Manchester United Banter Archive May 26 2019

26 May 2019 17:24:41
So guys with the transfer window open and rumours flying about I’ve jumped on to football manager and sent my scouts all over the place. Here’s what I think

Centre back - Dayot Upamecano
Consistent player with pace and good technical ability. Young aswell.

Right back - Aaron Wan-Bissaka
No description needed!

Defensive Midfielder- Sandro Tonali
Looks like the complete centre midfielder. Has a release clause of 23.5 million. Potential next Pirlo (maybe it’s just the hair)

Houssem Aouar - this kid can create, score, dribble and defends even though he’s more attack minded. Made Pep take note when Man City played Lyon.

Central Midfielder - James Maddison
Great talent, work rate very high, scores, assists and doesn’t change his hair or practice stupid celebrations. (Like that rubbishhouse pogba)

Right Wing - Federico Cheisa
Work rate, fast, great deliveries and scores goals too. Very good player that has gone under the radar

Striker - Timo Werner
Unbelievable pace, acceleration, rides tackles, very good in front of goal, high work rate too. Bin off lukaku and his trampoline touch and get this guy in

And with that my scouting is complete. Man Utd win the league and everyone will forget this post

Your welcome

Ed’s thank you for your hard work it is always appreciated 😊.

{Ed001's Note - what about Konate as the centre back? He looks like he could be a better bet than Upamecano of the two.}

26 May 2019 20:29:52
This is my thoughts
Sell ddg Bailly pogba Matic Sanchez martial lukaku bringing in around 300m
Sign Donnarumma alves De Ligt Rabiot kroos bale icardi
50m. Free. 65m. Free. 45m. Loan. Swap with lukaku then get a few youngsters like Dias zaniola aouar Pepe.

26 May 2019 22:10:44
United83 including Bale atm discards the acceptance of your post.

26 May 2019 21:18:31
I think we should just play the women's team instead.

They did brilliantly this season. Just gutted they released Charlie Devlin.

26 May 2019 22:23:25
Yep united83 and then turn the playstation off.

26 May 2019 22:48:30
I don’t play PlayStation too busy on the field playing mate unlike u! Also why wouldn’t u take bale on a 2 year loan similar to James Rodriquez for say 10m I’m sure with a change of environment where he is wanted he would get back to slightly his best and much better than Lingard martial Sanchez.

27 May 2019 04:58:14
Donnarumma alves De Ligt Rabiot kroos bale icardi

Not good enough, far too old, wants Barca, ego, too slow, too injury prone, massive attitude and problem wife.

So you want to bring in a load of overseas expensive signings only one of which has premier league experience, all will demand huge wages especially considering the lack of champions league football.

This kind of scattergun approach to signings is why we are in such a mess. These are not the kind of players to dog in and bring us back to the top. The only one of those I wold want at United is the one player that wants to go elsewhere in DeLigt.

Clueless.

27 May 2019 05:08:09
U83. Bale can't stay fit and his wages will cause further troubles for United.
There are much better options than Bale.

27 May 2019 07:27:24
Come on then Air Force red what would u do! Those players are proven and not the wrong side of 30.

27 May 2019 08:49:05
Sorry guys I posted this just because of all the over exaggeration when it comes to transfers lol

Truth be told the ed’s give us some insight into who we are looking at but after that it’s all about the newspapers or sly sports which we all both know blow a lot of smoke and only come out with the truth when the clubs release the statement. It’s an exciting time to be a united fan as we will get back to before let’s just embrace it.

26 May 2019 16:38:28
A united legend game with no Roy Keane, a joke, fergie has too much power around old Trafford, great respect for fergie but it's time to move on from the boss,
We need a new boss, even ole still calls him boss.

26 May 2019 17:07:45
Keane was a great player and as big a legend as anyone could name. Yet Keane himself has burnt his bridges with United and takes every chance he gets to have a dig at the club as he is a bitter man. It's a shame, for me he was one of the greatest United players I have ever seen. Yet that doesn't make him a great human being.

He could come back and enjoy these events and be part of what was a fantastic celebration today of one of our greatest ever sides.

But he himself needs to work towards rebuilding the bridges just as much as anyone else connected with the club needs to if that is to happen.

Sadly, I don't see that happening. It's easy to blame Sir Alex, but Keane has burnt bridges with many people at the club and it is not just down to Sir Alex.

26 May 2019 16:53:08
Said it last week it was never posted.

26 May 2019 16:59:50
Get a grip leahy.

26 May 2019 17:14:47
Who knows if he was asked or not. Either way it’s a disgrace. They both should be man enough.

26 May 2019 17:58:32
Like who shappy? Do tell.

26 May 2019 18:59:29
This thing about Keane could go on and on, first thing he was a born winner and he upset a few people along the way, now that doesn't bother me, I've seen ex players lately and coaches who were at United at the time who have come out and said he would get at anyone who wasn't training hard enough ar playing hard enough, they all have said he was doing it for the right reasons and when they went out playing with him they knew he had their back no matter what he said to them at training,
And it would have been nice to see him walk out for that legend game,
Blackpool red your right they both should be man enough at this stage.

26 May 2019 19:28:07
Shappy what has he said about united or united players that isn't true,
And its hard for someone to say another person isn't a great human being, I know people that know him very well, they tell me you couldn't meet a nicer human being when he isn't working, and a very funny man believe it or not, met him a few times myself and he was very nice,
Another thing people don't talk about is he does a lot of work for charitys, a young girl in Cork needed an operation in America her parents couldn't afford it, he paid for the whole lot, you won't see that in the media, plus he wouldn't want it in the media.
A rare human being that fella with a big heart.

26 May 2019 21:48:06
Leahy, what he has said has been an opinion for the most part. So it can't be seen as something that is true or not as it's subjective.

But he has been scathing on more than one occasion both pre-Sir Alex retiring and after.

He upset a number of coaches at the club before he left, it was them that complained to Sir Alex about him acting like a coach and not as a player. He up set Sir Bobby while at the club with what he said about academy players, he also upset a couple of people on the board.

Since he has left several ex-players and ex-coaches have attempted to extend the olive branch and all have been met with the same rejection.

He isn't involved in games like the one tonight because HE doesn't want to be involved. Whether Sir Alex or anyone else at the club offered or not.

26 May 2019 21:28:49
Roy Keane tells it how it is on the current United team, the rest have mates at the club n watch what they say! He's a born winner! I doubt he'd agree to play in these games but it would be nice to see him in a united shirt again.

26 May 2019 22:48:30
Wow. You’ve really read far too much into a charity match.

26 May 2019 23:08:46
Acting like a coach, fergie had him managing the dressing room,
Anyway we are probably better off with a player like pogba he is nice to everyone. Takes pictures makes videos and dyes his hair, no good on the pitch though where it matters most.

27 May 2019 05:01:26
Keane played for united in the Liam Miller game just a few months ago. So there can't be that many issues with him representing united. Maybe he had other plans.

27 May 2019 09:39:14
We needed Keane as Manager instead of OGS . Should of got him until at least end of season 🤣🤣.

27 May 2019 11:34:10
Keane didn’t play in the game that it was the anniversary for anyway, perhaps he felt like it wasn’t his day to celebrate. I know Scholes played but his mates were all playing. Reading far too much into a friendly game Erich was fantastic and to have 16 of the 18 who played on that night in Barcelona was great I thought.

26 May 2019 16:23:28
Lads, am I the only one who's not getting the de ligt buzz? Even from a limited pick of good CBs, there are many better out there.

I was impressed with the whole ajax team this year but I didn't look at De Ligt and say, he is incredible, I thought he was okay.

26 May 2019 17:03:36
Thing is angel answer this.


Would he make us better?

Is it value for money.

Is there players out there better?

If so who?

I would personally sign him and alderwiereld and have him lindoff and de ligt as our 3 main centre backs. Along with keeping bailly. But get rid of smalling and Jones and rojo

Get WB as right back and we would have a pretty decent young defence to work on and improve


But I'm just living in a dream land.

26 May 2019 17:11:59
I think he's a good player but how far has he come since the Europa cup? I've not seen any Dutch or Ajax.

I got the vibe at the time he was nowhere near ready.

I did see him speaking to fans though and he looks like a real leader. And leadership is as rare as hens teeth in our team.

26 May 2019 17:14:40
I thought him and de Jong looked very good, for both ajax and Holland. Not overly impressed with the rest to be honest but them 2 will go on to be good players imo.

26 May 2019 17:14:54
I think he will be an excellent player, but he isn't there yet. I remember when we played Ajax in the Europa League final. He looked shakey in that game and if anything Davison Sanchez looked the better player in that game. Yet Davison Sanchez has hardly set the world alight since his move to Spurs.

I know that was two years ago, but again in the Spurs game he didn't look imperious. physically strong, great technical qualities, yet often caught out of position and he doesn't have great recovery pace.

So great potential, but a lot of development still required. I think we need someone much closer to the finished article at the moment in central defence.

26 May 2019 17:28:25
Shappy to fair the United game was something like is 10th first team game at 17 years old in a euro final.

26 May 2019 18:00:25
Hes only 19 in fairness I suppose.

I'd just rather see us sign a more rounded CB who has a few years more experience at a high level.

I just haven't got that buzz about de ligt, good player but better attainable players out there right now.

26 May 2019 11:05:20
Ed, is there any chance that you might be doing a sharkopod anytime soon?

Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - I am very strapped for time but I will try and get some done. Liverpool will be first and perhaps Manchester United after that.}

26 May 2019 12:18:42
You guys are so lucky.

26 May 2019 13:53:17
Thanks a lot Ed.

26 May 2019 11:07:50
It seems everyone is getting excited about DeLigt, so I may be the only one concerned should it all be about money. Money isn't a motivator.

We need a leader, a CB for sure, but we expect a 19 year old to carry the team at a time when we are struggling, don't have a leader from manager down and that is a big ask for anyone. To me it has the smack of Woodward and Co trying to show we and they still have it, the charisma to do things "others in the transfer market can only dream of". We are after a young talented Dutch player who had a good season, just like Rashford when he first burst on the scene and now expect him to be the cornerstone of the team. I would not dismiss the opportunity but have misgivings over it. After all these same decision makers gave new contracts to Young, Smalling and Jones plus the manager allegedly told Rojo he is in his plans.

26 May 2019 11:50:15
The Dutch league is an easier league to play in.
He is young and part of an Ajax side that has over achieved this year in the CL.

Of course we need leaders in the team, along with experience.
De Ligt looks a good player.

Given our defensive frailties, most CBs will be linked with the club during the summer transfer window.

26 May 2019 11:55:22
We shouldn't be signing De Ligt and i think we will get a smack in our face if it fails. Let him go to Barcelona and we should go for Milenkovic or Dias.

First choice would be Koulibaly but i think napoli are taking the mick with their asking price.

One thing i am happy about is Lukaku looking to leave and i hope that happens.

Get rid of Pogba as well and go all out for Ndombele or Niguez.