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03 Jan 2026 13:46:44
Rumours today about friction behind the scenes over playing style? And the rigidity of the preferred system.
Add in the latest comments about transfers and it suggests all is not well.
Of course this could be clickbait, bit I think there will be some merit in these rumours.
1.) 03 Jan 2026 15:16:51
Good Amorim should be getting a kicking from his bosses.
Playing style is awful.
2.) 03 Jan 2026 15:27:09
They’ve known this for ages now, if they expect him to change in any way then more fool them. From where I sit none of them have a clue and look way out of their depth. Maybe the blame game is about to begin!
3.) 03 Jan 2026 15:58:44
Here we go again. Might as well just wrap it all up and shut down Manchester United. As it is this hiring sacking hiring sacking cycle isn't taking us anywhere. If the patience is over then so should be this football club.
4.) 03 Jan 2026 23:35:59
The embargoed bit from the pre match press conference pretty much confirms these rumours.
Journo asks Amorim why he's changed system, is it because of lack of budget to implement the 3-4-3 or have Wilcox et al had a word because its not been working.
Amorim who hasn't yet met a journalists question that he doesn't want to respond to says he doesn't want to talk about it but that the journalist is smart to observe this.
5.) 04 Jan 2026 10:58:50
Excuses and finger pointing from all sides, in reality they are all culpable. The players, coach and those above them.
6.) 04 Jan 2026 15:38:12
It's just a typical power struggle. Wilcox and Vivell are sticking their oar in over formation and, in return, Amorim is doing so about recruitment. In reality it's fine for both to do so but it's tense right now while results aren't as good as anyone wants. We're actually in an ok position and with players coming back we should see draws turn into wins.
Too much shaudenfraude here. Utd Road the playing style is not awful. We're creating a lot of chances, and some of the play is very good. We're lacking in some positions and have serious squad deficiencies so of course we aren't fluid or as good as we want to be, but making out as if we're a shambles is very far from reality.
7.) 04 Jan 2026 17:18:15
I would say the playing style is awful but Amorim can't play against ten man Everton and show absolutely nothing and follow that up with a several brutal performances and expect unquestioned support in the transfer window. I wouldn't be on Wilcox side either, I think they should both go.
8.) 04 Jan 2026 19:24:36
Banjoe what good would that be? We keep just jumping from manager to manager. We finally are addressing the actual issues - that the players aren't good enough - and have done well in the last couple of windows. How about seeing that through for once? There is ample evidence that we're improving. Instead of complaining that we're not consistent or not challengers yet let's stand by the manager.
The question should be "are we improving, and doing so at the rate we expect". At the start of the season most here had us between 4th and 8th and we're currently 5th. Nobody had us in the top 3. We most definitely are on track.
9.) 04 Jan 2026 19:54:03
I actually hate this style of play under Amorim. It doesn't feel like United to me, so I'm very happy for him to go but it's not totally his fault. Wilcox and co hired him to implement a system and style and are now not supporting it allegedly. This appointment hasn't worked and I don't believe it ever will.
10.) 04 Jan 2026 20:55:09
There’s problems with both sides.
At a club level, they brought in Ashworth to be director of football and implement a club wide playing style. But Berrada and Wilcox are buddies, and wanted Wilcox to have Ashworth’s job. Ratcliffe’s ear was bent by Wilcox because he prefers blaggers who tell him what he wants to hear, rather than professionals who tell the truth. The net result was that Ratcliffe sided with Berrada and Wilcox, leaving the club without a director of football and giving Amorim far more control over playing style.
On Amorim’s part there seems to be an unwillingness to learn. His system worked in one set of circumstances. This does not guarantee that it will work in a completely different league. The fact that he has persisted despite the mounting evidence that it isn’t going to produce winning football for Man United, suggests that he is incapable of adapting. This has been an issue since he arrived, and he has dug in deeper and deeper.
Today’s comments were interesting to say the least. He was explicitly hired as a head coach, not a manager. Yet, claims that he took the job under the belief that he would be a manager rather than a coach. This speaks to the lack of underlying direction regarding play style - i. e. they told Amorim that he would have control over shaping the play style because the DOF resigned. Now that the club directors can no longer ignore the lack of improvement, we’re seeing tension between a coach who thinks he’s a manager, and a leadership team scrambling to rectify their initial mistakes.
The biggest losers are the players and the fans who just want to play/watch winning football.
11.) 05 Jan 2026 00:23:25
The style of play isn’t as bad as people make out, we are 2nd in the league for chances created, we are third in the league for goals. There’s been a marked improvement in the offensive output.
One thing to point out is, the club have been inept when it comes to getting the wingbacks required for Amorims system. The offensive output would be even higher if he had the players required for the wingback positions.
Defensively we ship waaaaay to many goals, and the culprit is the midfield, we get unpicked by midfield runners all the time. The midfield has been a problem for years. We need two midfielders ASAP, players with legs, tactical discipline and high energy.
Top four is there for the taking, we need midfield reinforcements to achieve it though. The fact Amorim isn’t getting any suggests to me the board no longer want to back this manager.
I feel for Amorim, he wanted to come at the end of the season but was forced to leave a team flying mid season. Wilcox er Al would have known the hybrid Van Gaal/Mourinho/Ole/Ten Haag Frankenstein squad needed tearing down but they never bought Amorim the players he needs to be a success. A lot of that squad have sacked multiple managers.
Rangnick said it best and his comments look more and more accurate every year.
02 Jul 2025 10:08:40
Today's latest rumours
Arsenal close to agreeing a deal for Gyokeres, Bayern interested in Rashford, we're looking at Watkins, Juve offering a swap for Sancho, giving us a choice of 3 players, including Vlahovic.
I think sometimes it's better not to read the rumours, there are so many and they seem to jump around all over the place.
1.) 02 Jul 2025 11:26:38
Juve have just signed Jonathan David so Vlahovic might be available. I’d take him if it meant we could shift Sancho out. Douglas Luis too if he was available.
2.) 02 Jul 2025 11:36:21
Staring to wish Gyokeres would just sign for somebody, getting sick of the stories now.
Wouldn’t surprise me if either:
1) He ends up going nowhere
Or
2) United wait until the last week of the window, come under pressure from the fans and overpay to sign him for £85m.
3.) 02 Jul 2025 12:51:12
I'm not even sure we are interested in another striker. It will probably only be if Hojland goes and both he and Amorim have said he's staying.
4.) 02 Jul 2025 13:01:26
With hoijlund up top and the slab in defence we cannot fail!
5.) 02 Jul 2025 13:27:05
Sancho for Vlahovic is a no brainer for me.
6.) 02 Jul 2025 16:21:05
What frightens me most is asking about Watkins who can be bought for £60m. yet utd again don't want to pay what's being asked . lack of resale. who gives a monkeys if for 4 seasons he scores some friggin goals. This club and the morons that run it ?♂️.
7.) 02 Jul 2025 16:35:28
I got some grief for suggesting Watkins, but he scores goals and has pace, both of which we need. Not sure I want to pay £60M, but some sort of swap would be good.
8.) 02 Jul 2025 17:14:22
Our biggest issues last season was not scoring goals, it’s the one main area we must improve, nobody can expect Cunha to cover the gaps all by himself.
9.) 02 Jul 2025 17:18:10
Watkins is a decent player, but he is overpriced.
He is 29, and had a fairly decent season. I don't think he is the answer, unless he is considerably cheaper.
10.) 02 Jul 2025 17:33:21
Watkins wouldn't be the worst signing, I just think he's uninspiring for most fans.
At 29 he isn't a long term option, and we shouldn't be paying too much for him. Ideally around 45m, but anything upto 55m seems about the right range.
He's EPL proven, and consistently gets 20-30 EPL goals and assists. He's the kind of player I can see linking up really well with Cunha and potentially Mbeumo.
Yet we will probably get 2-3 years of him as first choice with maybe another year as decent back up. He will need a replacement bought for him in the next two years. Which isn't ideal. But in a limited market he is far from the worst option.
11.) 02 Jul 2025 18:26:12
Rashford and Garnacho to villa singing
Oh brother, we'll go deeper than the ink
Beneath the skin of our tattoos
Though we don't share the same blood
You're my brother and I love you that's the truth.
We're hoping for better lives
only Emre knows
He said will bring us back with all our pictures and our clothes
Five goals twenty assists doing all we can to please
Just give me back my car keys
If I was dying on my knees, I've got a brother from another mother
Then the boos for lazy attitude start.
{Ed077's Note - KODALINE ♥️♥️♥️
12.) 02 Jul 2025 20:05:46
Vlahovic would be a terrible signing, I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.
He has regressed every season since he joined Juventus. They are desperate to get shot of him.
He has courted controversy, has said that he prefers playing with another striker who can do the defensive work as he thinks it "impacts" his game and it's best if he doesn't have to work hard.
All this while currently being the highest paid player in Serie A on around €374k or £315k a week. You'd imagine he'd want something similar if he joined us, and to be frank he's not even worth £200k a week based on his last couple of seasons.
13.) 02 Jul 2025 21:30:28
I think his comments were actually that he isn’t asked to track back so much for Serbia as he is at juve, which suits his game more and keeps him fresher in the final 3rd.
To me that sounds like just what we need! A no.9 who is in the box not 30 yards away with his back to goal.
With regards to his regression, I’d say it hasn’t really worked at Juve but that isn’t his career over.
You were banging the drum for kolo Muani who is a year older and less impressive goal scoring record. Admittedly, he has come into the Juventus in place of Vlahovic, but had also gone through a ‘regression’ at PSG himself and seems to have found his feet in a new team.
I do agree that we shouldn’t be giving him the money he is on in Italy but I don’t think anyone coming in this summer or for the foreseeable will be given them kinds of wages.
14.) 03 Jul 2025 07:39:03
AJH, avoid the rumours?
This is a rumours site ?.
15.) 03 Jul 2025 10:38:50
I know, but it's the false hope MancMan, every day brings a different twist!
16.) 03 Jul 2025 11:33:10
For sure AJH, but that's all part of the fun.
Some rumours are credible such as the one I posted, others are obvious BS like the one I read the other day about Utd signing Ruiz from PSG ?.
17.) 04 Jul 2025 22:50:25
2toms, there is a world of difference between the situations of Vlahovic and Muani in terms of why it didn't work out with their big moves.
Muani literally signed for PSG one day and before he could even kick a ball for them they hired a new manager who wanted his strikers to play a very different way. He was never really given a chance. Even then he still scored at a respectable rate given his limited game time.
Vlahovic on the other hand has never stepped up despite repeated and consistent opportunities and chances for him to do so. Despite his significant game time he has regressed in a not too dissimilar way to Højlund. Given chance after chance after chance with every passing game him looking worse.
Vlahovic is also on massive wages, and would be our second highest earner only behind Casemiro if he was to join in his current salary.
While his comments align with the eye test of him being a lazy player off the ball. He doesn't want to have to sweat for the team.
For me he's definitely a player I'd avoid.
23 May 2025 07:36:25
I saw this earlier today.
There are unsubstantiated rumours of players not being happy with RA's methods. A couple of thoughtful trophy-winning former United players wonder how effective it can be having a coaching staff that, in some cases, is both younger and less experienced than the players they are attempting to work with.
Many will say the players are the issue here, but if you lack confidence in the coaches, or they are hugely inexperienced, then is it a surprise?
1.) 23 May 2025 08:47:10
We had the exact same leaks with Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho, Ole, Rangnik and most recently with Ten Haag. Six repetitions of the same thing, IT’S THE BLOODY PLAYERS!
2.) 23 May 2025 09:05:26
In one Rewz.
3.) 23 May 2025 09:31:42
Rewz,
Couldn’t have put it better myself. Also, we don’t have any players older than the manager. If they don’t like the methods they know exactly where they can go.
4.) 23 May 2025 09:54:57
What players do we have older than the manager, I know they play like there 50 but they ain’t, just more crap that comes out when losing.
Like all blame the system bandwagon that’s all tosh, can’t score goals can’t win matches, when we come up against physicality we are in trouble, everytime.
5.) 23 May 2025 10:38:03
If this is true then it’s the same crap over and over again, simply the players trying to shift the blame into someone else. Other side is that it’s utter bs and simply the media making up crap to stir the pot and create even more tension in an already volatile situation. We need a massive culture change this summer one way or another….
6.) 23 May 2025 11:44:55
The thing that worries me, is the sheer number of players we need to get out he club. We’ve got players out on loan that need to be sold and replaced (Sancho, Rashford, Antony, Malacia), players leaving on free’s (Eriksen, Lindelof, Evans, Heaton) that need replacing PLUS a large number of the team that needs selling and replacing.
Realistically the players we can probably sell are Bruno, Garnacho, Mainoo, Dalot, Amad plus with the documented interest from Italy maybe Zirkzee and Hojlund. Of the aforementioned players Mainoo and Amad are probably the least likely to be sold.
Shaw and Casemiro are finished but still have years left, approx. £600k pw in salary so we are stuck with them. Martínez is quality but can’t stay fit, Mount hasn’t be able to put a run of games together in 2 years. That’s four senior players you can’t reply upon.
The goalkeeper position needs addressing.
I can see Garnacho, Bruno, Dalot, Zirkzee and Hojlund potentially going, add in the four out on loan and the four leaving on a free, that’s potentially 13 players.
The rebuild needed on the squad is terrifyingly large.
7.) 23 May 2025 12:08:32
In my opinion I think the potentials are Bruno Fernandes potentially sold for £120m. Rashford linked with a £40m move. Garnacho, despite his talent, might be off for £50m. Sancho could go for a cut-price £20m. Add to that a list of expiring contracts — Eriksen, Lindelöf, Heaton, Evans — and you’re looking at a significant reset both on the pitch and on the wage bill.
But what does this mean in real financial terms, especially under the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR)?
Estimated Player Sales and PSR Profit Impact
Player Sale Fee (£m) Original Cost (£m) Book Value Left PSR Profit (Est. )
Bruno Fernandes £120m £47m ~£5m ~£115m
Marcus Rashford £40m Academy product £0 £40m
Garnacho £50m Academy product £0 £50m
Jadon Sancho £20m £73m ~£30m ~–£10m (loss)
Estimated PSR Profit: ~£195 million
Because Rashford and Garnacho came through the academy, 100% of their sale fees count as profit in PSR terms. Bruno, with most of his transfer cost now amortised, would also register a massive profit. Even with a Sancho loss, the total PSR profit is significant.
Wage Bill Relief
Player Weekly Wage Annual Saving
Fernandes £240k £12.5m
Rashford £300k £15.6m
Garnacho £50k £2.6m
Sancho £350k £18.2m
Eriksen £150k £7.8m
Lindelöf £120k £6.2m
Heaton £40k £2.1m
Evans £40k £2.1m
Total Estimated Wage Savings: ~£67 million annually
This creates vital breathing space under both PSR and the UEFA Squad Cost Ratio, even though United will not be in the Champions League next season.
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So, What Can United Spend?
Under PSR, you can’t lose more than £105m over three years, but player sales and cost-cutting can offset this. With ~£195m in PSR profit and a leaner wage bill, United could reasonably reinvest around £200m–£250m, if structured smartly.
How?
Buy a player for £50m on a 5-year deal = only £10m/ year hit to PSR.
Spread your rebuild across 4–5 signings on these terms, and you stay well within your financial limits.
Other Factors:
No Champions League = a £40–60m revenue hit.
Still paying instalments for past transfers (Antony, Casemiro, etc. ) .
Need to budget for agent fees, bonuses, and future wages.
8.) 23 May 2025 14:46:08
Doesn't Sancho only have 1 year left on his contract meaning that if his original cost was £73m his book value should now be down to £15m and a £20m sale would yield a small profit?
I wonder whether there will be interest in Antony from any richer clubs than Betis. His book value is reportedly still around £32m. His salary remains an obstacle, but we can only hope. If not maybe he can stay there at Betis. They qualified for the Europa League and could maybe afford to cover all his salary.
Amorim doesn't seem to fancy Mainoo much either but if Bruno goes he maybe has to be kept for another year. Often players have a poor second year after impressing the first. Kobbie was blighted by injuries this season, maybe he'll shine next year. All profit if sold.
Dalot could also be a potential sale. He's been written down to £0 so it would yield all profit.
The commentators on the Europa final were suggesting that a place in the Champions League would be worth > £100m between guarantees, sponsorship etc.
With no European football we should be able to make do with a slightly smaller squad.
9.) 23 May 2025 15:50:46
There is no outstanding transfer fee to be amortised for Bruno.
10.) 23 May 2025 16:07:57
Rinse and bloody repeat from the players. never their fault.
So they don't like the methods of a manager with a young coaching set up. One that got success at their previous club as the players brought into it and they got players that suit.
Get rid of these players.
11.) 23 May 2025 16:18:55
Why does everyone worry about players salaries and fees etc, it’s not your money, what’s the point quoting figures you have no worry or concern about, plus. What makes you think if any quality players come in they are going to be cheaper or work for a few luncheon vouchers, I don’t get it….
Would not be so bad if you knew the inner workings of the club but your all dreaming these figures up on hear say, don’t give me the accounts tosh or media BS
Oh just sell Bruno for 120m yeah easy… and also get rid of the only player we got that’s any good….
12.) 23 May 2025 16:25:58
Sancho was bought for £73m on a 5 year deal. That’s £14.6m pa, that obviously is just the fee, I have no knowledge of how agents fees etc are accrued, they may be an exceptional line item on the balance sheet or could be wrapped up in the amortised book value. His contract is up in June ‘26 so that would leave £14.6m of book. The £20m figure banded about is about right is the other costs were included.
Bruno’s original deal (5.5yrs) ran until the end of this season I believe.
Playing football manager with the player amortised number is all god and well. However we still have significant debt owed on players, we have reductions written into contracts for not being in Europe and we will have a yr on yr revenue reduction for the league revenue due to our finish. The 25/ 26 forecast will have significantly reduced revenues, it’s not just about PSR it’s about balancing the books. Don’t be surprised to see more staff cuts, high earning players moved on with cheaper alternatives coming. Any planned capex projects will get canned.
I still don’t understand why Ineos bought in the way they did. They would have done an incredible amount of due diligence and yet still dropped over £1.3bn to buy 29.9% of a failing company. They would have had asset surveys undertaken on all the physical stuff like the stadium and training facilities, forensic accounting on the finances. They own other clubs so it’s not their first Rodeo. On the face of it, it doesn’t make sound commercial sense.
13.) 23 May 2025 17:38:55
Here we go again with the players don't like the managers methods.
I do fear for Amorim though, if United start poorly next season the media are going to whip up a storm.
United need to start getting some positivity in the news and begin changing the narrative.
14.) 23 May 2025 17:58:47
Won't happen thou, it's utd therefore only negative stories get published. utd ruined a lot of these jurnos childhoods and this in their heads in revenge. It's that simple, until utd start winning this is always going to continue.
15.) 23 May 2025 19:19:49
For f**KS sake it's the players. How stupid do we have to be to keep blaming the manager time after time after time.
Just remove the emotion for a second and think logically.
This is a league title winning manager with these coaches. He has taken a fallen giant club and made them back into a genuine force in Portugal.
While these players have never won the title and have shown themselves to be incapable time and time again under multiple managers.
If at this point you still feel its the manager that is the problem them either you have a very low IQ or you've suffered some traumatic brain injury at some point.
16.) 23 May 2025 20:33:17
Indeed Shappy.
17.) 24 May 2025 01:48:36
I am in agreement it’s not the manager, but stating people have a very low iQ because they have there opinions is a bit rich, when your opinion rates highly Martinez and the others that you done in an earlier post, some could say your iQ must be equally as low, but it’s an opinion so it’s not, but only someone with a very low iQ or traumatic brain injury would make such a crazy statement! Grow up a bit, it’s not funny or a nice thing to say don’t matter who you are addressing it to….
18.) 24 May 2025 08:06:05
From 13/ 14 - 18/ 19, sporting finished between 2nd and 3rd in the Portuguese league.
A fallen giant? You make it sound like he took them from the bottom of the league.
Shappy, what are you on about?
19.) 24 May 2025 08:13:02
Shappy
9 of the players in the squad have won league titles before.
20.) 24 May 2025 08:28:23
It’s the owners
It’s the management
It’s the coach
It’s the players
Let’s face it we have bad owners, historical mismanagement, a coach who can’t get results and a poor squad.
It’s entirely plausible the management hire the wrong managers and purchase the wrong players.
21.) 24 May 2025 09:11:30
Imagine making the initial post as a stick to beat the manager with, when every manager has had the same briefings. Every single manager post Ferguson.
Was Van Gaal a shocking manager? Mourinho? The answer is no.
22.) 24 May 2025 09:19:44
We could just do a what Chelsea did and sell ourselves the women’s team. Worth 200m apparently would make a massive difference.
23.) 24 May 2025 11:52:52
Whole squad needs ripping up and starting again. It’s crap.
24.) 24 May 2025 12:15:12
German, get off your high horse! You're guilty of posting similar insulting comments when you disagree with someone's opinion. '
25.) 24 May 2025 12:54:17
Fizz you have never seen a post of mine that’s personally derogatory
And saying about brain injury’s is beyond a joke, so I will stay on my high horse thanks, if coming off it means getting that far down in the gutter.
26.) 24 May 2025 13:21:18
Ooh, matron.
27.) 24 May 2025 19:09:19
Garnacho been told he can go.
{Ed025's Note - some good news at last Wallace...can he take Hojlund with him as well please mate?..
28.) 25 May 2025 01:26:06
I am sure they can get a bigger taxi along with Garnacho, Rasmus, Ugarte, Zirkee can sit in the back, because cutbacks and can’t afford 2 taxis best also put Onana in the boot
SJR could always send a fleet of his Grenadier vehicles which he can’t sell because are as crap as the United team and could fit most the squad in them. set the satnav to a far away land
In fact SJR could drive….
29.) 25 May 2025 19:54:25
Let's be fair German, we'd need confirmation of the previous names you've posted under to be able to check whether you've been derogatory towards other posters.
Typically I'd say if you're using a new username as your previous ones have been banned that kind of suggests that you crossed a line with what you wrote, whether it got though the editing process or not.
08 Jan 2023 17:47:43
Latest rumour I've seen is we want Weghorst and Felix, which makes more sense to me. Options, and more creativity.
1.) 08 Jan 2023 18:26:33
That would do for now. Though not sure how felix would fit in our new wage structure?!
2.) 08 Jan 2023 22:07:35
how many players are a club allowed to loan in the PL?
3.) 09 Jan 2023 07:18:06
I wouldn't want Weghorst, but you have to trust the manager if he has identified him.
Joan Felix I think could be a fantastic signing. He doesn't fit the type of football being played at Atletico but he has all the minerals.
4.) 09 Jan 2023 07:46:44
I'd take both in a heartbeat. I'd take one in a heartbeat actually.
Neither are the ideal candidate but we need bodies up front.
Garnacho is a bonus and has stood in well for sancho but he is just a kid and the Ronaldo gap needs filling too.
5.) 09 Jan 2023 20:48:33
You are only allowed 2 loan signings and we already have butland, so it was never going to be both.
We probably moved onto weghorst when Felix was no longer an option.
6.) 10 Jan 2023 19:51:59
Wouldn’t touch Felix with a barge pole. His style and physical make up won’t suit the Prem one bit.
22 Jul 2022 10:00:09
Jesse Lingard.
Could have gone to West Ham and been at the upper end of the table fighting for Europe.
Decided to go to Forest for what will likely be a relgation dog fight. Hmm, I wonder why.
1.) 22 Jul 2022 10:13:20
I'd imagine it's so he doesn't have to move his family to London.
2.) 22 Jul 2022 10:18:30
A one year contract too. His agent was talking about PSG, Milan and Juventus interested in him a couple of months ago. Maybe the teams that actually did want him didn't match his ego.
I'm sure he thinks why not get paid handsomely for a year, finish top scorer and then join Madrid next year.
3.) 22 Jul 2022 10:25:00
Surprised he’s not gone on that Love Island!
4.) 22 Jul 2022 10:32:08
And only on a one season deal in case it's straight back down to the Championship. That over the MLS or trying to nudge his way back into the England set-up with West Ham as he was starting to do when on loan there.
5.) 22 Jul 2022 10:35:58
1 year contract on £200K a week plus signing n fee. He'll be able to do the same next year. Seems like the lad has done a pretty decent deal for himself.
6.) 22 Jul 2022 11:13:33
It's all about the money money money.
At least he will get game time. So many players move for money and see their careers die, Sinclair, Drinkwater spring to mind as examples.
7.) 22 Jul 2022 12:31:04
So much on Lingard all the time. Good luck to him if he's getting more money.
So what?
8.) 22 Jul 2022 13:32:13
He's not united so I don't care.
9.) 22 Jul 2022 15:47:46
Shappy is right, he isn’t allowed out of the house without his babysitter. Last time he gave them the slip he spent all his pocket money on chocolate and fizzy sweets. Best to keep him away from that London or he’ll be onto those American Candy stores and spend his £200k weekly wage on milk duds.
10.) 22 Jul 2022 16:28:28
Danny, I think you'll find that he has had to assume the care of his two school aged children while his mum was unable to care for them. On top of having a daughter of his own who lives with her mother after they split up.
Living in Nottingham means he is still close to his family.
While a big wage packet certainly won't do him any harm.
I'd imagine he will see it as an opportunity to stay close to his family earn a big wage and potentially put himself in the shop window for a club like Everton, Leicester or Newcastle.
11.) 22 Jul 2022 17:24:31
Shappy, trains to Nottingham from Manchester take 2 hours, the same time it takes to drive. 2 hours also for Leicester, 3 hours for Newcastle.
Trains to London take 2 hours, and are far more regular. Nottingham is not close to his family, but its a lot more lucrative.
same as driving,
12.) 22 Jul 2022 17:26:17
That should be school aged siblings.
13.) 22 Jul 2022 18:23:06
Poor babysitter has their work cut out. Get two kids to school and then back to cut the crusts off Jessie’s sandwich and get him down for a quick nap before training.
14.) 22 Jul 2022 19:52:32
This is some mad post about why an ex United player has signed for a football team ?
Has anybody here spoke with him? How would any of ye know and who cares why or why he didn't sign for a club.
Got get that money Jesse, enjoy yourself and keep being you.
15.) 22 Jul 2022 21:04:28
Couldn’t give a damn about what Jesse Lingard is doing. When he was coming through I liked the lad, but the past 2 seasons at least I’ve thought he was a git.
Forget him.
16.) 22 Jul 2022 21:08:05
Indeed. It’s his business and his alone. He’ll play every week, it’s a great traditional club, and he’ll be handsomely paid.
As for logistics, I’m sure he’ll work it out by himself ???.
17.) 22 Jul 2022 18:59:50
Despite all this, Lingard’s going straight into my FPL Team!
18.) 23 Jul 2022 13:57:49
Shappy is so busy now googling travel times to uphold the most ridiculous argument of the day?? nice one ajh. Lots to be said b
For knowing your geography??.
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14 Jun 2026 10:54:05
This World Cup is a shambles. So much has already been written in the mainstream press (Somali ref, Senegalise team searched, half time show) and I don't want to repeat all the issues here.
However, whilst we know football sold its soul to the devil some years ago, what we are seeing here is beyond parody.
Extending the competition to 48 teams is driven by two things. More games equals more money (who knew?), and more teams means Infantino can continue to count on the votes of the lower profile nations and consolidate his power base. But more teams will lead to some meaningless games, and only 16 teams will drop out after the group stage.
Then there is the cost of tickets and the cost within the grounds. The price of tickets is obscene and Infantino's indifference is staggering. We are already seeing lots of empty seats which shows the supply vs demand argument is deeply flawed, and FIFA's resale aproach is just another grubby money grabber.
And worst of all, we effectively now have 4 quarters due to the mandatory drinks breaks, whatever the temperature.
The beautiful game isn't looking too beautiful right now.
1.) 14 Jun 2026 11:23:13
Agree completely, AJH.
The water breaks are solely there for the US broadcasters to plug more commercials during the game. Thankfully, UK broadcasters know better. FIFA, as an organisation, is just corrupt, top to bottom. The World Cups are getting worse - thankfully, they are still 4 years apart.
I'm glad the seats are empty. Part of me hopes it's the same throughout the whole tournament, so it can expose them for what they are, as you said, grubby money grabbers.
But even still, it won't change anything.
This World Cup was always going to be like Coachella, fake fan influencers more interested in posting to Instagram than the actual games, whilst most real football fans are left out.
I would love to see England win the World Cup in my lifetime, but at the same time, I hate watching them because international football just isn't the same.
2.) 14 Jun 2026 11:29:49
The game looks beautiful for the people of Haiti or Qatar, or all the other minnows who get to play on a big stage with the elite ones every 4 years.
Perhaps we should only let any nation that's won it in the last 60 years enter.
Yes, the quality is diminished at this stage of the tournament, but why don't we stop non league teams entering the FA Cup while we are at it.
Those that can't afford to travel or see games live can see them on TV.
I agree that the prices of travel, accommodation and tickets are unreasonable, but they are unreasonable for the Premiership too.
When a captive audience is there, prices go up. Ever buy lunch at a watermark or zoo or festival? Captive audience means inflated prices.
Why are you desperate not to allow minnows the opportunity to play on the biggest stage of all? Are they not worthy?
England have won nothing for over 60 years, the epitome of a minnow.
It's a global game, let people enjoy it who don't get the opportunity too often. None of those teams have disgraced themselves so far. In fact, I bet they will exceed expectations, while England will fall short of their inflated expectations yet again.
3.) 14 Jun 2026 11:38:22
Of course they are worthy, Ken, if they qualify, but many would not have qualified if it hadn't been extended to 48 teams. Perhaps we should extend it to 96 teams to let more minnows play on the big stage.
I've lost all respect for you.
4.) 14 Jun 2026 11:56:57
??? Oh please, don't say that, you dirty rascal.
I take your point, AJH, but I think it's a good thing. Lots of bad things happening in the world, extending the wc to 48 teams is not one of them imo.
It brings joy and prosperity. The Irish still talk about the time we got to the 1/4 final, it was great times for our football loving nation, likely never to be repeated. Iceland in the 1/4 final recently too. Amazing scenery there when it happened.
I get the arguments against it for player welfare, etc., but what about the players' welfare, if you're from Haiti, do you not deserve a chance to play at the event. Extending it gives those countries a chance to experience something magical. Don't lobby to take it away from them. ? Embrace it.
Don't give up on us yet, AJH, I still think there is hope for us if you can just be a little more inclusive. God bless your soul. ??
5.) 14 Jun 2026 12:58:27
I quite like having so many teams involved, but, of course, it's all a cash cow.
More of a problem is 4th, 5th, 6th placed teams in their respective national leagues qualifying for a Champions' League each season.
Arsenal should be there next season for sure, and Carrick has worked wonders to rescue what was looking increasingly like another poor season, but I wouldn't say I'm proud to be United 3rd.
Anyway, I digress.
6.) 14 Jun 2026 13:10:51
I get it, I do. But it also extends the tournament and makes it a bit of a slog. And, despite what FIFA are saying, there are a whole lot of empty seats.
7.) 14 Jun 2026 13:41:49
Extending it to more teams is good, I think, but the lack of jeopardy at the group stage is a terrible decision. That three can progress from a group makes it almost pointless to tune in.
And the ticket pricing is a separate issue.
That's a stain on FIFA that is a disgrace. The organisation cannot say they are trying to make the game more inclusive whilst charging thousands for a match ticket.
8.) 14 Jun 2026 13:56:36
Virtually one win takes you through. I have no problem with minnows being there, but, as usual in any tournament, it is a bit of a joke and a bore until the knockout stage. Same with the Champions League; knockout football is always better.
What in life is not a rip off now? Everything is about money. My view is, if you want something you either pay its price or you do not have it, but today people just want it given to them, and if it is not, then they moan about it...
That is life 2026.
9.) 14 Jun 2026 14:14:44
I agree the structure is wrong for this many teams. Lack of jeopardy is a good phrase.
I see why they extended it and I also see the drawbacks, but it's a football tournament, why not enjoy it for what it is.
Great to see the minnows' fans and the colour they bring.
The Welsh, Scots and Irish have great times when they qualify. I'm sure it's the same for the fans from Haiti, Jordan and Qatar, for example.
I'd love my lads to experience a WC like I did as a young lad at Italia 90. You can't buy those sort of experiences.
The more that qualify, the better chance these fans have to go to such an event.
England usually qualify. I can only remember 1 or 2 WC that England didn't qualify for, so you take it for granted perhaps.
10.) 14 Jun 2026 14:31:45
Good shout, spenno. A European Super League by stealth, albeit with some qualifications as opposed to the suggested closed shop. Money talks.
11.) 14 Jun 2026 21:58:21
100% agree with Ken on inclusivity. And FIFA is a corrupt joke, but we already knew that.
12.) 15 Jun 2026 07:12:54
I like these new teams coming in and playing with heart. It's called the World Cup, and the more teams showcased at the highest level can only be a good thing for the sport.
It gets my vote, albeit with perhaps a better structure. But I am not qualified to say how!
13.) 15 Jun 2026 11:58:52
I do think expanding the World Cup has taken away a bit of the prestige that came with qualifying for it. Part of what made the tournament so special was how difficult it was to get there. Making it to a World Cup used to be a huge achievement, and with more teams involved, that exclusivity inevitably gets diluted.
That said, I can also see the positives. There are countries that would probably never have had the chance to experience a World Cup under the old format. Giving more nations the opportunity to compete on the biggest stage can only help grow the game globally and inspire the next generation of players and fans.
My bigger issue is the cost. Ticket prices, accommodation, travel, food - it's becoming ridiculously expensive for ordinary supporters.
The World Cup is supposed to be a celebration of football for fans from all over the world, but more and more it feels like it's becoming an event for those who can afford it.
If FIFA are going to keep charging these prices and bringing in record revenues, then they need to be completely transparent about where that money is going. If it's being invested into grassroots football, coaching, facilities, and developing the game in countries that need support, then fair enough. But fans deserve to know how the money is being used and whether it's actually helping football grow worldwide.
The World Cup should be about more than just making money. It should be about growing the game while keeping the tournament accessible and special for the supporters who make it what it is.
14.) 15 Jun 2026 13:28:11
Nearly every man and his dog qualified, but Wales & Ireland ... What's that say about them then...!
15.) 15 Jun 2026 20:38:52
And Northern Ireland. ?
We play in the European qualifying groups JSU, which are still a lot harder to get out of than those in Asia or CONCACAF, for countries of our size.
13 Jun 2026 07:53:43
Maybe Stevie had a premonition as Lou Macari has just been awarded an MBE. Well deserved.
1.) 13 Jun 2026 10:25:11
Noucamp, next week's lotto numbers, please.
2.) 13 Jun 2026 10:35:43
Just read it. My words obviously ring loud in the corridors of power!
Congratulations to Lou. Thoroughly deserved and well overdue.
5 11 14 23 24 32, Ken.
3.) 13 Jun 2026 14:35:55
Bonus ball?
4.) 13 Jun 2026 15:00:04
Ffs, Stevie, this was the perfect opportunity to reply with, 6 7 6 7 6 7, and sit back to watch everyone's piss boil.
5.) 13 Jun 2026 16:50:29
Have to hold my hands up, Danny.
I have no idea what you're talking about. ?
Ken - 8.
6.) 16 Jun 2026 00:28:10
Did anyone actually check the numbers? I take it, the fact Ken's still posting on here, means they didn't come in? ?
28 May 2026 10:41:48
Some strange management goings on right now.
Iraola takes Bournemouth into the Europa League but is leaving. Glasner wins Palace's first 2 trophies including the European Conference but is leaving. There something pretty odd there, particularly as neither seems to have a new club lined up yet. Rumours are Iraola will go to Palace which does not seem like a big step up, whilst Glassner is taking a sabbatical.
Slot allegedly spends half his time back in the Netherlands and the Liverpool players have a lot more days off then they used to, you can see their standards have slipped yet he appears to be staying.
Maresca leaves Chelsea in a huff, appearing to engineer his own sacking, and surprise surprise, he surfaces at City, that smells awfully fishy.
Forest had 5 permanent Managers, finally finding a saviour in Pereira, Spurs had 3, same situation for De Zerbi.
The appointment of Rosenior at Chelsea seemed bizarre at the time and that's how it turned out.
And that's all before the end of season merry for round.
Bizarrely, we seem pretty stable compared to a lot of the others.
1.) 28 May 2026 12:53:56
100%, Carrick has cut a lot of the noise out of the club in his interim period. A lot of that is probably down to the fact he is genuinely boring (in a good way) in his press conferences. The media can hardly get a soundbite out of him compared to previous managers.
On the other managers, Chelsea have self imploded, Liverpool have recruited poorly and have injuries.
Glasner and Iraola hit their respective ceilings with Palace and Bournemouth, and, in order to finish any higher, they would have to spend serious money and not sell their best players every window.
2.) 28 May 2026 14:25:03
Delighted for Glasner. I think he was a bit hasty in not signing a new contract, based on the chairman selling his players.
It's probably why Iraola is leaving Bournemouth, but he can expect the dame at Palace if he goes there.
Chelsea have a very good coach now, and I expect them, with 1 game a week, to turn it round next season just like we did.
City, I don't see winning a league for the foreseeable future.
Liverpool, I'd expect to be better next season, but slot could be a busted flush.
It will be ingesting to see how all the new boys get on.
I think Arsenal, despite their stability, are not streets ahead, so I'm sorry of expecting a closer league again next season.
We'll have to wait and see.
3.) 28 May 2026 17:16:06
City will be interesting. He was there before, which brings some continuity, but Pep is pure class and will take some following.
Chelsea and Liverpool look all over the place; they have issues to resolve.
I fear Arsenal might relax now they've won one and play proper football, but Arteta may end up being his own worst enemy.
If we buy and sell well, we should be at the right end of things.
4.) 28 May 2026 20:44:30
I don't know, AJH thinks Alonso is a good coach. I think he will change them completely. I think they will show big improvement next season, and then kick on the following year. A year out of Europe, a good clearout of players, and a couple of astute signings will see them back up in a CL place.
Liverpool could go either way imo.
I don't think the new guys will do as well at Bournemouth and Palace as their predecessors. But it's not the club's fault both guys walked.
Sunderland will find it tough with Europe and the EPL, I think. Brighton are better equipped than those teams, I think.
Newcastle, I'm not sure what to expect. Could go either way, imo, depends on who leaves.
You could be right on Arsenal. Very complete squad, maybe light on goals at times.
They could do worse than sign Lewandowski for a season. I'd take him at United.
It will be as open as I can remember, really.
25 May 2026 07:39:25
This season Amorim got 32 points from 21 games, Carrick has 39 points from 17 games. But it's all about Xg apparently.
1.) 25 May 2026 11:29:33
Feels like a pretty good sample size to use for extrapolating those points to me.
At the same rate of points, Amorim would have got 58 points, and we would have possibly just snuck into 5th, although it would be tight. Carrick would have got 87, a league title win. It is obviously not an exact science, and I doubt we would have won the league this season, but it does show the huge difference between before and after.
I liked Amorim, and I think there could have been improvement, but the results just weren’t there. Carrick has plenty to prove to show that we can win games whilst also deserving to win them.
There have been a few where we have just about got away with a bad performance, but sometimes managers can just win. Football is about scoring more goals than the other team, and more often than not we have managed that since Carrick came in. Before that, we just could not quite do it, and that is the biggest difference.
xG is a useful stat, but it cannot and should not be used as a be-all and end-all for making decisions, and no clubs do this, it is just used as a guide.
2.) 25 May 2026 11:45:32
Time will tell with Carrick. My instinct is that we have had more than our fair share of luck, and won games that we otherwise wouldn't have done.
That is where xG does become a relatively accurate long term market.
3.) 25 May 2026 11:53:32
Why be so spiky? Grow up, fella.
4.) 25 May 2026 12:02:09
I find Carrick uninspiring, and I do wonder if he can take us forward, but it's easy to forget where we were. When he took over, we were 7th, 3 points behind Liverpool, and 11 points behind Villa. We may have had some luck, but to finish 11 points ahead of Liverpool and 6 points ahead of Villa is some achievement.
Amorim may have turned it around over time (personally I don't think he would have), but it all seemed a bit entrenched.
Anyway, I'll shut up now.
5.) 25 May 2026 12:05:36
Jd123, that's football though, right? Arsenal are the best team in the country, sadly, but I'd suggest they had their fair share of luck too. I saw a stat, could be fake, to be fair, but it suggested United had the most, or one of the most, VAR decisions go against them this season. So for the luck we've had, we've also had some hard luck.
6.) 25 May 2026 14:10:11
Amorim needed better players to play his system. We took 442 players, and tried to play 3421 - 2 very different systems.
If you are implying Amorim is a crap coach, I don't agree at all. The problem lay at the feet of the club, who chose to go with him and his system without the ability to invest in players we needed.
Amorim ended up being the coach that removed a lot of the bad apples from the club. This has also been instrumental in the feeling we have turned a corner. I still think we have a long way to go to be competing at the top table.
7.) 25 May 2026 14:11:48
Defense is important too, maybe even more so. Arsenal's success was largely built upon it. Chelsea and Liverpool's weakness this year was as a result of weaker defensive structure. We conceded 30 goals in the first 20 games, and only 18 in the last 17. That's where the most significant improvement occurred, and that's a direct result of the structural changes under Carrick, which were never going to happen under Amorim. Bruno is not a defensive midfielder. We do better with 4 at the back, with opposition wingers being marked by full backs rather than wing backs, and, when they're out of position, ill-equipped CBs.
The 33 goals scored v 18 conceded in 17 games is a stat that, if marginally improved upon, should see us competing for the title next season. As they say, good teams create their own luck.
Let's hope we can acquire the right players and that Carrick can continue to deliver. There's no guarantees, whoever is at the helm. If there were, the sport would be dull, and we would have nothing to discuss.
8.) 25 May 2026 14:32:50
Also, the two teams out of 19 we didn't play while Carrick was manager were Burnley and Wolves lol. Easily could have been 45 points from 19 games.
9.) 25 May 2026 20:12:21
AJH, be careful saying anything negative about Amorim. Don Red won't be having any of it.
It's all about the XG. ?
10.) 25 May 2026 20:16:06
No, it isn't, Angel. I never said that. And I don't mind negativity about Amorim - just don't go making up stuff.
11.) 27 May 2026 05:27:57
Amorim was never going to work. We all, majority I think, liked him personally, but as a coach, he made some very, very poor decisions. And the football was dross, without results to back it up.
24 May 2026 20:40:36
When Carrick took over we were flattering to deceive, threatening the top 4 without ever convincing anyone we could do it.
So here we are, finishing 3rd, well clear of other teams and 7 points behind City in 2nd.
12 wins in 17 games, 39 points, which extrapolates to 87 points over a full season, enough to win the league this year.
Carrick did some simple things. He picked Mainoo, who has got better and better, and he pushed Bruno forward into the 10 role, both those things have had a major impact. He also played Dorgu further forward, and whilst his time has been limited, that also looks like an astute call.
The big thing for me is the spirit the team seems to have, they genuinely seem to like each other and play as a team.
So an awesome second half of the season but work needed for next year. Our issues are depth, our first 11 can compete with the best, but we will have many more games next year.
Dorgu feels like a new player in his new role, and I would promote Lacey who has shown great promise. We also need to keep Mount and Martinez fit, great players when available.
We need a top player to replace Cas, and also more depth in CM, and whilst Sesko has huge potential, that also feels like a gap we need to fill.
I'm excited for next year. I expect Kobe to go to another level, Sesko to find a real groove, and some of our younger players to continue their development.
I don't believe we need 4 first team players, although that would be great, we need depth. In terms of starters, CM and CF are the real opportunities.
A great end to the season, have a great summer gents.
1.) 24 May 2026 21:48:29
Ah, come on, man. You complain about my arguments on xG and then you do that extrapolation!!
Carrick didn't turn the season around. We were 5th when Amorim left. Carrick had great results, and his demeanour is great. Good luck to the man. He's got to show a lot of improvements, but hopefully he can do it. But our first XI is certainly not good enough to challenge.
We remain 2 or 3 players short in that regard, and another 2 or 3 squad players. I like the optimism, but I hope the club takes a more realistic evaluation of our squad than this. A summer like last year and we could have a team that can mix it with the best regularly. But I think we're two summers off being definite challengers.
2.) 24 May 2026 22:04:02
What is wrong with my extrapolation? XG is theoretical. My extrapolation took actuals for
half a season and looked at a full season. I know you thought RA was a winner, but I'm just quoting actual points.
3.) 24 May 2026 22:29:34
Ok, one more time then: xG is a retrospective measure of what happened in a game. It describes how often an average (at that level) footballer would score given the same chance. There are far more involved models of this that involve passing networks and so on. It is based on what happened in the game. Using this sort of model, teams have another way to evaluate their performance, but it also is a really good predictor for future performance (with some adjustments that are pointless talking about here).
Brighton owner Tony Bloom, via his company Star Lizard, and Brentford owner Matthew Benham base a huge amount of what they do on this. So, do keep misrepresenting my points, but you are swimming uptide. Fwiw, United were predicted to finish 3rd or 4th based on those metrics.
Your extrapolation accounts for nothing but vibes. Points per game based on a sample like that is an even worse predictor than goals per game. Your posts just reveal that you pay very little attention to what actually happens in games.
4.) 24 May 2026 22:42:11
Don,
Are you expecting us all to say 'oh do you know what, Don is correct, Amorim was world class'? If not, then I have no idea why you're beating the same drum. We all have eyes. Amorim was struggling; his tactics weren't working, and the players couldn't play the system. He was better this year than last year, but that wouldn't have been difficult.
I think most people will have United as a good chance for top 4 next season, depending on signings, even maybe a title challenge. Amorim wasn't getting us there, no matter how many xG stats you throw at it.
By the way, I'm an analytical person, and I liked Amorim, but I don't need stats to see that what he was doing wasn't working. Sometimes, football is just simple.
5.) 24 May 2026 23:00:26
Very little of that is true, GDS2. I don't want to keep on about this, but we've been top 5 pretty much all season. This turnaround is just in your heads. The results upturned a bit, but that was predicted as the forwards settled. It's not worth talking about any more. I never said Amorim was world class, and I think his emotional outburst meant he had to go. I just severely dislike this wonton rewriting of history to suit some narrative. This talk of the players struggling in his system is an example. It just wasn't true. Some players do better in different systems. Sesko prefers Carrick's, Mbeumo was better in Amorim's. But every modern system transitions between formations in the phases.
It's a frustration, as I've worked both with sports teams and large corporations, and those who don't see the progress in front of their eyes because of short term results, and then revert to the previous approach - which wasn't working - always end up failing. Luckily I do believe the senior leadership seems to realise this. They let Amorim go because of the outburst, but did want him to stay before that. They explored the market because they also see the issues with the counter attacking style and what the metrics are telling them. They are targeting the players based on a profiling that aligns really well with the types of metrics based models I know are used at the top clubs.
6.) 25 May 2026 04:41:20
Dress it up however you like. If RA was good enough, even if Carrick is good enough, one thing that is certain is this team is not good enough, that is 100%. We got one striker who ain't the finished article, we got poor CBs, and no midfield, and most on here moan about our full backs.
So, how on hell can anybody say our starting 11 could challenge for the title is beyond me. Take Bruno out, this team is awful.
7.) 25 May 2026 06:40:19
Nice uplifting positive post once again. A proper ray of sunshine.
8.) 25 May 2026 08:03:51
Jfc one would think we are no better than relegated West Ham judging by this person.
9.) 25 May 2026 11:22:41
Keefy,
I have him blocked so I don't get to see the nonsense anymore, but I assume it's him saying we are useless, none of the players are good enough and that me suggesting we could challenge for a title next season with the right signings is a stupid suggestion.
10.) 25 May 2026 14:49:18
Of course you do...
You go on thinking this first 11 gets anywhere near a title if you want, but I live in a real world, not pie in the sky world.
11.) 25 May 2026 21:31:25
You live with your head jammed where the sun don't shine pal! Jog on.
20 Jun 2026 15:31:39
Mate, I was always his biggest fan, but even I gave up on him. He has said nothing to suggest he is interested in staying, or that his attitude needed some work, so he is off.
He stood out as being uninterested. No other player was putting so little effort in.
And I think we will have no trouble selling him, particularly if he does well at the World Cup.
20 Jun 2026 13:25:52
There is no way back for Rashford. His bridges are burnt. Ambling around the pitch, making no effort, it's hard to come back from that. And, of course, he wants to leave.
14 May 2026 09:45:00
Some great comments on here. Like many, I am not massively excited by Carrick, but I am struggling to see alternatives. Enrique is the standout, but is going nowhere. Who else? Carrick is not phased by United, but needs experience around him... and better players!
23 Feb 2026 14:32:44
Do you read the site? We did this to death a couple of weeks ago.
16 Jan 2026 21:31:19
I read it was Sneijder.
20 Jun 2026 13:26:48
Well MH, he certainly splits opinion.
20 Jun 2026 11:23:54
We've had our pants pulled down so many times, paying far too much for players, and then paying silly salaries, meaning it's hard to move them on.
Pogba left for free, and we paid £89M to bring him back with mixed results.
Antony was over £80M, a complete waste 9d money.
Maguire has been solid, but the fee of £80M was far too high given there were other options.
Sancho, £73M, another waste of money.
Hojlund, £64M, whatever are we thinking?
The list goes on and on. It's about time we walked away and stopped getting shafted.
19 Jun 2026 15:05:40
Ken's right. His current approach seems to be about records, but whatever the motivation, he is looking a shadow of his former self. There seems to be some unrest in that camp. It's not an easy situation to manage.
18 Jun 2026 12:31:55
That's his issue though, 10-minute bursts.
18 Jun 2026 05:57:46
I accept your point JSU, but in the context of what he said, I don't think it's a big issue. He called him uniquely gifted, an unbelievable talent, the present and future of United, who possesses a relentless drive to improve.
He then urged him to stay hungry and push himself every day. I guess we can interpret that comment in different ways.
What is true is that some still doubt Mainoo is top class, and hopefully he can carry on from how he finished last season.