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19 Jun 2026 21:03:08
Reports from James Cleary that the Fernandes deal has been agreed tonight £70m+ £10m add-ons.
1.) 20 Jun 2026 14:53:14
The guy with 200 followers on X? He also said we signed Tonali.
2.) 20 Jun 2026 19:09:30
Seems a ridiculous price to me.
He has had 2 seasons in the Premier League and been relegated both times. He may be a very good player, but way overpriced for me. For that price, every kick of the ball will be mentioned along with the price tag.
There must be better value out there.
3.) 21 Jun 2026 00:26:41
Dunno, Fallguy. I think 60M + add-ons is value for him. Does 10M more mean it's awful value?
I don't think we can get Wharton, Scott, or any of those others for under 60M either, so that's just what the market is. 70M is high, but it's not ridiculous either.
4.) 21 Jun 2026 01:58:59
Would rather we pushed for Tonali.
5.) 21 Jun 2026 10:41:54
I think Mateus Fernandes could be a really good signing.
We've been linked with the likes of Baleba, Anderson, and Wharton all of whom have been touted at 80-100m or more in Anderson's case.
To be honest I don't see Fernandes as lesser of a player than any of them (Anderson obviously right now is a level above, but I think Fernandes can get to his level, he is 2 years younger and on a similar trajectory).
The price may seem a little steep, but that's the cost of players these days. If you want an average top half EPL midfielder then you're paying at least 50m. We paid around that for Ugarte. If you want either a top class or a player with top level potential then you're looking at 60-70m at a minimum.
Add to that teams know we need to buy midfielders this summer, then they will always push for as much as they can get from us.
West Ham's valuation of 80m seems excessive as they are a relegated club (I don't think many fans would quibble over 80m if they stayed up and Spurs went down), but let's get real, whether the club have been relegated or not that doesn't change the quality of the player.
There have been loads of really top level players signed from relegated, even players who have gone on to win the league and arguably be some of the best players in the league in their position. You get relegated as a team. If prime Messi played for Burnley last season he wouldn't have kept them up, but that wouldn't make Messi a bad player.
To be honest the only thing I've seen from Mateus Fernandes that makes me slightly question him as a potential signing is that he does seem to have a slight petulant steak not too dissimilar from his namesake Bruno. That tendency to throw his hands up in the air when things don't go his way, rather than get his head down and chase after the ball.
However, that hasn't stopped Bruno from being the best player in the league, and given that Mateus has named Bruno as one of his idols and Bruno has in recent seasons toned down that sort of behaviour; then I can't think of a better player than Bruno to help Mateus learn to limit that behaviour, and maybe even get it out of his game all together.
What I find most interesting about this potential signing is actually that is seems to further highlight the type of players we seem to be targeting.
Initially Baleba seemed to be the big target, a proper No.6, a specialist holding midfielder who'll protect the back four and add some defensive physicality in midfield. Yet we seem to have cooled a lot on him, maybe that's the price Brighton are demanding, maybe it's his drop in form this season, but I think it's more a change in direction in the kind of players we seem to want in midfield.
We seem to be moving away from more rigid "specialist" midfielders who you could categorise as a "holding midfielder" or a "deep lying playmaker", and we seems to be looking at more well rounded complete players with good technical ability and tactical understanding.
All of Ederson, Anderson, Mateus Fernandes, Tonali, Scott, and even Mamadou Sangare (who we've been linked with this week) are more energetic, hard working, but technically gifted No.8's, all round box to box players.
Mainoo is another who you'd describe as more of an all round box to box midfielder (although he might lack a little in intensity that the others have).
With Mainoo already at the club and with Ederson all but wrapped up, you'd think they would want to focus on someone who's more of a natural defensive shield, or even a player in the mould of our manager, that passing metronome who can control the tempo of the game with their passing.
Yet that doesn't seem to be the case, Baleba who we seem to have gone cold on and Tchouameni (who seems like it's more of a passing interest) are the only specialists holding type midfielders we have been linked with, and it seems more likely that we'll sign at least one of not two of Fernandes, Scott, or Sangare, or maybe someone else but in a similar mould.
It looks like we will start next season with 3 or 4 midfielders who are not specialists, but technically strong, physically capable, all round box to box midfielders.
Which personally I find really interesting from a tactical perspective.
To me that suggests that we will look to our defence to be the passing/tempo controlling players, probably with one full back looking to invert to give us a little more protection in front of the back line, giving the midfield the freedom to play more box to box and progress the ball (probably with more carries than line splitting passes). That might also explain our interest in Lewis Hall, and Myles Lewis-Skelly as possible LB options, as both like to invert as they started their careers as midfielders.
Personally I really like that tactical idea, it seems really on the pulse of how the game is tactically evolving right now. With more teams looking to defend man to man, meaning there is more emphasis on players being able to compete physically, but also looking to carry the ball forward to break lines and get the overload and outnumber your opposition, as passing is harder with all your players being man marked, and you still don't have a numbers advantage.
22 Jan 2026 17:02:52
No surprised but confirmed that Cas will leave in the summer, I think we expect Ugarte to go as well, so two spaces at least to fill.
1.) 23 Jan 2026 01:39:44
Only another 12-13 more departures to go!
2.) 23 Jan 2026 11:21:22
Sancho, Rashford, Maguire, Casemiro, Heaton, Malacia - All off the wage bill Jun 30th 2026. (Collectively on £1.26m per week)
Reports of Ugarte leaving, reports of Bruno Leaving. (Potentially £525K per week) .
We had a £45m drop in revenue 23/24 vs 24/25. The drop will be even bigger 25/26 due to no Europe and dropping out the cups early.
The above outgoings balance the books, I worry that the club won't actually spend much in the summer.
3.) 25 Jan 2026 09:17:28
Rewz,
The club will spend big in the summer.
4.) 27 Jan 2026 20:56:43
I think Maguire will stay.
24 Aug 2025 03:13:07
Reports of a £90-£100m bid for Bruno from Al-Ittihad. United have said it’s up to Bruno is he wants to accept the move.
Having already turned down something similar earlier in the window, I can see the same outcome.
Is that the right decision from United as it is a lot of money and would help towards rebuilding that midfield.
1.) 24 Aug 2025 07:54:44
If we had signed Baleba, then I’d be all for it.
But we didn’t, so I’m not.
Tell them they can have Casemiro instead.
2.) 24 Aug 2025 08:50:50
If Bruno wants to move, then take it and go back in for Baleba. I Bruno doesn't want the move, then it's a moot point.
3.) 24 Aug 2025 10:14:37
Some small rumours of casemiro with a potential Saudi offer too would you let both go if we could get stiller and baleba this summer.
4.) 24 Aug 2025 10:21:14
£120m and let him go, knowing when to sell is as important as buying. He’s 31 in September, he can’t play in the double pivot, he lacks tactical discipline and is inefficient in pressing and defensive actions, he runs hard but it’s not effective work when we don’t have the ball. Baleba would be the ideal replacement as it gives us options being left footed to pair him with Mainoo or Ugarte depending on the opposition. Wharton or Stiller would be great alternatives, although their defensive output isn’t at Baleba levels.
5.) 24 Aug 2025 11:08:42
It's the right decision. The club know Bruno is both not the long term solution, but also one of our most important players this season.
Bruno has earned the right to choose whether he wants to take the Mon or stay and help us rebuild this squad.
I suspect he'll come to the same conclusion as he did earlier in the summer. That he wants to stay and help the side for now.
I suspect he'll stay this year while the new signings settled in and some of the younger players develop and hopefully kick on. Then next summer he'll leave safe in the knowledge that other players have picked up his mantle.
6.) 24 Aug 2025 11:49:16
If we could get 115 i would take it. spend 30 on a decent stop gap even a loan . give mainoo and mount more minutes and we've got 80 mill in the pot to go big on baleba when we get the chance. often shoehorning Bruno in these days . too good a chance to miss the big money won't be there next year . get cass out too and we can begin a new era with a proper midfield partnership/ partnerships.
7.) 24 Aug 2025 12:58:36
He’s our best player by far and captain.
Feels too late to sell him now the season is underway, and the time to sell was pre-Season.
8.) 24 Aug 2025 13:03:02
Bruno is our best player. He's not perfect but that's often because he forces it. I want to see him with the better players around him that we have now. Financially it's also sensible to keep him because our chances of making CL places is definitely enhanced with him. It only makes sense to contemplate selling him if we can get Baleba now, and that's been ruled out.
9.) 24 Aug 2025 13:15:25
Bruno has been the best player in a very average to poor declining team for the last 5 years. As good as he might be/ have been, he's presided over the worst United team since the EPL began. He's being frozen out of his best position by quality team players. He's clearly not in the club or Amorim's longer term plans notwithstanding utterances to the contrary. If he's willing to go the club should jump at the opportunity to cash in. It's all profit. If it's going to happen let's hope it does so quick enough for a genuine #6 to be brought in.
10.) 24 Aug 2025 14:13:05
I expect Bruno will make the same decision as previously and want to stay this season.
What would be interesting is if a deal was agreed for next season, deal to be completed before End of June that gives the club certainty of money to maybe spend for this season.
If he decides to go then the Baleba conversation becomes real again.
11.) 25 Aug 2025 08:36:01
100% sell him, he's a disaster in midfield. Not his fault that's ruben, its either he plays 10 or not at all. but 100m is crazy money to turn down. Use money to buy 2 quality midfielders asap.
12.) 25 Aug 2025 09:51:42
So we played well against Arsenal with this formation, but didn’t pick up points.
A week later we started well then faded, and picked up a point.
But cue fan meltdown.
Two games guys, you need to relax it’s a long old season.
13.) 25 Aug 2025 13:27:57
Sorry grim but yesterday was not lessons learned from last season. utd play without a midfield. Its madness management.
14.) 25 Aug 2025 16:43:03
Bruno is the best player if he was playibg at 10, he isn't the best player playing in the middle of the park.
15.) 25 Aug 2025 08:35:32
RA spent 200 million to replace our best player with players who won’t score/ assist as many as Bruno, to put Bruno a square peg in a round hole……. it’s a total shambles, but it’s ok we looked good against Arsenal, did not score let one in but it’s ok we looked good….
22 Aug 2025 11:45:39
Fabrizio and a number of outlets are reporting we’re in talks for Senne Lammens.
Who is he replacing Onana or Bayındır replacement?
1.) 22 Aug 2025 12:52:21
When life gives you Lammens ….
2.) 22 Aug 2025 15:26:14
???.
3.) 22 Aug 2025 15:26:54
???.
4.) 22 Aug 2025 15:31:53
Both I hope.
5.) 22 Aug 2025 17:47:09
Onana hopefully.
6.) 23 Aug 2025 03:50:37
Whichever one gets sold first.
7.) 23 Aug 2025 10:20:53
Both need replacing, I expect if the Lammens deal gets over the line then we will see one of Onana or Bayindir leave before the window closes. Maybe just on loan, and possibly to Turkey with their transfer window closing on the 11th of September rather than the 1st, or to Saudi with their window closing on the 10th.
We know that there has been interest in Onana from Saudi, and there are rumours he turned up to pre-season with his agent unhappy about his wage cut for not being in the UCL. While Amorim suggests he wasn't dropped for the opening game against Arsenal, it can definitely be seen as him being dropped.
While I'd imagine there will be some interest in Bayindir in his native Turkey.
Personally I think Onana is a better keeper than Bayindir (from what I've seen so far), but if Lammens is to be the No.1 then Bayindir makes more sense as the back up. Supposedly Bayindir has been very impressive in training and the coaching staff are very pleased with him.
I've got a feeling we could see Onana leave this summer. Although I think it'll likely be a loan to Turkey rather than a full sale to Saudi.
8.) 24 Aug 2025 12:01:26
Galatasaray need a keeper. I’m sure they’ll be in for either if Toney can’t land ederson and we buy Lammens.
09 Aug 2025 06:24:06
Looks like if we cannot agree terms for Baleba then we will move for Adam Wharton.
1.) 09 Aug 2025 08:08:02
And Donnarumma too if reports are to be believed.
2.) 09 Aug 2025 09:33:51
Donnarumma, is rumoured to be available for around £26 million. A bargain price.
3.) 09 Aug 2025 10:01:23
I think this is just the standard time in the media where United have just signed a big target and the media are linking us to everyone to keep getting clicks as they can't do anymore Sesko stories.
Donnarumma I highly doubt we will go for. He's just a big name keeper who is available and we have Onana who has struggled. I expect it's just the media putting 2 and 2 together and coming up is 7 again. The reason he is available is that he hasn't been able to agree a new deal with "moneybags" PSG because he's demanding too high a wage (400k supposedly) . Given that the highest wages given to a new signing under INEOS is 195k that was given to MdL (who had to accept a paycut to join btw) I highly doubt the club will entertain the kind of wages he will demand.
Wharton is someone the club have been linked to in the past, and is English. It's an easy throwaway link the media can make with us to get those clicks. Logically how would anyone in the media know who the club will turn to as a contingency if the Baleba deal doesn't work out?
United have been pretty consistent in identifying a target and then having a single focus on getting that player until either they are signed or it's clear the move won't happen. Only then have they started the process of moving to an alternative target and that is when the press will possibly be able to start to hear the whispers.
I'd imagine that no one outside of the club has any genuine knowledge on who the club might move for if we can't sign Baleba. Hell it might be the case that if we can't get him this summer that we sign no one for midfield and focus on getting a deal done for him early next summer. That might even be United's plan, to make the effort now knowing it won't happen, but agree a deal with Brighton for next summer as a "compromise".
If I was a betting man then the only signings I'd place money on United signing between now and the end of the window are Baleba (who I actually think will happen), and possibly Lammens if someone comes in for Bayindir.
4.) 09 Aug 2025 11:11:14
Donnaruma is one of the best in his position: a position which is arguably our weakest by far. £26m is a bargain for a player of his ability, and would still represent excellent value for money despite his high wages (reports suggest that he’s on around £200,000 a week, which is only £80,000 more than Onana - or £20 million more over the course of a five year deal) . The total package for Donnaruma (transfer fee + wages) would be lower than the deal we agreed for Onana. Considering a lot of people on here (including you, Shappy) were saying what an excellent signing Onana was when we signed him, I don’t know how anybody could try to argue that Donnaruma wouldn’t represent good business.
5.) 09 Aug 2025 12:31:32
RA is still searching for an experienced CB with pace, I know for a fact…. He is seeing very little between McGuire and Deligt and making do with them both and both are too slow and ponderous for what he wants.
6.) 09 Aug 2025 13:25:23
You know for a fact, how so?
7.) 09 Aug 2025 13:41:01
You’re be surprised……your choice if you believe me or not AJH…. and today’s game again showing the reason why, shambles at back in centre for there goal, this defence will get crucified every game against decent teams.
8.) 09 Aug 2025 15:02:04
Won't be the last time we see RA in that jacket, I know that for a fact.
9.) 09 Aug 2025 16:37:59
German you know nothing.
10.) 09 Aug 2025 18:01:41
Where you get that Donnarumma is one of the best in he’s position from?
11.) 09 Aug 2025 18:09:21
That's an insult to nothing whiskey red.
12.) 09 Aug 2025 20:01:15
If he is not looking he should be, well his scouts should be.
We should gift Barcelona Rashford in direct exchange for Cubarsi.
Of all the central CB available he is the one we should be courting.
13.) 10 Aug 2025 07:51:55
Exactly Jimbo. Anyone with an ounce of sense knows that clubs are always looking and more so us, because the lack of leader/ experience/ pace in that position…. Yes Deligt/ McGuire/ Martinez can do a job at CB, but that’s not what we need, we need much more than that, RA knows this too he would be a fool if he didn’t.
I know you all think DeLigt and Martinez are great most of that led because they wear a red shirt, but seriously if they played for another team in the EPL and based on last season showings, would you really buy either! If the answer to that is yes, then your happy with mid table.
14.) 10 Aug 2025 07:56:25
I have eyes, German.
15.) 10 Aug 2025 07:56:40
Donnaruma is a good shot stopper but not so good at commanding his penalty box.
16.) 10 Aug 2025 13:11:06
He is a great shot stopper, but for a giant he is poor at commanding his area and coming for crosses, that means he is not one of the best in his position, plus he more likely than the greats to have a ric or two in him.
17.) 10 Aug 2025 17:46:47
Donnaruma forced arguably the best goalkeeper of all time out of his national team at the age of just 17 and then went on to win the Euros, earning himself the goalkeeper of the tournament award in the process. He was later voted the best goalkeeper in the world by sports journalists and club captains. This season just gone, he won the most prestigious club competition in world football and again found himself in the team of the competition.
So, with all due respect, German, I hope you’ll understand why I’m far more inclined to take the opinions of his peers over those of some angry internet troll whose sole purpose in life seems to be disagreeing with other people online.
18.) 11 Aug 2025 15:11:35
Redseven - Forced? or the other keeper was 360 and well well past his sell by? Donnaruma is no better than an 18 year old de gea, he's not that great at all he reminds me of Onana a lot to be honest. I must have watchd him playe 15/ 20 games last season and he had 1 good game.
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21 Sep 2026 15:06:13
Carrick isn't getting sacked over the international break, so let's not go down that route and I'd be surprised if he goes before Christmas unless things completely fall apart. He earned some time after getting United back into the Champions League last season.
If he does eventually go, I really can't see Berrada and Wilcox going for Conte. Remember what happened at Spurs? He publicly called out the players, questioned the club's culture and ownership, and was gone. United have made a point of wanting a head coach who works within their football structure. Can you really see them appointing someone with Conte's history of publicly challenging a club's leadership when things go wrong?
Carrick and Holland now have three weeks to figure out how to get this team working again.
Firstly, Baleba should make a difference. He's still coming back from injury, but I think he and Mainoo could be the first green shoots of a midfield partnership that serves us well for the next few years. Baleba can provide the defensive cover and energy we've been missing since Casemiro left, allowing Mainoo to concentrate on controlling possession and progressing the ball.
Bruno has been out of sorts, and when he's off his game, the whole team seems to suffer. We need him to find his form again and get back to doing what he does best, creating chances further up the pitch rather than constantly having to drop deep.
Then there's Rashford. He's been good since coming back, but he still feels a bit like an outsider, playing as an individual rather than being fully integrated into the team. I'd rather go back to what worked last season, with Cunha, Bruno, Mbeumo and Sesko as our attacking four. Rashford could then come on later in the game and use his pace against tiring defenders.
There's also been a lot of talk about fitness, but for me it's the intensity and application that matter. Opta's stats show we're joint-bottom in the league for high-speed runs so far this season, while our out of possession figures are even more concerning. We're bottom for sprints and time spent running at high intensity when we don't have the ball. That's the pressing, closing down, tracking back and chasing opponents that we're not doing enough of as a team.
Whether it's fitness, application or the way we're being set up, something needs to change. We need to start working harder as a unit and make it much more difficult for teams to play through us.
We don't need to reinvent the wheel. Carrick and Holland need to find the right balance, get the players working together again and build on what was already working last season.
1.) 21 Sep 2026 16:36:42
Grim,
It really should be a case of Carrick and Holland have three weeks to sort it out. Clearly neither have a plan B. It is a simple 4231, followed by left to centre to right and back again, with no overlapping fullbacks.
Teams who play low block, know United will just pass it around and try to ping it in. The coaching staff have know idea to overcome low block teams, even teams that play a pressing game. Fortunately, United have been quite lucky that their counter attacking football works quite well against pressing teams.
Rashford, is working his socks off. But his end product is dreadful. All he needs to do is lift his head up and look for a teammate.
A couple more bad results and Carrick will be gone.
I do think the club need to sell Bruno, to allow the team to develop a new style, similar to when when RvN was sold and Saha played up front. The team played better football, as they played as a team. Overiliance on individual players will become detrimental to a clubs success over a period of time. Bruno will be 33 next September, you can't continue to build or rebuild a team around older players.
2.) 21 Sep 2026 19:36:58
Conte wouod be hilarious tbh ? but we can't sack another manager, especially 5 games in..no point, because the same clowns above him are there. Until the parasites sell up, this is United now. a shell of what it once was all caused by them yank scum.
3.) 21 Sep 2026 22:55:34
Its the owners we need out. Barbara proved himself under a proper owner, willow has done th same. Being great at your job requirs freedom, financial and operational. SJR is far worse than I ever thought possible. Driving out cost for no actual reason. othwr than dividends. And adding to the debt pile. Get eh feck out of the club, the scumbag leeches and get in a trophy ego owner like Abramovich, Maktoum, or even Elon Musk.
He's a Man United fan. Got to ensure they are true investors and pleasure owners though, with a typical ten year investment plan before taking out. The transfer fees this summer mean we are now 4 to 5 years behind when dealing with the economics of these grasping fools.
4.) 22 Sep 2026 09:20:00
Elon Musk?
I've really heard it all now.
17 Sep 2026 06:53:02
Yes a bad night, with another poor performance.
But on the bright side All or Nothing picked a good year to film, they won't be struggling for content will they.
1.) 17 Sep 2026 07:00:46
Perhaps need to rename it next to Little or Nothing.
2.) 17 Sep 2026 09:26:40
Appalling! Can't imagine Carrick has much time left. It won't be long now till we are able to 'concentrate solely on the league'!
3.) 17 Sep 2026 09:27:46
Quickly copyright that Keefy, journo's read these pages for content.
4.) 17 Sep 2026 09:28:11
The Damned United 2.
5.) 17 Sep 2026 10:08:40
From what I've seen Fulham is the easiest opponent we could be facing in the Prem. If it's a defeat, he'll be in serious trouble with a natural break there for the board to do something.
However, I expect we'll scrape a win and gloss over everything.
6.) 17 Sep 2026 13:12:21
There's a large section of the fanbase that will not be satisfied with a simple paint job. we know that the doors need ripping off and replacing, simply touching them up with a little bit of gloss will never do.
31 Aug 2026 11:26:16
Who are our strongest 11 at the moment?
Lammens
Dalot
Maguire
Martinez
Shaw
Baleba
Mainoo
Bruno
Mbeumo
Cunha
Rashford.
1.) 31 Aug 2026 11:49:07
Lammens
Heaven Martinez Shaw
Santos Mainoo Baleba
Bruno
Mbwuemo Sesko Cunha.
2.) 31 Aug 2026 12:40:23
No way Heaven gets in our strongest 11. He is too susceptible to mistakes and lacks concentration, and I don’t think Carrick thinks that highly of him either. I hope he eventually gets to our strongest 11, but he currently doesn’t make it.
As much as I hate to say it, McGuire makes our strongest 11, even Martinez is a liability as he showed yesterday.
Our defence is really poor and so slow. Plus, I don’t see our attackers all hitting 15 goals each, that’s wishful thinking.
3.) 31 Aug 2026 14:47:07
I don't see our attackers getting 15 each either. If Sesko, Cunha, Bruno, Rashford, Mbeumo and Amad get 60/65 between them in the league, that would be OK.
Then, you're hoping for 20 or so from the rest.
We are ahead of that target after 2 games.
Typically, you need between 75/85 goals to win the league; a few times it's been 90-plus.
Mind you, we need to stop letting them in at the other end, to take the pressure off needing to score 3 to win a game.
4.) 31 Aug 2026 15:23:41
Stop them going in, would be a great start, because it's just not possible to score 2-3-4 or even 5 to win a game every game, and we look terrible at the back.
Hope Lammens don't spend the season picking the ball out of the net.
Saying that, Onana is doing really well, picking the ball out of the net.
30 Aug 2026 20:16:55
My thoughts were with the two sons of PC Blades as they led out the team.
Their father would have been incredibly proud of them.
1.) 30 Aug 2026 22:37:26
Lovely touch by the club. Hopefully, something good they'll remember at a devastating time for them. ❤️
2.) 31 Aug 2026 07:24:56
Well put, Nou.
23 Aug 2026 16:11:14
Opening-day losses are nothing new for us. We lost to Arsenal last season despite arguably being the better team, and in 22/23 we lost the first two to Brighton and Brentford but still finished third.
Not ideal, obviously, but it's about how the team reacts over the next few games. A few of the fancied teams haven't exactly had a great weekend either.
My biggest criticism is that the Baleba deal wasn't done sooner. I understand we were still looking at Anderson, Fernandes and Tchouaméni, but once those options were clearly out of reach we should have moved quickly and got Baleba wrapped up.
Baleba should be back after the international break, although he'll need time to get properly match fit, so I think the midfield could take a few months to settle. By Christmas I wouldn't be surprised if Mainoo and Baleba were the preferred pairing.
Going forward I'm not particularly worried. Sesko, Mbeumo, Cunha and Bruno should give us plenty, with options behind them. Licha should start the next game, and with Balde looking the most likely new left-back, it could look like a decent 11.
1.) 23 Aug 2026 16:31:56
Let's not kid ourselves, we can lose games. But it's the manner of how we lose.
How, in 2026, are Maguire and Shaw still our starting defenders? Maz seems to play well for Morocco and then is pants for us.
I thought any half decent team we play would beat us and score goals, but Hull are poor.
We are in trouble if that is the standard already.
2.) 23 Aug 2026 17:44:58
Maguire was our best defender last year and Shaw was pretty good as well.
3.) 23 Aug 2026 17:49:03
I'm hopeful just a very bad day at the office. That's all.
4.) 23 Aug 2026 19:18:21
Hmmm, well beaten by an average to poor Milan team and then losing again to another poor team. In both matches the lack of intensity worried me.
5.) 23 Aug 2026 19:55:24
Grim, Maguire was the defender that stayed fit most often last year. He most certainly was not our best defender. de Ligt was absolutely flying when he got injured. Possibly our best player at that stage. Martinez also starts at LCB for a very good reason. His distribution improves us immeasurably from the slow pace Maguire brings.
I admire Maguire's resolve, but I think it's important to evaluate him realistically. What he is is an option to have a dominant aerial presence if we're defending a lead, or one that we can put on to get a set piece goal if we're chasing. That should be his role.
6.) 23 Aug 2026 20:56:34
Grim, they looked better than they were last year because the standard that has been set for so long has been that of an average team.
Very lucky we had one game a week, but it shows when Bruno isn't at it, we have nothing.
Other than the two young kids, the rest of that defence needs changing.
We can't play unless it's on transition and countering, and it baffles me why.
You can lose games, but how we lose games is pathetic.
19 Sep 2026 08:38:18
If we want someone to come in and kick ass then just send Keane into the dressing room.
Conte is a knee jerk reaction to a poor start to the season, but we aren't the only ones having a poor start so let's not get too excited.
19 Sep 2026 08:35:24
There is no such thing as a guaranteed winner.
17 Sep 2026 19:39:30
JJ had 15min against Atletico and that was it. EPL is not realistic at the moment, we haven't played well enough to introduce a kid and the League Cup might have been possible if his entourage hadn't decided to pull the plug before he turned 16.
15 Sep 2026 19:33:33
I would be surprised if this is to do with minutes on the pitch for a 15yr old.
19 Aug 2026 10:53:42
Interesting signing. Looked amazing a few years ago, then last season was a bit rubbish.
Which Baleba are we signing?
21 Oct 2026 21:34:38
Well Bruno has laid into Carrick tonight, clearly he has lost the dressing room and will be gone soon.
Hopefully Bruno goes with him, had enough of his antics now.
13 Oct 2026 22:56:13
Licha was rumoured to want to go to Barca during the summer and was turned down because Wilcox wanted to spend all the funds on midfield.
Sounds like Licha has now called him out and is forcing United hand into selling him.
Have to say he is right on Wilcox though, he should go before Carrick. Berrada can do one as well with the Glazers and the Rat. Not sure there is anybody likeable at our club anymore.
25 Sep 2026 20:42:59
They cannot appeal to CAS Shap, this is purely internal for the Premier League.
25 Sep 2026 20:10:37
Do like the Paddy Power advert with the open top bus victory parade for the lawyers. Top stuff.
17 Sep 2026 09:27:46
Quickly copyright that Keefy, journo's read these pages for content.