Club statement...

[Hoofballer]

ST + MM = Mates.

They are mates and business partners, there’s likely not a lot of change here just ST no longer leading.

Perhaps ST looking after the United FC Group part of their master plan......

[ROMA84]

Maybe I was being too optimistic there.

[GingerPetric]

ST + MM = Mates.

They are mates and business partners, there’s likely not a lot of change here just ST no longer leading.

Perhaps ST looking after the United FC Group part of their master plan......

Cause for concern if that’s the case.

Is this linked to the forthcoming season ticket renewal forms being put into the post?

They’ll be going straight into the bin in my house.

Big actions needed from the club to prove this ‘changing of the guard’ is substantial rather than ceremonial.

ST seems to think he’s really clever.....

[ahlltanyirhide]

Cause for concern if that’s the case.

Is this linked to the forthcoming season ticket renewal forms being put into the post?

They’ll be going straight into the bin in my house.

Big actions needed from the club to prove this ‘changing of the guard’ is substantial rather than ceremonial.

ST seems to think he’s really clever.....

This time around I think the fans who were considering withholding season ticket monies should do so until ST has no authority wielding powers at Tannadice. This would include him retaining a nominal shareholding which would allow for him and MM to beat back anyone else’s opinions. ST is toxic at Tannadice in any shape or guise, and for everyone’s sake, especially the club itself, he should be gone completely

[TerryTheTerror]

ST, because of his shareholding, always had a veto over any decisions so I think we need to give MM a chance to prove he has what it takes to move the club forward. One of the big bug-bears over the ST years was he had no experience and didn't have any real business experience but the same accusation can't be levelled at MM. Interesting times but the proof will be in the pudding.

[Hoofballer]

Has ST been vetoing decisions though ?

If you spent 6/7 years with a Chairman making and forcing through all the wrong decisions, failing with every judgement and business move, player sales and managerial appointments using veto and shareholding power ...........why would you be in business with the man .....unless as a business man you can see the end gain in being associated with ST and exploiting accordingly.

Interesting times ahead

[TerryTheTerror]

I have no idea but the shareholding means ST can make unilateral decisions as things stand.

[Arabs4ever]

I had a season ticket for a good number of years. However when countless managers deploy two defensive midfielders, a lone striker and a makeshift right-back. Phuck it, do it these so called managers know to win games you have to score goals and stop the opposition from scoring. Then they expect you to buy a season ticket and watch this continual shoite.

I'd rather we went with a playmaker in midfield, a two pronged strike force, wingers that can reach the bye-line and put in a good cross and a right-back that is an actually right-back not a phucking makeshift former "midfielder". If we were getting gubbed by this method at least we were putting in the effort rather than this sh!tty pish 4231.

[tHeArAb]

ST + MM = Mates.

They are mates and business partners, there’s likely not a lot of change here just ST no longer leading.

Perhaps ST looking after the United FC Group part of their master plan......

For me, there's far too much assumption going on in certain quarters regarding their relationship and what kind of man MM is on his own.

Let's put it another way....

RM + LE = mates. Does this mean Laurie should be tarnished with the same brush as Raymond. No, he deserved a chance to make the job his own (and did a good job of it for as long as it lasted) as does MM imo.

[LSArab]

Fair point there.

I have a bit of an open mind over MM. As long as ST departs and not involved then that is a step in the right direction