Chairman's Statement

“I’d like to personally thank Jackie McNamara for his efforts during his tenure which saw him become the longest serving manager in the league. “Everyone at the Club – from the board to the coaching staff, from the players to the fans – knows our recent run of results and current position in the league isn’t good enough and we all want the Club back to where it should be, challenging for silverware and European qualification. “We’ve finished in the top six for eight consecutive seasons and reached four cup finals in that time, against a backdrop of reducing the Club’s debt significantly. Although this has not been easy, it’s the standard we have set here at United. “We have a strategy to run the Club in a financially sustainable way while achieving real progress on the pitch and these things are not mutually exclusive. This is a big Club with a large squad and playing budget, so we won’t be short of interest from top managers within the game. “We have one of the most exciting young squads in British football and a lot to be upbeat about. The next manager will be taking on a talented bunch of players at an exciting time for the football club.”