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29 Jan 2025 23:23:57
What about Jonathan David from Lille. Anyone heard any potential interest from Utd bearing in mind he is out of contract in the summer so should be relatively cheap this transfer wundow.

Salford7

1.) 30 Jan 2025 12:43:55
They were debating him on MOTD last night. Supposedly not ready for a top side was the consensus, which we're not, but he will be available free come the end of the season and therefore maybe on the cheap for a few days so maybe a good option for someone.


2.) 30 Jan 2025 14:47:38
He is another one of those players that seems to get a lot of mention in the transfer window and we get linked to as a slightly cheaper option who scores a good amount of goals. For some reason nothing from any team ever comes close to him leaving which suggests he is either happy where he is or teams do not think he will make the step up.

Not sure what the truth is but with our current forward line I would be willing to take a punt on him.


3.) 30 Jan 2025 15:33:28
Can he put the ball in the onion bag?


4.) 30 Jan 2025 15:36:34
The latest Media Mumbles about us involve Mathys Tel, 19yo, Bayern Munich forward who wants away for more game time. His stats this season are a virtual flatline.
I know bringing on our Academy/ u21's has been done to death over the past week or so but has anyone seen the highlights of the u21's v Oldham last night? 5-0, all in the second half and quite easily could have been 8.
Obi was everywhere, same for Kone - the whole team running their tripes out for each other the whole 90.
I hope RA gives one or two of them the last ten minutes towards the end of the season.
Whatever, but on last nights showing, the future looks bright.


5.) 30 Jan 2025 17:07:38
I think a few of us hoped that Ten Hag would look to the academy, but it never happened. Hopefully Amorim will take a different approach.


6.) 30 Jan 2025 20:12:15
Grim

Collyer, Mainoo, Garnacho all came from there and were promoted by ETH. I mean that's pretty decent going if you ask me. I think it's a case of players in the academy not being ready. Amorim has been here for months and hasn't promoted one yet.


7.) 30 Jan 2025 22:27:14
Tel off to Spurs apparently NTTL.


8.) 31 Jan 2025 09:30:02
I think we need an experienced striker loan if possible. Getting another youngster in on loan, when we have plenty already seems pointless.


9.) 31 Jan 2025 11:43:54
I wouldn't be against signing Jonathan David, I think he's a good player who could potentially fit into a couple of positions in Amorim's system.

However, I'd only want him signed if he was a genuine target based on his skill set and with a specific role in the team in mind. I don't want us to sign square pegs for round holes just because they are cheap or available.


10.) 31 Jan 2025 12:37:40
. read Zirkzee.


 

 

18 Dec 2024 19:15:11
Rumours of Rashford to Barcelona as part of a poss exchange deal. Might just be lazy journalism but I can see him thriving in tbe Spanish league with a team like Barca.

Salford7

1.) 18 Dec 2024 21:43:55
They don't have the finances to register him.

Would Olmo though, perfect for the 10 and Barcelona seem unable to register him.


2.) 18 Dec 2024 22:27:03
Having a player on extortionate wages very nearly bankrupted them a few years ago lol.


3.) 19 Dec 2024 15:24:01
Didn't they sell off a lot of future incomes for cash up front last year? I can't see the problems easing for them at all.


4.) 20 Dec 2024 05:53:21
Barca do a lot financial engineering just to keep going. Their finances are a mess and their wage bill is huge. They need to get some players off their books. Its crazy given the talent that they produce from their academy which is the best in football but still manage to get themselves into this kind of trouble.


5.) 20 Dec 2024 15:59:25
When a club are having to use the wage space of injured players just to register their summer signing for another 6 months, you cannot see them going for a high wage player like Rashfodd.
But it's Barcelona and they like kicking the financial can down road, so who knows.


6.) 21 Dec 2024 08:10:42
Well Barcelona have a few players we’d do well to look at if true. Let’s see.

As for Rashford, I think his ate was finally sealed after he came on against Arsenal. The “performance” he put in was the worst I’ve seen anybody in a Utd shirt.


 

 

02 Mar 2022 23:34:16
Ancelotti is being touted as a possible Utd manager. What are peoples thoughts about him?

Salford7

1.) 02 Mar 2022 23:39:31
He’s great.


2.) 03 Mar 2022 05:16:06
Good manager but seems unrealistic. That he’d leave Madrid. Feel like it’s just links to make it seem like we looked other than Poch.


3.) 03 Mar 2022 08:35:54
im still in shock he went everton, they had a top manager and didn't use him.

he could have with some investment and time made them a decent team.


4.) 03 Mar 2022 08:58:58
No thanks, for the job we need done he'd be completely the wrong man.


5.) 03 Mar 2022 10:16:31
Good manager, but I would put him in the same category as Zidane. Someone who is tactically flexible and is good at getting the best out of a team of talented ego's who may have lost a little drive or direction.

Not the kind of manager to perform a rebuild, develop young players, create a distinct style of play etc.


6.) 03 Mar 2022 13:08:42
agree shappy, he's a decent manager but he's a manager of 10-15 years ago

hopefully he's not one of the choices.


7.) 03 Mar 2022 16:53:30
He wasn't on the list of managers that ED002 provided us with.


8.) 04 Mar 2022 23:57:57
Shappy, Good manager, but I would put him in the same category as Zidane. Someone who is tactically flexible and is good at getting the best out of a team of talented ego's. Isn't that exactly what you need?


 

 

02 Dec 2021 22:36:29
So Carrick departs. suggests either he has a potential job offer or that the new manager wants a clean sweep.

Salford7

1.) 03 Dec 2021 02:11:10
I think it’s possible he just wanted a break. He got a ton of stick for the last few months under Ole and probably didn’t see the fans accepting him. Or maybe he was in line for assistant after Phelan and now there’s no chance of that.


2.) 03 Dec 2021 06:41:33
We should applaud Carrick, he is not waiting around to be paid off, had the courage to go before pushed. Well done Michael. If only Phelan, McKenna and co had the same conviction.

I watched Carrick and the player was quality, his way of leaving quality.


3.) 03 Dec 2021 07:39:57
Agree Red Man. Did a great job at keeping us on track once Ole was sacked, and leaves with his had held high. Fine midfielder for us too in his day and think he will be in demand when he decides to return to the dugout for a decent championship club.


4.) 03 Dec 2021 08:27:42
15 years service to the club. He will be as disappointed as any of us with the last few years but stuck around to help the club in the last 3 games. Great player and classy guy.


5.) 03 Dec 2021 08:57:22
Agree Redman. Plus not wanting a long emotional goodbye shows the class of the guy.


6.) 03 Dec 2021 09:33:13
Class act in every respect and very underrated as a player by many. How we could do with him in the team today. Seems he genuinely just wanted a break and after 15 years service nobody can begrudge him.


7.) 03 Dec 2021 09:39:30
The guy deserves a flag or maybe even a statute ?

On a serious note I think it just makes sense that he walks away while his stock is at it's highest. As a caretaker he won in Spain against Villarreal, drew at Stamford bridge against top to the table Chelsea, and beat Arsenal at home.

I mean 10 days ago we'd have snatched their hand off if we were offered those results given how we had played so far this season.

Results wise I don't think he could have done any better.

Maybe a few other sides might look at that and think he's worth a gamble.

Whereas if he stayed until the end of the season and then Rangnick and the club decided he wasn't good enough and he was sacked, it'd make getting his next job much harder.

Or maybe he feels his friend and former boss was unfairly sacked and is simply walking away on principal.

Who knows, but he was a fantastic player for us, and he has no doubt tried his best as a coach. It's hard to tell how good he is as the whole set up just wasn't working. Maybe he's a better coach than many give him credit for, or maybe he isn't good enough for the highest level.

I do wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours and he will always be welcomed back at Old Trafford.


8.) 03 Dec 2021 10:13:27
How embarrassing it was to read so many continually slagging him off as a player. You know who you are. Good luck Michael. Thank you.


9.) 03 Dec 2021 10:48:42
i doubt he's got any jobs in line.

dont forget him and the others that were with ole are just as to blame for the poor season so far. why mkenna is still there and phelan i do not know.


10.) 03 Dec 2021 11:02:42
Bolger,

We literally have no idea what jobs the staff were doing or whether Ole was listening to them or delegating or just making all the big decisions himself. McKenna is highly rated and working with the right manager will hopefully so well at the club. I’m not sure phelan will last too much longer.

Carrick has done a good job in the last couple of weeks, it can’t have been easy and he’s managed to steady what was very much a sinking ship at Watford, so fair play. It gives Ralf something to work with straight away and a bit of confidence going into Sunday. He will then have a week on the training ground with the players, hopefully he plays kids against Young Boys and sees if any of them are ready, Fernandez, Amad, Hannibal, Mengi, Elanga perhaps, just to take a look at them and give the first team a week of coaching in his new system before the mad Christmas run.


11.) 03 Dec 2021 12:11:08
i have respect for Carrick for his handling of the last couple of weeks and his playing career especially.

Am just a little disappointed he didn't decide to learn from Rangnick for 6 months and then take his break.

It would have been completely different philosophy and training ideas compared to Jose and Ole and he could have benefited from that immensely.

On the other hand I can understand why he feels it is the right time to leave.
Probably a huge learning curve involved and thus even less time for his family and probably would still have had to endure the stick from the fans.

All the best, let's hope he does evolve into a more expansive style of play before he comes back to the club as manager.


12.) 03 Dec 2021 13:12:01
Jonny, I think that's a really great point. Many of the world's top managers have learned a lot from Rangnick. Carrick may have just passed up the learning opportunity of a life time.


13.) 03 Dec 2021 19:13:19
Classy player and even more of a classy man. He leaves with his held high to spend some quality time with his family. i wish him the best in whatever the future holds for him.


14.) 04 Dec 2021 09:32:18
Ralf wanted to keep him but sometimes you just need a break from the intensity of it all I guess. Who knows after a 6 month sabbatical the new manager may want to bring him back on board.
Personally I think if he does want to pursue a career in coaching it would do him no harm to search for a role abroad in Spain, Germany or Italy and learn away from the spotlight.


15.) 07 Dec 2021 05:36:51
Every post about MC is spot on but to be honest I think he also feels responsible for the slump and decided a clean break and fresh start for everyone was best.


 

 

22 Nov 2020 23:43:25
If there are any legs in the press stories about Juve wanting Pogba and Inter wanting to swap Fred with Ericsson I would be up for that. Then I would go all out to get Declan Rice to be the new Matic.

Salford7

{Ed002's Note - (a) They might be interested at the right price. (b) Inter want Eriksen moved on as soon as possible, preferably in January. If Manchester United were interested it would be as a Bruno Fernandes replacement.}


1.) 23 Nov 2020 10:19:05
Last year I was hoping United would sign Eriksen as we need an attacking midfielder. However, Bruno is our best player by a mile and VDB (while not getting much game time so far) is a great replacement for him as well as others in our midfield.

I'd much rather see us sign a defensive midfielder who is an improvement on Fred and Matic. The issue is we have too many players already so adding to that would be a problem.


2.) 23 Nov 2020 10:27:36
What happened with Eriksen Ed? Seems to have lost his way?

{Ed002's Note - It has not worked out and he is not a natural fit in the side and has asked to leave.}


3.) 23 Nov 2020 11:24:25
I like Eriksson. But now with bruno they fill the same role essentially so no need to go for him now.
Although there could all be clubs in for bruno soon enough and he may well get tempted to leave so maybe not a futile link.


4.) 23 Nov 2020 11:31:24
Not to sound too cryptic Ed but do we need to be looking at Bruno Fernandes replacements?

{Ed002's Note - It is not a position Manchester United are looking to add to right now as far as I understand.}


5.) 23 Nov 2020 11:34:44
Ed002 that is probably the second or third time you have mentioned a player being a Bruno Fernandes replacement. Is something going on with Bruno behind the scenes with him may be leaving the club soon?

{Ed002's Note - People keep asking about AM players who would be first choice - the only way that would work is if BF were moving on.}


6.) 23 Nov 2020 12:00:09
Ah ok, understood. Thanks Ed.


7.) 23 Nov 2020 12:39:45
Grass isn't always greener Eric79.


8.) 23 Nov 2020 21:06:54
I’d Eriksen for Pogba.


9.) 24 Nov 2020 00:46:36
Thanks Ed 02 for your reply. Could not Bruno and Ericsson work together a bit like De Bruyne and Silva did for City?

{Ed002's Note - I think it unlikely.}


10.) 26 Nov 2020 11:26:56
He’s even slower than Matic. Finished as a decent player years ago.


 

 

 

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17 Feb 2025 22:58:22
Interesting to read all your opinions about why the team is failing. The commonest thread is the lack of quality and poor recruitment of the past. That cannot be a fault laod at the current managers door.

For whatever reason he wasn't able to sign the players he wants and needs in sufficient quantity in the last window. He really deserves at least the opportunity to get his own players in and have a year with them befpe being judged.

Salford7

1.) 18 Feb 2025 00:24:02
Liverpool fan here.

That's fair enough Salford Amorim doesn't have the squad he needs to play the way he wants. but how much time do you give him? It's unlikely but if you did lose against Everton and Ipswich relegation is a real threat.

I appreciate he wants to play his way and injuries haven't helped, but he needs to pick up some points and the current set up just doesn't seem to be working for this group at all.


2.) 18 Feb 2025 05:46:02
That's just way too much common sense. let's keep doing what we have been doing and lose some more. Philosophy over results.


3.) 18 Feb 2025 08:54:26
We did not deserve to lose against Spurs. Injuries cost us. And poor finishing. Garnacho’s miss was appalling. Martinez, Mainoo, Ugarte, Amad would have made a difference. Relegation will not happen.


4.) 18 Feb 2025 09:18:22
Agree with Bmena red. Yes it mainly the players and he hasn’t had any signings but there comes a point where you have to change something, especially if things continue as they are. For all the bravado that we won’t go down, the facts are it’s a real possibility and if we continue to lose and fall closer to the relegation zone the club have a decision to make. Get rid or keep doing the same things and go down. Call it short term thinking but reality is we cannot afford the drop it would make a terrible financial situation even worse. Philosophy is all well and good but right now RA philosophy is taking us to the championship. I don’t want him sacked, I want him to get to the summer and get the squad shaped how he wants, however if we are under threat of relegation then all of that goes out the window. Harsh but true.


5.) 18 Feb 2025 09:35:55
Jap Stam was right about them.


6.) 18 Feb 2025 10:49:37
I don't think the players are as bad as everyone thinks. Look at Brentford, Brighton, Bournemouth, all doing well. There is something deeply wrong within our club and that is translating onto the pitch.

Years of amateurish mismanagement, bow compounded by SJR and his cuts.

Jose, Ole, and ETH all. had 1 very solid season, and then all fell. off a cliff. Someone explain that to me.

Martial Antony, and Scott all doing really well now they have left, someone explain that to me.

I have no answers.


7.) 18 Feb 2025 11:14:26
Ajh you should probably leave Martial out of this one. It's the Greek league you plum.


8.) 18 Feb 2025 11:58:24
Ajh it’s like the club is a giant black hole, sucking the life out of everything that enters. That’s how it feels anyway. Players, managers, coaches all with the same outcome. Maybe somebody cursed us ?‍♂️?.


9.) 18 Feb 2025 12:08:16
Patrick

That's the first time we have had an injury crisis. This season compared to last has been a cake walk so let's not find an excuse as people said last year when we really had an injury crisis. spurs have their own injury issues too.

I understand going through a change and honest to god I give RA an A+ for his ability to talk and want him to succeed. However, I am getting more convinced game after game he is not going to make it no matter how charming, honest and convincing he is in his interviews. I think we are in more quiet a few very embarrassing results and Tonking.

I did not watch the second half at spurs as the first half was all I could stomach.


10.) 18 Feb 2025 12:16:14
What is the point in getting him in to try and suit the players that have failed in multiple systems previously

How great did we do playing 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 wake up and realise there is limits to what some of these players can do.


11.) 18 Feb 2025 12:55:23
People banging on about systems is just stupid, I have said for 3 years the players are not good enough and the ones added in last 3 years are worse then what we had
Ok de gea was on decline, but still better than this clown
Deligt is a cart horse no better than McGuire
Strikers well they are not worthy of the name
Yoro I’m hoping but honestly see nothing yet to convince me
Ugarte runs about, but slowly and passing poor, So did Fred do same but with more energy
Mainoo stagnant and not got legs anyway
Garnacho woeful finisher
It’s all come home to roost at once, so let’s not look for excuses blaming systems, no system in the world will make any of our strikers strikers, no system will make Garnacho score when he clean through…. they just not good enough…end off.


12.) 18 Feb 2025 17:52:53
German, I don't think our players are quite as bad as many people make out.

I think for many reasons they struggle to play at their best for us.

For some it's the pressure, for others the system or style of play doesn't suit them or get the best out of them, others have issues off the pitch, while some just don't have the talent or mentality to be a top player at a top side.

The benefit of moving towards having a clear style of play, a system, is that it's repeatable and consistent. Given the demands of elite football now very few sides are successful without having a system that they play. Gone are the days where you could win the league with 78 points, typically you need 88-90 points to have a chance of winning the league now. To get that kind of consistency you need a clear system for your team.

The other option is to build around a few key individuals, to try and get the best out of your most talented players. We've seen previous managers try this (often after failing to get the team to play their system) . We've had sides built around, Zlatan, Ronaldo, Rashford and Bruno in recent years. Liverpool did the same for many years with Gerrard.

The problem with building around a couple of key players is that your performance as a team is entirely dependent on the form of one or two players.

If we want to be successful again then we need to stop trying to just buy great individual players and trying to crowbar them into the side, build around the one or two that manage to cobble together some kind of form and hope that they can carry us to titles.

We need to move toward having a clear style, a repeatable system that we can play and perform at a similar level regardless of who starts each game. Then we might see the kind of consistency in performances that is needed to sustain a serious title challenge.

The problem with this squad isn't entirely a lack of talent, but many of them just aren't capable or suitable to play the system the manager wants (they were also unable to play previous managers systems as well) .

The issue we have to get through is that the problem with having a clear system is that the team performance relies on everyone in the system doing their job/ role within it. If they don't then it leaves holes in the team for the opposition to exploit.

I'm confident that we will see a much better team and performances at the start of next season after we've managed to both mould the squad to be more suitable for what Amorim wants, as well as them having a full pre-season to fully get to grips with the system.


13.) 18 Feb 2025 20:20:08
The players sre bad TH destroyed UTD surely won't make the same mistake with this flavor of the month hipster manager giving him hundreds of millions to waste on players for a system that probably won't work in a tough league like England never learn UTD Southgate wouldve been a better appointment but not sexy enough for UTD fans needs a foreign name.


14.) 18 Feb 2025 21:02:00
Ahmad I’m not looking for excuses. Those players missing would definitely have made a difference. We created chances but poor finishing again cost us. Spurs had players returning which helped them.
Neither of the two will get relegated. Both mid table.
Pleased with the lwb! Put a shift in and can cross a ball!
Still early days with Amorin. Is he responsible for the poor passing, poor finishing, poor thinking?
Jeez, the money spent .


 

 

16 Feb 2025 02:27:37
It's time for the senior players to stand up and lead.

Salford7

1.) 16 Feb 2025 06:30:53
If it’s Cas and Eriksen in midfield against spurs then we are screwed. Cpuld be an awfully long afternoon.


2.) 16 Feb 2025 10:49:49
Bruno has played in there the last few games so I assume he will do again, perhaps with Eriksen and Garnacho in the 10s. I agree if he goes Casemiro and Eriksen in the middle we won’t be very good, but are we ever?


3.) 16 Feb 2025 10:51:35
Drop Kone and Moorhouse in amongst the midfield with Bruno, and maybe managing the young kids minutes by using the experience of casemiro and Eriksen.

I know I am banging on about using the youth, but we also do need to be a little bit careful, but that depends.

Let's say Kone starts in the DM role instead of casemiro, and he is holding his own or even controlling the way the game goes, do we bring him off to manage his minutes, or use that platform to introduce another player who he is used to aging with that might make say Moorhouse's introduction easier?


 

 

12 Feb 2025 12:15:39
So glad Real beat City espec after City's fans put up that banner to Vinicius taunting him about Rodri and the Ballon D'Or. Classless and how stupid to motivate an opponent even more than he was to show you how good he was.

Salford7

1.) 12 Feb 2025 18:40:43
Completely agree Salford, it was a dumb thing to do, like trash talking a team in the papers before a game, you have just done Ancelotti’s job for him.


 

 

30 Jan 2025 23:17:29
I really really hope Garnacho stays. Whenever he plays he is direct, attacks and tries to make things happen. we have no one like him as a replacement. He def adds potency to our attack.

Salford7

1.) 30 Jan 2025 23:32:54
It does seem bizarre to be contemplating selling a very young player who has been involved a lot in recent weeks to good effect. I know it’s the Chelsea model ie Gallagher but Chelsea had about 10 players in most positions when they sold him. We’re pretty sparse in every position.


2.) 31 Jan 2025 08:03:21
I like that he took the manager's criticism positively, got his head down and worked on what the manager wants. You could see last night that the was playing for the team. Can't say the same about Rashford and it's clear of the two who needs to go.


3.) 31 Jan 2025 09:33:21
Garnacho has xetisjoy improved a little in recent weeks, making better decisions. He’s direct, has pace, and seems to be responding well to Amorim. He’s not publicly causing any problems and seems to be getting his head down. If we can sell Rashford this weekend it’ll go a long way. Surprised Arsenal haven’t enquired about him as they have a gaping hole in their forward line.


4.) 31 Jan 2025 12:15:41
I like Garnacho, he's a player who has that x factor that gets you out your seat. Very exciting to watch.

He does have his limitations though. He's still very raw and far too often he makes the wrong choices. Playing with his head down too focused him himself and not the team. There have also been questions around his professionalism and his attitude at times. While if we continue with Amorim and his system then there isn't a natural position for him based on the skills and abilities he has shown up to this point.

All that said though, he is still very young. He is mouldable and he obviously isn't the finished article. He can improve him decisions making, attitude and mentality are not fixed, especially at his age. He can learn quickly and change them without too much trouble. The longer he keeps them the harder it will be to change them. He has the raw talents to be successful in the inside forward roles in Amorim's system if he develops his reading of the game, his decision making, and ups his defensive work rate. All of which are possible.

It all comes down to whether he wants to do the work and develop his game. He has supposedly been exploring options away from United for a while, and is "open" to other clubs.

He has also deactivated his social media accounts and has seemed to get his head down in training. While his performances have shown glimpses of him looking to adapt his game. He's playing a bit more with his head up and has made some good passes leading to goals or high quality chances where he would have previously had his head down and would have shot instead. Promising little signs.

Ultimately it's down to him, I don't think Amorim will force him out. And if he does the things the manager wants then he'll get chances and play games. If he doesn't see himself being the kind of player Amorim wants or he isn't prepared to put in the work then maybe a move is best for all involved.


 

 

09 Jan 2025 19:42:14
In all the discussions about how much Utd is losing the one thing that is rarely mentioned is that the Glazers and SJR are probably waiting til streaming is allowed by clubs which will massively improve the revenue stream for Utd.

Salford7

1.) 10 Jan 2025 14:18:29
How will streaming work in the UK? Here in the US all the games are televised, so the EPL has lucrative deals in place already. Aren't most games in the UK televised too except for 3pm Saturdays? Will these streaming rights be individual or for the league as a whole? If it's individual I can see how this will actually devalue the value of the EPL as a whole and undermine the brand. So I can't see how this would be a positive.

Outside the UK, wouldn't streaming result in a decline in broadcast revenues as major international broadcasters will see the value of their rights to the games diminished? I think more likely SJR sees the non-football development of the area around OT as being where a significant amount of revenues can be generated, although that will depend on significant investment also.


2.) 10 Jan 2025 15:05:12
Why would the PL and UEFA allow individual clubs to stream, it’s just another version of the Super League where the richest clubs create a closed shop and was roundly rejected by the fans.

The PL have often said is strength is in collective bargaining on behalf of everyone and I expect that business model not to be challenged.

It wouldn’t surprise me however if they try again for overseas games, the NFL has seen its internal market saturated and the only place it can grow is overseas, think is 10 games now a season. The broadcasting rights in the UK only increased marginally in the latest round, but overseas comes up again in 2026 I believe.

With so many NFL owners now in the PL, it is definitely possible.


3.) 10 Jan 2025 16:39:00
NBC in the US has the rights to the EPL for a few more years so I don't see how the there's any room for streaming except through them. Right now, for example, I can stream all the games through Peacock, which is an NBC owned subsidiary, which is ultimately owned by Comcast, which also owns Xfinity which is the internet provider. NBC has deals with Dish Satellite through its subsidiary Sling to stream its channels, which includes some iff the EPL games.

Basically the whole thing is already exploited by monopolies to maximize revenues, so I just don't see how the individual clubs can do better by themselves assuming that they can avoid the EPL collective bargaining arrangements for TV rights. And why would the clubs want to undermine the global success of the league by moving to q different model?


4.) 10 Jan 2025 17:17:24
Goes back to when SKY/ Rupert Murdoch were interested in purchasing the club to protect themselves. Each club will be able to sell their own streaming rights.
It will happen just not sure when as it's probably blocked by the FA and UEFA.


5.) 10 Jan 2025 22:25:02
It's an interesting thought, although United will need to still be considered a "big fish" to really capitalise on that when it happens.

If it doesn't happen for 10 years we could have been a Championship team for 5 years or more by that point. In which case there isn't a huge payoff to be gained at that point.

We've already seen our bargaining power decline when it comes to negotiating sponsorship deals. Missing out on UCL football too often and not seriously challenging for major honours for such a long time has negatively impacted our image for sponsors.

If they don't turn the club around and get us playing good football and regularly challenging again then it won't make a blind bit of difference when the time comes to negotiate individual streaming rights.


 

 

 

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We need that more than a winger / wing back like Bailey.

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01 Feb 2025 23:28:46
I think it's a win win for villa. Allows them to really see if Rashford can be a longer term player for them. Meantime it covers Durans departure. If Rashford turns up they have a top striker for not a lot of money. If he doesn't no real harm done.

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01 Feb 2025 19:13:51
Bottom line is that not many clubs wanted him. We move on no one player is ever bigger than our club.

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29 Jan 2025 22:15:36
If Shaw stays fit he will make a huge difference to the way we play.

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29 Jan 2025 22:01:14
Allegedly is the word you might want to use.

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16 Feb 2025 02:25:00
Apparently we had 200! Do we really need so many? Does anyone on this site know how many other top clubs employ?

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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.

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12 Feb 2025 13:42:20
Burrenwayboy most kids think any music pre 2000 is classical!

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12 Feb 2025 12:32:47
For RA. Stand by your man by Tammy Wynette or My Way

For the Youth team wanting to get game time. Take a chance on me by Abba

For the whole of the first team according to the rumours mentioned in other posts. The Wall by Pink Floyd (we don't need no education)
Or Brass in pocket by The Pretenders

Loads more

Drop kick me Jesus for Onana (instead of stupid passes to defenders who have an attacker close by)

Don't stop Believing

The Winner takes it all

List is endless.

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09 Feb 2025 21:00:22
It's also good to remind them of the reality of life outside the cossetted top tier of football. It's hard and the kids need to learn that.

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