♀️👹⚽️🥰

simplygak.bsky.social•88 days ago

Ya exactly. What? There are theories & scenarios in my head on why this happened, just have to see which one is true, probably we will know about it in couple of days

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

We’ll probably just get a superficial explanation, not the whole story.

simplygak.bsky.social•88 days ago

Ya...

dshikoh.bsky.social•88 days ago

This is just comical.

nejomo.bsky.social•88 days ago

How ridiculous

taffneydave.bsky.social•88 days ago

Nothing surprises me about United anymore. The rest of the world is laughing at us.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Who cares about the rest of the world. The club is so disconnected from the fans, which is the biggest issue.

taffneydave.bsky.social•88 days ago

I care that we are in such a mess that the rest of the world is laughing at us, and of course I care about the women being sidelined & supporters being ripped off.

richsbb.bsky.social•88 days ago

No confidence in Radcliffe whatsoever. The situation over the summer regards Ten Hag was a warning sign. Undermine him, extend his contract, then sack him at huge cost. Now Ashworth. Berrada could be next. The club is becoming toxic. If I were Mainoo or Ammad, I'd be on to my agent to get me out.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

No need to get so dramatic just yet.

dawnyyy.bsky.social•88 days ago

Will the drama ever stop 😭

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Probably not.

afparker642.bsky.social•88 days ago

Tried looking at this from a different lense. This is what it seems like to me.
https://bsky.app/profile/afparker642.bsky.social/post/3lcs7363k7s24

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Seems like you’re right. I just got a recap of a video from Sky, saying the same. Ashworth apparently wanted to keep Ten Hag and wait for Southgate, and wasn’t on board with the Amorim appointment.

afparker642.bsky.social•88 days ago

Thank the heavens!

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Last thing l wanted was Southgate!

afparker642.bsky.social•88 days ago

I think we can all agree and breathe a sigh of relief!

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Looks like it. At least regarding this 😂

beatlesjimbo.bsky.social•88 days ago

I'd say we're becoming a laughing stock, but we already are.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

My head is spinning.

beatlesjimbo.bsky.social•88 days ago

It's embarrassing to say the least. I'm sure there are good reasons but it does look utterly shambolic.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Not a good look at all, and l hope they come out with a public statement with a good explanation. Not just the usual «it was a mutual decision».

connabin0id.bsky.social•88 days ago

INEOS and Jim Ratcliffe are ridiculous.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Now that l got more of the backstory, l think they might have made the right decision

connabin0id.bsky.social•88 days ago

What's the backstory?

I heard someone say that Ashworth wanted to leave and that it could have been health issues.

Either way, INEOS haven't been covering themselves in glory with the decision they've been making.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Just rumours, but apparently he wanted to keep Ten Hag until he could get Southgate in. He was against the Amorim appointment.

connabin0id.bsky.social•88 days ago

He was?

He looked like a lovesick puppy when welcoming Amorim at Carrington.

Either way, I think it's fair to say that we're getting it all wrong.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

That’s what l read. He wanted an English manager and he’s buddies with Southgate. He couldn’t excactly do anything else when he welcomed Ruben, that would have been rude.

I’m not that negative though, time will tell.

deanbarnesox.bsky.social•88 days ago

This club 😭 have united released a statement yet?

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

I’m not sure, l haven’t checked the website

akshaykpr.bsky.social•88 days ago

The hell?? Can’t believe I’m reading this.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Never a dull moment eh 🤯

akshaykpr.bsky.social•88 days ago

This one came out of nowhere.

akshaykpr.bsky.social•88 days ago

Wonder what’s the real backstory. There’ll be so many fake stories now.

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Seems it had to do with him wanting to keep Ten Hag and get Southgate. Disagreement over the Amorim appointment, if the stories are true

akshaykpr.bsky.social•88 days ago

I won’t know what to believe. So much mistrust in sports journalists.

erinslick.bsky.social•88 days ago

Better to cut a clown loose early than let him make clownish decisions. It’s clear he wasn’t the thing that kept Brighton running

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

It doesn’t make sense why we chased him for months though

erinslick.bsky.social•88 days ago

Doesn’t matter imo. Acknowledge the mistake and move on ASAP. Funny that the only universal thing that he could do to get fired immediately is recommend Southgate and he did that thing

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

That is a sackable offense 🤭

johnnyboy89.bsky.social•88 days ago

If it’s to do with Ten Hag signings then I may get it a bit, but all very strange

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

I think it’s more about letting him go. Very strange, chasing Ashworth for months and paying out to get him. Now this 🤷‍♀️

johnnyboy89.bsky.social•88 days ago

Yeah and whose back pockets is paying for all of this, the fans

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

The club gets more disconnected from the fans by the day

johnnyboy89.bsky.social•88 days ago

I know, no matter who they replace him with, the fans will feel the same awaiting on the next disaster

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

We’ve been a mess for so long, we hardly know anything else

tracyhutchinson.bsky.social•88 days ago

We waited for him longer than he actually worked for us😩

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

It’s unbelievable

tracyhutchinson.bsky.social•88 days ago

Literally ALL my faith and hope has been in these guys, Ineos, to sort out the shambles behind the scenes. Seems they are now adding to it😩

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

I don’t know, Sir Jim seems to want things his way or you’re gone.

tracyhutchinson.bsky.social•88 days ago

I don’t have an issue with this but bloody hell, it doesn’t half add to the circus😂

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

We can’t seem to get out of our own way

tracyhutchinson.bsky.social•88 days ago

Bloody hell!!!

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

🤷‍♀️

zaikul3412.bsky.social•88 days ago

This looks very bad on INEOS part, we paid millions to get him onboard and now we let him go

And yet we have let go so many people & increased ticket prices to balance it out like SJR mentioned

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

Not a good look at all. The club is more and more disconnected with the fans every day.

zaikul3412.bsky.social•88 days ago

That's the unfortunate truth, things go very bad before they get better, hope this the truth for us

maritstensby.bsky.social•88 days ago

We can only hope.

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