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Manchester United's Radio Silence On Michael Carrick Further Evidence Of Incompetence 1
ManchesterUnited’s silencetoday is deafening. Michael Carrick’sside were played off the park by a Bournemouth team who, prior to yesterday, had won one game in the Premier League all season, and yet the ownership, whether that be the Glazers (let’s not kid ourselves here) or INEOS, has yet to communicate their stance on the manager’s future as of yet.
There is a feeling Michael Carrick has lost his job regardless, but the fact that Jason Wilcox, Omar Berrada, and CO were at Carrington today with Michael Carrick, and nothing has been announced or communicated to the fan base yet, is quite alarming, to say the least.
Carrick is, of course, a manager the ownership and leadership at the club were dead certain was their man just 12 games ago. It’s quite startling when it’s put that way, but 12 games ago INEOS made a commitment that Michael Carrick was to be their manager for the upcoming season, and now the major belief among all sections of the fan base, and even those closer to the club, is that Michael Carrick is set to be sacked. A series of events you’re unlikely to see at any other top club in the world. Even if a manager were sacked early in a season like Real Madrid with Xabi Alonso, it would not be handled like this in any way, shape, or form.
The only explanation would be if the club had decided to part ways with Wilcox as well as Carrick. That could be more palatable for fans than if they had merely decided not to communicate with a fan base after a day like yesterday, despite the fact they have promised since they took over that communication was of utmost importance.
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 25: Michael Carrick, Manager of Manchester United, waves to the fans after the Premier League 2026/27 match between Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford on October 25, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
Apparently, surveys have been done to gauge the fan response to the new stadium, and it came out positive. That feels extremely hard to believe considering the overwhelming negativity towards the prospect of a new stadium at Old Trafford yesterday. United’s first-team return for training tomorrow morning, with the prospect of Chelsea at half 12 on Saturday in another must-win game for the club. Will Carrick be in charge? Does he himself know whether he will be in the dugout for that game? Or is he, just like the entire Manchester United fan base, in the dark about it too?
There’s another sense of panic emanating from the directors and ownership. A lack of direction once again. Brand new people, making the same old mistakes. Incompetence churned out of the club, replaced by even more incompetence. Repacked and sold as new, but still proving to be faulty when the consumers get to see the final product.
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Jason Wilcox left before Carrick this afternoon, which is unusual. Carrick remained at Carrington for an hour after the U21 behind-closed-doors game against Hull City, according to Tyrone Marshall of MEN. The likelihood is that he was discussing his future, or whether he has one at all. The fact that Carrick and Wilcox have left the training ground now means communication has to be issued to the fan base. Let the fans know whether they need to get behind Carrick for Chelsea, or whether to expect a new person in the dugout, whether that be an interim option or a new permanent coach.
The owners need to answer the mistakes Jason Wilcox and Berrada have made in appointing or choosing not to fire the last three managers at different junctures. Explain the mistakes. Help the fans see reason. Communication is just as important in the negative moments as it is during the positive. We’ve seen Wilcox after three wins in a row under Amorim last year; why haven’t we seen him speak publicly after two wins in 12 games this year? That doesn’t sound like the communication promised to the fans.
If Carrick is sacked, Sir Jim Ratcliffe should also come out and speak. Will this new manager fit into this imaginary game model he proposed upon taking over Manchester United? That state-of-the-art game model that every manager would be brought in and forced to follow. The one that has now seen us go from a back four manager who plays largely possession-based vertical football with pace and aggression, to a stout back three manager who doesn’t use true wingers in his system, all the way to a more methodical back four manager who wants to control possession and does like to utilise quick, aggressive wingers. That’s all within 2 years. That’s some game model that the coaches are not supposed to deviate from.
Communication is needed. The Glazers are probably unaware of who Michael Carrick even is. The heaviest worry on the minds of those cowards is probably currently what toppings to get on their Oakberry, paid for with Manchester United’s funds, no doubt. Although they must know something about the situation, considering they’re pushing out obvious PR pieces to try and save face and paint themselves in a positive light.
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Manchester United's Radio Silence On Michael Carrick Further Evidence Of Incompetence 4
Articles are being published suggesting Joel Glazer was unhappy with the job cuts due to the intolerable and difficult nature of them going against his “sense of decency and old-fashioned values”. That’s an interesting take. I wonder who could have vetoed those job cuts? I also wonder why the job cuts had to happen in the first place? It wouldn’t be because the club is saddled with £1bn pound worth of debt and struggling to stay afloat as an entity as a result of you and your family’s actions? Would it, Joel?
It couldn’t for a second be because you won’t alleviate any of that debt using your own money, Joel? Nothing to do with the fact you and your cowardly family continue to allow the interest payments the club pays on debt you threw on top of the organisation to shoot up past the billion mark, would it, Joel?
Manchester United need strong minds and strong heads in the leadership room at the club, not neanderthals and knuckleheads. Communication is needed. It’s needed before the end of the night. You either stick with Michael Carrick, or he’s leaving, and a plan is being drawn up to find his successor. That needs to be communicated tonight; if it’s not, you can kiss goodbye to any chance of this football club ever being successful again.
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