29 Jul 2023 20:15:30
Welcome to Manchester United - Rasmus Hojlund

We finally have a striker!

1.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 20:21:32
Not sure how I feel about this. Massive outlay for another unproven. We really needed a 25 goal striker, we’ve not had one hit 20 PL goals since Fergie left, and we’ve gone very risky paying all that for a guy who got 9 goals last season.

2.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 20:42:56
No one should be expecting him to cone in and be a 25 a season striker, he is still youn and developing.

United have paid the money for the player that they think will become a top striker in time and if he is that man for several years the fee is immaterial.

3.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 20:52:31
Stand, can't be any worse than what we had last year. It should be fairly easy to score 20 goals up top for us.

I think he will be a good player for us and score a lot of goals, I have faith in eth and benny to mould him into a top player. there's not many good strikers around and a good few top teams have been keeping an eye on him, so must have something about him.

4.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 22:04:52
We need a CF right now who can guarentee the goals. Kane does that. Osimhen probably. I’d even bet Ivan Toney gets 20 a season in this side. The cost is huge for a guy with no record of prolific goal scoring.

5.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 22:17:16
We played last season without a striker, will be nice to have one this year.

6.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 23:40:10
Jesus! Why are people putting him down before he even kicks a ball for us?

There are plenty of payers who have stepped up at a young age, why can it not be him?

Have some faith in the management. And just quietly, 64mil is nothing these days.

Personally I am glad Kane has not jumped across. Proven striker, yes, longevity and injury free, no. We cannot keep going for the quick fix. History has proven, with a few exceptions, that is does not work.

7.) 29 Jul 2023
29 Jul 2023 23:54:22
If he went on to be a goal machine worth double in a couple of years then we would have posts criticising the club for missing out.

Ultimately trust the manager.

8.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 00:00:30
If we are using the term guarantees 20 goals then you are looking at a handful of strikers who are either not moving or we currently can't afford.
The price for Hojlund puts him in that second bracket with Ramos etc that is up and coming so we have to trust EtH.
Personally think he could be really good and based on last year he will smash the goals tally for our strikers.

9.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 00:27:55
I think it's highly unlikely that he's going to be an instant 25 goal striker.

He's young and unpolished, and needs to work on a few things. His finishing is decent but not outstanding, and his passing could use work. Mostly it seems to be decision making though, which can be fixed through coaching and experience.

In the short term, I think he'll do well. He's my favourite type of striker: fast, strong, agile, a pretty good dribbler, hard working and with good movement. Even when he isn't scoring, he'll make defenders lives difficult, opening space for others and causing defenders to make mistakes. I think he'll bring the best out of Rashford particularly.

10.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 00:57:55
Super optimistic about how we have gone about putting pieces of puzzle together. We may still do one more piece of business and have a squad depth and interchangeable parts. Credit to the manager and the club execs

Looking forward to the new season, we will be very good.

11.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 00:58:26
I am very excited about the signing of Hojlund. I think fans should be pleased if he comes through the season with a few goals, and shows some presence as a true #9. I would expect to see some flashes of brilliance, along with his share of mistakes. If he plays with hunger and desire he will deserve plenty of support. People demanding a certain goal tally have the wrong outlook. I am more interested to see what he is capable of and seeing if he grows over the course of the season.

12.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 01:18:42
He won't take free kicks or penalties, so a goal every two games that he starts would be a good first season in my opinion.

He likes to take defenders on and runs towards the goal, which is always a good thing.

Will want to see Anthony and Rashford get the crosses in more often for him and be less greedy, Shaw will do well, AWB will need to do better.

We will see, but our width being unimpressive with crosses and the fact he will not take the dead balls means 15-20 goals would be a fabulous first season.

13.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 01:28:19
Ivan tony will be going some to score 20 goals this season, given that he is banned until January!

I think we were after Kane and Rasmus. Maybe we still are?

We keep asking why we let clubs like Dortmund buy this type of signing, then cash in 2 seasons later for 100m. We are buying a developmental player who has a high ceiling and it sounds like other top clubs in europe were at least interested. Very excited to watch him grow with us.

14.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 06:04:38
Absolutely buzzing! Quick, strong, tireless and with an immense ceiling of potential.

15 goals next season, 20 the following.

Would now love us to bring in an experienced forward to share the load with him - a Teremi etc. But think our no.9 options for the season will be Hojlund, Rashford (gets Garnacho regular games) and Martial, although I’d happily drive the latter to Saudi myself.

15.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 08:40:45
Have read that ETH will phase him in gently, rotating him with Rashford and Martial.

Immense potential, plus McCarthey’s coaching.

Media will love Hoijland vs Haaland matchup .

16.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 09:33:46
I believe Hojland is 6 foot 3 inches and was recorded running very quickly indeed last season. Can he head a ball? or like Ronaldo, can he learn? Physically he sounds the part, what little I have seen shows him to be quite agile, which is unusual for someone so tall. In fact I didn’t realise he was that tall from the clips, it was only when I looked it up realised how tall he was. He didn’t look lanky and awkward like Weighorst.

At 20 I hope we have scouted him very well for the price being looked at. My guess is he will need time to settle and work off the weight of expectations. I think it is an investment longer term, so can’t see us winning the league this season. With Kane we would have challenged but in two years be looking for his replacement.

We are trusting ETH, although one of his other choices was Antony and we will see how he progresses this season. A strong quick CF is important. Martial needs to give him the No9 shirt.

If it goes through I still think we need another forward, however unpalatable it may be to some, given our financial mess, that may have to be Greenwood.

17.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 09:49:20
No one is putting him down at all, people are just asking for him to be given time and not be crucified by unreallistic exoectations such as should be down with any young player. I for one and most i am sure are very excited for his arrival. But we also want the lad to be given time and not judged as if he was 28 y3ars old and in his prime.

18.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 10:04:32
Dodgy Banter,

Don’t make out like we’ve gotten in early and signed a development player before the big clubs stump up huge fees for them. He signed for Atalanta last summer for €17m and we’ve just paid €70m 11 months later. So it’s hardly a coup.

19.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 11:30:42
Agree Redman although I read somewhere that Holjund may want the no17.

20.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 11:02:22
Agree with Red Man, if there is no bidding for Kane at a late stage like Ed002 says, then we will almost certainly be bringing Greenwood back in. As an injury to Hojland puts us in a worse position than when we had Weghorst. EtH would not let us risk falling into that position again. It'll be Greenwood or another striker.

21.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 14:42:34
There is Martial Rashford and Greenwood who could potentially play striker behind Hojlund assuming he is first choice.

Ok one of them is injury prone, one has been out of football for 18 months and a couple may go on loan but i think they is options enough there and i don't see anyone else coming in until one of the big earners move on and are replaced.

22.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 15:45:40
Forget the the finances of it, it’s a fixed feel with add one, some achievable, some less so, no doubt the press and other clubs will add it altogether as a stick to beat him with, let’s not do the same, we’re paying for his potential as much as anything else, isn’t that bad a fee in the grand scheme of things.

23.) 30 Jul 2023
30 Jul 2023 15:59:39
We had Rashford, Weghorst and Martial.

This season probably Rashford, Hoijland and MG.

So I suspect it will be another striker or MG staying put.

I think money will play a factor and it will end up being MG staying.