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26 Sep 2022 15:17:30
Any substance in the latest Ajax player to be linked to us, Kenneth Taylor ed? I've not seen anything of him but seems to be highly rated, both footed midfielder (although you'd expect that these days given salaries paid out to professionals) .
{Ed002's Note - Kenneth Taylor (DM) will attract a lot of scouts during the season and efforts will be made for next summer. Ajax will resist.}
1.) 28 Sep 2022 15:04:55
He looks like a fine player supa and getting great reviews.
I think ajax will resist any more requests from us unless they need to build another new stadium?.
2.) 28 Sep 2022 15:18:56
Ken, fancy seeing your name sake in a United shirt?.
3.) 28 Sep 2022 20:50:09
On a serious note he does look a like great young player.
I think he'd do well to have another year or even two at Ajax to really establish himself.
Maybe we could swoop in for him in two years time when Casemiro is 32 going on 33 and will likely need someone to rotate/ replace him.
4.) 29 Sep 2022 09:35:45
On a side note, do you feel English (based) youngsters are at a disadvantage playing for Premier league clubs, given to the sheer quality and physicality of the league?
It seems like sides in other top flight leagues, such as Ajax or Dortmund et al, can bring through their top youth prospects pretty quickly and seamlessly, whereas over here you might get a fleeting glimpse of a player on the bench every now and then before they're sent out on loan a year later. probably to return and more often than not fail to cut the mustard at the very top.
Something in it, or do Utd in particular just have an underwhelming crop at the moment. Malacia is the only youth in recent years to make a great impression and he's not even Utd bred. I know there are a tonne out on loan but I would be surprised if more than one or two ever make it at Utd. Of all the thousands of youths players Utd churn through through their various academies and channels the success rate is abysmal.
{Ed002's Note - It depends on the club and the number of decent quality youngsters they have produced. If you look at Chelsea thay have produced a lot of youngsters that have moved on due to the club deciding they won't make it or opportunities being better elsewhere (for example Tomori, Olise, Musiala, Abrahams, Livramento, Brewster, Ake, Guehi, Rice and Lamptey) whilst some have stayed and become regulars in the first team or are on loan (e.g. Christensen, James, Mount, Loftus Cheek, Colwill, Broja, Gallagher, Hudson Odoi etc.). So opportunity is there but there needs to be a plan for each player - a roadmap to move forward.}
5.) 29 Sep 2022 13:05:35
Great reply Ed, true Chelsea do seem to have a better success rate. You could compare the likes of Mount and Garner as two players whho weren't deemed ready and made great impacts in a lower division, but whereas one was given his chance and has cemented a first team berth Garner wasn't given a chance upon his return. Granted Chelsea's midfield was in a better place.
6.) 30 Sep 2022 07:15:52
Thank you ed002. Highly appreciated.
31 May 2021 16:46:35
Question for Ed 002, I know your akways busy, but when you have time, reading between the lines of a comment you made the other day about Raphina and enquiring about one of his agents other players. Would that player we enquired about be Edmond Tapsoba?
{Ed002's Note - No, not Tapsoba.}
1.) 01 Jun 2021 06:41:10
Didnt know Deco had become and agent.
2.) 01 Jun 2021 22:00:17
How about a game of Hangman Ed so we can guess which other player we enquired about? Or is it unimportant?
{Ed002's Note - It is unimportant.}
31 Jan 2021 14:01:02
Just like to say that we seem to lack any composure, patience and shape when we move forward when attacking during a match when needing to take the lead. Counter attacking is fine when you are winning games but teams like Liverpool and Man City gradually move up the pitch when they are searching for the 1st goal, they then move forward a lot quicker/ long ball when they counter. We just seem unable to pin teams back and just try and get the ball forward as quick as possibly generally resulting in lack of options and giving the ball away cheaply. That is down to the coaching and game management.
1.) 31 Jan 2021 15:07:41
Agree, we lack proper structure going forward.
There seems to be a lack of direction how the moves needs to be constructed.
2.) 31 Jan 2021 23:28:59
I think team is progressing well. Really like the way we are playing. Unfortunately Rashford and Martial are so inconsistent. Once we get right wing sorted and get Rashford playing from the left then we will start winning things.
3.) 01 Feb 2021 07:19:30
Jgb19031976 really? I guess a lot of people just have this idea that sorting out the right wing is going to help this team go and win things. Well it would certainly help balance the squad but we need more than just the right players.
Unless the manager is capable of utilizing and bringing the best out of the players available to him and brings in a more progressive approach to his tactics and the style of play the team is going to go through phases of both good and bad performances and ultimately not win anything.
4.) 01 Feb 2021 19:26:22
The problem is that Rashford was looking more and more like a top class LW around Oct/ Nov/ Dec, then we moved him to RW to accommodate Pogba.
Every man, woman and child knows that our best side is EITHER Fred/ McTom alongside Pogba in the middle, with Rashford left, Greenwood right and Bruno playing off of Cavani, yet for some reason we now play Rashford on the right, where he looks like a poor man’s Nani.
5.) 03 Feb 2021 00:51:23
This aged well.
6.) 03 Feb 2021 10:01:10
Burnley,
We just don’t attack enough and never score haha.
7.) 03 Feb 2021 18:10:10
Well what can I say, I rest my case, albeit aided by an early sending off we actually pinned a team back and sometimes went back to go forward, and look what happens. We will see if they can continue and impose more in future games when needing to take the lead.
01 Jan 2018 11:49:15
Happy New year to all eds and posters old and new. Any chance of a inkling of a surprise transfer to us this January Ed002? Something to warm the cockles of my heart this grey Dorset day as I'm covering my wife's charming cafe having avoided any alcohol for the last few months including last night. I am plying myself with high grade caffeine this morning accompanied with a smorgasbord of green teas and a bacon sandwich.
{Ed002's Note - Joao Mario will maybe emerge as a favoutite for midfield.}
1.) 01 Jan 2018 12:55:11
Are we targeting only one midfielder or two ed? . By us going after Mario means the end for milinkovic Savic and Soler or are these two transfers unrelated? .
{Ed002's Note - Why do you have to try and complicate everything?}
2.) 01 Jan 2018 13:52:46
Cheers Ed002 and a Happy New Year to you!
3.) 01 Jan 2018 13:51:06
Brilliant, thank you Ed002, cheered me up after enduring a shopping trip to the sales with the missus (part of the bargain reached to baggsie the big TV for Everton match later)
Does anyone have any info or opinions about Mario, apart from his penchant for Italian food? )
4.) 01 Jan 2018 14:02:09
I'll take Joao Mario. Think he a decent player who will fit well into the team. Will it be a loan with a view to buy or a transfer?
5.) 01 Jan 2018 16:01:45
No worries Ed. Happy new yr to everyone.
6.) 02 Jan 2018 11:41:58
Paper talk for me on Mario definitely can see Jose trying for Savic tho.
12 May 2017 20:40:36
Rumours that Renato Sanches is unsettled / Maybe available for transfer. Sorry ed not listened to sharkopod yet but wondered if a move was possible this summer or any inkling that this might be the case and that Bayern would let him leave for similar money in return?
{Ed002's Note - He has been a disaster and if they could mug some club in to buying him they would - they are trying to get a replacement in. The player has not coped with the cultural change at all - Manchester United got lucky last year.}
1.) 13 May 2017 07:12:27
He's a 19 year old boy. Hopefully he will grow up to become the player he looks like he can be.
2.) 13 May 2017 08:56:40
Is he one of those players who are unwilling to adapt to a new country or is he homesick and will only ever be successful on the Iberian peninsula?
{Ed002's Note - It is not that he is unwilling it is that it can be very difficult to adapt where everything is cuturally different, where the language is a problem, where the food is different, where the weather is poor etc..}
3.) 13 May 2017 13:54:34
Never thought that joining Bayern was the best move for him, not surprised at all it hasn't worked out. Hopefully he get's back on track soon though, think he has great potential.
4.) 13 May 2017 14:32:19
I'd be delighted to have him. So dynamic, would compliment Pogba very well I think.
5.) 13 May 2017 15:04:24
Have you watched him this season fresh. He had a very good euros, was decent in the Portuguese league. Beyond that, he leaves a lot to be desired.
I'd rather a more experienced player with pedigree than sanches.
6.) 13 May 2017 16:00:44
He has so much potential but he just wasn't ready for such a high profile move. Probably lacks a bit of maturity. I watched a game on telly that he came on in, he looked lost. You're right ed, United definitely dodged a bullet there.
Hopefully he can get some good advice and make his next move right for him and realise his potential.
7.) 13 May 2017 16:56:19
25 games for a 19 year old at Bayern in his first season in a new country seems ok to me hope he is surplus and we take him cause the boy is a top talent but got to feeling he is playing understudy for next season its the Bayern way to ease talent in and let them grow. personaly i would like Nianggolon for midfield and if James Rodriguez is available him to. And Beloti looks perfect for the prem hope he on the radar but I know Jose will improve us dramatically no matter who the targets are, we have bags of cash and some big profile players leaving can't wait for the summer transfer window.
8.) 13 May 2017 18:52:17
I think he worth a chance for a reasonable fee, I wouldn't go over 25 million though, feel like Mourinho would look after him.
9.) 14 May 2017 08:23:41
Good point Shane - maybe the Portuguese connection would make him feel happier (though can't do anything about the rain! )
You'd think BM would've done more to help him settle in though, such as placing him with a Portuguese family/ privibding extra lessons at college. Maybe that's not how it works and I'm being naive - can't be easy for a young lad to adapt to a whole new situation, where everything would seem foreign.
10.) 14 May 2017 08:52:16
If he has struggled with language, food and weather then he will struggle just as much here so it probably wouldn't make sense spending big money on him right now. He may become great, he may not.
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07 Oct 2025 16:19:00
Internation break question. Greatest ever National side if there was ever a Great Britain/ United Kingdom national team? Trying to include at least 1 player from each country.
I'll start with (although undecided on a few, tough choice being nostalgic) :
Banks
Moore
Hansen
Ferdinand
Charlton
Robson
Gascoigne or Hoddle?
Giggs or Bale?
Best
Dalgleish, Law, Kane, Shearer?
Rooney or Greaves?
1.) 07 Oct 2025 16:33:46
Gone for a 3-4-3 formation as too many midfield attacking options. Please add to bottom of OP ed?
2.) 07 Oct 2025 16:47:28
Will that system work Supasub?
3.) 07 Oct 2025 17:33:43
Good team that supsub.
I'll try name another one as there are so many good players. See if my lads would give you a game. 433
Neville southall.
Rb phil neal
Lb Ashley cole
Cb sol Campbell
Cb Norman hunter
6 souness
7 Robson cpt
8 scholes
9 rush
Rw beckham
Lw Jimmy Johnston
I only took Robson as he would be in any team I picked and captain it.
Bench from who you have bit mentioned
Adams alan ball (in case sourness gets a yellow?) Steve nichol john barns and shilton.
4.) 07 Oct 2025 18:09:32
I've probably spoiled it with options. Should have just stuck with 11 names. And yes Ports I'd be open to changing a little :)
5.) 07 Oct 2025 22:19:11
GK - Banks
LB - Cole
CB - Ferdinand
CB - Moore
RB - Walker
CM - Scholes
CM - Robson
CAM - Rooney
RW - Best
ST - Kane
LW - Charlton.
6.) 08 Oct 2025 11:17:44
I'm going to limit mine to players I've watched (sorry Duncan and Sir Bobby)
GK Jennings
LB Pearce
CB Ferdinand
CB Wille Miller
RB Hansen
LW Giggs/ Bale
CM Scholes
CM Robson
RW Best
F. Shearer
F. Rush/ Dalglish
Honourable mentions to Neville, Terry, Gerrard, Hughes and Gerry Armstrong ?.
7.) 08 Oct 2025 12:03:56
Willie Miller. there's a player??.
8.) 08 Oct 2025 13:15:02
Could have played in any team in the world, Ken.
05 Oct 2025 20:21:52
Timesupsurely, your spouting the same stuff as "Anotherupset".
RA is huge problem I heard a stat today that out of 49 games he changed his CB 43 times.
Your both keeping a running score on these stats. Funny that Germansupper. erm Timesup.
1.) 05 Oct 2025 21:41:50
We all know who that is Supasub.
2.) 05 Oct 2025 21:56:58
27th profile for the troll now.
3.) 06 Oct 2025 09:11:19
Imo the best way to treat a troll is just to completely ignore their existence.
The me air time you give them the more it feeds their ego small little brains.
German was a troll but was exposed by his complete lack of knowledge, common sense and basic intelligence and communication skills.
Not the brightest bulb in the box.
It was obvious English was not his 1st language so he strug
gled with the most basic stuff. Maybe he will come back when he matures and if does well in whatever the German equivalent is for gcse's.
4.) 06 Oct 2025 14:10:42
What's even more of a giveaway is when Liverpool played Palace at 3pm the other day, Anotherupset (obviously getting pre match jitters) posted a few negative posts 10 mins or so before kick-off then again at half-time but then nothing after the loss to Palace.
I mean I should have been a copper but I was too corruptable :), still got to admire their perseverance but keeping up with all the passwords and logins must take some effort.
01 Oct 2025 14:03:24
Imagine the polls and the media frenzy hourly and daily if we'd spu**ed the best part of £250 million on Isak and Wirtz. Carragher would be frothing at the mouth with his Sly and newspaper minute by minute breakdowns and opinions.
Carragher is always at his most vocal on Manchester United when Liverpool lose. We are still top of media voice share whatever happens. We are the go to deflection club for most pundits it seems.
1.) 01 Oct 2025 17:50:58
To be clear, Carrag her is a dick. The End.
2.) 01 Oct 2025 21:10:08
When you’re top of the league does it matter?
United get stick because they under perform against their ability.
Isak had zero pre season and Wirtz tbf I’m not sure will work unless he’s at CAM plus the bundesliga to prem exchange rate can be unpredictable. See Sancho but he’s a d! k, perhaps Kagawa? Ekithike looks solid.
3.) 02 Oct 2025 11:32:04
I haven't seen anything of Wirtz previously. I hear he's pretty incredible and hope he comes good as it's great having the best players in the Prem. But honestly, if I'd been told up front one of these players cost £116m before the last game and was asked to say who, he'd have been one of the last I said lol. The Prem is a different beast. So much faster and more physical than any league and the biggest difference is the quality of defending. It can make even the most amazing players look ordinary.
27 Sep 2025 21:08:25
Anyway are you allowed to make a substition between a penalty decision and penalty being taken and VAR deciding on a penalty? Today was ok so it seems all good. Chaloba gets a red even though the player wasn't in control of the ball. Mbeumo deemed not in control as he was pulled back. So Collins gets a yellow and referee not sent to screen. Referee didn't give anything for Chaloba but sent to the screen. Great consistency on the same day.
1.) 28 Sep 2025 02:06:07
It was a stonewall red card. No attempt to go for the ball, pulled Mbeumo back. Would’ve been a tap-in. Bruno use to seem bulletproof when it came to pens but he got flustered when he backed into the ref against Fulham and then missed after a 5 min delay against Brentford. Pressure makes diamonds and Bruno is know for going missing when it matters. I’d put Mbeumo on pens, he had a great record for Fulham following on from Toney after he left.
2.) 28 Sep 2025 02:11:30
Blatant red. Would have only papered over the cracks.
03 Jun 2025 19:54:29
When are Vidal, Strootman Milinković-Savić and Huntelaar signing?
1.) 03 Jun 2025 21:26:51
You forgot Schneijder and Gaitan.
2.) 03 Jun 2025 22:13:07
To be fair Supasub we might actually sign Milinkovic-Savic this summer.
Although it'll be his younger brother Vanja who plays in goal rather than Sergej whose now in Saudi that we sign.
27 Sep 2025 14:45:21
Nightmare? Much like keeping up with your different login passwords Anotherupset, hence the timing of your post. Bet you couldn't wait to find your current login details.
27 Sep 2025 10:38:53
Arriving with Strootman and Gaitan.
28 Apr 2025 17:01:46
Surely you need players to provide the service regardless of who the centre forward is? It's not like Hojland gets a lot of service/ opportunities which is part of his/ our problem.
We could have Eusebio up front at the moment and he isn't going to get many.
24 Apr 2025 18:26:53
Niko Gaitan not on the list?
12 Feb 2025 22:03:41
Reports from who? A reporter? Rag talk.
07 Oct 2025 18:09:32
I've probably spoiled it with options. Should have just stuck with 11 names. And yes Ports I'd be open to changing a little :)
07 Oct 2025 16:33:46
Gone for a 3-4-3 formation as too many midfield attacking options. Please add to bottom of OP ed?
07 Oct 2025 16:27:31
I'm surprised RA hasn't tried Bruno in front of a midfield 2 and in a 10 behind say Sesko and Mbeumo. you'd 3 more naturally in midfield with say Mainoo and Casemiro/ Ugarte and still get width from Dorgu and Diallo/ Dalot. Just think it gives more balance. Bruno can lurk around the penalty area/ arrive late more often.
06 Oct 2025 17:44:49
Rashford scored but Barcelona got battered.
06 Oct 2025 14:10:42
What's even more of a giveaway is when Liverpool played Palace at 3pm the other day, Anotherupset (obviously getting pre match jitters) posted a few negative posts 10 mins or so before kick-off then again at half-time but then nothing after the loss to Palace.
I mean I should have been a copper but I was too corruptable :), still got to admire their perseverance but keeping up with all the passwords and logins must take some effort.