Good luck to him. I've No doubts he will be a great addition he’s well respected at united.
Darren Fletcher - First team coach
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
When is this jobs for the boys... 
He was a great footballer for us, and can bring experience, intelligence and organization to our midfield coaching.
Really happy to see Fletch back!
Really happy to see Fletch back!
Happy for him. Not sure what he brings, but he comes across really well and was a true professional.
Like others have said, I really wouldn't mind seeing some top class coach(es) join our setup.
Like others have said, I really wouldn't mind seeing some top class coach(es) join our setup.
That's some timing. Welcome back Fletch! Some of the best coaches were defensive players so I hope he will bring the last piece of the jigsaw to the table.
Honestly I'm so delighted with this appointment for many reasons. Most important being because he has the club culture in him, he can administer the culture as a first team coach.
He should be a most respected person for the playing players for them to look up to and learn for the career he had with us.
Honestly he's a fantastic appointment for the club and is exactly the right coaching appointment albeit for cultural reasons atm but no doubt soon for his coaching skills.
Darren Fletcher is a Red Devil
He should be a most respected person for the playing players for them to look up to and learn for the career he had with us.
Honestly he's a fantastic appointment for the club and is exactly the right coaching appointment albeit for cultural reasons atm but no doubt soon for his coaching skills.
Darren Fletcher is a Red Devil
I'm a fan of this without knowing anything about him as a 'coach' i think his mentality should be viewed as legendary. while some would argue he was underrated technically, his influence for someone that was definitely not terrific on the ball was incredible. illness for me cost him a really great legacy at the club, if he did what he was doing for even 2 more seasons.
No idea what he brings as a coach but why not! Good human being, was a decent player and terrific attitude.
Between his communication and analytical skills we see in the studio, the experiences from his playing career - from the leg break at 15 to the illness at 27, having worked under both Ferguson and elsewhere including his leadership role with Scotland - alongside the work ethic, commitment and humility that have underpinned his career, he looks from outside like a very capable appointment.
Fletcher the man? 100% the right appointment. Fletcher the role model? Ditto.
Fletcher the coach? Nobody posting here can answer this question yet or maybe in the months to come.
It’s wrong, however, to describe his appointment as nepotism.
Why pick him particularly? There are plenty of former players to choose from but someone, somewhere in the club picked Fletcher. It’s an appointment that’s certain to be discussed at length by supporters. Consequently, I don’t believe anyone would make that call just as a favour for an old mate.
The Boot Room approach served Liverpool well, so why shouldn’t it work for us?
Fletcher the coach? Nobody posting here can answer this question yet or maybe in the months to come.
It’s wrong, however, to describe his appointment as nepotism.
Why pick him particularly? There are plenty of former players to choose from but someone, somewhere in the club picked Fletcher. It’s an appointment that’s certain to be discussed at length by supporters. Consequently, I don’t believe anyone would make that call just as a favour for an old mate.
The Boot Room approach served Liverpool well, so why shouldn’t it work for us?
Nepotism is when you give someone a job because they're in your family. Professionalism is when your new project involves you with the best people you've worked with in the past.
I know, it was a joke, see white text
We have a lot of football coaching experts on the caf.
What we have now in the back room staff is a winning mentality, you need that in the coaches too. Carrack and fletcher both very level headed too and that will help managing morale.
The more I think about it the more I think Ole is a sporting director who picks the team and is called a manager.
Maybe I’m being too simple.
The more I think about it the more I think Ole is a sporting director who picks the team and is called a manager.
Maybe I’m being too simple.
Carrick and fletcher, too inexperienced plus ole. Luv em as players, but not a big fan of this coaching staff with little experience aside from phelan. Wish we had more experienced coaching with proven record of winning trophies.
The "United DNA running through his veins" stuff is the sort of embarrassing drivel you'd generally associate with the scousers.
That being said, Fletcher seems like a clever chap who talks sense during interviews/punditry. He may well make a decent coach.
That being said, Fletcher seems like a clever chap who talks sense during interviews/punditry. He may well make a decent coach.
I like the way how he talks as well. He has some charismatic that can motivate our players this season. Him & Carrick are experienced enough to know what players need to do in this title race, they will give good advices.
Ajax and Bayern do it too.
Love Darren Fletcher. I think he'll be a great manager one day.
Well Im looking at our league position and Im looking at where we were last season and now and the thing thats clear is there has been improvement. You dont mention McKenna who is now starting to gather in the miles and even though he is young has been doing all the necessary work etc. Its the trajectory that I am looking at right now and its mostly upwards. Where we are right now for me indicates they deserve more time. They have been trying to turn around a big slow moving ship, it doesnt happen overnight.
People who talk about nepotism should take a look at the dictionary. By reading some posts you'd think we appointed Darren Ferguson and not Darren Fletcher.
Good to have another person to criticize when the results will go against us again
Lovely news!
Yeap. I am sure he has the stomach for this role.
Yes, or maybe too speculative. However, the way we play with 4-2-3-1 and a playmaker no 10, direct attacking football with speed and technique, much freedom of improvisation in the last third, is very in the style of Molde in his last term, with Wolf Eikrem as Bruno. That team was also built slowly from a young squad, almost as a pilot project for this, looking back at it. The reached the pinnacle of the Norwegian League just as Solskjær was snatched away. Punched well above their weight in Europe too, in much the same style Solskjær has done it vs PSG and the big teams for a long time.
Important to remember that in Molde, Solskjær was much more of a coach than manager compared to the english model. He has a lot of opinions and ideas on the ground level.
Another coach who trained against the likes of Keane, Scholes, Giggs every day, and who knows the levels that are required to get you in to a Utd team.
Cant be a bad thing. Imagine telling Fletcher you cant train because you feel a bit off today...
Cant be a bad thing. Imagine telling Fletcher you cant train because you feel a bit off today...
He certainly has the balls for it.
Bigger than anyone who'd take that sort of cheap shot.
Really happy with this. As everyone has said, he comes across really well.
I hope he can bring a bit of fire and know-how to the team. I rated him really highly during that amazing 18-24 month trajectory.
From him adapting his game and adopting Ronaldo's approach to the gym, making himself a Keane mark 2 and the way he conducted himself when he played against us i.e being absolutely ruthless and a shit-house (which I respect and love because he didn't try to pander us) I think he really can bring something different to the table.
I know it's totally based on nothing but I get the same vibes from Carrick's influence as coach as how he was as a player; as great as he was, he never really got his hands dirty/rose above the bottom level of his team mates. Fletcher was more of 'leader' based on his actions on the pitch and I hope this can transpire to the players. We need more players with the mentality like Fred/McTominay/Maguire etc; you can question their quality but they have guts and a mentality to keep going, which is what a proper team needs (along with actual ability of course).
Anyways weird tangent aside, if it's Ole's decision, then it's a really good move.
I hope he can bring a bit of fire and know-how to the team. I rated him really highly during that amazing 18-24 month trajectory.
From him adapting his game and adopting Ronaldo's approach to the gym, making himself a Keane mark 2 and the way he conducted himself when he played against us i.e being absolutely ruthless and a shit-house (which I respect and love because he didn't try to pander us) I think he really can bring something different to the table.
I know it's totally based on nothing but I get the same vibes from Carrick's influence as coach as how he was as a player; as great as he was, he never really got his hands dirty/rose above the bottom level of his team mates. Fletcher was more of 'leader' based on his actions on the pitch and I hope this can transpire to the players. We need more players with the mentality like Fred/McTominay/Maguire etc; you can question their quality but they have guts and a mentality to keep going, which is what a proper team needs (along with actual ability of course).
Anyways weird tangent aside, if it's Ole's decision, then it's a really good move.
Now get Berba or Ruud as the attacking/forwards specialist coach.
This is a bad idea, buddy. Ruud asked many times to leave us and had not behaved well when SAF brought in and started Saha. Cannot be the role model.Now get Berba or Ruud as the attacking/forwards specialist coach.
Then get Berba, or snatch RVP from Feyenoord.
We have so many midfielders as coaching stuff, someone like them can teach the young forwards.
There's Carrick, now Fletcher, and? Who else? There's literally only two of them, that's hardly an "old boys nursery."
We could try Jaap Stam to work on our defending. He is into coaching/managing.
They are not old boys, more like the next generation of coaches with potential.
Any successful players who chose to be coaches should be looked at, because they could easily ride their fame and do something else in their life.
There's definitely motivation, passion and determination there to be a great coach.
RVP is a good shout. Everytime I’ve watched him as a pundit he comes across as really intelligent.
Appoint anyone but should keep Nevilles and Evra away from the club.
Nice to see him back. I'm sure he'll make a very good coach.
I mean, Ole is the manager and I'm sure he gets somewhat involved with the coaching.
For those of you who are the naysayers about Fletcher coming in: wtf? Excellent news. I'm sure he's a fantastic coach, otherwise they wouldn't bring him in.
Listen from 00:30 to 01:00
Fletcher has prior experience of coaching the United reserves, including players like Pogba and Lingard. That was his audition for the new job. The club already know how good he is.
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