Manchester United Banter Archive June 11 2012

 

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11 Jun 2012 23:05:40
anybody who says young or welbeck put in good performances today are looking at the players through united tinted glasses.
England done ok nothing more
france done ok nothing more
and both sets off players done ok nothing more.
nobody stood out out as worldclas
both teams put in an average performance lets hope england gets better
jred

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Welbeck played very well, Young had a bad game. Evra was poor as well.

Sydney!

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Playing for the draw without a doubt.

M.D.

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Hi guys whats this thing about evra he is just having a bad its being human 2 make mistakes,give the guy a break even messi made mistakes in his last mathe's does that mean he is a bad player its evra last season and he has done alot 4 us so let him leave but showe him some (sorry 4 spelling wrong)

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Totally agree Syd! Welbeck had very little to work with but did well under difficult circumstances

BARRED

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Hogwash. England, as a unit, were poor today but Welbeck was one of the few players to shine. He kept possession fantastically well on several occasions even though he was void of any form of support.

TK-Red

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England as a unit were fantastic in their discipline and work rate. As for Welbeck, I thought he performed well.However,his back was too often to goal. Best second half at a major tournament from them for a long time. I was shocked to see them keep the ball so well. Now grant it, the lads faded near the end and they need to have more cutting edge going forward and play with more expression.

You English are so contradictory; On one had you're so insecure and pessimistic, and on the other hand, you thrown down great expectations. Perfect recipe for Misery.

BornInToIt

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England had 1 shot and 35% of possession and as a team looked pretty average.
welbeck was isolated and had little support but put in a hard working performance but i wouldnt say he had a great game i dont think anyone had a great game.
jred

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Woy as usual is playing dour boring defensive football

Pardoe

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Welbeck played with his back to goal because of the gaping chasm between our midfield and himself. Had Welbeck been playing with Young and Walcott either side of him then he might have had something to run on to. Work rate doesnt cut it in my book. These players are paid well to work hard and it is quality that decides games, something that we didnt really show yesterday a great deal other than a few moments from Welbeck and AOC.

TK-Red

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I would like to see Gerrard commit a little bit more going forward and I think when Rooney comes back he can be the perfect intermediate between the midfield and Welbeck. I prefer Rooney up top but I don't think young or welbeck are good enough technically for that role. England faded near the end and set up a defensive game plan.So, you can stuff your stats jred ...

BornInToIt

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TBF to Roy, yes he did play defensively but they got a decent result against the best in the group. I think how he sets up for the next 2 'winable' games that he should be judged more on

Gav

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11 Jun 2012 22:58:47
Blanc?? no chance lad


This is SAF we are talking about replacing not Kenny Dalglish ;-)

We need a proven managerial champion with that Manchester United winning mentality who also gives youth a chance to shine in the team. It's the Utd way or no way.

Jimbo.

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By your logic, there are not more than four candidates.

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11 Jun 2012 22:09:57
I think Platini gave the ref a fiver before the game... Welbeck was fantastic and gave everything tonight. Jimb

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11 Jun 2012 21:48:43
Fair play Shappy,

You've been banging on about Yarmolenko for months and I was like, who the f**k? Lol. First time I saw him play tonight and I was impressed, mostly with his wand of a left foot. He also made the right decision more often than not. He reminds me a little of a young RVP when he played out wide. Not sure if he'd fit in at United at present as he didn't seem to do much defensively (if he were to play out wide) but he looks like he could make a classy striker in the future. Did you say he can play there too?

Gav

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Would be a good shout if nani were to leave young quick tricky good delivery could play as a striker
kagawa strootman yarmelenko
lewandowski powell henriquez cissokho
would be good buys and obviously nani berbatov park anderson macheda would be moved on cjwales82

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Yeah he can play as a striker or on either wing, i've been told he did have a short stint at LB but it didn't suit him. Yeah a young RVP is a good way to discribe him. I think he needs to move to a tougher league now to progress and reach his full potential. I'm not sure we could give him the game time he needs atm, which is a shame as I feel he'll be a smashing player in a year or two.
Maybe i've missed my calling, I should have been a scout. Lol.

Shappy

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Yes perhaps you have missed your calling Shappy! In fairness you'd have done a better job than Comolli did at L'pool ; )

Gav

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11 Jun 2012 20:25:36
So here we go again another slating of Evra, do people on here actually know anything about football,sometimes I doubt it.
Defended well and didn't give the hopeless Milner or AOC the chance to get forward, what more can he do?
Like Fergie says about cows in other fields, would rather have Pat than Willems that everyone on here is going on about, who lets remember was outpaced by a very old Rommedahl.
To call our captain useless is a disgrace and disrespectful and it's about time on here you all stopped listening to Sydneys nonsense who doesn't know his arse from his elbow.

Red Daz.

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Gave the foul away which led to the goal.

Milner left his marker (Evra) to go one on one with Lloris.

Skimmed twice by probably the slowest winger in English football (Milner).

Committed two further fouls which luckily for himself and France, the ref never deemed them fouls.

Try watching the game again without your rose tinted glasses on.

Sydney!

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Evra is crap.

Whatever it is Sydney did to annoy you so much that you have to have a dig at him at every opportunity, it must have been truly awful. Grow up.

G.A.G.U.S

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Also, he's not our captain.
But he'll still be our no.1 next season.

M.D.

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Red Daz is correct ! We should not be picking faults. Your looking at it too negative welbeck had s poor game if you look at hs was supposed to lead the line and never got a shot off? You could look at it from the point you wanna hold the ball up and break up play a bit which he did well at. Two sides to view one performance. As for slating evra so much? You ever played the game bar on FIFA Sydney , I doubt it cause you would have more respect , you spout off so m

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11 Jun 2012 21:22:55
man utd wil give 32 million cheque for kagawa+ledowosiki(spelling)....by end of june
to B.dortmund {Ed007's Note - Who is June and why will she sign the cheque?}

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This is why everyone takes the piss and rips each others rumours because Eds make dumb comments like this.

Robbie b {Ed007's Note - Is it on the rumours page? If you don't like it don't read it. You will encounter many forks in the road throughout life, it is these decisions that set you on the path of your destiny.}

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I need the Eds comments to survive the sheer stupidity of some posters. They keep me going. And that's what's important, isn't it?! Keeping me going?
I'd rather not have Lewandowski. Isn't he coming off the back of his only good season?

M.D.

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Ooh - ed007 is going all " yoderish" again !
:)

Mike

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Do football teams deal in cheques ?

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Ed007 aka Bond you are a livewire on the banter page as always..!

Shaun

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Ed 007 is not the messiah....he's a very naughty boy!! ;)

Red Spark

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11 Jun 2012 20:32:46
Why did we take Scott Parker off tonight, thought he was great, how did Gerrard stay on and please Henderson, god i wish Carrick and Scholesy was there.

Red Daz.

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Parker looked like he was struggling towards the end tbf, though he did play well I agree

Gav

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He had put in a monumental effort, his legs had gone. This question was as embarrassing to answer as it was to read.

BornInToIt

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Because Parker was dead on his feet... You have to think we are playing again on friday, players can't play 90mins in every game...

fearny

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11 Jun 2012 20:23:19
Manchester United have signed 5 year old Charlie Jackson , Charlie was first spotted at the age of 3 but was to young to sign a profesional contract with the club , mufc coaches have predicted the youngster a ''bright future''


Charlie now trains with top-rated youngsters which are older than him. Coaches are predicting him a bright future

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ED is this true ?

MUMBAI_BOY {Ed007's Note - Is this the young lad that was in the news before Christmas? It's an 'old' story but as far as I know it is true he has 'signed' for Utd's youth set-up.}

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Think his dad is a City fan; finally beat city to a transfer.

BornInToIt

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Just glad we were able to find the money. Who says we don't splash it around anymore?!?

StevieK

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So it is true, we are only investing in youth!!

Gaz

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11 Jun 2012 20:01:47
Well sorry Sydney ! I must have watched a different game..the problem with Welbeck is well-documented on these pages normally, in that he forgets there is anyone else on the pitch once he gets the ball. He just keeps it as long as he can until he meets one man too many.I know he is young but I though Ferguson would have had that out of him by now

Puzzled

Welbeck, for me was the best player there. He won the ball back so many times, because he was the only one with a bit of vigour. Retained possession well, dribbled well. Typical bitter Scouser.

Percy

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Totally agree with you Percy. One of Wellbecks best games he has had too.

Looked composed and led very well up front and gave alot to the team, quite like Rooney does.

Mad Hatter

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Best players: Parker, Welbeck, Glen Johnson. In that order.

(non bitter manc ;)

DodgyBanter

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Percy
if welbeck wasnt a man united player you wouldnt be sticking up for them.
both teams and players were average tonight
jred {Ed007's Note - JRED I am in total agreement with you, Welbeck is very average. If he wasn't a Utd player would he be on many people's wish-lists? I have this 'fight' with Ed004 on a regular basis, then he tells you his best team for next season and Welbeck isn't on it!}

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If Wellbeck wasn't a Utd player you'd be looking at him and wondering why we aren't producing players capable of playing for England in major tournaments.

M.D.

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Welbeck: Watched his performances this season and to be blunt I'm amazed he gets a game. Not good enough in a United shirt and the fact he so easily gets an England one just goes to show how far England have fallen down the ladder of being a 'contender' in major tournaments.

Before the deluge of Welbecklovers attack ask yourself this question: would he get in the current Barca or Real team ?
And as that's digesting, would he get into the Barca or Real squad ?

To have world-class performance on any stage you need world-class performers. United and England have one.


Halesini

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11 Jun 2012 19:56:17
Next years team ?

De Gea
Vidic jones
Rafael evra
carrick kagawa
Nani young
Rooney welbeck.

I tink this will be fergies first choice.

Champions league:
De Gea
smalling Ferdinand vidic evra
Valencia scholes carrick park
Rooney young

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What is it with all these posters crawling out of the wood work recently just posting terrible teams?

Percy

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I'm sure Smalling,Ferdinand and Valencia will be thrilled to be left out of the premier league....also have to admire the simplicity of your conviction..

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11 Jun 2012 19:53:06
I really hope we sign a left back who only defends and doesn't offer anything going forward. It's obvious that most of you want that type of player to replace Evra, who is undoubtedly an attacking full back who has not got the defensive ability of a Neville lets say. Just one thought though, if that LB comes in we would also need to sign a LW of the consistency of Velencia because the left winger would have to do it by himself and Young cant do that. Evra offers us a lot going forward, so does Rafael, United don't usually do defensive full backs and I for one would be interested to see how much more predictable we will become with out them.

Dishforth red

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11 Jun 2012 19:14:26
So an assesment of that game and the players that we have been linked with that played (mainly so that 'the moon' can say that i have MOTD fever).

Debuchy i thought looked very very good, i thought he was quite a dull right back who didn't offer anything go forwards. How wrong i was, i thought he was one of the stand out players from the French and he generally delt with things pretty well (certainly better than Evra did).

Then there was Cabaye, his quality was evident from the start even though the ref let several of his challenges get away without punishment. He moved the ball well and it seemed that he started everything up by getting the ball to the danger men (Benzema, Nasri, Ribery). So i was impressed with him.

And in terms of the English, well everyone did a good job, even Johnson. AOC was incredibly impressive, we really missed a trick when he choose Arsenal, they have a very special player on their hands. Welbeck also for me was excellent, he held the ball, showed good feet and looked a threat - he seems to have a very good trait in keeping the ball and getting out of small areas. Young was also very good.

Just a word about Evra, he really is hopeless now. He's been a liability for us and is for the French, how Milner could skin him i have no idea. Our team will advance with the signings of Kagawa, perhaps Modric and one or two others, but without a new left back we will not advance sufficiently to beat the likes of Barca and Madrid. Willems, Alba, Baines are all better than him in my opinion. For me we should take a risk and entrust Fabio with the job next season or give it Baines with Fabio as back up (although Alba and Willems would be just as good).

RedDevil19 {Ed004's Note - I know he is usually a headless chicken with speed but I would have played Walcott vs Evra tonight or had Young or AOC running at it..}

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Yep, that was a mistake from Roy i think, probably his only one. Evra is a very very poor left back, he has been for a while. Anyone who can't see that knows nothing about football. I even find him frustrating to watch for the French, never mind when he is in a United shirt.

Any decent LB would be good, the preference though has to be Baines, Willems or Alba, or even Alaba. It would be nice to see us sign the next Evra though, i cheap signing who comes out of the wood work and becomes a top class player. I only wish that Debuchy was primarily a left back.

RedDevil19

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Yes Evra got caught out again a few times tonight. Just as he has for us for 2 years. It's a shame really as he gives some much for the cause both at United and with France

Also on Debuchy - first time I'd watched him properly tonight (I'd hear good things) and was impressed. Always provided an option going forward and was composed when he got the ball. Don't feel we'll buy an established RB this season but Debuchy's certainly one to watch if Rafael fails to make the grade next season

Gav

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I fancy that its now or never to sign Debuchy...clubs are going to sit up and take notice. We have to move or miss out on him. I just wish he was a left back, he'd be perfect.

RedDevil19

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11 Jun 2012 19:07:15
Transfers. A very astute commercial signing in Kagawa and a lad from Div 3. Glazernomics in action. Dream on if you think a couple of world class players are being signed! {Ed004's Note - So how does the bundesliga player of the year who scored 10+ and assisted 15+ from midfield not count as world class...}

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I find it very annoying that when we sign a quality player, fans still don't appreciate how good the guy we have signed is and are still very sceptical. I think some fans don't think a player is quality unless they cost over £30 million. Kagawa would be a £30 million player if he had 3 years left on his Dortmund deal -if that were the case im sure no one would moan.

RedDevil19

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When Kagawa shows you how good he is will you come back and apologise? No...didn't think so, didn't even leave a name!

Gav

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Ugh, obvious rag reader here. Besides Iniesta, Kagawa is probably the best player in that position in the world tied with Silva.

Percy

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Percy is that not ozils position?

1redarmy

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11 Jun 2012 18:54:31
United rumours is a waste of space and I think Rafael will be a hit. However, Dabouchy, the French right back, the first time I have seen him and against England. I was impressed. He has speed, determination, eye for goal and can tackle. What do you think?

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He was very impressive, i wish he was a left back though, i'd sign him right up.

RedDevil19

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I think Johnson played well at RB tonight, not great with his wasteful crosses, but defensively looked very good for a change.

Sydney!

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He did play well but it's the first time I've seen him so can't judge too much. Lol was thinking the same RD19 shame he's not a LB!

Gav

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11 Jun 2012 18:36:46
there seems to be a huge delusion here england r playing poorly they have no options upfront when there attacking, and they seem to keep inviting france on to them by losing the ball over and over again. ashley young should of played on the left with AOC on the right to trouble the weakness evra with gerrard playin behind welbeck. how many times did france play a 1-2 infront of the english box but england havnt done it once since the 1st 15 mins they havnt done nything poor poor display

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I disagree, the midfield was non-existent offensively and never created a thing for the forwards. Perhaps too reluctant to take risks.

Sydney!

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Welbeck done very well tonight and with Rooney behind him he would have had some chances to convert. Young belongs on the left.

Sydney!

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Well sorry Sydney ! I must have watched a different game..the problem with Welbeck is well-documented on these pages normally, in that he forgets there is anyone else on the pitch once he gets the ball. He just keeps it as long as he can until he meets one man too many.I know he is young but I though Ferguson would have had that out of him by now

Puzzled

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Sorry hate to say this but england bore me

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Nonsense, Alan Shearer's MOTM and I agree, Welbeck was top quality tonight and if he was given an opportunity to score he would have done. Being a striker is more than scoring goals these days. It's closing down the opposition and holding up play, both Danny done exceptionally well tonight. Of course a Scouser would look at it differently as his player was warming the bench.

Sydney!

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Sydney
gerrard and parker wer not bad, ox, milner , ,both young and welbeck especially lost the ball over and over and didnt look for it england for some reason always have high expectation until lescotts goal evry1 wasnt expecting much and there was no pressure nearly automatically once lescott scored england became the greatest team ever wer playing the best football and wer gna win the tournament which is a joke, the french bench was still stronger than the english 11, and if fraance wer abit more brave and threw on a 2nd striker they wud of converted there massive possesion. another point even welbeck gets the ball hes not composed enough to run ye he has pace but can only use it well off the ball rather than on same thing with young, compare affelay to young affelay same built same speed but has the techinical ability to go past players and keep the ball something only AOC has from the english side, england were poor and france didnt wanna take ny risks basically
sulei

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Not being funny.... I thought we were pretty good tonight.

Looked solid and gave as good as we got.

In the past we've tried to play like we need to prove that we're up there with the best sides in europe...

But tonight we looked like we knew what we were doing and what our jobs were!

Im more than happy with how we looked!

Well done Roy Hodgson!

PIT APE

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Puzzled,

I am guessing you have never seen Welbeck play before?

He makes so many little one touch passes and very rarely runs with the ball. When he does he can look a bit headless, but most of the time I am begging him to have a bit more confidence and go with it. Liverpool fans I know seem to have an issue with Welbeck, maybe because we didn't sign him for 35 million? He did not stop running tonight and with somebody like Rooney with him he can really be top class.

GDS

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Behave yourself Puzzled, Welbeck was England's best player bar Young and maybe Parker. Can you provide an explanation for where Gerrard was 85% of the game?

APC

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To all you lot above - just banter about the Welbeck I saw tonight...what has a Liverpool player warming the bench or anything about Gerrard got to do with the point I made?


Puzzled

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Sulei, both Gerrard and Parker were not bad at all, just think they were a little reluctant getting forward as we were very defensive tonight. Probably the correct way to play in this game, but it did leave Welbeck isolated.

Sydney!

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Puzzled, get real! Don't come on this page having a pop about Welbeck and then start lecturing us about banter related that bench warming donkey from Mercyside.

Welbeck played well, and will retain his place.

BTW - Johnson supposed me and played very well.

Gerrard did the job he was meant to, just not quite as well as Parker. (which is unsurprising, it's not his natural game)

Young played poorly most of the game, with a few flashes of class-but too few.

At least try to be objective ;)


DodgyBanter

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11 Jun 2012 18:35:04
Not seen much of this Nick Powell of Crewe...

I've seen a few of his cracking stikes last season. But thats about it.

Just wondering if anyones seen him at close quarters that can tell me what he's like as a footballer?

Ta

PIT APE

PS... THIS REFEREE IS A MUPPET!!

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11 Jun 2012 18:25:17
Regarding the england game

The ref is having a shocker imo so poor and biased. milner is the worst player in an england shirt i have ever seen and apart from that im realy impressed..

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In all fairness to Milner have you never watched an England game Heskey was playing in?

Welsh Dragon

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11 Jun 2012 18:16:49
how about we sign the england number 11 and number 22 both look good

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They havnt done nything

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Welbeck had a great game, if Milner was any good he might have done more, also don't get why people are saying Oxlade had a good game hardly saw him apart from on greedy run and a booking.

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11 jun 2012 18:15:55
referee is having a poor game :/

luke chadwicks love child

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11 Jun 2012 18:14:48
First time I've been impressed by England in a major tournament since 96

RR

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11 Jun 2012 18:11:17
Is the refs mum French or something???

REDP

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He's Platinis love child.

DB-Red

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11 Jun 2012 18:10:00
Its not a rumour just a suggestion, but would Alou Diarra not fit well into the team? He reminds me alot of Yaya Toure, the player i think we need.

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Only in the team because of Yann M'Vila's injury... wait till we see M'Vila and then we could decide which one we would prefer. Trust me I have seen M'Vila live and this guy is impressive

fearny

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Think he had a really good game solid strong and good goin forward


Dwright

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He is slightly too defensive I think, he looks very much like Evander Holyfield though haha.

RedDevil19

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11 Jun 2012 18:07:52
Milner is a liability - get Walcott on

Mike

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11 Jun 2012 17:57:16
evra is always linked to goals conceded somehow

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He had a stinker in that 1st half. Give away free-kick that led to goal, let Milner go for a one on one with keeper and got skimmed by the slowest winger ever James Milner. All this and he has been told to stay back and defend because he hasn't got forward once. I would move Young to RW to exploit Evra.

Sydney!

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No smoke without fire

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11 Jun 2012 17:38:03
GDS (on Modric issue)

I think there seems to be a fair amount of people who either want to dismiss signings or just simply don't fancy a certain player.

We have been stung by big money signings before and as we are budgetting more and more then the no doubt 30+m it will take to get him might put a few fans off.

I personally rate him but would prefer others. If my thinking is right and we pay through the nose for him that makes it very much less likely that a second CM of top quality as well as a LB will be brought in.

LB especially is so crucial for Europe as we seen Bilbao, Benfica and Basel all target Evra and it worked perfectly for Bilbao. If we even halved the amount of goals conceded from Evra's mistakes/being out of position we could have advanced in Europe and would be league champions.

The same can be said for our obvious short comings in CM. I believe fresh faces and new blood is needed thats why I think 2 CM'ers instead of 1. I have a feeling if we tip for Mods at 30+m we would be sticking with what we have for the rest. So another season af trying to get Ando off the treatment table, watching Giggs/Park/Rafa starting in there out of position, hoping for a return to fitness for Fletch, hoping Clev can come back to his form at the start of last year and no doubt still going to be reliant on a 38 year old Scholes for a big percentage of games.

Our CM for the last 2 years has been shown up as slow, ageing, crumbles under pressure and lacking in creativity. And thats not just by Barca. Adding to that the reluctance of the manager to change from 4-4-2 we have seen terrible performances against teams like Blackpool, West Brom etc who just pressured our CM and out worked us.

We now at least look to be changing style and formation so with that a good shift in players in the centre should follow or as mentioned before we will be relying on a fair few things to fall our way for the change to be successful. We have started with Kagawa and should look at getting 2 top CM'ers to work with Scholes, Carrick and Clevs next year with an added bonus if Fletch recovers.

I really do not rate Ando at all and do not want to see Giggs or Park anywhere near a CM starting slot. 2 new CM'ers would hopefully make sure that happens. Something I could see done for not much more than the amount Mods would cost on his own.

Cabaye = 20m
Strootman = 10m
Vidal = 25m
M'Vila = 18m
Fellaini = 20m
WS = 22m
Witsel = 20m
Sahin = 15m
Tiote = 18m

Mix and match from the above I would have Cabaye and Strootman simply as I do not think Vidal will be available at all.

If we could get Mods for around 25m I would certainly have him but the price is likely to be 10m more than that.

Jono

P.s. sorry for the repost but I meant to post it as an original post not a reply. {Ed004's Note - Wouldn't mind seeing Cabaye here. Has a lot of potential and is a hard worker}

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I would go for Sahin/Witsel and Cabaye.. considering Vidal wont be available.

Shaun

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I would go for M'Vila to covor CDM and Strootman/Modric

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I too would go with Witsel and Sahin.

Shappy

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In signing Kagawa and going afer Modric it suggests we are goin the right way and trying to get possession footballers.

I would sign Modric and see where we go from there, i'd agree with selling Anderson if we can get a good price. That money along with the money from Berbatov can go towards another player on your list. Say 8 for Berba and 10 for Anderson that could get the majority on your list. My preference would be for Fellaini or Sahin then Witsel or Cabaye, but there is 4 possibilities there.

Left back needs sorting we all agree but no-one agrees on which way to go. Do we bring in a young left back and train him up? Wlliems is the outstanding contender but we also have Fabio, Fryers and Blackett to think of. Also whilst training up a youngster that means we need someone to do the job as they train, so do we stick with Evra for another 2 seasons? Not whilst he's costing us games we shouldn't. So do we bring in an older leftback as a stop gap whilst we train the long term player? This is where people are suggesting Baines as there seems to be a lack of other suggestions. Now Baines is transfer marmite on here more than anyone else including Modric.

Mort

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Although in saying that it might be better to go with Sahin and Cabaye, that way at least one is proven in the prem so is less likely to flop. I think a midfield four of Carrick Cleverley Sahin and Cabaye looks very good, chuck in Scholes for experiance and possibly Fletcher coming back and suddenley we look very strong in the centre. If we could get a decent LB as well then I think we could be set for a very successful season.

Shappy

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11 Jun 2012 17:31:31
Thanks a lot Patrice

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11 Jun 2012 17:19:33
MILNER !! At least hit the target you MUPPET!!
Mike

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Got to be the slowest winger ever.

Sydney!

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11 Jun 2012 16:50:30
The worst thing about watching the England game is that it is on itv and all the s**tting adverts!! Bull dog Adrian childs annoys the crap out of me too!

REDP

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11 Jun 2012 16:40:18
Well I for one am hoping for a big performance from Cabaye tonight so some more people might join on the Yohan bandwagon.

Jono

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Oh i've always been on the Cabaye bandwagon bud, I think he's a smashing player, and for £15-20m would be a steal IMO.

MPez {Ed004's Note - Just brought that up with the other Ed's. He would offer us a set piece taker...}

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That's true, Cabaye would offer Free-Kicks and Corners, Modric only Corners.

Cabaye is also much more of a goal threat that Modric, a bit younger and for £10-15m cheaper is most likely a better option in all honesty.

MPez

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Cabaye is a very good little player but there is something about him that I feel he is missing but for the life of me I can't tell what. He just doesn't quite convince me as a top top midfielder. Just my opinion.

Shappy

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11 Jun 2012 16:39:16
mvilla doesnt even start, i reallly do think hes a bit overrated it theres better players out there in his positition , suprised evra is starting

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M'vila is carrying an injury. He is a very good player.

Stuey

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Maybe the fact he is injured has something to do with that....

MPez

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Yann M'Villa has a sprained ankle and has only started training in the last two days. The french announced that they would not risk him for one game and have him fit for the rest of the tournament

fearny

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Wait until the next game and then you can see what all the fuss is about

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11 Jun 2012 16:28:21
Just finished work watching the build up and no Roy keane is that because pat there

Ross

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11 Jun 2012 16:26:56
I'm shocked to see the amount of abuse the Ed's are getting on the Liverpool pages...absolutely disgraceful.

002, I am in favour of what was put forward by a poster on the Liverpool site, NO NAME, NO POST. It would not only help yourselves, but would also help the posters too, as we could reply direct, and not have muppets pouring sh*t out of their mouths onto their keyboards.

MPez

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11 Jun 2012 16:22:25
Hi guys

maybe a stupid question but does ITV1+1 show live sport? i.e the England v France game. I dont finish until 5:45pm and want to catch the whole game.

Cheers in advance

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11 Jun 2012 16:21:22
Greetings from Bermuda just want to share some info this is my first post. Moyes said he will quit Everton if Baines is sold. Doubt they would want to lose Moyes so chances are Baines will stay. Seen a bit of Erikksen wasn't on the ball enough to really give him a proper rating. The left back spot needs to be looked at Evra is a good guy but his performances have been well below pare lately. Does anyone have any ideas about who will be the new #7 or will it be left vacant until a player worthy of the mantle comes to the club.

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Give hernandes the num7. i think he will b class next year

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11 Jun 2012 15:37:30
Hodgson is slowly winning me around by leaving out Carroll and Downing.

Sydney!

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And Blanc is winning me round by playing Vera

Puzzled

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11 Jun 2012 15:48:37
Just a quick question guys, any feedback/opinions are much appreciated! If these rumors are true and we sign both Modric and Strootman, how will they both fit in in the team? I've watched some videos of Strootman and he appears to have a similar playing style to Modric, all be it better! Any thoughts?

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He is much more like Modric than Keane who he keeps getting likened to, he is a pass and move player who uses the ball to create chances and control the tempo of the game. He has the size to be more physical than Modric but that isn't his game. I would say he is an equal blend of Modric and Carrick. Personally i'd prefer him to Modric but I wouldn't be dissapointed if we signed the little Croat.

Shappy

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11 Jun 2012 15:20:09
No baines,

Kagawa, Modric , Powell will come in

Strootman and m'vila both of interest
Only one if either will come in! However that possibility of this transfer is subject to raising funds through player sales! Expect berbatov and Anderson to leave!

United fan 1990

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11 Jun 2012 15:13:26
We need Champions League experienced Midfielders, for all the promise Yan M'Vila has shown last season in Ligue 1, he isn't gonna fit right in, and that isn't even mentioning the costs involved.

I'm still not completely sold on Wellbeck as a target man, so another striker is required to take the pressure off Wazza.

Defence is a worry with the lack of cover down the right and left back positions; both Smalling and Jones were distinctly average the second part of the season, Valencia is too good to be a replacement right back and the twins show the usual promise a Brazilian defender shows.

3 to 4 players required please Fergie, no more Bebe's please old boy!

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Smalling distinctly average? He got injured is that what you mean? Until then he was fantastic and was even our best player in the City game (where 1 lapse caused the goal and made him look a lot worse than he was).

Old boy?

GDS

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11 Jun 2012 14:50:59
There's just one name that I want to throw in the miex after what was an impressive display against Rep. Ireland (all be it a poor Ireland). The guy was Ivan Rakitic, playing his trade at Sevilla and not doing too badly. He gave a full performance of all action, box to box brilliance. He was very impressive.

It would be good to see us make a move for him if we don't have the cash for his team mate Modric. Perhaps like i said a few days ago we will go for someone like Rakitic, Defour, etc.

RedDevil19

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Rakitic is a really poor player. We had interest when he first came about a few years ago but he's been awfully poor since. If we signed him I guarantee you he'll be like djemba-djemba and co. He wouldn't improve us in the slightest.

There are so many talented b2b players and he's not one of them, if we ever considered him again id be massively annoyed.

On a seperate note I think you've caught MoTD fever, after every euro game you seem to suggest players who have just played. Its making you look slightly foolish mate. No offence.

The Moon.

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He is a talented player no doubt theres problem a reaon he plays for sevilla and not real and barca but he's not djemba djemba
you no nothing about football comparing him to djemba and calling him poor

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Just trying to start debate, see what people think.

RedDevil19

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11 Jun 2012 14:45:07
ngiak is unsure why people doubt modric
he has the vision and the range of passing
hard working and holds the ball well
exactly what Manchester united are missing
how about perisic on the left
ngiak was impressed with him too
gan

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I couldnt agree more.... I have been impressed with Perisic all season he is very good technically and has alot of ability...Modric looked sensational last night imo he ran the game controlled the tempo and always ran into space to find a pass. I still think we missed a trick with Jelavic he would of been a great addition for the price he was available for

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Ngiak, agree with you for a change (possibly the first time).

Suggesting Perisic does make me think you saw him last night and thought he looked good which I am always wary of, but I presume you have done more research than that and the same with Modric and not based your opinion on last night.

GDS

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How about we buy Dortmund?

G.A.G.U.S

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Looks talented but plays for dortmund and will probably play more now kagawa has joined us

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"How about we buy Dortmund"

Yeah - we could do - it is a nice town.

Mike

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11 Jun 2012 14:36:18
Talks with crewe over powells transfers is confirmed by manager...but will take time to be completed as espn reported and as they only report facts not rumours this should be true
http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=1095177&leagueTag=ENG.1&lang=EN&leagueTag=ENG.1&top {Ed002's Note - You have a very odd view of ESPN. In terms of finding news sources that try to avoid speculation the best you can do is the wire service such as AP but I very much doubt that you have access to much of that data.}

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11 Jun 2012 14:35:14
Does anyone think seedorf could be useful to us, even if its just for a season. Personally his experience would be great to the youngsters.
Sparky

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Id happily have him in my team, always been a gentleman in the game and can still pin point a pass, could just swap him and scholesy around instead of buying a new midfielder...If we somehow fail at bringing anyone in

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11 Jun 2012 14:25:04
Manchester United are set to launch a bid for Karim Benzema according to Caught Offside.

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Again.

Percy

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11 Jun 2012 13:26:23
Just a little competition here, we have more or less signed Kagawa, Powell is almost done (possibly Henriquez also), but who do you think the next player is that will come in...if any?!

I'm going to say that it will be Modric and then finally Jetro Willems..

Your thoughts? Leave a name.

RedDevil19

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Hopefully Modric, if Willems comes in as well we'll be able to compete on all fronts next season. Can't wait.

Percy

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Perhaps Clyne if it isn't already done in principle. If the Dutch exit the Euros early I can see a double swoop for Willems and Strootman.

Sydney!

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I think it will be modric , baines and lewandowski.

I would like to see chiek tiote but I don't think that will happen

Discountdave

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I'd imagine Clyne & Powell first due to the international window and the Euro's, then Modri/ baines if possible. Mort.

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11 Jun 2012 13:08:45
Modric to sign once euros are over........a forward and a balk winning midfielder needed ...

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I really hope not just m Vila will do

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11 Jun 2012 13:05:11
Apparently we have now entered talks to sign Nick Powell, if so he will be a great young signing, looks to have the potential to become world class.

CnM

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11 Jun 2012 12:40:30
Sky sports sources claim Powell to Utd 90% done deal. Good deal for a good young player I would take him on pre season tour then loan him out

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11 Jun 2012 12:31:02
After the attempted impersonation yesterday, I have some real transfer news. The reason we have not yet signed a defensive midfielder is that we do not plan to, Ferguson is hoping for a full recovery from Fletcher and if not, he plans on playing Jones there as he sees this as his long term position. However, this leaves us slightly short at centreback, especially if we incur injuries as we are prone to do. Hence we shall be signing Sidnei of Benfica for a fee of around 8 million after he caught the eye of scouts who were checking up on Bebe pre injury whilst spending the season on loan at Besiktas. Bebe has also given glowing reports about his personality and he is expected to fit in well.
Sydney!

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Nice try!

G.A.G.U.S

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I'm not convinced by this either. Apologies if it is you Syd! but it just doesnt sound like a Sydney! post and you normally leave a gap between your post and your name...

TK-Red {Ed002's Note - Fake Syd.}

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Yes I do not want to give him ammunition but by starting your post as you did you made it clear it was fake. And then not leaving the gap.

Good try, but very sad.

GDS

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LOL, my stalker is back ;)

I did wonder when I glanced outside my window earlier why a bloke washed his car twice, I thought it was even stranger when he was wearing just a thong the second time ;)

Sydney!

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11 Jun 2012 12:27:53
What kind of player his Nick Powell? I live in Quebec and dont know to much about crewe alexandra. I wonder because its lot of paper talk about him recently.

Good luck against France.

In quebec we speak french but we hate them as much as you ;)

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11 Jun 2012 12:24:52
You can expect it all you want don't mean it's going to happen though would be good deal but seriously doubt it somehow

MUFC4LYF

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11 Jun 2012 12:16:13
I seriously think we missed a trick with Jelavic for next to nothing.... He is very good in the air, chucks himself about and is a natural finisher we should of signed him when we had the chance 7million well spent imo if we did....

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When he was first suggested on here, back in August this place was full of people saying he wasn't good enough because he played in Scotland. I think we need to see what he can do for Everton for a full season really.

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11 Jun 2012 12:14:53
Anybody fancy Gattuso for a year or so? He's a free agent.
Mr Q

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Why, are you buying him.

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If he's willing to come and sit on the bench for 90% of the time then yes. He's a far better option that Giggs, Fletcher or Park in the centre of Midfield.

Something tells me however that he's off to Glasgow for a couple of years.

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He's desperate to go to Rangers, isn't his wife Glaswegian? {Ed007's Note - His wife is from Glasgow and she is looking to move back home to be closer to her mother , but with his medical condition (he is blind in one eye) I think his days of playing at anywhere near a high level are LONG behind him.}

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11 Jun 2012 11:51:09
i havent seen him play, apart from a few highlights, so i might be way off the mark here but does anybody know if Nick Powell actually worth what we're paying for him ? to begin with it was reported to be around 2-3 million, now its risen to 6 million. that doesn't sound a lot, but he is only 18 and playing in league 1, and he's supposedly going to be loaned back to crewe straight away ?. PLUS, around 6 million is what we were meant to have paid for chicha, who is a first team player.

personally i would much rather us spend the 6 million on making sure we get who we NEED (midfielder) rather than someone who might be half decent in a few years time. dont get me wrong i am a big fan of what we do in terms of buying young players and improving them, but at the moment the more pressing problem is that we need quality first team players, not stars for the future.

as for what we NEED, Strootman or M'villa for me. Modric would be nice but i dont think he is crucial, and he would massively stunt the growth of cleverly. ive got a lot of faith in cleverly and i think he will be in our midfield for long time to come. bring on the new season.

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It could be a case of paying for a great talent before there is too much interest from another clubs or if there is a substantial increase in his price after another year.

There is always a premium price put on English players, look at the crazy money that was paid for the Ox by Arsenal. I would say that the 6-7 million spent would be a great investment for a player of his calibre and age. It is the about the same amount spent on Bebe I think.

Barca Devil

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11 Jun 2012 11:29:44
I have a feeling Luka Modric will be our No.7 Next season

Jakeus

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I dont - I have an awful feeling that we're once again going to be led a merry dance by the spin doctors. Kagawa will be declared the only reinforcement we need in midfield - Powell will be declared the saviour of Man Utd while on loan/reserves for 2-3years.

Just have an awful nagging feeling that we don't have as much money as we suspect we do, and that the usual spin is being churned out to get people to renew season tickets.

RED_SKY

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11 Jun 2012 11:02:51
sort it out you lot, all this talk of strootman being great, how many of you have actually sat n watched the dutch league and seen him peform? its not like you can say he did it in the champions league coz as far as i can c they aint bin in it? let me guess? ya saying he would be great coz he is linked to united and ya scout reports on football manager said he was gd?

modric would b ideal, if ya support ya united, which in turn i should imagine you watch premier league football, every englishman wants to see there team play the 'right' way, and in most people opinions at the start of the season 2 teams did a little club named swansea, and yup spurs, and where did about 90% of tht play come from? modric? watch the euros, modric may not get credited with alot of goals or even assists but i guarantee u nearly every move he will be involved in!

some of the best goals ever scored are from teams knockin it about 40 or 50 times including the defenders, people only credit the goalscorer and player that gives the final pass but modric is so clever, already proven and never gives the ball away. he would be ideal for united to play the united way!

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I saw Modric quite a bit last season and imo he had his worst year since coming to England.

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But was still class and was playing for a team he tried to leave at the start of the season for a bigger challenge?

GDS

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I saw a fair bit of Modric too and he wasn't as heavily involved as I've seen him in previous seasons. However, as I've commented before, I think this was more down to the presence of Parker (and sometimes Sandro and van der Vaart) taking up the spaces he'd normally play in, and forcing him wider. Spurs' best form was when he played central with Bale and Lennon (or Krancjar) wide. I think, as much as anything else, it was because he was doing a job he was being asked to do, which restricted him. His actual quality of play was still excellent, just his involvement was (at times) lessened. He was still Spurs' best player, though.

DarkLard08

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11 Jun 2012 10:23:45
looking yesterday modric game...i thnk no need of kagawa and hazard and strootman....

Aatankvadi

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Lets see how good modric is against Spain and Italy before deciding playing for United.... that would be a test !! stockport red

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Lets see how good modric is against Spain and Italy before deciding playing for United.... that would be a test !! stockport red

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11 Jun 2012 10:22:04
People who don't want m'vila because he is not a box to box midfielder... Do they not realise thats what he does for rennes.
Pierre

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11 Jun 2012 10:05:46
I see Modric has won a lot of praise from a lot of you following last nights masterclass, you all shouldn't let this game influence you though and instead keep you're eyes firmly on how he does against spain and italy.

Spain played with 6 in the middle yesterday and if modric can overcome them then i think it is safe to say there wont be many doubters left.

He is a quality player and one that would get better at united and I would love to see one match next season where he and scholes line up side by side with kagawa and just watch the magic happen.

Away from modric I did notice that Jordi Alba got caught out a few times against the italians and his performance resembled that of a certain patrice evra... Not saying he wont be a good signing but still feel it shows who ever we bring in may not be perfect.

I also noticed that half of us are back on the sneijder fan club list. At 22 million I would take him for the sake of taking him and I know we have signed kagawa but some are even saying kagawa on the left. I dont personally believe we will sign sneijder but it is a good price for him if true.

I really wish we would have thrown in a seriously stong offer in for Mats Hummels too before he signed his contract as I was seriously impressed with him in defence. He and vidic would have been a brick wall!

Finally I was also impressed with Jesus Navas of spain. When he came on he beat his man every time, delivered some decent crosses and always looked a threat. I have watched him before and he has always been good but I suppose he may be a little small.

Ballotelli is a Joke...

I do agree that we should try to sign affely if he is as cheap as everyone says and I think we wanted him before Barca got him? I am a modric fan so I want him signed as soon as and I am undecided on which leftback we should go for as I dont think that there is a ready made replacement for Evra (either too young or not world class).

I am one of the fans who still thinks evra might still hold that position next season...

Ins: Modric, Kagawa, Alba?, Affely and Powell.

Outs: Berbs, owen, macheda, fabio (loan), kuschack.

1redarmy

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I am shocked at how many people have changed their mind after seeing Modric against a very poor Ireland side. He has been playing like the all season and is better in his position than anything we have got. He would be class and if we get him for less than 30 million he would be perfect for us.

Most of the people saying they would not sign him cannot have seen much of him for Spurs, he plays like he did last night in most games and is very consistent.

I would expect him to hold his own against Italy, but how you can say wait until we see how well he does against 6 centre midfielders is a bit silly. He will struggle to overcome them, but like you said, if he does most people will suddenly be massive fans.

I think Modric would be perfect for us. I appreciate other people's opinions but so many on here saying 'if he plays like last night all the time I think he might be good'. He has played like that since he came to Spurs and I am shocked people know so little about him.

GDS

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GDS (on Modric issue)

I think there seems to be a fair amount of people who either want to dismiss signings or just simply don't fancy a certain player.

We have been stung by big money signings before and as we are budgetting more and more then the no doubt 30+m it will take to get him might put a few fans off.

I personally rate him but would prefer others. If my thinking is right and we pay through the nose for him that makes it very much less likely that a second CM of top quality as well as a LB will be brought in.

LB especially is so crucial for Europe as we seen Bilbao, Benfica and Basel all target Evra and it worked perfectly for Bilbao. If we even halved the amount of goals conceded from Evra's mistakes/being out of position we could have advanced in Europe and would be league champions.

The same can be said for our obvious short comings in CM. I believe fresh faces and new blood is needed thats why I think 2 CM'ers instead of 1. I have a feeling if we tip for Mods at 30+m we would be sticking with what we have for the rest. So another season af trying to get Ando off the treatment table, watching Giggs/Park/Rafa starting in there out of position, hoping for a return to fitness for Fletch, hoping Clev can come back to his form at the start of last year and no doubt still going to be reliant on a 38 year old Scholes for a big percentage of games.

Our CM for the last 2 years has been shown up as slow, ageing, crumbles under pressure and lacking in creativity. And thats not just by Barca. Adding to that the reluctance of the manager to change from 4-4-2 we have seen terrible performances against teams like Blackpool, West Brom etc who just pressured our CM and out worked us.

We now at least look to be changing style and formation so with that a good shift in players in the centre should follow or as mentioned before we will be relying on a fair few things to fall our way for the change to be successful. We have started with Kagawa and should look at getting 2 top CM'ers to work with Scholes, Carrick and Clevs next year with an added bonus if Fletch recovers.

I really do not rate Ando at all and do not want to see Giggs or Park anywhere near a CM starting slot. 2 new CM'ers would hopefully make sure that happens. Something I could see done for not much more than the amount Mods would cost on his own.

Cabaye = 20m
Strootman = 10m
Vidal = 25m
M'Vila = 18m
Fellaini = 20m
WS = 22m
Witsel = 20m
Sahin = 15m
Tiote = 18m

Mix and match from the above I would have Cabaye and Strootman simply as I do not think Vidal will be available at all.

If we could get Mods for around 25m I would certainly have him but the price is likely to be 10m more than that.

Jono

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11 Jun 2012 09:41:12
OMG how good was snijder aginist demark :O he is an amazing player flicking the ball up to the front man easyly every time. He should be someone we need i know we got kagawa but he should be another signing. He is getting old but he can still play 6-7 years with the club and secure alot of cups for us. One of the best midfielders i have ever seen.
Benzema should be another lad we need i know he wants to stay but we should persuade him to come to united to be our number 9 for a very long time. He will set us back alot of millions but he would be a long time replacement for berbatov and also get us alot more cups.
A big strong defensive midfield player needs to be brought aswell such as fellini from everton or train up phil jones to place in that role because he doesnt suit right back, get jones some protein shakes bulk him up fergie.
Nathaniel clyne would be the next england right back super star if he came to united and be given to number 2 shirt because he will impress from day one.
Simon kjaer the demark centre back should be lured into the united team aswell to be a long term replacement for vidic for when he is injured or his time runs out. Kjaer looks like a great structured defender and that long blonde hair would sure suit a red devils kit.

Imagine this to be uniteds best starting 11:
De Gea
Ferdinand Vidic
Clyne Evra
Jones
Kagawa Young
Snijder
Rooney Benzema


CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND, EUROPE AND THE WORLD !!
Hopefully fergie reads this and does the job because this team would destroy anyone.
Peace out

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Terrible, awful, woeful, dreadful team. I'd take Benzema and Kagawa plays the same position as Sneijder. Besides, Sneijder is over the hill, he spends half his time injured. Rafael is better than Clyne, Nani better than Young, Carrick better than Jones.

Percy

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This is one of the worst posts ever, you basically want to sign Kjaer because you think he is handsome..? You'd play with basically no midfield, just attackers and defenders. We'd get ripped to shreds.

RedDevil19

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This team would get dominated by most midfields there's no tackler in there the likes of fellani tiote and especially toure would run the midfield ragged


Dwright

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Crazy signings of Sneijder (who held us to ransom and you are judging on a game his team lost 1-0) and Benzema (who has come out and said he won't come to us) yet you still have Evra!?

That team would be way too attacking and we would be overran in midfield.

Tell me how many times have you seen Clyne play to pick him instead of Rafael?

GDS

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Protien shakes?? jones is a tank! especially for his age

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Jones doesnt need protein shakes. Protein shakes are completely overrated yet most people seem to think its magic fairy dust that you take and will get big and strong.

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11 Jun 2012 08:58:40
I know we all think we had a terrible season , I agree. However, we started very well, largely due to Cleverly who was doing wonders in midfield. The way I see it we only needed two buys: an attacking midfielder, and a left back(we should all agree evra's is done), I think we should we should give cleverly one more run as a holding midfielder.
my team

De Gea
Rafael Vidic Rio (New LB)
Carrick Cleverly
Valencia Kagawa Young/Nani/Welbeck
Rooney

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For me this would be the bare minimum that we could expect. But Evra will be number 1 for at least one more season. We could get by with that team, but i would like more than just a left back and Kagawa.

RedDevil19

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Cleverley isn't a holding midfielder.

Mad Hatter

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Cleverley has only played about 8-9 1st team games,judge him after a season or 2 and see how he develops
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11 Jun 2012 08:45:16
I'm guessing Benzema is on his way to City, seeing as he appears to have already started the state-sponsored digs at United. I mean, we all understand why Citeh do it, but I'm always amazed so many big players agree to go along with the game. Perchance they're venting their frustration at not joining United instead?

DarkLard08

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11 Jun 2012 08:34:16
Karim Benzema has been claiming that United have been trying to sign him for four seasons now. Do you recon he would be a good signing if we had him?

Brooksy

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In my opinion he is the most complete (out and out) striker in the world. He has more about him than Higuain, Gomez, Llorente and Cavani. He would be the best forward i think that we could hope to sign, and i'm sure if Mourinho came here, Benzema would be one of the first to get a phone call.

RedDevil19

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11 Jun 2012 07:54:32
This is what i wish united do in the summer:
Outs:
Ando to porto - 7m with first option on rodriguez
fabio - loan
berbatov - anyone for 7m

ins:
Angelo henriquez - 3m loaned back
Kovacic - free Loaned out to good club if needed
Romeu - 10m (or) Thiago alacantara - 20m - Thiago seems to be looking to move on
Kagawa - 12m done
Izaguirre(spel) - 10m
Powell - 4m loaned back (or) Viktor Fischer - 7m loaned back

Net outlay - approx - 40 - 50m

Team for next year -
Degea, Rafael, Vidic, Smalling, Evra/ Izaguirre, Carrick, Thiago/ Cleverly, Nani/ Young, Valencia, Kagawa, Rooney

Bench:
Romeu/ Kovacic, Welbeck, Hernandez, Jones, Scholes/ Giggs, Lindegard,


This would be really great as this team will be very young and will have great flexibility.
Nani, Young, Kagawa and valencia can play the wings with Giggs and park also there. Young, Kagawa or rooney can play behind the striker. Carrick, Thiago, Cleverly, Kovacic can play in the midfield with Scholes on the bench and also giggs if the need be.

The only problem eith this teamwill be the physical side of it with kagawa, cleverly and thiago being not the tallest of the lot and neither the toughest.

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Would our starting XI be that much better than last season's? I love us signing exciting youth players but we really need to hit back next season

Gav

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Without doubt, Alcantara would be a great alternative to Modric, he would definatly add to the youth of the squad and add class. I still think Modric is the better option though, he is the perfect fit.

As for Romeu, we have essentially no chance, if he's not at Chelsea he will go back to Barca, simple as.

RedDevil19

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11 Jun 2012 06:52:48
i was just wondering if the Eds know, has city got the same scouts as united?whoever we're after or have been after them cu@>s go after but just throw more money at, Benzema is another example! know it'd never happen now but would love Benzema at United

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Either that or lazy journalism that makes up 'links' that don't occur?

Gav

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11 Jun 2012 00:18:39
I would like Gareth Bale to sign and Nani to be sold.

Both Young and Nani are better on the left wing, but they tend to slow down play by coming back on their favoured right foot. Bale is naturally left footed, providing speed and a more direct, fast attacking option with a natural left sided player. He also would give us an option filling in at left back.

Not saying Nani isn't a great player on his day, but Bale gives us better options IMO!

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Nani is better on the right most of his goals and assists come from the right only reason he plays on the left is that valencia can only play on the right

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Nani is a lot better on the right wing in my opinion. But Valencia can't play on the left so Nani get's left out..

Joe

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Bale is potentially the most overrated player in the PL, IMO. He is less consistent than Nani, relies almost entirely on kicking it past a defender then chasing it and has 1 foot. In a few years, when his legs have gone, he will offer nothing as all he really has is speed and an inflated ego.

#ags

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Bale is one dimensional and equally, if not more, inconsistent than Nani

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I'd keep Nani and not go for Bale. I would have Valencia, Young and Nani as our main wingers, with Welbeck playing on the left as well. And then next summer I would sell Young and get in Muniain. That would be the best thing to do I think.

RedDevil19

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Agree with #ags except that Bale does not have an inflated ego.

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10 Jun 2012 23:49:10
So......who's top of Fantasy League? ;)

G.A.G.U.S

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Some guy called Shane Quinn...you must be having a GAG.... ;)

Don't get cocky too soon GAGUS, if you look to the Premier League fantasy I was top for the first three weeks....and I ended like 100th..

I'll catch you once I get Strootman out of my team....oh and Huntelaar...Have to admit not my brightest of moments with those two.

To add to my downfall, I have Glen Johnson too, some OG's versus France no doubt.

MPez

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Joint 3rd currently!

I wouldn't normally brag, but considering that this is the highest I'll be for the rest of the tournament I'm making it know now that I was at one point third!

Joe

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Poor MPez.

G.A.G.U.S

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I think i'm joint 31st but i'm above Syndney which is an achievement in my eyes, he would win a table football match with himself that lad.

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I'm mid-tabled...........Just like Liverpool :'(

CnM

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7th with 4 players left to play ;)

TRUMORS

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