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> [We as a club should be aspiring to have the best players playing for us. We've had that in the past. We're in for players if the manager wants to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/we-as-a-club-should-be-aspiring-to-have-the-best-players-playing-for/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

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## More by Ed Woodward

> [Some players are bought by other clubs with an eye to them developing into something special in a few years' time. Whereas there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/some-players-are-bought-by-other-clubs-with-an-eye-to-them-developing/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [The scouts are watching matches and we have a huge amount of data we purchase and a pyramid approach in terms of delivering that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/the-scouts-are-watching-matches-and-we-have-a-huge-amount-of-data-we/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [I don't get involved in recruitment like people think I do. There's a myth that I look at YouTube and choose players. I don't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/i-don-t-get-involved-in-recruitment-like-people-think-i-do-there-s-a/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [Where I get involved is that I have to sign off the money, yet when you have target one, two or three from your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/where-i-get-involved-is-that-i-have-to-sign-off-the-money-yet-when/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [I want to take a long-term view. Being distracted by short term things can be dangerous when you are making cold, calm, long-term decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/i-want-to-take-a-long-term-view-being-distracted-by-short-term-things/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [We are financially strong. We are self-sustaining. We don't have an umbilical cord that we are concerned about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/we-are-financially-strong-we-are-self-sustaining-we-don-t-have-an/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [We're always able to look at a position and have our view in terms of the list of targets that would suit Manchester United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/we-re-always-able-to-look-at-a-position-and-have-our-view-in-terms-of/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [Giving youth a chance is part of our philosophy, part of our DNA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/giving-youth-a-chance-is-part-of-our-philosophy-part-of-our-dna/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [We want players to come in who respect their teammates, the club, the history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/we-want-players-to-come-in-who-respect-their-teammates-the-club-the/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [There should be both a humbleness and an arrogance. Humble when you are on the team coach and you wear the club suit, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/there-should-be-both-a-humbleness-and-an-arrogance-humble-when-you/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [We as a club should be aspiring to have the best players playing for us. We've had that in the past. We're in for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/we-as-a-club-should-be-aspiring-to-have-the-best-players-playing-for/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [When a scout recommends a brilliant right back or a coach recommends one from our academy, we want the manager to weigh up what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/when-a-scout-recommends-a-brilliant-right-back-or-a-coach-recommends/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [I understand the scrutiny; it's part of the job. And I don't want to be famous and can't be mates with the players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/i-understand-the-scrutiny-it-s-part-of-the-job-and-i-don-t-want-to-be/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [The idea is to recruit in a closed environment, rather than listening to the press or getting distracted by conflicting agents' claims. We try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/the-idea-is-to-recruit-in-a-closed-environment-rather-than-listening/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

> [The decisions related to recruitment are all taken by football experts. My involvement is signing off the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-woodward/the-decisions-related-to-recruitment-are-all-taken-by-football/)

[Ed Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-woodward/)

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