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22 Jul 2024 07:56:56
Links with ricardo Rios at palmeiras, I know absolutely nothing about him! Anybody know if he's any good?
1.) 22 Jul 2024 08:55:59
Dunno whether it’s a slow day for transfer rumours but reports also about PSG being interested in Sancho and Bruno Fernandes….
2.) 22 Jul 2024 09:12:08
Ugarte or Simons swap for Sancho. Job done.
3.) 22 Jul 2024 09:29:48
Tim_99, I’ve watched a couple of 3 minute video compilations of him since I first heard of him yesterday and can confirm he’s probably the best CM in the world currently.
4.) 22 Jul 2024 09:49:19
Not a clue, although with my skepticism cap on I strongly suspect this is one of those occasions where an agent has thrown our name out to try and drum up interest in their client.
The initial report says that United are "considering making a bid", which is just the kind of line used to justify printing something they know isn't true.
If we think about it logically how would any reporter/ journalist know what the clubs intentions are?
No one at the club with any real power or insight would speak to a journalist or anyone about what the plans are.
Journalist/ reporter's can only accurately say what has happened, or quote someone, not what might happen, or what a club/ businesses intentions are.
If the report said the club had scouted a player, or had a meeting with a club/ agent about a player, then that sounds more accurate. They are reporting what has happened without adding any conjecture to it.
When they simply say "X club is maybe, possibly, considering making a bid for X player" you can pretty much write that off as click bait.
In the case of Richard Rios, he is a player whose recently turned 24, hasn't been seriously linked with any major European clubs previously. He's had a decent Copa America and I expect his agent is trying to drum up interest while the irons hot so to speak.
Expect to see him go to a mid-tier club in Spain or Portugal in a few weeks time.
All that said, with INEOS now pulling the strings there is a slim chance that this might have a slither of truth in it. Yet I highly doubt it.
5.) 22 Jul 2024 11:58:25
Ideally they sign sancho and Bruno. That should be a dream scenario imo.
6.) 22 Jul 2024 12:30:58
Sancho and Bruno out, Ugarte and Olmo in?
06 Jul 2024 22:36:13
Donny off to Girona for 500k apparently. Meagre fee but it's clears the wages off the books and gives him the chance for a fresh start elsewhere. Lots of poor signings now needing cleared up by INEOS but we are getting there. Be interesting to see if there's anything on greenwood or sancho this week.
1.) 07 Jul 2024 06:52:18
Do you think if we hadn't been paying huge wages to attract players, it would have been easier to offload everyone?
2.) 07 Jul 2024 07:42:16
That's pretty embarrassing. He has been our worst signing in terms of quality imo in the last 10 years. No idea why we bought him and what we saw to convince us to buy him.
3.) 07 Jul 2024 08:24:44
From Romano:
Small initial fee, easy add-ons up to €4/ 5m and then more add-ons up to €10/ 15m.
In all honesty I'm delighted we are getting anything for him after going on loans that he failed to shine on.
4.) 07 Jul 2024 10:37:55
Girona and Donny might actually work out!
5.) 07 Jul 2024 11:00:16
I really feel for the guy, he is a talented player but for one reason or another it's all just gone wrong for him.
Several injuries and no clear idea of how to play him or where meant that he never got a chance to play a run of games and settle into the team.
His loans have seen similar issues where he has had niggling injuries and failed to play a run of games.
Personally I think a big part of the issue is that he plays best as a second striker, playing more advanced and with more freedom than a traditional No.10. Unfortunately very few teams play with such a player so he's often forced to play a more restrictive role.
In terms of position/ role he is similar to his father-in-law Dennis Bergkamp (obviously not on the same level in terms of quality and technical ability) or Eric Cantona.
He is best suited to a withdrawn striker type role, where he's not a lead the line striker, but he's more advanced than where any of the midfield would play and isn't a midfielder either.
The most similar player currently playing I can think of is Thomas Muller. That player who doesn't have the raw pace to play wide, isn't striker or a midfielder, but plays as the link man between the two, floating around to find pockets of space to facilitate quick one twos to play through a defence. With him often then being that late runner into the box to score.
It's a fairly unique role and really requires the team to be set up around such a player. Yet with Bruno at United he was never going to get to play in such a role.
I wish him well, and we all move on. Hopefully learning the lessons of scouting players for a specific role rather than signing good players because they are available.
6.) 07 Jul 2024 12:10:00
Not sure what we saw to convince us to buy him Ahmed? Simple, he was great in that Ajax team, can’t be denied.
7.) 07 Jul 2024 13:41:38
That team was really a one session wonder. None of them have gone on to excel anywhere. None as bad as dvb though it has to be said.
Hopefully if we do sign de ligt he will buck the trend of expensive moves with the clubs getting little or no return from any of them.
8.) 07 Jul 2024 23:02:37
Donny always tried and must curse the day he signed for us. The guy undoubtedly has talent and most of us were excited when he arrived. Bad managers, teammates who didn't put the requisite effort in and sometimes even deliberately did not pass to him plus his injuries meant he really had no chance to shine. I don't recall him complaining. Can't we just wish him well.
9.) 08 Jul 2024 07:50:07
I wish DvB all the very best at Girona. But we can dress it up and make excuses all we like, fact is, he was rubbish.
{Ed025's Note - i have to agree Fireman, he came on loan to Everton because we were god damn awful mate....and he actually made us worse!!..
10.) 08 Jul 2024 09:47:30
Salford, I like him and wish him well. But that's a lot of excuses for a guy who didn't take his chances when he got them. I can't remember one game where he stood out in any way.
01 Jul 2024 08:46:48
Dan Ashworth is our first signing of the window. Looks like we are working behind the scenes on lots of things. Could be a busy few weeks.
23 Jun 2024 14:44:40
Rumours RVN has been approached to be part of Erik's coaching staff, also been linked with Burnley job so will be interesting to see if anything happens there and if he comes what exactly his role is.
1.) 23 Jun 2024 16:41:41
Easy to get sentimental about possible appointments like this. Best out and out striker signed by Sir Alex. Absolute class especially considering the injury he recovered from. If he can coach as well as he played then some career awaits.
2.) 23 Jun 2024 18:26:07
He's proven himself to be a very good coach, and if he can work with EtH then he could bring something to the team.
Rumours that EtH's assistant Mitchell van Der Gaag isn't well liked within the club and that he's upset many people both players and management staff.
Supposedly the club want to replace him, they looked at Gary O'Neil, and now at RvN.
Without knowing exactly what is going on inside the club it's hard to know how much truth there is the these rumours and whether someone like RvN would benefit the team. Like I said he's certainly a good coach.
3.) 23 Jun 2024 19:15:55
Ask Ahmad he will know.
4.) 23 Jun 2024 20:15:50
Now there is a discussion, best striker signed by Fergie maybe McClair, Yorke, Cole, Ole, Ruud, VP or Berbatov. No wingers or player makers who converted.
5.) 23 Jun 2024 20:52:55
He comes in, and ETH doesn't do well.
He will be interim by Xmas ?.
6.) 23 Jun 2024 20:53:15
Ruud all day Grim.
7.) 23 Jun 2024 21:14:38
Grim,
I never really rated Berbatov that highly.
8.) 23 Jun 2024 22:21:31
I agree, it's Ruud easily for me.
As for Ruud as a coach, I would have thought he would be in line for a manager job somewhere, so would have thought it most likely he takes up that position somewhere. Seems to think highly of ETH though from comments he has made.
9.) 23 Jun 2024 22:37:33
Gnev
I ma actually in the UK at Coworths park for an engagement party and races and had a few united people here.
IF RVP is coming in and being considered for a role he may be a replacement for McCarthy, who is useless and stealing a wage and contrary to the bs you read not liked at all by the striker group.
Shappy
Van der Gaag is not going anywhere and will be renewed as part of the coaching staff and said it all along a while ago ETH was never begging or lying down to save his job and he was very clear as far as he saw things. The manager is the least of our problem and Mclaren and the rest had no interest to continue if he went.
10.) 23 Jun 2024 23:19:24
Grim I’ll answer that and for me it’s ruud. He had everything and unlike Cole he was clinical. Absolute menace to defenders, both feet, good in the air and had a decent amount of pace. Brilliant brilliant player.
11.) 24 Jun 2024 17:43:28
Cheers ahmad, i thought it was to replace mvg as the players and him don’t get along.
12.) 24 Jun 2024 17:52:35
Can I count Rooney among the best strikers? He's be my pick.
13.) 24 Jun 2024 18:06:22
Was Rooney bought as a striker or No.10, think his first game he played behind Ruud.
14.) 24 Jun 2024 18:11:41
What nonsense that the striker group doesn’t like Benni, you can see for yourself in videos and there’s video of Bruno glowing over him.
15.) 24 Jun 2024 18:12:52
Bit ignorant of me but can someone fill me in? What was Ruud like as manager? I didn’t see any of his reign in the Dutch league. What would he bring to the table?
And to answer your question Grim, Ruud was the best natural goal scorer but Cole is my favourite. Always questioned during his time and will always be remembered for the misses against West Ham when Blackburn won the league. One of the best in that era though.
16.) 24 Jun 2024 22:00:32
Berbatov was a class player. Just watch the videos of him. Brilliant. Did he reach the peak he shouldn’t have? Perhaps not.
17.) 25 Jun 2024 02:13:11
Rvn was the best goal scorer I've seen in my 50 years supporting. Brilliant finisher only scored once from outside the box in his whole united career. Hold up play was second only to mark Hughes imo.
Rooney and Cantona I don't count as strikers as they were much more influential in other areas than a traditional striker.
His instinct and timing was near perfect in the box.
Like someone said above I've not followed his coaching career but I've no doubt he will improve rasmus and all our wide players.
Ruud has always said Beckham was his dream player to play with because if he made a run he knew the ball would be there. If he can get our wide players crossing the ball I'm quite sure we would score more goals. Improve our delivery into the box with effective coaching and our goals output will improve. I'm not sure what his role will be so it will be interesting to see what he will bring to the party.
The fact he knows the epl and the club will be helpful to the whole team and add another new dynamic.
Hopefully it happens and works out well.
18.) 25 Jun 2024 10:12:13
Forget him as a coach, I'd put him in the XI!
19.) 25 Jun 2024 18:28:48
Berbatov was a magician on his day, very underrated. His 1st touch was different level.
21 Jun 2024 23:15:46
SJR confirming what I was asking yesterday that UEFA won't allow us to sign todibo due to their multi club rule and both clubs membership of the Europa league next season. Really unfair on the player if u ask me but there u go! There's probably a loophole somewhere which I'm sure city or Chelsea would find but I guess we will just move on. Ironically if we had lost the FA cup final we could have signed him no bother. ??♂️.
1.) 22 Jun 2024 08:38:30
Utterly ridiculous if you ask me. Surely the concerns with the multi-club model is either that they buy/ sell players between clubs with unrealistic transfer fees either on the cheap or overly inflated as a way to pass money between the clubs to meet financial rules. Or that there could be questions raised over sporting integrity if both clubs faced eachother in a competition.
If they are allowing both clubs to compete in the same competition then they must be satisfied that it won't impact the sporting integrity of the competition.
So then it just comes down to potential financial issues.
Yet those financial issues do not change depending on whether the clubs are in the same or different European competition.
Why is it acceptable for a transfer to happen with one in the UCL and the other in the Europa league, but not if they are both in the same competition (Europa league)?
It makes no sense.
If they said both teams can't compete in the same competition I'd understand.
If they had a blanket ban on transfers between clubs linked via a multi-club model, then I'd understand.
But this decision makes absolutely no sense. I also wonder whether it would actually stand up to legal challenge. You can't restrict someone's right to work without an exceptional reason. By refusing to allow Todibo to move to Manchester United they are restricting his right to work where and for who he wants.
I'm not saying the club should pursue legal action, just that if it was I'd be intrigued to see on what basis UEFA tried to justify the violation of article 23 of the human rights convention.
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06 Aug 2024 20:57:19
Fulham won't be back for mctominay so I guess we are stuck with him for another season. makes the decision to turn down 30m last year all the more head scratching. No takers for Casemiro, lindelofs wages putting clubs off. if we can't shift some of these then I assume there won't be any incomings. Midfield looks poor again and we are 1 Martinez injury away from a lindelof Maguire cb pairing. ??♂️.
1.) 06 Aug 2024 21:13:27
We're doomed, doomed I tell ya!
2.) 06 Aug 2024 21:24:52
Ya cause the last brains at the club giving out big contracts and big wages. The only way we can buy players is if we sell. And the ones we buy aren't they trying to pay for over a few years. We are paying now for the last bunch of clowns that ran the club.
3.) 06 Aug 2024 21:26:14
Not saying that but u can’t be confident as we know who these players are? They aren’t good enough and we have years of evidence to prove it. We won’t get better until we have better quality in key positions.
4.) 07 Aug 2024 00:50:50
Just because they are on the books, does that mean we have to play them?
For instance, let's take Collyer as an example, if deemed good enough to fulfill a role to a better standard than say Casemiro, we can simply leave CAS on the bench/ out of the squad. Admittedly, it is a large weekly outlay for no return, but the upshot is, they will maybe leave in Jan if the message hadn't been made clear enough by now.
5.) 07 Aug 2024 02:58:01
We need to bring new players in to fill the first team roles. But we can bring in until some leave. Bit they won't leave until it is clear to them that they won't play because of replacements in place.
It is a mess.
Next summer a few more contracts run out, I hope we don't have to wait to release more players in a free. Woodward and co have some legacy!
6.) 07 Aug 2024 05:46:28
Was never going to be easy.
I am actually just hoping
We swap awb for a RB, don't mind either of dumfries or mazraoui.
Possibly sign a cheap cheap LB for 1 year like reguilon or marcos alonso, I see more injuries at LB again and Amass is too young for a full season.
And get money from somewhere to sign a new CB.
I think without midfield signings we can still do, but another season of a deep backline would hurt us the most.
Midfield we have Mainoo (starter), Bruno (starter) with Cas, McTom, Eriksen, Collyer and Mount occupying the third role which is not ideal but fine for now.
7.) 07 Aug 2024 07:51:10
Backpass the problem with the players you list is that only one of them is an out-and-out DM.
A lack of proper DM options has hurt us, it's our most pressing position now imo.
I've seen a few say "Mainoo could play there" but it's another square peg in a round hole. He doesn't want to play DM and has said as much.
The good news is it sounds like other options are now being explored beyond Ugarte.
8.) 07 Aug 2024 08:55:16
It will take 4 or 5 transfer windows to sort out the mess but at least the new hierarchy seem to have some structure to how transfers are conducted and also in how contracts are set out.
9.) 07 Aug 2024 08:59:33
I agree Wazza. Mainoo playing DM, whilst entirely possible, would compromise the midfield from an attacking perspective and would constrain his progress in clearly his/ and most fans preferred position.
Having said that every player is a striker until they have their reins pulled in. I was!
10.) 07 Aug 2024 15:21:57
Well at this exact moment we are worse off than last season. Varane and Kim have gone. Yoro has come in but out now so down 2 cb’s. Amrabat has gone so left with just Cas as a dm. Hopefully Collyer can get some game time and push on but unless we can shift players we are buggered really. let's me honest…. Anthony, Sancho, Mount, Eriksen and Cas are all not going to make our starting 11 if a DM were to come in or if Collyer kicked on. That is £1.2M in wages per week sat on the bench. The club need to get them out one way or the other.
11.) 07 Aug 2024 23:28:10
Correct PTD. Outs is so important, the club cannot move forward until they go. Last season we should have released wan Bissaka and mcguire and brought in more suitable players. We would have been further along. If we fail again this year then we are just wasting more time.
I think we should have brought more in, then they would have pushed for exit. Another year of expensive wages risked would have been worth it to get some movement.
Hopefully ineos can deliver a busy end if the window. If we drop points in the early matches it will be frustrating.
04 Aug 2024 09:03:53
Our inability to move on the underperformers is what will cost us. Too many not good enough but on high wages and have delusions of grandeur. Hopefully ineos can get some business done as we have holes to fill, but in the end it's the previous regimes poor decisions that now need cleaning up.
1.) 04 Aug 2024 09:36:57
That has always been the problem under the Glazers. Players bought for big fees and paid even bigger wages.
The club need to be smarter with wages when it comes to signings. Maybe give the initial contract on a lower base salary with bonuses, maybe with the bonuses becoming part of the base salary in the 2nd or 3rd year if they meet the bonuses a set number of times. Or maybe an agreement to renew the deal after a couple of seasons if they've been successful.
We've often signed players with potential but paid them as if they are proven top class players, long before they have actually proven they can get to that level. Then when they fail to make that step up we are stuck with players on massive wages compared to their ability. Which is why we can't move these players on. Not only would we have to take a loss on what we paid for them, we would also have to pay them off on their wages to get them to accept a move to another club.
I'm still hopeful that we will see several more players on this summer.
I've said previously that I think the financial constraints of many clubs due to the lingering impact of the pandemic along with tighter FFP/ PSR rules mean that many clubs are waiting for the sale of their players before they have the cash to spend. Normally a few clubs like City and PSG have spent big fees early in the window to kick start the spending. Yet this year neither have really spent much so far (PSG have only just agreed to spend big on João Neves) . So while we have bemoaned the impact of these state owned clubs, they're spending has worked it's way down through the football pyramid. We are also in the situation where few of the bigger clubs need or can afford to spend big. Real Madrid have brought in Mbappe, but don't seem like spending much else, Barcelona are cash strapped and need to sell, City don't need to spend and need to be careful with PSR, Arsenal don't need to buy anyone for a big fee to really improve their team, Liverpool are being oddly quiet with their new manager, Bayern haven't got a load to spend, which leaves the Italian clubs, while they have an advantage in wages due to taxes, they don't have a lot of cash to spend.
I think we are waiting on a few deals to kickstart this summer's spending. One or two clubs need to spend big on a few players and that will kickstart a domino effect with the selling clubs buying replacements and we will start to see movement. That could be over the next week, the week after or even the final week of the window. Who knows when it will happen.
If no one will spend big then it might become a case of who blinks first. Which club feels the need to spend to improve and are willing to spend before they've agreed sales.
United seem to be trying to be clever in their dealings, proposed swap deals with AWB and Dumfries, or a loan with an obligation to buy for Ugarte. Looking to wheel and deal to bring in the players they need without spending anything right now.
If they can do that, then maybe once the dam breaks and the money starts moving they can sell a few players and maybe raise the funds to bring in a player like Branthwaite to round off the summer.
02 Aug 2024 22:35:33
Hi can some of the Eds check my account as a number of my recent posts haven't appeared. Been happening for a couple of weeks. Have I done something or is it a glitch? Let me know thanks.
{Ed033's Note - You haven't done anything, it's a glitch :)
1.) 02 Aug 2024 23:12:59
Being a Utd fan is a glitch.
2.) 03 Aug 2024 01:25:16
How long did that take you John?
3.) 03 Aug 2024 07:42:47
Wow John with the top tier wind ups, you can tell it’s the school holidays.
4.) 03 Aug 2024 07:53:57
Life getting boring under your bridge John?
5.) 03 Aug 2024 10:21:59
That’s ed. Just checking to be safe.
6.) 04 Aug 2024 00:09:43
Maybe its a sense of humour glitch too.
7.) 04 Aug 2024 01:48:17
What were you late to scouse john?
02 Aug 2024 22:27:00
Yoro barely injured at Lille. signs for United and after 1 game he's injured. Strong stories tonight he could be out 2 months with a metatarsal. club is jinxed with injuries it's spooky!
1.) 03 Aug 2024 07:43:22
Nobody’s fault this one Tim, it’s just an unfortunate accident.
2.) 03 Aug 2024 13:29:26
It's clearly the strength and conditioning coaches and their poor toe routines.
3.) 04 Aug 2024 21:45:18
Yoro was unfortunate but questions on Hojland are legitimate.
02 Aug 2024 22:19:05
Paying stupid fees and offering huge wages for average players over the last few years looks to be really hampering us this summer. We need to sell but can't as of yet due to the reasons above. Not ineos fault, let's hope they can get creative as we have massive issues to address in that squad for the upcoming season.
05 Aug 2024 21:40:17
Our midfield options are eriksen, Casemiro, mctominay, kobbie, Bruno and mount…. we are screwed. Awful other than kobbie and Bruno, mount no idea where he plays and the others are woeful. Teams running free at our back 4 again next season.
17 Jul 2024 20:51:11
Madrid are for putting a new bid in apparently. He’ll end up there, get the feeling all the noise today was to speed them up and give them a prod to get moving. It’s clearly worked.
25 Jun 2024 23:31:11
Bid rejected out of hand apparently. Duno if we will go further or what’s happening!
23 Jun 2024 23:19:24
Grim I’ll answer that and for me it’s ruud. He had everything and unlike Cole he was clinical. Absolute menace to defenders, both feet, good in the air and had a decent amount of pace. Brilliant brilliant player.
20 Jun 2024 21:56:27
Thanks ed as always.
06 Aug 2024 21:26:14
Not saying that but u can’t be confident as we know who these players are? They aren’t good enough and we have years of evidence to prove it. We won’t get better until we have better quality in key positions.
03 Aug 2024 10:21:59
That’s ed. Just checking to be safe.
26 Jun 2024 21:52:40
We are not getting yoro so forget it, he’s Madrid bound. Hopefully we can push the issue and get some legal help on todibo. If we get him in then someone like inacio would leave us well covered at CB.
17 Jun 2024 21:36:52
Agreed Wallace and of those players will improve us greatly. If we can get 2 in that would be fantastic.
15 Jun 2024 21:07:59
Very sad day indeed. Seemed like a really nice bloke whose smile seemed infectious. Thoughts with all his loved ones at this very difficult time!