21 Aug 2015 16:57:50
Common sense should indicate that we couldn't have possibly be interested in all the players we have been linked with? I remember Ed002 saying that clubs show interest in players at various clubs all the time and that is as far as it goes. When we failed to put in a bid for Clyne and liverpool did, the media and most people on here were bashing LVG but after the three games Darmian has had so far, can anyone possibly say LVG was wrong in not going after Clyne?

It's such a shame that most of the fans here are so short sighted and easily believe everything they read in the papers. The media and the so called pundits has and will always be anti United so why listen to their opinion? Not long ago, Souness, Hargreaves, Merson and the rest were on about how we are buying too many players and moving away from the United ideology. Some were even suggesting we are trying to buy the title. Three weeks later, we lose out on two "ok" players that were persistently linked to us by the same media and all of a sudden, we are not strengthening our squad enough and are surely going to miss out on top 4, seriously? And some are questioning why LVG is getting increasingly annoyed with the media? Again last season, the media were all questioning why Rooney was being played as a no.10 and not the main striker, barely six months later, and after just two games, the same media is questioning the ability of Rooney to play as the main striker.

1.) 21 Aug 2015
21 Aug 2015 17:35:33
There have been so many posts like this over the last couple of days that are missing the point. Let me try and clarify the issue. Losing 2 ok players is neither here nor there. It looks amateurish but these things happen. The reason people are nervous is that with less than 2 weeks of the window left we look seriously short up front, and possibly at CB (where we have numbers but not necessarily the quality).

It was hoped we had a clear strategy but it appears not. I am relatively comfortable at CB as I think the players we have can grow into the the roles but we still lack real creativity and class upfront.

It may be that there are plans underway to address this but given the pursuit of Ramos and now Pedro, it does smack of making it up as we go along. I don't think Pedro would have improved is dramatically, but that doesn't mean we don't need to strengthen in that area. We are now allegedly chasing Mane from Southampton. Potential but not exactly going to swing the title is he? After having secured the richest kit deal in history and having lots more PL money, our net spend is negligible for a club of our stature. We can only hope there is a rabbit (or 2) to be magically pulled out of Ed's hat.

2.) 21 Aug 2015
21 Aug 2015 17:59:51
This is very refreshing to read, good man.

3.) 21 Aug 2015
21 Aug 2015 18:02:05
Ghana - We should all ignore the media, especially these so called "experts" that all have their own agendas.

You are spot on with the Darmian point, but we can't use that one decision to then give a blanket "LVG knows best" argument to every point. Rooney was playing as a CM not a number 10 most of last season, Mata is out of position and hampering our play, most people think we need a CF and a CB, DDG is still in the air and not conducive to a good environment at the club. ADM & Falcao were massive flops, Herrera can't get a game despite being very good in most games he has played.

The list is almost endless as to what problems haven't been solved, but yes he did get it right with the RB situation and he has certainly done well with our CM recruitments and Depay. There are a lot of issues outstanding still for many fans and the media will just milk it for all its worth. Maybe he is close to solving all of the common issues we find with the club, but I doubt it, he has his way and sometimes it will be the best way, but most of the time it won't.

Everyone who watches football should be questioning Rooney's ability to play as the main striker, because he hasn't done it well for a very long time (club and country). Hopefully he will come good, but it's justified to ask these questions.

4.) 21 Aug 2015
21 Aug 2015 19:37:40
Ghana Man , opinions vary mate , but I think that was a very good post. Not only are the press full of white , but they love to contradict themselves too. In that aspect , you are spot on mate.

5.) 21 Aug 2015
21 Aug 2015 20:35:55
Sometime people can just complicate a simple game. I'm guilty of that too and i'm not trying to go against the original poster.
Over 85% of United fans will accept that our summer activity in bringing in midfielders is fantastic.
It's a position we have moaned about since Scholes went and before.
However it seems now we have fixed that, we then go and sell Rvp, Nani, Falcao, Di Maria and bring back the little pea, creating another problem.

Now i'm not saying they should not have been moved on but we certainly need to replace them with a top class striker and a right sided quick player. If that happens before the window closes that happy days but Woodward has made a mess of transfers before and it looks like he's doing it again.

This is before we come to the need for another centre back. I have never been one to slate Smalling, as i always thought he was a great defender but short on passing from the back.
So far this season he has been superb but for a club the size of ours, having not laid much out this season, it's not too much to ask to try and address the 3 positions that most of us feel need addressing.

6.) 21 Aug 2015
21 Aug 2015 21:29:44
Not sure if that was Eds input,or auto- correct but obviously "white" should be sh##e!!