RVN - why??

[burnley007]

Ruud has been confirmed at Utd.
He's just another coach.
Why? Why turn down a manager's job to be a nobody?? Bizarre decision.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 47djzzeezo

[TopCat]

His loss.

[Burnley1989]

Ruud has been confirmed at Utd.
He's just another coach.
Why? Why turn down a manager's job to be a nobody?? Bizarre decision.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 47djzzeezo

A nobody

One of the world's greatest ever strikers, coaching at one of the world's biggest clubs.

[Clive 1960]

money and ambition to be the next utd manager but you think why not give it a go at Burnley and if he did well he might still get the chance at utd or another club but it's all about timing...

[beddie]

Bottler.

[NewClaret]

FWIW I heard we turned him down at second interview stage.

I was told he wanted far too much control of budget, signings, coaching staff and we wanted to do things differently.

Real shame in my view as I’d have loved RVN here. A risk but one I would have taken.

[eastcoastclaret]

Was he actually ever offered the Burnley job though?

[ClaretTony]

There is no evidence that he did turn us down

[randomclaret2]

FWIW I heard we turned him down at second interview stage.

I was told he wanted far too much control of budget, signings, coaching staff and we wanted to do things differently.

Real shame in my view as I’d have loved RVN here. A risk but one I would have taken.

They seemed happy for VK to do all that

[Bosscat]

They seemed happy for VK to do all that

Maybe thats why ... gave VK too much once bitten twice shy and all that

[NewClaret]

They seemed happy for VK to do all that

Well I don’t personally think he had the control people think, but they very definitely have taken a different direction now.

[martin_p]

They seemed happy for VK to do all that

And the result was last season. Once bitten…….

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Waiting for those dead man's shoes.

[randomclaret2]

Indeed...lets hope the new approach works, or do they revert to the Kompany model for the next man

[Boss Hogg]

It’s just lazy journalism saying he turned us down. He probably wasn’t aligned with what the board wanted as mentioned above.

[bfcjg]

Nearly every one of the applicants we rejected have said they turned us down, it maintains their brand.

[warksclaret]

And its probable that RVN is now accountable on a day to day basis to Steve McClaren who has been made "senior coach". How inspiring for him

[TheFamilyCat]

There is no evidence that he did turn us down

There's no evidence for a lot of claims made on this board.

[bfcjg]

Can you imagine if we'd have signed him ? It would be the Kompany circus again,camera crews following the ex Man U idol,all about him etc, Parker though is quite refreshing head down and working,little outside noise and distraction.

[Casper2]

There is no evidence that he did turn us down

Is there evidence we offered him the job

[ClaretTony]

Is there evidence we offered him the job

None at all

[Lip]

A nobody

One of the world's greatest ever strikers, coaching at one of the world's biggest clubs.

And most hated.

[agreenwood]

No doubt his agent peddled the idea that he turned us and other clubs down in favour of Man U. Makes him look good in the eyes of United fans and shows the world that there was lots of interest in him.

In reality United was possibly the only offer he’s had all summer.

[aggi]

Out of the names we were linked with I could never really fathom why people were so excited by RVN. He had one OK season at PSV, fell out with the owners and players and quit.

[chekhov]

And its probable that RVN is now accountable on a day to day basis to Steve McClaren who has been made "senior coach". How inspiring for him

Don’t you knock McClaren. He knows more about carpets than you ever will.

[ŽižkovClaret]

Ruud has been confirmed at Utd.
He's just another coach.
Why? Why turn down a manager's job to be a nobody?? Bizarre decision.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 47djzzeezo

We would have been hiking boots, he's gone for loafers

[beddie]

Out of the names we were linked with I could never really fathom why people were so excited by RVN. He had one OK season at PSV, fell out with the owners and players and quit.

Martin Keown doesn’t have a lot of time for him either.

[warksclaret]

Don’t you knock McClaren. He knows more about carpets than you ever will.

.......and brollies

[claretburns]

Nistelrooy will be in charge of United by Christmas.

[ecc]

And its probable that RVN is now accountable on a day to day basis to Steve McClaren who has been made "senior coach". How inspiring for him

McClaren's agent is the best in the business.

[Venkys4eva]

How do you know he was offered the job? Perhaps we turned him down.

[bart_claret]

He obviously wasn't the most beautiful girl in town material.

[blatherwickstattoos]

I don’t think he’d have turned us down. More likely we didn’t go with him

[Benson]

I don’t think he’d have turned us down. More likely we didn’t go with him

Seeing you say that convinces me that he did actually turn us down.

[aclaretinstevenage]

Maybe he's more comfortable in a supporting role rather than being the top man while still earning plenty!

Or perhaps he failed at the interview with Mr Pace...........if any such thing ever took place!

[dougcollins]

Probably bring paid more to put cones out.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Seeing you say that convinces me that he did actually turn us down.

Just can’t see him turning us down to coach a team.