Manchester United Banter Archive May 28 2018

 

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28 May 2018 22:26:34
I'm actually quite excited about us being linked to jack grealish maybe it's just me but that seems like a united of old signing .

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28 May 2018 23:06:21
Is this some kind of a prank?

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28 May 2018 23:12:28
I actually really like Grealish but I don't think coming to us would be a good career move for him at this point.

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28 May 2018 23:56:07
No pranks schmid young British and talented I thought that's what we did? Maybe if I called him grealishio people would be more excited?

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29 May 2018 05:17:15
Not directed at you deano but many people on here come with the argument that if this or that player was Spanish or Brazilian instead of English then maybe people will rate him higher. This I think is utter bs when you consider the fact that clubs have to pay twice the money for half talented players if they're English.
And British players haven't really set the football world on fire. On the contrary they have proved year after year that however highly they're rated, they just don't deliver (except a couple) . So people having doubts should be no surprise.

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29 May 2018 09:26:09
I certainly wouldn't be against signing him. I do think there is also a bit of snobbery because he plays in the championship. Even though players such as Ramsey, Zaha, Walcott and Bale have all played in the championship.

I would like the club to have a British core, clearly British players often lack the technical and tactical attributes that are common amoungst many foreign players. Yet British players I feel have a better understanding of British football and British culture. They also have less of an inkling to jump ship to one of the big two in Spain the moment the Spanish clubs show interest.

Although I feel technical ability and tactical understanding are two of the most important elements of a successful team. Fight, spirit and a bit of attitude are also needed to create a balanced team. These are things that have often been brought to our side by British players.

Grealish seems to have that attitude as well as being talented. Maybe working himself up from the championship might make him more grounded and focussed on his football.

I think it's fair to say he is probably the best player in the championship. So I wouldn't be against signing him.

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{Ed001's Note - Ruben Neves, Maddison would both disagree that Grealish is the best midfielder in the Championship even on one of his infrequent good days.}

29 May 2018 09:32:33
Deano. On the contrary. I would love us to sign english players but only if they're good enough.
Grealish has an attitude problem and Bruce will tell you that. Do we need another player that will create a bad vibe?

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29 May 2018 10:18:04
I think you can point the finger at most young players and say they have an attitude problem.

I'm not expecting everyone on board with this it's just the way i feel.

I live in Birmingham and pretty much all my mates are villa fans so I go to quite a lot of villa games (11 last season) and there has always been a bit in the game where grealish has got me on the edge of my seat I think he is quality and with the right nurturing he could be a superstar imo of course.

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29 May 2018 12:54:11
Deano where in Birmingham do you live mate? I’ve watched Villa a lot this season and grealish has been very good. Wouldn’t be a bad squad player and has the attributes to be a very good player. However, I would much rather see us give pereira a chance or even gomes. We have enough quality to promote from within instead of buying more potential.

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29 May 2018 20:00:15
Kingstanding park just down the road from villa park by all accounts.

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28 May 2018 20:34:55
Looks like Fabinho to liverpool.
we were linked a couple of days ago, wonder if we will rival the deal?

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28 May 2018 21:07:38
If we were going to, we left it too late. It’s a done deal.

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28 May 2018 21:08:23
too late according to Sky- all done, joining 1st July subject to medical. - so 99,99% . you never know I suppose.

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28 May 2018 21:09:29
We are always linked a couple of days before, then the story can be ‘club x signs Manchester United target’. Gets a bit old.

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28 May 2018 21:10:07
And that’s that lol.
Fair play to them.

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28 May 2018 21:11:58
Only reason I asked gds was we’ve been linked to him quite a bit in the past.

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28 May 2018 21:16:22
Not as good as Milner . lol 😆😆.

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28 May 2018 21:20:58
Great signing for them. A midfield of Keita Fabinho and potentially fekir is as good as anyone in Europe. They will be challenging on all fronts next year unfortunately.

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28 May 2018 21:36:01
Loving all these club buying decent players and giving managers millions to spend . Going to be one hell of a battle for the title next season- 😆😆.

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28 May 2018 22:24:48
I suppose time will tell it looks very good on paper .

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28 May 2018 22:58:10
Sure, he was never that good anyway :)

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28 May 2018 22:59:23
park they were supposed to be brilliant this season remind me what they won.

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28 May 2018 23:50:53
Funnily enough dawz if they sign fekir and add him to Keita and Fabinho that’s a brand new midfield than the one this season. So your point is redundant.

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29 May 2018 09:36:34
If they sign Fekir and a top class goalkeepers such as Allison to go along with Fabinho and Keira then they will have on paper massively improved the weak areas of their squad ahead of next season.

How well they do will depend on many things though. Such as do all the new players settle? Will their form translate to the EPL? How will what happened in the UCL final effect the team mentally? Will the new signings have a positive or negative effect on the current players? Will the good form of their key players be as good next season? Will teams be better prepared to counter Liverpool's strengths next season? How will injuries effect them next season? Will having a summer of international football have an effect on the high energy levels required to play Klopp's style of football?

And most of those questions are the same for every club this summer. Just signing players isn't enough, how they fit in, how the club develops them, how the team adapts and grows are more important than how highly the fans rate each signing.

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29 May 2018 10:05:44
Spot on shappy. They are making the right strides though to improve. I am certain we will too. The only way is up for us tbh.

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28 May 2018 19:16:11
With silly season well and truley underway I was wondering if any of the eds could enlighten us on possible incomings. Ed002 done a fantastic job in the sharkopod last year naming all our signings. Just hoping for something like that again. There's been so many romours about different players that it's hard to know fact from fiction. Thank you in advance.

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{Ed002's Note - I am not going to be doing any more right now.}

28 May 2018 20:21:51
That's a shame Ed, completely understandable though after what I've seen. Hopefully you'll decide to come back sooner rather than later, need to hear about how Sparky is getting on too!

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28 May 2018 20:27:58
Ed can we at some point get a small little treat. Trick or treat 😂😂😂.

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28 May 2018 20:34:04
Maybe Ed01 can help? ;)

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28 May 2018 18:48:51
Has anyone seen the video of the Ronaldo and Bale overhead kicks both being scored at exactly the same time in their respective game. Its freaky 😨😨.

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28 May 2018 18:04:09
Welcome to the 2018 Predictions competition results. Firstly, the scoring system:

Champions 5 points,
Top 6 in right place 3 points, wrong place 1 point,
Bottom 3 in right place 3 points, wrong place 1 point,
FA Cup Winners 3 points, runners up 1 point,
League Cup Winners 3 points,
Champions League Winners 3 points, runners up 1 point,
Europa League Winners 3 points,
EPL Top Scorer, 1st Manager sacked, PFA Player and Young Player of the year, all 1 point each.

That means a maximum of 49 points available if you got everything correct. We had 226 entries including a couple of Eds (look away now Bond) .

It’s interesting scanning the predictions now. Everton were tipped by many to break into the top 6, pretty much everyone had Brighton and Huddersfield going down, and nobody at all had Salah as top scorer.

And so to the results. Before crowing our Champion, let's highlight a few regular posters.

Ed007 managed a mighty 8 points finishing 180th, 1 place behind Sydney, with ken just ahead in 152nd on 10 points. In 34th place, with 17 points was the now absent MAZE, and in 26th place, despite tipping the Scousers to finish 2nd was Stand with 18 points. In 16th place with 19 points were jred and Ed004, and 8th place with 20 points includes GDS2 and me! Don’t think I’ve ever made the top 100 before.

And now for the top 3.

3rd place with 23 points was AA80
2nd place with 25 points was TJK
And our winner, with 26 points, is our very own ray of sunshine…jaimej79.


So Jaime does now what he’s talking about, well done Jaime, top effort.

Apologies if I didn’t single you out but there are so many regular posters I couldn’t list you all.

View the Results Sheet that you can download and review at your leisure.

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28 May 2018 18:23:06
20th! I'll take that. Cheers AJH.

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28 May 2018 18:24:34
Thanks AJH - Noticed the Mrs, but I don't feature (possibly for the best) - we have a little wager between one another each year to see who finishes higher, so creative accounting permitted if you happen to know my score/ position?

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28 May 2018 18:41:00
Great work AJH.

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28 May 2018 18:41:36
ajh you did me out of 3 points, I had a typo I said answer instead of arsenal, I want to be awarded 3 extra points to bring my total to 11 points, otherwise I demand the competition void. ✌.

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28 May 2018 18:45:48
"Jaimej winning i'm not avin that " (jimmy liddell)

RECOUNT----😆😆

Its my year next year

We'll done Jaimej.

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28 May 2018 19:02:00
12th! And not even an honourable mention! Good work, Tony 😁.

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28 May 2018 19:18:55
Cheers for doing this AJH great fun!

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28 May 2018 19:27:40
Sorry Stevie, I forgot you, I scanned down and must have missed you. 1th is good, but it’s not 8th! Beast, if you’re not on the sheet then you didn’t enter mate. I haven’t touched it other than to add the points to it.

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28 May 2018 19:40:06
Wow i came 2nd last year this year 151st. 😂😂😂.

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28 May 2018 20:29:13
well done ajh, thanks for putting your time in to it. Appreciated.

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28 May 2018 20:55:22
Cheers AJH, must have been a glitch in the Matrix, a fortunate one as it saved me from some embarrassment.

Thanks again for sorting and congrats to Jaimej.

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28 May 2018 21:39:18
59th is just about acceptable, slightly disappointed and doesn't reflect on my vast knowledge of the game.

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28 May 2018 21:46:51
Brilliant stuff well done lad. I finished a very respectable 209th 😂😂😂😂.

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{Ed025's Note - damn fine effort simon..

28 May 2018 22:30:38
Thanks Tony it's always good fun.

I came 202nd and 203rd which obviously means I know what I'm talking about. I mean trillions love football and I'm in the top 250s so if anyone needs a bit of footie advice come and have a word and I'll put you straight 😂😂.

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28 May 2018 22:50:43
Ajh
Great effort.

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28 May 2018 23:08:56
Until i saw my name was first i was expecting to come outside the top 100 cannot even remember who I tipped for what lol.
Such a pity Jose has already named his new coaching staff lol, could have been in with a shout.
Cheers as always for organising AJH. Have to follow it up with the Tricky second season now.

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28 May 2018 23:18:51
Thanks Tony. Really appreciate your hard work. I was hoping AA80 in 3rd place was AAA. But then i noticed Schmidfield in 51st. 😂.

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29 May 2018 00:09:00
Jamie79 entered again 2 days later and came 119th 🤔.

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29 May 2018 04:21:38
207th. Good performance, right guys? . guys?

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28 May 2018 22:23:54
You kill me Ed025 😂😂😂.

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29 May 2018 06:06:56
Dodgy, there were a couple of double entries which I should have deleted. However, the last entry is the one that counts and that’s the one that won. The previous one was the month before as you can see from the dates.

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28 May 2018 17:09:41
I like Dave, he’s a top keeper, possible the best in the world right now. But if Madrid want to break the transfer world record for him would we really say no? I think Romero is excellent and has never let us down, if we are going to get completely silly money that allows us to accelerate the rebuild then why not?

It may be a contentious view but GKs don’t make things happen, they stop things happening. Yes you clearly need a top class keeper (as the Scousers know) but I think the need for the best in the world is not necessarily the same as an outfield player. Am I right, or have I had too much wine 🍷?

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28 May 2018 17:26:15
I have little faith in our transfer prowess, so I'd stick with DDG no matter what they offer for him, (so long as we haven't promised David anything as I don't agree with breaking promises) .

We'd probably spend £75m on Joe Hart to replace him!

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28 May 2018 17:26:31
I think Romero would be fantastic as a replacement as you say never let us down. Would be sad to lose DDG as he is the worlds best but if it funded a position or two then it is worth thinking about.

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28 May 2018 17:54:26
Keeping Dave is imperative if we want to get back to the top. But if he is to leave I would be very happy to give Romero a chance in the position. I’ll admit when he signed I was not a fan but he has rarely let us down and he is a consummate professional. Both Jose and lvg have nothing but good words to say about him and his performances when called upon have been very good. I feel really sorry for him that he happens to be behind the best keeper in the world and if he wanted to leave I would be quite upset about it. But I would grant it as he deserves to be playing week in week out.

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28 May 2018 17:57:43
I've always said ddg is the best shot stopper around. But is he the best at commanding his area? Is he the best at collecting crosses (remember Leicester goal in the last minute? Ball came 40 yds and ddg didn't come out to punch) .
I would definitely cash in and ask them to give us isco and bale as part of the deal. Allisson and Oblak are excellent replacements and Romero has never let us down.

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28 May 2018 18:00:46
I don’t think selling our best player is a good strategy for success. Unless he forces a move, we should do everything in our power to keep him. Romeo is a good player, but we have the best keeper in the world in De Gea.

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28 May 2018 18:08:55
You make a good point AAA. De Gea perhaps doesn’t command his box as well as big Pete or van der sar did. Allisson and Oblak are fantastic keepers and would not be too upset if they were replacements for Dave. But I hope we keep hold of him because he is the best around.

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28 May 2018 18:11:23
Let’s not kid ourselves, DDG is the best in the world right now, no question for me. I would not say anything negative about him and I don’t think anyone can compare.

My wider point was how we could rebuild. Liverpool sold Suarez, and then Coutnho and got better. They weren’t the best in the world but at the time they were their best players. It’s something we shouldn’t dismiss.

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28 May 2018 18:18:56
My concern about Romero is that he looks to have a touch of the Karius about him. He's done perfectly well against the fodder and he is a good shot stopper, but I worry about him. Just call it a 'rotund gut' feeling he will cost us important points if he is our main man and it'll cause panic at the back and as soon as he has a clanger it will be chaos. It'll be major drama dogging everything (bit like when SAF left and Moyes coming in) .

I agree DDG is weak in certain parts of his game, but he is the worlds best at the vital parts imo. Oblak would be a fine replacement, but we'd either pay double what he is worth or not go for him imo. It's Woody as well I am very dubious about and I dread a repeat of the post-Schmeichel years!

If we were sorted in other areas I'd also be less worried, but GK is the one spot we don't have any worries about currently - it's also a get-out-of-jail free card if we start poorly next season, I can already see the excuses piling in now to explain a horrible game, capped by a goalkeeping error - we would be competing with XYZ if we hadn't lost DDG!

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28 May 2018 18:22:41
I see no viable reason to sell DDG unless we have promised him a move home and let’s be honest, he’s more than earned his corn for us and is a class act so can’t fault him if does want to play for the most successful club in the world which happens to be in his home city.

Romero is a great number 2, but I feel far more comfortable with Dave than him in goal!

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28 May 2018 19:03:44
Have to disagree, Tony. Teams very rarely win the big ones without a top keeper. I wouldn't be swapping him for anyone else.

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28 May 2018 19:28:34
I agree Stevie but I think Romero is a top keeper.

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28 May 2018 23:11:39
Just looking at the results if only i had placed a bet with that top 6 prediction lol.

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28 May 2018 23:13:41
Agreed park. that's the only flaw to his game.

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28 May 2018 15:18:14
A chance from all the armchair managers who know more than me (and I am not afraid to admit that I know less than Jose)
Dismiss the cloud cuckoo land of us signing Bale AND CR7, I Think we might sign ONE.
If that were the case who do you think is the most likely, who would you prefer and why.
For me there are pluses and minuses to both.
On balance I would go for Bale, on age and current playing whilst not denying that CR7 keeps finding a way to bang in goals and appears to work hard at his fitness.
He could be a great example and Talisman for younger players but I suspect that he, the fans and Ed Woodward might be looking at things through very expensive rose tinted spectacles. He is likely to want the highest financial rewards which l think would be bad for overall morale (not that Bale is going to cost peanuts)
Over to you all.

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28 May 2018 15:35:36
Every game I have watched Ronaldo of late he has done next to nothing. He will grab a goal and the headlines, but his actual contribution has been very Zlatan-Esque, a lot of carrying and no guarantees. We can barely carry ourselves let alone Ronaldo in the hope he does something magical. Teams would be able to treble up on him as we attack in so few numbers as well.

I don't think he would be very effective for us - Bale would be the signing I would make.

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28 May 2018 15:54:24
Bales CL final was excellent but as costs are all pie in tge sky it stil fair to assume he will cost a fortune eith add ons etc.

Genuine question - Is there nobody else that we could look at with that amount of ability? Or is Bale literally the best available at what he does?

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28 May 2018 16:07:40
I think Ronaldo has peaked, I think he is well past his best and I expect him to stat to struggle.

Irrespective of that, eve n if I'm wrong I worry he is another narcissist whose ego is firmly out of control. As you can guess, it's a no from me.

Bale is a risk but doesn't have those issues - his injury record is the concern but I'd take the risk.

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28 May 2018 16:35:34
Spot on beast and Tony. I would go for bale because we need a rw. Ronaldo although scores very important goals, hardly ever dribbles or effects the game these days. He is one heck of a finisher though and is a goal machine. If he was to join he would either have to play as an out and out striker or on the left. These are two positions we are very well stocked. Also I think it would be a mistake for him to come back. We are not the same proposition that we were when he left and there is a chance he may tarnish some of his legacy and reputation from his first spell. Get bale in and hope that injuries will not be an issue because he will provide the goods if fit.

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28 May 2018 16:49:21
Ok ok so we are saying that Bale is the best option available. and i'm not concernes with what a player costs so bring on big Gaz 🙂.

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28 May 2018 17:05:46
EZRS, I struggle to find anyone who has done what Bale has done who might be available. People get hung up on his injury record but he has quietly racked up a bloody good career with some very impressive stats and performances.

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28 May 2018 17:39:21
Bale could quite easily move to a striker in the next few years just like ronaldo did would mean maybe 4-5 years of a peak bale if he can stay injury free.

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28 May 2018 18:01:08
Bale definitely. But if Real are asking silly money, then douglas costa for the wing and greizman as the star buy.

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28 May 2018 18:24:17
Bale all the way please.

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28 May 2018 10:50:29
I’m sure the Bale debate will rage over the coming weeks but I am happy that we pursue him. I know his injury record isn’t great but stick with me and let em explain why.

1. Jose has commented on the mentality of the players and suggests that for some of them the issue is in their heads. Bale doesn’t have that issue, he has played and performed at the highest level, he has clearly put the hours in and he would be an example to the rest.
2. Ronaldo and Messi have been a step ahead of everyone but there a group of players at the next level and I put Bale in that category. If we want to get back to the top we need to be buying at this end of the market. For all his potential, Pogba was just that, potential, and so it had proved since we signed him. I think Bale would hit the ground running and make a difference straight away.
3. “But he’s always injured”. According to Bale he was only out for 5 weeks this year and has been fit and ready to play the rest of the time. The counter argument of course is that if he had played he may well have got injured again. However, if he passes a rigorous medical than we live with it and manage it.

Having said all that we need to be sensible, he is a great late but let’s not go breaking any records to sign him.

I also wonder whether Jose may promote some of the youngsters, they may not be read but if they have been brought through the correct way they will have the right dedication and attitude, something Jose singled out McTominay for. If we can promote say 3, buy 3 or 4 top class players with the right attitude, then the dynamic of the team would change immediately. I can see this happening and I can also see Martial and Pogba being sacrificed to achieve it.

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28 May 2018 11:16:22
I agree with that ajh . We are quite away behind city and we have to redress the balance somehow . This guy is capable of closing the gap, our goals and assists from the right side of attack don't stack up against our rivals and he can play there . He does come with a risk and hopefully a medical would pick up on any long term issue that makes the risk to high. The man has the ability to be the best player in the league.

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28 May 2018 11:54:29
Good post AJH - agree completely on Bale. This is the caliber of player we should be signing.

I'm all for promoting youth as you know, my only slight concern with the current crop of youth players is they have been messed around by the LVG debacle, changing the whole 'philosophy' of the club from top-bottom, then I assume changing it again once he left? Now the kids should benefit from learning multiple ways of playing and some will be saved from the internal confusion by having been away on loan - but I can't help but think it may have held a few of them back, fine margins and all at the elite level. That's really a side issue, something to consider - I have no evidence for this.

If you are good enough you should play, but we have seen how reluctant Jose is to play young players from the start, to allow them to settle etc. I think under this regime we should forget about the dream of having young players being a core part of the team and just face up to the fact they will be stop-gaps for the most part and that will likely mean they never develop into the players they could/ should be whilst here.

I know what type of performance to expect from our team, I am also learning to know what type of opportunities academy players are going to get, may be the odd exception - but fundamentally 99/ 100 times I'm pretty certain the transfer market is where Jose will go in order to compete. Like most teams at the very top nowadays though to be fair.

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28 May 2018 12:12:30
After that goal I suppose Madrid will put an extra 50 million on his price tag.

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28 May 2018 12:21:52
My concern is where he will play. If he plays on the right under Jose, he’s wasted. Like Sanchez he will be required to focus on tracking back, and what’s the point in buying him for that job. The obvious solution is to play him behind Lukaku, but this means playing him with two holding mids. So, great player, but we already have some very good attacking players who underperform in our system.

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28 May 2018 12:47:35
Good post AJH - Looking ahead to the summer I think our team and style of play could be transformed by signing just 3 players.

1. Alderweireld - A composed, elegant CB who is calm and assured on the ball, consistent, rarely makes mistakes, relatively quick, good both in the tackle and in the air, the complete modern CB. He should bring a calming influence to the team and is able to play out from the back. In theory he should be able to form an effective and imposing partnership with Bailly. We need a settled and first choice CB pairing if we are to take the next step.
2. Fred - Whilst I must confess I haven't seen him play, I've done my homework and the more I read the more excited I become. Apparently he's a tenacious player with great stamina. He's good on the ball, a great passer and also a good dribbler. He has the ability to start attacks from deep and drive us forward from midfield breaking the lines with his dribbling ability. He could form a formidable defensive shield with Matic whilst still having the quality on the ball to instigate attacks. Against newly promoted or relegation threatened teams especially at OT he could easily partner Pogba in a midfield two transforming us into a much more attacking outfit. In bigger games he could also line up in a midfield 3.
3. Bale - Maybe the most controversial player on the list but also the most talented and capable of making the biggest impact. A fit and inform Gareth Bale is a frightening prospect. He will bring experience, pace, goals and assists. His delivery from set plays and crosses is brilliant. He would bring a directness and add a totally new dimension to our team. Ok he'd be expensive and a big risk due to his injury problems but we once took a similar punt on RVP and he won us the title. At the moment Bale is fit, he's in form and hungry for a new challenge. He'll get a good rest as Wales are not involved in the the WC and a full preseason. If we really want to close the gap and are serious about challenging City in the immediate future then Bale is a MUST for me. Yes it's a risk but he who dares wins.

Maybe add a left back to that list but I'd try and capture those 3 first.

Anyway there you have it please feel free to disagree or pick me apart.

Roll on next season.

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28 May 2018 14:28:47
I'd be happy bit a lb is a must this year.

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28 May 2018 14:36:05
I personally feel that we shouldn't be going for Bale. If we are signing a winger for big money I'd rather we go for Pulisic. Young, dynamic and plays primarily on the right side of wing. What worries me about Bale is thag his game is entirely dependent on pace.

But still if we sign him I'd support him. After the kind of money Sanchez is on and the fact that we needed to shift out Zlatan to make room in the wage bill to avoid getting in trouble with FFP, I doubt we can afford Bale's astronomical wages.

I would like to see a summer of Fred, Pelligrini, Pulisic, Toby and Sandro. I think that is very realistic and achievable bh shifting out some squad players like Blind, Darmian, one of the CBs, Shaw and Fellaini.

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28 May 2018 14:37:03
Bale should be signed.

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28 May 2018 18:27:18
Maybe Jose is signing Bale as our new left back.

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28 May 2018 10:29:53
Well I see the silly season is in full swing now.
According to the papers we are in for bale ronaldo and saving. Apparently we are going to bid 200m for bale and pay him 650k a week. No figures mentioned for cr7 but I suspect that even at 33 he would want to be the highest part player at the club. As for savic we are supposed to have bid 96m whereas lazio want 131m.
Roll on August and the end of the window. For the record the only one I would want is savic but at our price not theirs.

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28 May 2018 11:18:13
Yes the silly season
We also are signing half the Brazilian team.

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28 May 2018 18:08:14
And the best one of all, we're linked with jack grealish. Now, he's a world beater 😂.

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29 May 2018 09:35:09
Good on the ball, British in a problem position and wouldn't expect to play every week. I don't see why not.

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28 May 2018 09:51:43
With fosu mensah, pereira and tuanzebe returning from loans spells. Does anyone see them getting a go with the first team in a similar fashion to mctominay?

Personally i see fosu mensah getting a chance at either full back position when darmian, shaw and blind leave.

The other two however i see their futures being away from old trafford. Pereira seemed to burn a bridge with mourinho by going on loan to valencia seemingly without his approval.

Dont see tuanzebe getting a chance as if we sign another centre back which will take us to 6 players battling for two spots as i don't see mourinho letting go of anyone at that position.

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28 May 2018 10:09:53
I think that Toni V and TFM at right back unless there’s a new signing, new signing and young at LB, I then think Bailly, new signing, Smalling and Rojo will be Centre choices.
Matic, mctom, new sighing, Pogba and maybe a second new signing for the MF places, with Sanchez, Lingard, Rashford, new signing covering out wide, RedRom and any of the wide players who can cover CF.

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28 May 2018 10:14:49
I would like to see fosu mensah given a chance to make the rb position his own. But I think a new signing will come in. Tuanzebe perhaps needs one more loan but I think the clubs have high hopes for him. Personally I would sell two out of smalling/ Jones/ Rojo and have the 4 cbs as bailly, new signing, lindelof and Tuanzebe. He’s got all the attributes to be a top player and jones and smalling for me have had enough chances. Time to move them on. I’m a massive fan of pereira and feel he made the wrong decision going on loan. He would have played a lot of games this year with the injuries we had in midfield. I think he could do a job on the right so I would love to see him stay and stake a claim. Mctominay should go on loan to develop further. Some really good youngsters in and around the squad. Would like to see Chong and Gomes get integrated and play come league cup games. And for demi Mitchell to be be given a a chance to rotate at lb.

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28 May 2018 10:51:47
WRD, I’ve just posted, I think Martial and Pogba will be sad and I also think Shaw will go. Jose has a beef with attitude and there are suggestions that all 3 need a FUTA (firework up the arse)

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28 May 2018 11:17:59
Agree Tony, these players don’t seem to have that mental grit jose requires, if Pogba goes I can see a second signing, I don’t think I see a future for martial and shaw here next year.

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28 May 2018 12:48:12
I see left back as priority and money even for us is a consideration, so i think 50 mill earmarked for a left back and draft in TFM at right full back after Valencia. unless fabino comes in and be a fullback or midfielder. not ideal

I still think IF a top CH comes in then we don't need New guy/ jones / smalling lindelof/ bailly/ rojo/ blind and Tuanzebe .

I think it would then be Blind and rojo AND 1 of jones -smalling out. just a hunch. Quality over quantity.

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Review Of The Day 28th May 2018

28 May 2018 06:29:58
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 28th May 2018

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28 May 2018 01:49:14
Watching the Spurs v Utd match from Sept 2001 when we came back from 3 - 0 down to win 5-3. whats immediately apparent is just how much we had great fullbacks who were able to get up and down the pitch and cross accurately and with pace. We just don't have that today and are poorer for it.

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28 May 2018 08:49:46
Three top centre backs unlocks a team to attack just like in the spurs game. Not with Smalling and Jones. Marcelo didn't do much defending on Saturday come to think of it he always seems to attack. Blanc and Johnsen were in control of that 2nd half against spurs allowing the fullbacks to play the Marcelo way . Silvestre and Neville played like wingers. I think SAF once said that this was one of his favourite games . Mine too 😆😆.

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28 May 2018 10:52:37
I loved it because of the passion and desire we showed to rescue the game. Spurs were completely shell shocked, oh for more of those days.

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28 May 2018 18:10:41
When was the last time we scored 5 goals?

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