Manchester United Banter Archive April 01 2018

01 Apr 2018 20:44:39
We all know next week is going to be so difficult, but please Jose don't park the bus, let the reigns off and go at them, show passion and drive, if we lose, we lose but just make us proud of our team performance. I would hate to park the bus and lose a late goal and get slated again for negative football. The first half yesterday (opposition aside) was great to watch so get at them early and strong and go for goals there poor at the back, yet again another chance for Pogba to step up to make his mark and show if he is a world class player.

01 Apr 2018 20:55:04
If we get beat, I hope Jose and the players take a good hard look at the celebrations, and remember it.

01 Apr 2018 21:20:32
I won't be surprised if pep rest players against us .
Big game against the scouse for them.

01 Apr 2018 17:38:58
“It's too early to talk about a departure from United, the situation can change. ”pogba

Bit of a strange comment.

01 Apr 2018 17:42:33
Or just responding to all the garbage in the press about him leaving.

01 Apr 2018 17:55:49
Could of just said I'm not leaving.

01 Apr 2018 19:46:38
I don't like the "too early" bit, it doesn't sound like he thinks we where he sees himself long term. How soon did he see himself leaving?

01 Apr 2018 20:54:29
Don't forget all the questions and answers will of been agreed beforehand.

01 Apr 2018 20:57:01
I know when players say, I'm happy here and don't want to leave, it can still mean diddly squat. But I hate all this talking around the point even more.

02 Apr 2018 01:49:06
“it's too early to talk about selling Pogba but the situation can change"

There are 10 games until the end of the season so we will talk about it then.

I'll be happy if you leave Paul, its not as though you give a toss about playing for us, seems like it's just a Saturday jog about for you.

01 Apr 2018 09:58:34
First time poster on the page, but have followed it for years as the most accurate and reliable around. Looking back old videos and one comes to mind, ronaldo clips v Portsmouth. Look at the players in the tunnel. Ronny, Rooney, Scholes, vidic, Ferdinand. Where are we as a team now, no leaders or stand out world class players in terms of current form. A few with potential. But one worry is the focus, in that tunnel before the game, all looking ahead, concentrating on the task ahead. No laughing, joking, cuddling the opposition. We used to have a team of professional stars. The anount of players now just filling jerseys is shocking. And we were the team to envy, now our targets and low. A Watford midfielder. Why not Casemiro or kroos. A defender target, go get the star players, a variance etc. Set the bar high where it used to be! A forward. we get Lukaku, currently one of our best players, but would rather a lewendowski or dybala, we have the cash, we need the status. We used to see a player and sign him, no media fanfare, not protracted negotiations. If your the best we will have you and pay you. Sorry for the rant, but was on a stag and took in the city v Everton game yestaerday. And we are slipping years behind them.

01 Apr 2018 10:37:52
We used to see a player and sign him. Gascoigne, Shearer and Ronaldinho all turned us down.

Lukaku has smashed it this season but you'd rather have Dybala or Lewandowski.

No world class players in form? So you don't rate de Gea then.

And just because a player comes from a club like Watford doesn't mean that they're no good. Our best signings of the Ferguson era came from Leeds and Nottingham Forest. Players rarely leave an elite club for another elite club at their peak.

Now having got out the way what I disagreed with I do actually agree we lack leaders compared to previous teams. Lukaku looks like he is developing into one. Sanchez once fully settled could be another. Pogba if he grows up could be. Bailly also is a leader. But we do need more.

01 Apr 2018 11:49:16
Podba is no leader my friend, take that thought away from your head, Lukaku? Could be, Bailly? Maybe. I think Mata is a good leader and good role model to the new younger dancing, social media addict generation. We do need a Roy Keane in that dressing room that's for sure.

01 Apr 2018 18:08:15
Blimey Mort, that’s not exactly a warm welcome to a new poster is it?

Dave, see what you are saying but I think much of our success was built on buying a mixture of lesser known players or ones with huge potential. I’m always worried when we buy “superstars”, we’ve had a few failures when we have done it. As for leaders you are spot on, we are sadly lacking.

01 Apr 2018 18:15:57
Oh please get over yourselves with the Roy Keane generation BS. That era is long gone. I don't get why people obsess over players posting dance videos and fancy hand shakes during matches. Its a freaking game. Its meant to be enjoyed and players like Lingard enjoy it. Pogba likes to have his hair done. So what? I can understand if he comes in with a different cut every matchday and plays like a pub team midfielder. Truth is even at his worst he's still better than most epl midfielders I watch every week.

The game has changed. City don't have Roy Keane and they are on course to break almost every other league record. What we need is to move with the times. Play attacking football, which can only happen with a modern manager. Not one clearly in decline and still relying on tactics that probably were effective 5 years ago, but not anymore.

PS Lukaku has been awesome andd I hope Pogba one day becomes captain of the team full time, rainbow hair or not.

02 Apr 2018 01:51:52
Yeah, but Pogba has been rubbish for Man Utd so who cares what his hair looks like?

{Ed001's Note - would you rather Pogba went and got his hair cut or spent his time down the pub getting hammered like the Keane generation did? People forget Pogba does not drink alcohol, so he fills his time with haircuts and instatwitbook rather than knocking back 20 pints down the pub after training. I think, personally, the club should be getting more community work out of him, remind him of how crap life can be for the rest of the world that don't earn mega money kicking a bag of wind around. Then you might see a change in his attitude. As it is though, you can't really complain about the hair cuts as it is better for a professional athlete than getting bevvied. I would have far more worries about players who get tattoos during the season myself, as that is a health risk.}

02 Apr 2018 14:43:10
Yeah I was a bit harsh.

To the other fella. Ok I agree with the ed hairdressers is better than the pub. But if he's got too much time on his hands how about staying behind at training for another hour. Or as ed said doing some community work. Look at evra popping into hospital the other day.

Silly dances is all well an good if they were u21 players having a laugh. They're not though they're grown men in the mid 20s. No ones saying don't have fun but it comes across as they don't take it serious enough.

The reason most of us talk about Keane or Robson is simple. Go watch Robson vs Barcelona or Keane vs Juventus and then look at our squad and see if we have a player like that with that strength of character to grab a game and carry us through. A player who leads by example.

City don't have one because they haven't needed one as the whole league has rolled over for them.

01 Apr 2018 06:22:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 1st April 2018

01 Apr 2018 03:56:29
Messi Lingard! 😁.