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02 Jul 2025 10:08:40
Today's latest rumours
Arsenal close to agreeing a deal for Gyokeres, Bayern interested in Rashford, we're looking at Watkins, Juve offering a swap for Sancho, giving us a choice of 3 players, including Vlahovic.
I think sometimes it's better not to read the rumours, there are so many and they seem to jump around all over the place.
1.) 02 Jul 2025 11:26:38
Juve have just signed Jonathan David so Vlahovic might be available. I’d take him if it meant we could shift Sancho out. Douglas Luis too if he was available.
2.) 02 Jul 2025 11:36:21
Staring to wish Gyokeres would just sign for somebody, getting sick of the stories now.
Wouldn’t surprise me if either:
1) He ends up going nowhere
Or
2) United wait until the last week of the window, come under pressure from the fans and overpay to sign him for £85m.
3.) 02 Jul 2025 12:51:12
I'm not even sure we are interested in another striker. It will probably only be if Hojland goes and both he and Amorim have said he's staying.
4.) 02 Jul 2025 13:01:26
With hoijlund up top and the slab in defence we cannot fail!
5.) 02 Jul 2025 13:27:05
Sancho for Vlahovic is a no brainer for me.
6.) 02 Jul 2025 16:21:05
What frightens me most is asking about Watkins who can be bought for £60m. yet utd again don't want to pay what's being asked . lack of resale. who gives a monkeys if for 4 seasons he scores some friggin goals. This club and the morons that run it ?♂️.
7.) 02 Jul 2025 16:35:28
I got some grief for suggesting Watkins, but he scores goals and has pace, both of which we need. Not sure I want to pay £60M, but some sort of swap would be good.
8.) 02 Jul 2025 17:14:22
Our biggest issues last season was not scoring goals, it’s the one main area we must improve, nobody can expect Cunha to cover the gaps all by himself.
9.) 02 Jul 2025 17:18:10
Watkins is a decent player, but he is overpriced.
He is 29, and had a fairly decent season. I don't think he is the answer, unless he is considerably cheaper.
10.) 02 Jul 2025 17:33:21
Watkins wouldn't be the worst signing, I just think he's uninspiring for most fans.
At 29 he isn't a long term option, and we shouldn't be paying too much for him. Ideally around 45m, but anything upto 55m seems about the right range.
He's EPL proven, and consistently gets 20-30 EPL goals and assists. He's the kind of player I can see linking up really well with Cunha and potentially Mbeumo.
Yet we will probably get 2-3 years of him as first choice with maybe another year as decent back up. He will need a replacement bought for him in the next two years. Which isn't ideal. But in a limited market he is far from the worst option.
11.) 02 Jul 2025 18:26:12
Rashford and Garnacho to villa singing
Oh brother, we'll go deeper than the ink
Beneath the skin of our tattoos
Though we don't share the same blood
You're my brother and I love you that's the truth.
We're hoping for better lives
only Emre knows
He said will bring us back with all our pictures and our clothes
Five goals twenty assists doing all we can to please
Just give me back my car keys
If I was dying on my knees, I've got a brother from another mother
Then the boos for lazy attitude start.
{Ed077's Note - KODALINE ♥️♥️♥️
12.) 02 Jul 2025 20:05:46
Vlahovic would be a terrible signing, I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.
He has regressed every season since he joined Juventus. They are desperate to get shot of him.
He has courted controversy, has said that he prefers playing with another striker who can do the defensive work as he thinks it "impacts" his game and it's best if he doesn't have to work hard.
All this while currently being the highest paid player in Serie A on around €374k or £315k a week. You'd imagine he'd want something similar if he joined us, and to be frank he's not even worth £200k a week based on his last couple of seasons.
13.) 02 Jul 2025 21:30:28
I think his comments were actually that he isn’t asked to track back so much for Serbia as he is at juve, which suits his game more and keeps him fresher in the final 3rd.
To me that sounds like just what we need! A no.9 who is in the box not 30 yards away with his back to goal.
With regards to his regression, I’d say it hasn’t really worked at Juve but that isn’t his career over.
You were banging the drum for kolo Muani who is a year older and less impressive goal scoring record. Admittedly, he has come into the Juventus in place of Vlahovic, but had also gone through a ‘regression’ at PSG himself and seems to have found his feet in a new team.
I do agree that we shouldn’t be giving him the money he is on in Italy but I don’t think anyone coming in this summer or for the foreseeable will be given them kinds of wages.
14.) 03 Jul 2025 07:39:03
AJH, avoid the rumours?
This is a rumours site ?.
15.) 03 Jul 2025 10:38:50
I know, but it's the false hope MancMan, every day brings a different twist!
16.) 03 Jul 2025 11:33:10
For sure AJH, but that's all part of the fun.
Some rumours are credible such as the one I posted, others are obvious BS like the one I read the other day about Utd signing Ruiz from PSG ?.
17.) 04 Jul 2025 22:50:25
2toms, there is a world of difference between the situations of Vlahovic and Muani in terms of why it didn't work out with their big moves.
Muani literally signed for PSG one day and before he could even kick a ball for them they hired a new manager who wanted his strikers to play a very different way. He was never really given a chance. Even then he still scored at a respectable rate given his limited game time.
Vlahovic on the other hand has never stepped up despite repeated and consistent opportunities and chances for him to do so. Despite his significant game time he has regressed in a not too dissimilar way to Højlund. Given chance after chance after chance with every passing game him looking worse.
Vlahovic is also on massive wages, and would be our second highest earner only behind Casemiro if he was to join in his current salary.
While his comments align with the eye test of him being a lazy player off the ball. He doesn't want to have to sweat for the team.
For me he's definitely a player I'd avoid.
23 May 2025 07:36:25
I saw this earlier today.
There are unsubstantiated rumours of players not being happy with RA's methods. A couple of thoughtful trophy-winning former United players wonder how effective it can be having a coaching staff that, in some cases, is both younger and less experienced than the players they are attempting to work with.
Many will say the players are the issue here, but if you lack confidence in the coaches, or they are hugely inexperienced, then is it a surprise?
1.) 23 May 2025 08:47:10
We had the exact same leaks with Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho, Ole, Rangnik and most recently with Ten Haag. Six repetitions of the same thing, IT’S THE BLOODY PLAYERS!
2.) 23 May 2025 09:05:26
In one Rewz.
3.) 23 May 2025 09:31:42
Rewz,
Couldn’t have put it better myself. Also, we don’t have any players older than the manager. If they don’t like the methods they know exactly where they can go.
4.) 23 May 2025 09:54:57
What players do we have older than the manager, I know they play like there 50 but they ain’t, just more crap that comes out when losing.
Like all blame the system bandwagon that’s all tosh, can’t score goals can’t win matches, when we come up against physicality we are in trouble, everytime.
5.) 23 May 2025 10:38:03
If this is true then it’s the same crap over and over again, simply the players trying to shift the blame into someone else. Other side is that it’s utter bs and simply the media making up crap to stir the pot and create even more tension in an already volatile situation. We need a massive culture change this summer one way or another….
6.) 23 May 2025 11:44:55
The thing that worries me, is the sheer number of players we need to get out he club. We’ve got players out on loan that need to be sold and replaced (Sancho, Rashford, Antony, Malacia), players leaving on free’s (Eriksen, Lindelof, Evans, Heaton) that need replacing PLUS a large number of the team that needs selling and replacing.
Realistically the players we can probably sell are Bruno, Garnacho, Mainoo, Dalot, Amad plus with the documented interest from Italy maybe Zirkzee and Hojlund. Of the aforementioned players Mainoo and Amad are probably the least likely to be sold.
Shaw and Casemiro are finished but still have years left, approx. £600k pw in salary so we are stuck with them. Martínez is quality but can’t stay fit, Mount hasn’t be able to put a run of games together in 2 years. That’s four senior players you can’t reply upon.
The goalkeeper position needs addressing.
I can see Garnacho, Bruno, Dalot, Zirkzee and Hojlund potentially going, add in the four out on loan and the four leaving on a free, that’s potentially 13 players.
The rebuild needed on the squad is terrifyingly large.
7.) 23 May 2025 12:08:32
In my opinion I think the potentials are Bruno Fernandes potentially sold for £120m. Rashford linked with a £40m move. Garnacho, despite his talent, might be off for £50m. Sancho could go for a cut-price £20m. Add to that a list of expiring contracts — Eriksen, Lindelöf, Heaton, Evans — and you’re looking at a significant reset both on the pitch and on the wage bill.
But what does this mean in real financial terms, especially under the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR)?
Estimated Player Sales and PSR Profit Impact
Player Sale Fee (£m) Original Cost (£m) Book Value Left PSR Profit (Est. )
Bruno Fernandes £120m £47m ~£5m ~£115m
Marcus Rashford £40m Academy product £0 £40m
Garnacho £50m Academy product £0 £50m
Jadon Sancho £20m £73m ~£30m ~–£10m (loss)
Estimated PSR Profit: ~£195 million
Because Rashford and Garnacho came through the academy, 100% of their sale fees count as profit in PSR terms. Bruno, with most of his transfer cost now amortised, would also register a massive profit. Even with a Sancho loss, the total PSR profit is significant.
Wage Bill Relief
Player Weekly Wage Annual Saving
Fernandes £240k £12.5m
Rashford £300k £15.6m
Garnacho £50k £2.6m
Sancho £350k £18.2m
Eriksen £150k £7.8m
Lindelöf £120k £6.2m
Heaton £40k £2.1m
Evans £40k £2.1m
Total Estimated Wage Savings: ~£67 million annually
This creates vital breathing space under both PSR and the UEFA Squad Cost Ratio, even though United will not be in the Champions League next season.
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So, What Can United Spend?
Under PSR, you can’t lose more than £105m over three years, but player sales and cost-cutting can offset this. With ~£195m in PSR profit and a leaner wage bill, United could reasonably reinvest around £200m–£250m, if structured smartly.
How?
Buy a player for £50m on a 5-year deal = only £10m/ year hit to PSR.
Spread your rebuild across 4–5 signings on these terms, and you stay well within your financial limits.
Other Factors:
No Champions League = a £40–60m revenue hit.
Still paying instalments for past transfers (Antony, Casemiro, etc. ) .
Need to budget for agent fees, bonuses, and future wages.
8.) 23 May 2025 14:46:08
Doesn't Sancho only have 1 year left on his contract meaning that if his original cost was £73m his book value should now be down to £15m and a £20m sale would yield a small profit?
I wonder whether there will be interest in Antony from any richer clubs than Betis. His book value is reportedly still around £32m. His salary remains an obstacle, but we can only hope. If not maybe he can stay there at Betis. They qualified for the Europa League and could maybe afford to cover all his salary.
Amorim doesn't seem to fancy Mainoo much either but if Bruno goes he maybe has to be kept for another year. Often players have a poor second year after impressing the first. Kobbie was blighted by injuries this season, maybe he'll shine next year. All profit if sold.
Dalot could also be a potential sale. He's been written down to £0 so it would yield all profit.
The commentators on the Europa final were suggesting that a place in the Champions League would be worth > £100m between guarantees, sponsorship etc.
With no European football we should be able to make do with a slightly smaller squad.
9.) 23 May 2025 15:50:46
There is no outstanding transfer fee to be amortised for Bruno.
10.) 23 May 2025 16:07:57
Rinse and bloody repeat from the players. never their fault.
So they don't like the methods of a manager with a young coaching set up. One that got success at their previous club as the players brought into it and they got players that suit.
Get rid of these players.
11.) 23 May 2025 16:18:55
Why does everyone worry about players salaries and fees etc, it’s not your money, what’s the point quoting figures you have no worry or concern about, plus. What makes you think if any quality players come in they are going to be cheaper or work for a few luncheon vouchers, I don’t get it….
Would not be so bad if you knew the inner workings of the club but your all dreaming these figures up on hear say, don’t give me the accounts tosh or media BS
Oh just sell Bruno for 120m yeah easy… and also get rid of the only player we got that’s any good….
12.) 23 May 2025 16:25:58
Sancho was bought for £73m on a 5 year deal. That’s £14.6m pa, that obviously is just the fee, I have no knowledge of how agents fees etc are accrued, they may be an exceptional line item on the balance sheet or could be wrapped up in the amortised book value. His contract is up in June ‘26 so that would leave £14.6m of book. The £20m figure banded about is about right is the other costs were included.
Bruno’s original deal (5.5yrs) ran until the end of this season I believe.
Playing football manager with the player amortised number is all god and well. However we still have significant debt owed on players, we have reductions written into contracts for not being in Europe and we will have a yr on yr revenue reduction for the league revenue due to our finish. The 25/ 26 forecast will have significantly reduced revenues, it’s not just about PSR it’s about balancing the books. Don’t be surprised to see more staff cuts, high earning players moved on with cheaper alternatives coming. Any planned capex projects will get canned.
I still don’t understand why Ineos bought in the way they did. They would have done an incredible amount of due diligence and yet still dropped over £1.3bn to buy 29.9% of a failing company. They would have had asset surveys undertaken on all the physical stuff like the stadium and training facilities, forensic accounting on the finances. They own other clubs so it’s not their first Rodeo. On the face of it, it doesn’t make sound commercial sense.
13.) 23 May 2025 17:38:55
Here we go again with the players don't like the managers methods.
I do fear for Amorim though, if United start poorly next season the media are going to whip up a storm.
United need to start getting some positivity in the news and begin changing the narrative.
14.) 23 May 2025 17:58:47
Won't happen thou, it's utd therefore only negative stories get published. utd ruined a lot of these jurnos childhoods and this in their heads in revenge. It's that simple, until utd start winning this is always going to continue.
15.) 23 May 2025 19:19:49
For f**KS sake it's the players. How stupid do we have to be to keep blaming the manager time after time after time.
Just remove the emotion for a second and think logically.
This is a league title winning manager with these coaches. He has taken a fallen giant club and made them back into a genuine force in Portugal.
While these players have never won the title and have shown themselves to be incapable time and time again under multiple managers.
If at this point you still feel its the manager that is the problem them either you have a very low IQ or you've suffered some traumatic brain injury at some point.
16.) 23 May 2025 20:33:17
Indeed Shappy.
17.) 24 May 2025 01:48:36
I am in agreement it’s not the manager, but stating people have a very low iQ because they have there opinions is a bit rich, when your opinion rates highly Martinez and the others that you done in an earlier post, some could say your iQ must be equally as low, but it’s an opinion so it’s not, but only someone with a very low iQ or traumatic brain injury would make such a crazy statement! Grow up a bit, it’s not funny or a nice thing to say don’t matter who you are addressing it to….
18.) 24 May 2025 08:06:05
From 13/ 14 - 18/ 19, sporting finished between 2nd and 3rd in the Portuguese league.
A fallen giant? You make it sound like he took them from the bottom of the league.
Shappy, what are you on about?
19.) 24 May 2025 08:13:02
Shappy
9 of the players in the squad have won league titles before.
20.) 24 May 2025 08:28:23
It’s the owners
It’s the management
It’s the coach
It’s the players
Let’s face it we have bad owners, historical mismanagement, a coach who can’t get results and a poor squad.
It’s entirely plausible the management hire the wrong managers and purchase the wrong players.
21.) 24 May 2025 09:11:30
Imagine making the initial post as a stick to beat the manager with, when every manager has had the same briefings. Every single manager post Ferguson.
Was Van Gaal a shocking manager? Mourinho? The answer is no.
22.) 24 May 2025 09:19:44
We could just do a what Chelsea did and sell ourselves the women’s team. Worth 200m apparently would make a massive difference.
23.) 24 May 2025 11:52:52
Whole squad needs ripping up and starting again. It’s crap.
24.) 24 May 2025 12:15:12
German, get off your high horse! You're guilty of posting similar insulting comments when you disagree with someone's opinion. '
25.) 24 May 2025 12:54:17
Fizz you have never seen a post of mine that’s personally derogatory
And saying about brain injury’s is beyond a joke, so I will stay on my high horse thanks, if coming off it means getting that far down in the gutter.
26.) 24 May 2025 13:21:18
Ooh, matron.
27.) 24 May 2025 19:09:19
Garnacho been told he can go.
{Ed025's Note - some good news at last Wallace...can he take Hojlund with him as well please mate?..
28.) 25 May 2025 01:26:06
I am sure they can get a bigger taxi along with Garnacho, Rasmus, Ugarte, Zirkee can sit in the back, because cutbacks and can’t afford 2 taxis best also put Onana in the boot
SJR could always send a fleet of his Grenadier vehicles which he can’t sell because are as crap as the United team and could fit most the squad in them. set the satnav to a far away land
In fact SJR could drive….
29.) 25 May 2025 19:54:25
Let's be fair German, we'd need confirmation of the previous names you've posted under to be able to check whether you've been derogatory towards other posters.
Typically I'd say if you're using a new username as your previous ones have been banned that kind of suggests that you crossed a line with what you wrote, whether it got though the editing process or not.
08 Jan 2023 17:47:43
Latest rumour I've seen is we want Weghorst and Felix, which makes more sense to me. Options, and more creativity.
1.) 08 Jan 2023 18:26:33
That would do for now. Though not sure how felix would fit in our new wage structure?!
2.) 08 Jan 2023 22:07:35
how many players are a club allowed to loan in the PL?
3.) 09 Jan 2023 07:18:06
I wouldn't want Weghorst, but you have to trust the manager if he has identified him.
Joan Felix I think could be a fantastic signing. He doesn't fit the type of football being played at Atletico but he has all the minerals.
4.) 09 Jan 2023 07:46:44
I'd take both in a heartbeat. I'd take one in a heartbeat actually.
Neither are the ideal candidate but we need bodies up front.
Garnacho is a bonus and has stood in well for sancho but he is just a kid and the Ronaldo gap needs filling too.
5.) 09 Jan 2023 20:48:33
You are only allowed 2 loan signings and we already have butland, so it was never going to be both.
We probably moved onto weghorst when Felix was no longer an option.
6.) 10 Jan 2023 19:51:59
Wouldn’t touch Felix with a barge pole. His style and physical make up won’t suit the Prem one bit.
22 Jul 2022 10:00:09
Jesse Lingard.
Could have gone to West Ham and been at the upper end of the table fighting for Europe.
Decided to go to Forest for what will likely be a relgation dog fight. Hmm, I wonder why.
1.) 22 Jul 2022 10:13:20
I'd imagine it's so he doesn't have to move his family to London.
2.) 22 Jul 2022 10:18:30
A one year contract too. His agent was talking about PSG, Milan and Juventus interested in him a couple of months ago. Maybe the teams that actually did want him didn't match his ego.
I'm sure he thinks why not get paid handsomely for a year, finish top scorer and then join Madrid next year.
3.) 22 Jul 2022 10:25:00
Surprised he’s not gone on that Love Island!
4.) 22 Jul 2022 10:32:08
And only on a one season deal in case it's straight back down to the Championship. That over the MLS or trying to nudge his way back into the England set-up with West Ham as he was starting to do when on loan there.
5.) 22 Jul 2022 10:35:58
1 year contract on £200K a week plus signing n fee. He'll be able to do the same next year. Seems like the lad has done a pretty decent deal for himself.
6.) 22 Jul 2022 11:13:33
It's all about the money money money.
At least he will get game time. So many players move for money and see their careers die, Sinclair, Drinkwater spring to mind as examples.
7.) 22 Jul 2022 12:31:04
So much on Lingard all the time. Good luck to him if he's getting more money.
So what?
8.) 22 Jul 2022 13:32:13
He's not united so I don't care.
9.) 22 Jul 2022 15:47:46
Shappy is right, he isn’t allowed out of the house without his babysitter. Last time he gave them the slip he spent all his pocket money on chocolate and fizzy sweets. Best to keep him away from that London or he’ll be onto those American Candy stores and spend his £200k weekly wage on milk duds.
10.) 22 Jul 2022 16:28:28
Danny, I think you'll find that he has had to assume the care of his two school aged children while his mum was unable to care for them. On top of having a daughter of his own who lives with her mother after they split up.
Living in Nottingham means he is still close to his family.
While a big wage packet certainly won't do him any harm.
I'd imagine he will see it as an opportunity to stay close to his family earn a big wage and potentially put himself in the shop window for a club like Everton, Leicester or Newcastle.
11.) 22 Jul 2022 17:24:31
Shappy, trains to Nottingham from Manchester take 2 hours, the same time it takes to drive. 2 hours also for Leicester, 3 hours for Newcastle.
Trains to London take 2 hours, and are far more regular. Nottingham is not close to his family, but its a lot more lucrative.
same as driving,
12.) 22 Jul 2022 17:26:17
That should be school aged siblings.
13.) 22 Jul 2022 18:23:06
Poor babysitter has their work cut out. Get two kids to school and then back to cut the crusts off Jessie’s sandwich and get him down for a quick nap before training.
14.) 22 Jul 2022 19:52:32
This is some mad post about why an ex United player has signed for a football team ?
Has anybody here spoke with him? How would any of ye know and who cares why or why he didn't sign for a club.
Got get that money Jesse, enjoy yourself and keep being you.
15.) 22 Jul 2022 21:04:28
Couldn’t give a damn about what Jesse Lingard is doing. When he was coming through I liked the lad, but the past 2 seasons at least I’ve thought he was a git.
Forget him.
16.) 22 Jul 2022 21:08:05
Indeed. It’s his business and his alone. He’ll play every week, it’s a great traditional club, and he’ll be handsomely paid.
As for logistics, I’m sure he’ll work it out by himself ???.
17.) 22 Jul 2022 18:59:50
Despite all this, Lingard’s going straight into my FPL Team!
18.) 23 Jul 2022 13:57:49
Shappy is so busy now googling travel times to uphold the most ridiculous argument of the day?? nice one ajh. Lots to be said b
For knowing your geography??.
14 Nov 2021 08:56:04
I was told last night that Ole has agreed to step aside once a replacement has been found.
Don't know where this rumour came from but hopefully it has legs.
1.) 14 Nov 2021 09:22:12
It does seem like the club have used the international break and particularly Ole and the players not being there to assess their options and hopefully through intermediaries reach out to potential candidates to test the waters.
2.) 14 Nov 2021 10:11:33
I think there’s zero chance of Ole agreeing to step aside. If the club replace him, he’ll be getting compensated handsomely.
3.) 14 Nov 2021 11:56:13
If this is true, at least the club aren't rushing around and are taking their time to make a decision.
4.) 14 Nov 2021 16:05:17
I don’t doubt it Danny, but if it is true, at least Woody can crack on without having to be too secretive.
5.) 14 Nov 2021 18:29:34
Maybe he doesn't know he agreed to step aside, just sayin.
6.) 15 Nov 2021 11:22:14
Any truth to the Zidane rumours?
7.) 17 Nov 2021 08:11:26
TOHoM, only that it is true that they are rumours ?.
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05 Dec 2025 18:53:59
Some good posts on the Match Posts page.
RA has one trick and when it doesn't work there is nowhere to go. To lose at home to 10 man Everton and then to huff and puff against a poor West Ham team is pretty horrible, the win against Palace masks our current form but they were knackered, a fact acknowledged by both Managers.
The fact so many teams are inconsistent this year is keeping us mid table, we have improved but we are still horrible to watch and unconvincing.
RA's treatment of Mainoo is criminal. Kobe was a rising star, one of our stand out players, scored the winner in the Cup final, and broke into the England team, and yet he can't get into our poor performing team. RA has made his mind up, instead of polishing the diamond, he leaves him on the bench all the time, and sadly, some fans have bought into this bizarre narrative.
The Manager needs to motivate the team, but the lack of energy and urgency we see in games is alarming.
Lovely guy, out of his depth, no tactical nous, no ability to influence games, unable to motivate players, that's what I see.
I hate watching us, I have no confidence we will win any game, its all very depressing. And RA has done nothing to suggest he can change things.
1.) 05 Dec 2025 19:53:53
“I hate watching us”, i can't echo this enough, this is not a sophisticated take or a tactical take but i can't agree enough.
We make the game of football look really hard lol, there is very little flow or feel about the way we play.
If we lose against Wolves on Monday and give them their first win of the season, we are firmly back at square one and the pressure will be back on Amorim.
2.) 05 Dec 2025 21:30:12
It is a horrible watch and I don't see it getting better. The most pivotal attacking roles in this system falls to Dalot and Dorgu and whatever mediocre wing back is played.
3.) 05 Dec 2025 22:13:10
Is there any actual pressure on Amorim though dsg? Maybe from fans and the media but by all accounts the owners are content with him and have no intention of removing him. Love to know what statistics or data they are seeing that the rest of us arent.
4.) 06 Dec 2025 07:47:46
Tim
I hear social media is alive with rumour the Glazers want Amorim out whilst SjR and co don’t, yet.
5.) 06 Dec 2025 12:46:33
Great, so basically our ownership model is convoluted and indecisive. If true obviously!
27 Nov 2025 20:09:31
After 3 wins, the RA fans were in full voice, dissing those of us that doubt him. They seem to have gone quiet now.
The jury is out for me. I think we will likely lose to Palace and the same questions will be asked. Poor game management, doubts about player motivation and an obsession with his formation. I remain unconvinced about RA.
When Everton went down to 10 men, I expected immediate changes, possibly 4 at the back, bring on Mount and go for them, but that didn't happen. The same against Grimsby, 2 down and struggling but we continued with the same formation. The phrase 1 trick pony springs to mind.
He's a lovely guy, articulate and looks the part, and I'd love him to be successful, but he just doesn't convince me that he has the depth to deliver. This job and League has arrived too early for him.
We will have some statement wins, we did last year, and beating Liverpool was key this year, but struggling to see of a 10 man Everton team was so poor.
Here we go again.
1.) 27 Nov 2025 21:29:03
Here come the "we are only 3 points off top 4" replies.
2.) 27 Nov 2025 23:08:27
we are only 3 points off top 4.
3.) 28 Nov 2025 05:40:13
Lucky for us Palace played Thursday night, so might help, but let’s face it, we are crap and 1 year in are no better…, apart from spending another quarter of a billion, what we get, Dorgu and Sesko, we still desperately need a striker and wing backs, ok all shout we got Cunha and Mbuemo, but let’s be fair we are well stocked anyway in those positions, so I say it again we won’t outscore the goals we conceded in games, who builds from the front… by the time they start getting service they will have given up too and moved on…shambles.
4.) 29 Nov 2025 10:30:53
Then jury never went in for me.
Since Amorim came in I’ve seen us play well twice, Brighton this season, Everton last.
Every other win has been either a tight game where we are playing on the break or against 10 men. There no identity or confidence, and after a year I’d say that’s poor. The consistency is in being poor.
Mbeumo has done well and polish this turd of a system. Bruno, Cuhna, Sesko, LWB, CBs all under performing. Casemiro, Goalkeeper and Amad have been reasonable.
I like Amorim but look forward to him leaving or changing system. Each loss and poor performance is one closer to his last game or an change and the only glimmer of hope!
23 Nov 2025 11:38:26
Both City and Liverpool losing, awesome. The League is weaker this year with a lot of teams beating each other, and we are stronger than last year, that combination opens up possibilities.
Tomorrow will be an interesting test, and a win propels us the table, I wonder if the players realise that, or if it is simply 1 game at a time.
I just want to see urgency and pace, and a sign we are up for it. Amorim has hinted that intensity has been the issue which feels like a relatively easy fix. There have been some encouraging signs, we are scoring a lot more, but conceding too many, I am intrigued to see how we progress.
If we do win we will be 5th or 6th, I didn't see that a couple of months ago. Of course if we lose.
1.) 23 Nov 2025 12:26:12
It’s great for us ?
I’m sure the players and manager can sense the opportunity. I hope the board sense it too. Get the cheque book out and sort CM in January. £160M on Wharton and Anderson and we’re in a fantastic position.
It also a provides Amorim a fair platform to assess him against.
2.) 23 Nov 2025 13:03:33
Good results so far. Fingers crossed we can keep building
We have been good at home so I'm hoping another 3 points are on the way.
I think we have a decent run of fixtures, after our difficult run so far. I'm very optimistic that we will be in the mix for the top 4 come Christmas.
And as fergie would say, the season starts again on January 1st.
3.) 24 Nov 2025 11:56:49
The league is weaker? I don't think so i'd say the overtake standard of the league is stronger than before. This makes it more competitive there is fewer teams that you can count on winning 3 points against easily. Big improvement in the league depth of quality imo.
16 Nov 2025 11:34:32
One of my oldest friends put together his best City team from. the Premier League era. I did the same for United.
City
Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Stones, De Brune, Toure, Rodri, David Silva, Foden, Aguero, Haaland
United
Schmeichel, Neville, Jaap, Rio, Irwin, Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Ruud
Which team would win, and who would you swap out of my United 11? I had to leave out VDS, Vidic, Beckham, and RVP.
1.) 16 Nov 2025 13:05:40
I suppose you could name 50 different teams and it would be hard to argue against any of them.
Big pete
Irvine rb
Evra lb
Rio
Stam
Keane scholes
Becks
Rooney
Giggs
Ronaldo.
Never mind city 11 could that team beat
Vds
Neville
Vidic
Pallister
Oshea
Robson
Carrick
Sharpe
Mbeumo
Teves
Ruud.
2.) 16 Nov 2025 13:08:51
You missed Yorke and Cole, Evra but I think you got the team right. The Utd 2008 side was the best I have seen. Any side with peak Rio and Stam, Ronaldo and Rooney wins.
3.) 16 Nov 2025 13:14:41
Wouldnt swap any city for utd but the 3 who would have a chance are Kdb silva and haaland forget the rest.
4.) 16 Nov 2025 13:31:51
I considered Robson, a truly great player who had the misfortune of playing in average United sides, by the time the Premier League arrived he was in the twilight of his career.
Not sure O'Shea gets in ken!
I thought about Cole and Yorke Red Man, but Rooney and RVN trump them for me.
5.) 16 Nov 2025 15:18:14
For a 2nd 11 he gets in ahead of phil nev silvestre and heinze imo AJH. Super reliable and versatile.
6.) 16 Nov 2025 17:40:49
Schmeichel; Irwin, Rio, Stam, Evra; Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs; Ronaldo, Rooney
Van Der Sar; Neville, Vidic, Pallister, Heinze; Kanchelskis, Robson, Ince; Tevez, Van Persie, RVN
De Gea; Hargreaves, Pallister, Varane, Shaw; OGS, Fletcher, Carrick, Cantona; Yorke, Cole
Stretching a bit with the 3rd line up but Hargreaves in the 2007/08 season was really good at RB and OGS had a really good stint at right wing which pushed him above Park for me.
7.) 16 Nov 2025 19:59:35
Peak Beckham, Scholes, Keane and Giggs is the greatest functioning midfield this club will ever see.
8.) 16 Nov 2025 21:18:50
Am I missing something here? What about Cantona?
9.) 17 Nov 2025 03:49:55
Who's playing left back for city, toure? Sounds about right for pep.
10.) 17 Nov 2025 11:17:41
De Gea,
Neville, Vidic, Rio, Irwin
Keane, Scholes, Rooney
Ronaldo, Cantona, Giggs
Schmeichel and VDS are obviously the easy picks, and I don't disagree with anyone that has rightly named them. However, they were playing with arguably the best defenders of their era in front of them. DDG was a standout player for us post Fergie. I don't think we can overlook his four Player of the Year awards and being named in the FIFA World XI.
Stam or Vidic? I would be happy to have either in my team. Again, Vidic edges it for me with his two PL Player of the Year Awards.
11.) 17 Nov 2025 14:24:53
Not biased at all is it, but let’s be fair KDB walks into even our best midfield, in fact he walks into any midfield in premiership era as does Rodri.
Shocked Tevez don’t get a mention….
08 Nov 2025 10:50:14
It seems Fletcher has been drafted into the squad to maintain the record of having an Academy player in every squad. Whilst I applaud this decision, it shows how far off our Academy is, we lost 3 first teamers in the last couple of years and there's a lack of new ones coming through. Hopefully, the new structure will get this fixed.
1.) 08 Nov 2025 12:21:40
I don't think that's a fair summary. We have a lot of gifted players coming through.
2.) 08 Nov 2025 12:29:25
Window dressing to keep a record alive but with that sort of naming in the squad the record is false and not worth upkeeping.
3.) 08 Nov 2025 13:24:24
DonRed, maybe, but they aren't ready yet.
Ken, you and I have debated this before, I take your point, but after 88 years, I can't see anyone letting it slip. I wonder how often this has happened in the past. The big issue is having to do this, and not having anyone automatically in the squad.
4.) 08 Nov 2025 14:45:38
Who would you have put in the squad that wasn’t from the academy then Ken?
5.) 08 Nov 2025 15:11:00
With the expanded benches these days, no excuse. It is about rewarding the players in the youth set up. They get to experience what the en environment is like around the senior team and in some games maybe they will get a chance to play.
Fletcher is not a 16 year old kid and is very well thought of. He may have been knocking in the door of a league cup appearance this year, this is about the best we can do for him this season.
6.) 08 Nov 2025 15:48:44
I don't put anyone in any squad gds2. But we have been window dressing this for some time. i'm all for keeping the record if they're are no better options. But sticking a kid in with no intention of playing them to keep the record alive is daft.
It may not hand been the case today maybe nobody b better was available but going on about a record like its meaningful imo is a complete vanity metric.
27 Aug 2025 17:54:17
Time for Ken I think ?.
26 Aug 2025 17:34:56
Mainoo competing with Bruno, what poppycock.
25 Aug 2025 17:54:30
He had an awesome breakthrough year, and was hindered by injuries last year, as well as the manager criticising him publicly.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say thise criticising Mainoo don't come from Manchester.
15 Aug 2025 03:59:38
I can't see us spending anything like that.
09 Aug 2025 13:25:23
You know for a fact, how so?
06 Dec 2025 13:46:03
Who decided Mainoo's besy position is as a 10? Amorim, that's who. That's not where he played in his breakout season for Unted or England, yet here you sre buying into a false narrative. His treatment has been shocking.
06 Dec 2025 12:48:37
But he isn't going to see the bigger picture is he Red Man? He has one way of playing and he has shown he won't entertain any other way. Against Grimbsby, same formation, against 10 man Everton, same formation.
He's perhaps not been helped, I still maintain Watkins would have been a far better buy than Sesko right now, but he doesn't help himself.
Formation awful, tactics, awful, energy awful, in game management awful, team selection questionable, substitutions questionable, his public pronouncements often odd.
This is not Manchester United.
30 Nov 2025 18:26:11
Yep, ken says competitive, I say weak, but whichever one of us is right, a decent run has a big impact right now. I can't see Sunderland staying so strong, and Brighton will do well to stay top 6 sonics all tomplay for.
The big difference for me this season is we seem to be able to come from behind to draw or win, that's a big improvement.
30 Nov 2025 15:50:15
Yes, all very odd Tim, and a pattern repeated elsewhere. Foresalt smash Liverpool. and then lose to Brighton. I'll say again, its a weaker league this year which makes things good for us. We have improved but with so many teams being inconsistent, it does feel like top 4 is a possibility.
Arsenal look a class ahead of the rest, everyone else seems to be all over the place. Competitive, weaker, whichever works for you.
28 Nov 2025 09:47:27
He has an overly languid style reminiscent of Berbatov. Berba got away with it because he scored a lot of goals, if you're not delivering goals then it's easy to pick up criticism when you seem to amble about.