Manchester United Banter Archive October 11 2012

11 Oct 2012 21:02:07
Hey Ed and other people first time post here! Would you give Nani his last chance or would you just want to get rid of him?

19-20Mufc {Ed004's Note - I am not sure, if we are moving to a formation with no wingers it makes sense to sell him now when we can get a decent amount for him}

Nani could excel in a free-er roaming role behind a striker, license to drift wide either side or down the middle.

It he could keep hitting the first defender at corners and keep giving the ball away!

DodgyBanter

But that's rooneys role and he is a far superior player!

Caolán.

Nani for me is one of the biggest disapointments in our squad. He has the talent and ability to destroy any team and be one of if not the most talented player in our squad......but he is conssitantly inconssitant. Even in the games where he plays well he still makes bad decisions at times and fails to clear the first man on corners.

He has had ample chances to nail down a place in our team and he hasn't done so.

We now seem to be moving into a formation that doesn't use wingers, so do we need as many in our squad any more?

Now is the best time to sell Nani, we'll get the most for him and we need him the least. So for me it appears we have reached the end of the road with Nani, I'd thank him for all he has done for the club and i'd wish him the best for the rest of his career and beyond but it's time for him to go.

Shappy

11 Oct 2012 19:42:52
Here's a question for you all who is the clubs top 5 greatest players there has been at the club IMO
1) Sir bobby
2) Ronaldo
3) Best
4) Scholes
5) Giggs
And who is the best player you have ever seen live for united
1) Ronaldo
2) Scholes
3) Giggs
4) Rooney
5) Van Persie.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts guys

Caolán.

1) Sir Bobby
2) George Best
3) King Eric
4) Denis Law
5) Scholes

1) King Eric
2) Scholes
3) Ronaldo
4) Captain Marvel (Robson for any unsure)
5) Rooney

Tried to get William Prunier in there but couldn't quite fit him in :)

Ports

The best ever.
1, Best
2, Charlton
3, Edwards
4, Ronaldo
5, Scholes
The best I've seen live.
1,Best
2, Charlton
3, Ronaldo
4, Scholes
5, Van Nistelrooy
Flyhalf Mitch.

No vidic?
Chris the REDman

1) Bobby
2) Best
3) Giggs
4) Scholes
5) Ronaldo
6) Beckham (Had to add him)

1) Ronaldo
2) Rooney
3) Scholes
4) Giggs
5) Beckham

There are so many more to add but I can't really put them in order of who is best IMO. We have such a great club with amazing history.

-JakeW

I see what you mean jake like look at the players we have left out too like Gary Neville stam Schmicael solksjaer the list goes on and on.

Caolán.

Best 5:

Best, Ronaldo, Charlton, Schmeichel and Keane.

5 I have seen:

Ronaldo, Schmeichel, Keane, Giggs and Scholes.

Jono

Best 5 -
Best, Cantona, Scholes, Charlton, Giggs.

Best I've seen-
Scholes, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney, Vidic

kdevil10

Best 5;

Best.
Edwards,
Cantona,
Charlton,
Keane.

Best I've seen;
Cantona,
Keane,
Scholes,
Ronaldo,
Schmeichel/Robson.

Best 5 Irish I've seen;

Keane,
McGrath,
Irwin,
Moran,
Stapleton.

J Bones.

Best ever
1. Best
2. Edwards
3. Ronaldo
4. Charlton
5. Cantona

Best I've watched
1. Best
2. Ronaldo
3. Charlton
4. Cantona
5. Scholes

Doc Ock

Best 5 i've seen
Cantona
Robson
Ronaldo
Schmeichel
Giggs

Best 5 ever
Best
Charlton
Law
Cantona
Robson

11 Oct 2012 18:23:56
Anything on Wanyama, I know there was reported interest in the summer but is it possible for a move in January? I've watched a lot of him as my dads a massive celtic fan and the boy looks like a class act, he's well and truely the yaya toure of the spl and i saw him play in pre season against sneijder and he bossed sneijder out of the game, I think he would be a beast in our midfield if we managed to get him any thoughts?

Lots of people are crying for a strong DM, who can pass, tackle and have energy to run 90 mins. Well he is the answer! He can play in 442 like Keano or the diamond formation and he will come in region of 10m not more than that. He is actually more like Box to box midfielder who scores, he already score 3 goals. He has fantastic attitude and works hard, exactly sort of player we need, infact I think he is probably better option and a better player then Witsel, Vidal and M'vila.
And when he leaves for African cup or when is injured or as a rotation, we have Tunnicliffe or even P.Jones.

I very much hope we can sign him.

Red Samurai

Red Samurai

Do you watch allot of Celtics games?

I think he is a good player and has a fair few rough edges that could ( stress could ) be ironed out so he could make it at our level. The biggest issue I have with him is his passing isn't the crispest and players like Kayal and Brown are more capable of that step up right now.

He does have age on his side so is possible another year of big strides will push him on enough but by no way shape or form is he a better player than Vidal, Witsel etc.

Remember he is only excelling in a very, very drab SPL and even then players like Hooper and Kayal shine out even more IMO.

I would much rather buy a player just a few years older and ready now and bring through Tunners than bring Wanyama in.

Just my opinion.

Bond if your about what's your thoughts on Wanyama just now?

Jono {Ed004's Note - Bond isn't about at the minute, it appears old men need more sleep than others, however from what he has said to me he thinks Wanyama will become a top class player and good enough for Utd.}

I agree that his "passing is not the crispest' or the best but its good. That will come with age and he makes up for watever he lacks with the Essiend(who doesn't have the crispiest of the passes either) like energy for whole nightly minutes, he physical strength, his presence(game against Inter) in front of the defence and he tackling.
Interestingly, it will be nice to see how he does against Barcelona. I really think this guys is perfect for 4 4 2 or 4 3 3 or even 4 2 3 1. I am confident that he will go to one of the top clubs in Europe where he will flourish. Him and C.Erikson is in mould of Keane and Scholes(i m not saying they are the next Keane and Scholes).

Whats other ed view on him?

Red Samurai

Yes I watch pretty much every game that celtic play and from what I have seen Wanyama outshines the likes of brown and kayal by far, the only player who seems to get more headlines than Wanyama is Hooper and that is because he is banging in the goals at present, you may question the quality of the spl but you can not question the quality of the champions league in which he is performing. Say what you want but brown and kayal are beneath the boy now and he's younger than both, if lennon could keep two players it would be him and Hooper, no way is kayal or brown worth the 10 million people are talking about for Wanyama

Ta Ed

What's your opinion on him from what you have seen?

Jono {Ed004's Note - I think he looks a very good player. Obviously he has a lot of room for improvement but I could see him becoming a top class player.}

11 Oct 2012 14:06:41
Never really wants to comment on the wilshere/cleverley debate,but reading further down the posts,someone wrote wilshere was the best midfielder in is age group.
Let mention few in his age group.
Thiago alcantara, eriksen,verratti,mvila,gundogan. He is just an overrated and overhyped british talent. REMEMBER JORDAN HENDERSON.

Stanod.

Verratti...by some distance.

MPez

PSG have a real gem in Verratti.

Fresh!

To be fair, Wilshire is twice the player Henderson is. I'm not saying he is world class but he is v.good. Not convinced by Clevs yet and I don't rate Ramsey.

Boyley

Before his injury wilshere was rated very highly, same as the likes of gotze and muniain. We have to wait and see dont we

Mick

You've gotta admit Wilshire looked a class act before the injury, the only really technically gifted, continental style midfielder in England since Scholes. We will have to see how well he recovers from such a long spell out though. Cleverly I have been excited with and really hope he keeps improving into the future but I would have to admit Wilshire when fit looked that little bit extra classy

Gav

11 Oct 2012 01:04:51
Even the Chinese/Japanese/Koreans, whichever it is, have taken a dislike to Suarez's diving and made a video, its brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&client=mv-rim&v=jWpL6bAdANg

Enjoy

Malaysian. Deduced from clicking on the uploader's profile.

You could equally have assumed it to be English due to the English characters beneath the Mandarin Chinese, not to mention the English narration.

M.D.

11 Oct 2012 11:37:05
Happy 75th Birthday to Sir Bobby. I AM KLOOT

11 Oct 2012 12:59:39
Everton fan here - Happy birthday Sir Bobby you are an absolute gentleman and a credit to Manchester united and England, what a footballer you were and even at 75 your probally better than most of the players in the prem now, have a wonderful day Sir Bobby. Terry blue

Wouldn't you love to spend an evening with him, just listening to all his old stories from the past. A true legend in every way.

J Bones.

I did about 13 years ago. He was an absolute gentleman and had interseting things to say back then about the club and the players.

Shahram

Wonder what scouser disagreed with these birthday wishes? But anyway happy birthday sir bobby.

11 Oct 2012 10:31:17
-- Injury Update -- Chris Smalling : Return 20th Oct Ashley Young : Return 20th Oct Phil Jones : Return 3rd Nov Nemanja Vidic : Return 19th Nov Anders Lindegaard : Return Unknown

11 Oct 2012 08:59:38
I cant see us sign anyone in January.All this talk about another striker,we DONT need one.Would love a midfielder,that the only area we need to work on.Smalling,jones and Vidic are still to come back so i think we are covered in defence.

We have 4 strikers only 1 is scoring
johndenton

To be fair, Rooney has been dropped to a deeper position to help link and create plays. Everyone knew that his goal tally was going to come down once RVP got here.

B

11 Oct 2012 07:19:33
just wondering if anybody can answer this. i am wanting to get a few autographs on a shirt for my sons 16th birthday, i have read conflicting stories that utd players do not stop at carrington to sign things, and also that they will not sign shirts because of greedy sods selling them on ebay. also i will not buy on ebay as there are so many fakes. i feel the only way i know they are real is if i go to carrington myself..any help from eds or fellow members would be great. thank you.

Ged The Red.

Some stop & some dont.Yes they will sign a shirt mainly the foreign lads who stop.Forget about ROONEY & SCHOLES they never stop