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05 Jul 2018 09:34:57
Papers now linking us with Shaqiri.
Him and Shaw would be unstoppable in the cafeteria.
1.) 05 Jul 2018 11:33:52
If Shaw got in first. There would nothing left in the cafeteria.
2.) 05 Jul 2018 11:49:42
I’d say they both try to go through at the same time, and just get stuck.
3.) 05 Jul 2018 12:29:46
Leave the jokes, guys. For 12mln tell me a better quality right winger who happily will be a squad player. And do not forget that we are playing without right wing for years.
{Ed001's Note - happily be a squad player? He left Bayern because he refused to be a squad player.}
4.) 05 Jul 2018 13:09:07
I mean his career has been a litany of failed auditions at big clubs. He ended up at Stoke where he put in no effort. That’s about his level - struggling EPL club where he can get by on natural ability without having to work.
5.) 05 Jul 2018 13:22:55
Not sure he wanted to leave, more like Bayern wanted to sell.
{Ed001's Note - yes, because he refused to knuckle down and be a squad player.}
6.) 05 Jul 2018 13:55:28
A simple question. what if a gamble clicked?
7.) 05 Jul 2018 15:38:35
Always tried to back jose and give him the benefit of the doubt but if the rumours about Shaqiri are true I’ll have lost all faith, don’t care if its 12 million or 12 bob he’s not worth it, i watched him against the swedes and i bet he didn’t run a bloody mile all game and that's at the World Cup.
8.) 05 Jul 2018 17:32:01
Absolute no to shaq IMO. Wont be happy with what we probably wpuld offer and he'd be leaving again next season.
9.) 05 Jul 2018 19:54:58
He’s failed everywhere, why on Earth would we sign him?
10.) 05 Jul 2018 20:02:26
Make a good door stop?
11.) 05 Jul 2018 20:51:35
Last week some folk on here were saying shaqiri is better than mata and jessie. 😂😂😂😂😂😊.
12.) 06 Jul 2018 01:06:08
Talented player but needs a team to be built around him, and he's not talented or applied enough to get that at a top club. Plus, he personifies the opposite of a "Jose player"! I wouldn't pick him ahead of Lingard, Alexis, Mata, Rashford, or the pre-slump Martial. I'd also rather Pogba play further forward with another midfielder in behind him than in a 2 with Shaqiri as 1 of the attacking 4. A big fat no from me. He'll probably end up joining a smaller club. Liverpool perhaps?
14 Jul 2017 11:22:42
Reported in Spain that Madrid are back in for De Gea, and he wants to leave. Price being mooted is £50m. Take it with a pinch of salt.
But if it is true, then this should be fun. If they wanted £70m for their backup striker, then how much is one of the top keepers in the world worth?
1.) 14 Jul 2017 11:24:47
£100m thanks Real.
2.) 14 Jul 2017 11:41:18
Pickford 30 mil for an upcoming keeper. De gea the best in the world needs to be 100 mil +.
3.) 14 Jul 2017 11:46:08
Minimum 100 million.
4.) 14 Jul 2017 12:00:42
All depends for all we know there might have been a gentleman's agreement for him to leave made last summer and a figure agreed. That figure then would look cheap by today's prices. Time will tell.
5.) 14 Jul 2017 12:02:45
£60mill+Kroos please thank you.
6.) 14 Jul 2017 12:03:17
Toni Kroos and £60m.
7.) 14 Jul 2017 12:26:33
with no prior agreement in place between us and RM i would say £95mil and make him the most expensive player in the world - for the short term anyway.
8.) 14 Jul 2017 12:30:08
If he wants out it will be hard to stop. But it must be on our terms. Perhaps we could get the opportunity to talk to bale or kroos if jose wants them.
A question i asked on another thread would we need to sign a keeper or would be go work romero and Perriera?
9.) 14 Jul 2017 12:35:17
Easily worth £100m today. Kroos and 60 would be a good return but this isn't footy manager. I'd love us to just stick 2 fingers up to Madrid and tell Mendes he needs to be loyal to us given the recent business we've done with him.
10.) 14 Jul 2017 13:54:08
Haven't we already rejected a 60 million bid.
11.) 14 Jul 2017 14:31:41
Don't think so bolger.
12.) 14 Jul 2017 14:31:43
Let's be realistic with the valuation, whilst the money at the minute for outfield players is crazy we are not going to get more than £60/ 70m for DDG. Keepers are important but not valued as highly as strikers.
At the end of last year I thought Mourinho for all his talk would have been happy with DDG going at a good price and starting season with Romero and the pereira who he thinks will be world class in a few years.
If DDG goes Hopefully we start conversations about Bale coming the other way.
13.) 14 Jul 2017 14:42:21
Unfortunately I think it's inevitable that De Gea will end up at Madrid. I've said before that it has the feel of the Fabregas to Barcelona to it and will eventually happen. I just hope we get the maximum amount for him. Jose seems to be getting decent fees for all the outgoings so far. I'd say between £80-90 million and he's yours. Then go after Jack Butland.
14.) 14 Jul 2017 14:46:48
Brad, historically goal scorers command the big fees. But with Liverpool rumoured to be happy to pay £70m million for Keita who's had one season in the bundesliga, why not stick for £100m for the worlds best goal keeper?
15.) 14 Jul 2017 15:09:35
Even if the player wants to go, we don't have to do the deal. It is feasible to hold the player to his contract. DDG seems like a good professional and he's already at one of the biggest clubs in the world with Champions League football.
However, I really rate Romero. I was at OT when he made his debut and I thought then he looked like an accomplished keeper. I have no doubt he would be an excellent number one for us.
If DDG is sold that leaves an interesting conundrum with Perriera. If I was Jose I would be asking myself, if Romero got injured is Perriera ready to step up straight away?
I think as that we need to reset the balance of our relationship with Real Madrid. They need to understand that they cannot just help themselves to any of our players and that if they are not prepared to be reasonable with players we want to buy from them, we are prepared to walk away and find an alternative.
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01 Nov 2026 13:00:42
Very weird time to be a United supporter. Carrick is finished at the club, but being kept in post until the international break. A squad without a fit striker or left back. Players that look to either have given up, or were never good enough in the first place. Owners that are more concerned with building a new stadium than the prospect of being relegated.
It feels a bit surreal going into the next two games knowing that the manager is effectively sacked. A zombie manager, dead but walking around doing interviews and training sessions. I get that the club wants extra time to pick a successor, but I can't see how keeping a manager with zero authority helps in any way. Surely it would be better to just put a caretaker in for the next two games?
1.) 01 Nov 2026 13:24:03
Mention on shaw. Joke of a player, notice how he's always injured when things are going wrong and it isn't a World Cup or euros year. Convenient.
2.) 01 Nov 2026 13:32:28
Problem being they put a caretaker in for next two games and he wins them they will give him the job permanently it be cheap answer and many on here will say he should stay too!! That's the basket case our club as become .
The club is in an awful mess probably got the poorest squad in a decade too. From keeper to striker none are good enough at level required
Carric and all Coaches Ditto none are good enough
Wilcox, Barrera, SJR, Glazers all even worse .
You could not get more of a mess if you deliberately went out to cause such a catastrophe
It will take years and billions to turn this mess around.
Unless a consortium or a rich owner come in, it's going to be more of the same too much needs to change, yes we may win here and there and we won't get relegated but we are light years away from challenging
Fools keep harping back should have kept RA that would have made zero difference he lacked experience along with awful football and still had the same idiots above him, so that's delusional thinking.
Hard to know where to start so guess it will be just new coach and new coaches and upturn then all crash again.
3.) 01 Nov 2026 14:02:29
We always seem to have a caretaker/interim bounce. Let's just have RVN, Ole, Giggs and Carrick on a revolving contract.
4.) 01 Nov 2026 16:20:10
Big Jim won't spend. Others are spending on Anderson, Pedro, Barcola, wirtz, Isak, Hernández, Ndiaya etc, and we are shopping for bargains.
5.) 01 Nov 2026 19:30:38
Fools?!
Those fools welcomed the bomb squad when it came and warned of the fallout from reinstating Rashford.
The only manager to call out garnacho Sancho and Rashford in one window.
Stop being fixated on the results.
12 Oct 2026 14:12:53
We need to talk about the low-mid block, or what used to be known as sitting deep.
Not only is this system fundamentally dated for a top level side, Jose's success with Chelsea and Inter is a long time ago. More importantly, United aren't even implementing this system properly.
The Jose system was to make things tight for the opposition by using a well organised unit to press and harass them before they got the chance to get the ball in the box. Yes, they sat deeper. But this was to make it easier for defenders to press mover effectively.
Carrick's system seems to adopt the shape of a low block without the pressure. United players standing in a line in front of the box. They're not attempting to win the ball or even pressure the player in possession. They just stand around waiting for the opposition to make a mistake. The fact that Carrick refuses to accept this is a passive approach is a huge concern.
After the Fulham game, I assumed we were going to see an evolution. No way that a manager could have watched that and been happy. The brain trust had three weeks to come up with a better plan. But there was nothing different yesterday. Banks of players checking to make sure they were in line, just allowing Spurs to keep the ball. If Spurs made a mistake, the ball was given straight to Bruno who tried to play a quick pass in behind. In the rare moments we had sustained possession the passing was slow and movement non-existent.
If Spurs had a better striker, we could have been battered. Our own goal was the result of their defence switching off, rather than us cutting them open. The most embarrassing thing is that we looked worse after they went down to ten. Same as the city game, like our players haven't a clue how to use the extra possession and space to their advantage.
Honestly, I have no clue what Carrick thinks this system will accomplish. It feels like we have become progressively more passive and deeper as the season has progressed. Does Carrick think that this is the solution to our defensive problems?
1.) 12 Oct 2026 15:31:34
This is Carrick ball, all slow no pace find Bruno and fingers crossed we have coaches in Evans And woodgate who would get nowhere near another club on coaching staff, we have become a United retirement home, for 2/3rd rate low rent staff, it's a joke and diabolical way to run what is supposed to be an elite one of the biggest in the world football clubs, we should be hiring elite managers and coaches then maybe buying an elite player or two instead of spending 100s of millions on non elite players
Tielemans and Santos nowhere near level required
Cunha & Mbeumo are not elite level, neither is Lammens not Sesko add that to the crap of Martinez McGuire Dalot and you not got a lot and these are our starting line up players Amad and Yoro can be added to that too .the standards have dropped so low it's not going to change anytime soon.
2.) 12 Oct 2026 16:07:37
It's just going over old ground, it won't change.
The club is a complete sh*t show from top to bottom.
3.) 12 Oct 2026 16:42:22
I don't think it's really going over old ground. Even during the worst of Ole's McFred era and Amorim's disastrous start last season, there was more energy and purpose.
We've had players clearly throw in the towel before, and stop putting in effort. This feels different, as if the manager has purposely decided upon a way of playing football that requires minimal effort both in attack and defence. It doesn't seem like the players can't be arsed, more a sense that this is what the manager actually wants them to do.
4.) 12 Oct 2026 18:21:10
I blame the players for not really working hard enough but I blame theanager for not having them organised better and with patterns of play so that in game they can adapt and implement them as necessary.
5.) 13 Oct 2026 15:31:02
I personally don't blame the players, it's the instructions it's the fitness and stamina levels, as good as player as Carrick was he was a laid back player, that's showing in what he is setting up.
He is out his depth, he had same problems at boro and nothing changed.
Welcome to MUF retirement home for ex players.
06 Oct 2026 13:46:14
After listening to a lot of stuff on the City situation, I have a worry that they might have a chance to get any punishment overturned on the basis of competition law. The same as the UEFA charges.
It's blatantly obvious that City systematically broke the EPL rules on owner investment, and made every effort to hide it. Their defence that the money didn't come directly from the owners is silly, and I assume that their appeal to the EPL will fail. Under the EPL rules they're caught bang to rites.
However, an appeal to the high court on the basis of competition law looks more complicated. Post-2020 football clubs have made a significant shift away from being community organisations, and are now de facto private businesses. I would assume that the real City legal strategy is to argue that the EPL rules are anti-competitive. Something along the lines of: the rules prevent smaller businesses from investing the necessary money to become a market leader.
The fact that City voted for these rules and understood that they were bound by them counts against the club. Still, the fact that this argument comes with broader business precedent, makes things murkier. If City's owners were in another sector, it would be perfectly legal for them to invest whatever they deemed necessary to compete against the market leaders. This makes it come down to the high court weighing industry agreed rules against broader principles of competition law. And, these broader laws tend to suggest that industry rules should not be used as a means to prevent smaller/newer businesses from competing with the more established market leaders.
For me, this is another negative impact of football losing its communal identity. Because clubs have gone full steak ahead into becoming solely commercial entities, this opens potential legal loopholes for City. I would be astonished and disgusted if City wormed their way out. But I have a gnawing feeling that the fear of City suing the EPL is they are punished and the decision is overturned on appeal will prevent any action until they've exhausted every avenue. Not only has City's cheating put a dark cloud over the past two decades, their appeals could ruin the next decade too.
1.) 07 Oct 2026 07:17:23
doesn't work that way. The appeal to the courts can only be in the contexts of the contractual positions they bound themselves to. In order to operate.
There is one defence, vi coactis meaning they were forced to agreee under duress. But the reality is they were not under duress, otherwise all clubs could bring the same claim.
They cheated the contract they agreed to. Plain and simple. Of course lawyers say its highly co. plex and deeply difficult. that's lawyer talk for great a really big payday because the stakes are high. As in most law, the common man can see very plainly what the outcome is most likely to be.
2.) 07 Oct 2026 13:51:12
Competition law explicitly allows sports bodies to enforce financial controls provided they serve a legitimate aim like financial stability or competitive balance. Broadly speaking, tribunals support a league's right to cap losses and limit direct owner injections, even if specific procedural rules get struck down along the way.
City cannot simply take the decision to the High Court if they don't like the outcome. PL disputes are handled through binding arbitration, which means a court will not re-evaluate the arguments or re-try the case on competition law grounds. For a High Court judge to even look at an arbitral ruling, there has to be evidence of serious procedural misconduct or a total lack of legal jurisdiction. The legal process can certainly be dragged out with procedural challenges, but competition law alone will not automatically undo an arbitral finding on concealed funding.
3.) 07 Oct 2026 19:58:02
City will get sorted and I hope they do as they deserve it. Cheating rats!
4.) 07 Oct 2026 20:43:31
Too many problems economically for the structure of our football league and also the economic investment in this country to sort out.
I can see there being a big fine and maybe a one season points deduction plus transfer ban but this country is corrupted by money at so many levels especially government level and this government will be desperate to keep foreign investment in this country as without it there is no possibility of their economic policies having even the slightest chance of working.
(Labour never understand that you have to allow business to make profit and they are too scared to cut the welfare overspend so ultimately having foreign investment is not gong to help them substantially)
23 Sep 2026 23:15:56
The club boasting record revenues, but still recording a loss of £43m for the year.
How is that possible, you might ask?
Glazer debt, that's how. Debt they tied to the US dollar for their own convenience, a currency undergoing serious fluctuations and adding to our problems.
And where did the record revenues come from?
Firing staff and charging more for tickets, of course.
That's where the club is at, punishing low wage workers and supporters, while billionaire owners see the cash flow upwards.
Oh, and the club is pushing ahead with the new stadium plan that will add another couple of billion to the debt. Definitely looks like they have the best interests of the club at heart.
1.) 23 Sep 2026 23:18:56
Firing staff doesn't contribute to revenue, revenue is income.
2.) 23 Sep 2026 23:35:40
Precisely GDS. Not defending them, but pick the right stick if you want to beat them.
22 Sep 2026 13:37:06
A lot of the posts at the moment seem to be saying: Look, appointing Carrick was probably a mistake, but the real issue is the people who made the mistake of appointing him. The only way to change things is to stick with Carrick, otherwise the people that appointed him will get away with it.
I don't know what kind of 3D chess is being played here, but I'm struggling to see how supporting a bad decision helps hold the people that made it to account.
1.) 22 Sep 2026 15:16:37
Carrick can still learn, so give him a chance longer. Those above need to go and then competent people come in and take charge of managing carrick or replacing him.
Carrick should be thinking now about making a statement in his next team selection.
I would play cunha left, lacy right and mbuemo up top. More running and protection in wide areas, and more similar to last season (lacy in for Amad).
The team need to play hungrier for the ball. And the running stats need to improve or you won't play. Basic stuff. Work harder than the other team, or sit on the bench.
2.) 22 Sep 2026 17:16:14
We clearly miss Casemiro and so does Bruno. His ability to score at dead ball situations was amazing. Hopefully Baleba will end up being a decent replacement. At the moment we're a bit soft through the middle and, as has been well documented, we're simple not fighting or working hard enough to win back the ball. or maybe set up right to do it.
After last year's run in when we posted pretty much the best record in the EPL the players may have started this season believing their own hype. They need to be disabused of it during the international break.
3.) 22 Sep 2026 23:43:13
I wrote end of last season how much we would miss Casemeiro and several posters agreed and a few said he was past his sell by date.
It's clear now how much we do miss him. There is an old saying "you can't buy experience". Even Chelsea recognised this belatedly by signing Welbeck and Henderson (yes I know. thereby actually buying experience) but you get my drift.
We have an inexperienced manager trying to coach youngsters like Sesko, Yoro, Heaven, Dorgu Santos and now Lacey and Belaba.
Expecting Baleba to be our saviour is unrealistic and unhelpful. All the players have to fight more.
4.) 23 Sep 2026 03:15:01
I said all along even an aging Cass with no legs is streets ahead of anything we have and certainly miles better than anything we bought thinking Baleba might be the answer is more wishful thinking, it's a really poor team, coached and managed by a poor team what does one expect.
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06 Nov 2026 18:03:03
I think it shows how clueless the club is. They were offered the opportunity to loan him with an obligation to buy. The brain trust refused, reportedly because they wanted to save their money for preferred options next summer.
Since then, Shaw and Dorgu have been crocked. Hall signed a new contract. And the team is in relegation form. Given how desperately we need a left back, best case scenario is that City offer the player at the same price he would have been in August.
03 Nov 2026 17:57:34
By all accounts the club were open to selling him this to Atletico, but they preferred Romero to him. I just don't think there's much of a market for small, injury and error prone central defenders.
03 Nov 2026 12:57:58
Project build a stadium while cutting costs, sillies. Our owners have been clear that they want lean staffing, lean wages, lean transfer windows, and instant success on the pitch. Players can either get with the project, or they'll be sold for a lean profit that will be invested in young hungry player that's the club's fourth choice signing.
02 Nov 2026 13:00:36
Martinez, yes sell. Not good enough.
Selling Bruno in Jan is a massive risk. For years the squad has diverted to him to create chances. Obviously this has to change, but I'm not convinced that our players are cable of stepping up in his absence. They certainly haven't done so when Bruno hasn't played. I'm also not confident the club is willing or capable of bringing a player of his quality in as a replacement. It might be more sensible to keep Bruno until the summer and give the new manager a preseason to work on a new attacking system.
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.
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03 Nov 2026 15:29:21
Dan Ashworth wasn't sacked. There was a mutual agreement to terminate his contract after his position became untenable. Because a director of that doesn't have the authority to direct footballing decisions, they're not really a director of football.
By the by, Ratcliffe didn't ditch him for not towing the party line. Ashworth's crime was giving honest and realistic appraisals of what a rebuild entails - i. e. doing the job he was hired to do.
03 Nov 2026 15:25:52
My bet is that we have 20-25 min of intensity in the first half but don't score. Players are shattered by the second half, and Roma win by two. Carrick says there were some encouraging moments, but it's not good enough, he's looking forward to Villa because they lads are great in training.
02 Nov 2026 14:22:43
If we could bring in an experienced defender like Maldini, I think Harry Maguire could develop into a great player in five years.
29 Oct 2026 20:40:54
Nice guy. Fires ordinary workers to cut costs, but is happy to pay millions to cover the mistakes made by the best in class executives he hired. Blames immigrants for destroying the country he doesn't even life in. Tax exile that goes looking for government handouts to build his Wembley of the north.
29 Oct 2026 19:01:26
Ratcliffe wants to add a highly lucrative new asset to the business he owns a minority stake in. Billionaire should be viewed as a pathological condition. Like ed025 says, despite it being impossible to spend the wealth they've already amassed, they simply cannot stop themselves looking for more. I would also add that there's the further egotistical drive to build a new stadium to stand as his legacy. But I can guarantee that he won't cover the costs of any new stadium.
Ratcliffe, like the Glazers before him, don't want the same things as supporters.
{Ed025's Note - absolutely spot on Danny..