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4 Jan 2026 · 36m · 8 chapters

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290: SACK THE BOARD! Leeds 1-1 Man United Match Reaction

In short

Manchester United’s 1-1 draw vs Leeds is framed as “chaos” caused by recruitment and boardroom mismanagement; the host argues the real target is director of football Jason Wilcox, Omar Barada, and ownership (Sir Jim Radcliffe/Ineos and the Glazers), not manager Ruben Amorim.

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No podcast guests are identified in the transcript; it’s a solo host with live chat comments.

Key claims

Amorim wasn’t backed (no midfielders/experienced striker/wing players), leaving a 3-4-3 without width; Sesko and other young signings are “learner drivers” thrown into senior roles; January window inactivity proves the board won’t spend; Wilcox/Barada’s strategy is incompetent and will block Champions League qualification.

Notable examples

missed chances by Sesko; Deleu/Luke Shaw providing “no width”; Kunja (Manuel Ugarte?) and Xerxes praised; upcoming must-win vs Burnley before tougher fixtures (Newcastle, Arsenal, Man City).

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Chapters

1:27

Manchester United's Recent Performance

Analyzing Manchester United's disappointing draw against Leeds and issues in the squad.

“You've got a midfield that is just barely getting by.”
4:00

Management and Tactical Issues

Discussing the failures of the management and tactical decisions affecting the team.

“And it's going to bite us in the arse when we've got to go to Newcastle, when we've got to go to the Emirates, when we play Man City.”
6:10

The Consequences of Youth Recruitment

The challenges and risks associated with recruiting young players for the team.

“And neither of those games did we deserve to win.”
11:00

Lack of Width and Future Prospects

Focusing on the team's lack of width and the implications for future performance.

“but I think when Ruben Amram says, I'm not going to get backed, I actually think the two positions he's really talking about in his system are the wide players.”
14:00

Post-Match Reflection on Leeds vs Man United

The hosts discuss the implications of the match draw and the management issues at the club.

“But look, in essence, like if we'd lost that game, maybe there would be a conversation.”
22:26

Player Ratings Discussion

The hosts evaluate individual player performances following the match.

“Right, we're going to do player ratings here.”
28:06

Player Evaluations Post-Match

Analysis of individual player performances and their contributions to the match.

“Very, very much a sign of the players you need.”
30:53

Board's Strategy Under Scrutiny

Critique of the management's strategy and calls for accountability.

“Three players for£150 million that we won't know whether they're good enough for two or three years.”
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1:26finish his dinner. You've got a midfield that is just barely getting by. You've got wingbacks who don't even know what they're doing. And, you know, some would say a point against Leeds is okay, but we're Manchester United. And I think that, you know, obviously a lot of people are going to get lost in the Amerim conversation, but leave that to the simpletons, leave that to the media, leave it to the ex-players, leave it to the client journalists. We will be having the conversation we've been having in the last couple of days about Jason Wilcox, Omar Barada, Sir Jim Radcliffe, and the Glazers. How do you build a squad like this?

2:01How do you bring a guy in that plays 3-4-3 and then not back it? How, when he asks for Ollie Watkins, do you give him a bloody learner driver up front? And then how do you moan when you're in this situation? Fundamentally, anybody with a brain would be saying, Wilcox has got to go. He's absolutely useless and out of his depth. And he's masterminded this festering turd of a squad. He's masterminded this chaotic system. He's masterminded this situation that we're in on Barada and Sir Jim Radcliffe's watch. I'm watching that game of football for the last 10 minutes and it's like basketball, but nobody can score a hoop.

2:38It's end-to-end. There is no system. There is no structure. It's total shite. And this is the plan. This is the thing that two years ago, Ineos brought us into. It's just chaotic. It's chaos. The whole club is chaos. I was thinking about the title and I thought, the football's chaotic. The club's chaotic. We're not buying anybody in January. We're not backing this manager. The win ratio. I mean, look, the most important thing is focus in on a few issues, right? So in the international break, 10 winnable games, 30 points up for grabs, ends against Burnley. We need to take a minimum of 24. So Everton, West Ham, Wolves, Bournemouth, etc.

3:2210 games starting with Everton at home and ending with Burnley away. 30 points up for grabs. We need to take 24 minimum. We've taken 13 from 27. Even if we beat Burnley, it'll be 16 from 30. That's horrific. Horrific. And people will still say, we're only three points off fourth, but we've just played a load of teams in the bottom half of the table. And when everybody else plays them, are they going to drop as many points as us? If we beat Burnley, we're going to take 16 from 30 against majority bottom half teams. That is abysmal. And it's going to bite us in the arse when we've got to go to Newcastle, when we've got to go to the Emirates, when we play Man City.

4:08It's going to absolutely bite us in the arse. And here is a transfer window where you could change that. And look, you know, I take on board that people are saying Agathe did OK today. But we're now celebrating OK. Like that midfield was shite. It was really shit. Our wingbacks, I'm going to talk about those. Obviously, I'm going to talk about Sesko. People are going to say, oh, we changed the formation and we scored. Of course, he's going to change the formation. We've got five at the back and we've conceded with 25 minutes to go. He can't keep three at the back for that. He's got to change the formation.

4:41And I would applaud that. But he's not a 4-4-2 manager. He's not a 4-3-3 manager. He's a bloody 3-4-3 coach. And as I said, at half time, you know, what are Wilcox, Barada and Sir Jim Radcliffe thinking by recruiting a guy that plays 3-4-3 and then saying you need to adapt to a 4-3-3? It's like asking Pep to go from, you know, Pep ball to you've got to play like Jose. It's like getting a plumb around and asking him to paint your fence. You know, it's like getting a porn star in and saying, oh, you're going to have a great time. We've got some fantastic girls for you. He turns up for the first day.

5:19They say, turn around. There's the lube. You're going to have to adapt. We've only got men. And it's like, that's not what I wanted. You know, that's not what I do. It's not what I'm good at. And that's the situation Amram's in. And there are people in our fan base that say, he needs to adapt. Why does he need to adapt? Because the people above him have given him a shit show. He does need to adapt, but he shouldn't have to adapt because he should have been given the stuff he needs. And that's what he said in the press conference. He said, I've got to adapt because it's very clear a year in, I'm not going to get the players to play my system.

5:55So the blame has to lie with Wilcox and Barada and the ownership because this manager does need to go to a back four because he's not been backed. And that's shocking, absolutely shocking. And here we are in January and they're not going to back him. We've taken two points from six against relegation fodder. And neither of those games did we deserve to win. And I do have sympathy for people who are saying we need to change the manager. I don't really have a problem with it. I respect it. I understand it. But my main focus is on what happens to the next manager. Why are we so incompetent on the board?

6:32And look, case in point, I'm not here to have a pop at Aiden Heaven or Sesco at all, right? The definition of why we should not be doing what Chelsea are doing is there is no patience in this fan base. And that's not a criticism. You're not patient as a whole. You're not patient. You're not willing to let a young player make mistakes. You're not willing to go, oh, it doesn't matter. because we need to win. So you've had 10 years of this. Why should you be patient? You're impatient, you're fed up, you're frustrated. So what does old Sir Jim do? You know, at the end of the day, we need to copy Chelsea.

7:11You know, we don't need to copy Chelsea. We need results today. We need wins today. We haven't got the environment to develop. Aidan Heaven had a good game today, makes a mistake. Oh, he's shit. He's a kid. He can't be prime Van Dijk at that age. He will make mistakes and he will make mistakes like that, that cost us goals. But everything else he did was very, very good, but he will make mistakes and then he will get criticised and his confidence will get knocked and then he won't become the player he should be. It's a vicious cycle. And again, it goes back to, I don't think people understand what the CEO, the owner and the director of football are there to do.

7:50They're there to map out the rebuild of the football club and they're mapping it out with kids. They're mapping it out with kids. Aidan Heaven played well today, but he made a mistake and he'll get rinsed for it and his confidence might drop for it. Look at Yoro. His confidence is on the floor. And then you look at Sesco, right? And we know for a fact, we know for a fact that the two strikers that Amrim wanted were Jokeres and Watkins, both over 26, both experienced. What did Wilcox want? Liam De Lapp, Sesco, kids, learner drivers. and you look at that game today and it's not just today. I like Sesko.

8:29He might become a good player, but he's not an upgrade on Rasmus. He's not an upgrade on Rasmus at all. He might be the same. He might end up being better, but he's not an upgrade. He's just another learner driver in a very difficult position who's not ready for that responsibility. And who did that? Willcox, Favell, Barada. Amorim wanted Watkins. Amorim wanted experience. And you look at that cutback to Sesco and he misses it. You look at the cross from Casemiro and he is offside. He is offside. He is offside, but he should still score. He's missing sitters. His confidence is on the floor. And Amorim didn't want Sesco.

9:15He wanted experience. And I'm not saying Watkins would have scored it. But we don't need learner drivers in this team. Look at Kunja, equalizers, experience mentality. We need players that can deliver now. And we've got a board that are constantly buying. Oh, we've got another guy coming in from South America who could be the next Caicedo, but he's 17. These players are not going to help us. The whole strategy at the football club is a joke and needs calling out because Amrime hasn't lost that game. He's not going to get sacked. So the Amrim out stuff is a waste of time. You need to start looking at Wilcox.

9:52You need to start looking at Barada. You need to start looking at Sir Jim. The pressure needs to be applied because everywhere you look, their model is a fucking joke. And even today, you know, I'm not going to throw Sesco under the bus because he might become a good player, but we can't expect him to be a good player today. We've spent£68 million on a player that needs to be nurtured and we can't nurture players. and you see people in the chat saying Sesco's a fraud, Sesco's shit, Sesco this, that and the other. He's a kid being asked to do what Rasmus was doing last year and he's sinking with the pressure.

10:26How's he going to develop? How's he going to get better in this environment? Why do we keep bringing kids into this environment? Because we've got Wilcox, Barada and co who think it's a good idea, who are completely out of their fucking depth. So yeah, look, but look, what I really want to talk about as well is people will talk about kids. People will talk about Sesco. People will talk about the midfield. People will talk about Amram. People will talk about, you know, what they want to talk about, the transfer window, all relevant points. One thing we really need to focus in is on the wingbacks.

10:59Like, we do need midfielders, but I think when Ruben Amram says, I'm not going to get backed, I actually think the two positions he's really talking about in his system are the wide players. Because Deleuze and Luke Shaw offer fucking nothing. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Like, it's wasted width. They're not able to get forward and provide anything, and they're not actually that good defensively. They're basically just placeholders. They're average. And in a 3-4-3, those wide players... I mean, imagine if you had Hakimi and Mendes. Or as I said at half-time, even Liveramento and Hall. From Newcastle, we've got Luke Shaw and Deleu.

11:41They offer nothing. You look back in that game, there was no width. They offered nothing. Absolutely nothing. They're dead food. They're rubbish. They're absolutely average. And in a system like that, he's got no width. And he's had a year at this football club. They haven't bought in midfielders and they haven't bought in wide players. and in a 3-4-3, two of the most important positions are those positions. They're, what's the word? They're specialist positions. They're not fullbacks and they're not wingers. They're fusion players. You need to be a wide player that can defend and attack. All he's been given is a 20-year-old from a relegation candidate in Serie A, Dorgou.

12:25That's where money needed to get spent on those players. And we do talk about the midfield and we do need an experienced striker and we probably need another centre-back, but the lack of width in this team is nauseating. That's our asset. Teams give us the width as well. If we actually had two wide players that could give us something, even Ahmad, obviously we miss Ahmad a little bit, but I don't think he's the complete player that we need, but it's a lot better than what we've got. And that's an area where we're not even talking about investing in. The wide, the width, we're not even investing there.

13:02Everyone's talking about the midfield. The midfield needs investment, but the width is going to continue to be dead. It's just there's no width in this team. And I think if you're Amrim, you're looking at it and you're going, I haven't got midfielders, I haven't got wide players. People think I've been backed because I bought Kunja and Mbemo. But is that backing or is it the fact that when he came in, he needed eight players and he still hasn't got it? Is it the fact that he came in and he needed half a billion and he hasn't had it? you look at the recruitment of Mbermo and Kunja even if Mbermo was here Mount's injured you know you've got Kunja and Mbermo what else have I got?

13:39Xerxes off the bench that's it you know Ahmad's playing at right wing back the build of that team is horrific and we can't cry sympathy because you know we have got good players but the makeup of that squad is absolutely abysmal and you know the AFCON and Bruno's injury and De Ligt's injury, that's not enough of that excuse. It really isn't. It really isn't. But look, in essence, like if we'd lost that game, maybe there would be a conversation. But I'm way more focused now on, you know, the shit show above the manager. It's horrendous. And if he gets sacked, they're still going to be here. I think the best thing Sir Jim Radcliffe could do tomorrow is sack Jason Wilcox and Omar Barada and get a proper CEO and director of football in, but he won't do it because there isn't going to be any money, is there?

14:33But the strategy around the club is a joke. The fact that we keep buying young players and throwing them in and then moaning about them, it's just not the solution. Why we didn't go for somebody experienced up front in the summer, I'll never know. Why we didn't buy a midfielder, I'll never know. And why we're neglecting the wit, I'll never know. But this ain't going to get better, ladies and gentlemen. I mean, this is quite a calm match reaction. A point against Leeds is not good enough. As I said, what we got, 13 points from our last 27 is abysmal. Absolutely abysmal. This is not going to get any better.

15:11Regardless, sack the manager, replace the manager. It's not going to get any better because the people in charge are clowns. They haven't got a bloody clue. Never switched formations. Xerxi came in and Deleuwe went right centre-back. Leeds play better than us. Rather have Southgate. At least we can expect bad football, says Vash. people expecting a positive result when we have kids and prospects as starters and the bench full of kids amri malters can't see the real problem is above says edward seeing wilcox and barada sat in the stadium is winding me up ownership model doesn't work sesco works in a partnership tidy but not ruthless as 23 under this ownership look we've spent 65 million pounds on sesco he's not ready and he might never be ready we've spent 50 million pounds on yoro he's not ready and he might never be ready.

15:54That's over£100 million that could have gone on more experienced players. Under this ownership, we will not qualify for the Champions League football, the low and doggo. It's so painful to watch. Owners need to buy this window, says James. Not only are our players learner drivers, so is our director of football. It's a for the future mentality in every corner of the club. Fill the pockets, FC, says Elliot. While I agree with your Sesco assessment, Mark, Look, I'd like to point out that we only give him four services in 90 minutes, resulting in a graveyard shift, says Sin. Look, well, regardless of whether it's four chances, two chances or 10 chances, he is lacking in confidence and he doesn't look up for the job.

16:36Emily Derry says, I would ask Sir Jim if he would appoint the intern to CEO in one of his businesses or if he would have them work their way up with proper nurturing and mentorship because it's the same principle. Very good point, Emily. Look, the Leeds manager also, let's not forget, the Leeds manager is literally talking now about how his team played on Thursday night and they were tired. That's a tired Leeds team as well. They played Thursday night and they're playing Sunday lunchtime. It's the same as Palace. We caught them on a tired day. We've had two days extra and we still can't find a win against the team that's going to be fighting relegation.

17:13Board obviously doesn't do their research on Amrim, says Rula. 100 % no. Danny says this. The plan is a joke. The team is a joke. The owner's a joke. 10 years being a joke and I can't see it changing. No, I can't. We might as well use AI as a manager, says Salim. The owners are killing our club, says Justin. He didn't change the formation. Delo was a right centre-back, says big man Jack. Celtic fans showing how it's done yesterday. Mass process outside the ground all over socials today to our owners and board. Well, I don't know why that's not happening, Sean. But as you know, on this channel, we're constantly talking about Ineos.

17:47We're constantly talking about Wilcox. We're constantly talking about Berada. We're constantly talking about the Glazers. We can only do our bit. Zoski at Zerkzee, making Rubin look like a tool, says Class of 99. Andy Mack, thank you. Welcome to Members Club. People shitting on Sesco, please direct it at the owners. He was fifth choice and an Ineos signing. If you wanted a striker to bang in 25 goals a season, blame the ownership. Very good point, Azir. Real talk, Mark. I saw something today that weak squad fought. I agree. We needed a boot on the ball, but we had clear-cut chances and I saw a fight.

18:18Leeds are faster and have better press. Amrim didn't coach a loss, says Raul. Shout out to Carl for turning me onto this page, says Jay Camwell. Thank you very much, mate. The owners will buy to take the fight off them. I'll take that, Slow Sports News. They need to buy in this window. They can't not do it. Wilcox and Barada were at the game today, says Emily Derry, and they watched that performance and currently have no intention of spending. Regardless of the system, we need to sign more experienced players. If we're not in Europe next season, it's on the board. Sack the board. Because if we're not in Europe in May, I mean, we're still within touching distance of it and we've taken 13 points from 27.

18:58Sesko is trash. Can't believe we paid for him, says Artin. Even though Sesko missed loads of chances, I don't think kicking the ball long when he's losing majority of his jewels in the air is helping him, says Boogie. Sesko is the pro club's base player. you get, says Full Time Productions. Been shit for a decade. When's it going to end, says Mr Whelan. Disappointing draw. Once again, mistakes at the back, says Bear Crawl. Would rather have Weghorst back than Sesco, says Odge OG. I hope this pushes a purchase. We drew against Wolves and we've done the same today. There's something about bottom table teams that we should just beat, but instead they've become our kryptonite.

19:32Well, you know what? Burnley on Wednesday doesn't become a good win, doesn't become a good three points. It becomes an absolutely essential win. It's not even if we win, it's a good win. It's like Burnley on Wednesday is absolutely, however it happens, you've got to win it because they're second from bottom and we've dropped too many points. If we don't beat Burnley, our next two games are Man City and Arsenal. We might take no points from the next two. So we absolutely have to beat Burnley. you know, however we do it. And we will be tired for that game because they've had a game they played yesterday.

20:11And I don't think anyone's going to come back from injury. So it's going to be the same 11 with the same bench. Heaven cost us it was a good performance otherwise, says John. Yeah, but it all comes from Deleuze and his lazy passing. Many of you said in the first half how many misplaced passes as Deleuze played. And lo and behold, they score a goal because Deleuze misplaced a pass. Alex says the board won't do anything this window. Look, if there's any United fan out there that is trusting this project, you need to get your head red. That team is shit. Our points accumulation over the last 10 games is horrific.

20:48European football is still there. Any club with any semblance of ambition would be buying in January and they're saying no. If that's not a reason to scream and shout and put the pressure on, then I don't know what he is. Why are we sitting down and accepting the death of our football club? No United fan can sit there and go, we don't need to be active in this market. And yet the message from the manager is the board won't back him. So why are we sitting back and going, it's okay to draw to Wolves. It's okay to draw to Leeds. It's okay to lose to 10 men Everton. It's okay to play this shit. Like, they need to be buying players now.

21:30Why are we quiet about it? Why are we not putting the pressure on? Sack the board. In fact, I'm going to change the title of this video right here, right now from Chaos to Sack the Board because that's what it should be. Smash a like on the video if you agree. Sack the board. I'm changing it. I've just changed the whole thing. Just bear with me. I got too excited.

21:55Sack the board. Exactly.

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22:56Amrim looked a wreck in the post-match interview, says Harris. I mean, I feel for Amrim. He's made a lot of mistakes, but he's, you know, I said after the Brentford game, he's a dead man walking and he is going to get the sack. He is going to get the sack. Apparently, Favell's good. Why is Favell good? Because he's a hipster. He wanted Sesko. Favell might be good at the right club. You know, if Favell's at Bayern Munich, he's a brilliant manager because he can bring young players in to a team that can nurture them. But at Man United, it's not a good fit. A guy who can identify young talent is not the guy for Man United because we can't develop it.

23:32We create more chances than we have in a while. Amrim can't get on the pitch for us to score, says Daniel. Deleu can't cross, pass, defend or control. He loses the ball constantly, says Becker. Time to start the free Man United t-shirt movement in the next game, says Al. Sesko is not clinical and he's not suited for the Premier League. He was never fucking clinical. Right. You know what, Supri? You make a great point. He was never clinical. People miss profile players. Sesko's never been clinical. He's never been prolific. I can't remember how many goals he scored for Leipzig last season. There's a lot of goals in the Bundesliga.

24:07He wasn't prolific. I don't think he was even a goal every other game. let me just, it's very easy for me to find this. Cesc goes Korea, right? Slovenia, 16 goals in 45 games. That's one every three. Leipzig, 27 goals in 64. That's not one every two in a league where, you know, there's loads of goals. Salzburg, 21 in 55. He's not prolific. That's not what he is. If you think he's going to be prolific, that's not even what we bought. We didn't buy a guy that was going to be Erling Haaland. He's not prolific. He's a goal every three. goal every two and a half if you service him. This is what I mean.

24:49This is the guy. This is the guy that we've gone for as the striker, you know. We know any us will think that getting a reactionary signing is wrong and wait till the summer. Disgraceful. We need players now, says Sri. The game will be a reminder of why we missed out on the Champions League next season, says Sally and Wolves and Everton. Seska had a second striker next to him as well, says Jacob. I mean, I'm looking at Reuben Amrim here. We'll cover it in the fan forum. We'll get the quotes in for the fan forum. But yeah, he looks defeated. He looks defeated. Tesco worker in college. I've started removing Ineos products from the sprays and hand gels section, says Tech.

25:26We decide to buy Sesco with no backup. Stryker, same treatment to Rasmus. Got for two years, having no backup, says Doyle Terrace. We should have kept Rasmus. He wanted to stay. He would have fought for the place. If Gabriel can still make mistakes, it is wild for some people to think Heaven or Yoro won't or shouldn't, says 1283. We need midfielders, wingbacks and a striker, essentially a new team. These owners song give it unless they are giving heat, says SR. And we're seeing in real time another manager being thrown under the bus. Nothing will change under this corruption. He's gone. Sack the board.

25:59Sack the board. Right, let's do the player ratings because I know they're waiting to go on the fan forum. So refresh and here we go. Okay, so Le Mans today, 6.5 for me. Yeah, perfect. Absolutely agree with that. Made a good couple of saves. Can't really do anything on the goal. I actually think over the last few weeks, he stopped us losing games as well. Like we would have lost to Bournemouth. I think we would have lost to Wolves. So look, I think Le Mans, you know, in a shit environment, he does deserve a bit of praise because, you know, look at what's happening with Sesco. Look at what's happened with Dorgou.

26:37It's hard to be a young player in this environment. And Le Mans has actually done really well. So big up to him. Jor-O is just an example of a young player, you know, dying on his arse at United. I thought he started the season quite well. He's gradually getting worse. He's a kid. He's got no confidence. Okafor was rinsing him. He's had a bad couple of months. And you worry about the development of this player because this environment is not going to make him any better. And that's£50 million on a player that's just, you know, really struggling at the moment. Really struggling. Five. Heaven, look, I think Heaven was a 6.5 for me.

27:18It was a mistake. But apart from that, I thought he was really good. So I would give Aiden Heaven a 6.5. We've spoken a lot about him already. He's going to make mistakes. Yoro's going to make mistakes. They're kids. They're kids. They're going to make mistakes. We're throwing them into the, you know, we're throwing them into the fire and expecting them not to burn. They're going to burn because they're kids and they haven't got experience and they've got nobody around them to help them. And the club strategy is that. It's incredible. Martinez, I thought he was steady today, 6.5. You know, I'm a little bit worried about Martinez, the amount of minutes he's having to play.

27:53He's only just coming back from injury. He's having to play a lot of minutes. But I thought it was a very accomplished performance from Martinez who, you know, he's a sign of the players that you need. Very, very much a sign of the players you need. Deleuze, five. That's probably generous. You've given him a 4.5. I mean, look, I don't get it. Nice guy, hard worker, not good enough. You know, would you put Postman Pat at right back for Man United? No. He's a hard worker. He does deliver as well. But look, Deleuze's an honest professional who's never been good enough for Man United. There was times where I thought as a younger player, he was going to develop, but he hasn't developed.

28:36He's in his mid-20s now. He's just not good enough for Man United. And ultimately, the goal does start off with a mistake by him because he just doesn't do anything. And with two minutes to go, another long throw in that's not a long throw. It's a mid-throw. He can't even throw it long. Surely somebody can throw it longer than him. I don't know. Casemiro, it's hard to say with the midfield too. They didn't lose the battle six, but it's you know it's not good i mean we're we're almost at the point with our midfield now that if they don't get dominated and they're not totally shit we generously give them an average six like it's you know we know the problem's the midfield it's crap um and agate was okay today but it's a six like it didn't play well he just didn't make mistakes um it was okay and okay isn't good enough.

29:27But we almost go, well, they didn't make any mistakes. So they've had a good game and they didn't. They didn't really. They did okay. They didn't lose the battle. Luke Shaw. I mean, somebody said he runs around like he's got a Toblerone up his arse. I think that's a bit harsh, but there's no, he's not the left back he used to be. The stamina and energy and speed has gone. It's almost like he's just going through the motions, but that's what you get when you're just probably trying to not get injured. It's like he can't run at full pelt. And what you get from him is just steady, I suppose, 5.5.

30:06But as I said, the width today was atrocious and the width is very important. Well, it's very important for an Amrim system, but it's very important for any system. Dorgoo, I thought was okay today. I'd give him a six. First half, I thought he was good. Second half, he faded a little bit. But again, another learner driver that's being asked to be a first team player. It's very similar to Sesco. It's very similar to Yoro. And we've spent nearly£150 million on Sesco, Yoro and Dogu. And honestly, I like all three of them, but they're not ready. They're all prospects being asked to do senior players jobs.

30:41And that£150 million could have been spent on three 26 year olds that would be ready. You know, they'd be ready and we're buying prospects. I don't get it, but it goes back to sack the board. Their strategy is incredible. Incredible. Three players for£150 million that we won't know whether they're good enough for two or three years. Does it strike to you? If you were sat in the board, right, and you've got£150 million to spend, would you sit there and go, yeah, let's spend it on three players that look really good, but won't be ready for three years, I'd be like, no, we're not ready for that. That's not what we're not there.

31:20We're not Man City and we're not Arsenal. We can't spend money on people that aren't ready. That£150 million needs to be spent on players that go straight into the team now. And that's the strategy of Ineos and the board. Let's buy players. Let's spend big money on players that aren't ready. It's incredible. And this is why we need to sack the board, because the strategy is a joke. It's absolutely terrible. Kunyu was my man of the match, seven. I thought that, you know, I said before the game, I felt like this was the sort of game that he would get a win for Wolves for. And at times, I mean, that was a worldie in the first half.

31:57It's because Casemiro and Sesco are too bloody slow to get onside. That should have been a goal. You'd be so frustrated about that goal being called offside because your players haven't been quick enough to get out. He basically scored two goals for us today and we would have won. We would have won with two goals, but it's players around him that let him down. And I'm not saying it was a perfect performance from Kunia, but at least he's putting the shift in. And, you know, I'm never not going to applaud and, you know, promote that. Sesko, 4.5 for me today. I do agree with that. It was, he's got to score.

32:31Even the offside chances, he doesn't know he's offside. He's got to score these goals. He's got to start putting the ball in the back of the net, but he's a prospect and he's a prospect. And I blame Wilcox. I blame Faval, I blame Barada, I blame Ineos. I blame them for bringing a player in like that, to a position like that. If that's the player that Amrim wants, we probably win the game. If that's Oli Watkins, we probably win. We probably sat here going, this is not sustainable, but we still win. And we're not winning because we're not bringing in the right players. It's very, very clear. And it's hard to see at the moment whether he's going to get better or not.

33:11Xerxes was a 6.5 for me. Yeah. Instant impact looked better. And I tell you what, that's on the board as well because against Newcastle and Wolves, he couldn't be arsed. And against Leeds today, sprinting. Now, you know, we're not stupid as fans. I can clearly see Xerxes against Newcastle, especially not up for it. And today he is up for it. Why is that? Because he knows that the club are trying to buy some NU and bin him off. So mentally, he's not there. Today, he knows we're not getting some NU and he might have a chance. That's on the board again. Mismanagement of players. You know, mismanagement of players messing with their heads.

33:50You know, the difference between Xerxes against Newcastle and today was, you know, night and day because his head's in a better space, you know, and that's on the club as well. Amrim today. It's tough. It's tough, you know. And can I just say as well, He's made one sub. One sub today. One sub. I'd have been making substitutes after an hour. Now, who do you bring on? But he's made one sub today. And he's got to pick basically the same team on Wednesday. The construction of this squad is wild. Absolutely wild. I mean, look, he's made one sub, right? Let me just say this. He's made one sub and you've got one, two, three, four, five, six players below average.

34:40And he's made one sub because he's got no bench, you know. Amarim today, look, it's a lot. It's not a loss. It's hard to see what he can do with what he's got. He's got no bench. It's about where you apportion the blame. With what he's got today, what is he supposed to do? No one to sub on, no width, no midfield, a prospect up front, kids at the back. What is he actually... In the context of today, where does the blame lie? Well, for me, the blame lies with the director of football, the CEO and the owners. What has Amrim contributed to today? What more can he get out of that? Well, I don't think there's a lot more he can get out of it.

35:23So six, I don't know what else he's supposed to do with that. where's the midfield where's the wide players where's the experienced striker I pretty much bet good money he wanted all of those things and he's not been given them I know he wanted he didn't want Sesko he wanted Watkins I know he wanted Jokerez he wanted an experienced striker he's been given a kid he wanted a midfielder he didn't get one he wants wide players because he wanted Kenda and Semenyu he hasn't got them so for me it's on the board but look you know a lot of people want Amri Mou I respect that Kunyumana of the match 69 always a good number.

35:57Well done. Smash the like on the video for that. Absolutely fantastic.

36:02Look, it's a dross, isn't it? We invented this word a few years ago when Man United don't lose, but a draw is not good enough. It's a dross. And that's another word for United, really. Get Glazers out and Ineos out is trending. Get it trending, says Boogle. Sack the board needs to be trending. Get it into the fan forum. Sack the board. That's what we need to do. Sack the board. Because you can sack Amrim, you can bring Xabi in, and you will still have a manager not being backed. You will still have a strategy of not spending when we need to spend. And we will still have a strategy of buying kids.

36:47Kids. They're not going to change, right? You can change the manager, but the new manager will still not get everything he needs and will still get given kids because we're following the Chelsea motto of buying youth. And it's stupid. Absolutely stupid. Anyway, I'm back with you at eight o 'clock tonight. So we've got the eight o 'clock show to digest a little bit more. I'll see you then. I'm also doing Man City Chelsea at half five on That's Football. So tune in for that. But over to the fan forum. Thank you, everybody, for tuning in. Make sure you've subscribed because we're very close to 227 ,000.

37:20Absolutely fantastic comments coming in. I'm so glad that so many people are actually looking up now at what the real problems are at the club. We need to keep that pressure on. Thanks for watching. Stay safe. Take care. I would also say Amirim ain't going to last much longer. You can just see it in his face. Thanks for watching.

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