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06 Jan 2023 12:20:05
Hi Ed, quick one on Vincent Aboubakar rumours.
Got any foundation or nonsense?
{Ed002's Note - Vincent Aboubakar (S) Al-Nassr are willing to let the 30 year old leave on loan after goals have dried up. Fenerbahce would like to take him back to Turkey. Interest of Besiktas has gone even though Pini has a good relationship with them. I am not aware of interest from Manchester United and it makes little sense to me.}
1.) 06 Jan 2023 13:00:01
Thanks Ed. I guess I am just waiting for our Ighalo esq striker signing which this rumour had a strong smell of.
Glad it's likely nonsense.
2.) 06 Jan 2023 15:31:02
What is Ighalo up to this January?
3.) 06 Jan 2023 16:45:26
Scoring tap ins and doing backstroke in a swimming pool full of wonga!
03 Jun 2021 19:35:11
Evening Ed,
If you have time.
Been reading a few more murmurs of Trippier being a strong possibility. Any update on that?
Also been reading that there may be a De Gea + cash for Oblak situation on the table but that depends on Henderson been sold. Does this have any validity?
{Ed002's Note - Keiran Trippier (RB) Atletico will sell. They are likely hoping for Everton interest as well as Manchester United but that may have left with CA.
Jan Oblak (G) PSG will offer an option if available.}
1.) 03 Jun 2021 20:30:12
Thanks a lot for that Ed. Much appreciated.
2.) 04 Jun 2021 09:04:10
Trippier would be excellent for us.
For those games where we play against a 5-4-1 and rely completely on Bruno or Pogba to do something special, Trippier’s delivery would be invaluable.
No brainer IMO.
3.) 04 Jun 2021 09:32:29
He isn't very good. IMO he is overrated.
4.) 04 Jun 2021 14:20:42
Solid EPL proven RB who is quick, works hard and has an excellent cross on him. At 30 years old he'll offer a great rotation option with AWB for a couple of years. While with a bit of luck AWB might learn some of Trippier's attacking traits and improve his all round game.
5.) 04 Jun 2021 18:03:18
2 months ago you posted this shappy changed your mind again again again again again?
Secondly, I find signing a RB frankly ridiculous in itself. In the past 4 years we have spent 20m on Dalot and 50m on AWB both primarily RB's. We also have Williams who is naturally a RB and Ethan Laird who is doing very well on loan.
Why spend money on a RB who isn't better than AWB when we have Dalot, Williams and Laird already at the club who fulfil that role?
I just think its madness and further proof of how poorly run we are as a club.
6.) 04 Jun 2021 20:25:51
I think Trippier is a good option to be fair. Prem proven with Spurs and Burnley before that. Much more attacking edge than AWB so gives a different option. I think if Dalot was going to stay we would have know about it by now. He was a Mourinho buy when clearly we prioritised the wrong 'young Portuguese defender' when you consider we were linked with Ruben Dias around same time period. Another great CB option we let go to a rival!
7.) 06 Jun 2021 10:15:05
The first question is how we spent £50m on AWB if he doesn’t fully meet with what Ole wanted? 2. Why can his attacking not be improved by coaching? 3. Dalot was one of the most highly thought of young right fullbacks in Europe, how did we not coach him better? 4. Williams has the United DNA and all that, would accept being back up, so why ignore him? 5. Laird.
So great idea to spend our money and buy another right back. Lastly, is Trippier one of the 3 main purchases? Trippier, Heaton and who is the last?
11 Aug 2020 21:14:04
Looking through Uniteds alternative options to J. Sancho.
F. Chiesa doesn't seem to keen on a move.
F. Torres has moved on.
Are we still considering the 'risky but viable' Under Ed002 or has there been additions to the list of alternative targets?
Coman on loan is the other I remember being mentioned along the way.
{Ed002's Note - Chiesa will likely move but to elsewhere. Torres has gone to Manchester City. I would not hold your breath about Coman. A third party "representing" Ousmane Dembele has spoken with Manchester United and is trying to get a discussion going with Barcelona.}
1.) 11 Aug 2020 21:49:34
Thanks for that 002, can you see O. Dembele wanting to move to the EPL, more importantly, to Manchester?
I now its not a question you can answer easily but thanks in advance for any extra info . if there is any.
{Ed002's Note - Ousmane Dembele knows that his time is up in Barcelona and that options are few. Barcelona have him on their lengthy list for sale or trade and he could be the only way they could do something with Neymar this summer. There is no reason to assume a move to England would be out of the question - perhaps even a move to the grim, wet and cobbled streets Northwest of England where there would be a significant cultural change, overweight tattooed women pushing wheelchairs with kids who look like their brothers, smog, dead & dying pit ponies laying on the street with only chips & fried curry to eat.}
2.) 11 Aug 2020 22:02:12
Dembele would be a disaster. talented for sure but he doesn’t seem fully invested and committed and he also gets injured even more than Phil Jones. No doubt that’s who we will end up signing 🤦â€â™‚ï¸.
3.) 11 Aug 2020 22:06:37
Loan move for Bale? I’m sure Real would subsidise some of his wages.
4.) 11 Aug 2020 22:13:48
You're wrong Ed! He can also have a Yorkshire pudding wrap if he heads down to Piccadilly Gardens
The rest is pretty accurate though.
5.) 12 Aug 2020 07:42:54
How about bringing back Zaha?
6.) 12 Aug 2020 08:52:59
zaha- he plays on the left when we are needing someone on the right Eric?
If we are going for a right sided player, Bernadeschi if available would be a good shout.
Costa 29 seems a bit like the perisic of last year, ed002 has already give info on chiesa, coman and dembele so it looks like we are reeling down the list of alternatives. Probably put a bid in for Kanchelskis or do what we usually do and pay up for sancho:)
7.) 12 Aug 2020 09:49:23
In addition, just noted ed002s comment on the european pages that Bernadeschi is being offered as available by exchange or sale.
8.) 12 Aug 2020 10:58:24
With good reason cooky. He is decidedly average. mind you could fit in well in that case.
9.) 12 Aug 2020 11:08:00
Cookyman, Bernadeschi has poor goal scoring ratio.
He has scored only 5 goals in 2 years.
If Sancho is not attainable, we must go for Adama Traore.
He is improving every year.
10.) 12 Aug 2020 11:10:38
I read an interesting article about Dembele recently. It suggested that Barcelona had conducted a internal investigation to understand why he gets injured there. He was never injured at Rennes or Dortmund so they contacted his former coaches and had the Aspetar Clinic in Doha Go over his GPS data in games and training. In training, only 20% of the time he is involved in plays was spent sprinting, while in matches that figure rose to a staggering 90%.
Apparently his lifestyle is good these days he has a personal chef and his agent and family support him to be a good pro.
Essentially the article concludes that Barca’s training style is responsible for his injuries. Apparently De Jong has found their training challenging in a similar way.
If managed correctly it sounds like he could be a great asset.
11.) 12 Aug 2020 11:14:23
I hope we give Dembele a wide berth, he neither has the attitude or the ability to stay fit long enough to be worthwhile.
12.) 12 Aug 2020 11:37:52
He looked the business before he went to Barca. I’d love him to join.
13.) 12 Aug 2020 12:08:28
what do you mean by that ken.
14.) 12 Aug 2020 12:27:11
TRD again it comes down to opinions -traore isn't an outstanding scorer to be fair -
i think we will get sancho by paying up as this drags on but although he is a talent, imo he is vastly overpriced and success has come in the bundesligue not the EPL which is a much tougher place to shine. we have other positions that could be sorted using the figures quoted for 1 player ; don't think it makes sense to put all our eggs in one basket.
15.) 12 Aug 2020 12:47:03
ID take Dembele over Jadon if it is half the cost and then go and buy a CB and CM.
16.) 12 Aug 2020 13:30:22
I know we all have our opinions on particular players but you make a good point Singh - let's say we could get Koubilay-VD Beek + Dembele rather than blow all the money on Sancho would make sense ( offloading Smalling, Rojo Lingard) .
The 3 I mention are just the first 3 that popped into my head - they are quality and would improve the team which was always the first objective according to SAF.
17.) 12 Aug 2020 14:47:07
I’m not sure what price people think Dembele will go for, but if people think we could get him, a midfielder and a cb for the Sancho price, he’d have to go for about £10m.
18.) 12 Aug 2020 21:07:39
Hi cooky i don't ever remember him having a good game. I've seen lots of him coming on as a sub or being taken off. He gives away the ball a lot. He does work hard but imo is decidedly average.
19.) 12 Aug 2020 23:34:26
Bfb I would take Vdb and Dembele and go for another cb instrad of Koulibaly as i think he is reckless and we got a player like him in Baily already.
I remember ed sayin Barcelona are desperate to get rid of Dembele and will listen to decent offers and nothing as extravagant as Jadon.
If he puts his head down then he could be a very good player for us.
He is fast, technically very good and can score goals.
It is the attitude which has been the issue and that's the only concern I have with him.
20.) 13 Aug 2020 13:50:52
Dembele would struggle to get through the medical. If we miss out on Sancho and Dembele is an option on loan then I would entertain that idea but I would not purchase him at this time unless it was for a very low fee, on low wages and a small contract length. He missed 30 league games last season which is a worry.
21.) 13 Aug 2020 18:20:28
Ed I’m not sure if you’ve answer this, but do you know if dembele would be a permanent transfer or a loan? Only reason I ask is the links to Coman being a loan deal.
{Ed002's Note - There are no agreements in place about these players.}
22.) 13 Aug 2020 18:24:38
What type of fee are Barcelona looking for with Dembele Ed? Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - As much as possible. You should ignore the fees.}
14 Jul 2020 20:29:47
Just been reading that Sneijder is thinking of coming out of retirement. Just wondering if we have any interest 😂.
1.) 14 Jul 2020 21:01:47
Backup to Grealish is what I hear 😂.
2.) 15 Jul 2020 06:57:35
Schnieejdar is exactly what we need. Let’s hope we can get the deal over the line this time!
3.) 15 Jul 2020 11:03:30
We've signed Bruno we don't need Sneijder now, we need a winger. I wonder when Gaitan will sign, he's been lost at the airport longer than my luggage.
22 May 2020 19:55:29
Evening Ed.
A bit out the norm but are you aware of any ins and outs with the coaching staff? Always an interesting way to look at the direction on the field.
Thanks in advance.
{Ed002's Note - No, I am not aware of changes to the coaching staff. A scout has recently left but that is noise in the big scheme of things.}
1.) 22 May 2020 22:26:31
Nice one Ed. Enjoy your weekend.
{Ed002's Note - And you Peter.}
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19 Aug 2025 16:44:18
Rabiot on a free anyone? ?? We've been talking about this one for a fair few years now.
1.) 19 Aug 2025 18:16:09
He seems to spend a season every where he goes and then isn't wanted for one reason or another and is offloaded or his contract ran down.
Strange for such a good player obviously his mother or him are a big problem.
2.) 19 Aug 2025 18:36:19
Bring back Marcel Sabitzer, he might be available.
3.) 20 Aug 2025 01:02:05
Both not good enough.
29 Jul 2025 11:59:52
If you take a look at when players contracts run out then we can clear up a lot of the mess over the next two windows. Don't get me wrong, it would be great to get some cash for them before they leave as free agents but still, they'll be gone soon.
It looks like any funds generated this summer will go into bringing in an attacker as that is where outgoings seem to be coming from.
Gk is a poison where me may have to bite the bullet and invest.
Midfield is an issue but considering we are on one match a week and we have a lot of mediocre midfielders, I won't get my hopes up. Casimero leaving next summer frees up space and a lot of funds for the midfield.
CB is the same story with Harry Maguire.
We've suffered for 13 years. What's another 12 months eh?!
I do expect this season to be an improvement. Not hard I know!
I watched the west ham game and I thought the first 60 minutes was really positive. Yes there were loose balls all over the show but I loved the fact the press was in position waiting for the trigger. We just need someone better than Hojlund at initiating the press.
1.) 29 Jul 2025 17:11:38
We are falling miles behind the top 4. These clubs sell their unwanted players for good money and are also getting UCL money.
Yes, things will improve when these salaries are off our books, but financially we will feel the pain of what is happening now for a long time to come.
Some of our signings will fail, it is law of averages. But we almost can't afford fir then to fail. Every one needs to be a hit to drag us back up the table. With these signings we are mortgaging our future by paying for new purchases over next few years.
I hope amorim can work some magic with these new signings and our youth players coming through. We cannot compete financially anymore with the top teams - too many mistakes to pay off.
2.) 29 Jul 2025 19:02:12
Well, Dodgy, since most of our signings failed during these past "few" years, those average numbers owe hs a lot! We just might have the best transfer window in a while, if we are going by that ?.
3.) 29 Jul 2025 19:46:12
And you need to hope Amorim knows what he's doing. Jury is most definitely still out on that one.
For what it's worth I think Cunha and Mbuemo are fantastic signings for you, but its only the start of what you need to compete at the top again imo.
4.) 29 Jul 2025 20:04:55
It will be interesting to see what guidance the club gives regarding revenues in 2025/ 6. Surely they're gong to be substantially down on 2024/ 5's £670m. Meanwhile we're still going to have some hefty fixed costs beyond wages like £50m in interest + maybe £200m in amortization. Not qualifying for European football has put us at a severe financial disadvantage compared to the top teams. Our financial muscle has been squandered. So yes, we will hopefully lose some year on year expenses next year and this too if we can get rid of Sancho and Antony, and raise some cash and generate some profit with Garnacho, but the reality is top players don't come cheap and the richest clubs, whose ranks we are no longer amongst, get the first picks.
5.) 29 Jul 2025 20:56:38
Bmena, they are very good signings but they may be into the last year of their contract before we sort the rest of the mess out and that is with minimal hiccups along the way.
6.) 30 Jul 2025 12:37:47
I wouldn’t worry about income, we might need to stump up £4k just for the privilege to purchase a season ticket soon.
13 Jul 2025 13:46:07
#WelBACK ?.
1.) 13 Jul 2025 19:04:00
Honestly not the worst idea, one thing about Danny is he will give his all in every game and he’d be a great role model also. Model professional!
15 Jun 2025 16:56:59
Don't shoot me down but I though I'd be realistic about our search for a striker.
Goncalo Ramos would be a good option in my opinion. Minutes have been harder to come by at PSG since the brought Kvara in so maybe achievable. Loan with option or obligation maybe?
There's a player there.
1.) 15 Jun 2025 18:09:49
I'd be happy with Ramos, very good player.
2.) 15 Jun 2025 20:35:05
Think he’s an option. He’d get a chance to be the first choice CF and a new challenge, guess it depends how much such players buy into the project and are happy to miss out on European games in the (hopefully) short term.
3.) 16 Jun 2025 11:35:29
Think we were keen on him before he went to PSG.
15 Jun 2025 14:01:10
'Gyokeres move Doomed' media do my head in. How have we become footballs Coronation St!?!
1.) 15 Jun 2025 14:38:12
United are nowhere near as good as Corrie. We’re footballs Hollyoaks, the place where people go when they stop caring about their career.
2.) 15 Jun 2025 16:04:48
No, we're definitely Guest House Paradiso.
Peter Griffin's rumour replies
27 Jul 2025 21:31:58
The noise! Worst part of be a united fan.
20 Jul 2025 17:43:44
He would know BWB.
29 Jun 2025 15:31:46
It's scary how many good players we have ?.
20 Jun 2025 23:11:21
I like the look of the Savic Brother. He reminds me of Allison a bit. I'm not saying he is as before some of you go and break your keyboard.
I just love a keeper that can claim corners and charges down on any runners that slip through into the box. Call me old fashioned.
The need for a ball playing keeper in this "System" is less important with three at the back and a midfielder dropping into the half space.
19 Jun 2025 14:02:23
I think that was a little different. Their contracts were owned by a third party.
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18 Aug 2025 22:05:22
Chido better behave himself!
12 Aug 2025 18:53:59
I love the Evra quote on Baleba:
"He switches styles like he has got an evil twin"
12 Aug 2025 17:08:03
Speak for yourself Danny, money talks! ?.
31 Jul 2025 21:02:29
13 minutes of football with Tottenham camped on the edge of their box isn't really anything to go on.
31 Jul 2025 11:59:40
Just watched the replay this morning. The step up on intensity is clear to see. Watching players swarm around the opposition is quite refreshing. It's important that those players can also play out of those crowded areas if we win the ball back though. Casimero failed to do this a few times and Bruno also. When the opposing team comes out of these situations with the ball, we are often left exposed.
Much better though.