One could say that an era is leaving, but this is probably not the case. In April, shortly after Manchester United’s sensational exit from the Super League, the club announced the departure of Ed Woodward as vice president. The functionary will finalize until the end of January, and then resign and give way to Richard Arnold. This was also officially announced.
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In total, Woodward worked at Manchester United for 16 years, 9 of them as vice president. During this time, the functionary became very “bored” to the fans. Often, television broadcasts included footage of posters with which Mancunian fans urged Woodward to leave the club.
Once it even went so far that the fans attacked the house of the functionary. The apogee of popular discontent was the entry of Manchester United into the Super League. The owners of United (members of the Glazer family) publicly apologized, but it was clear that it could not have done without Woodward. As a result, the club announced the decision of the functionary to resign.
After this statement, the joy of the fans knew no bounds. They were not even embarrassed by the fact that Woodward, most likely, will remain at Manchester United as a consultant. So, his influence on the activities of the club will continue to be great. For nine years, the functionary did what the Glazers needed, namely, he entered into profitable sponsorship contracts.
Woodward brought a lot of money to United, so it is naive to believe that the owners will just let him go. The functionary has been criticized a lot for appointing the wrong coaches and for spending large sums on the transfer market aimlessly. Woodward himself justified himself, arguing that he only allocates money, and other people make all other decisions.
In England they write that this is not true. Woodward is Manchester United’s first man since the Glazers. Nothing happens in the club without his knowledge and approval. Another thing is that he did not always make the right decisions. The functionary tried to rectify the situation by signing Bruno Fernandes, as well as returning Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford.
It worked to a certain extent, but the negative attitude towards him from the public still remained. Woodward had no choice but to leave the club. Or rather, go into the shadows. There’s no doubt that as long as the Glazers are in charge of Manchester United, Ed will have a say in various decisions. He may have less influence, but by and large it will not change anything.