Manchester United Rumours Archive August 08 2013

 

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08 Aug 2013 22:59:12
Arsenal have offered £40mill for Rooney. Utd will agree to sale once replacement signed

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Would be surprised, don't see many top class replacements out there,
unless we raid Anzhi for a couple of players.
Or be real cheeky and ask if wilshire is available!!

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Wilshere for Rooney would be a decent trade, arsenal have a decent midfield but lack a good striker and utd have a good choice of forwards but lack flair in midfield

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As my old man used to say.
Shi-t from china!
No move has been agreed. We are looking at bringing players in. If we do then we will consider options, the clubs stance is unchanged.
Shandy!

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Why would you want wilshere anyway IF this is true which I very much doubt lol.

wilshere is another hargreaves fantastic player who could be top 3 in the world if he played 35+ games a season but wilshere like hargreaves struggles/struggled to get double figures per year

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08 Aug 2013 18:09:29
What about Douglas costa for the left instead of maybe young who should be sold IMO. Haven't heard his name on here for a while.

Supasub {Ed029's Note - He signed a new long-term contract a few weeks ago.}

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Why are we not going for marcos reus would be better. why go for Fabregas? when Christian Eriksen and Brazilian playmaker Willian could do the job at half the price. and are younger and we could get them both for the same price as cesc at 40 million. but we should go for Luis Muriel if Rooney goes but I would like him to stay and get Ronnie back. red till u ar dead

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08 Aug 2013 15:49:15
Slowly coming to the fact that we won't sign any quality this summer, I'm normally a very optimistic person too haha

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Is it only me that thinks Moyes was appointed manager because he did wonders with Everton on a shoestring budget. This is what the Glazers want. We are being taken for mugs by them. Don't think any big signings are coming at all. We will end up with Fellaini. God help us.

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SAF chose Moyes, someone who is down to earth and good keeping drama out of the press with his comments, while taking no sh!t. He was at Everton for 11 years, that's important for a club like us. Most foreign managers will get bored and lose motivating after 4-5 years and want to move giving us this horrible transition all over again. In the last 10 years he's won manager of the season 3 times, SAF won it 4 times so do you really think he's not good enough. Breaks my balls that so many people are so impatient. It might take him a few seasons to really get into it just like it did with SAF but after 10 years we'll look back and say it was the best decision. Have patients is all I can say. Get behind the new man just like SAF told you to. He obviously knew it wouldn't be easily for him at first but over a long period of time he'll be a great success.

Ozwald

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Sorry that was mainly aimed at Robo66, not you GortonRed.

Ozwald

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Bang on the money Ozwald!

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The world of football was a much different place when SAF took over. Back then managers had time but the financial burdens clubs are under make it impossible to allow a team like United to take a few seasons to settle back into a winning groove. Everyone knows that there are some weaknesses in our first team. I hope Moyes can fix those weaknesses but so far he's not showing an ability to do so. I'm not so convinced he'll get the time you want him to have. If changing managers every 4-5 years brings success, I'm ok with that. Times change!

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Here's a point Ozwald forgot to mention. Fergie didn't take hold of a premier league winning squad now did he. therefore being impatient with moyes almost justified

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Its the same every summer. The excuses vary but the outcome is always the same. The big signings never quite make it to OT, and we then become a team for the future with bargain basement kids, who then take little or no part in our season, usually loaned out. what's the point? aren't we supposed to be improving the team NOW??
Theres no value in the market, but Chelsea and City find them! Now it will be 'Well we tried but didn't get the players we wanted' etc etc etc
Every year the Glazers screw down the spending so they can use the money to pay debts. SAF was the difference, but now he's gone. Moyes won't be able to perform that kind of magic. Time to sell the silver polish!

OT7

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08 Aug 2013 19:04:20
hi everyone, my friend suggested this page and I have been a regular visitor for nearly a month now. A lot of people have gone crazy lately and I just had to register to give them a piece of my mind.

Firstly Manchester United are a football club not willing to pay astronomical fees for a player, agreed we have paid a lot for some players in the past but the current trend is just ridiculous and not in line with the current united philosophy.

The talk of insufficient funds is uncalled for. Teams at the back of poor seasons spend and will continue to do so. Last year we were the talk of the window because we had to spend and so bang RVP JOINS UNITED. City and Chelsea have spent because according to them they had poor seasons. You cannot judge that city or for that matter any other bpl club has a better squad than us because at the end of the day its the team and the result. On paper city and che both looked better last season and look what happened. Manchester United can have a weaker team on paper but as a team we just come out better.

Moyes is looking for a young and exiting team which reflects his football. I don't blame him for that and he every right to do so.

de gea
evra/fabio/rafael/buttner
jones/vidic/ferdi/smalling/evans
nani/zaha/kagawa/carrick/valencia/anderson/fellaini/ adnan
rooney/rvp/chicha/welbeck

will be a quality team and if moyes work his magic and adds another player to the above list. We can challenge on all fronts and kick a lot of ass.

GGMU

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He's been in 5 minutes and already there's talk of him being replaced. Fickle or what?

I'd rather have Moyes and a trophy every two years than mourinho and the league every season. Give him a chance for fecks sake. Or feck off and support Chelsea.

Great post Ozwald btw.

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I agree Robo66.

I said it when I just found out who we were appointing to be our manager. The Glazers want someone who will be their muppet and help save some money here and there. Slate me if you'll want doesn't matter to me but to think that you people are all so blinded by your rose tinted glasses its a joke. I'm MORE THAN HAPPY to say I was wrong should I be proved so. So far i'm correct.

diego

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I visit this site quite regularly but never comment. However I have gained some unbeleivable information on the transfer front. Haven't left any of my details as if I did my source/mate would get in serious trouble. My best mates brother is part of Rio Ferdinand's PR and Media team and has been since he moved to United. He has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will be present and Old Trafford tomorrow night and will discuss a lucrative package to come back. Talks will be held with senior executives at Manchester United and senior board members of General Motors and Nike. If United and sponsors can come to an agreement with Ronaldo over image rights and other details of his overall potential package United will submit a formal bid to Real Madrid as early as Friday with Moyes getting plenty of TV coverage over the weekend with the charity shield to put on the pressure in the press. This will be dressed up as Ronaldo agreeing to join up in 2 seasons time but a bid will be submitted this season if he gives the green light. The same source also confirmed that the Fabregas saga was all a smoke screen with barca more than happy to help united get Ronaldo back as it would massively weaken Madrid. Ronaldo also met The united owners in the Norfolk Royal Hotel in Bournemouth on the evening of the 19th of July to express an interest in playing for the club again and was seen drinking in a bar later

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Excellent post Ozwald.

What happened to the old saying "you don't win anything with kids"?

Look at lingard, januzaj, zaha, m keane and w keane coming through. I'd b more than happy seeing them given the chance to develop into 1st team squad members, let's remember what Manchester United as a football club means rather than get caught up with this "football manager" way some fans have.

Matt Belfast

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I hope your not full of it mate. Hope your right but I can't see it. The glazers won't spend the money. All united is to them is a gravy train. And their milking it.

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Ronaldo doesn't drink so your story has holes. Man United aren't going to pay Madrid back the 80 million. You're living in a fairlytale. I haven't got a clue who United will sign this window, but I sure as hell know it won't be Ronaldo.

United should get luis Gustavo to add defensive capability to the midfield, and give zaha, januzaj and other youth the less important games yo develop. We lost pogba because of lack of Faith, real kick in the *** seeing as he'd be perfect for the midfield now! We can win trophies being a tight, compact team, not just a team of over-paid mercenaries like Madrid or the French teams.

RedBrenno

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Would love to believe the cr7 stuff but its very difficult to do so. I have plenty of time for moyes but a lot has been made about the quality of our squad and while we did win the league last year it is clear that this was achieved by the complete hopeletvess of our opposition and the guidance of fergie. Our midfield is well below standard. Carrick is not the world beater that everyone seems to be conned into believing. Remember the 2 champions league finals against barca. Now can u remember carrick, exactly. Can't understand the pursuit of Fabregas, seeing its been clear he was never coming. Now, there are so many midfielders we can go for. So for god sake let's get 3 or 4 players in as soon as we can

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Top post Ozwald
Mik

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What we need to do is bring in the youth, forget playing like a passing team like barca, what we bar need is to bring in youth get the British feel back in and bring back the old English style of football distributing the other team from playing and hitting them hard on the counter attack, we should of kept tunniclife as he is what we need a little terrier who is not afraid to tackle but can up the pace instantly, js English football would benefit from the return of hard tackles and real men not this persons who go over from a strong breeze

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RedBrenno I know Ronaldo doesn't drink he does it for the same reason as why he has no tattooes because he gives blood religiously. He was in a bar having a drink not necessarily an alcoholic one. The bar was 1812 in Bournemouth I saw him in there with my own eyes. Anyways unbelievably good sorce I think you will be a happy man come the end of the week.

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Have you not yet come to the conclusion that the reason MD was made manager which was to bring on the young players?
Red Baron

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RedBrenno, whilst I agree that CR7 won't be coming to OT who said you can only drink alcohol in a bar?
RedSince68

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08 Aug 2013 15:48:47
The only realistic signings I can envisage at the moment are that of Baines and Fellaini.

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And we will probably have to pay well over the odds.

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Fellaini's price would have gone up by 5 million today itself!

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Gonna support Celtic for the year! Moyes should have done some Media training before he took the job! We will be guying overpriced players if any at all and the Fab quotes are now embarrassing!

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" going to support Celtic for the year". Top united fan right here.

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Can tell he's just supports big teams that win stuff a real arm chair fan right there. if they are the only signings we have and we sell nobody I think we will still have a very good team, team being the key world as we already have the best team in the league so I reckon we will be completing for the league, not the champions league thou

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Lets not forget lads there's 3 weeks left in this transfer saga then the window opens again in 4 months if all isn't going well. There's going to b hiccups at the start there always is but at least well have a clearer idea on what and who we need. Heads up there is still value out der. can't wait for 2maro and Sunday. Get behind the boys not give up b4 the season even starts.

Dufferz

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Why don't we go the whole hog and sign Crouch if that's the standard of player (Fellani) we are going for

Chivs16

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I don't get all the Fellaini bashing! He's exactly what we need. He might not be the most creative but he's a ball winner and a threat at set pieces and crosses, don't forget we play with wingers so he'll get plenty of chances. He's also the closest we'll have to Roy Keane.

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You sad sad lot. The transfer window is still open, the season hasn't even started and some of you are criticising Moyes already, absolutely pathetic. I wonder why Utd fans get slated as fickle.
Invisible STuey

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I can't understand why we took so long to go for Fellaini and allow the deadline on his clause to expire. Now we'll have to pay a lot more for him bc Everton don't want to loose him.

All along I've though Fellaini would be perfect for us. What about Gustavo from Bayern? He's definitely leaving them and we need a DM

Swear I don't know whatthe men in suits are doing.

KB

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09 Aug 2013 01:20:37
why are we not going for Christian Eriksen?and I like that we have been linked with Luis Muriel I think this would be a good buy if we can get them bother it would be good as nthey are young but have experiance too. or we could go for Brazilian playmaker Willian.

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08 Aug 2013 13:12:59
any truth in mata/rooney swap deal?

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08 Aug 2013 13:59:50
I would insist on it. ! But knowing us, no!

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Never going to happen

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I very much doubt it. was this rumour not put to bed by mourinho a couple weeks ago?

RedDub

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Dream on.

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I thought mufc were going to control the league this season coming if they had signed some big names, now i'm a bit unsure.
leighton baines would be a good signing but fellaini!! really.

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Mata was left out of chelsea squad which played real madrid with mourinho prefering hazard in
CAM position as he has more strength/pace. Maybe?

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If I was Moyes I'd say to Chelsea:
You give us Moyes as part of the deal. If you do not, he's going to Arsenal.

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Give us moyes as part of the deal. Well done pal.

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If I was Moyes I'd say to Chelsea:
You give us Moyes as part of the deal. If you do not, he's going to Arsenal.

I know René Meulensteen only lasted 16 days in his new job, but Moyes to Arsenal is a bitter pill to swallow! lol

Spelling does MATA!

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RedDub - although its highly unlikely we'll get him ; didn't Moyes say Rooney wasnt for sale and try to put it to bed on numerous occasions? Rooney hasn't come out and spoke. Only the papers. I did agree no smoke without fire but Fabregas didn't say anything either and look what happened there!

We are only led to beleive Rooney said he wanted to leave. That may have been taken out of context wth him saying something like ''if i'm not going to be played in my preferred position then I want to leave''?

I honestly don't have a clue what to believe and as others have said we should wait until the end of the transfer window. Hope we don't do a Liverpool and panic buy! Keep faith and come 2/9/13 we can all have a moan if nothing significant happens!

Remember when SAF was in a transitional period with young players coming through? It took time. Maybe that was what SAF meant with his speech at OT? We have exciting youngsters coming through but they won't be ready for 2 years or so.

Like I said let's all get behind the team this Sunday and if need be moan on 2nd September and judge at the end of the season. Fans really can make a difference so let's get together and show what we're made of and who we are! let's help make OT a nightmare for opposing teams!

Adz

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08 Aug 2013 12:30:37
So Cesc has said "there have never been any talks with MUFC"
So who is lying? Either he is or Moyes. WE wouldn't have bid twice and potentially a third time without some sort of "Talks" or encouragement. So i'd say its lies coming from MUFC, and it supports what I have said from day 1 about going for unobtainable players knowing that we can't get them. Then we sign Fellaini (who I think will do well for us).
Id rather the club came out and just said we aren't going to be spending huge sums as the money isn't there. At least then as fans we would know exactly how the land lies. Instead we hear "no transfer limit" "Things in place for big signing" "Ed Woodward flies home from Oz to conduct Urgent Transfer" and what have we got so far.

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We're getting the wig and the gnome from Everton or no one. This talk of Fabregas and Ronaldo is BS so gullable fans will think they tried.

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Not to worry we've only wasted a month. I'm sure we can get Darren Gibson, should only take 3 weeks before he tells united that he's happy where he is.

Coups

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Disgusting. United letting us down again. Squad was good for fergie but we needed big players in and have no chance getting them.

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All this means is that we held no discussions with him and barca just flat rejected the offers so we didn't have a chance to
cred

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I agree with sambo. How about some honesty moyes and Woodward. At least fergie and gill never embarrassed themselves by saying we are bidding for so and so. When really they were never going to come. At this rate we will end up signing joey Barton, Stewart downing, Antonio Ferdinand and Wayne bridge.

Come on, prove me wrong. Sign witzel, willan, gaitan and shaw.

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It looks like the same old story with Utd this summer and I am as disappointed as the next fan. But I am reserving my judgement until the end of the window because it's a new manager and I think even this board want to give him the best possible start. The way this window is panning out it looks more and more likely there will be bargains to be had at Madrid once they sign Bale and Ronaldo re-signs. Di Maria and Ozil for Rooney and a few quid. Who wouldn't be happy with RVP and Kagawa, Di Maria and Ozil interchanging all over the place behind him. Carrick +one other would do with that front four. Maybe not as far fetched as it seems. I doubt it though. I want some flair players, touch of class. We've been torture to watch the last few years, **** an enforcer, footballs not like that anymore.

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No lies at all. We made two ambitious bids and they were not accepted. End off. No need to take to the player so no lies. get a grip guys.

Personally I think the deal could have happened but Tito leaving was the curve ball.

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08 Aug 2013 13:58:18
So when we talk of Real's summer business it's Ronaldo (re-signing), Bale, Suarez etc. Barca its Neymar etc. Bayern its Gotze, Thiago etc. And United. Fellaini and a fullback! It's not a gap between us and them now, its a gulf! Disgusting! Could be a long season ahead. !

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So far sambo all we have is negativity!

rednev

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Nobody is lying. Clubs are not allowed to talk to players under contract without their club's permission. We have certainly talked to his agent and that is where all the encouragement has come from.

aljebro

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It was all bluff. Moyes and Woodward aare both FLOPS. Fellaini and Baines are not for sale, another flop.
Hoping that UTD would not be struggliong in the relation zone.

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The whole Fabregas thing was nothing short of a PR stunt - anyone could see through that. Does anyone here really believe that if we were going after Fabregas with a serious view to buying him that we'd be going round telling everyone that at news conferences?
PR stunt to sell season tickets, nothing more and we should expect nothing more.

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Slagging off moyes and woodward already? They bid for one of the greatest midfielders around at the momment? Shows our intent doesn't it? Have faith in them we will sign players. At least their not going after average players?

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If the club are smart, they should sign Falliani as soon as possible. And yes, they guy is for sale. Everton are not Barca, and Felliani wants out.

SLred.

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At no point did anyone say we were in talks with cesc, we bid for him and it was rejected so we weren't allowed. too many people on here sticking the knife into moyes and woodward before the season has even started. we all want to see us strenghten the squad but regardless if we don't u should stand behind the manager and the team!

red jay

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Rednev, you say all we have is negativity. Zaha aside and the other youngsters what have been the positives. Bear in mind we are talking transfer dealings here. We have all been led to believe we are after the best players in the world. Yet its all talk isn't it? I sincerely hope I am wrong, but the longer this goes on the more worrying it is.
The league will not be the problem, I think we will finish 2nd or 3rd, but the Champions League we will struggle. Other elite teams have strengthened significantly as Diatribe stated above.

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They should have keep it quiet. SAF who speak about rooney (revenge for 3 years ago), Moyes and Woodward who make high hope to every fans about signing big.

If the big signing end up to be Fellaini. i'm going to be so F****** Angry.

JLBER84

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The whole summer seems like a PR stunt to me. No talks at all with Thiago Alcantra it seems, posturing over Fabregas and nothing more, these Ronaldo rumours - its all rubbish and a PR stunt.
How soon will we see "MOYES OUT" banners at Old Trafford and away games?

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Modric/Ozil, Baines and Fellaini.

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JLBER84 - Tell you what mate, go to Stoke or West Ham and watch midfielders of the quality of Cleverley et al. (Except Diame at West Ham who is far better than Cleverley or Anderson). If you can't get Cesc or Gotze you go for the best you can. Fellaini is so much better than any midfielder, except Carrick, that we have it's just unreal. Get Cabaye as well and our midfield looks stronger than it has since the days of Scholes and Keane being in their pomp. Of course I'm not saying Fellaini and Cabaye are as good as Scholes or Keane at their best, but they are high level players, both play for good international sides too. You can moan on about conspiracies and how f****d Off you'll be, but United with Fellaini, Baines and Cabaye and youngsters of great potential coming through, will make United a potent force.
Mik

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To talk to the player we need to have had a bid accepted so why are you accusing Moyes of lying? When has he ever said we have talked to Fabregas?
Invisible STuey

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Great. So we should be happy that we're bringing in some players who managed an impressive 6th last year. How's that improving the team. In fact we're no closer to signing Fellaini than we are Cesc. We could end up with nothing. Just keeping Rooney will seem like a result the way this transfer window has gone. Seriously disappointed in Moyes so far.

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You are right MIK. We can just accept everything and start moaning in 3-4-5 years about the fact than Real Madrid-Barcelona-Bayern take over as the biggest club in the world!

you can slash me if it make you feel better, but i'm not the worst here. Just sad that the club I love put themself in so many situation in the past.

I just don't understand why we have to settle for squad player when we don't have full starting eleven!

JLBER84

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Well said sambo, iv also been saying the same thing for over a month too. This may not actually be a new phenomina either. Its possible that sanchez and hazard were intentionally unrealised transfers too.

As far as this strange PR campaign goes, iv personally cooled down a bit, after being somewhat livid. In fairness it can be said that the club needs to be careful in their relationship with sponsors. It may be important to put on a show of ambition and strength, and that means the present situation might not just be about what the board want fans to think. They may be more worried about their investability. There is also the psychological aspect on the pitch. If united become thought of as a weakened club, particularly with new management, players might loose confidence when they come up against other big sides.

I don't think the approach is right, but I do think there are some justifications in its favour.

My comment to the board would be similar though. - There is no shame in not being able to compete transfer wise with football's oligarks.
If the board were honest to us fans, I think we would be more supportive of "alternative" transfer plans anyway, such as buying players like zaha's and developing them, or the signing of "kagawa's", - who is of course commercially valuable and a great talent. Its indeed disappointing when people within the club work against the people that are supporting it, both literally - and of course, financially too.

In busby's era, united didn't have a reputation and was the smaller manchester club. We had to become an innovative team back then too. United were the first big side to specialise in producing youth players. The fans reaction was not disapproving. It was appreciative. They took a great deal of pride in what we did back then, and eventually our footballing philosophy won worldwide respect. If we are successful with "alternative" transfer plans today, whether it be through youth, adapting talent from emerging countries, or refining already talented young players, we can earn just as much respect for any given footballing philiosophy today, as has always been the case. Sponsors had no trouble getting behind the likes of Geroge best, beckham or ronaldo afterall, and at their peak, they were all feared and admired by europes best. People can get behind any kind of approach if there is honesty and trust there, and corporations can get behind anyone that has become successful. Most importantly an honest approach would put the fans firmly behind the club and management, rather than at odds with it.

A united united will make a better club! Please be real with us.
Redwolf.

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MU would certainly not be talking to Cesc as that is tapping up. Very well worded by Cesc. I wouldn't expect him to say anything different being a Barcelona player. One more bid to come I think.

Sydney!

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It amazes me that people are getting upset about what's happened. Come on guys smell the coffee. When Woodward took over he stated we would not need any major changes in our team just a few minor adjustments. Now does that sound like Ronaldo is coming home or Bale is coming.
Of course its does not. Maybe Fellani or Baines but by todays standards are they what we need to close the gap on Madrid or Barca. A great big no I'm afraid. Just look at what all the other teams have done in the close season.
What have United done a £2 million unknown fullback. Its a disgrace.
It really does make you think what Fergie and Gill knew before they jumped ship. Fergie said he knew his targets. Was he told he could not sign them. So he said ok get on with it then I'm off. As soon as a team starts to too stand still then the decline is rapid. Look at the Scousers.
We have needed changes now for a few years we have decent squad players but not a great team. I know we have won the league I know we only lost on goal difference to the bitters the year before.
I have not forgot the showing up at Wembley against Barca. Or the mauling in Rome against Barca. That is when the rot started and it was not addressed. Some will say if Nani had not got sent off we would have won the E cup this year. Do you really think we could live with Bayern, in your dreams.
Anderson Cleverley Nani Vallencia
Wellbeck Young would not get into any of the top teams in Europe.
We need to address the midfield. We need class players not maybe's or has been's, We have enough of them. Can you imagine Giggs playing in Bayerns or Barcas first team now lol absoloutely not.
Evra has not been good enough for the last two years. Vidic and I think he's been great but injuries have took their toll.
Why have these issues been swept under the carpet.
Ok so what happens next.
Well the glazers are not spending any of OUR money they still have Ronaldos money in the war chest. So let's look at the youth we have. It will possibly be we win nothing for a few years. So be it. I am sick of losing young players because we do not give them a chance. Look at Pogba it would cost £30 million to get him back. I can understand how he felt when Fergie would not play him but brought back Scholes and continued to play Giggs, Cleverley and Anderson (if fit).
Yes we may sign a couple of run of the mill players this year we may not. We got RVP last year great won us the league probably but a factor may well have been the opposition were not that great

Until the glazers decide to call it a day I am afraid this is the future guys the teams with the sugar daddies will buy the great players.
Fair play your' having a laugh. There is always ways round it. When the bitters can get name sponsorship on a ground they do not own off their owners what hope is there.
I know some will not agree with me and everyone is entitled to their opinions but please guys open your eyes to what's happening.

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I suspect the Fabregas saga isn't quite over yet.

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In Busby's era we did not have a reputation. I have just picked myself up off the floor.
Have you really not heard of the famous Busby babes. The greatest young team ever assembled that contained the greatest player of them all Duncan Edwards. Only the Munich crash stopped total domination. You surely mean prior to the Busby era which was before the war, that was when City were better known. Do not forget that Busby took United into Europe. The first English team to do it. United also had a great team before the Babes so to say we were a second force to City is a joke. City to their credit let us use their ground brcause Old Trafford had been bombed.
No my friend when Busby was there we were second to no one.
I have a feeling that you probably think Cantona is Uniteds greatest ever player lol

I washed David Peggs car

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Can you honestly seeing Fergie inviting Moyes to his house. To tell him your the next manager of MUFC. Oh and by the way Moysie you will have no money to spend, that's why my self and David Gill are leaving. 2weeks left yet to transfer deadline. let's all moan after that if we don't sign anyone. Rooney to shine this year. Just not sure who for.

Rock The Red

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"The whole summer seems like a PR stunt to me. No talks at all with Thiago Alcantra it seems, posturing over Fabregas and nothing more, these Ronaldo rumours - its all rubbish and a PR stunt.
How soon will we see "MOYES OUT" banners at Old Trafford and away games?"

Disgraceful. Call yourself a red?

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Im just wondering if this was the case then why didn't Fabregas come out and say he's happy earlier?! It doesn't add up!

Adz

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Fabregas could be a smokescreen for the CR7 deal. No-one gave us a chance of signing RvP but we pulled it off. The homecoming of CR7 would be the ideal replacement for Rooney and it would appease the sceptics.

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"One more bid to come I think.

Sydney!" - What? The player has said he wants to stay at Barca, we have even made a statement respectign his decision. What on earth makes you think we will make another bid? No Strootman, no Garay, no Baines, no Fellaini, no Fabregas, no Ronaldo. We are going to sign players, and I really thought Thiago would be one, however I have said against the grain we won't sign any of the above and I still stick by it. i'm still expecting two signings and relative surprises. I think Bale would have been a serious target but it seems the price is sky high and he has set his heart, like Modric before him on Madrid. The player I would like us to move for is Koke for central midfield but still dotn read of any interest from any party at all which surprises me the money pinging about this summer.
Invisible STuey

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We're not standing still. Rooney is loitering by the door marked 'exit' and his leaving will make us immeasurably weaker. Like Pogba last season, he cannot be replaced.

Only positive of Rooney leaving will be the Glazers having another £40m to splurge on fast cars and houses!

If English Clubs under perform in Europe again, we could be looking at a downgrade to only 3 qualifiers. Sorry, guys, we'll be battling it out with the usual suspects. Not what my club deserve!

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To 'I washed David Peggs car', you took the words our of my mouth, I think you picked yourself up off the floor before me!

And to Sydney!. I would have agreed, what else could Fabrigas have said, until I read the statement from United. I think this particular chase is over.

J - Stand

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"I washed David Peggs car"

If your going to take the time to post about someones comment, - please read it in full before doing so.

Yes thank you for pointing out that busby's era was a dynamic one. Forgive me for a technical mistake in trying to write quickly.

Had you read the post properly, you would have understood the "reputation" I was talking about refers to the reputation of manchester united before busby arrived and during his early years in the 1940's. The point describes how we went from being a team with no reputation, to one that boasted the talent of the busby babes. - and even what was actually a superior side, - the 1950's team, a decade before.

Matt busby's legacy, as you have correctly pointed out in referring to the busby babes, was in the production of youth talent, and that was something that began a long time before, in the late 40's and early 50's when united did not have the reputation they eventually had by 1968. The point is that this was an "alternative" transfer policy. It was necessary in the 1940's, because we were not one of the status quo at that time. -We had to do something different.

The policy, again, as you point out, was very successful, - well received and highly respected around the world by united fans and neutrals alike.

The meaning of the post is to say that the board can use alternative transfer policies, just like we did in the 50's and 60's - (the idea of youth development was very new at that time. ) The board do not have to be afraid to admit that we do not have the same funds as our rivals. It may be slightly damaging in the short run, but in the long run, success using any transfer policy will allow us to remain the giants we are today, both on and off the pitch. Best, beckham and ronaldo are all good evidence of the brand strength united can have without signing marquee players. My opinion is simply that it would be better to acknowledge that we are going to be competing "creatively" from now on, so that fans can develop a sense of pride in doing so - as we had in the 50's and 60's. If we were to sign someone like kondogbia from sevilla, for example, wouldn't it be better if we were able to collectively get behind that player and support them, rather than them being seen as a disappointing alternative to fabregas? Confidence plays a big role in success, and its difficult for a football team to have that when its own fans are not fully behind the players tasked with winning major trophies.

redwolf

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08 Aug 2013 12:28:36
So Fabregas says he's "very very happy, " and "never thought about leaving. "

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He said at arsenal in june 2011 he was very very happy.

August 2011 he joined barcelona.

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08 Aug 2013 12:26:04
Apparently Fabregas has confirmed his eternal love for FC Barcelona in a press conference that just happened.

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08 Aug 2013 10:04:38
we wouldn't even need to be chasing fellaini if saf had signed dembele last season who is better and cheaper

but no value in the transfer market so let's spend more than 20 million on a technically limited brute

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We need a brute.

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08 Aug 2013 11:07:05
luis muriel is being lined up as a
replacement for rooney.

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No we don't Colin. A ball winner would be great, but Fellaini is slow and gives a foul more often than he wins the ball.

What we really need is a partner for Carrick who can play in tight space and move the ball well to help get the best out of Kagawa and RVP. Fabregas, ideally.

Who knows, it might even get Nani playing well more than three times a season.

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Fear not it is August 8th, massive news ha ha ha ha

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Didn't you hear the next big date is the 32nd of August. Expect Ronaldo and Messi to be announced!

Watch this space. NOT!

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Could not agree more, Dembele is a very good player and whenever he does not play for Spurs they don't look as good.
We should have snapped him up from Fulham, If we had, we would have won the Prem by even more points.
I hope that United can find a gem out there somewhere and fast.

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Dembele is an average player who would not improve our midfield. We need someone who can tackle, gets box to box and is also creative. Marchisio is my choice.

tomr

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I have said this since last summer. We could have got Dembele for £10m. Think we bid £6m at the time. Hard to believe an extra £4m couldn't be found. I like Fellaini though. Think people will be surprised how good he is if he does come

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Fellaini is good he will do well for us in the prem league but if we want to win the cl fellaini is going to fail in europe

i think the best option for us is kondogbia

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That technically limited brute starts for Belguim before Dembele so I wouldn't agree with I like Dembele but fellaini is what we need.

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Ye I agree - in and out of games - not what we need - just moyes going back to his old club

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08 Aug 2013 07:47:45
fabregas won't be coming, his agent is david deins son who as u know was arsenals former vice chairman, if he has told wenger that fabregas is staying at Barcelona 1 more season at least u can take this as gospel, so another player who won't be cumin.
BIGAL REDFOREVER

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Then it must be true!

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07 Aug 2013 15:00:30
Hi Ed's, this is regarding fabregas. I've heard a website report a few times previously that fabregas would be open to the idea of playing for Manchester United, Is this true? Also have you heard anything on United trying a 3rd bid for him.

Your help is always appreciated. {Ed029's Note - Another Ed has said that hey are expected to make another offer.}

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According to tv we are considering a third bid for fabregas, for god sake why are we still "considering" if we want him make a bigger bid. or are we just buying time till he either goes somewhere else or window shuts and we can say " oh well we tried all summer" getting ridiculous now, hope its all an elaborate smoke screen for the "big one" returning. andog

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Will be very surprised if he said he wanted to leave to come to us, been hoping we would sign him but looks very unlikely now.

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Fabregas has just confirmed in a press conference he is staying and has never wanted to leave Barca. He sacrificed a lot to get his dream move to Barca and wants to be part of the team into the future.

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Ed does this press conf statement pretty much guarantee Cesc staying at Barca? {Ed029's Note - Ed002 said last week that he would stay regardless of the offers. He also said Fellaini would be a target.}

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