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03 Jan 2024 10:15:57
I believe that United are now interested in Michael Olise who apparently has a release clause of £100 million. I really do not understand why he wasn't bought two years ago. It was as plain as the nose on your face that he would develop into a really top class player. Why are United's coaches not able to identify players such as Olise? Why wait until the price rises to such levels?

Jodler

1.) 03 Jan 2024 11:23:34
I said at the time that he was a player to keep an eye on and that he's the sort of player we should sign while he was still at Reading.

That said he was very raw at the time and he needed regular game time, ideally at the EPL level to develop. Whether he'd have got that at United or dealt with the pressure of playing for United at that age is another thing entirely.

We were chasing Sancho at the time and he was already playing regularly and performing at a higher level. So it made more sense to prioritise him over someone like Olise.

The frustrating thing is that when the Sancho deal originally fell through Olise would have been an ideal player to sign then, but we went for the relatively unknown options of Amad and Pellistri.

In hindsight sight Olise looks like the player we should have signed instead of either of or even both of Amad and Pellistri.

However, with how we have handled both of those players careers up until this point maybe it was better for Olise to stay at Reading for another season and then move to Palace. He's had three season's of regular football and has been able to develop into a player who will likely cost between 60 and 100m now.

Whereas Amad and Pellistri are still waiting to have a real chance of a breakthrough. While only Amad when on loan at Sunderland has actually got a full season of regular minutes under his belt. With both of them having pretty poor loans at Rangers and Deportivo Alaves respectively.

Personally I don't see Pellistri making it at United. He's 22 now and struggles to get more than a few minutes to see out games. He's potentially another Zoran Topic. A player who has the technical skills and seems bright in moments, but never quite suited to the EPL. But will go on to have a good career in mainland Europe.

We should look to sell him in the summer, for us to recoup some funds and for him to be able to actually go on and start building his career. He'll do very well in La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 or even the Bundesliga. Although he may need to take a step to a league like the Eredivisie or Primeira Liga in Portugal first to get those regular minutes in a more technical and less physically demanding league before a move to one of Europe's top five leagues.

Amad I think could still prove to be a good player for us. While he has a similar small stature to Pellistri he has a stronger core strength and seems more willing to engage in the physical nature of football in England. While still possessing great technical ability, genuinely two footed, and with a touch of flair. He has a really good chance between now and the summer to stake a claim for a regular starting spot. He had a great loan last season at Sunderland, and we have a massive hole on the right hand side. With Greenwood and Sancho seemingly being ushered out the back door, Pellistri unable to step up, and Antony struggling to justify his selection, there has never been and probably never will be a clearer path into the first team.

It's down to Amad to step up and show that he can match Antony's off the ball work rate, ability to follow instructions, while also offering more goal threat and chance creation. He will probably have to do so from the bench to start with. Firstly because he's building up fitness after a long term injury. Secondly because he is unproven and has to earn his starts by showing what he can do against tiring legs later in a game. Can he show he has the ability to effect a game both by coming on and creating goals when chasing a game, and by doing the defensive side to see out a game. Once he's shown he can do that then he will have earned a chance as a starter. Then we will see if he is ready to step up, or whether he is still a season or so away. Still a good option from the bench while he develops probably.


2.) 03 Jan 2024 14:08:54
Because many players don't actually make the grade in the end. So it is very risky to spend even £10m here and there on potential that may or may not come good.


3.) 03 Jan 2024 14:32:50
Every player purchased is a risk to some extent. United do not have a problem paying £80 million for a player who is barely worth a quarter of that figure. Why would they baulk at paying £10 to £15 million for a promising player who could be loaned back to the club? Money comes easy to United because of their popularity. They take huge hits on flops in terms of transfer fees and wages, but it doesn’t seem to bother them. I just wonder about some of our scouts. Neil Warnock revealed recently that he could have bought Van Dijk for £6 million but his own chief scout felt that he was too slow. We should have bought him. We were interested in him at the time but Southampton bought him. Could our scouts not have spotted his ability and his potential?


4.) 03 Jan 2024 15:04:09
That is true Syd. However, if we can actually create good development plans for young players that include quality loans and a clear idea about how a player should develop. Then it's probably better to bring in 7 kids for 10m each than spend that 70m on a player like Sancho or Antony. If even one of those kids makes it as a top player we'll be better off. If two or more do then we are laughing, while the others would probably be able to be sold for more than we paid for them 2-3 years down the line.

All ifs, buts, and maybes mind. However, it is obvious that we haven't signed enough players who we could develop into top stars and w haven't develop the few we have.


5.) 03 Jan 2024 15:13:15
Is he a good as Zaha? Or awb.
Mental money for a very average player. I don't think he will be playing for united next season.


6.) 03 Jan 2024 15:39:41
Shappy, hard for us to justify spending 10s of millions on youth and loaning them out. We barely have a penny to scratch our arse with these days. Plus a lot of youth automatically think they've made it when we sign them. Then there is the United tax, a £3m player for Southampton is £10m if we become interested. Also some players develop well simply because they are happy where they are. Olise is one of them types, I think that's why Chelsea tried to sign with an offer of keeping him at CP for a season. I could be wrong, but think that was the case. But Chelsea had much more to spend than us. We had a shoestring (so to speak), but needed wholesale changes.


7.) 03 Jan 2024 16:47:36
We spend a lot more on players than do Liverpool and Man City yet our players are inferior. I think poor recruitment has been our downfall. Yes, some players suit certain clubs. All the more important for us to pinpoint players with the right character as well as ability. How many of our players would go through a brick wall for the club?


8.) 04 Jan 2024 08:22:06
I think we will get associated with many right wingers from now till the end of the season and in full flow come summer. Antony and Pellistri not good enough imo. I don't believe we will do anything this window. I would like to see Amad given a run as he did well in his short sub vs forest.

My fav right winger is Nico Williams from Bilbao. A bit like my Kudus rants but he is better than kudus in terms of ceiling. Top Top player in the making and will end up at a big club IMO still a bit raw but getting better every year. Goes past players with ease.


9.) 04 Jan 2024 10:05:34
As much as I'd like to I don't see it. Clubs don't buy a player for £80m (Antony) then replace him a season later. There isn't room for both, who's going to buy Antony from us except at a huge loss? We're shafted in this position, the best outcome is currently playing on loan in Spain.


10.) 04 Jan 2024 16:04:43
Spenno

I think we will see a rightwinger come in the summer. Personally would love to see greenwwod back but don't think it will happen. The greenwood money and some other guys on loan assuming they end up being sold should give us a sizeable transfer kitty.

Greenwood, Williams, fish, cas, Pellistri or Amad, alvaro, sancho, DVB and probably a few more. They hardly play or not even in the squad at so not losing much besides cas. Reckon we will spend 250 mill or even more in the summer.


11.) 05 Jan 2024 11:57:16
Spenno, Antony will almost certainly stay with us next season. The club will not be able to afford taking the kind of financial hit on him that we would need to take to move him on. Not only has his performances been poor, putting teams off. His off the field issues haven't yet been totally laid to bed. Meaning they could be buying a player who might end up having to defend himself in court.

Hopefully however he stays as a squad option rather than as a starter. I do feel a little sorry for him in some ways, he tries hard, gives his all for the shirt and does have a good amount of talent. It's just not working out for him. His decision making on the ball is awful, and his confidence going forward seems drained. I think he could leave to a club in Serie A or the Bundesliga and do very well. Either a league played at a slower pace or a more transitional league.

While it might be good to bring in a RW in the summer for me its probably the 6th most important position to be looking at, with a CB, two midfielders, a RB and a ST to rotate/ challenge Hojlund all of higher need in my opinion.

I like the idea of giving Amad more game time on the right this season. While I'm also curious to try playing an overlapping RB like Frimpong, allowing the RW player to play more inside meaning we could try someone like Mount or Bruno (my preference) in that role.

However, we need to sort out the defence and midfield structure as a point of priority. While a first choice RB (as both part of the defensive rebuild and as a ball progressing option) and a ST to take some of the pressure off of Hojlund and allow him to develop into the top class player he looks like he can be, are also more vital than the RW for me.

Although if I was to pick out a preferred target for RE, then Olise would feature highly on my list of options.


12.) 08 Jan 2024 06:29:23
Andy Cole and Yorkie rate Olise and Eze very highly. Think both are no brainers who would walk into the current team. Then again both rate Rash hands down as the best player in the united squad LOL.


 

 

08 Jan 2020 23:18:36
I don't get why we are not interested in Ndidi. We are crying out for him.

Jodler

1.) 08 Jan 2020 23:52:47
because our scouts like watching players 60 times in warm weather. so they can pass it off as work.


2.) 09 Jan 2020 08:54:01
Jodler I'm with you 100% on ndidi. He's been playing well for a while now, he's on 23 aswell. I'd prefer him over most of the other names we have been linked with.


3.) 09 Jan 2020 10:11:35
Ndidi would be a great signing in many ways. My only concern is his passing is quite limited from what I've seen. Elite level at breaking up play and protecting the back four. But not very useful when your in possession.

Personally I would prefer a player who might have slightly less ability when defending if they had significantly more ability on the ball.

The games we have struggled to win this season haven't been the games where we have had less possession but the ones where we have more. This is mostly due to the lack of ability on the ball in our midfield. Ndidi although a great player wouldn't solve this issue but actually compound it.

I'd love to see us sign one of Kalvin Phillips or Denis Zakaria.


4.) 09 Jan 2020 10:16:13
That QPR lad Eberechi Eze looks like some player, already 10 goals and 6 assists from Midfield.


5.) 09 Jan 2020 11:22:51
Shappy. Ruben Neves is a better choice than Zakaria and Kalvin Philips.
He has PL experience as well.


6.) 09 Jan 2020 12:26:19
Ruben Neves will be a dream signing, works hard for the team, passing is really good and has an ability to score an odd screamer.
Our scouting team does absolutely nothing i feel, players like Neves, Maddison, Buendia all were coming to PL after a brilliant season yet we were never interested.


7.) 09 Jan 2020 12:34:43
Ndidi passing is limited?

What about Mctominay who everyone raves about? Very very limited player. Backwards, sidewards, 6' 4" and can't head for rubbish. Involved in 5 goals in about 80 games. He's weak as piss. If he wasn't passionate everyone would stop bumming him. People blindsighting passion for ability.

Pogba has created more chances in about 20+ less games. Want him out.


8.) 10 Jan 2020 02:21:28
wilbot, I would rather have a player with limited abilities who plays for the team rather than the "World class" Pogba who performs every once in a while. A player with all the talent but it's a shame he is poorer than even the average player when he doesn't perform - misplaced passes, pathetic shooting, loses the ball and pedestrian most times.

I would rather take Christiano Ronaldo at 34 than Pogba any day. And, by the way it's Pogba and his agent making all the noises of wanting out. The sooner we have him out the better.


 

 

29 Sep 2018 12:19:31
Nicola Barella reminds me very much of Paul Scholes - intelligent and skilful. I have heard that we are interested in him, along with a number of other clubs. Here's hoping.

Jodler

1.) 29 Sep 2018 15:16:54
We will no doubt hear a lot about players we are supposedly in for over the next few days just to try and keep the fans negativity down.


 

 

 

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21 Jan 2024 08:13:29
Many commentators urging for Antony to be sold. I still think that there is a player in there. I'm not sure that he can cut it in the Premiership as a winger but with his skill and creativity, I think that a more central role as a No 10 would be worth a try. It's too early to give up on him at this point. He has had a few personal problems I believe, but a player of his ability (and I hear people saying what ability) should be given a proper opportunity to make his mark.

Jodler

1.) 21 Jan 2024 10:14:33
What skill an creativity? How many times has he dribbled past a player then Put a decent cross in? You could count the amount of times on your fingers, forgetting beating more than one player, When have you seen opposition team ever having to double up on him because he is so dangerous or controlling or effecting a game? Not once.

One of worst wingers ever to come to the PL.


2.) 21 Jan 2024 11:39:34
"with his skill and creativity, "?
You're on a wind up right?
????.


3.) 21 Jan 2024 12:13:18
Antony is a victim of Utds incompetence:

Spent way too much on him and raised expectations unfairly.

Both Right Backs behind him are mid at best.

He’s been awful but still works, tracks back and presses.

Not his fault he looks like a Far Cry villain.

All that said he’s not been good enough, I personally prefer Amad and wouldn’t have signed him to give Amad time. There’s a player in Antony and best thing to do is get behind him and hope he comes good to regain some value.


4.) 21 Jan 2024 12:31:30
On Antony, I have to ask if there is a tactical instruction, get down the right wing, get space, don’t cross with right foot, stop, turn back pass inside or try to curl in far post, concede goal kick. If there is an instruction to not cross the ball, part of the issue is with the tactical side, if he can’t cross with his right, why has that not been worked on?


5.) 21 Jan 2024 13:45:30
It's cringeable that every pundit and fan knows exactly what Antony is going to do, let alone every opposing coach and the fullback marking him. Can't believe that he's no being coached in a way to mix it up, but it certainly does feel that way.


6.) 21 Jan 2024 16:34:01
He’s one of the main reasons the knives came out early for ETH. The signing smacked of nepotism and incompetence. He was obviously Eric’s boy at Ajax and he made it clear that we get him at all cost. Our scouting and recruitment team have proven themselves to be completely inept over the years, but not even our recruitment team would have signed off paying what we did for Antony.

The love in with Amad I don’t get either. He needs to prove himself in the Premier league before anyone gets excited if you ask me.


7.) 21 Jan 2024 16:56:49
Redman

Only you would think there is some sort of tactical instruction and another dig at the manager. I can recommend a good shrink mate if you believe its time:)


8.) 21 Jan 2024 18:28:45
Ahmad

Actually it was a little bit of support for Antony, it may not be all his fault if the manager is instructing not to cross and to cut inside.

Sure your shrink has their diary full just looking after you :)


9.) 21 Jan 2024 19:04:12
The main thrust of my initial point was not aiming to have a go at Antony. I'm well aware that he has been pretty ineffective as a winger. I feel that he could be tried in a different position to get the best out of him. To try him in the Number 10 position with a little bit of freedom, just behind the main striker, may well be an option. Wingers are dependent on good service from others. He hasn't had good service or support. I do not think we should give up on him just yet. Our club is not a regular club. Players and indeed managers have to hit the ground running when they join or there are calls for their immediate exit. It seems that we do not have the patience to allow a settling in period. We have to remember that many are arriving from a different culture.


10.) 21 Jan 2024 19:31:37
Redman,

I agree with you.

Perhaps Anthony has been getting prolonged first team action due to injuries and even being a managers favourite. He does track back etc, but can't use his right foot to save his life.

Surely EtH and the coaches would have spent time on him developing the use of his right foot, or at least worked it out at Ajax that he is soley one footed and can't cross.


11.) 21 Jan 2024 20:08:13
Antony is a skilful player but he is not cut out for the epl imo. He reacts badly to any physicality he is too emotional and doesn't play at all with a smile on his face.
The move to united has not gone well for him he has been besieged with personal problems he is not coping well on the pitch and all the personal pressure must be coming down on him like a tonne of bricks.
I really feel for the las he is certainly not showing his best.
From a supporters perspective it is frustrating as he has contributed so little.
Eth obviously feels there is more to come from him and knows him well but I think even he has become frustrated with Anthony not delivering despite his support and patience.
I think he would do a lot better in Germany or Spain but I'm pretty sure he will ever reach the heights eth obviously thought he would.
I can't think of any manager that has not stood by an obvious flop at some point.
It's been a bad buy the club will have to take a big hit on the books on Anthony along with sancho, and casimero and probably onana in particular and I think that the new management will take a more pragmatic view on these hits and look to move them on soonest. It will require some very good negotiations to minimise the impact.


12.) 22 Jan 2024 07:19:44
Redman

Its a ridiculous idea to think eth has instructed him not to cross or get down the line. it might have to do with the player having no right foot and on the pitch you have split seconds to decide what you are going to do and human nature generally forces you to do what you are comfortable doing.

You like to believe or see all kinds of weird things in everything. What you like to think is logic is so illogical across many subjects. I do like my shrink and he has his hands full with me:)


13.) 22 Jan 2024 09:36:54
I don't think it's a surprise that ETH would want a player he has worked with previously to support the system he wants to play. I think ETH misjudged the Premier League and where there is a lack of guidance and support from people above like a Paul Mitchell or Dan Ashworth to maybe look at other players who would suit the Premier League better, they twiddled their fingers when they could have got Anthony for £40M or so and then panicked and got done by Ajax resulting in a large transfer fee which has lead to increased criticism on Anthony's performances and finger pointing at ETH.


14.) 22 Jan 2024 10:01:26
Agree ports and ahmad.


15.) 22 Jan 2024 12:09:17
I'd like to see him on the left more. He could be an alternative to Rashford.

Leave Garnacho on the right, hope that Amad can offer decent back up and hopefully we can sort out the RB situation.

I just feel like, when I watch Antony, the weight of the world is on his shoulders.


16.) 22 Jan 2024 20:01:29
Hahaha Far Cry villain, absolutely nailed that one hahaha!


17.) 23 Jan 2024 03:56:09
Antony is a defenders wet dream.


18.) 23 Jan 2024 06:26:52
Hard to see a player who is good enough to play in a top team in top competitions. If he is being instructed to slow the game up (which I strongly doubt), and come back inside, rather than ever try to beat the full back on the outside and put in a cross, if only to vary what he does, it's because the manager is acknowledging he doesn't have those combined abilities in his skill set. He's better with his left foot but he's still woefully inaccurate when it comes to both shooting and crossing. Besides that, while he does have som initial pace, his top speed doesn't;t seem to me to be anything more than average, which means that even if he beats a man, he gets caught back up. He does work hard, but that's not enough. Working hard should be a given.

He's not a kid either, he's 23. If he's really anywhere close to £85m talented he should be showing strong signs of it by now. Bad error of judgment by Ten Hag, and the sign of incompetent management to be suckered into paying so much for him To date he scarcely justifies a £20m price tag.


19.) 23 Jan 2024 21:57:50
Antony isn't an awful player, he just isn't a great one.

He's a player that needs to play with better players to elevate him, he isn't the kind of player who makes others better or who can carry responsibility.

He was never worth half of what we paid, I said similar at the time of his signing.

It was a situation where we left it late in the window, had no other well scouted alternatives, or at least none that were still available on the market, all while Ajax had lost their manager, and half a dozen other key first team players.

It was a perfect storm where Ajax refused to sell unless someone paid well above his value, and we were the mugs prepared to do that.

Bayern were reportedly interested in him, but walked away when the deal rose above 35m. Which is what a well run club does.

I suspect we'll be stuck with him for another season or two before we can move him on. Due to his wages and transfer fee I doubt we can afford to take the hit on selling him as it'll negatively impact what we can spend via FFP.

So he'll likely be a squad player for a season or so before we see him slope out the backdoor.

I actually feel sorry for the lad. No doubt he's getting well paid, and I expect most of us would gladly trade places with him. Yet he doesn't deserve the hate he gets.

He gets a lot of stick for simply not being good enough. Look around our squad, there are plenty who aren't good enough, yet Antony gets far more stick than most. And for something he can't do much about as well.

{Ed025's Note - your right Shappy its not his fault, but lets be honest mate....hes absolutely garbage..


20.) 25 Jan 2024 08:30:11
Antony and creativity should never go in the same sentence.


 

 

24 Feb 2023 09:42:09
What was Bruno thinking of blasting the ball at de Jong? As captain, he needs to lead by example, not engage in idiotic behaviour.

Jodler

1.) 24 Feb 2023 10:03:18
I liked it.


2.) 24 Feb 2023 10:12:02
He knew he will get away with it because the whistle hadn't gone.

Was nice to see the whining Spanish cheats get roughed up though.


3.) 24 Feb 2023 10:50:56
I thought the booking was a joke to be honest. How many times do you see a player deliberately blast the ball at opposition to win a corner etc? To get a yellow card for kicking the ball in play was a joke.


4.) 24 Feb 2023 11:17:28
Remember when Ashley Williams did it to Van Persie and Ferguson went mad.


5.) 24 Feb 2023 11:18:49
What was he doing kicking the ball in a game of football? The yellow card was an absolute joke, the whistle hadn’t gone and De Jong had gone down under no contact whatsoever, as far as I’m aware in a game of football you can kick the ball as hard as you want in whatever direction you want.


6.) 24 Feb 2023 12:44:33
Didn't it happen to one of our players in the 1st half in our penalty area? Probably just getting them back for it.


7.) 24 Feb 2023 12:55:52
You wouldn’t have liked Keane then mate.


8.) 24 Feb 2023 18:46:10
Love seeing us playing with some real aggression across the pitch again. Fabulous stuff.


9.) 24 Feb 2023 18:57:27
The blasting of the ball at de Jong was an act of cowardice.


10.) 24 Feb 2023 19:31:48
Are you De Jong? If you hadn’t of dived it wouldn’t have happened so ?‍♂️.


11.) 24 Feb 2023 21:10:24
Soft jodler.


12.) 24 Feb 2023 19:41:52
That is genuinely one of the weakest comments I've ever read on this site. Perhaps badminton would be more your speed.


13.) 24 Feb 2023 22:38:57
Im so sorry hard lad.


14.) 25 Feb 2023 00:40:07
Cowardice haha wow the world has gone mad.


15.) 25 Feb 2023 08:24:46
Jodler get a grip, absolutely loved it and finally love having a team with that horrible edge been rollovers for far too long.


16.) 25 Feb 2023 15:42:19
I look forward to your reaction when it happens to a United player. I suspect you’ll not be so happy or appreciate the opposition’s horrible tendencies.


17.) 25 Feb 2023 22:59:51
To be honest it was nothing more than a 'cheap shot he knew the whistle was coming and knew exactly what he was doing.


 

 

13 Nov 2022 19:40:30
Another awful performance from Bruno. Needs replaced if we are to improve. Poor passing and lost possession on countless occasions.

Jodler

1.) 13 Nov 2022 19:47:23
He was better than most. What game were you watching.


2.) 13 Nov 2022 19:55:53
I thought Casemiro was the one really misplacing passes today. Bruno did put in a few good passes today.


3.) 13 Nov 2022 19:56:43
With all the positions that we need upgrades at I don't think that replacing Bruno is going to happen. He can be frustrating to watch but when he does not play we miss the spark that he can bring.
I think as the team progress and improve in EtH's style we will see over the next season whether he shines and can be that little piece of magic or he disappears and the team progress without him.
I hope the former.


4.) 13 Nov 2022 19:59:31
Obviously not the Utd match.


5.) 13 Nov 2022 20:57:01
Thought they all looked tired and maybe had minds on the World Cup.

De Gea excellent and Martinez and Shaw best of an average bunch.

Just hope Garnacho stays grounded by his rumoured mentor Martinez is away and doesn’t buy into all the hype he’ll now inevitably receive.

Could easily become like Januzaj if he doesn’t receive the right guidance.


6.) 13 Nov 2022 21:12:11
Unruly, I was watching the game against Fulham in which Bruno continually gave the ball away or was caught in possession on numerous occasions. He is extremely frustrating to watch. On occasions, in some matches he might do something good but definitely not in this game. You need to take the rose-tinted glasses off.


7.) 13 Nov 2022 22:48:33
Until he went out to the right he was the best player on the pitch imo. Created chances and should have had two assists.


8.) 13 Nov 2022 23:37:43
Wasn’t his best game but he still set up a goal and we looked a worse team when he moved out to the right.


9.) 14 Nov 2022 05:10:23
Jodler, i recommend you go back and rewatch the match and this time remove your anti Bruno tinted glasses. You'll see a bunch of other players who played worse.


 

 

30 Oct 2022 10:43:00
I don't understand why our ex-players/ pundits continue to have a go at our players whenever they do something they consider to be silly. Antony has been given such a hard time by these muppets who should know better. Leave the decisions and the guidance to the manager. Your input is unnecessary and can affect player confidence.

Jodler

1.) 30 Oct 2022 12:07:08
I'd expect most players will ignore or at least put very little stock in what pundits say.

The job of a pundit is to discuss football and say comments that make headlines to create talking points. That's why they say controversial things, they want fans mirroring the debates they have in a studio in pubs, homes and places of work up and down the country.

Players know this, some even engage in it.

If you are a professional footballer whose confidence is effected by what pundits say then you will never make it at the highest level.

You'll never achieve anything if your ability to perform your job well depends on people saying nice things about you.


2.) 30 Oct 2022 12:08:03
Jodler they don't work for the club. Their job is to pull in viewers and clicks. People like you going on about them is playing into their hands.
No news here. Move on.


3.) 30 Oct 2022 12:56:00
It was perhaps a weird stunt to pull but dear me the reactions have been even more weird. George Best, arguably the best player ever used to do his stunts in a different way in that he would goad players to try and take the ball off him. Having made a clown of the guy he would peel around and do it again to humiliate a guy that had been kicking lumps out of him. It's all relative. Antony hardly lost possession on the edge of our box. Folk need to calm down and be entertained. Something we've been starved of.


4.) 30 Oct 2022 13:13:37
Good post Fizz.


5.) 30 Oct 2022 13:53:46
I'm not old enough to remember George Best as a player, I was fortunate enough to meet him once though, nice guy, oddly very normal.

However, I do fondly remember Nani juggling the ball against Arsenal until they lost their temper and booted him into the air.

All good entertainment. We need to remember that for the most part football is about entertaining the masses. A little showboating and showmanship is all a part of the game.

While Messi will probably go down as the best player to ever play the game, personally I enjoyed watching Ronaldinho fat more. He was an entertainer.


6.) 30 Oct 2022 14:46:47
We don't want players to be robots and just to do the same things repeatedly. If anthony just passed it sideways and back they be giving him abuse for that too. he's brazilian so the extravagant is part of it, as long as there's end product then who cares. If this was sancho i doubt theyd be as critical….


7.) 30 Oct 2022 19:17:42
I could not agree more with Shappy about Ronaldinho. Not just the way he played but that huge grin on his face whilst doing it.

As for Antony, like most modern footballers, I doubt he even cares what ex players now in the commentary box say. His manager on the other hand, his opinion will be far more important.

Personally I am happy to see players opening their box of tricks to beat a man or split the defence even if it doesn't come off. To be honest what Antony did really didn't affect the game so don't have any strong feelings about that.

I do wish his pass to open the defence subsequently was better, but you could see what he was trying to he just didn't execute it.

The old United lads are starting to age and coming across like the caricatured grumpy old men they are becoming.


 

 

23 Mar 2022 08:37:14
I think most of us would acknowledge that recruitment over this last number of years has been very poor. The latest media rumours regarding interest in Tammy Abraham and Richarlison are worrying. If true, you have to be concerned about the judgement of those in our club who have pinpointed those two players. And so the cycle continues, with mediocre players signing on big wages and long contracts.

Jodler

1.) 23 Mar 2022 09:07:32
You got this from am official club source or the clickbait sites?
And so it continues supporters jumping to conclusions because it said so in the daily express ?.


2.) 23 Mar 2022 09:09:51
I wouldn't pay any attention to the media in terms of transfer targets just yet.

Until we have a new manager, a plan, a direction, we won't be moving for players.

The media are just looking for clicks.


3.) 23 Mar 2022 10:00:25
jodler in respect to both players they are both work horses. they might not be the greatest of players but they have the right attidude.

would rather have players that want to work hard and give there all than some of the fairy's we have playing for us atm.

you need a balance in your squad, not all players need to be mega stars.

who ever the manager is we need players to be signed who fit their philosophy as it stands we just sing players to sell shirts.


4.) 23 Mar 2022 10:09:37
Ken
I think you'll find from my post that they were rumours.


5.) 23 Mar 2022 10:17:55
But why are rumours worrying you?

The chance of them being true are slim to none.


6.) 23 Mar 2022 11:34:48
I don't think they are rumours they are probably made up nonsense from a clickbait site. That's not a rumour imo.


7.) 23 Mar 2022 11:46:14
Rumour has it that Ken is actually Scouse and is Jamie Carraghers real father, he then ran off to Ireland in shame and has spent 40 years mastering the accent for authenticity.

However, after 2 pints of Guinness he can no longer keep up the charade and breaks down into tears staring at a picture of his long lost son while singing "you'll never walk alone" in a strong Scouse accent ?

Not all rumours are true, but if Carlsberg did rumours this one would be true ?.


8.) 23 Mar 2022 12:15:50
How do you even think half your crap up shaps??.


9.) 23 Mar 2022 13:33:35
I'm a chairvoyant ??.


 

 

 

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03 Jan 2024 16:47:36
We spend a lot more on players than do Liverpool and Man City yet our players are inferior. I think poor recruitment has been our downfall. Yes, some players suit certain clubs. All the more important for us to pinpoint players with the right character as well as ability. How many of our players would go through a brick wall for the club?

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03 Jan 2024 14:32:50
Every player purchased is a risk to some extent. United do not have a problem paying £80 million for a player who is barely worth a quarter of that figure. Why would they baulk at paying £10 to £15 million for a promising player who could be loaned back to the club? Money comes easy to United because of their popularity. They take huge hits on flops in terms of transfer fees and wages, but it doesn’t seem to bother them. I just wonder about some of our scouts. Neil Warnock revealed recently that he could have bought Van Dijk for £6 million but his own chief scout felt that he was too slow. We should have bought him. We were interested in him at the time but Southampton bought him. Could our scouts not have spotted his ability and his potential?

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18 Mar 2024 21:45:53
Dalot has done well of late and his confidence is clearly high. However, he has a mistake or two in him and does not appear to be a natural defender.

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19 Feb 2024 19:36:17
We need to replace Bruno with Eze. Other players who would suit us would be Joao Gomes, Neto and Mchael Olise.

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21 Jan 2024 19:04:12
The main thrust of my initial point was not aiming to have a go at Antony. I'm well aware that he has been pretty ineffective as a winger. I feel that he could be tried in a different position to get the best out of him. To try him in the Number 10 position with a little bit of freedom, just behind the main striker, may well be an option. Wingers are dependent on good service from others. He hasn't had good service or support. I do not think we should give up on him just yet. Our club is not a regular club. Players and indeed managers have to hit the ground running when they join or there are calls for their immediate exit. It seems that we do not have the patience to allow a settling in period. We have to remember that many are arriving from a different culture.

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15 Jan 2024 19:02:34
I agree with Tumbleweed. Bruno is all over the show. Very indisciplined and for the most part he is ineffective. Spurs’ midfield should not have been dominating the match. Mainoo good but Eriksen and Bruno are not good enough. Neither is a top player. Defensively we were poor. Allowed opposition to overpower us at times and afforded them too much space.

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05 Jan 2024 11:55:41
Really fed up with stop gap signings. They rarely work and don’t promote continuity. There is no doubt that Dybala is a gifted player, although clearly not proven in the Premiership.

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