03 Sep 2013 16:27:11
My thoughts on the utter shambles that has been this transfer window.

Not blaming one or the other but all three (Moyes, Woodward, Glazers) should collectively share the blame.

I feel sorry a bit for Ed Woodward, he was given a nearly impossible deal to do in Fabregas and then a very difficult and expensive deal for Herrera in very short time. I would have expected Gill to fail with both of those as well in those circumstances as well to be honest. Moyes completely changed targets too and Woodward wasn't able to capitalize on deals on which groundwork had already been done during the season like Thiago, Garay, Strootman etc.

Woodward has kept the debt ridden United going with an excellent commercial strategy and especially some of the deals like the Chevrelot deal he did show he is no fool. He is inexperienced with transfer business and being just 40 and being where he is, I would expect him to learn quick.

But I can understand Moyes' view a bit as well. He went for the exact players in Fellaini, Baines, Fabregas/Herrera which were required and coming to United would have expected the club and Woodward to go to far greater financial lengths to get deals done, since he was replacing SAF.

Then it comes down to the Glazers who let Gill go as well and appointed Woodward who has little experience in transfer dealings, they set the budget but don't choose how to spend the money. We ended up with two men who weren't familiar with each other's way of working.

I just hope and rather expect that Moyes and Woodward will have taken a lesson from this shambles and would go about the transfer dealings far more meticulously and plot their moves carefully for next summer, make long term targets and do groundwork on deals. There is a chance for some great deals next summer, both the Gundogan and Ronaldo situations seem really interesting and I would expect United to pounce and go the extra mile if they haven't renewed their contracts by next summer.

Now, more than ever, the players who will take the pitch against Palace and City need our support. We are all appalled and disappointed with the transfer business and should rightly express our discontent at Woodward and Moyes but let's not let that get in the way of support for the lads on the pitch.

1.) 03 Sep 2013
We made bids for Herrera, Baines, Coentrao, Khedira, Sneijder & De Rossi on deadline day. That is desperation.

2.) 03 Sep 2013
03 Sep 2013 17:20:33
and you know this how?

3.) 03 Sep 2013
Sydney, have you entertained the notion that other bids were made because it was touch and go with Fellaini? The players' you mentioned with the exception of Baines, Coentrao and GREDDY & LAZY (Sneijder) are all defensive CM.

4.) 03 Sep 2013
Don't know if the Sneijder and De Rossi bids on deadline day are true mate. But yes, it was desperation and shambolic and shocking.

5.) 03 Sep 2013
Sneijder has said Liverpool bid for him Sydney it wasn't us. Although if the window went on for another hour I wouldn't have put it past us the way we were going.

6.) 03 Sep 2013
When was the last time we bid a hundred million pounds on deadline day. The whole bunch including moyes have been incompetent. The coentrao deal speaks volumes and sounds like they just did not get the fact that baines was not available and screwed up a simple loan deal.

When was the last time we were rejected by so many clubs in one day, NEVER because it is stupid to think clubs will sell key players this late in the window as it would be very difficult to find replacements. I want to know what . ff. they were up to the entire month of august, before turning us into the village whore on september 2nd.

7.) 04 Sep 2013
Sydney, you'd be buzzing if we signed that lot!

if the club had shown that kind of ambition a few weeks ago and backed it up with sensible offers, I bet there was an excellent chance we would have signed some of them