Hi Simon, this week's obviously been dominated by the pursuit lead fiasco.
What were his
thoughts on the competition when he heard about it?
What are your thoughts on how the weeks unfolded and what do you say to those fans are understandably still very angry
about Mormons. First of all,
I'm very happy that the fans have voiced their opinion and that we've listened to them,
and in a strange sort of way it's it's brought,
brought the football pyramid or community together,
and I think that's important and I'm very happy too,
and I'm a supporter myself and will be a day that I'll come back in and watch.
Watch Man United and I want to watch a Man United team with even with the fear of.
Failure, you know, that's that's one of my what I thought about it.
I I didn't like the concept anyway because it has to be on sporting merit.
You have to. I want to earn the right to play in a in Europe we know that we have been pioneers and we've we've been in Europe for many
many years and we were with the Busby Babes.
So that's one part of it that we want to be part of.
A successful European campaign again.
One of my best nights have been.
Something that we worked really hard towards,
but then to get that that that feeling of that fear of failure that you can't just be giving it on because your your name is such and such.
You have to to earn the right to be there and then to get the best possible performance.
I've always felt and I've always believed in stepping out of your comfort comfort zone,
being afraid of failure that spurs you on living.
On the edge a little bit and that wasn't part of this and for me.
I'm very happy that all the clubs that have admitted their mistake that this was a bad idea and the way that it came out as well.
So it's just when we're talking about getting fans back into the stadium.
We get this and then we were looking forward to bringing fans back into the stadium,
the next or the last two games of the season and we weren't able to look forward to it,
but the fans. Because we have a banner at Old Trafford and how football is nothing without the fans and we've felt that for more than a year it's been
a difficult year as it has been.
But now when we're just going to welcome their back end,
we get this. So the preparation for the Leeds game was a little bit different,
but then again that's part of being in this industry and in this club as well Man United is the biggest club in the world and of course we want
to be part of. European football.
And but we want to do that by like my players did last season.
I think they were. Excellent the players 'cause they were we're not talking about this fear of failure they they were afraid of not making it to the Champions League
because we were so many points behind.
They pulled themselves together, came together as a team and we we achieved third which was a very good achievement.
This year. We've worked hard striving towards trophies and we 2nd and we want to.
I I backed my team to be there in in the.
Top top in Europe. But I still think that that fear of failure is helping us do that and that's being a sporting competitor as I am and my nature
is not being handed things we we can't be handed a place.
That's my opinion anyway. Long enough on one so.
OK,
we'll move on to the league preview now,
and yeah, that's been added.
Let's talk about the this weekend because talking about exact,
exciting football games, the Leeds Leeds away,
it's an exciting game for us.
So what sort of gaming atmosphere expects
in Allen Rd Denali?
Well, inside the stadium there won't be any fans,
unfortunately both. Obviously we it's important that we we,
we focus on our game,
you you know fans between our clubs have always had a,
uh, a rivalry and it has to be healthy rivalry that's important as well.
In a in a period like this for me that we don't incite or brew anything,
anything up. We we play football and that's important that we,
we we've listened now and we've listened to the fans.
And I'm so, so happy that we,
the fans have been heard.
And then let's go on to the the game of football.
And in terms of the match,
are they obviously you had a brilliant result against them at Old Trafford and a brilliant performance as well?
What sort of effect and do you see that leads will try to have in
this game you think they'll have a bit of a point to prove against your side.
You know that game we started unbelievably well.
We scored in our first 2 attacks and he was never a 6 two win we've.
We've looked at it. It obviously.
We've analyzed it ourselves. I don't expect the same type of.
Of scoreline because the difference between the teams were not four goals we were clinical.
We scored some fantastic goals.
We had some great saves by David at important times just before half time it could have easily been 4/2 just after halftime.
Easily they had chances there as well.
So we know that we'll be stretched physically and mentally in this game.
Completely completely unique game of the season.
I really ask.
Hi Ola. And I just wanted to ask you about your your your upbringing because because your links to of course Christian.
Soon you put you born raised in a place where no one would expect the team to do anything or a player to to achieve great things.
How important is that? That dream for a player?
I mean obviously linked up to to the happenings this week,
but but it's special for you because you you're born somewhere where you never would.
Expect someone to get from there to the Champions League and then it says it all,
doesn't it? Yeah,
of course, but you don't expect Christianson to to make it.
You don't know the mentality of the people from Christianson that's completely out of order,
because, no, we've always had you know,
if you work hard for something,
you can achieve it. Aim high and a dream high,
and you never know what you'll achieve and that is what the football pyramid is built on as well.
You know the dreams of.
My dreams I've I've scored thousands of winning goals in a champions or a European Cup final or in FA Cup Final when I was on my own hope in
my on my on the page just just above us.
And that's that's part of football.
You have to dream big and.
To be an example of that is is great for me,
of course, coming from Christian soon.
I hope all the other players from Christian soon boys or girls can can make it around the in European football of course.
I mean lookers.
Well, I appreciate there's a game this weekend,
but given the seriousness of the Super League this week,
I mean can you to United fans?
Can you genuinely say that Joel Glazer who didn't communicate with United fans for nearly 16 years hasn't been to a game for nearly well over two years and hasn't
heard a single cent into the club?
Genuinely cares about the club.
You know, I've, I've said what I've said about the Super League and I'm so happy that all the owners,
all the clubs involved, agreed that this was a mistake and I've always had a good working relationship with the club and the owners.
Of course, behind the the walls of the building we we speak,
they listen to my opinions and we we're working to move Man United forward of course.
And so it was important.
It's important that we all we all want to be better and improve and that's that's what we're my job is to improve the result and performance of the team
and this weekend. It's a it's a good chance,
and it's it's a big game in in our our history,
we know that. Andy mitten.
Hi Lee hi. Any Monday on the strength of?
This week, do you think fans deserve more of a voice in football?
I think that the fans as I said,
football without fans is nothing and that's why we have to listen to them and I'm happy that the voice of the fans,
players, managers were heard. Dave.
They've all been voicing over.
We've been voicing our opinions this week,
and it's important. And you know,
when that's part of my job as well,
to speak to today Man United supporters and fans.
The showing them that we want to be a better team that we are now and that's that's my job to get out up the table and start challenging for
trophies. James Cooper Hayali apologies for being predictable.
I think
you look probably expect a couple more questions on this and I do apologize for that.
Ed brought me back to the club.
I just wonder your thoughts on his move to resign,
how aware you were of what was going on,
and whether you even considered your future 'cause a lot of people have said.
Love him emotional things this week.
Well, football is emotions and emotions run high in football.
I we're. I've had a very very good working relationship with Dad and the club will have to move on without him and I'm sure Man United will always move
on and we will work to to get Al work as long as the money Man United want me to work here and hopefully we can end this this season.
Successfully and Ed is part of that.
Carlson, yes, so I'm pulling up right now.
I'm about to lead scheme leads against Man United.
That's a huge one in in English game.
What can you tell us about your views on that rivalry?
And what does these games mean to you?
They mean a lot to me.
Because obviously we we know the history about the the leads of the old days super leads.
That was the generation before before mine and that was my dad's generation and he's he's grown up with with seeing them winning the league.
I've played in so massive games against Leeds where we had we had a proper challenge from that team early early 2000 with the for example Eric Eric Buckley played.
Played for them and we we as a team.
We got stretched against them.
Our team we we looked forward to those games and we we had some fantastic games.
They read there was so there was respect for the for the level and they stretched us.
I feel the same now with the with the leads team coming.
Or coming up this year,
they've shown their qualities and they're going to stretch us.
They're going to challenge us and we have to be ready for this for this game physically and mentally.
Hi Ali, sorry and you you mentioned before about not wanting to incite the situation and clearly there's a rivalry off the field.
But what's happened this week couldn't have been cited,
incited the situation anymore, but the anger amongst the clubs who are not in the top six is is there for everybody to see.
Are you concerned that that that could have an effect tomorrow?
On Sunday, and funds might turn up to voice their opinions about Manchester United as a football club.
I
I'll repeat myself as well,
but in a strange way this this situation has brought football together as well and funds together and fans of different clubs.
Everyone understands that you know that the players,
the fans, they they haven't been part of this,
and so a Man United fan and a Leeds United fan.
They have the same opinion on this topic so.
I don't think that's gonna be an issue.
And when you play against top teams anyway,
when you play against your rival,
you expect to produce expect fans to support their own team.
Well, last question for Paul Hurst.
I only I said it.
The part of your job to speak to fans and I'm just wondering what what was your kind of meeting with the group that came down Carrington like yesterday.
And kind of do you understand that they you know they they have a right to protest and and air their grievances?
Yeah, yeah,
of course I I will.
I will always listen to the fans and I thought it was the only right thing to do is to to go and listen to them and speak to them
and have a a nice discussion with them and peaceful discussion.
And because it's it's important that we respect each others and respect each others views.
I said a few things about what I think that the team will do in the future and or what we spoke about.
We don't really need to discuss that but.
He was a good 10 minutes and I was I was happy with that.
Of course we we we didn't shake hands with it,
gave a fist bump and then we we parted.
Thank you very much at home.