10 Jan 2014 16:55:00
Well Robbie Savage has said on tv what we all know.

His 12 players to go: Smalling, Fabio, Anderson, Cleverley, Giggs, Ferdinand, Buttner, Fellaini, Young, Nani, Valencia and Hernandez. It's a whole team - I wonder how it would fare in the Championship?

Of course Fellaini will stay for the time being if only so that Moyes doesn't have to admit his mistake quite yet and, depending on what we can salvage out of the deal, United doesn't have to take the full write off immediately.

When one adds the questionable re-signings of Rooney, Evra and Vidic, and whether Zaha and Kagawa figure in Moyes' plans even if they could make it in SAF's system, one can see the extent of the rebuilding job. The net cost has to be in excess of 200m pounds. United are most likely going to have to increase their debt levels to have any chance of remaining with the elite. Will it have to go back above 500m pounds? Clearly the Glazers needed a manager who could take a squad depleted by age and years of poor or no investment in certain areas, and rebuild it within financial restrictions imposed by excess debt. Ergo - Moyes.

A few months ago I suggested you watch the stock price. Investors, who understand our financials better than me, will be weighing in the effects of capital requirements and potential income losses. We are in a very dangerous situation. The decline has probably been worse than anyone on United's board expected. They probably have around 2-3 years to get the squad back to Champions League level. If they spend the money and fail, the whole house of cards could come tumbling down.

1.) 10 Jan 2014
I agree with a lot of what Savage says.

We're not going to be getting of 12 players though and a couple of them shouldn't be on that list, IMO.

But a good 5-6 should definitely be moved on, if we can find buyers that is.

2.) 10 Jan 2014
What mistake is that with Fellaini, mate?

He's played a handful of games, suffered from an injury, and just taken a step up to one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Nice to see people on here giving our new players a chance, getting behind them, and making them feel welcome.

Maybe, the football men at Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as at Utd, know nothing, as they were sniffing round him over the last few seasons.

And maybe the manager of Belgium, one of the fancied sides for the World Cup, who considers him an integral part of their set-up, knows nothing too.

I doubt it though.

3.) 10 Jan 2014
In times like these everything is over magnified and over exaggerated. Some of the players he is talking about will be here for quite a few more years. We will need 6 to 8 new players over the next 2 to 3 years and will make the changes whilst we stay competitive.

We will not need to borrow money to buy players mate :) Our finances are in good shape and we are what you call a self sustainable model and probably in better shape than a lot of the other big clubs especially if the new financial rules take place with meaningful penalties from Uefa.

4.) 10 Jan 2014
I really wouldn't pay to much attention to what savage says mate, its all for effect! If every club listened to his 'expert' analysis they would be signing 5-6 players a year, on top of that its all built so people will ring his radio phone in tomorrow which again = more exposure for him which we all well know he loves!

5.) 10 Jan 2014
What does he know he couldn't play football anyway just hard in the tackle he would be sent off after 10 mins nowadays