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26 Jun 2025 11:34:02
Good old rumour here lads. Rashford has sold a couple of cars as he is off to Spain and it's pretty much done. That's according to the guy who sold the cars. i presume it's Barcelona he is off too, as he didn't mention a club.
1.) 26 Jun 2025 12:04:50
I remember when we used to get loads of these, brilliant! Thank you for sharing.
2.) 26 Jun 2025 12:29:41
This the same guy who sorted Depay’s cars a few years ago.
3.) 26 Jun 2025 12:53:42
I don't know who did that grim. But this fella does a lot of players.
4.) 26 Jun 2025 12:55:37
Very highly doubt he'll be going barcelona.
5.) 26 Jun 2025 13:07:53
@Dn8red maybe if he signs for Espanyol.
6.) 26 Jun 2025 13:21:06
Barca probably have better ball boys than Rashford.
7.) 26 Jun 2025 14:21:03
If they do spenno, maybe we can sign them as we have a problem with scoring goals and rashford did a lot of that for us.
15 starts for us last season and had 7 goals. and that was bad apparently.
Lucky we got rid of him and scored a lot more ?.
8.) 26 Jun 2025 14:31:22
Rashford is a bad ball boy as well but wants the job at Barca? ?.
9.) 26 Jun 2025 14:40:43
Is Rashford not aware we have these big boats called ferries that take cars?
10.) 26 Jun 2025 14:42:30
Love these old school rumours. usually someone who is working on house search in advance!
I would not be surprised if Rashford was wanted by Barcelona as he can cover the wing and striker positions. With Williams looking like he will come in and them still having Raphina and Lamal it feels like he will be going as a rotational piece.
Ideally a sale but realistically with their financial position with La Liga (unless they have pulled more levers! ) it will be a loan with a fee and wages covered. possibly option/ obligation to buy.
11.) 26 Jun 2025 15:27:05
Don't care where he goes i hope he gets the move he wants and if he true he will do well at Barcelona I'm sure.
He is not wanted here by the management the coach or the vast majority of fans.
Goodbye good riddance and good luck.
I don't get the obsession of where he goes as long as he goes its the main thing.
A loan and no wages to pay helps the finances considerably and I think he could do well enough to be bought next year.
Much rather a sale but the squad and manager need him to be gone for the betterment if everybody including himself.
12.) 26 Jun 2025 20:16:45
I heard he was on a mission to give Spanish children decent school dinners not paella rubbish.
13.) 26 Jun 2025 22:03:49
Salford, do you know any kids that struggle for food?
Because I do, very well. And you might find a joke in it, but 1000s dont.
{Ed007's Note - What do you want, an MBE?}
14.) 27 Jun 2025 00:30:32
Angel. I applaud what Rashford did BUT on the playing field since then he has done nothing of note.
I have no idea what if any personal issues he does or does not have in his life but he is getting paid a fortune to play for Utd. He has not given good value for that money. That's beyond dispute. His salary for one year would have paid for a helluva lot of school meals.
And my comment was tongue in cheek but with a serious side to it too. What sort of example is he setting to those children who support Utd and idolise him. especially the kids from Manchester who see him as one of their own. His actions detract from all the good work he has and my still be doing unknown to me.
15.) 27 Jun 2025 09:33:13
You might think rashford is a nice guy 1000's don't.
Criticism and people's indifference to rashford seems to rattle you angel. Deary me.
16.) 26 Jun 2025 23:03:25
What you on about ed?
{Ed007's Note - Didn't Rashford accept a bauble as a pat on the head from the very establishment he was speaking out & campaigning against?
17.) 27 Jun 2025 11:55:37
Yes Ed he did. Champagne Socialist.
{Ed007's Note - There's plenty of them about mate.??
"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you." (Matthew 6:3-4) ??
04 Jun 2025 11:53:08
Hey ed001, I know you're a well connected guy and have been answering transfer questions on other pages. But do you know if Gyokeres is someone united are pursuing as a possible transfer?
{Ed001's Note - he is an odd one, everyone looks but no one wants to actually pay up and sign him. Amorim likes him and he loves Amorim apparently, so I would not be surprised if a move is made when you clear the decks.}
1.) 04 Jun 2025 13:23:22
Managers normally like to bring a player they have worked with before.
A striker is a must for us I think if we can get some sales in we will sign him.
Other than gyokores, oshimen and i'd say kane there’s not many strikers out there
The pool for strikers is so poor compared to the 2000s
A dying breed strikers atm.
2.) 04 Jun 2025 13:29:08
Doing it in Portugal is one thing the EPL is a different animal, it's always a risk.
3.) 04 Jun 2025 14:11:39
Watching Gyorkeres in the Champions League and minimal you tube match highlights for Sporting he definitely looks decent especially if the £55m is true.
The only issue is we have been burned previously with players from the Managers old team. but if the price is reasonable and the system being specific I feel like this is one that would work.
The longer time goes on the more other clubs seem to be moving for other targets, we may be doing work behind the scenes which is why nothing with other clubs is coming out. The way Mbuemo information went we could suddenly get news he has chosen us and discussions with Sporting!
I would defintely take our front 3 if he does come in. defenses will not get a minutes rest with the work rate.
4.) 04 Jun 2025 14:25:48
Yes AJH, but his numbers are incredible. Like, not just good numbers, incredible numbers, both domestic and in Europe. And with strikers, it's all about confidence, and Gyokeres has that in abundance. I think he would be a great signing.
Ed001 thanks. I thought he would be ideal for arsenal and liverpool, particularly given his asking price, it's very attractive. But because they haven't made a move for him or they seem to be looking elsewhere, it has me thinking that he may have made a commitment already to someone else. It was with RA that those numbers were reached. So here's to hoping they can get that done.
5.) 04 Jun 2025 15:25:24
I'm pretty down about our situation, but if we can move on Rash, Sancho, Antony, and Garnacho, and replace with Cuenha Mbuemo, and Gyokeres, then we may see a significant uplift.
6.) 04 Jun 2025 17:15:38
Cunha, Mbuemo, and Gyokeres would be an incredible front three.
7.) 04 Jun 2025 18:14:04
Well, I did read a private rumour that someone in Portugal knows Gyokeres and he wants to come to us. No idea if true but this is a rumour site and have to wonder why Arsenal are not all over him.
I suspect the financial year end is 30th June so the club may wish to push some financial outlay when buying into July, whilst selling and have that income in year end June 25 . Depends also, what day pre season starts because RA will want to have them mainly in as early as possible.
8.) 04 Jun 2025 19:55:49
Red man. I think Gyokeres has said to them he doesn't want to go there. It's the only reason I can think of.
9.) 04 Jun 2025 21:14:06
Watch me be completely wrong by the way ?.
10.) 04 Jun 2025 21:24:21
Red Man, I think there could be something in your post. I’ve read a couple places that Gyokeres loves Amorim and visa versa so clearly a relationship there. It is strange there are not more rumours of clubs pushing for him, he would be the most sort after striker that is available this summer you’d have thought. And the financial year point is fair and perhaps with their previous work, Amorim would be happier for a player like him to come in later as he knows what Amorim would want in his system as opposed to others who Amorim would be new to this so the urgency may not be as important for Gyokeres. Shift some players out between now and then to make financials easier. Or this could all be complete nonsense and he’s on his way to Newcastle ?.
11.) 04 Jun 2025 23:42:10
I think people forget Gyokeres has already played in England and was very good, ask Coventry fans what they think of him, they will all tell you he’s the real deal. Ok it was the championship but he’s proved he can handle English football, I think that’s a positive on top of the fact he’s scored over 50 goals in a season, no mean feat anywhere.
12.) 04 Jun 2025 23:42:13
Ssvredman aludes to wanting push purchases back to 30th June for Accoubting reasons makes sense but so to does sales. If right now you have balanced PSR for the last three years then there is a benefit to the future by moving sales to July.
13.) 04 Jun 2025 23:50:08
I'd be completely stunned if we somehow ended this window with a completely new front free of Cunha/ Mbeumo/ Gyokeres.
On Gyokeres, I think without the RA connection most would probably be urging us to steer clear, it's only the Portuguese league, he was at Coventry etc. Ok he's no Rooney or van the man but this is the guy RA made, he's the single-most suitable player for this club right now bar none. Surprised no-one has already snapped him up tbh unless he's waiting for something. If it doesn't happen, well I guess he just makes another one.
14.) 05 Jun 2025 11:50:11
Also, mostly why players struggle in pl is because of the physical side and pace.
He has got both in abundance.
15.) 05 Jun 2025 12:14:33
Absolutely spot on GDS2.
I am from Coventry so saw a lot of him and he is a great player. The old argument comes in regarding players from foreign leagues. Can they do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke? Yes - He scored against them 3 times in 6 games.
16.) 05 Jun 2025 12:26:21
I'll be astonished but delighted if we can get Gyokeres. Obviously, he knows Amorim and the system but he has played in England, is able to fashion chances for himself with the ball at his feet as well as being a physical presence. He's also scored a shed load in the last few years. Probably the best striker we could hope for right now.
A front 3 of Mbuemo, Cunha and Gyokeres should, I stress should, bring us a significant upgrade in attack next season, especially if we can get a quality midfielder in to play alongside Bruno that can allow him to get forward too.
17.) 05 Jun 2025 14:26:48
I still think Hojlund can be our main man in a few years, and I think Gyokeres could be key to helping him fulfil his potential.
Firstly, Hojlund needs to have the pressure taken off him. Gyokeres would naturally be first choice, moving Hojlund to backup/ impact sub etc. Being clear 2nd choice to one of the top strikers in the world won't hit his confidence like being 2nd choice behind a lesser striker, and confidence is clearly an area he's already struggling in.
Secondly, there is probably no-one better he could learn from in terms of learning to play the role Amorim wants him to fill. He has the raw attributes for it, he just needs to learn how to pull it all together, and working with Gyokeres can help with that.
Meanwhile Gyokeres is the perfect fit as a first choice striker for Amorim and will go a long way to solving our goal shortage by himself.
18.) 05 Jun 2025 15:59:00
One of the top strikers in the world! That’s a bit of a stretch, let’s not go that far, yes great if we could get him, but he is not one of the best in the world…
Plus Rasmus ego to big to accept being back up, he won’t never be what we need, coaches been working with him non stop and he getting worse not better! That’s a worry.
19.) 05 Jun 2025 16:26:02
Something seems a little off to me with Gyokeres. Sporting are willing to let him go for £25m less than his buy out clause. He’s scored buckets of goals and yet nobody has shown any concrete interest that we know of.
You’d think with his goals record and the lack of available strikers in the market there would be a queue for him.
Just weird that there’s not much happening with him. Maybe it will all start in July, or maybe there is lots going on in the background that we don’t know about, or maybe it’s because he wants United.
20.) 05 Jun 2025 20:21:10
It was reported last year that if he stayed for another year then Sporting would drop the price this year.
As for interest I don't know how to gauge this, maybe his management company don't know anyone on Tik Tok. I do know the window opened on the 1st June and the accounting year ends on 30th June.
Plus it was Vic's birthday yesterday, I hope Amorim remembered to WhatsApp him.
21.) 05 Jun 2025 21:26:07
Reading some of the Sporting fan pages they seem to want him to move on to bigger things and use the money to reinvest, plus the have Conrad Harder who they expect big things of.
22.) 06 Jun 2025 20:49:43
I’m coming around to the idea that he’s 100% signing for us.
His numbers are too good. Other sides would want him but they’ve obviously been told no.
Mbuemo to be in by the 10th, then sell, sell, sell for the rest of June. Garnacho, Rashford, Sancho, Antony should all bring in £125m combined. They Gyokeres comes in and Hojlund leaves on loan.
23.) 07 Jun 2025 11:40:44
Downsie, the problem is that not all the money brought in from those players will be profit that can be used to reinforce the squad.
Rashford will sell for 30-35m in my opinion, the club want 40m but I don't see any buyers prepared to take on his wages or even come close to them. However, whatever he goes for is pure profit.
Garnacho the club wants 60m, I expect something more like 45m plus add-ons taking it to something like 55 or 60m in the end. This would also be pure profit.
In theory the club wants 100m from them two, in reality it'll probably be more like 80m, at least in the short term.
Sancho we still owe 17m on amortisation for him. So only money above that figure counts at profit. Which sadly it is unlikely we get much above that amount for him.
Antony we still owe 35m on amortisation for him. It'll be a miracle if we get someone willing to pay that much for him, let alone more to garner a profit. I'd expect us to agree a loan deal with an obligation to buy next summer for around 30m which might actually be better for us as by that time we will only owe around 20m on amortisation for him meaning we on paper make around a 10m profit.
There are very few players in our squad that we can actually sell for a guaranteed profit.
Bruno, Mainoo, Shaw, Dalot and Collyer are the other ones alongside Rashford and Garnacho.
Of those we might get 10-15m for Collyer, Dalot should fetch 25-30m, Mainoo 45-50m, and Shaw we would be lucky to get 5m given his wages and injuries. While Bruno has committed himself to the club.
The only one of these players I see us possibly selling is Collyer, with maybe an outside chance of Mainoo if someone came in and made a silk offer for him.
All the other players in our squad we have to sell for at least a certain amount before we get any profit from them. Whereas if we sell them for sell than that then it actually counts as a loss and reduces our budget.
Casemiro needs to go for at least 18m, Onana for at least 30m, Højlund for at least 38m, Mount 35m, MdL 40m, Martinez 25m, Mazraoui 8m, Malacia 4m, Ugarte 38m, Amad 12m, Zirkzee 22m, and Bayindir 8m. Maguire because we triggered the one year option we would need to do some sort of agreement with him to split any potential fee with him to avoid profiteering issues. Which ultimately means we get little to nothing from that deal.
There are a few players there that we might be able to gain a profit for (Amad and Mazraoui probably, but we wouldn't want to sell them), most of them a fairly small one (Malacia, Bayindir, and Zirkzee we might be able to raise 5-8m profit from each of them) . The rest we would be lucky to break even on.
There will be a lot of players leaving this summer, but few of them will actually raise any funds to replace them in our squad. They get the wages off the wage bill, but that's about it.
I expect the club to try and have a purge this summer, take advantage of not being in Europe and having less games to cut the squad down and have a smaller squad with more reliance on the academy for squad depth. A year with lower expenditure on wages will help out PSR. Then if we get back into Europe next season then we can look to fill out the squad a bit more next summer to cope with the increase in games.
I see 12 to 15 players leaving in total across the first team squad (one of Onana/ Bayindir, Evans, Malacia, Lindelof, Eriksen, Gore, one of Collyer/ Casemiro, Rashford, Antony, Sancho, Garnacho, Wheatley, and possibly Højlund) . Possibly seeing both Bayindir and Onana and both Casemiro and Collyer leave if we get acceptable offered for all of them. I'd imagine Collyer and Bayindir are more likely to leave than Onana and Casemiro as we stand to make more money from them and they are easier to shift.
Then we will likely sign 5 players to go into the first team (GK, CM, AM, Cunha, ST) . With maybe 2-3 youngsters to initially go into the academy like we did with Obi and Kone.
Which means twice as many leave our first team as join making our squad smaller by 6 or 7 players.
10 Dec 2024 13:34:35
Lots of rumours and articles being written that Marcus Rashford could be on his way out.
All the talent in the world, that lad. I think the time is right for both the club and him to break. Could be exactly what's needed for both parties.
1.) 10 Dec 2024 14:05:14
Absolutely, he needs a fresh start and a move abroad away from British Media would do him a world of good imo. Need to move him on also for the sake of the team as he has become a bit of a problem when it comes to selection because, imo of who he is, local boy through the academy. Sad it has come to this but don't see what either party is getting out of him staying (from a footballing point of view, he may argue £300k P/ W is worth sticking around for! )
2.) 10 Dec 2024 14:05:55
If United can clear their £60m future commitment to wages and actually get a decent transfer fee as well, which will be all profit, then it would probably be a good thing for all involved. Rashford may well be very effective somewhere else but it looks like the EPL is no longer a place where his skillset outweighs his limitations.
3.) 10 Dec 2024 14:27:57
Never fulfilled his talent and quite honestly his head is up his a***. If we can find a buyer then great, it’s not like he’s a massive contributor on the pitch and saving his wages and setting a precedent is well worth it. No point being ruthless unless we apply it to the biggest culprits…the players.
4.) 10 Dec 2024 15:32:31
He is elite at some aspects of the game, but doesn't seem to want to put the effort into improving his all-round game. I assume it's desire as most of those aspects such as pressing, movement off the ball, hold up play, are all those that players generally improve on over time. As such it is too easy for him to be nullified if the game isn't working to his advantage. Definitely time to move on. The issue will be getting a club willing to pay his wages.
5.) 10 Dec 2024 16:31:35
The Telegraph writes that the club are "open" to a sale. I assure you they will be open to the right offer on pretty much all of the current squad. It's just a question of price. But in any event, being open to a sale - something that's glaringly obvious in the case of Rashford - is quite different from having offers on the table. I'd love to see it but, frankly, getting rid of him maybe even more difficult than getting rid of Sancho, or indeed, Martial. Another absolutely disastrous error of judgement committed prior to SJR. Let's commit £75m over the next 5 years to protect a wasting asset.
Part of the process of great managership is to know when to sell. Clough and Taylor were masters of the craft. Sell at the crest of the wave and buy the next thing cheaply. Liverpool did extremely well with Coutinho and Suarez. Ferguson sold RVN and Beckham. He also sold Ronaldo, of course, but at that time the money went to debt repayment and was not reinvested.
No player should be allowed to get too big for the club. If you're so scared of losing a player that you're prepared to overpay up the wazoo to renew a contract then your team is already well on the way to decline. Moyes was desperate to keep Rooney, De Gea became the best paid goalie in the EPL to the tune of £100k per week: Rashford is but the latest example. It's another extremely dysfunctional aspect of the club that needs to be fixed.
I can't guarantee SJR will be successful but were the value of United not buoyed by our global recognition, making it more valuable by far as an asset that the income it now generates, I could have seen the Glazers driving the club into bankruptcy. That's how bad it had become.
6.) 10 Dec 2024 18:20:46
Shawthing, I never usually post but feel obliged to with your ludicrous statement that Glazers could have bankrupted the club your supposed to be a figures man so how can you substantiate that remark! Total made up waffle more like a child’s statement.
7.) 10 Dec 2024 20:37:55
I can’t see a permanent move but a loan abroad could do him a world of good.
Don’t see much coming in in terms of a ready-made replacement and we might not need one right off. But LWB is a priority, maybe Dorgu. Nypan in mid.
8.) 10 Dec 2024 21:41:20
Germansupp: I qualified my remark, by saying that the club's global recognition makes it more valuable than its profitability warrants. Without that, the £1bn in debt, would quite possibly not be supportable. They could not easily increase it, and without more money, could not get back into the game. The Glazers gave up 27% of the equity not because they wanted to but because they had to. Under their leadership it was headed down the toilet. What would two or three more bad seasons and a trip to the Championship have resulted in? Any other business with revenues of £650m, potentially declining, no profits, and £1bn in debt would have a hard time staying on its feet.
9.) 11 Dec 2024 04:08:48
Sorry that’s opinion not factual…. They sold 27% because what fool would not, if another fool comes in wants to give you shed load of money more than you originally purchased for and still only by minority then take over the running, if it works they end up with even more money, if it don’t they still own controlling interest and had there money back, you seem to think the Glazers are fools and someone posting on a forum is more qualified then them and there multi advisors who play in billionaire circles daily…. Your trying to spout big words and untruths to sound like your more qualified than them, which is just nonsense.
BTW the minority owner is making a pigs ear of it anyway!
I don’t like Glazers or SJR BUT running the business into the ground is poppycock and you know it… football is not like any other business and you with your spreadsheets and zero activity in it won’t wash.
10.) 11 Dec 2024 11:46:00
Imo you’re wrong angel. I don’t think he does have the talent. If he did he’d make a lot better decisions on the ball. He constantly makes the wrong call when the balls at his feet, or approaching him.
He was fortunate to have a very short period where he was on fire but i don’t think that's all the talent in the world.
11.) 11 Dec 2024 12:54:30
Clearly something has been leaked to the press to try and drum up some interest. The way this clubs operates is beyond a joke.
12.) 11 Dec 2024 13:35:09
Rashford is incredibly talented, go check out his highlights reel.
He was always streaky, but at one point he was carrying the team, just before he injured his back. Since then he had the one season where he was hot but his issue is inconsistency and application. He doesn't look interested, ambles around, and given his talent, doesn't deliver.
It's a crying shame, he could have been the stand out superstar but for whatever reason, he just isn't up for it. He always came across as a humble boy, but now it's tattoos, jewellery, flash cars, trips to the US. He's free to do what he wants off the field, but when he isn't delivering on the pitch, then he can expect to get some grief.
13.) 11 Dec 2024 13:52:58
German. again, you're twisting what I said to make your own point, which I've acknowledged already. The Glazers maybe absolutely clueless about running an actual football club, but financial mugs? No. For all the reasons you mentioned, quite brilliant. The partial sale was a masterpiece. It presumably assuaged the family members who were pushing for a total sale and were upset about their dividends being eliminated. They are fully aware, particularly from being NFL owners, of the elevated value of sports franchises, even though in the closed shop salary-capped US franchise system, there is no chance of relegation, revenues are largely guaranteed, and profitability is secured. They backed the European Super League because they wanted to turn soccer into the same gravy boat. Thank God they did not succeed otherwise we could be at the dawn of 3 1/ 2 games with 12 minutes of action and endless advertisements.
P. S. I'm not claiming to be a financial expert. Nor do I analyze anything on spreadsheets.
14.) 11 Dec 2024 14:35:47
Exactly Shawthing and I also hear that the food served in the canteen is not up to scratch so let's hope SJR gets his chef's hat on too.
15.) 11 Dec 2024 14:41:21
Ajh, i think Rashford is best when he doesn’t have to think too much. Mid level finisher but that is his strongest point.
He’s not that talented i'm sorry to say. But i respect your view and we can both disagree.
16.) 11 Dec 2024 15:05:24
Okay gnev, you're opinion, I don't agree with it.
Talent doesn't always equal end product, lots of factors in between.
I think he has all the talent and according to those within the game he is an incredible talent. I think he has lost his way a bit and a reset could be good for him. A good guy.
17.) 11 Dec 2024 22:22:54
Rashford is a player who had huge potential, and on his day is still a class player. However, the constant chopping and changing of managers and playing style, along with him playing through injuries has meant he hasn't managed to fulfil that potential.
Recently his attitude has come under question, and he certainly seems less motivated on the pitch. Maybe that's a result of living with pain and playing through the injuries. It could be that he's just got to a point where he's decided the extra work isn't worth the pain anymore.
Maybe it's the wages and life style has gone to his head.
Maybe he's decided his efforts and the sacrifices he has made for the club aren't appreciated by either the club or the fans so what's the point.
Ultimately we don't know and we probably never will.
What we do know is the we have a player on huge wages who isn't putting in performances to warrant them.
We know he was a supremely gifted youngster who has been an almost ever present in the first team since the age of 17 (it's almost 10 years since his debut) . We know he is a player who previously showed great work rate and effort, turning up early for training and staying late. We know he has shown himself to be a humble man who has campaigned for those less fortunate than himself, not for personal glory, but from a position of having suffered like them and wanting to make a difference to those young people.
Yet something has changed, altered, broken. He isn't that player anymore and he doesn't appear to be that man either.
There's no point in getting into the blame game, or demonising anyone. I'm sure that there is plenty of people who can share some of the blame, be that managers, people at the club, fans and the player himself.
Either way it's probably time for a parting of the ways. It's definitely in the players best interests, and long term it's probably in the clubs as well.
We have to appreciate and understand that if/ when he leaves, we will be losing our more recognised and proven forward. No one at the club currently has played better than Marcus for a sustained period of 6 months or more EVER in their United career. That weakens us both on the pitch AND in the minds of our opposition.
While there are absolutely no guarantees that we either will be able to sign a replacement or that any replacement will be even at the same level as Rashford let alone an upgrade.
We could easily sell Rashford and sign Antony 2.0.
However, the writing appears to be on the wall. Rumours suggest that we expect or are willing to accept offers of around 40m. Which seems about right to me. Signing a 27 year old on a low ebb but on massive wages. I don't see anyone being prepared to pay much more than 40m all things considered.
18.) 12 Dec 2024 09:10:20
Rashford is not an elite level player, he had potential and bags of it, at 27 we can safely say he isn’t capable of reaching it at the club. For his career and the good of the club, he needs to leave. Running doesn’t take talent it just requires desire, there’s 74,310 people in that stadium that would run themselves into the ground given the opportunity, unfortunately it looks like Rashford has lost that desire.
19.) 12 Dec 2024 10:34:09
Rash out, Mitoma in in summer :D.
20.) 12 Dec 2024 15:10:48
Send him to M and S.
21.) 12 Dec 2024 18:32:28
Lets not forget Rashford only got his chance because of an injury crisis.
Otherwise, I don't think we'd be having this debate beacuse Rashford would have sold to Fulham at the age of 18.
19 Oct 2022 10:12:56
I see Gakpo has put out the come get me signal. Looks a decent player, don't know too much about him.
Can anyone enlighten me?
1.) 19 Oct 2022 10:26:53
From what I’ve seen, always seems busy and eager to attack though final ball and decision making needs some refinement.
However, seems to be scoring and creating chances so might be a surprise hit at the World Cup.
Another player who prefers the left tho….
2.) 19 Oct 2022 10:29:13
Has had a very exciting 8 months. Was an alternative to Anthony I believe but could become a target once more should one of our existing wingers leave.
3.) 19 Oct 2022 10:38:39
We need a proper centre forward that score 20+ goals a season not another left sided player that drifts in from the left.
4.) 19 Oct 2022 10:48:05
Unless it's a Lukaku style video, I don't believe a word I read in the tabloids - what's the source of this?
5.) 19 Oct 2022 22:42:08
hard to tell. will probably light up italian league but not sure on pl.
6.) 20 Oct 2022 20:32:13
Was very quiet against Arsenal tonight.
29 Jun 2022 12:33:23
Ed002, if you don't mind indulging. I don't recall if you have ever mentioned this name in recent times, but Tielemans. I know he is a target elsewhere, but do you know of any United interest, as I believe that he would be a fantastic addition.
{Ed002's Note - Youri Tielemans (CM) right now he will not sign a new contract so will be available in the summer at a reduced fee. His agent confirmed that there is interest from Real Madrid who are looking for a Luka Modric replacement, interest from Spurs and that he has been approached by a third party representing Newcastle. He is aware that other clubs, including Bayern Munich and Liverpool, have scouted the player but not declared an interest. Interest of the Manchester sides has probably gone as both are looking at other midfield options but they will be back if they cannot get their first choice players - and MU are struggling. Arsenal and Juventus provide wildcard options but Arsenal will have to focus on fixing other issues in the squad first and Juventus, whilst needing significant midfield changes are looking to preferred options. I suspect that Real Madrid will shift their interest leaving Spurs, Manchester United and Arsenal to work on a transfer.}
1.) 29 Jun 2022 14:13:16
Hi Ed002, who would these first choice targets be for Man Utd that we are struggling with? I thought FdJ was first choice in that position and we look to be set to be getting him. Has something changed.
Thanks as always for your inputs.
{Ed002's Note - The club are struggling over de Jong.}
2.) 29 Jun 2022 14:49:12
ED002,
It looks like the club will struggle lost their "amateur" badge.
3.) 29 Jun 2022 15:17:05
Ed002. Many thanks for that. Have a good week.
{Ed002's Note - And you.}
4.) 29 Jun 2022 16:24:42
Ed - as always respect you sharing the info etc but have there been developments this afternoon on the FDJ front?
Several large media outlets are now saying fee agreed and that the player is open to joining United and all that remains is personal terms. Is this now accurate?
{Ed002's Note - I am not the one to give bow-by-blow updates.}
5.) 29 Jun 2022 17:07:19
I don't think anyone other than those dealing with the deal really know what is going on.
People are reporting what FDJ is thinking, how does anyone truly know what someone else is thinking. At best it's a judgement made from comments he has said in public.
From what little I know, it's unusual for a club to negotiate with a player before an agreement has been made with the club.
Which means it's unlikely that the club is in discussions with FDJ yet.
That said, clubs also rarely bother submitting offers unless they know the player is at least open to joining the club.
From the outside looking in it looks like Barcelona need to sell, not just to raise funds but to save on wages.
The player would prefer to stay at one of the biggest clubs in the world and at a club that had a close affiliation with Ajax. At a guess I'd also say he'd rather play UCL football next season. At least that is what the player has said publicly.
United and specifically EtH really wants the player and sees them as a key component of the team he is trying to build. Again this is what is being reported.
Now we just need to let the people at both clubs, the player and his agent work together to work something out. I'm sure we'll know what is happening in the next couple of days one way or another.
6.) 29 Jun 2022 17:19:52
If we don't manage to get de jong after all this, the meme club have peaked.
7.) 29 Jun 2022 17:51:29
Laurie Whitwell has confirmed a deal has been agreed.
8.) 29 Jun 2022 20:10:23
I prey to god tielemans is not in a ubited shirt. Do so average imo. Save the money and would rather have fred and mc in cm and buy in next window a proper cm. Buying for the sake of buying is what we have been doing.
9.) 29 Jun 2022 20:43:30
Latest is that FDJ is traveling to Manchester tomorrow by helicopter. Big twist, it’s being piloted by Schniedurer and he’s finally joining too.
10.) 29 Jun 2022 20:55:24
Would just sum up our transfer dealings of the past few years if fdj doesn't want to join. Spend ages chasing someone that doesn't really want to come. Do we not atleast ask agents before we waste time chasing players that don't want to come.
11.) 29 Jun 2022 23:38:02
Danny,
When things don’t sound true they probably aren’t. Best to just wait and see.
12.) 30 Jun 2022 07:59:36
The downside of being a Utd supporter is that they’re still the biggest attraction in the media for selling stories so we get these ridiculous and contradicting reports, and blow by blow updates of every single transfer. It’s tedious, frustrating and 90% made up.
I hate the transfer window with a passion.
angelred's banter posts with other poster's replies to angelred's banter posts
27 Sep 2025 15:52:12
Time to call it as we see it.
Formations, tactics, money spent, players moved on, etc etc, bla bla bla.
33 premier league games, 17 lost. It's relegation.
He walked in with a hand grenade and threw it in amongst the players. Never in my lifetime have I ever seen that work. Whatever he is selling in that dressing room, the players are not buying.
Time to be big boys INEOS, do the right thing for the club and get someone in that is not of their depth.
1.) 27 Sep 2025 16:39:12
People still don’t think we are relegation material…. we 1000% are and will be unless this manager is removed.
2.) 27 Sep 2025 16:45:44
Honestly its relegation. if they stick with this plank its championship next season. It's so crap its embarrassing. players not trying again, manager useless, and mainoo at the end not able to control the ball sums up everything. Can't even score penalties which has cost utd points that's needed. Was fearful last season now i'm its definitely happening. unless the differing board actually get some valls and sack him tonight.
3.) 27 Sep 2025 17:41:06
Lets call it as we see it.
There first goal came from a foul on Cunha which wasn't given, they lumped it forward and scored.
There second goal came from our keeper palming the ball out into the path of their striker then failing to save his shot despite it being right at the keeper.
They should have been down to 10 men, not even former match officials are trying to side with Pawson and the VAR team on this one.
Bruno missed the penalty.
There third goal while well hit was again straight at our keeper, who was again unable to save a shot he really should have.
So let's tally up the reasons why we lost this game,
We have two goals that our keeper should have saved but didn't.
Our captain missing another penalty.
And two really bad decisions by the Ref, one not to give the foul on Cunha and two not to send off Collins.
That's 5 things that went against us and not one of them is due to where our players stood at kick off. Is the manager doing a great job? No he's not, but let's stop with this delusion that everything is his fault and changing the manager will solve our problems. It won't.
We will still get bad decisions go against us in games. We will still have a keeper who isn't good enough, along with many other players.
The reality is we almost certainly get very similar performances and results whatever formation we play as it will still be the same players and our squad will still have the same weaknesses.
4.) 27 Sep 2025 18:27:59
Let’s call what we actually see…
Well you blame the keeper, RA keeps putting him in
RA keeps putting Bruno out of position
RA mainly just subs defenders for defenders
RA never changes anything
RA knows the CBs are not capable in this system
RA knows he got zero wing backs, he even bought one of them
RA not addressed midfield problems
RA shunning Mainoo
RA naivety cost club millions with his bomb squad
RA talks and talks but don’t produce
RA got less than 30% win rate
RA seen every player gone backwards backwards
RA not improved one single player
I would say that’s pretty conclusive.
5.) 27 Sep 2025 18:37:27
Shappy, you're an excuse merchant.
Can you write a game by game list please. 35 games, 32 points.
Let's hear it lol. Because that's the reality
35 games, 32 points. That gets us relegated . Get your head of the sand.
6.) 27 Sep 2025 18:41:10
Anotherupset. RA is the coach, not manager when it comes to players "he" buys and sells. You keep alluding in your different logins that he buys and sells the players. He doesnt.
7.) 27 Sep 2025 20:40:39
Shappy stop worrying about losing face and open your eyes pal.
Today’s game made perfect sense to start Lammens. RA chose not too.
He picked the 3x defenders, the first goal could be a foul but it doesn’t explain the lack of defensive cover but the system does.
The 2nd goal is on a weak keeper and defence selected by RA.
The 3rd was on the system and chasing the game and a poor keeper.
We shouldn’t be relying on a penalty and we should be generating enough chances with the players on the pitch.
RA will get a more time if this compensation clause is true. But I don’t think your assessment of RA is balanced or fair.
8.) 27 Sep 2025 20:54:28
Liverpool fan here who has also had a rubbishty afternoon wat his team.
Shappy, you cannot defend Amorim after that. Andrew's changed his formation because he knew exactly how to set up to frustrate and ultimately beat United today. United fans have got to expect more.
If Amorim is still in charge when we play each other in a few weeks I will shocked.
9.) 27 Sep 2025 21:08:40
Last season was a write off from day 1.
My annoyances with Amorim are:
1. He isn't playing Lammens
2. He keeps playing Maguire and Shaw
3. He won't start Mainoo, even though when he comes on it changes the game
That's it.
I will say last night was hard to watch.
Hope Sunderland is more entertaining.
10.) 27 Sep 2025 22:56:52
I’ll call it as I saw it.
They scored 3, we scored 1.
Does not matter how much spin and sob stories you throw at it.
11.) 28 Sep 2025 06:32:55
Shappy, you're a teacher and can't tell the difference between their and there? I'm not sure I could take any of your posts seriously anymore.
12.) 28 Sep 2025 07:39:06
Altay kept us in the game remember, could have been 4-5 down without his saves.
We all have to agree Bruno as the box to box midfielder doesn’t work. If that was Amorim’s plan for the season, it was a bad decision and he needs to own that not repeat it every week.
18 Sep 2025 22:47:07
Any chance we could get out best forward back from Barcelona?
1.) 19 Sep 2025 07:53:12
The sulking miserable one can stay in Barcelona with our best wishes.
2.) 19 Sep 2025 08:18:14
No, time to move on, players come and go, Rashford is one of those.
3.) 19 Sep 2025 08:48:54
I’d have him back.
We will need RW soon….
4.) 19 Sep 2025 09:11:38
He will never play for manchester united again.
I hope he does well at Barcelona.
Mbeumo is a better rw than rashford ever was or will be.
5.) 19 Sep 2025 09:16:56
How many times have we seen this? Rashford has one good game and people think he is world class. 1 Assist in 4 League games in La Liga hardly screams world beater.
Rashford was always capable of having a good game. The problem is it was always one good game. 90% of the rest of the time he is poor.
6.) 19 Sep 2025 10:19:06
Good luck to the fella. I never got the vitriol towards him. He just wasn't what we needed. He and United needed to move on.
Hell of a strike for the second goal though!
7.) 19 Sep 2025 11:02:42
He’s scored more times against PL opposition this season than we have I believe which is a hilarious stat.
8.) 19 Sep 2025 11:14:11
He scored his goals well but looked poor up to then. Maybe confidence will help him but his main issue was how sullen he was here. We needed a change in work rate and culture at the club and Rashford was part of the reason we needed that. Cunha and Mbeumo are fantastic players. I'm more than happy we have them now.
9.) 19 Sep 2025 11:27:13
he will have a great year at Barcelona and a bargain deal for them imo.
10.) 19 Sep 2025 11:32:40
I was sad to see him go, as he did good things for us, but it’s time move on. Fair play to him if he can get Barcelona to stump up any cash.
11.) 19 Sep 2025 12:50:44
Its hilarious but untrue which is hilarious in itself.
12.) 19 Sep 2025 16:04:16
Well that caught a few ? ?.
29 Aug 2025 17:33:54
Sometimes I want to quit. okay mate. Another cracker of a line from the 'honest' Amorim. Honestly, when have you ever heard a manager of one of the biggest clubs in the world come out and say something like that.
1.) 29 Aug 2025 17:56:20
Give it a rest, he can.
2.) 29 Aug 2025 17:57:36
Nice fella but out of his depth. not bothered if he goes now . polite applause if he comes back to old Trafford with another team end of.
3.) 29 Aug 2025 18:03:00
Give it a rest, he can say whatever he wants, I'm bored of the media and our own fan base harping on about every little thing he says and does, over analysing every bloody move he makes, let him do his job, if it works then brilliant, if it doesn't then the club will move on, just support the team and the coaches like fans are supposed to do.
4.) 29 Aug 2025 19:23:34
Well said.
5.) 29 Aug 2025 19:32:29
Wiggy 24% win rate in PL. Everytime we lose, is he going to come out with this crap? Get over it, move on, stop talking absolute nonsense Amorim, because that's what it is. Get some wins under your belt and you can talk whatever way you want.
Some on here lap it up as honest, I just see through it as nonsense. Get some wins on there. That's what you were brought in here to do at the highest club in the world.
6.) 29 Aug 2025 19:46:42
Love Amorim. Love how he speaks. Get the rest if the old brigade out and new signings in and I'm sure the squad will be running through walls for him.
Plain to see that we lack two proper midfielders who have energy, can carry the ball and pass through the lines (not hollywood passes) .
Plain to see we need a keeper that doesn't wilt when the ball is put j to the 6 yard box.
Plain to see we need a special-ist rwb.
When 40m sale value is your 4th or 5th record sale as a club, I think we all know where the problem lies. Chronic mismanagement of the club, players, players contracts etc. This is going to take some time to fix and swapping managers only sets us back.
7.) 29 Aug 2025 21:04:24
Right on Wiggy ????.
8.) 30 Aug 2025 00:48:28
Very good post imo DB.
Im a big fan of amorim and I like the way he operates.
However his naivety with his comments needs to be fixed quickly.
He is saying some things that should not be said.
Hopefully he will rein that in and get better advice and media coaching. Although at times his jack Nicholson approach amuses me. " you want the truth? You can't handle the truth^ ??
Angel is right he has to win games.
He has had a full pre season but our new front 3 have not started a game together and i'm sure they will improve. I've seen good spells in games but the midfield w and keeper options are rank.
Our keepers are just rubbish.
Our midfield lacks pace power strength and composure.
Imo bruno needs a baleba / wharton type player to play alongside him if he is to play there. Mainoo does not suit that nor does he want to play that role. Personally i'd like to see a midfield of mainoo and baleba/ wharton.
So until these positions are sorted we have no chance of being consistent.
Its like trying to save water in a leaky bucket. Our attacking options now look decent. But thre is no foundation behind them to give them a platform.
That's before you need to address rwb and cb.
Keeper looks like a calculated gamble he us young and unless he is taibi like then he can't do ant worse and he might just fulfill his high potential.
Midfield we won't get my wish of either baleba or wharton but i'd take another calculated gamble as he can't do much worse than cas (class but past it) and ugarte.
9.) 30 Aug 2025 03:23:31
Just too many holes to fill Ken, even with a good window.
It is confusing why they bought a new front three, and it could pay off with more goals once they gel together.
If we'd got a top CM we'd all be moaning about bruno, the RWB and the keeper. Lol, our squad finished in the right league position last year.
Baleba and Mainoo would probably be class in this midfield pivot. Selling bruno in june to fund that might have us further down the road. But it is also undeniable that we are woeful when bruno is not in the team.
10.) 30 Aug 2025 03:46:23
Angel, fans like you, ruin this club.
Back the manager or pack your bags lad.
{Ed025's Note - i think you are being harsh there Jimbo, i think its fine to have an opinion on players or managers and it does not make you less of a supporter if you do so mate..
11.) 30 Aug 2025 06:49:33
Ugarte has been the big failure for me. Should have been class for us, but he’s turning into a useless acquisition, very limited in his movement and passing. Totally immobile and adds little to the team. Like when Liverpool bought Acquilani a few years back.
12.) 30 Aug 2025 10:42:31
Ra sold him before to pag. He couldn't get a game there and we signed him before ra came in. No way ra would have chosen ugarte he knows his weaknesses.
13.) 30 Aug 2025 11:34:28
Jimbo, would you ever toddle off you.
14.) 30 Aug 2025 11:39:24
Ugarte was a strange signing given his limitations. He might work well as squad player alongside better options at CM but he certainly isn't a starter. I understand Kobbies frustrations completely.
15.) 30 Aug 2025 21:19:47
It is not harsh Ed, it is a relentless barrage of the same old rhetoric. It ruins the club, the fanbase, this site and life in general to be surrounded by such miserable individuals.
Angel is not alone, maybe you can start a spin off site for people to just bitch and whine at knee another.
{Ed025's Note - i know it can be frustrating Jimbo but you cant stop people expressing their views mate, one mans meat will always be another mans poison its just the way it is, but we do have to respect each others opinions otherwise the site goes into meltdown and we get people calling each other names and that is just not on..
28 Aug 2025 06:57:20
Let this be a lesson to any coach. You can not constantly ? on players and expect them then to turn around and work for you.
45 matches, 17 wins, a 24% win ratio in the premier league.
I like him, he speaks open and honestly, seems like a lovely guy but just doesn't seem to have what it takes for this moment in time. He has not improved one aspect of what we see on the pitch.
I'm not sure where we go from here or what happens now. i'm not calling for him head but it looks shocking right now. I'm sick of the merry go round or managers but I was just looking for a glimmer of hope that what he was trying to do was working but I've seen absolutely nothing.
1.) 28 Aug 2025 07:25:15
They will stick with him but will get rid of him eventually. He can’t win the way he sets us up.
2.) 28 Aug 2025 07:32:48
Well said Angel.
I’m the same, I like Amorim and want him to succeed but can’t see improvement either.
I don’t like the way he’s treated some of the players and not impressed by him hiding from penalties.
I’d give him until November. He needs to improve rapidly.
3.) 28 Aug 2025 08:01:36
"You can not constantly ? on players and expect them then to turn around and work for you. "
Who and when has he "constantly ? on players"?
4.) 28 Aug 2025 08:42:30
Morning fizz mate you ok?
Where was you last night.
5.) 28 Aug 2025 09:29:58
I left after seeing post after post calling for the manager's head. Got bored with it.
6.) 28 Aug 2025 09:40:35
Was surprised he didn’t bring Bayindir on for the penalties. I’m embarrassed to say I actually burst out laughing on the 8th penalty.
The formation is slightly different but as a professional sports man whether your 10 yards back or forward you should still be able to play the game.
The most stand out moment was on the first goal, Fredrickson? A youth team player is the only United player anywhere near the goal scorer. Is he running to try and block, no he is slowly jogging towards him. The Grimsby player would be busting a gut and throwing himself at the ball. That comes from seeing our overrated home grown players doing the same and it’s rotten. Bruno sulking and probably being the worst player on the pitch as captain doesn’t help.
Not done anywhere near enough in the transfer market not because RA needs his own players because so many of them are not fit for purpose.
On a brighter note the front 3 showing signs of working together.
7.) 28 Aug 2025 09:59:00
Hi fizz
There have been numerous occasions where he has called out the squad. We also have been left with a "BOMB SQUAD" all of which plays negatively in my opinion and reflects in our performances. 45 games now, 17 wins, 24% win rate in the PL and we have just been outplayed by a 4th division English team.
He has been quoted saying things like
"Worst united team in History"
"Underperforming players"
"Completely lost"
"Heading towards relegation battle"
"My job is so so hard"
"Not equipped to play European football this season"
All these off the top of my head by the way. I'm sure if I dig, there's more.
He went in there with a hand grenade. I said this months ago, name me one manager in history that has said/ done what he has done and got success off the back of it.
There was no cuteness to the way he did it. Instead of galvanising, he called them out and shock, horror, the team performed even worse than before.
We were all told on here by various posters that we just needed a decent coach as ETH was crap. Well how crap is he now? ?.
8.) 28 Aug 2025 09:59:46
Angel, there are improvements, you can see them in most parts of the pitch. The results haven't changed much yet, but the improvements are there.
The problem is that this is a 3 year project and people are expecting to see something close to the end product within 6 months.
The constant comparisons to other clubs doesn't help because it's done without any context. Those other clubs don't have the same level of expectations, those other clubs don't have the same decade of mismanagement to unpick before they can even start to move forward, they don't have totally disjointed, Frankenstein squad that has no identity or cohesion to adapt, while there are different types of managers who do different things. Recently we've been compared to Spurs with Thomas Frank, yet he's a very different type of manager. He doesn't have a system, he's a pragmatist, constantly changing his teams game plan to suit the players he has. That works when you have a coherent squad that have been assembled to play within a specific set of parameters. That Spurs squad is also overall a better squad than we have.
As for Amorim, he doesn't ? on the players, he speaks clearly and openly, he is fair and he holds players accountable, but his criticisms are always constructive and he always takes responsibility for his players. He always says that it is his and his coaching staffs job to work with the players to help them not make those mistakes. He doesn't ever throw them under the bus.
While being a young manager can have it's drawbacks, such as him clearly being too emotional after games. Something he has said he realises and he does a good job of measuring his comments while battling those emotions. The advantage he has from being a young manager is that it wasn't so long ago that he was a player himself and that means he can better understand his players. Everything that is said about him, even from players he has supposedly "fallen out" with us positive and they don't have a bad word to say about him. Rashford for example spoke kindly about Amorim recently despite him leaving his boyhood club under Amorim.
The players have also spoken about the good atmosphere the manager has created at the club over the end of last season and over the summer.
Ultimately this is a 3 year project to turn the club around both on and off the pitch, big changes are happening and will continue to happen. But we can't stand here after 6 months and expect to see something close to the finished article. let's be honest we aren't even out of the knocking down and clearing the ground phase of the rebuild, yet some fans feel we should be just adding the finishing touches away from being able to compete at the highest level.
Yes I know Grimsby are a long way from the highest level, but you need a top quality squad full of leaders with character to be able to rotate the squad and maintain performances against teams who see you as their once in a lifetime chance for glory. We are a long way from having that.
{Ed025's Note - come on Shappy lets call a spade a spade mate, yes he has improved the forward line but the rest of it is still a crap show, nobody was expecting miracles but improvement is the least you wanted to expect my friend..
9.) 28 Aug 2025 10:38:18
That Midfield has needed sorting for well over a decade since Carrick hung up his boots, i had hopes that this was the summer we would address it but it seems they opted for a sticking plaster in the shape of Bruno who doesn't fit.
The brains trust need to find him something here before Monday.
10.) 28 Aug 2025 11:30:18
Angel, were any of those quotes wrong? Was/ is his assessment inaccurate? These guys need to grow up and accept responsibility and criticism. Babies! Gen Z babies! They need to grow a pair and do their job!
If you only want one name, J Mourinho. I don't like him, and I never wanted him at my club, but he hasn't entirely missed out on success by being 'outspoken'.
11.) 28 Aug 2025 11:32:37
There are improvements? Where exactly?
12.) 28 Aug 2025 11:40:03
Shappy what improvements are you seeing?
27 Aug 2025 19:11:28
£40m for Garnacho. Good job guys ?
That's what happens when you tell the world you don't an asset.
Someone will always get him at a very cheap price.
1.) 27 Aug 2025 19:31:25
At that price we can just pray we have a good sell on % inserted. Went from 70, to 50 to 35 to 40 : (.
2.) 27 Aug 2025 19:34:00
15 million short in my opinion of what he's worth but not much can do only get the money in and move on.
We all know he's worth he same as gittens and kudus and Definetly worthy as much as elanga.
3.) 27 Aug 2025 23:03:44
Angel the player only wanted Chelsea he was bit interested and turned down more lucrative offers himself. All the club could do was maximise what they could from Chelsea. Garnacho and his team played it really well and i bet the agent has got a huge commission.
The club held no power once he s
aid he would only move to Chelsea.
We tried same with mbeumo but Brentford didn't fold because they didn't need to sell or want to. Plus we needed him in a early as possible.
Garnacho was holding all the cards and as a result Chelsea were playing his hand.
Its our 4th highest fee ever received and in the circumstances outlined above not a bad but not a great result.
No doubt its a side of the business that needs to improve dramatically.
We have seen it several times this summer whereby the players are taking more control and doing deals only to their preference. Eze did it. Anthony has held firm. Isak.
I think garnacho has lots of ability and could go on to be a great player. He's not always said or done the right things but nowadays particularly young players act on emotions and make poor choices and step over the line. He has fallen out of love with united and then with him.
I agree with you to a degree about the players training separately but the club knew rashford wanted barca, garnacho wanted Chelsea antony betis and sancho doesn't want anybody.
So they had to try and drum up some counter offers in the hope they players would jump.
Garnacho was on low wages and knee the club could keep him so he spent the summer trying to hack the club and the fans off. Sticking 2 fingers up saying keep me if you dare.
I don't blame garnacho and he has done and got what he wanted. Chelsea did well and maybe overpaid in the circumstances. Because they were not desperate.
Maybe we got a clause or 2 inbedded
You can only hope we get a midfielder and keeper.
4.) 28 Aug 2025 06:53:35
It's been handled terribly ken.
The 'BOMB' squad been bandied about too and not one person from United tried to stop that or argued it.
These plays were cast aside, valuations dropped and that is why we still sit at 0 players out on the 28th of August.
01 Sep 2025 21:41:19
Jimbo, I've no idea what he's like, never seen him play.
I just hope, like you said, if and when the mistake comes, he has enough in the bank to know he's a top GK.
Make no mistake, it is the hardest position in the premier league. GK at man united takes a lot of balls.
I'm not Martinez's biggest fan, but he would most definitely have had the courage to be him.
01 Sep 2025 15:13:50
Tim why is he a prat.
I don't think he was good enough, but I never seen him not trying or giving his best.
Not his fault to be honest.
01 Sep 2025 15:10:29
I just hope he is more reliable and gives confidence to those Infront of him. If he is able to do that, he is as good as 15 goals.
31 Aug 2025 16:30:06
So Antony tried to engineer a move? Or he was told he wasn't needed by the club?
Because if it's the latter (which it is by the way) he is more than entitled to get what is owed to him.
Ports, both players were told they haven't a future at the club, not training with the team etc. so you just want them to say, thanks very much, I'll leave you with the millions you owe me ? do ye lads live in the real world or what? ?
Eric? Mental health challenges? What sort of ? is that? Leave off.
30 Aug 2025 11:38:00
I mean, it's a complete mess, a mess started by the predecessors at the club and carried on by the incumbents. It only really changes when players bought are not on such ridiculous wages. The problem was caused by the club and has to be fixed by the club.
As much as I don't want Sancho, Antony etc around, they are well within their rights to protect their earnings whatever we think about them personally.
They were given terms, signed them, and now they want what they signed. It's very admirable that Rashford has significantly lowered his demands to play but not everyone has to do that.
I certainly would not do it for my employers.
07 Oct 2025 07:47:09
Love the optimism ken.
05 Oct 2025 00:14:12
Missed the game today lads as I was out with clients, at the arsenal game ? looking forward to getting home and watching the highlights but relief is that I felt when seeing the live score.
Interesting to see how lemmens got on and what you all think of him.
02 Oct 2025 14:34:40
Agreed Shashank.
02 Oct 2025 07:41:50
It pains me to see players we had consistently do it at other clubs. Rashford was brilliant yesterday. Hojlund with 2 goals, shock, horror, the ball played in front of him and football played to his strengths.
01 Oct 2025 21:45:49
Wilcox was not in the position he is now when ashworth was hired. When ashworth was sacked, the club decided not to get another director of football but instead opted to give Wilcox the role.
Wilcox was technical director but is now director of football.
Like an organization, they felt they could promote from within. It's not unusual and there was certainly nothing silent about it.