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03 Apr 2014 14:20:38
So after the Ronaldo booing incident last week in Madrid I was expecting a few guys on here posting about how we can get him back to our club ;)
But I still expect him to come out and say he was hurt by the fans and he is sad. And then Real pays him even more money and he tells the media how United was just his past.
1.) Haha very good.
2.) Brilliant LOL,
I am still waiting for Rooney to kiss the badge:) maybe after he scores a famous last minute goal in Munich to knock them out:)
3.) Gcu, we can only dream, but it will be even better if fellaini can do that and that will be the funniest thing we've seen.
4.) The odds of us winning is 9/1 which is astonishing unbelievable. I can't ever remember seeing those odds on united.
Was listening to Trevor francis last night and he reckoned chelsea still have a chance to go through and we have none, I like it how everyone is writing us off and Bayern seems to have gotten their nose out of joint as well thinking they were going to waltz through the tie.
5.) Shahram
The odds reflect our form. After a 1-1 at home people are getting very excited. Assuming we nick it in Bayern! we will still have 2 more, top class teams to contend with. There are very few poor bookies
6.) 5/1 for me after a 1-1 draw we should be shorter but Bayern have a great home so they would be my odds to win I would say 20-1
01 Apr 2014 09:50:20
To be honest I don't have any faith in moyes and seeing City and Liverpool doing well depresses me even more. Gary Neville summed up the situation perfectly ;)
I just think as long as Moyes is incharge, after every game against a good team this site is going to bebombarded with anti moyes brigade and whenever we win against some average team others will try to keep their points across about how it needs time rebuilding. Meanwhile I'll keep on supporting the team and pray that moyes sorts this out . But if I have to be realistic then I don't think he'll last long.
09 Mar 2014 20:35:41
So yesterday I didn't notice in other set pieces but in 1 corner Evra was not in the penalty box but was on thehalf way line. Evra has been a goal threat with set pieces in the past but maybe he isn't trusted to get hack in case of a counter attack. Youguys might have observed so you can correct me if I'm wrong.
On another note how is Anderson performing on loan? I'm not much of a Italian league follower but was eagerly waiting for juve-fiorentuina game so I could see pogba vs Anderson in midfield but missed the match.
1.) 09 Mar 2014 22:11:12
He was poor and got subbed off, didn't even last an hour. I have a feeling we'll be stuck with him next year.
26 Jan 2014 06:25:07
So many sites reporting that we have an interest in Kroos. No doubt he is a very good player and would improve us massively but where exactly does he play in the midfield? For me he is an attacking mid rather than a centre mid. Can he play alongside Carrick or Fletcher in a 2 man midfield?
I would welcome such a good player to United but we will need someone to improve our midfield. For me Kroos is now what Powell will be in the next 3-4 years.
Some people say we should buy Barkley but for me we are already full in that position as now we have Mata, Kagawa, Rooney, Janujaz, Powell, Lingard and maybe some other youngsters to play in the no 10 role. And I also believe that none of the above including Barkley and Kroos can play in a 2 man midfield except for maybe Rooney who doesn't want to play there.
1.) He would cost far less than Vidal and BM do have plenty that can do his job. The likes of Thiago, Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Goetze & Rode. I think if there is genuine interest in Kroos, that a deal could be reached.
2.) Vidal and kroos don't play in the same position in my opinion. Vidal is a dynamic midfielder who covers ground and sets the tempo. Kroos is more rigid as bayern have other midfielders to cover behind him.
I'm not sure kroos, as good as he is, is required at this stage. We need a dominant central midfielder.
I have mentioned before, but if we're looking at a quick fix which won't cost the earth, then Fernando off Porto will be perfect.
3.) Although Fernando would cost the earth because Porto don't sell in any other manor unless they're ripping someone off. Espescially big clubs.
4.) He has 6 months left on his contract tho
17 Jan 2014 19:19:26
A question to all of you ( supporters of other teams as well ).
What do you guys think of Chelsea's policy of buying so many talented youngsters and putting them out on loan straight away?
They have so many out on loan who are improving all the time with the fist team experience they are getting. They can be called upon if the club feels they are ready or they can be sold for some profit. Their salaries are being paid by the club they loaned out at( not sure if their full salary is paid by them). They really have some very exciting prospects at their disposal. But on the other hand young players would see what they are doing and might think twice before joining Chelsea in the future. Their academy doesn't produce much talent so it helps to hide that fact also.
1.) I think it's irrelevant. Chelsea want immediate success and won't have the patience to give these players a chance. De Bruyne is a perfect example - Had a good season loaned out in Germany, came back played 9 games and has now been sold. Is 9 games enough to decide on a player's future? Not for me. So unless these young starlets who are out on loan come back and immediately play 10/10 every game don't expect to see them at Chelsea for long. Why build a team when you can buy one? Not saying it's the wrong way to do it's just the way they have chosen to. Where are they going to fit Piazon in? Or Chalobah? They can't be League Cup players forever.
2.) 17 Jan 2014 20:26:53
Coz they have Tonz of money.
3.) Because uniteds first team is full of academy players!
4.) It seems like a decent policy for a club with an unlimited budget and a rather disappointing youth system.
But we have yet to truly see the benefits. Mako Marin and Kevin De Bruyne are recent examples, while we have yet to see what Lukaku is capable of in a Chelsea shirt.
The loan system would probably work for a player when he knows what's expected of him at the club, has been brought up with the club mentality and way of playing.
But a player coming back from a loan with no idea what's required of him will take just as much time to bed in as any other transfered player, and might be given far less time to prove his worth compared to a new signing or an academy graduate.
Atm, Wilfried Zaha has been familiarized with the club, therefore, if he is to go out on loan, will know what is expected of him. If he was loaned out to a premier club the second he got here he would have needed a lot more time to bed in.
But for now, we have yet to see how it's going to pan out for Chelsea's young guns on loan, so we cannot pass a definitive judgment.
All I can say for sure is that if this policy is that good, why hasn't any other team attempted it in the past?
5.) It is a short term skimming of the rules until they close it. They have some form of arrangement with that dutch club and are farming players out there but will not last and it is kind of like having a farm club and not really a loan deal and I doubt the dutch club is picking up all their wages.
With the FFR coming in, I think you will see them curbing this quite a bit.
This goes back to an earlier discussion we had that we would never follow that model and bring in players through our academy and buy when we needed.
Looking at our success I would say our system works as long as we have an academy that produces some talent and first team players.
6.) Whatever you think, their success in the last 10 years matches ours.
7.) The idea in principle is a good one but it rarely works for them due to the conflict between short term managers aiming for short term success v developing youngsters over time. I don't know why so many talented youngsters keep going there tbh. Having said, if they get courtois and lukaku involved next season they will be a great success i'm sure, and about time too, they're both more than ready.
8.) AJH
Read the owner has 800 million of warrants against the club mate. Basically if he calls them they are bankrupt and insolvent and not sure how you can say it is a successful model.
It is I guess one model as long as you can keep spending at that rate but the new rules are going to make it difficult for them to continue this way.
9.) Chelsea fan here. While I certainly respect your views and I too think it's not an ideal way to get youngsters in our first team, I disagree with some of your views on our academy.
We have some fantastic talents coming through our academy. Players like Loftus-Cheek, Boga, Brown, Musonda and many others are all outstanding young players.
Our academy has gone through a massive transformation because Roman decided to really invest in it. Not enough people realise CFC do have fantastic youth teams.
Good luck on Sunday. I reckon it could be a really interesting match.
10.) Shahram
I didn't say it was a successful model. I was pointing our that in the last 10 years they have won as many trophies as we have, I'm sure Chelsea fans are happy right now. They could only have dreamed about league and European titles before Abramovich. Whether we like it or not, there are more and more clubs becoming the playthings of rich owners. Chelsea have been the example that has delivered trophies with City now hot on their heels. I think Chelsea are classless and a horrid club but if you are a Chelsea fan, things look pretty rosy right now.
11.) AJH
I understand where you are coming from. I was just pointing out that you can't do what they did in the past with the new rules and regulation.
I also think clubs who have no culture and everything is acquired will find it difficult to have longterm success and more about little windows and purple patches.
At the end of the day you can't spend 100 million a year to keep winning as they are far and few clubs who can afford those sort of numbers.
Have to agree with pardoe on this one. Ronaldo just uses United's name when he needs a better contract.
Thanks a lot ed. Really appreciate you giving time for this.
Fellaini for me has been a waste of money but I don't think Moyes will sell him. So the best role I can see for him at our club could be of a backup mid and a supersub who comes on when we're winning the match and the other team is tired. He can add to our defense in those situations but I don't see him as a first team starter.
People forget the meaning of 1 when it comes to choosing players. Greedy buggers!
Merry Christmas everyone and let's hope Moyes gets his miracle and Carrick and RVP are fit again.
I don't know if this is a reaction after watching other teams play some great football but I'll have to agree with you anyhow. The worrying part for me is not the results but the type of football we are playing.
I'm with you on Jones and agree he was ok today. He had only one opportunity to cross in the ball and he did that very nicely. Smallings crosses in today's match and also in the midweek couldn't beat the 1st man and that's why I think Jones is a better option on right back than smalling. But we are so short on midfielders that we can't play him there.