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02 Nov 2026 09:44:45
Let's sack Carrick, yay everything will be great. I agree that Carrick looks list and bereft of ideas, and a new experienced Manager will have an impact. But:
Solskjaer wanted Haaland, they got him Ighalo.
Solskjaer wanted Bellingham, they got him Van de Beek.
Ten Hag wanted Kane, they spent £72m on Højlund.
Ten Hag wanted Rice, they got him Eriksen.
Ten Hag wanted Joao Neves, they spent £50.8m on Ugarte, while PSG used the money from Neves' sale to get Joao Neves.
Amorim wanted Watkins, they spent £73.7m on Sesko.
This summer, we had Elliot Anderson as priority, we ended up spending £55m on Andrey Santos.
Emery has done an awesome job at Villa but would he succeed in our mad house? Would anyone? ?♂️.
1.) 02 Nov 2026 09:49:53
Ole also told them to sign Haaland by all accounts.
2.) 02 Nov 2026 11:28:16
One of the biggest issues at the club is that it presents itself as bigger than it actually is.
This summer they prioritised going after midfielders that we can't afford. Looking at Anderson, Tonali, and Fernandes knowing that they were out of our spending capacity. The knock on effect is that we are always scrambling down the list for cheaper alternatives.
The likes of Brighton, Villa, Bournemouth aren't scouting players in this price range because they know what they can and cannot afford. That's why they find "bargains". United need to accept that the spending and wage restrictions we operate under make signing top class players impossible. Instead, our focus should be on scouting and identifying the best possible players with potential to make the jump to that level. By doing that, we won't be scrambling down our wish lists, we'll have a chance of bringing in our number one targets.
However, this approach would necessitate the club being honest about where we are. We'd need to stop blagging about being ready to compete for titles, and admit that we're a club working towards regular champions league football. It's no surprise that the players performed better last season when the pressure was off. I think a lot of their frustration comes from going into the season with a mid level squad that's expected to compete with the likes of City and Arsenal, rather than Brighton and Bournemouth.
3.) 04 Nov 2026 08:57:02
Hi AJH
United's recruitment has been so poor for so long, those players you listed that was bought most of them were free hits with no one else in the room bidding.
United have had the cash, some of the past managers hired have questionable quality but recruitment has been the biggest reason for the downfall and the wastage of money on the transfer market is unprecedented.
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.
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04 Nov 2026 10:47:49
The difference in the second half last night was the passion and commitment that has been missing so often this season. They were like different players, chasing, closing down, massively fired up.
We can only wonder why that has been missing so far this season but it was great to see.
Mainoo was awesome and Baleba looks full of potential, but the biggest plus for me was Lacey who surely has to get a run now.
Like most of us I was sat there thinking ' what the hell is happening', fingers crossed we start games the way we finished that one.
1.) 04 Nov 2026 11:14:52
I feel the team lacks belief. Bruno had to score 1 penalty and they were back at it again.
Dalot and Amad have been underperforming for a while now and Carrick has to be bold.
If Lacey didn't come on, it'd have been a draw.
Dalot has been so shocking, I don't think amass could be worse.
2.) 04 Nov 2026 13:18:01
Lacey definitely needs to be given more minutes, even if they are from the bench. Just don't leave it until the 80th, give him enough to get a feel of the game and see what he can do.
Amass, they obviously think he is not ready for it as he has been missing out even from the bench. Whether part of that is the unsettled back line and protecting him. if the rest were settled it would be easier to play him. At this point I think we will bring someone in in Jan and he is either loaned or sold.
Shame Baleba got injured and looks like it will be a significant one, thankfully Mainoo is back and will be interesting to see what combination we get against Villa.
All could change if there is a manager change over the international window. but at this point Carrick just needs to get the team motivated and be brave.
3.) 04 Nov 2026 13:18:58
Dalot and amad are big problems in the team but most likely both will start Sunday.
4.) 04 Nov 2026 14:09:19
I have been one of Dalot's biggest critics but I'll give him credit where credit due, if the rest of the team showed as much commitment as him, I don't think we'd be in this position. Sadly for Dalot, he's just not good enough IMO.
5.) 04 Nov 2026 18:18:28
Bit of a Fred is Dalot. But if everyone else had the energy and commitment we'd be amazing.
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1.) 22 Oct 2026 16:00:10
I actually think all of the top 6 would do a better job than Carrick, but none of them will be 'successful' with the current set up.
2.) 22 Oct 2026 16:20:46
I love that Ole is on it.
3.) 22 Oct 2026 16:59:15
If they go for Nagelsmann then imo they must remove Wilcox as well and let Nagelsmann work with Vivell again following on from their previous working relationship.
I can't see it being very harmonious with Nagelsmann and Vivell having a, I assume, trusting relationship but Wilcox trying to control everything.
But I'll maintain my view that until things change above the manager, anyone who comes in will struggle after the initial "bounce" and the cycle of the past 13 years will continue.
4.) 22 Oct 2026 17:09:24
Nagelsmann won't work. He was successful to a certain degree at leipzig and Hoffenheim, but didn't win anything. And then won some trophies at Bayern, which isn't especially difficult, but fell out with a few people there and players didn't seem to like him. And then failed at Germany.
Not sure why he gets linked with so many top jobs. Must be better options out there.
21 Oct 2026 19:52:51
Look, I've had a few glasses and I am hacked off with the result and performance, but I have a question for those of you that go on the live chat.
Why do you put up with a Liverpool fan basically taking over the chat? Yes, benny verbal diarrhea ballet. I can accept we are poor, I can accept United fans slagging the team off, but a Liverpool fan, no, no, no.
I don't get it, people happily engaging with him whilst he slags the payers and clubs off, are you all wearing half and half scarves? Forget the club, is that how far you have all fallen? Get a grip people.
1.) 21 Oct 2026 20:09:15
You've just made his day.
2.) 21 Oct 2026 20:17:01
How do I find the live chat?
{Ed033's Note - On Man Utd matchdays there is a link at the top of the banter page.
3.) 21 Oct 2026 20:11:59
AJH
Agree I think he should be banned from live chat, it is beyond banter and in honest really annoying. I asked in one of the previous games live chat if there is a block that works in live chat.
Seriously Ed can we have a block that works in live chat.
{Ed025's Note - i will go on the live chat myself and ban him Red Man..
4.) 21 Oct 2026 20:57:56
I couldn't be bothered tonight Red Man as I knew he would be there blethering on. He's very odd.
{Ed025's Note - not any more he wont AJH..
5.) 21 Oct 2026 21:08:44
I agree, AJH. I do not mind some opposition fans coming in when they genuinely watch the game and are pleasant—Malaga Gooner, for example.
I have joined the chat the last couple of games and noticed the constant underhanded and sarcastic comments. I do not mind a bit of banter here and there, but, seriously, the constant trolling is just overbearing and prevents actual fans from being able to discuss the game.
{Ed025's Note - you are right Kurtis, its sorted now mate..
6.) 21 Oct 2026 20:57:46
Thanks Ed.
{Ed025's Note - no problem mate..
7.) 22 Oct 2026 09:14:34
Agree AJH. Initially, I hoped he would be another Malaga Gooner, but bennyballache soon became a toxic, annoying arse.
Thanks, Ed025.
{Ed025's Note - we have seen the last of him Fizz..
8.) 21 Oct 2026 20:41:11
The day i start worrying about someone teasing is the day i give up.
The day i judge how i interact with people judged on what club they support is the day i give up. Most of the time he is on the wind up but that's OK in my book.
That does nullify any sensible interaction most of the time but that's his own fault and he is not looking for sensible interaction on our live chat ?? There are idiotic views imo on this page regularly that we interact with people here slag off the club worse than he has ever done that's for sure.
9.) 22 Oct 2026 13:10:28
Yeah, but you're allowed to slag off your own club ?.
07 Oct 2026 18:42:47
Whilst schmaltzy, Messi showed how to retire with some dignity, whilst Ronaldo continues to behave like a 6 year old. His statement was disgraceful, the Portuguese FA should retire him, but they won't.
It's interesting that Portugal have won games without him but he still casts a long shadow and nobody seems to have the balls to deal with him. A sad end to a wonderful career.
1.) 07 Oct 2026 19:57:07
Hes still the best and he's right sbout what he said.
The manager should be smart and treat him with more respect as he has won everything in the game and wouldve scored goals in those games.
2.) 07 Oct 2026 20:16:19
I agree ajh. But that's his MO.
3.) 07 Oct 2026 20:34:38
He's a virtual passenger outside the opponents penalty box. Against mediocre you can get away with it but not against good teams.
Yes he will score goals but at what cost to the team. Portugal are right to play without him. They have to build for the future.
4.) 07 Oct 2026 20:35:02
I really don't care about Ronaldo. He was a great player and would rather have had him on my team than have him as an opponent, but, frankly, I never liked the guy. The way he left us after his second stint, with that interview, only confirmed my dislike of him.
5.) 07 Oct 2026 21:42:41
I disagree Singh, his best days are long behind him, he should have taken a dignified exit but he is chasing personal records at the expense of the team. He is far from the best, he is in danger of seriously damaging his legacy.
6.) 07 Oct 2026 22:24:42
He's Cristiano Ronaldo. Of course he's upset. That's exactly why he's one of the greatest athletes we've ever seen. The man has won everything there is to win, broken every record imaginable, and at 41 years old he still hates sitting on the bench. Most players would be satisfied, collecting the pay cheque and enjoying what they've already achieved. Ronaldo isn't built that way.
People can talk about his ability right now, but they're missing the point. Just a few years ago he was still among the best in the world. What has never changed is his mentality.
The hunger. The obsession to compete. The refusal to accept anything less than being on the pitch and making a difference.
That's why I actually rate him for being upset. At his age, with everything he's accomplished, he still cares that much. He still wants more. He still demands the highest standards from himself. That's not arrogance, that's the mentality that made him Ronaldo in the first place. Let him be upset. That fire and passion are exactly why he's one of the greatest to ever play the game.
7.) 07 Oct 2026 22:32:37
Yes Singh, his desire to win at all costs was /is immense but he isn't the player he was and he should have matured by now to realise this and that he will spoil his own legacy by outbursts like this.
8.) 07 Oct 2026 23:48:47
He was not the best. Not now and not some years ago. He is a liability, his pressing stats was at bottom 1% when he was in our team. There is a reason Juventous numbers went down the moment he joined and no wonder the same applied to us. Each team scored 16 less goals the moment Christiano joined and at the same time conceded more because they had to defend with a player less.
That's facts.
Its one thing how much Ronaldo scored and another how much the team scored WITH him. Teams regressed with him.
9.) 08 Oct 2026 06:36:46
He is finished at the top level. Keane had a monster mentality too but one when his time was up as messi has also realised.
It is complete arrogance he is a player and not the manager when not selected uts for good reason. Anybody that thinks he is still the best has is living in the past. He is not the best anymore and watching him in the wc was a little sad for me.
Id compare it to a boxer who has had a few fights too many.
He was good he was great but that does not give you a right to play now not does it give you a right to undermine your manager.
If he is too period to sit on the bench stay at home. I doubt he will every play for portugal again nor will be playful for any to club again. He is yesterdays man and Will go down as the 2nd best player of his generation and probably in top 5 or 10 of all time which is no mean achievement.
10.) 08 Oct 2026 07:21:24
Definitely 2nd best of his generation for me behind Messi, who was a comparable goal scorer but by far the better goal creator an all round team player.
11.) 08 Oct 2026 09:47:51
He's been one of the greatest ever players, and he has the ego to match it. I've no problem with that, it goes with the territory, very few become one of the best in their field and don't end up with a bit of an ego. Personally I have a problem with those who have the ego but can't and have never been able to back it up.
Yet time waits for no man, we all either make it over the hill or we die beforehand. Decline is as inevitable as the tide.
What's the saying, the bigger you are the harder you fall. In Ronaldo's case his ego cannot cope with the fact that he isn't the player he used to be, even if he knows it, his ego just won't accept it.
Which unfortunately will always spill out in unsavoury comments and actions. In time he'll reflect back and have regrets no doubt.
For some how it ends will taint the memory, but in time most of us will forget how his career faded and only remember the highlights (of which there are so many).
12.) 08 Oct 2026 13:52:22
I enjoy the discussion from both sides, however I do have an issue with AJH's initial post claiming dignity after how Benin were treated both prior to and after the match. Disgraceful! Had it been Cr7.
13.) 09 Oct 2026 03:13:11
I seem to remember Messi throwing his toys out long before he won the world cup and retiring from international football. Ronaldo is obviously not the force he once was, and he should've accepted that a couple years ago, but he is hardly to blame for spineless managers choosing to start him over other forwards that offer more to the team as a whole.
14.) 08 Oct 2026 23:24:22
He's a disgrace. Imagine making the national team all about him. Massive essay saying how unhappy he is with the manager, when Portugal won the game. Apologizing in his letter to the fans who traveled just to watch him.
He is a tool of the first order, and his legacy is getting further tainted every year. He was a major problem for them at the world cup. A manger who was not his mate would have offered him a retirement party friendly back in Portugal and then built the next generation for the next tournament.
Messi has proved in the past couple of years that he is the goat, and Ronaldo can't handle it.
15.) 09 Oct 2026 04:29:07
Nah.
Messi is product pumped full of hormones to correct his midgetisis. It's a fact and is what it is.
Anything achieved by someone whom has had extensive external hormones is not the same as a normal human.
You have "natural" talent vs hard work. For me I will appreciate effort over talent, every day.
La Liga = Eredivise but in a different wrapper. Ronnie might be a massive bellend but he's proven his ability in 3 major leagues.
Both
Exceptional
No wrong answers to messi vs Ronnie argument.
16.) 09 Oct 2026 10:42:26
Singh - take of your Man United red tinted glasses off. you are aware that he doesn't play for us anymore??
He's acting like a pathetic little baby, and it's totally embarassing.
I am pretty sure that the players and the manager of the Portuguese national team are sick and tired of his antics and just want him gone.
Yes he was a fantastic player for Portugal but for christ sake bow out with a bit of dignity, it's time to go.
17.) 09 Oct 2026 11:37:44
Loll u guys r ronaldo haters just voz he aaid a few things about United and how we roll. Messi vs ronaldo your havin a laugh. Messis a cheat and took drugs to fix his body he's a bellend.
Yea ronaldoa past his best ufcourse he is but he doesn't deserve a bellend like jorge jesus tkin the piss. Also he's still beter then a lot of players around
18.) 10 Oct 2026 01:04:12
Utd road, this is a little bit unfair for Messi to say that he didn't prove his worth. They were both at La Liga for ten years and Messi was heads and shoulders above. He is always is. Ronaldo could go in 5 countries to try and manipulate the debate Messi vs Ronaldo, but is it the case ; Is it so important if he proved his worth in Italy for example and Messi didn't;
I completely disagree about natural talent vs hard work too. In fact, i think Messi is equally trained. Ronaldo can barery move for the last at least 5 years, have you seen Messis sprints; Do you think it was easy for all his career to be the playmaker, the chance creator, the dribbler, flying throw opposition tacklings at the same time, and then sprinting to be the goalscorer also ; Because he was best in all of the above.
So do you think, doing all this without being a monster physically and not well trained ;
*I don't think Ronaldo is well trained, its not about modelling. You must have a body that suits your playing style. Ronaldo hadn't a lot of injuries, check. He was a monster in the air, check. But he lost explosiveness and agility too soon. that's one of the reason his dribbling stats went down so early in his career.
06 Oct 2026 12:29:23
I saw the highlights of the 1990 League Cup game at Arsenal on a social media reel, which we won 6 - 2, with a 19 year old Lee Sharpe hat trick. We had been bang average for a few seasons and that year saw us start to blossom, going on to win the FA Cup, which kick started the trophy run.
6 of the team from the Arsenal game would be first choice for the League title winning team in '93, but I remember back in '90 you never knew what you would get, we could win any game, we could lose any game and the journey from 1990 through to the double in 1994 was such a ride. I was at Anfield in '92 when the title was lost, and I was at OT against Blackburn a year later, seeing the first title for 26 years.
I know we went to to bigger and better things but it remains my favourite period, the EPL had just started in '92/93 so the rampant commercialisation hadn't taken off, we still had the deepest pockets so bought the best players.
Good times.
1.) 06 Oct 2026 15:59:41
I spent 15 years in school and uni and had to listen to scouse fans taking the mickey all that time. Only a few fs cups to shout about.
My boys had the opposite.
2.) 07 Oct 2026 07:34:40
Thay was my life too Ken. Crushing as a kid.
3.) 07 Oct 2026 10:44:28
Bolloxollogy CO. it was character building. Never once have i let what others do when I've no influence have a bad impact on me.
Yes there was teasing but no point teasing me, i wasn't playing, i wasn't losing leagues. No more then the boys in my class were not winning them.
Load of nonsense really but imo you don't shout too loud when your winning and you don't moan too much when your not.
Its a hobby and when I've no influence the result there is no point being to excited or disppointed when the result comes.
Win and the feeling is gone in an hour, lose and its gone in 5 mins.
4.) 07 Oct 2026 10:53:41
Bet you're glad you responded CO ?.
5.) 09 Oct 2026 04:36:42
My first game was whitesides testimonial
My next was United 5/0 Sheffield wed around. 93/94.
Only really known us as a good team but never found losing character building more like character destroying.
6.) 09 Oct 2026 18:38:48
I loved it when you could stand at the entrance to OT the day before a game, and shake Brian Greenhoff and Micky Thomas's hand. Simpler times.
02 Nov 2026 07:56:06
Dick Emery?
24 Oct 2026 15:18:16
I agree Tim, but you and I both know that Wilcox will go for Howe, the rumours are leaking out already. Emery is the ideal candidate for the reasons you outlined, but he isn't a miracle worker.
22 Oct 2026 14:16:17
We don't do sensible Eric.
22 Oct 2026 11:14:04
So, Wilcox gave ETH and new contract, only to sack him, recruited Amorim, and sacked him within 12 months and then appointed Carrick who will likely suffer the same fate. If SJR is the amazing businessman he is alleged to be, when is he going to notice who the issue is here.
22 Oct 2026 10:34:26
Whilst we racked up points last season, performances were often poor, City and Arsenal games stood out for passion and commitment but many, if not most of the others were a hard watch.
It clearly seems there is open mutiny now, but as I have said so often before what next? Appointing a new Manager is just putting lipstick on a pig, the issues run far deeper.
ETH's interview is interesting, he wanted Rice and Kane and got neither. There was an article in the Times or Observer highlighting the random nature of our buys, players who play different systems being mashed together.
Carrick is toast, Wilcox has to go too, but I doubt SJR will do that.
04 Nov 2026 06:30:58
Nobody is saying that Red Man, but you see what you want to see. We have been dreadful, the second half last night was awesome. Carrick gets some credit for that.
04 Nov 2026 05:47:26
Hi, my name is Red Man, these are my blinkers.
03 Nov 2026 15:24:25
That was one if the best halved of football i have seen, an incredible team goal scored by Alan Smith.
03 Nov 2026 13:07:59
Imagine if Arsenal had a top striker.
28 Oct 2026 17:56:02
Nagelsmann lasted no time at Bayern, wasn't respected by the players, and failed with Germany, not seeing why he is rated so highly.