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26 Jan 2025 17:11:19
That's it, I take it back.
Apparently, Antony did the 'Anturney' during his unveiling - what a jackass!
Stay gone fool!
1.) 26 Jan 2025 18:58:41
And the so called wise people in charge thought he was worth 85m. We the club is a laughing stock.
2.) 27 Jan 2025 07:21:13
Hope he finds his feet and confidence again. Terrible piece of business for the club, not up to it but it's been a mess for most players coming into this club in recent years.
Hope he does well at Betis.
3.) 27 Jan 2025 08:48:43
Hoyland, an equally bad bit of business.
4.) 27 Jan 2025 11:15:05
Porsche, we went 75m quid in on a 20 year old who had never done anything to be our leading man. He has all the attributes but one who carries the weight of the world.
Terrible business, but I don't think he is a terrible player. Too much, way too soon for him.
The club royally messed him and the situation up.
5.) 27 Jan 2025 14:15:21
Agreed. Hojlund has great promise but he's not ready to lead the line now. He could do great with a loan. It's not that dissimilar to Evan Ferguson of Brighton. Getting Zirkzee in during the summer rather than a no.9 was a huge error. Zirkzee isn't the problem, but he's not the answer to the problem either. Maybe try for Delap or even Wissa and share the load with Hojlund and see if that works.
6.) 27 Jan 2025 15:38:15
he doesn't seem to have a strikers instinct- can't hold the ball up either for a big lad - has no aerial threat either.
7.) 27 Jan 2025 16:41:58
Reveal video was a work of art though
Real Betis’ Twin Peaks referenced announcement for Antony
byu/PradipJayakumar insoccer
8.) 28 Jan 2025 08:59:15
WTF ???.
9.) 28 Jan 2025 09:33:36
Kane was the ultimate target, Hojlund the understudy. We ended up just with the understudy, nowhere near the ready and with no-one to look up to. Awful planning.
10.) 28 Jan 2025 12:57:03
Spenno
No awful planning. kane is on 500k a week and that was never doable on a 4 year deal. They took a punt on a guy with potential but he is failing to live up to it so far.
Same thing with the lecce guy coming in, anyone's guess if he is going to be good of bust. Personally prefer what fergie used to do, buy from the pl. Would rather spend more and get kerkez. No surprises there.
20 Jan 2025 13:11:03
I'm all for investing in youth, but blimey, we are going for it.
Courtesy of the money machine -
Dorgu would cost Man Utd close to £30m
Latest from Sky in Italy:
Lecce would want at least £25.4m-£29.6m (€30m-€35m) for 2-year-old full-bacl Patrick Dorgu in the January window.
1.) 20 Jan 2025 14:08:38
They really are starting young if he is 2. The world's most expensive toddler.
2.) 20 Jan 2025 14:31:37
Waiting 16 years until he is allowed to join is ridiculous!
3.) 20 Jan 2025 16:07:36
Good at dribbling apparently.
4.) 20 Jan 2025 18:02:14
Will give Bruno a run for his money with tantrums.
16 Jun 2024 12:32:54
Just wondering if anyone on here would take Ian Maatsen for the £35m release clause?
{Ed002's Note - It does not work like that. The fee is an option that Borussia Dortmund can buy the player for after his loan.}
1.) 16 Jun 2024 13:53:00
With respect Ed002, I've not seen any reference to that 'option' anywhere, but have seen every reference to the £35m price being a release clause (including two that specifically state this clause applying to any club) .
Any idea if he has a clause that would relate to United?
{Ed002's Note - That figure is from the loan contract between Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund. There are other interested sides, but not Manchester United.}
2.) 19 Jun 2024 20:49:12
Off to Villa?
14 Apr 2024 14:50:13
Apparently, along with Bayern, we're having 'concrete' discussions with Frimpong's camp.
Personally, I don't think we should bother wasting our time - he surely won't leave a title-winning club for what is essentially a mid-table club in the midst of wholesale change.
I don't think he'll go to Bayern either though.
Real Madrid are looking at new defenders and I reckon he'll follow Alphonso Davies from Germany to offer a frightening extra dynamic to their game.
I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt we're even an attractive prospect for Matty Cash if not for the, erm, cash.
1.) 14 Apr 2024 15:28:41
Good to see some positivity.
2.) 14 Apr 2024 15:58:05
Frimpong has had a phenomenal year at Leverkusen absolutely no doubt about it. However, I've often said a big problem with our recruitment is we sign players who are playing well in a totally different tactical set up to what we play.
Frimpong is a talented player without a doubt, but his current form is only possible because he is playing in a system that maximises his strengths and minimises hie weaknesses.
The 343 system suits him perfectly as it gives him the extra player in defence to cover his defensive shortcomings, while the front three means he's able to double up with the wide forward (Wirtz) to find space on either the over or underlap.
Unless we are hiring a manager who will employ a 343 type formation then it seems foolish to sign a player who has only ever thrived in that sort of team set up.
3.) 14 Apr 2024 16:11:53
Shappy’s right. We should be looking to sign players who are currently playing for teams with no tactical set up. That way, they can slot right in. Am fed up of this square pegs for round holes approach. We need players who can perform for a tactically naive manager.
4.) 14 Apr 2024 18:39:04
That's what we did with mount. Played 10 or a little wide right for Chelsea but eth wants him to play in a position he never played before. I don't think that's smart I'm not saying it can't be a success but it's an odd way to go about it imo.
5.) 14 Apr 2024 19:07:39
Rather fed up with this season now; bring on the Summer to ship out unsuitable players and bring in new faces that help us build towards success.
Hopefully - PSR and wheeler-dealing allowing - see some new players coming in.
The peerless Ed002 has already suggested that the following players might be our preferred targets:
Antonio Silva (CB)
João Neves (DM/ CM)
Denzel Dumfries (RB)
Furthermore, the Muppetiers (who some mistrust as click-bait, but generally seem well-informed), have suggested the following preferences also:
Jarrod Branthwaite (CB)
Jean-Clair Todibo (CB)
Andre Onana (DM)
Morten Hjulmand (DM)
Michael Olise (RW)
Benjamin Sesko (S)
Plus a focus on younger talents from South America.
All of these look like they would cost a lot of money, so just hope INEOS can raise lots of funds through plater sales and wages saved.
If cheaper options are needed as a result of limited funds and the sheer number of positions that need addressing, wondering if:
Anyone has heard of cheaper/ lesser known options we might be looking at?
Younger players at United who might be promoted to the first team squad?
6.) 14 Apr 2024 21:36:35
At the moment we are a long long way off challenging for a league again. 3 or 4 seasons realistically and that's getting the recruitment right every window. We seem to be getting the correct people in place to make the right signings. Top of the list aswell has to be to stop giving wannabe fashion designer rappers 300k a week . We seem to get it wrong so many times with signings compared to Liverpool and City who very rarely get it wrong.
7.) 14 Apr 2024 21:53:27
We're hardly a midtable club are we.
Sometimes reading people's thoughts is both amusing and baffling.
We have had a poor season, yet. we've also been through a protracted buyout of a portion of the club, a buyout that will bring fresh ideas and direction, something that is already starting to play out. We've also had a few injuries to contend with (although I think a squad should be able to work through these when the setup is right, see first point as to why we've struggled here) and lastly, we struggled to get rid of players deemed 'surplus to requirements' last summer, again see point one as to why this occurred.
The new owners are literally going to bring a night and day scenario to next season, in my opinion.
It is for that reason that, if Frimpong is the right person for the role we are scouting (not saying he is or isn't), then I firmly believe Manchester United is very much a big pull.
As an example, let's assume Villa make the top 4, do you think Villa in the CL is a bigger pull than Manchester United after an off season?
8.) 15 Apr 2024 00:00:25
U agree with a lot if that jimbo.
I'm not so sure we will see a night and day approach with the financial restrictions.
They will only be able to work within the rules and we have quite a financial impact to work off due to the haphazard rudderless spending.
We can only take so many hits on the books and it often makes more sense financially and to stay within the rules to keep a player rather than sell them at an unsustainable loss age taking into account all the associated costs of a transfer which are substantial.
I'm not well read on the regulations so can't give any informed opinion on what they need to do to navigate them whisky getting as close to night and day as possible.
Here's to hoping.
9.) 15 Apr 2024 04:22:58
That's why I think it will be night and day.
Write off the no hopers, even if it restricts us, to the point we are backed into a corner financially, meaning we will both, promote from within, and only sign people who understand the longer term vision.
10.) 15 Apr 2024 10:23:33
This is where our new scouting and acquisition team can earn their stripes.
Take the plight of Alex Grimaldo, who was a free transfer to Leverkusen at the start of the season. Now one of the most desirable full-backs in Europe.
The signings are out there, but we rarely find them. I'll stand by Cantona as being our biggest ever bargain. Leeds couldn't get rid of him quickly enough and the rest is history.
26 Mar 2024 13:23:57
Anybody know if TyC Sports is a credible source of news from Argentina?
Only asking because the rumours surrounding this Anselmino lad are getting louder.
Is there real traction or is this just yet another dubious outlet?
{Ed002's Note - Aaron Anselmino (C) Braga and Benfica have been regularly scouting Boca Juniors games and together with Milan have identified multiple targets including Anselmino. Interest from Manchester United will halt with the player being ineligible for a Work Permit in England and wanting to stay Buenos Aires with his family.}
1.) 26 Mar 2024 14:40:10
Cheers Ed002.
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14 Apr 2025 22:08:51
Been away from the site and done well to avoid watching a single kick of football for a few weeks as the state of the club was getting on my nerves, I feel cleansed and balanced again.
I think I'll continue my abstinence for the rest of this season.
I hope you're all keeping well and I hope you've all been nice little kippers.
Roll on next season, eh?
1.) 14 Apr 2025 23:46:05
May I ask why? Support of your club should be if you’re playing well or playing badly for me.
2.) 15 Apr 2025 01:34:06
If all the supporters who are as disappointed as you abstained Old Trafford would be virtually empty. I don't believe the majority of the team are not trying just that they are not good enough and as a fan shouldn't we watch and support through bad times as well as good?
3.) 15 Apr 2025 05:52:18
Simply put, I've had a strange few months on a personal level that has taken some effort to absorb, and myself and the wife have each decided to temporarily overlook secondary obligations to focus on the really important things of family and security.
I might have worded it vaguely, but my sentiments toward the club remain, it's just that I needed the balance to return.
4.) 15 Apr 2025 08:02:14
Yes gds.
I'm not totally convinced by RA, not sure he was the right choice. However he is there now, they've made their bed so he needs to be given time.
But as they say in London, it's not looking good brav.
5.) 15 Apr 2025 13:07:18
He needs time. Or rather the right players. Intelligent players. Which he does not have atm. It took Busby three years and Fergie five years. Not just a few months. EdOO2 recommendation.
6.) 15 Apr 2025 13:32:23
I think if all the supporters abstained old Trafford, it may not be a bad thing. Wake a few people up.
7.) 15 Apr 2025 17:04:23
Priorities, Ork ?.
8.) 15 Apr 2025 21:00:22
ork hope your personal life improves.
9.) 16 Apr 2025 09:08:53
I stopped watching the league games a while ago and not worth the stress. First time for me even though we have had bad years in the past but this one is just hard to stomach and pretty much the worst by all standards. Missed the lyon game as I finally made it to Augusta and watched an incredible masters tournament. Will tune in tomm to watch us and fingers crossed we get through.
Our results is not that surprising to me and par for the course and don't get the outrage that comes with it. I think its very worrying given the manager has had a long time with the squad and plenty of games under his belt and we are not really progressing.
I watched the highlights of the lyon game and maybe I am wrong but they had way too many chances even though the onana mistakes got all the headlines.
10.) 16 Apr 2025 11:08:05
The man you described as a busted flush and finished and that would never win another major seems to have done all right for himself Ahmad.
11.) 17 Apr 2025 13:10:30
I bet him to win actually but god did he make it hard on himself. funny how you come up with all kinds of stuff. Actually played with him a few months ago in Dubai. His game gone to a different level and can finally hit a cut when he needs to. Known him since he was 10 and played golf with him and hos dad at Hollywood gold club just outside Belfast.
12.) 17 Apr 2025 14:49:10
He has been playing cut shots and fades for years since he was a kid. He has struggled with drawing the ball off the tee.
Not sure where you got He couldn't play a cut.
When did you play with him and Gerry?
11 Mar 2025 11:09:13
So, the new stadium, eh?
What say you all?
Personally, I like it a lot, but I'm hoping each mast of 'The Trident' will frame three holographic images of the club crest. I personally love The Trident and the history it nods to.
As for the mooted £2bn cost, I am firmly of the belief that no more than £105m should come from the taxpayer. I actually fully expect the name of the stadium to reflect the name/ brand of the main benefactor. Hey, at least it won't be named The Glazer Arena.
{Ed001's Note - if your club is so broke, which the Rat claimed, how could it afford to pay to have the plans drawn up? Can you say conman?}
1.) 11 Mar 2025 11:39:57
Ed001, I do fully expect the funds to come from elsewhere.
I think it's entirely possible that, in 5 years time, we'll still be a massively debt-ridden club which still won't be back at the top table in the sporting sense, but the 'Glazers Out' movement will be able to vent spleens under the canopy of a beautiful new sparkly stadium carrying the name of the brand that paid for it.
{Ed001's Note - that is the sad world we live in. But the Rat will be happy, as it was always the plan when he invested, to get someone else to pay for a new stadium, so he could then reap the benefits in his bank account.}
2.) 11 Mar 2025 12:38:12
It will also include three masts that will make the new stadium visible from 40km away.
In an intriguing aside, United believe the new stadium will therefore be visible, on a clear day, from 'the outskirts of Liverpool'. ???.
3.) 11 Mar 2025 12:40:54
Ed001,
That's similar to what the Glazers have done when they bought Utd.
Billionaires are ruthless.
Do you like the new stadium?
Obviously, you're a Liverpool fan, but your neutrality is very similar to my mate, who was a Liverpool.
{Ed001's Note - I have not seen it yet mate. I am sure it will be very flashy etc, but I am just not keen on many new stadia to be honest. They always seem to lose something. But it doesn't really matter, it is just a place to go watch football and the important thing is how good the sightlines are, how easy it is to get to and from, plus good facilities are a big advantage. I am sure it will tick at least two of those boxes, the travel to and from tends to be a difficult one to sort in the UK. There is always something old in the way of a really good transport infrastructure. I will have a look now though while I think on.}
4.) 11 Mar 2025 12:58:35
I have very basic understanding of what owners/ investors or whoever can put into a club now or where but my basic understanding is they can invest in, essentially bricks and water as much as they want? So INEOS are apparently worth £29Billion. Could they just build the stadium and call it Old Trafford INEOS? (I'm not in marketing so maybe something more catchy)
5.) 11 Mar 2025 13:03:48
No one in their right mind would have invested £1.3bn in a company that had lost £300m over the last few years, was underperforming on the field and was likely to continue to do so after being managed atrociously, had a bloated and largely incompetent payroll at every level, and had PSR regulatory issues etc preventing a quick fix. You are entitled to hate Ratcliffe for whatever reasons you choose, and I might share those reservations. Billionaires are ruining the ethos of the game. But to expect him to invest or arrange to have invested that amount of monetary for 28% of a loss making rudderless company without a clear plan to get a return in the long run is not just naive but also hardly going to be beneficial for United in the long run. either If we end up with a great stadium, the area around is improved, and we get to a point where the club is once again as competitive as it should be, given its size, revenues and support, then I'm not going to criticize Ratcliffe/ Ineos for making money out of the development. As for his failure to pay taxes that is down to various governments around the world who have conspired under pressure from global capital to ensure the very rich pipers are becoming increasingly unburdened from having to pay to support social democracy.
6.) 11 Mar 2025 13:45:46
Finances aside, it’s actually a pretty decent design, great idea about the trident and the covered area.
7.) 11 Mar 2025 14:16:02
Put down in sundries on the accounts ed :)
8.) 11 Mar 2025 15:17:34
What's the issue with people investing money to make money that's how the elite whole world works.
Potential for 92,000 new jobs created in the area.
All the businesses that move onto the site will be endeavouring to make a profit.
If the club benefits in the long term is that not OK?
If the club is profitable and sustainable it's OK to pay dividends it's OK for owners to reap the rewards of their investment and foresight.
Everybody is entitles to make money if they can.
It would be great if the government put some funds in and it would also be great if any investors get a good return.
Why is it that people object to sjr wanting to make a profit? When you go on holiday the airline makes a profit from you so does the hotel you stay at and the bars and restaurants you visit. But you expect the owner of a football club not to? That makes no sense to me.
These are vast sums of money and big risks taken and mistakes will be made along the way but deary me any business owner or investor is there to make money. It won't be easy for them to get this club back into profit and for it to be on a sound financial fitting again but when they get it like that they are very much entitled to get their share out of it.
How many of you run your own businesses? Those that do in sure the business carries some debt. It won't I'm sure be your own personal debt and if it does as soon as possible I'm sure you'll but that personal debt into the business if possible.
I don't know very many businesses that the owners fund everything from their own pocket. That's anti business. Page 1 of most business books would allude to that.
9.) 11 Mar 2025 17:49:53
It looks like a circus tent, which is quite fitting really.
10.) 12 Mar 2025 11:42:55
I think it looks awful but fitting. it looks like a circus tent and we are a circus.
11.) 12 Mar 2025 14:48:40
That was exactly my thought. He goes from the club is at risk of going broke by Christmas, to - let’s spend a billion on a new stadium. But where does this money come from?
The state isn’t going to fund his ‘Wembley of the north. ’
He’s not going to put his hand in his own pocket.
So, it’s going to be more debt for the club.
The reason United are struggling with financial rules is because of what they’re spending servicing the debt the Glazers used to buy the club. In fact, our current debt is above the amount they borrowed in the first place. Building a new stadium with borrowed money will cripple the club for decades.
However, Ratcliffe can see how much money Spurs are making from holding concerts and NFL games. Me thinks that he sees this as a potential cash cow to milk at the expense of football. In short, another grift that buries the club further in debt, but allows him to make a lot of events money.
12.) 12 Mar 2025 15:58:51
I hope that when the club is in a financial position to do so, sir Jim takes the maximum dividend he is entitled to. Seconding what Tumble has mentioned.
If he can fix the mess from the last 15+yr demise, give the man a knighthood. oh. give him another one then.
Sir Sir Jim.
23 Feb 2025 09:22:52
Wasn't at the game, but my takeaway from checking the match updates on Sky came in the 62nd minute:
62: Everton are enjoying themselves out there.
Branthwaite has just headed it backwards over Hojlund to Pickford.
An unnecessary risk, but it has worked out for him. Nothing falling for Man Utd right now.
Followed by:
Sky Sports' Peter Smith:
"That's outrageous! That's brilliant!
"It shows the confidence of Branthwaite and Everton. And the lack of fear the defender felt with Hojlund behind him! "
If anything sums up our season, I'd say this is it. A CB doing something they wouldn't ordinarily be brave enough to do, but they've done it because our No9 is weak and predictable. That is what we are, weak and predictable. It doesn't matter what systems are adopted or instructed, we are too basic and ponderous with blunt teeth and little fight.
I know there are plenty who want Keano in the locker room, giving them a Fergie-style hairdryer beasting, but these wetwipes would simply dissolve in puddles of their tears. We are pathetic!
1.) 23 Feb 2025 10:37:13
Agree Ork.
2.) 23 Feb 2025 11:04:39
But if he got it wrong and it bounced off Rasmus and went in he’d have looked a total plonker. The press has lost the plot. You see miles worse than the ‘pull’ on young every corner and free kick. No var for penalties would mean Jota’s dive would have been given. Ignore them we were good for the draw which was a decent result all things. ( we are definitely improving) but the number of teams diving against us thinking they’ll get the decision means they must think they will. Needs to be punished properly. Beat Ipswich players can relax. Come on.
3.) 23 Feb 2025 16:10:50
Players can relax they've been relaxed for the last 18 months any more relaxed theyd be sleeping. Players need to man up and earn they're WC wage packet same as the manager needs to stop talking drivel and start showing why he's on the big money.
4.) 23 Feb 2025 16:14:16
And it was way over the line ?.
5.) 23 Feb 2025 17:22:25
Not convinced he meant it if I’m honest.
13 Feb 2025 22:42:59
I'm going to state that nobody on here will ever have anything as absurdly special to tell their grandkids as the tale the guy who got swallowed by that whale could say.
Football is a weird world, but life is just bonkers, so let's just roll with it.
1.) 14 Feb 2025 05:53:18
Well we have needed a Captain, so welcome Captain Ahab.
12 Feb 2025 13:36:06
Ed025
Beers or tears tonight?
{Ed025's Note - im hoping for beers and maybe the odd JD Ork, but they will be a tough nut to crack mate and i suspect the challenges will be a bit tasty, a 0-0 would make me very happy..
1.) 12 Feb 2025 17:34:25
I hope it's a real classic, one worthy of such an iconic stadium.
Have a good one mate.
Up the Salmon and Blue!
{Ed025's Note - cheers Ork.. ?
2.) 12 Feb 2025 21:53:53
How’s the throat ed? Decent result that and a fitting end to the derby at goodison.
{Ed025's Note - i watched it in the pub Tim and thought it was a hard fought game mate, a fair result i thought though and was befitting of the occasion, well happy with the point..
3.) 12 Feb 2025 21:57:59
Brilliant game to end the Goodison era and thatbending with Tarkowskis goal really was a Hollywood ending
Hope your boys don't play like that against us Ed.
{Ed025's Note - i hope we do Salford, another couple of results mate and we will be safe i hope..
4.) 13 Feb 2025 00:50:11
That was a match very much befitting.
Feisty, spirited draw with one spectacular goal and a melee. ?.
5.) 13 Feb 2025 08:23:29
Was a good watch, definitely a fair result and fitting end to the derby at Goodison. Always enjoyed it as a ground and hope that they manage to create the same atmosphere at the new one.
Looking at the build and video's being put out it looks impressive and well thought out.
26 Feb 2025 15:26:24
???
First Pogba, now Macheda.
I'm just waiting for Fellaini to come out of retirement to save us.
26 Feb 2025 12:45:13
Tim
In a nutshell, that's the problem with too many United fans - we were spoilt so much by the Fergie era that, for so many, buying lesser-known names is something of a trigger.
There were many discontented murmurings about Dorgu, but he's arrived and made his presence known through his performances - actually matching his talent with effort - that's a much more common theme amongst the lesser-known.
Yet, you watch, when he has a bad game, which will happen, out will come the nodules of foolishness bleating on about how we should have gone for Mendes, should have gone for Davies, should have gone for Theo. These people need to finally peel their desperate fingertips away from the backs of chairs surrounding the top table.
For those on here who do really struggle to understand the point -
WE ARE NOT AT THE TOP TABLE AND HAVEN'T BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME, STOP EMBARRASSING YOURSELVES!
As for the redundancies, it's a horrible course of action because the human factor of such decision-making has to, ultimately, be succeeded by operational needs. Not for a second though do I think that SJR will be anywhere near the rooms hosting these conversations because the human factor is simply not a legit concern for him.
My view is rather a simple one. Restructuring a business to survive a financial maelstrom will always demand the loss of operational Jetsam. The club is in massive debt that needs to be addressed. It is unfortunate that the Glasers have taken the p*** to such an extent, but it is what it is. Beyond the debt, the facilities are a joke now and the ticks that were present in the boxes have long since faded. We need fresh ink, but we must declutter the office to find it.
I know people want the executive employees to be dealt with in similar fashion, but let's be real - a modern workforce for any sized business requires a strategy for progress and, when wading through the wash, excess weight needs to be shed sensibly.
I don't like the redundancies, but I don't know the full picture of this restructuring process so I don't know where exactly we are on the scale. Therefore, I concede that a businessperson with greater in-depth knowledge of the needs and the must will have identified the need for this course of action.
It's crap, it's terrible, it's all the things people are saying, but maybe, just maybe, it's a necessary measure.
13 Feb 2025 00:46:52
Ahmad
There are multiple sites that say our wage bill is the second highest in the PL, including Capology and FBref. The only published piece I've found that correlates to your claim is one from the Givemesport lummoxes who, despite drawing their stats from the aforementioned 2, have seemingly neglected to include the percentages of salaries we still pay for some players out on loan.
Categorically, PSG do not have the highest wage bill in (world) football - 100% fact. They did have the highest in Europe last season, but I'm talking about now.
Simply put buddy, you're wrong.
12 Feb 2025 18:39:53
According to capology, the top 5 wagebills in football are:
Al-Nassr. £287.976m
Real. £229.319m
Bayern. £220.464m
City. £215.54m
United. £183.04m
The Deloitte Football Money League has us in 4th and the Forbes valuations list has us 2nd, so we do definitely do well financially.
Ultimately, it shouldn't need to be said, but we've been paying big money to the wrong players for far too long, long enough for the walls of the hole we've dug to keep collapsing as we frantically claw away. Eventually, the steepness will taper and we can crawl out, but we must endure the clawing because any other approach at all will simply dig down further.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for the club to pay a mad amount for a player, but he must be the right player.
I have faith that we finally have people in charge who will not surrender to the toxic 'Me' culture, let's just see how this pans out.
11 Feb 2025 23:36:51
It should be a ruthlessly simple approach now - moan = bin.
15 Apr 2025 05:52:18
Simply put, I've had a strange few months on a personal level that has taken some effort to absorb, and myself and the wife have each decided to temporarily overlook secondary obligations to focus on the really important things of family and security.
I might have worded it vaguely, but my sentiments toward the club remain, it's just that I needed the balance to return.
11 Mar 2025 12:21:43
On a technical skill level, I think you're right, but that's not the problem. The problem with Lindelof is that he switches off more often than a Hereditary Peer.
11 Mar 2025 11:39:57
Ed001, I do fully expect the funds to come from elsewhere.
I think it's entirely possible that, in 5 years time, we'll still be a massively debt-ridden club which still won't be back at the top table in the sporting sense, but the 'Glazers Out' movement will be able to vent spleens under the canopy of a beautiful new sparkly stadium carrying the name of the brand that paid for it.
{Ed001's Note - that is the sad world we live in. But the Rat will be happy, as it was always the plan when he invested, to get someone else to pay for a new stadium, so he could then reap the benefits in his bank account.}
08 Mar 2025 23:56:09
Bolger
What in the blue haze of farce are 'Woke positions'?
28 Feb 2025 14:52:13
Ever?
Or just 87+?
If it's the latter then, for me:
Best
1. Irwin.
2. Schmeichel.
3. Bruce.
4. Ronaldo.
5. Cantona.
6. Rooney.
Worst
1. Bebe.
2. Antony.
3. Massimo Taibi.
4. Eric Djemba-Djemba.
5. David Bellion.
6. Alexis Sanchez.