Manchester United Rumours Archive August 04 2015

04 Aug 2015 20:32:45
Cillessen starts for Ajax today. That should end all speculation that he is on his way to manchester united.

04 Aug 2015 21:24:49
I read today that the rules have changed . Apparently playing for a club in the qualifiers doesn't disqualify you from playing for a new club in the group stages

04 Aug 2015 21:26:21
They're out. He's not cup tied.

04 Aug 2015 21:34:37
Detroit. Don't think we will sign any more keepers mate . ,Until De Gea makes up his mind . to stay or to go.
But I would be happy with Cillessen.

05 Aug 2015 09:50:27
I love a post that ends all speculation that actually creates more.

05 Aug 2015 13:35:06
GDS, brilliant!

04 Aug 2015 10:52:56
Rooney needs a striker who can keep him out of the team! That might Make him better. We also need a cb badly. Can I ask the eds if they know about any cb signings we may make other than ramos??? I've read we are not interested in otimendi and maybe in
stones. Is ramos the only defender we want???

{Ed004's Note - According to newspaper reports yes I'm not sure of any interest in other cb}

04 Aug 2015 10:58:52
Ed004 I know you are a united fan so what are your views on our business so far? Surely we will sign a striker and cb? Is ramos still a possibility? Is ibrahimovic likely? What do you think mate?

{Ed004's Note - As long as we end the window with a top CB I will be happy. I would be delighted if we ended it with a cb, pedro and a striker/Bale}

04 Aug 2015 11:48:20
Yeah definitely just not sure what cb we might get

04 Aug 2015 12:14:05
Pep are you the riddler with all those ?'s lol. But we need a decent CB in, can not be relying on what we have at the moment. In regards to Ibra, I think he is quality but I would much prefer signing a good striker with a view for the future. There is a lot of talk about Lacazette now leaving Lyon. Would Utd be interested there?

04 Aug 2015 12:22:53
I always wanted Garay.

04 Aug 2015 12:46:11
Welsh Red , not sure this is the right place to air your intimate desires. Especially about other men. I would guess there are more "specialist" websites for that sort of thing.
I applaud you for being so open and honest though :)

04 Aug 2015 13:36:08
What bothers me is the fact the club haven't landed another top striker because as good as Rooney is he will have a dip in form and he will over the course of the season pick up knocks especially with hopefully the amount of games we get to play. The other thing is our back line now the addition of Darmian looks inspired the guy looks the real deal and in my opinion has done great so far but against PSG Jones was caught ball watching as ibra strolled on past him to tap in the cross and Shaw who I thought has started to look good had to come across to help Jones and they all got in a pickle when Jones ought to have won the ball. If the center of our defence isn't fixed that will cost us titles no matter how good our midfield screen us the top strikers will eat our center backs up. Just my thoughts.

04 Aug 2015 13:38:43
Totally agree with you there Ed004. Hit the nail on the head as far as I'm concerned. TBH I'll be glad when its September and the window is a distant memory and we can focus on the games.

04 Aug 2015 15:47:15
Ha ha well I thought this thread was as good as any to air my laundry Betty! Thanks for your support lol.

04 Aug 2015 07:25:37
Press reports this morning are saying the Dutchmeister is putting Jesse Lingard up for sale. Any thoughts? If it's true what message will that send to the lads in the Academy? JL would run for us till his lungs burst. I hope it's alltwaddle.e

04 Aug 2015 08:24:27
I'd be fuming if we sold him! What is lvg playing at

04 Aug 2015 08:55:46
To Bristol City for around £2.5m apparantly, maybe the lad wants to go because he knows he won't get enough first team football chances at United.

04 Aug 2015 08:58:22
Would be a real shame. He always has done well when given a chance. would like him to go to mid table club to see if he can cut it.
Newcastle/Villa maybe

04 Aug 2015 09:22:59
Perhaps I'm miles off, but with LVG running around OT handing out flight tickets left right and centre like this, I can see a car crash coming. Wonder how Giggsy is taking all this?

04 Aug 2015 09:52:18
He's done well during pre-season games and loan spells in the Championship but maybe that's his level? If he's as good as some of you claim the list of clubs after him would be very different, surely?

04 Aug 2015 10:14:50
Giggs must be fuming

04 Aug 2015 10:17:48
Consider that he is 22 years old and in need of regular football to continue his progress. Then consider if he stays would he get ahead of Depay, Young, Januzaj or Pereira. On top of that we look like we are about to wrap up the signing of Pedro. Meaning he'll have 5 players ahead of him for one of only two available positions.

Januzaj and Pereira need game time, that would only be limited further by keeping Lingard. I will he sad to see him leave, he is a talented lad and one of our own. But the time has come for him to continue his career without us.

04 Aug 2015 10:20:59
I'd prefer not to let him go just yet but I would be quite surprised if Lingard made it to the first team at Old Trafford in his career.

04 Aug 2015 11:14:25
Share same thoughts as shappy. Good young player but at his age needs first team football every week and don't think prem top 4 will ever be his level realistically

04 Aug 2015 11:19:28
He's not at the required level or he'd be playing already. Time to let him go.

04 Aug 2015 11:55:31
It'd be a disgrace if Lingard leaves! He looked awesome start of last season and in pre-season! LVG what are you thinking?!

04 Aug 2015 12:50:12
Jaysus pep what are you talking about the lad has been here for years playedunder 3 mangers none of whom kept him in the team he has been on loan several times and not pulled up any trees. who would you like him in the team ahead of young? adman? Perriera ? Depay? Possibly Pedro? Or should we not bother with Pedro or depay? Whatisit you want exactly to keep him and never play him. totally clueless statements

04 Aug 2015 13:00:59
Given a choice of lingard or Pereira which would you keep and play?

04 Aug 2015 19:04:28
Periera , as he is class above lingArd and might even outclass januzaj in the next few years.

04 Aug 2015 19:22:01
There comes a point where you have to make a decision on a players career. It is fair to them as well. Lingard is 22, is he really going to be first choice and make it or even be second choice? Does he not deserve the chance to be first choice somewhere? Forgotten in this is that at some point we have to make room for the next generation, the Gribbens and then there is Pereira who I would keep above Lingard. Jesse didn't make it at the very highest level but I do feel he could be a premier league player but perhaps not top half. Wish him well if he goes, he would be another good player we have churned out but perhaps the next one will be a Giggs.

I mentioned Angel Gomes and apparently he is head and shoulders over his contemporaries, that is the level they have to be but they have to have it mentally and physically. Good luck Lingard wherever he goes

04 Aug 2015 20:59:37
Keeping lingard on the bench or loaning him out would be useless.
There is still a possibility that we may sign bale/reus and that could further drop lingard in the pecking order.
I tend to feel that us United fans have a lot of our love for our players, and more than half of them feel gutted when an academy player or former first teamed leaves.
Evident with the cases of Rafael, welbeck and lingard. They are all very good players but not United quality.
You see Barca, Munich that's the quality we need.
And it gives some kind of happiness when you see the likes of shawcross, chester, Brady, mame diouf and others doing well in the PL; which is what separates us fans from the rest of PL.
There isn't a single player that LVG has released that has gone on to do wonders.
Still feel Evans, Hernandez, Lindegaard, Powell, Johnstone(loan), Wilson and Blackett and Valdes would leave depending upon whom we sign