08 Mar 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, United Need A Savvy Summer To Build Depth

1.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 12:05:25
Good post, Shappy.
Artetadyce and his London Stoke side. ???

2.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 12:16:41
I agree there's value in the market, and I like your suggestions.

I'm hoping we get Enrique as the new coach, so I could see him bringing a player or two from France. If Vini Jr goes to PSG, Kavra would be nice, but Diomande looks promising, and I'd expect JJ Gabriel to be pushing next season.



I quite like Mateta over Vahlovic. I'm not convinced by him at all. Lautaro Martinez or Alvarez would be a dream.

Exciting times ahead, but UCL is key. 21 might be on.

3.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 15:03:51
Sorry, Lautaro Martinez is dreadful. Definitely take Alvarez.

4.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 17:25:43
Utd Road, I prefer Mateta over Vlahovic personally as well, and with one year left on his deal he might be available for a reasonable fee. If he is available for around 25-30m, then great. But I'd be reluctant to go much north of 30m for a player who will be 29 by the start of the season, had a move to AC Milan collapse over issues found in his medical, and who is ultimately being bought for squad depth rather than as first choice.



I think, with the money we spent on Sesko, along with his promising performances, I doubt the club will want to block his development, but he does need at least someone who he can rotate with, especially if we will play closer to 60 games next season rather than 40 this season.

5.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 18:59:56
I suggested Mateta before, but he recently failed a medical for a move last window, surely we don't need another crock!

Sesko has got a lot to learn, and needs an experienced striker with pace to learn from, but it would also be nice to get a winger who could actually cross a first-time ball.



We need lots of players for most positions, so it is a matter of what we can get and what level they are. We have not bought a world class player for years.

6.) 08 Mar 2026
08 Mar 2026 19:27:08
What about Obi Martin? Let's not forget him, guys. I know JJ is the talk of the town, but he is 15. Sure, give him some time next season, for sure.
We also have Wheatley and Biancheri. The latter scores goals for fun.



I have said before we need to spend big on midfield and defense before we restock the frontline. Diomande being an exception, I guess, but again we do have stock there already.

7.) 09 Mar 2026
09 Mar 2026 05:21:45
I am not sure Latauro Martinez is dreadful; he is probably better than anything we currently have!
Seems like Obi is well out of favour for something or other that happened under the RA reign. He doesn't seem to have been given a proper chance, and I'm not sure he will now.
I agree we need a defence, that's for sure. I said for years we need an experienced CB with pace and got shouted down when I said de Ligt was a waste of time because he has been injured for most of his career. How's that going? We need CBs, full backs, midfielders, and certainly an experienced striker with pace, and someone who can cross a ball first time would not be too much to ask.


Of course we then need an experienced manager to gel this together.
Atm, all we have is mediocrity all over the pitch, the manager, and above.
Yes, it's a bit better than it's been, but it's still nowhere near the level United should be aspiring to.
Our players that get injured disappear for months on end.
It's all a bit of a mess...
Sjr has even gone very quiet since the last statement he made went down so well. It's quite embarrassing how United, all round, has sunk to this level, and now we have fans saying anyone above 25 is too old and we should be looking at players from the Championship...

8.) 09 Mar 2026
09 Mar 2026 17:44:36
Mateta is decent, but my goodness he misses some sitters as well.