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28 Jul 2026 13:56:47
Make of it as you will, rumours we are selling Harry Amass for £6m.
1.) 28 Jul 2026 15:02:45
I guess we'll be able to pay Rashy's wages for 4 months. :D
2.) 28 Jul 2026 15:29:32
I saw that earlier. Could be true, he had decent reviews last season, but missed the 2nd half. If they have had him in-house all pre-season and don't think he is ready for a couple of years at best, then move him on, with good clauses.
3.) 28 Jul 2026 16:29:13
He has a year left on his contract as well.
4.) 28 Jul 2026 16:41:16
I'm not sure we are selling him. The £6m figure quoted is what clubs believe he would be available for. Don't think we have received any bids yet!
Would be a shame as there was high expectation for him. The problem has never been ability, but physicality.
He was a big part of why Alvaro Carreras was sold.
Still, things do not always go to plan. Might be best for all parties if we get the right offer for us and him. As Ken says, make sure we have a good sell on clause, buy back and matching rights.
5.) 28 Jul 2026 16:49:26
I've read he's also stalling on not signing an extension. I imagine there's a bit of posturing from all parties going on. I expect, being 19, he wants assurances of 1st team involvement at some point and won't sign until he gets it, and the club won't guarantee that and making noise they're happy to sell if he doesn't sign.
6.) 28 Jul 2026 20:52:52
It will likely mean someone is coming in.
£6M might be the most he's ever worth. If he gets sold on, I'm sure we will get a buy back or sell on.
7.) 29 Jul 2026 07:07:12
Selling our younger players when there is a clear gap between their current level and what's needed for the first team is the way forward. As mentioned above, if there is a buyback involved, it's a no brainer. If the player develops to the standard required and we have the option at, say... £15m, then we would say we are getting a bargain, no?
8.) 29 Jul 2026 07:16:05
Will be good reason if sold.
9.) 30 Jul 2026 09:37:51
He's entering the final year of his contract and the club needs to decide whether to stick or twist with him. Either they offer him a long term contract with the view to him becoming first choice, or they sell him and buy the long term first choice option.
The problem is that we have a lot of inexperience in defence and down the left hand side. Which makes sticking with him a bigger gamble than it normally would be. If we had prime Rio and Vidic playing at CB and maybe a keeper who was in their late 20's then you stick with the young lad. But given we have a keeper with only one year worth of top level experience, and the likelihood that we'll have at least one of Heaven or Yoro playing at CB can we really bank on a 19 year old academy LB to cover for the likely injured Luke Shaw? That's very risky.
From the clubs perspective the ideal solution would probably be getting Amass tied down to a new long term contract then send him out on loan for another season while buying a top level LB to push Shaw into squad depth. Then Amass comes back to challenge the new LB next summer when Shaw's deal expires.
However, is that what Amass wants? Another year on loan while a new, probably expensive, LB comes in and has a year to establish himself while Amass is away on loan. Leaving him to come back to an established, top level LB probably in their early to mid twenties ahead of him and his pathway looking difficult into the first team on a regular basis.
Personally if his agent isn't looking at other options for him then they are failing to do their job. He has to put his career ahead of United having a solid back up plan, and I don't blame him for that. Which gives him very little reason to sign a new deal that could tie him down to a back up role for the next 3-4 years.
If he won't sign a new deal then the club have little choice but to sell him this summer and get something for him. That has always been our failing in the past, holding on to players until they leave on free transfer.
We also have Diego Leon who the club have faith in, while we aren't certain on where Dorgu will end up playing.
I expect that if the club are prepared to sell Amass then that's probably a pretty solid indication that we will sign a LB this summer. Lewis Hall is supposedly prepared to hand in a transfer request to push through a move this summer, although I wonder if that will change now that Howe has left Newcastle. As there are rumours of a falling out between the two of them.
The club will have a plan, with a bit of luck if we do sell Amass then hopefully there is a buy-back, first refusal, or a sell-on clause in any deal. Meaning that Amass can move on and continue developing in his career, while we retain the option to bring him back if that is the best option for us in the future, if not then maybe we make some extra money down the line when he moves on again (which is an almost certainty if he goes to a Championship club, as he will end up at a mid-level or even a European level club in the EPL in the future, I'm sure of that).
While as fans it's always disappointing to see talented academy graduates leave the club, in truth I think we all know that we are more likely to have a success over the next couple of seasons with LB options of:
Hall or Truffert, Shaw, Dorgu and Leon.
Than options of:
Shaw, Dorgu, Amass and Leon.
If Amass leaves then I wish him well and I hope that we maybe see him back at United one day as a top class first choice LB option. We have to remember that the reason that fan run clubs more often than not fail is they cannot take the emotion out of the decision making process. It's easy as fans to condemn the club for letting a top young prospect leave the club, but ultimately that might be the best decision for all involved given the context.
10.) 30 Jul 2026 16:25:11
It might be that he's just not good enough?
11.) 01 Aug 2026 00:42:49
Lucky for us all that Shappy has it all figured out. ?
22 Jul 2026 22:10:58
You may have missed.
Signings
Karim Cassim (16, midfielder): From City. A technical, goal-scoring central midfielder who has already featured for City’s U18s.
David Eze (16, midfielder): A tall, powerful, composed box-to-box player (often compared to a young Paul Pogba in style), England youth international/captain at U16 level, and highly regarded as one of the top talents in his age group.
He is set to sign professional terms when he turns 17.
Isaac Konde (16, winger from Liverpool) — Expected to join soon, but not confirmed as signed today.
1.) 22 Jul 2026 23:25:57
Do we sign the Colombian kid too yet?
2.) 23 Jul 2026 07:59:48
Yep, Orozco signed a week ago, I believe.
3.) 23 Jul 2026 09:35:46
What's even more impressive with these signings is that we are signing them from our main rivals, which for me speaks volumes about these players and where they see as best for their future.
On top of this, we are signing Tottenham's top talent as well.
I expect some fans will put a negative spin on these players' reasons for coming, but I think it's exciting and a good sign for the club.
4.) 23 Jul 2026 10:22:28
Let's hope that one of them comes through and breaks into the 1st team.
5.) 23 Jul 2026 11:20:22
Simo
That's the key. They get to circa 19 and can go either way, as we saw with Garnacho.
6.) 23 Jul 2026 14:17:33
We have not signed Cassim and Eze yet. We are hoping to do so, but it is yet to happen.
As for Orozco, I posted last week that he had signed. The intention with him is to play him in the U21s and watch how he adapts. A decision will then be made as to possibly sending him on loan.
There is clear intent from the club to continue investing in the academy, and, obviously, a couple of major successes now could potentially save many millions given how transfer fees are going.
7.) 23 Jul 2026 15:27:13
We have signed Eze and Cassim.
8.) 23 Jul 2026 16:57:05
There has been a clear intention since INEOS have bought into the club to focus on developing young players and bringing the best youth players to the club.
You've got these three lads who we are looking to sign, plus we've already signed Cristian Orozco and Tynan Thompson this window.
Plus, we've signed Ayden Heaven, Chido Obi, Sekou Kone, Diego Leon, and Enzo Kana-Biyik.
If we get those three over the line then that makes 10 youth signings. Even if only 2 or 3 of them prove to be good enough for the first team squad, then that will represent phenomenal value in the current market.
That doesn't include young players we have signed for the first team such as Yoro, Sesko, Lammens, Dorgu, and Andrey Santos.
Yet, that's also been balanced out well with signing players who are in their prime like Cunha, Mbeumo, MdL, Mazraoui, and Tielemans.
The only two signings I'd say we can categorically say haven't worked out are Ugarte and Zirkzee. Both signed in their first summer, mere months after taking over and with limited time to plan and without their men in and settled to run things. Even then, I can see the logic behind the signings, and neither will end up costing us significantly, we might even be able to break-even on those deals, or at least close to.
The thing I find very reassuring is just how little gets leaked now. With the exception of Sesko, we haven't had any long drawn out transfer "sagas", and I don't feel we have massively overpaid for anyone either. Very professional. Which is why I'm so calm this summer, why I didn't panic when deals for supposed targets never materialised. I just feel that they will get the job done and bring in the right players for the right prices.
9.) 23 Jul 2026 17:20:58
Ports, sorry, yeh my bad. Wrong info.
10.) 23 Jul 2026 17:55:47
IWOTB, don't worry, there is so much flying about, who knows what's happening at the moment. ?
18 Jul 2026 20:29:43
Here is a rumour for you
Tynan Thompson, an 18-year-old English footballer who plays left wing, left midfield. Born in London. A 6’2” England youth international. He is at Spurs, part of their U21 squad, and seen as very promising.
Reports indicate United are in advanced talks with Spurs over a fee, with Thompson having visited Carrington. A medical is reportedly planned if a deal is agreed.
1.) 19 Jul 2026 23:10:45
Is he any good???
2.) 20 Jul 2026 08:24:08
Wait to see the transfer fee, Eric. That'll tell you. It seems like that's how it works now!
3.) 20 Jul 2026 12:28:39
8m can't be any good. Tbf, the world has gone mad, he's not even played a 1st team game yet. It's no wonder a lot of these kids don't progress when they think they've made it at 18.
4.) 20 Jul 2026 13:14:42
Spurs received (or agreed to receive) a fee of £4 million guaranteed plus up to £4 million in add-ons (total potential £8 million) for Tynan Thompson.
The 18-year-old left winger has now completed a permanent move to Manchester United (announced July 20, 2026). Reports from reliable sources like The Athletic confirm United agreed to a £4m fixed fee + £4m performance-related add-ons (tied to his senior progress).
Tottenham retained a sell-on clause (reported as 15-20%), plus matching rights on any future bids.
This was a formal transfer because Thompson had signed professional terms with Spurs. The move was influenced by the player's and family's desire for a fresh start due to personal circumstances.
5.) 20 Jul 2026 14:40:14
My mate's dad is a Spurs fan and has followed them all his life, and he was telling me that there are concerns around Tynan and the people he has been associating with in London. Apparently, his mum is keen to get him out of the city and away from those influences.
I obviously hope none of it is true, because this lad has a serious chance to make it big.
The last thing we need is another Ravel Morrison situation. Tynan clearly has the talent — let's hope he has the right people around him to help him reach his potential.
6.) 20 Jul 2026 15:53:13
Reddevilfan, I'd look at it as a positive that his family can see his talent and are willing to relocate to support this. Yes, he's falling upwards moving to United, but having a strong, supportive family behind you is so important for young players.
Personally, I see the outcome being very different to Morrison, based on him making a move away from the potential issues, and he can really focus on his football now.
7.) 20 Jul 2026 19:10:32
I hope you are right, and the move works, but I would have thought that a totally focused young player would just make sure to stay away from negative influences in their locale rather than move city.
8.) 20 Jul 2026 19:38:43
I don't really buy that, Salford. If anything, moving away from bad influences shows you're serious about your career. It's all well and good saying, "just stay away from them," but that's a lot easier said than done when it's your everyday environment.
Top athletes change clubs, cities or countries because they know the people and environment around them make a difference.
That's not a sign they're not focused. It's a sign they're doing everything they can to give themselves the best chance of succeeding.
So I don't think moving says he's less committed. I'd say it's probably the exact opposite.
9.) 20 Jul 2026 21:02:59
You could look at it another way. He maybe don't want to move away from London and those mates, parents maybe forcing him to move cos see a gravy train... Who knows, let's just hope not another easily led teenager... and another wasted talent.
10.) 20 Jul 2026 21:58:23
Whatever his situation, we have signed a lad who has lots of talent and knows how to score.
I hope he sees this as progression in his career and becomes a first team player. In previous years, we have bought well from Spurs, and I'm thrilled with our transfer approach the last 2 seasons.
11.) 20 Jul 2026 22:37:44
Read that his family suffered a tragedy last year, and they felt that he needed a fresh start. I haven't seen anything to suggest that it has anything to do with the company he was keeping. All rumours, though, hopefully he settles and we see what he's all about. Hopefully he's another Ayden Heaven.
12.) 20 Jul 2026 22:48:37
I heard his father passed, and it's been a difficult time for his family. His mum has been the driving force in wanting a fresh start for the family in the north.
Supposedly a very good player, ready for some minutes.
Good luck to him and welcome.
13.) 21 Jul 2026 11:23:38
I don't think we know enough about his personal circumstances to come to any kind of meaningful judgement.
All we know is that, for whatever reason, his family feel he would benefit from a fresh start somewhere else. Hopefully, whatever unfortunate circumstances have happened in his life, he can use that as fuel to become a top player.
As they say, diamonds are formed under pressure. Challenges either make you or break you.
Let's just get behind the kid, and hope he kicks on and becomes the player his potential suggests he can become.
14.) 21 Jul 2026 21:29:18
Guess the club didn't fancy spending £68m on Summerville to be fair.
The market has gone mad. Rashford will be going nowhere.
10 Jul 2026 12:55:02
Further to my post earlier this week about Ederson having issues with his medical. Rumours continued today over his recent meniscus injury and the possibility of longer-term knee issues.
1.) 10 Jul 2026 16:13:57
If there's an issue, I think we have to pull out of the deal. We've seen it before, with Mount and Bailly, when there's an issue in the medical and how it pans out.
2.) 10 Jul 2026 16:18:50
100%. If it's not right, then it's not right.
If there is any doubt, err on the side of caution. That would be my view.
3.) 10 Jul 2026 16:21:43
If there is uncertainty, I hope they swerve him regardless of his price or potential. We've already got a growing list of players who miss too many games, including a couple who had well-documented issues prior to joining.
Let's hope the second medical is as thorough as possible.
If he flies through it, awesome - it's a good price for a solid player.
If it's uncertain, swerve and move on.
4.) 10 Jul 2026 21:05:48
I guess the people running the club have some sense after all. Ederson deal off.
29 Sep 2025 17:47:29
Whispers are that there has been a meeting today in which the club have defined a style of play which they have told the head coach he is required to play. That is a formation 433.
Who knows if true but if true it's a watershed moment, the club setting a direction is one point but what does it mean if they replace RA? Will the new incumbent be told to play 433? Does it rule out Glasner? Will RA resign if told how to play? Is any of this true?
Rumour site so there you go.
1.) 29 Sep 2025 18:29:07
I can't imagine it's true, it would be a ridiculously dangerous and stupid thing to do.
It's one thing to say the team needs to play a front foot, attacking style of play. And completely another to dictate to a coach/ manager what formation the team have to play. What next which players have to start?
You hire a manager to manage the team, it is down to them how they set their team up, ultimately they will live and die by the results they get.
We have ended up in the almighty mess we find ourselves in by having unqualified people making decisions about which they know very little, certainly not their area of expertise. It would be a shame after all the good work rebuilding the club structure behind the scenes only to start repeating the mistakes of the past.
{Ed025's Note - "it would be a shame after all the good work rebuilding the club structure" ?...when did that good work actually happen Shappy...i must have missed that..
2.) 29 Sep 2025 19:07:41
Interview with Glasner where he speaks about playing the formation he thinks best suits his players. 4-4-2 is his favourite but that doesn’t suit his players at Palace. Speaks very well about formation.
3.) 29 Sep 2025 21:38:40
It sounds plausible.
INEOS came in very strong with Game Model and committing to the club having an identity and style down to youth teams. That went quite with Amorim and the youth have remained successful without 3421.
It makes a lot of sense and means the players signed are for the club not the coach.
Shappy you’re coming across like a contrarian. What Redman says makes aligns with how many clubs operate.
4.) 30 Sep 2025 06:42:03
they would be incompetent if they allow this to continue. amorim is a fraud with nice words. get rid.
5.) 30 Sep 2025 08:53:35
Guessing you’ve seen the post from IndyKaila News on X.
Let’s hope he changes to a 433 but, given Amorim said he wouldn’t even change for the Pope, seems highly unlikely.
Results must improve though, otherwise his exit will be inevitable.
6.) 30 Sep 2025 09:24:18
Personally it feels like the narrative surrounding Amorim has changed, and a new manager will be in place soon. I have a feeling Liverpool will be his last game with a new manager starting after that as there is a decent run of games until new year.
7.) 30 Sep 2025 14:33:17
It feels like there is growing downward pressure on Amorim. While the directors will be reluctant to sack him, and admit they made a huge mistake, they also realise that things can’t continue like this. I wouldn’t be surprised to see interference with coaching decisions, or strong nudges towards a different play style.
However, if Amorim has proven anything, it’s that he’s stubbornly committed to playing his way. It might be a case that he would rather resign than change. But being a head coach, there is also scope for the directors to force his hand. Will be interesting to see how this eventually plays out. Regardless, I can’t see him still in the job by the end of the year.
8.) 30 Sep 2025 20:42:24
What I don’t understand is why are the youth teams still playing 433 and 4231 if the hierarchy hired Amorim to play this 3421.
Seems to me the structure isn’t aligned through the club which is another balls up.
9.) 30 Sep 2025 23:54:20
Or if that rumour is true could the club be trying to save £12m by getting RA to resign instead of being sacked?
10.) 01 Oct 2025 19:38:01
Why would anybody resign and walk away from £12m.
11.) 02 Oct 2025 22:08:49
Did RA not say he would just that, Eric? Or words to that effect at least.
12.) 03 Oct 2025 04:30:27
That’s his problem he is just words!
He says things and then blames it on emotion, in the heat of the moment crap
Great talk the talk man, but that’s all he got
Talks a good game.
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05 Aug 2026 20:52:02
It is hard not to be disillusioned with what is going on.
The Lewis Hall situation bewildering, why wait until Newcastle don't need the money? Net spend sits at circa £31M having bought no one in the January window. A purge was launched on season ticket holders which received bad publicity, then we have the big training kit announcement, lots more money.
I get don't panic, the window still has weeks to run, I also understand there are only two games between the season start and the window closing, but every game is important, every point. What I wonder with the Hall situation if it has actually posed a serious question, was there ever a plan?
I understand it could all change, quickly, yet the anger is growing out here. Communication applauded for keeping targets quiet is moving towards anger at the potential of being lied to.
Whilst other clubs buy serious improvements, we are buying bargains, decent players in both CM, but not ones to take us to win the league. If this hadn't have happened before we probably would be happy to wait, yet history has shown us the owners spending drops after the cash cow of Champions League is achieved.
Now no doubt the apologists will tell us that we are broke, that all is well, we are moaners, what we have bought is great. The proof will come in the coming weeks, but the feeling grows there is going to be a fudge, we tried but they didn't want to sell, no value, will not overspend, won't pay the price. Yep, let's see when the window closes, but right now they have a huge amount to prove in the next few weeks. Three players, CM, LB ST of high quality. No more excuses.
1.) 05 Aug 2026 22:27:42
I'm also surprised, and as impatient as anyone, that we haven't made more of a splash in the transfer window. Of course, it's frustrating, especially because I personally don't accept that we can't afford the odd £75-£100m player. But, please, let's wait until the end of it before we strangle ourselves on our twisted knickers.
Even then, to mix metaphors, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. With a number of good players now bedded into Carrick's system, I think we should be in far better shape to start the season than we were last. Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water, yet.
2.) 05 Aug 2026 23:01:53
History tells us we spend less when we're in the Champions League, but I'd still expect another 2 or 3 players coming in.
Why is Hall suddenly the transfer that broke the camel's back?
The only transfer we were openly targeting was Fernandes. Santos and Tielemens came out of nowhere. If you watch/read anything from journalists, it's clear they haven't really had a clue what's going on behind the scenes.
That could be scary, and mean there's not a lot going on, or the flip side is that the club are keeping their cards very close to their chest.
Make everyone look at Hall while we do a different deal?
Last year we were supposedly done in the market until Sesko became available. We were in for Semenyo in January. Money will be there for the right player. And the list of players that we're stuck with or left for free, it's vital we get things right.
As for the season tickets, some fans have got caught up in it, but can appeal the club's decision. But I am delighted the touts are being put in their place.
3.) 06 Aug 2026 00:40:52
He's lied to you? The club haven't said a word about transfers all summer.
4.) 06 Aug 2026 06:44:54
I have UTD to lift the title. ?
5.) 06 Aug 2026 08:27:09
Lift which title, JBR? Best club financial profit for the year?
6.) 06 Aug 2026 10:47:53
It's PR. Suddenly the club is quiet, but all last season we were happy to push/brief the narrative we are after Semenyo, Anderson, etc. They want to look like they can compete for big players. The difference is other clubs have stumped up the cash and the wages.
It is now a standard that a good, not even world-class, cm is now 70+mil. That isn't going to change going forward, it will only increase. Next summer it could be 100+. So that third midfielder could actually cost up more if we leave it till next year.
7.) 06 Aug 2026 10:57:59
I think we are seeing the new normal for the club. We won't compete at the top end price-wise for players. We fumbled the Rashford situation by being greedy. The obvious question is why, which we can easily explain:
Manchester United's net debt stood at around £547 million in 2024, and it's risen to roughly £749 million by late 2025/early 2026. Total financial obligations approach £1.3 billion. Since the Glazer ownership, we have paid £852m in interest and another £166 million in dividends. The club have paid out over £1bn in interest and dividend payments. There's our answer.
21 years of Glazer ownership has caused this. We have a stadium that needs either a complete refurb or a new build due to lack of investment. We still have Woodward era players in the squad. Love him or hate him, Amorim did the ugly work to rebuild the team.
The transfer window hasn't shut, so it's a bit early to surmise the transfer strategy. However, on the face of it, we look like we are working to massive internal financial constraints put in by INEOS.
My worry is, if you look at the club from a business perspective, the best way to run the club is to have success based on a revenue target (Champions League qualification and a high enough coefficient to get to the Club World Cup), which is offset by having the most cost-effective playing side to secure the target. As an example, buying Anderson for £115m and £300kpw and Bouaddi for £90m and £200k pw might win you the league. However, if that's not your target, a £48m Santos £100k pw and £35m £180k pw are waaaay more cost effective to get Champions League.
I think this is our new normal, unfortunately.
8.) 06 Aug 2026 11:52:40
I simply don't get the disillusion.
Why not just support what and who we have.
The time to judge anybody and anything is at the end of the season, or Xmas at least.
We will get more signings before the window closes.
Since the EPL commenced in 1992, anyone care to take a guess at how many times the biggest spender in the summer window has won the league the following season?
It's 5 times out of 37.
United have been the biggest spender in the EPL on 3 occasions since 1992.
All 3 of those occasions have been under the Glazers' ownership.
Never before the Glazers arrived were United the biggest spenders in the EPL.
United have never won the league after spending the most money.
This is in no way a defence of the Glazers, just a little balance to a lopsided, biased and untrue version that gets posted by others.
We have won the same amount of trophies from 2005 till now as we did the 20 years previous to the Glazers.
The last 12 years have been awful: bad managers, bad CEO's, bad CFO's, bad structure, but it's improving. Very positive times ahead, imo.
You can be positive and optimistic, or you can bang your head off a brick wall because the people who own the club are not doing what you want them to.
If you're sad enough to become disillusioned because the people who run the club are not doing what you want them to, more fool you.
Spending the most does not guarantee success, far from it. The biggest spender has won the league only 5 times in 37 years.
9.) 06 Aug 2026 12:07:44
Rewz, I think you may be right, but maybe only in the short run. Ineos's first goal is to get financial stability. To do that, overall debt as a % of revenues has to come down from what was almost 2x revenues. Revenues have to grow, and costs have to be contained, so that profits can be made and we can start generating +ve cash flow. Obviously, we have to buy a whole lot smarter. £1bn has been spent really poorly in transfers. We don't need to belabour the point about how badly the club was run under Woodward.
If the club can somehow succeed in becoming a regular qualifier for the Champions League, or at least Europe, then revenues will continue to rise, and wage costs, starting from what is now a more sustainable level, will not swallow up that increased income.
Debt will start to come down, and we won't be spending the equivalent of a £100m on a £400k-a-week player in net interest payments. If they're confident that this trend is the new norm, then I think they will start to consider buying marquee players.
The strategy rests on Michael Carrick being able to make 2+2 = 5+. City's payroll is £80m a year more than ours. That's a big starting disadvantage.
10.) 06 Aug 2026 13:32:58
Tumbleweed!, Nobody has said we need to be the biggest spenders. What point are you trying to make?
INEOS have been putting out into the media they want AI-driven and predictive data infrastructure recruitment, led by Director of Data Mike Sansone. They also put out that the data showed Anderson and Fernandes were the players to buy. Neither of them are at Man Utd because the club walked away.
The way the club is run now, we wouldn't sign Rooney, Ferdinand or Keane, and the crazy part is, the club would know we should sign them from the data, but we won't because of the financials.
I want the club to compete for titles, not hope they make top 4 every year to service debt like the last iteration of Arsen Wengers Arsenal. At least Arsenal got a stadium out of it, we got a billion in interest and dividends payments.
As newnameoldideas points out, it would appear the strategy rests on Michael Carrick being able to make 2+2 = 5+.
11.) 06 Aug 2026 13:40:00
So newname, if we get rid of Rashford's 20m salary and replace him with someone on 5m a year, they will have a 95 m bigger spend on wages, but I think we would be better off in that scenario, not worse.
Simione earned more than Anchalotti every year, but didn't win as much, despite paying more for their top man.
12.) 06 Aug 2026 13:53:23
I don't see anyone demanding we spend the biggest amount of all clubs. However, we have an expectation the club will buy the quality of players to meet the aims for the club, which should be to win leagues and European cups.
Right now, we haven't bought a top quality CM, still trying pick and mix with bargain corner.
LB is reliant on Shaw staying fit for all games. Utter lunacy. We should half expect a Regullion type transfer.
We have one main striker who has an injury.
Season starts in 2 weeks and we just look weak and limp in the breeze.
Tw.
It doesn't waver support for the team, nor should it, but it does shine a very strong search light on the missing Wilcox and Berrada.
Maybe I care too much because I feel utter frustration watching this window. It is like the first Moyes one or the one after Mourinho got second. All we got was a bunch of excuses and fans on here saying we make stars. I want to see us win the league, and sitting on the cheque book whilst our main opposition buy quality players is a strategy that will cost us.
We must buy the 3 players needed at the right quality. The nagging concern that the owners are at it again and won't spend is not going away. They have to prove they mean football business.
13.) 06 Aug 2026 15:55:54
I don't get why you're frustrated by something you have no control over, and you don't know any of the detail, and you've not got a clue what will or won't happen. Each to their own. I care about corporate taxes, but don't get frustrated by the amounts, as I've no control.
Maybe you are too emotional when it comes to United. Emotional reactions are very common for fans, as it's a roller coaster if you get caught up in it.
Anyways, I look at every match as a challenge, and I will go into every game hoping and expecting to win. If we don't, then I'll forget about it 5 mins after final whistle, and if we win, I'll forget about it after 5 mins. The game is only important while it's being played. The minute it's over, it's over. No point carrying frustration and bitterness around with you.
14.) 06 Aug 2026 15:36:22
Incorrect redman they don't have to prove anything to you
15.) 06 Aug 2026 18:05:31
Remind me Ken who are the players playing for at Manchester United? Take the fans away and Manchester United shuts down tomorrow. Red Man is as important to them as yourself. I hope you don't live under that delusion.
16.) 06 Aug 2026 18:56:27
The EPL title, Redman.
We are not even talked about in the papers anymore. It is great. No noise, getting on with business.
It is nice to see.
17.) 06 Aug 2026 19:07:56
Ua, the owners don't need to prove anything to anybody.
You tell me what they need to prove, and what happens to them if they don't prove it?
18.) 06 Aug 2026 19:30:03
Ken, you haven't seen any of the Glazers out signs? They get insulted on the world stage. If you want to make a change, do something, and stop accepting mediocrity.
19.) 06 Aug 2026 19:51:15
So what you're saying is that if they don't prove 'whatever', someone might hold up a sign. Deary me, I'd say they'll be quaking. ???
Like I said, they don't have to prove anything to anybody.
They own the business, I think they have proven no amount of holding signs up will make them sell.
20.) 06 Aug 2026 19:53:14
What are you doing, UA?
I accept they own the club, and I don't moan about it because it is the way it is. I just have to wait till they sell. Thankfully, we don't live in North Korea and people can't be forced to sell their business against their will.
21.) 06 Aug 2026 19:55:18
So again UA what do the owners have to prove and what happens apart from sign holding (which has proven to be an unsuccessful deterrent)if they don't?
22.) 06 Aug 2026 20:49:33
Walkouts, mass boycotts, and boycotting sponsors is the only way it will change. Never going to happen. But that would work. The club's reputation would have to be damaged so they stop enjoying the financial trappings of their ownership. We would survive and rebuild. Unless a large buyer comes in and offers them silly money, they will just bleed us for their ill-gotten gain.
Leveraged buyout for a football club should have been blocked. But it wasn't. The fit and proper owner test should have been triggered, but it wasn't.
If owners want to show they mean business, they should clear the debt. Put a plan together, 5 years, 10 years, and get rid of the millstone around our necks.
23.) 06 Aug 2026 21:01:03
DB, our owners don't want to do that.
Where do you think they will get the money to clear the debt?
24.) 06 Aug 2026 21:04:59
UA, I know a guy who makes great sandwich boards. I'll get you a discount and you can wear it at your next organised protest.
25.) 07 Aug 2026 03:26:09
Ken, you are really overplaying your Glazers love card, it's getting boring.
05 Aug 2026 13:53:57
If United wanted Hall all along why wait until Newcastle sold Gordon, Tonali and Guimaraes to put themselves in a stable financial situation? Then put out the word it will now be difficult deal to do. Would it even cost us more to do now?
Make it make sense.
1.) 05 Aug 2026 14:36:25
I can only assume we don't want him, because as you say, waiting until Newcastle had made £240m would be pretty foolish. Hall wasn't at the World Cup. We could have started negotiations back in June.
Instead, we'll now be negotiating with a club who has zero incentive to sell (if anything, they'll be reluctant to lose another first team player), and who will have less time to bring in a replacement than they would have had if we had begun working on a deal months ago.
So yes, I don't think even we could be that amateurish.
2.) 05 Aug 2026 15:21:59
They've probably had to reevaluate, as the summer has gone on, because the outgoings haven't gone to plan at all.
Obviously, Casemiro, Sancho and Malacia's contracts have expired. We got a decent fee for Hojlund, but we would have probably been banking on at least a few of Rashford, Zirkzee, Onana and Ugarte leaving.
Ugarte is out for the season. We've loaned Onana for the cost of his wages. Rashford is still here, and Zirkzee is flirting with a loan move to Italy.
Again, we're reaping what we've sown, handing Onana and Rashford big contracts. Ugarte is obviously bad luck, and unfortunate for the lad.
We're still a soft touch in the market, loan moves with no obligation etc. Until the last of the high paid/poor players leave, we'll have this issue until they leave for free.
Herrera, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Pogba, Jones, De Gea, Martial, Varane, Lindelof, Eriksen, Malacia, Sancho and Casemiro have all left the club for the grand total of £0.
I'm not defending the club, and the knives will come out if the window closes and the squad hasn't been improved, but we're trying to change a decade plus of being the worst club in world buying and selling players.
The Hall situation, as you and Redseven said correctly, should have been addressed early doors, but I think the money is finite, and we may have to pick carefully what positions we address because I don't think we'll be getting a left back, centre mid, winger and back up striker like we need.
Things can happen fast though. I think some clubs will panic and go for Rashford over the next couple of weeks.
3.) 05 Aug 2026 15:45:55
Looking at all the transfers, I can only assume the club has other plans, which, if you go by what has been done to date, were not reported on until they were pretty much done. I would not mind, and, in some ways, it suits the club to let the media report things that are not factual if my focus was elsewhere and I wanted to avoid the attention.
I still think we will do 2 more big signings. Maybe not household/popular names, but they fit what the plan is.
4.) 05 Aug 2026 19:56:07
That depends on what you consider to be "big signings".
I think we all get the need for a bit of fiscal prudence after years of overpaying for big names. However, if the club is bringing in budget stop gap squad players, while the top 2 splash the cash, then we're not closing that gap.
I looked at this summer as a test of Ineos's ambition. After finishing 3rd, it's an opportunity to get in among the top 2 conversation, especially with Pep stepping down. I agree with the club's reluctance to bid for Anderson, and stepping away from Fernandez at that price. But, I expect to see some desire to sign players that can bring us closer to competing for titles.
I thought that the two we brought were a good start. However, I have a creeping feeling that these are the "big signings" for the summer, and anyone else will be nothing more than a squad option. If that proves to be the case, then we've lost ground on the top 2 and given the chasing pack a good chance of catching us.
The club needs to decide if it's serious about genuinely competing, or just happy to have a chance of Champions League. At present, the latter seems more likely.
03 Aug 2026 20:34:03
Whilst I see posts arguing there is no money, not enough money, cannot buy the quality and arguing we buy lesser levels to make up the squad numbers, I am reminded of a story told by SAF in 1993 when he said he was underlining his own buying strategy.
Steve Coppell rang him over a valuation of Nigel Martyn who he wanted to buy and the Palace chairman didn’t agree with the valuation.
SAF told him to ask his Chairman “Are Palace a big club or are we small time?” Coppell got the money.
So Ratcliffe, are United a big club or are we small time?
1.) 03 Aug 2026 20:52:07
The latest reports are we are trying to sign Lewis Hall. We will still finish this window with around about 200-250 million spent, like we do nearly every year, red man.
We'd all like to be signing an Anderson or one of the other £100m+ signings, but unfortunately, due to how much work we need, I don't think it's prudent to spend around about half your budget on one player.
2.) 03 Aug 2026 21:44:47
Latest rumours suggest we will buy two more players:
Baleba gathering pace.
Hall or Salinas for left back.
3.) 03 Aug 2026 22:53:03
Would be very happy with Baleba and Hall, Eric.
I'd be ecstatic if we also target an RB and a CB, but I have come to the conclusion these will be addressed next season.
4.) 03 Aug 2026 22:34:26
This is the same SAF that was linked and tried to sign Shearer, Hirst and Le Tissier before signing Cantona and then Kluivert, Batistuta and Salas before signing Yorke.
Red Man, I think you're more bothered about spending Glazers money than actually becoming a successful football team again.
5.) 04 Aug 2026 01:06:38
Let's see how we are when the window closes. I know watching teams around us spend a bomb doesn't look good, but really we've only "lost" out on Fernandes, and that was the right call. You can't be signing a player that would come in on double the wages of Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko.
Holding our cards close to our chest might work out.
Howe wouldn't have let Hall go, but now the dynamics have changed, and that deal looks possible.
If we went out and filled the 3rd CM spot and Tchouemeni becomes available when Rodri moves, we'd be kicking ourselves.
All ifs and buts, but if the window closes and we're short in a lot of positions, panic away. But some patience is needed.
6.) 04 Aug 2026 06:52:51
Ports
Spending the Glazers' money? They have not put one cent into the club, so we wouldn't be spending any of their money. None.
However, there is no excuse whatsoever not to buy the players we need to compete. The only blocks are from the owners, who likely want profit and dividends.
Does the club really believe all the claims of poverty will enable them to pay less?
Three players and three first-team star players, maybe two stars and a back up striker. 18 days, and the clock is ticking.
7.) 04 Aug 2026 08:01:32
I think the issue is that the fan base are turning into accountants and apologists for the club.
It is not so much about why we did not get this player or that player. Or why we have not spent 100m.
We, as fans, need to expect the club to deliver a winning team. There is a lot of work to do. Maguire, Shaw and Dalot in the back 4 show little ambition. The lack of a recognized second striker also shows little ambition.
Why is it that Utd can't sell players? Even young players have zero value.
Star players have zero value. Promising players like Zirkzee surely have some value?
There is time in the market, and I won't be judging the window until it is closed. But we should also be putting pressure on the club to deliver a better squad. Extra European games will put a lot more pressure on the squad. We should be targeting cup wins this year, not first round exits.
8.) 04 Aug 2026 10:25:34
I think Both Santos and Tielemans will be excellent signings for Man United. I was really impressed with Santos against Athletico on Saturday. Extremely calm on the ball, doesn't waste anything, and his forward passes through the lines were really impressive. He is always looking to pass forward to get an attack going. He is still only 22 years old and will keep improving season after season.
I think we got a bargain for 48 million pounds.
Tielemans gives you a bit of everything in midfield and is a proven Premier League player. Add Mainoo to that and Mount to that (for the 15 games a season he stays fit), I think that we have some good options. If I am being greedy, I would definitely want another midfielder and a left back. That, for me, would indicate a good transfer window. Lewis Hall and Tchouameni would be nice.
9.) 04 Aug 2026 12:54:56
You mean 'there's no value in the market', SAF? The man who was happy to play ball with the Glazers in return for his 2m a year gig when he retired.
10.) 04 Aug 2026 18:54:45
Bilko
The OP quote from SAF was from 1993 when the Glazers only cleaned our windows and didn't rinse the club.
Yes, and, as was said many years ago on here, SAF let the Glazers off. Possibly the horse issue, which brought it all on, made it difficult for him.
11.) 04 Aug 2026 21:55:50
Possibly the 'being told he'd be looked after bit ' made it easy for him, being the greedy, grubby man that he is despite his whole trade Unionist, Socialist schtick
01 Aug 2026 11:07:29
Three weeks today until it starts and the below is today’s report in the main press. Maybe not attributed to anyone but have to say it is what we are seeing.
“The club are still assessing market movements, checking who is available at the right price, before deciding on their next priority position.”
Looking for bargains. Manchester United.
1.) 01 Aug 2026 13:12:52
Sadly, the club is being run by idiots. Or that's how they appear. The club shouldn't be looking at who is available at an acceptable price. They should know who they want and go get them.
2.) 01 Aug 2026 13:36:43
This statement could be attributed to most clubs. Yes, we are looking for value, but will go big if the right player is available.
The club will be working on multiple deals, and we should be pleased with how little is coming out of the club, unlike previous years.
We need to see how the window closes.
3.) 01 Aug 2026 13:46:56
Fallguy, a lot more idiots in our fanbase than in the boardroom.
4.) 01 Aug 2026 16:25:44
Tumble, I assume from your reply, you disagree with my post, and you instead refer to me as the idiot. I have never claimed I'm not an idiot. Very good chance I am. But luckily I'm not in charge of United.
But nonetheless, it doesn't change the fact I'm entitled to an opinion on an open fans forum, just as you are.
5.) 01 Aug 2026 14:48:10
Firstly, it's almost certainly guess work by the media. Unlike when we had Woodward running things, the press seems to get very little from the club now about targets or movements.
We've seen this multiple times recently with them not having a clue what is going on until the players are practically driving to Carrington for the medical, case in point all our signings so far this summer. By the time the media get a whiff of it the deal is practically signed.
So in all likelihood any media report is just guess work and/or click bait.
Secondly, the transfer market is a very fluid and constantly changing market, it is notoriously unstable and reactive. Therefore, the club SHOULD always be open to change and be ready to react if needed. Which means the club should be assessing options and have fluid plans.
We have complained in the past about the club being too rigid and refusing to alter or change plans, to the point of massively over paying for players. A reluctance to walk away from a deal to the point of stupidity.
For the second time in a week it seems I am saying that you can't have your cake and eat it.
We can't complain the club won't walk away from deals when they become too expensive or complicated, then also complain that the club is "assessing market movements" and being adaptive to the market. That would be very hypocritical, and I'd like to think we aren't hypocrites.
Reading between the lines, and what I would hope is happening, I expect the club have a list of potential targets for a range of positions, and depending on how things pan out they will move between potential targets for various positions.
For example, we all agreed before the window opened that we needed to sign 2 or 3 midfielders, that we needed a LB, a LW, a ST, and a CB. We also needed a back up keeper, and possibly an upgrade at RB.
That's potentially 9 players, which we were never going to sign all 9 players, obviously. The question then is which of those positions do we sign players in?
Is it better to sign our 5th choice LB because we are unable to get any of our preferred options, or does it make more sense to instead move on and sign our first choice RB instead? Despite LB being a higher priority. Then reassess the LB market and maybe get a preferred option next summer.
Would that be a bad thing? Would that be poor club management. Sure it's almost the complete opposite to the shambles that came before, but then isn't that a good thing.
It's not even just the case of reacting to the players we fail to sign, but also to the ones we fail to sell.
Whether we like it or not, if the club cannot find a suitable solution to move Rashford on, then signing a LW even a ST becomes less vital this summer as those are positions that Rashford will cover. Which probably explains why we signed a young lad in Thompson who is more for the future, but could potentially play a role this season. It might also explain why we haven't made a move for a back up ST, especially as we haven't found Zirkzee a new club yet.
If both Rashford and Zirkzee stay, along with out current LW/ST options (Dorgu, Cunha, Thompson, Sesko, Mbeumo) then that's 7 potential option for two positions. It no longer makes sense to spend a significant amount of money (30-40) on a back up ST, or invest heavily in another LW option this summer.
That's an example of how a the club will have to react to the market due to us being unable to move a couple of players on.
Likewise, if there is no interest in Mount and he's fit and playing well in a deeper midfield role, then that also reduces our need to spend heavily on a third midfield signing.
It does seem that the club are now pushing more towards a new LB, than a midfielder, LW or ST right now. However, if Rashford and/or Zirkzee leaves then I expect we'll shift our focus to sign another forward.
Similarly if a potential Tchouameni or Baleba deal is going to be too expensive then it's best to park those deals. Maybe explore other options, or focus on other positions and maybe come back to those deals later in the window if the prices become more reasonable.
The whole market seems a little slow right now. The world cup and players being unavailable has slowed the market, along with not many big deals yet having a domino effect and greasing the wheels of the market. I expect we'll see a late flutter of activity in the final couple of weeks of the transfer market after the season starts (for all clubs not just ourselves).
We just need a little patience, let's wait until after the window closes before we judge our transfers.
6.) 01 Aug 2026 17:57:47
Fallguy, they are smart people trying to get on with their jobs.
You don't know what their jobs are, or their brief, or their plan, or what's going on at all.
So, in my opinion, it's idiotic to call them idiots just because they are not, or can't, and probably never will do what you want them to.
You've no idea what plan or constraints they're working to.
Try to up your tolerance levels, and hope for the best.
7.) 01 Aug 2026 20:58:32
The quote (which is by a journalist who has proved he has no idea what our plans are) doesn't say anything about bargains. It says we are looking to buy players at the right place. Or maybe we should buy average players like Antony for £80m again, as that's really worked out well for us in the past.
8.) 01 Aug 2026 21:11:52
I don't think we're run by idiots, the opposite, actually. We're turning into a well run club who won't be held to ransom. The signings we've made over the last 2 years have proved that.
31 Jul 2026 11:38:45
I do wonder what the departure of the Manager Eddie Howe will do to any hopes of us signing their left back Hall.
Reports suggest Hall and Howe had the same agent, and that presented a conflict whilst both were there, but that now is not the case. Does that make it easier? Newcastle fly off to Spain for pre-season training later today, apparently. The new manager due in tomorrow does look a strange decision, but I can’t see him wanting to let too many key players go.
They have let several players go already, and Guamares looks likely as well.
If we are interested in Hall, is it now easier to get him or harder? If we wait for them to sell Guamares, it feels like they may be more determined to keep Hall.
Looks ideal for me and we cannot go into a season relying on Shaw. Dorgu isn’t a good enough left back.
Why are we waiting?
1.) 31 Jul 2026 13:28:53
It's hard to know if it makes it easier or harder.
They have lost 2 already in Gordon and Tonali.
Bruno looks set to go, so do they need to sell Hall. Will he push himself out like it appears Bruno will or Isak did?
You seem to have no idea how transfers work, Redman. It's not like the days of old where you're sent an offer to the club chairman.
Nowadays
You need to get agreement with an agent.
Then the players.
The agent needs to see if the selling club are open to offers and get an indication of what offer will be accepted.
Only then will clubs enter club-to-club talks.
If the player's club won't engage or get a heads of agreement with the agent for the player's departure, no offer will be made.
Discussions happen between clubs and agents before anything else can happen.
You say why are we waiting?
How do you know we are?
You've no idea what conversations are happening and the order things need to be done in.
The selling club will often not agree to a sale and meanwhile look for a replacement so as not to disadvantage themselves, and then when that's done agree to a sale when they have sorted their cover.
I spoke with a current EPL manager about this only a few weeks ago.
The managers/coaches rarely get involved until late in the day, with some exceptions.
The costs are very, very complex, with many hands in the pie, so, and to quote him, "nothing is as it seems from the outside."
He said complex contracts, agents, and outsiders make things very difficult.
When he was a player, he had teammates who had signed over all their rights and responsibility to agents/companies that controlled their every move, and they had little or no say.
I think Hall is a super player and would be a good signing, but Newcastle don't have to sell, and unless they give an indication they will accept an offer then what can you do.
They may have, after speaking to Hall, agreed to sell him but when they are ready.
So we either wait for him or move on.
2.) 31 Jul 2026 13:33:00
I'd like Hall. But not sure we'll go for a marquee left back. I know Shaw is injury prone and getting on a bit, but he's had arguably his best season for many years in terms of performance and injuries, and Hall will expect to be first choice. I just don't feel that the club considers Shaw quite done just yet. Maybe just me.
3.) 31 Jul 2026 13:38:58
Sell Shaw whilst he has some stock, after his amazing season, everyone keeps raving about.
4.) 31 Jul 2026 14:12:05
You'd find fewer buyers for Shaw than Rashford.
5.) 31 Jul 2026 14:28:17
But Shaw probably wouldn't be as fussy as Rashford.
6.) 31 Jul 2026 14:46:58
TW,
Amazed any players get sold based on your post, but they do, and when a club don't want to sell.
Somehow, Liverpool managed to buy Isak, Spurs Tonali. Amazing how it keeps happening, and to think it's not done on the back of a cigarette packet. There again, Woodward would have bought Benson & Hedges for our defence.
7.) 31 Jul 2026 15:11:43
Why are you amazed? It's how all transfers get done for the overwhelming majority.
It's very different from how it was in our day.
When all parties want the same thing, it works efficiently.
The difficulty happens when a player needs to force an exit. Most don't.
Tonali is nothing like Isak, he was allowed to leave easily when the price was met. The fact you compare/liken the 2 shows how little you understand.
Isak forced his way out, not training and refusing to play, going on strike effectively.
It's becoming a bit more common but still unusual for a player to do that, as it destroys his and his agent's reputation and breaks trust. It's not something the buying club likes to see happening either.
Woodward is gone thankfully but the negative impacts of his decision making and transfer ignorance will live with us for a while yet.
8.) 31 Jul 2026 15:27:31
TW,
You missed the sarcasm in my "amazed".
Oh, things have changed since we bought Big Jim Holton, but didn't Ronaldo say something about being a slave before we sold him.
Look, I understand the principles and the nuances, yet we need to get deals done. Another season of only Shaw at LB is high risk. Plus a CM, plus a ST.
9.) 31 Jul 2026 16:06:34
I'm sure they will get done what they can. We need all sorts, so won't get things done this summer. Selling clubs won't make it easy, Red Man. If Newcastle can spoil things for us until the last day of the window, they will. They are not there to help us, they are the opposition.
10.) 31 Jul 2026 21:40:09
We need to be ruthless, just get rid of players and pave the way for the newer direction.
I think you'd find ubs come in for Shaw, but he is probably just riding the last wave. I hope, beyond hope, we aren't dumb to renew his deal like we did with Maguire.
The door was wide open, just say goodbye to Maguire, and we buckled at the last minute and kept him. One more year for the boys, hey.
23 Jul 2026 11:20:22
Simo
That's the key. They get to circa 19 and can go either way, as we saw with Garnacho.
20 Jul 2026 13:14:42
Spurs received (or agreed to receive) a fee of £4 million guaranteed plus up to £4 million in add-ons (total potential £8 million) for Tynan Thompson.
The 18-year-old left winger has now completed a permanent move to Manchester United (announced July 20, 2026). Reports from reliable sources like The Athletic confirm United agreed to a £4m fixed fee + £4m performance-related add-ons (tied to his senior progress).
Tottenham retained a sell-on clause (reported as 15-20%), plus matching rights on any future bids.
This was a formal transfer because Thompson had signed professional terms with Spurs. The move was influenced by the player's and family's desire for a fresh start due to personal circumstances.
26 Jun 2026 06:53:24
CR92
No reports of it, but definitely the type of striker we should target. However... Can you see United paying the sort of money they will want for him? Remember the Glazers will want profit and dividends.
03 May 2026 11:44:14
I think the club need to be professional and conduct a full review. Without any doubt at all, there are many better coaches and managers out there than Carrick. Anyone who thinks there aren't is being disingenuous and extremely short sighted.
I get the warm comfort of having an ex player, steeped in Utd, but this has to be carefully considered. I am openly expressing my concern because I think we would be looking for Carrick's replacement in 12 to 18 months again, when some of the managers have moved on. A lot of changes are coming potentially in summer, so we need to get it right. We can't keep veering off line. What is the exact direction, and values? Are we a club chasing familiarity of the Utd family, continuing to chase what Busby and SAF gave us? Yet we sit here with only 3 Champions Leagues because of our strategy.
We need to think differently. This is 2026, not 1986.
I get the clamour for familiarity, that Utd man steeped in the club, but it's not just Ole that went wrong, it's McGuiness, I've seen both. It's time to change the old record, be decisive with an exciting, innovative manager or head coach.
If the club go with Carrick, I question whether they have any plan or just make it up as they go along. If it needs a change from Carrick in 12 to 18 months, I suspect many managers will be less inclined to come because they think we are too emotionally driven and not prepared to change to meet 2026. That's why I feel strongly.
21 Feb 2026 09:32:12
Tw. Bruno's availability has been phenomenal. Yes, the demands are not sustainable. I think there needs to be a total break in summer, a 4 week period with no friendlies, no post season cash raising games 10,000 miles away. No post season friendly or competitive internationals, and set dates for all tournaments to be in summer and allow for the 4 week enforced break.
They also need to look at all the international breaks, far too many, qualifying groups with no hopers in to make them feel wanted, and tick inclusivity boxes for the authorities. So many international games squashes the fixtures tighter. The international breaks have got out of hand. Look at the cup games, as they have been doing, no replays.
06 Aug 2026 21:16:20
TW
Clutching at straws a bit.
10 Aug, after we had already signed Cunha, MBueno and Sesko. So Baleba was not the key signing, but a CM who we needed. Icing on the cake.
I get you want to try to destroy any semblance of anti-Glazer or negative comment about Ratcliffe, but that's a bit weak.
Actually, thank you, it flags I was recognising we needed a good CM 12 months ago and the owners still haven't dealt with it.
06 Aug 2026 19:27:24
TW
Do you keep files on people?
Did I want Baleba? Can you show me my post or posts that said that. To be honest I don't remember being that enamoured with Baleba. The position yes.
Is he not injured now?
Angel
I agree on the three weeks. Guess we have seen the owners mess with us all before and that is the concern. I really hope for those three with a very good level of quality.
06 Aug 2026 18:15:22
Angel
I don't know who the club will sign tbh. What I would like to see is
LB. Hall
CM Scott
ST. Watkins
If I was fickle, I would say no one. Carrick then fails, gets sacked, and they might get a better manager, but I am not. They need to give him a chance now they chose him.
06 Aug 2026 13:53:23
I don't see anyone demanding we spend the biggest amount of all clubs. However, we have an expectation the club will buy the quality of players to meet the aims for the club, which should be to win leagues and European cups.
Right now, we haven't bought a top quality CM, still trying pick and mix with bargain corner.
LB is reliant on Shaw staying fit for all games. Utter lunacy. We should half expect a Regullion type transfer.
We have one main striker who has an injury.
Season starts in 2 weeks and we just look weak and limp in the breeze.
Tw.
It doesn't waver support for the team, nor should it, but it does shine a very strong search light on the missing Wilcox and Berrada.
Maybe I care too much because I feel utter frustration watching this window. It is like the first Moyes one or the one after Mourinho got second. All we got was a bunch of excuses and fans on here saying we make stars. I want to see us win the league, and sitting on the cheque book whilst our main opposition buy quality players is a strategy that will cost us.
We must buy the 3 players needed at the right quality. The nagging concern that the owners are at it again and won't spend is not going away. They have to prove they mean football business.
06 Aug 2026 10:22:55
Don,
Do the selling clubs now start to think we are going to become more and more desperate as the window comes nearer and nearer to the end?