Manchester United Banter Archive May 22 2012

22 May 2012 23:23:21
Colin Murray did say it G.A.G.U.S mate and made a convincing argument about his source. I still wont believe anything until I see it officially announced though.

TK-Red
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Oh, I know he said it mate, I was just wondering if the Hazard rumour was actually true.

G.A.G.U.S

22 May 2012 22:33:00
Can anyone really denie that a partnership of Vidic and Hummels at CB would be a solid combo for us {Ed007's Note - Depends who is accusing them of it.}

22 May 2012 21:29:13
Cheapest ticket at Emerates more expensive than most expensive at Old Trafford. Just sayin...

DodgyBanter

22 May 2012 19:56:05
You are all probably going to hate me for this one but I think Defoe would be a great signing!

Joe.a

22 May 2012 18:04:32
Looks like the singing section isnt happening now

Manchester United is disappointed to announce that, due to a delay in satisfying the requirements of the evaluation of the movement of away fans from the south-east quadrant to the third tier of the Sir Alex Ferguson stand, the proposed relocation cannot happen in time for the 2012/13 season.

The club has been asked for some further detailed analysis following a trial when Aston Villa came to Old Trafford in April, but unfortunately there is not the time for the club to do that work, conduct the season ticket renewal process, submit the proposals for approval and potentially implement the move before the start of next season.

Therefore, the club wish to reiterate that away fans will remain in the south-east quadrant in 2012/13. This also puts a hold on the proposed introduction of a singing section at Old Trafford.

Dylan

22 May 2012 18:08:26
so jose mourinho has signed a 2yr contract at real,

i personally think that if we do not get someone in as SAF's no 2 (get used to club etc) in the very near future then it may well be mourinho who replaces him in a few years time.

this is based on the fact that if it were blanc (purely as an example) to take over, coming in as SAF's no2 would get him bedded in, making for a smoother transition whilst also offering fergie some tactical advice (somewhere we have struggled of late).

i also think that in this situation it may be likely that SAF would take a director of football type position, helping get transfer targets and ensuring his vision for our future is ensured. this however would not be the case if mourinho were to succeed as i think his ego would not accept this relationship arrangement.

dags

22 May 2012 18:35:36
I think tom cairney would be a good signing for united as he is young and would be cheap culd also turn out better than frank lampard

22 May 2012 17:52:31
This whole BBC radio report of Hazard to Utd is actually true. It can be found from 48 mins onward:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/iplayer/episode/b01hw9lg

If no one can access this it, Colin Murray basically says that this source he knows who said OGS to Villa before anyone knew about it also said recently Hazard to MUFC for £32M. Whether this was before Chelsea won the CL I don't know.

Rudderpost

22 May 2012 17:24:56
I wonder why no thoughts as to Clint Dempsey for Utd?
Would fit in great.
Obviously hazard, kagawa, gaitan would be fantastic but maybe one of our answers is sitting right under our noses. Could use the money we save on one of those to buy another quality forward. Which we badly need. Welbeck just doesn't look more than super sub for me. Jury still out on Hernandez. ......or i suppose we could just get bebe back in the lineup.

22 May 2012 16:55:05
according to the bbc city are pulling out of the hazard move because his wage demands are to high, if city cant afford his wages then we have no chance!

If we are going to spend big on any player this summer its got to be lucas moura of sao paulo, been to a couple of games there and he has been incredible much better than neymar hazard etc. check him out on you tube.

tarrant77

22 may 2012 16:25:14
fellani,baines, i hope not.they are not utd quality.both are decent players for an average team.this is man utd.we need class. lets hope we are not buying these types of players just for the sake of buying.im hoping and praying for some big quality signings this summer.dont want modric either, not consistant enough and its silly money for him,50 million.still think martinez,kagawa and hazard(risky) and a prolific goal scorer, we lost the league on goal differnce.forget the defence,i think its fine.vidic will be back and evans had a decent season plus we have rio,jones and smalling.

quinner99

22 May 2012 15:27:32
Seems to be a few supporters a little anxious as to why signings aren't happening or being announced by Sir Alex. Please remember the transfer window isn't open yet, and personally I wouldn't expect the club to show their hand yet!
Be patient and keep the faith!

Steve the Red

22 May 2012 15:11:23
Kagawa has an unofficial announcement in OT. (I always love Japaness animations)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIjNREyrBko

22 May 2012 14:45:04
Sao Paolo President Juvenal Juvencio has rejected a 32.3m bid from chelsea for Lucas Moura.

"At the moment it is Chelsea that are the closest team to Lucas.
"Inter made an offer of £20.2m, but this was not considered sufficient by us.
"Real Madrid is one of these (interested clubs) - there have been contacts with the president Florentino Perez, who admires the player.
"Lucas is a big player who will triumph in Europe, but Sao Paulo will only sell him for an enormous offer."

Sorry for the copy and paste, Lucas Moura is a class player, Id rather him to Hazard

22 May 2012 13:59:09
Here is a very strange idea. How about if we don't talk about Eden Hazard until we actually here something concrete from the club. In that way we could cut out the pages and pages of crap that have been posted on this site about the fella. You know the way Fergie works you spend all your time talking about this Hazard bloke and he then signs someone completely different who you had no idea he was looking at. If Sky announce something don't come on here and tell us as we will have already seen it. Lets talk about something that is bothering me. With Chelsea playing negative football and winning trophies will this encourage Fergie to push ahead with his already negative style of play. I still have sleepless nights about our performance at the Council house. I AM KLOOT

22 May 2012 13:44:01
Just a thought.....Could it be possible that Nike could be an influence on this transfer, given that they sponsor both Utd & Hazard?

22 May 2012 13:08:09
So, Mourinho has signed an extension with Madrid til 2016, is this the year we'll see Fergie step down?

22 May 2012 12:49:43
Hi Guys/Ed's


The Manchester Evening News is running a story claiming that Berba could be used as bait/headway in a transfer deal to sign Lewandowski?

Has anyone else head this or is it another hopeful and lazy journo just spouting the proverbial again.

Cheers

Monk

22 May 2012 11:19:54
Anyone got any update with Ozil? Every now and then the papers mention he is not very happy at Madrid for whatever reason.
Fantastic player, but could SAF fit him in!

J Bones.

BTW Ports, any luck with the wife lately?

22 May 2012 09:18:51
something i found quite funny this morning, look on sky sports football, your see a front page of chelsea, with cup, then look to the left of the pic! that guy well looks like DAVID GILL

22 May 2012 04:59:38
@Red Man, i find it a bit funny how you suspect Kagawa might not be really good because no teams other than ourselves and Arsenal are interested in him.

How many teams were seriously interested in Ronaldo when we bought him? Ourselves and Arsenal only if i remember correctly.

Real Madrid have Ozil, Barcelona have Iniesta, messi who play there, Inter have Sneijder, Bayern have Toni Kroos, Chelsea have Mata, City have Silva, Nasri who play in similar positions to Kagawa. That is the reason they are not interested in him, not because he is not a quality player.

Also the Dortmund president stated that Kagawa has a specific career plan, in that he wants to move to England. When you look at all these factors, and him openly stating a move to United would be impossible to turn down, its hardly surprising that none of the other top teams are interested in him. They don't need him, we do.

REDFAITH

22 May 2012 00:10:28
"Okay, I'll quit being negative.

I can't wait for Fletcher to be back next season, manning the midfield with the strength and stamina he always has....

Sorry, can't do it. I firmly believe this illness has finished Darren unfortunately, as he was in his prime for us and doing a great job.

You call it negative, I call it realism - and you're the type of fan I cannot stomach either, so the feeling is very mutual.

Name me one team that has ever gone through an entire season with a first choice 11? I'd be surprised if you could. And our backup is nowhere near as good as our rivals, IMO.

We'll see anyway - I'm sure your the type who also thinks everything is rosy in the garden financially too. We'll get our answers come the start of the season - I hope your as big a man as I am, when it comes to eating humble pie. I've been wrong on several occasions in the past, but Im first in line with my plate to be proven wrong.

Hopefully you're big enough to admit the same should it go down that way!

RED_SKY"

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Again - neither of us have any proof as to whether or not Fletcher will come back, but as it remains to be seen - I will remain hopefully. Stranger things have happened.

There is a difference between being negative and being realistic - you are being negative.

Lots of teams have injuries - name me a team that had 3 (I'm counting Cleverly and Anderson as half each) major injuries for nearly a whole season and still managed to be level at the top of the league. Again, there is a difference.

I am not trying to force 'humble pie' down your throat mate. This has nothing to do with winning and losing - I simply disagree with your point of view, as you disagree with mine.

This isn't meant to read as cold either so please don't take it that way.

Joe