Manchester United Banter Archive February 28 2018

28 Feb 2018 20:21:01
Question for Ed001 if you're around, have you seen Milinkovic Savic play and if so, what are your opinions of him as a player? Tried the search function but can't seem to find anything from yourself.

Hopefully he comes in the summer along with a RB and LB.

{Ed001's Note - he is one of the best midfielders around. Can play a number of roles really well and is big and strong too, which is a bonus.}

28 Feb 2018 20:44:39
Thats nice to hear, did watch a Youtube clip on him (deceiving at times) and he does look bloody good, thanks Ed.

{Ed001's Note - he is excellent mate. Whoever gets him has a top player.}

28 Feb 2018 16:57:48
Palace away in monday is not an easy fixture. 3 points are vital to keep our 2 point lead over them going into the Liverpool game. They proved against spurs that they won't roll over and are a threat on the counter.
I wouldn't like to see too many changes to the starting 11 . Shaw.? Bailly? Jessie?
We have 3 huge home games in a 7 days after this game so keeping up momentum going into those games is important. They are fighting for their epl lives. Matching their effort and desire has got to be the first ask of any of our players on monday night.

28 Feb 2018 17:59:40
It’s going to be a tough game ken. I think Zaha will still be out and they do have a few problems in defence as Fosu Mensah cannot play. They will be a threat but I expect us to see them off. I would bring bailly and shaw in for young and smalling. Apart from that I would play the same team and bring Jesse and rashford off the bench. We have lacked consistency in selection this year so I would give the same line up an opportunity to build an understanding. I would like to see us really take the game to palace rather than invite pressure onto ourselves. Selhurst Park can be a daunting place when the crowd get behind them. There home fans are the best in the league imo. Excited for the next few weeks as they are make or break for our season.

28 Feb 2018 18:40:52
That time of the season. I'm resigned to the fact that entertaining football is not on the agenda for this season at least, so I've no problems with grinding out 1-0's between now and the end of the season. Top 4 is critical to our continued progression.

28 Feb 2018 20:19:28
I think your right noucamp. I agree park also the top 3 need time to gel and tje only way that sanchez and martial can do that is to play their way into form and try to get an understanding. I think sanchez will be the difference maker in a couole of These games and flourish from there on in.

28 Feb 2018 20:35:57
Sanchez lukaku a martial should work given time.

28 Feb 2018 21:13:19
Palace away a tough game? It’s come to this?

28 Feb 2018 21:34:57
At this time of the season playing a lot of the teams at the bottom is tough. Spurs Liverpool arsenal and Chelsea all struggled there. That plus we have not been exactly great recently points to the fact it won't be easy. But i suppose in the olden days we had no tough fixtures. 😂😂.

01 Mar 2018 08:30:27
The epl is a hard league no easy games but palace away isn't really one of the harder games .
There will be smelt down on here if we don't win.

28 Feb 2018 12:46:48
Quotes from Van Gaal this morning:
Despite being sacked by Bayern, Van Gaal said he still had an affection for the club, which he said was different to Manchester United.

"Of course I do, " he said when asked if he still loved Bayern. "Manchester United who I last coached is a commercial club. Totally different to Bayern. The bosses, former players like Karl Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeness are former players who know what they are talking about.

"Football is the most important thing, not money like it is now at United. That's why I love Bayern. "

What do you make of LVG's critique? He did say like it is NOW at United, meaning that it was not always that way. Sad to say, but there is some truth in his words.

28 Feb 2018 14:02:42
He is just very bitter. Got sacked for playing the worst brand of football the premier league has ever witnessed. Even teams that fight for relegation play a more attractive style. But there is an element of truth to it. Since sir alex has left we have foundered on the pitch whilst dwarfing everybody commercially off it. But that’s why we have Jose as manager. Style isn’t great but he will get us back challenging. So we are making the necessary strides and acting like a football club again instead of a commercial cash cow.

28 Feb 2018 14:31:11
He's right, and its a big shame. Hopefully one day it will be back to the game rather than the money.

28 Feb 2018 15:41:20
LVG has made a lot of money out of the money that's been flowing into the game: I find the whining a bit rich coming from that bag of sour grapes, even if there's some truth to the observation.

Teams like Man City, PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid and, yes, Bayern Munich all use their superior financial situations to their advantage. Purity is fine and dandy when there's hardly any competition in your country.

{Ed001's Note - to be fair, I think he was meaning that Bayern are run by football people, whereas Man Utd are run by The Equaliser who is a merchant banker. He wasn't disputing that both clubs are rich, just talking about how the clubs make their decisions and which side of the club has priority. At Bayern it is the football side first, at United it is the commercial side first. Nothing to do with lack of competition and everything to do with them actually remembering that it is a competition first and foremost on the pitch.}

28 Feb 2018 16:46:38
I'm sure hoeness said something along the lines that lvg was anti football or the worse brand of football at Bayer .

So at least lvg is consistent no matter how a club is run.

28 Feb 2018 17:03:56
Agree with Ed. Bayern is run by footballing people. United haven't been for a long long time. Gill wasn't a football person but listened to Ferguson. Woodward is great at the commercial side but lacks on the football side. Which is why we need a director of football.

28 Feb 2018 17:32:04
As terrible as van Possesshion was here, he is right about the distinction between Bayern and United. United is run for profit first, and football second. The most obvious example was the signing of Di Maria: wasn’t the manager’s choice, player had no interest in playing for us, but he’s a big name and Woodderp thought he would improve the brand.

Still doesn’t excuse the dross served up under his watch.

28 Feb 2018 18:03:56
I heard that Van Gaal wanted to use his own agent (s) for players brought in. Probably had some involvement with Blind and schweinsteiger whilst Brian Mcclair was getting involved from a different camp. One of the ed's would know more / be able to clarify I would have thought.

28 Feb 2018 18:07:37
Who cares what Van Gaal thinks about anything, especially football?

28 Feb 2018 18:44:59
It's easy to take the high ground from a position of uncontestable strength, when you're the only team likely to win your league. And if any other team look like upsetting the applecart, they can always buy their best players, putting them right back to square one again. I get the gist of the argument, but Bayern always seem to take a holier than thou attitude to the way they do business.

{Ed001's Note - much as I hate to take Bayern's side, but I think it is only fair to give their side. They also, when Hertha Berlin were about to fold, bought their half of the stadium off them and gave them rent-free usage too. They are not all bad.}

28 Feb 2018 22:18:20
Van who? Oh yea, that insignificant dinosaur.

01 Mar 2018 01:39:32
Didn't know that ed. Thanks for Sharing. They also keep ticket prices down for the common fan, rather than bleeding fans dry and inflating wages and fees. Nice beer too.

28 Feb 2018 21:59:14
Don't disagree Ed about Bayern being run by footballing people, nor that the regime at United is primarily interested in money. But then it seems we don't have much of a choice really, what with the debt the Glazers incurred to buy the club and the success we now must achieve every year in the most competitive league in Europe in order to retain our sponsorship deals. LVG may be right, but the dross served up under his managership was't exactly football either, at least not the type one would want to watch. So it's not the message that rankles, but the messenger.

{Ed001's Note - I agree, and I really hated to agree with him, but I got the impression everyone was only going to hate on him.}

28 Feb 2018 05:33:00
{Ed's Note - Tris Burke has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 28th February 2018

28 Feb 2018 06:00:53
Thought it was a “Injuries Review” when the first 4 were about injuries 🤣🤣.
Good read but sad about Quini. God rest his soul. 🙏.

{Ed001's Note - I was going to move them all about a bit to stop it being all injuries like that but got lazy sorry. It is sad about Quini, I feel guilty that I knew nothing of him before today.}

28 Feb 2018 07:28:52
It’s good Ed 🤣🤣 just pulling your leg.
I am quite sure some of the younger ones definitely won’t know about Quini before today so don’t feel bad. Any prayer would be good. 🙏.

{Ed001's Note - younger ones? Oh I like the thought of being classed as a 'younger one'!}

28 Feb 2018 08:22:27
Am sure you are 😉🤣🤣.

{Ed001's Note - at my age even the OAP's have stopped calling me young man :-(

28 Feb 2018 08:54:43
I wouldn’t complain mate. Your experience would’ve made you a better person. I know I wouldn’t. Grandkids to love and spoil - why would anyone change?
It’s a life God has chosen for you 😉. And you are respected here as well so whilst the body age, the mind and soul must stay young 💪💪🤙.

{Ed001's Note - cheeky bugger! I am not that old, I don't have grandkids yet.}

28 Feb 2018 09:06:42
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was talking about myself 🤣🤣🤣
No punt intended. You come to Asia you look me up. I’ll buy you drinks.

{Ed001's Note - I know mate I was just kidding. I am in Asia now mate, I moved to Dubai a few years ago for my health after a series of illnesses. So do I look you up in the phone book under 666Red? Come to think of it, do they even have phone books any more? I wonder if my daughter would even know what a phone book is?}

28 Feb 2018 09:41:02
Let me know how you want me to send you my contact. Singapore is where I’m from.

{Ed001's Note - sadly I doubt I will get to Singapore any time soon, but if you are ever in the UAE let me know.}

28 Feb 2018 09:51:59
Will do mate. In my bucket list. Should be there within the next couple years really. Thanks for invite. I’ll definitely look you up 🙏.

{Ed001's Note - it would be good to meet you mate.}

28 Feb 2018 10:08:24
Pleasure is all mine 🙏🙏👍👍.

{Ed001's Note - :-)

28 Feb 2018 12:00:41
Get a room ;)

28 Feb 2018 13:13:58
If anyone ends up in Changchun, China give me a heads up.

28 Feb 2018 13:15:12
🤣🤣🤣 GDS funny 😆.
But sorry I don’t have same sex interest. I definitely can bring Ed001 to some interesting places 😛😉.

{Ed001's Note - now I am scared!}

28 Feb 2018 14:23:34
Waterholes Ed. Don’t be so worried 🤣🤣🤣.

{Ed001's Note - you know I don't drink right 666? Well I can't drink anyway, even if I did want to.}

28 Feb 2018 14:34:26
Just been offered a job in Dubai myself Ed001. got to weigh up the pros and cons.

{Ed001's Note - working for someone else out here is totally different mate. You will be worked harder than you ever will in the UK. However it can be a good place to be and the weather is usually glorious.}

28 Feb 2018 15:08:14
True ed I have a nephew out There.
And no drinking in public, dress appropriately, no public displays of affection, have to be careful of photographs. No painkillers stuff like that to name a few.

{Ed001's Note - there are hundreds of bars you can drink in publicly, it is buying alcohol at home that is a problem as you need a license. Dress appropriately is hardly a problem and the public displays of affection just means no necking in public, really. I have no idea what you are talking about with regards to painkillers, I think someone has wound him up on that one, every chemist sells painkillers.}

28 Feb 2018 16:02:10
He was telling me that a friend of his was arrested for having painkillers on him.

{Ed001's Note - sounds like crap to me. There is either a lot more to it or it is one of those nonsense stories that gets floated round.}

28 Feb 2018 16:45:39
You could be right ed cause I'd say the same boys now would take more than a painkiller.
Ed you like the hot countries weren't you in Spain for a while.
I hope you are well wrapped up in this weather ed.

{Ed001's Note - I was in Spain visiting my parents who retired out there. I do need the sun though as my liver does not work properly so I was constantly ill in the UK. Bloody right I am wrapped up, when it dropped to 20c in the Winter I had to wear gloves, seriously. Another of the side effects is poor circulation and my hands turn blue when it gets below warm!}

28 Feb 2018 17:14:41
Jesus ed you must have drank liverpool dry when you were drinking,
That's serious ed, keep warm my friend.

{Ed001's Note - it was nothing to do with alcohol, just an infection and bad luck. I had glandular fever, caught flu as well, and while weakened got an infection. It is only that I don't drink that I am alive.}

28 Feb 2018 17:28:37
You can never be too careful ed.
That was bad luck to get the infection on top of it.
Take care, I'm sure your well able to police it at this stage.

{Ed001's Note - yeah just have to be careful not to have too much sugar, salt or spice. Basically anything tasty is out!}

28 Feb 2018 18:47:18
Remember visiting Malaga last January with the wife for a city break, and we were sitting on the beach in our t-shirts. The locals were wearing puffa jackets and hats. It was 16 degrees, for flip sake!

{Ed001's Note - 16 is time for a coat mate!}

28 Feb 2018 21:23:12
Is that an open invitation ed because i'm due in UAE next February 😁.

{Ed001's Note - you will have to remind me nearer the time, I will have forgotten by the morning, let alone next year!}