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01 Sep 2025 10:29:34
Antony and Sancho gone too. Relief i am sure within the dressing room and fanbase alike. Hopefully a GK and MF come along today.
1.) 01 Sep 2025 11:34:26
Sadly, Sancho will be back again next season, and we’ll be faced with the exact same problem. Better than keeping him here for the next twelve months though.
2.) 01 Sep 2025 11:44:53
It’s the last year of his contract, we have the option to extend a year to try and get some money back, but is it worth it?
3.) 01 Sep 2025 11:46:08
His contract is up next summer, with a club option to extend. Thankfully, this will be the end of the whole silly business with him.
4.) 01 Sep 2025 11:56:38
Apparently, we will extend his contract as part of the deal to loan him out in the hopes of recouping some of our losses next year. I have a feeling it will just end up costing us more when we have to pay half of his wages again the following season when he buggers off on loan again on deadline day.
5.) 01 Sep 2025 12:07:57
This is the best result we could get given they're paying a decent loan fee for the year and we don't have his wages to pay.
The option to trigger a contract extension runs until the end of January 26, by which time we will be able to see if he is pulling trees up. If he's doing great, then we can say to Villa and Snatcho (our pet name from the vile clown) okay well, we could extend of a year and complicated things so how about you pay us a fee now to sign the player permanently, otherwise as he's having a renaissance we will extend for a year and flog him elsewhere.
The important thing is he is gone. And we have 10m float in wages and a few million loan fee. Whilst notnincurring a PSR loss either.
6.) 01 Sep 2025 12:29:52
Whatever happens, him not being at the club this season can only be a good thing. One of our worst ever signings.
7.) 03 Sep 2025 07:40:28
worst player in 50 years. absolute winker.
29 Oct 2024 15:44:12
Guess its confirmed now with 10m being paid off. Great if that's true.
1.) 29 Oct 2024 16:10:19
All he needs to find now, is some centrebacks with a bit of pace because ours are all so slow, like cart horses but hopefully Lenny is quick and adjust to epl, he needs to find a striker or two, because we got zero in that department needs a LWB who can play a dozen games on the trot….
Sell off half a billion pounds worth of crap that ETH bought in
Then just maybe we can build something positive…. Fingers crossed.
2.) 29 Oct 2024 17:25:41
Or maybe he believes there are players in those individuals and he can coach them into a team.
Remember he won't be able to add much in January, so he will have to work with this squad for the rest of the year.
3.) 29 Oct 2024 18:44:55
I am convinced there is better there or at least hoping, then they been showing, surely there must be, the law of averages must say out of all the players Eric added surely some of them must be OK although I have to be honest I not seen much that fills me with confidence, not as if they did not know Eric most of them he coached before, but hardly shows he been coaching Antony for 4 years! And I would virtually say every player digressed under ETH it’s hard to think of a player that’s gone in right direction, possibly Onana looked better this season, but the rest. well.
4.) 29 Oct 2024 22:23:50
There is definitely great potential in our squad not enough to challenge for the title but enough for a really good manager who I stills discipline and tactical structure.
5.) 30 Oct 2024 00:02:57
Maze,
Let’s see how things go, why be negative before he’s even started?
6.) 30 Oct 2024 03:24:25
There are some very good players in this squad who simply need a system that works and coaching to improve.
The right coach will improve this side immensely.
If it is Amorim and he okayed his preferred formation, Dalot and Mazraoui would make excellent wingbacks.
A back three of de Ligt, a ball player like Yoro and Martinez to step into midfield looks strong.
Two midfielders of Mainoo, Cas (who I think would work well in this formation) and Ugarte feels strong, and any of the front three would fit this.
No doubt we need a decent lwb, and another midfielder.
I’m getting hopeful - it’s the hope that kills you.
7.) 30 Oct 2024 06:44:32
Hoping we buy Alphonso Davies. I think shaw is a really good player when fit but unfortunately he seems to be struggling with injuries and its not going to get easier given his age. He would be a great back up option for martinez as a back 3 or left wingback considering you need rotation and he can't play 50 games a season.
Or maybe Amas and also the kid at benfica who we have a buy back clause are the long term solutions as wingbacks. We still will need a left footed player who can play as a cb as a back up for martinez. Shaw ticks the box and did very well playing there when martinez was injured.
8.) 30 Oct 2024 08:48:44
Ahmad H,
I think Davies will end up at RM. He would be a brilliant free transfer.
9.) 30 Oct 2024 19:57:15
Have to agree, better coaching will improve us, but interested to know who the VERY good players in this squad are?
10.) 31 Oct 2024 01:26:51
De Ligt, Martinez, Yoro, Ugarte, Mainoo, Garnacho, Bruno, Hojlund, all have shown they can be very good, you could even include Rashford who can be very very good but also very very bad. Time will tell if Amorim can get these players playing at their best but if he does then we will be fine.
11.) 31 Oct 2024 15:17:30
Hope your right, but imo
Deligt. far too slow for epl
Martinez …very rash and gone backwards since injury
Yoro…who knows he not played a epl game yet, so how on earth do you know?
Mainoo…player in there for sure but stagnated under ETH
Garnacho…. player in there but very wasteful
Bruno…yes 100% if he not switched to every position going…and not captain!
Hojlund…not for me, nowhere near good enough to lead the line
Rashford…Yes when he wants and clearly did not want under ETH.
12.) 02 Nov 2024 09:51:52
Mainoo stagnated under EtH ???
Surely you're trolling?
He didn't start playing for us until January, how on earth are you saying a 19 year old with less than half a season of senior football under his belt has "stagnated"?
As for the rest, MdL has looked good, he's not the fastest, but he's not slow. His pace is around average for a CB. I was one of the more skeptical fans when he signed, but so far I haven't seen anything that justified my skepticism.
Martinez hasn't gone backwards, he just hasn't got up to full speed after having a bad injury, then having a set back during recovery, then picking up a new injury shortly after coming back from the original injury.
Yoro is a highly rated player, he looked good during pre-season. Granted that was only pre-season. He was also excellent in Ligue 1 last season.
Garnacho has great potential and is currently our most consistent goal contributor this season with 5 goals and 4 assists. Yes he can be wasteful, pretty much all 19 year old forwards are. They are still learning.
Bruno and Rashford it's just not up for debate, over the past 5 years they have not only been our most consistent attacking players. But their numbers put them amongst the top ten players in the league over that time.
I'm not sure what you expect from Højlund. He's had one season where we were injury riddled and awful, hardly creating any chances. He was in and out of the team due to his own injuries and was trying to settle in a new country and league. Despite that his chances conversation rate was 56%. For context elite strikers such as Kane typically have a chance conversation rate of around 25% (Kane's last season was 26%) . The reason he didn't score more goals was that he was averaging 1.1 shots per game, Kane on the other hand was averaging 4.6 shots per game last season.
It's unlikely that he'd be able to, but if he maintained that conversation rate and was being provided with 4+ chances a game then he'd be scoring twice as many goals as Kane. If his conversation rate dropped by HALF and he was being provided with 4 chances a game then he'd be matching Kane's scoring levels.
Yet you don't think there's a player there. Sure he's 21 years old and his form will dip and peak over the next few seasons. But if we can start regularly creating 3-4 good chances a game for him then we potentially have one of the best young forwards in Europe in our squad.
09 Jun 2023 20:06:26
American Friday will close in another few hours and with that the supposed "qatari deadline". I think its safe to say that Jim "Rat" Glazer has successfully seduced the other Glazers and will end up screwing Manchester United.
1.) 10 Jun 2023 01:55:38
Chin up mate. 2 of the top 3 teams in the world for sale at the same time “unprecedented “ overpriced both of us so not lot of takers.
2.) 10 Jun 2023 05:35:31
Reports said that the self imposed deadline was removed and the deal will stay on the table.
The truth is this process has gone on far too long and needs to be concluded for the sake of the club.
Unfortunately when have the Glazers ever done anything for the sake of the club. That is why any deal needs to see the back of them immediately or in the extreme short term.
3.) 10 Jun 2023 09:42:11
Would be a good deal if Ratcliffe can get it over the line, fingers crossed. Mainly just to see the meltdown from people who have absolutely no idea.
4.) 10 Jun 2023 15:25:46
Hey look whos back. GtS weren't you the one who got banned??. Meltdown was it? Create your own page if you have an allergy reading what other posters feel like writing and obviously you are a know it all.
5.) 10 Jun 2023 15:59:48
GtS
What makes you think the Rats deal is a good one? What makes you think continued Glazer involvement is good?
Do you care about the future of the club?
6.) 13 Jun 2023 06:12:25
Redman
What makes you think the future of the club is in better hands if sheikh Jasem takes over compared to SJR. Plenty of clubs with foreign owners in the PL who have made a mess of things.
The future of the club will depend on who is the most capable in terms of putting a plan together and a structure to support it imo.
If you go by the PSG example, They have spend money like drunk sailors and won nothing but the French league and internally the club is a mess so that's the other side of the coin.
When the sale goes through the glazers will have very little say going forward and a minority investor.
30 Aug 2022 20:31:42
Hey Ed002, if you are around- With Dubravka almost confirmed, do you think this is our business done or are we still looking to get more players in in the remaining 2 days? I won't ask you for details of who or where or how much, a simple yes or no would suffice. Thanks for all the updates.
{Ed002's Note - I have answered this.}
30 May 2022 15:28:32
Hi Ed002, have Man Utd made any contact for Neves? I remember you said that we would be interested but with all the news about DeJong etc, Neves has gone missing. Any update? Thanks!
{Ed002's Note - Ruben Neves (DM/CM) Wolves would look to get as close to €50M as they can should circumstances dictate Neves is sold, and they may be more accepting of that now. Mr Mourinho is a huge fan and has tried to take him to three different clubs in the past - and he would, I am sure be interested in taking him to Roma but their focus right now is elsewhere. He has always been seen as an option to replace Matic at Manchester United, but they have other priorities to deal with first and preferred options - although Wolves might see an offer. His agent has been actively offering him around and has spoken with Juventus who are looking to offload players but none that I would expect Wolves to be interested in. The Spurs coach would like him as an upgrade to Sissoko (who has now left) and Ndombele but it is likely both would need to leave as they have added another addition in midfield as well - if Winks were sold an offer is possible.. Chelsea have a preference for another player. Arsenal have been very interested but could be out of the picture if they do not achieve Champions League football. The player wants to move to Barcelona, but it would need players in exchange or them to remove wages from the accounts - but they should not be ruled out - and I expect they may push.}
1.) 30 May 2022 15:45:20
Thank you Ed002. Appreciate the detailed information.
2.) 30 May 2022 18:39:34
Ed, would De Jong to United enable Barcelona to move for Neves?
{Ed002's Note - Sure but they are completely unrelated.}
3.) 31 May 2022 14:22:27
Seems like De Jong is determined to stay in Catalonia.
4.) 02 Jun 2022 09:54:02
I would take neves over de jong and saves us from going after a player who does not want to move. I also think neves is proven pl player and not sure how de jong will handle the pace of the pl and physicality. Might turn out to be another tulip.
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07 Aug 2026 15:32:01
Eds - Ken/ Tumbleweed disapproves of any post if it isn't 100% accurate. Obviously 99% of the folks here aren't "in the know" and only talk about what they feel or read in media reports but Ken disapproves.
I assumed this page was for rumours and opinions and not just facts. Even the late great Ed002 didn't give 100% accurate information most of the times. So, my point is do you want to rename the page to perhaps "facts" rather than rumours or banter or temporary shut down the pages during the transfer window. ???.
1.) 07 Aug 2026 16:11:40
What are you going on about?
2.) 07 Aug 2026 17:30:26
Just having some fun, Angel. Just going on from a reply from Ken to me, towards the bottom of the page. He finds no issues in calling people idiot, stupid or uneducated if their views differ from his.
3.) 07 Aug 2026 17:43:42
Ah, man, that's just unnecessary. I say that because I'm more likely to do those things than Ken is. But the point is that it's up to you to defend your position and back it up.
4.) 07 Aug 2026 19:11:44
Fair point, DonRed, but how am I supposed to defend my position when apparently I am an uneducated, stupid idiot? Now, I am unsure on what my position was in the first place. I am lost. ???
5.) 07 Aug 2026 19:26:59
Hah, fair enough, UA. I think you've shown enough to suggest you're well able to back up your opinions! Happy debating!
6.) 07 Aug 2026 20:05:32
Exactly Don.
If you have any opinion and can back it up factually then great.
Speaking about the club plan and where certain players sit on an imaginary list and having an opinion on it is all well and good please feel free to share your opinion but if you don't know about the plan and the detail and what players are on it your opinion would be an uneducated one because you don't know the plan or if there is a list and who is on it.
The opinion is no more than an uneducated guess not even an educated guess.
Ua has an issue with that being put to him. i'm not sure why.
UA. Do you watch movies or TV at all?
After watching a programme /documentary/show whatever. Do you criticise the set lighting or background scenery or actors diction? Or the producer for poor editing? Or the writer for poor plot? Or would you consider yourself unqualified to make those sort of criticisms? If you do make them that's fair enough but i'd call them uneducated criticism because you don't know what your talking about.
You are the type of lad / lady (cant be sure and need to be inclusive) to have surgery and tell the surgeon how to do his job having not spent 1 day in in med school. You'd be entitled to your opinion but I'm pretty sure the surgeon would call it an uneducated opinion.
Now everybody has opinions on stuff they are not expert on or have limited knowledge on. But 99% of people or at least most reasonable will recognise that when they don't know the detail or full facts and are just giving their view from an uneducated standpoint.
2 more questions UA.
Are you in the know and educated on the clubs summer transfer strategy? If yes then great can you keep us all informed.
If the answer is no then feel free to share your opinions of course but please be open to the fact that your commenting on something your not educated on.
Why do you think you are educated on the clubs summer transfer plans?
7.) 08 Aug 2026 06:12:36
I am out, Ken. You win. Be happy, man. I don't have as much free time as you. And, thanks for telling me what sort of a person I am or what I'm likely to do.
Hopefully we end the transfer window well and smash it in the season.
This shall be my last post for a while as I don't think this page is suited for banter/opinions anymore.
06 Aug 2026 18:26:50
Barca closing in on Rodri. There goes Tchouameni or Camavinga. Now what.
1.) 06 Aug 2026 19:06:13
Who said we were definitely after either of those!?
2.) 06 Aug 2026 19:27:38
I had a phone call from Jim Ratcliffe yesterday, and he told me that we were searching for lenders to put together a package to get both of them in. A flight plan had already been registered.
I thought you knew. I have to say I am disappointed that you were not in the loop. Next time I get to speak with these folks, I will ask them to get you on board.
3.) 07 Aug 2026 12:40:00
That's when you should have asked him, 'now what?' instead of asking here.
4.) 07 Aug 2026 15:21:16
I did, mbd. But he said there are more in the know geniuses here. He reads a lot of these pages, you know. ??
05 Aug 2026 17:32:46
Are the owners deliberately screwing up the transfer window? Are they setting up Carrick to fail because, post World Cup, their initial choice for manager is now available? Just a conspiracy theory, guys. Take it with a pinch of salt.
1.) 05 Aug 2026 19:44:24
Incompetent, regardless of whose coach. Genuinely baffling that we had the Glazers for so long, and then got the English version of them too, and they get to tango! £35m net spend, is it? That's all I have to say before I get called negative.
2.) 05 Aug 2026 20:11:40
Nope too late, already calling you negative.
3.) 05 Aug 2026 20:43:46
At the moment, and I want to emphasise at the moment, it's coming across like transfer windows of the past. Loads of links to players, and the club wants this or that player, but for them to never follow through. Somebody will release a statement soon saying there is no value in the market.
I'm also getting a small flashback to the summer the club chased Fabregas all summer to panic buy Fellani right at the end of the window.
But there is still time. I would prefer the signings to be done quickly so they could settle in during pre season. But maybe they have a master plan we don't know about. Fingers crossed.
4.) 05 Aug 2026 21:23:13
That's the thing, being linked by the media and supposed 'in the know' knobs online doesn't mean they are in the club's sights.
Not one of us could've predicted Tielemans and Andrey Santos when the window opened.
I expect a couple more signings that'll come out of the blue. Names not circulating online for click bait.
5.) 05 Aug 2026 21:25:33
The question is who out of this big list of alleged linked or wanted players is actually fact?
Can anybody categorically state that we were 100% after a certain player or is it Fabricatio Romano et al imagining it? How much of it is just the tsunami of wishful thinking that makes it become fact?
Maybe, and yes it's a big maybe, the management have actually got a realistic plan they are working to.
Lie back, drink wine, eat cheese and relax for a few weeks. Then by all means have a rant.
It's a mother beautiful bridge and its going to be there.
6.) 05 Aug 2026 21:33:06
If Hall is a target 2toms why wasn't he brought in earlier? Didn't go to the world cup either, desperately need a lb, surely he should have been here and ready for the first game. We lost the first game of last season and got knocked out of the league Cup by not getting Lammens in earlier, imperative to have the squad ready for GW1.
Now we go to Newcastle last minute; and expect them to sell and get a Hall replacement in 4 weeks?
Seen City getting rid of Reijnders to Forest after season 1; not good enough and you're out, we were genuinely sitting here in 2021 saying 3 of the current back aren't good enough, Shaw Maguire Dalot, and we'll be going into 2027 with them!
Best in class; ruthless United; that's why we've gone 10 years with 3 trophies and city have absolutely annihilated us! Big United, waiting all window for market opportunities haha, parasites will be happy to take their massive dividends at the end of the year, but will tip toe in the window.
F the Glazers and the rat, for keeping them here, absolute rubbish stains.
7.) 05 Aug 2026 23:57:26
Hall wasn't in the World Cup, but was the World Cup the only factor?
I think the transfers of Tonali and Gordon were pending, they knew they would leave. Then there was a high possibility that Bruno would ask to leave without European football and Arsenal waiting in the corner.
Whether we went for Hall now or in June, maybe there is not much difference. The way I see it, it's Hall at 21 they want to keep rather than rejecting 80 millions for Bruno at 29, or trying to keep Gordon, who was as good as gone.
8.) 06 Aug 2026 03:16:56
Is there such a thing as deliberately setting the manager to fail; so they set up the club to fail because they want to get rid of the manager? That doesn't make any sense. I think you are blinded by hate for the Glazers and the slow transfer window.
9.) 06 Aug 2026 04:10:32
Yes I dislike the Glazers and I dislike the Rat even more. That isn't a secret.
People have got caught up in the Romano and Ornsteins or other media reported names. At the start of the window, hell, in January, each one of us knew that the team needed reinforcements. We needed 3 CMs, LB, LW, Striker. Then media gave us names - Anderson, Tonali, Fernandes, Tchouameni, Hall, etc. that the fanbase got caught up in the names rather than the position.
To all those who say we have a plan - I ask you, with just about 2 weeks before the season begins, where is our LB, our backup to Sesko or the 3rd midfielder, the destroyer or the legs in the midfield? I don't care if it's Hall, ball tall call doll or anyone, where is it? I don't care if it's out of the blue, red, green or any other colour of the rainbow.
The club should sign the damn players. If it's 85 minutes and we need a goal and the substitute board says Zirkzee on it, it doesn't fill me with confidence. Surely the plan isn't to put Maguire up front again. It doesn't need a Romano to tell me that our midfield is way too lightweight and will be bundled over by teams who have the strength. Get a move on and get the players in early.
10.) 06 Aug 2026 08:22:14
The transfer window stays open until the end of the month. Still plenty of time.
11.) 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?
01 Aug 2026 18:16:58
Ken/Tumbleweed - Just for my information, are you employed by Ineos? Just asking because you seem to take it personally every time anyone calls out or critics the club/Ineos on how they are going on about this transfer window.
Or should we just rename this page as "onlypositivebanter"? Can the people who are not lucky like yourself and do not have the godly positive attitude as yourself, have differing opinions?
1.) 01 Aug 2026 19:36:16
Of course, UA, you can say what you like, as can I. I'll try to counter any negativity with positives, if there are any. Or, ask where the negativity comes from. Just because you expect something doesn't mean it will happen, and if you want to play reality v a plan in your head, then you will always be disappointed.
In my experience, it's best to see what happens in most situations before commenting too much. Then you will at least have the finished result to debate rather than a hypothesis.
2.) 01 Aug 2026 21:03:00
I think that it's quite evident that since SJR has come in, there's been a massive change in the structure, a positive change that is. Despite what I think of him as a man and his business ethics, he seems to have made it his aim to bring this club back to its best.
3.) 02 Aug 2026 07:56:22
United Addict
I can see why you ask that. TW does stand up for the Glazers a bit. Different opinions are allowed and it's a banter site, so those who want to comment on the uninspired window so far or the (conniving leeches) Glazers, either way, should be able to without being ridiculed. Argue a different perspective by all means. That's simple for me.
I think we are clearly more business savvy. The clueless Woodward is no longer creating Disney.
My issue, and the one I keep highlighting, is what appears to be the overall aim being financial rather than football dominance.
I like the purchase of young players recently. As I have said many times, Heaven is a brilliant purchase. I was delighted to see the young lads bought from City and the lad from Spurs.
But we still have to compete this season and still need LB, ST and CM. It looks like we are too worried about cost.
4.) 02 Aug 2026 09:57:40
Do you keep highlighting it, Red Man? I hadn't noticed. ?
5.) 02 Aug 2026 10:27:09
Surely any analysis of the transfer window needs to be done when it is closed? So far I'm really happy with the signings, but it's pretty obvious we need 2 or 3 more, and then to supplement the squad with some of the quality kids we have seen through pre-season, and hope they can step up in cup games, etc.
Leave getting your knickers in a twist with a month left in the window to the bots on X.
6.) 02 Aug 2026 11:12:35
100% agree, GDS2.
Nobody would be happy if the window closes today.
But, guess what, it's not closing today.
7.) 02 Aug 2026 11:46:32
I think Ken is the kinda man who likes to take the contrary position sometimes, especially when people are very adamant about something with very little knowledge to make the judgement on.
He's also been in business at a high level for many years, and as such he has a little more understanding than most about how large multinational companies operate. So while not a perfect comparison to our football club, he will have a slightly better idea about how the people running the club will be thinking, and how they will look to operate.
The biggest issue I think is the extremism that modern society seems to demand. Like everything is binary, yes/no, agree/disagree, good/bad, etc., when the reality is that pretty much nothing is binary, with everything often falling somewhere between the two extremes.
The INEOS takeover, for example, some people want to oversimplify it into either they are amazing or they are awful. Maybe that is because it suits their agenda, or maybe they are a little bit simple and they don't understand nuance.
The truth is, as always, somewhere in the middle. INEOS will do some things that really benefit the club and the fanbase, both short and long term.
They will also do some things that work against the club and fanbase.
They've improved the running and structure of the club. We now have subject matter experts working in each area of the club, with clear parameters around their role. This has led to much clearer and more professional running of the club, as seen by the reduction of leaks around the club, as well as the improvements in recruitment.
Is it perfect? No, it probably never will be. They got the appointment of Dan Ashworth wrong, and they were wrong to keep Erik ten Hag in their first season (although the logic behind it made sense). They will make mistakes, but we have to remember not to throw the baby out with the bath water when judging how they are doing, and we also need to give it time and not react in the moment.
While the new stadium and how they manage season tickets is a little more questionable, only time will tell if they are making the right decisions there.
You don't have to be employed by INEOS to be able to see both sides, just someone who can be more impartial in their viewpoint. Someone who can see both the good and the bad, and, more importantly, knows when they cannot make a sound judgement either way.
8.) 02 Aug 2026 13:19:34
Tumbleweed is literally employed by Sky Sports. He has been one of their most prominent pundits for over a decade. How anyone would think he's employed by Ineos is baffling.
26 Jul 2026 10:24:11
It's 3 weeks to the first game of the season. It's becoming clear now that we did not go into the summer transfer window with any sort of a plan. It's a knee-jerk sort of a strategy with who becomes available. We obviously didn't have any achievable targets.
Now before Shappy goes below the belt again and talks ill about my wife or mother again or few of the more respectful optimists quickly jump on this post that we got 5/5 last season, I would say I disagree to an extent on that as I do think besides Lammens everyone else had a more of a 6-7 out of 10 season.
Also I do think that last season we went in the window with clear targets. But this time round I am not understanding what the plan or the problem is. It's ot like we don't have the cash. We don't have PSR problem and we have extra CL money as well. Why are we penny punching? What are we waiting for? Do we not know which areas we need addressing?
1.) 26 Jul 2026 11:14:30
History shows Glazers don't spend once United are qualified in the CL.
2.) 26 Jul 2026 11:30:12
UA, I don't always agree with you, but I'm pretty much with you on this, albeit I like the 3 we have bought so far.
We are clearly not prepared to enter an auction, which I support, but that means the most desirable targets may go elsewhere. We were prepared to go high for Fernandes, but not as high as Spurs. We still need a beast in MF. If Tchou is available, we can only hope Cas has been telling him what a great club we are.
Perhaps we are holding back, waiting for the right big name, we shall see.
Just as big an issue is our lack of sales. We clearly have a few available but seem unable to shift them. Rashford has to go, I would far rather promote Lacey than reintegrate Rash.
I remain positive with a small p. Sometimes accidental signings turn out just fine. Andy Cole was 3rd choice and happened by accident, and he worked out pretty well.
3.) 26 Jul 2026 11:40:54
It's the exact opposite. We went in with a really strong plan and were able to pivot quickly. This binary view of things and dealing with absolutes is just a really unhealthy way to view things. I'm delighted with how we're going about things. We've signed two really good midfielders with one better and the other comparable in quality to an 85M player for same total cost.
We had a price + salary offer the negotiating team were happy with and when it went beyond that they had another approach to execute. I honestly don't get how myopic you can be
4.) 26 Jul 2026 13:14:46
Maybe the plan is different to the one you had in your head. You know the one you've imagined.
Maybe they needed to pivot.
Time to tell will be Christmas, or thereabouts, on who has had a good summer window.
5.) 26 Jul 2026 14:11:37
I think this has been blown well out of proportion. Shappy wasn't insulting your wife, he was using an analogy. It wasn't about her personally, it was about how people judge value. There's a massive difference.
To now frame it as "my ill wife was insulted" feels like creating outrage where there wasn't any. Nobody knew or mentioned your wife's health, and nobody was mocking her.
The irony is that you're one of the most confrontational posters on here.
You rarely miss an opportunity to shoot down transfers, the manager, the club or other posters. That's your prerogative, but if you're going to debate that aggressively, you also need to recognise when someone is making a tongue-in-cheek analogy rather than looking for a reason to take offence.
Let's keep the discussion about football instead of manufacturing personal grievances.
6.) 26 Jul 2026 16:06:56
Oh, so now Shappy has advocates on this page as well. What else does he have here? Butler? Driver? Who is he to tell me how my wife is to be valued?
Redevilfan, when have I ever mentioned a member of a family of any of the posters?
Anyway.
Perhaps, Ken, the plan isn't what we all thought. I bet no one had either of the 3 we have till now in their transfer list, wished or thought or logically. Why are we having to pivot? If we are entering a tournament, do we enter on a condition that we only play if we are guaranteed a win or if we only play lowly ranked teams, right? From the outside, it seems we are not even competing for the best, and that's what is pinching.
Look around us, what the teams already have and what they are buying. It's not like we have a top notch manager at the helm that will get us the win with his charisma either.
I am hoping for the best, but I am not very hopeful of us being competitive unless we do get some game changers in, someone who is going to step up on the days Bruno is not up to it. A winner in every sense.
7.) 26 Jul 2026 16:49:53
UA.
Let's look at what those around us have done.
Villa lost Teilmans, a huge influence for them, read the stats.
Oh, the list, Rodgers.
Oh, then lost Onana for the season.
Signed a Swiss lad from Germany and Garnacho.
Villa look worse off to me so far.
Liverpool have lost Salah, Robertson, Gomes out for a while, and got in a Spanish winger I've never heard of.
Their players from lazy dragon should do better, you'd think. New manager, let's see how they do, but not improved on last season's squad.
City will lose Rodri and have signed Anderson, so imo are miles worse off.
Oh, and they lost the best manager.
City are worse off, yoy, by a long way.
Arsenal signed a winger I'm not familiar with, so doing well and will be strong again.
Chelsea are doing what they do, but I think they have a good manager now; they have bought well on paper.
United have lost Casimero, no harm; Ugarte, no harm; and got Tell man's and Santos, so imo look stronger than last season, when we finished 3rd.
It's obvious we need to get more, but a team is a sum of its parts, so I'm not concerned who we sign, more looking forward to how they do.
If you're not optimistic or looking forward to it, then that's a shame.
8.) 26 Jul 2026 17:43:51
It really is amazing how much people know about what the transfer plan is/was and how effectively it's been employed, and how absolutely sure they are that a) we won't acquire anyone of quality in the next 5 weeks, and b) whoever we get, it still won't be enough, and will demonstrate our management's incompetence.
The team that I think has probably improved the most over this window is Spurs, but then they had a more scope to do so.
9.) 26 Jul 2026 18:26:56
Newname, I think you are right about Spurs, but I think Chelsea have also bought well and got a manager who should be able to bring out the best of his squad, especially as they aren't in Europe.
I think it's hard to judge until the very end of the transfer window who has done the best. Even then, injuries at the start of, or during, the season can derail the best plans. Look at Isak and Liverpool.
I am sure the club had a plan of who they wanted to sign, which positions, and a strategy to implement their plans. Unlike previous regimes, I think they know the importance of building slowly and making incremental gains.
They are also surely more aware than us of just how much other teams possess the financial muscle to outbid Utd.
I applaud the fact they are not spending stupid amounts and paying out the "Utd premium" which has become the norm for selling clubs to add on.
Rodgers, £117m??? Never in a million years.
Tonali too, way, way overpriced.
I hear you say, "but that's the market rate." Only if people pay it. I prefer Utd to sign players who want to play for the shirt and not put the club in any more debt than it already is. This season will be vvv competitive, and it's quite possible that Utd miss out on a European place, especially the Champions League. If that happens, their income drops hugely next year, so right now the club has to be sensible, not flash.
All that said, I do think there will be one affordable bigger statement signing to come.
10.) 26 Jul 2026 18:28:02
It's accepted we wanted Anderson and Fernandes, but we didn't get them. We also have strong interest in Baleba and Scott, but no activity so far.
Both Santos and Tielemans were left-field signings and had not been spoken of at all. I'm happy with them, but I don't believe they were anywhere near first choice.
The guys at The Athletic, who seem to have links to the club, were taken by surprise, reinforcing that view.
Whatever we do, we need a few more bodies with so many extra games.
11.) 26 Jul 2026 18:53:25
They tried to sign Santos last summer, so I'm surprised you're surprised.
Are you surprised that the boys from The Athletic are not being consulted?
We didn't want Anderson; he wanted City.
We had interest in Fernandes to a point; when the money got ludicrous, we stepped back.
The club have stepped back from Scott as he wants to stay down south.
It appears he's not fussy, Arsenal or Chelsea.
Baleba again, we will sign at what we deem to be a fair price; if not, we move on.
We do need a few more in. I'm of the opinion we will pay for the right player, both wages and fee. I wouldn't be getting too anxious; all seems fine to me.
12.) 26 Jul 2026 18:43:29
Eds Poll please.
UA's Wife vs Shappy's manservant.
{Ed033's Note - What?
13.) 26 Jul 2026 19:41:33
I think getting Santos and Tielemans for less than the cost of Fernandes is awesome business. I still think we need another physical MF, and also more depth at FB and out wide. Plenty of time, but, as I said, we really need to shift some out too.
14.) 26 Jul 2026 20:03:22
There should be no panic yet, but people are right to have concern. The more recent transfer history has been mixed. The Glazers have got top four before, then not invested.
It is a little disconcerting when other clubs are being aggressive, whilst we look frankly cautious and unwilling to fix the gaping holes.
Yes, there is time, but with our history of owners who clearly care more about finances, I can understand some irritation growing.
15.) 26 Jul 2026 20:03:57
Sorry Ajh should have said we did want Anderson but he wanted city. I think it's very fair to say we have interest in lots of players but only at a mutually agreeable price. I saw a list today of the 20 biggest transfer fees paid by clubs for players. 5 of the 20 were deemed a success with the jury still out on Anderson, Tonali, Isak, Wirtz.
Even when you buy top quality there are no guarantees never mind potential but unproven top quality like Anderson or fernandes. Getting the right players in under the right coach and creating a team is what matters.
Winning teams create star players. Over the years our record breaking signings have been hit and miss. Robson, Keane, Stam, Rooney, Ferdinand being brilliant. Brazil, Davenport, Barthez, Veron, Di Maria, Martial, Schneiderlin, Lindelof, Anthony, Maguire all huge signings for big money at the time not so great. The left field opportunistic signing people are moaning about in our history include Ronaldo, Cantona, Irwin, Murhen, Law, Teves they have yielded us plenty in the past.
I'm a firm believer in going on what you do know not what you don't. Fans get pictures in their head of what they think the club plans are because they want to believe all the crap they read and listen to. Then when it doesn't turn out that way they think the club has no plan. But quite simply its not that the club have no plan it just that its not matching the plan fans imagined or dreamt up in their own head.
The club can't win. You know the people in charge with the experience education and detailed knowledge. They can't win because every butcher, baker and candlestick maker on here knows more about what we need to do than the subject matter experts. We can't judge the window until we see how we are at Christmas. I swear people fret more over united than they do over real problems and concerns.
I wish folk would just wait and see what happens. Less than 10% on here thought we would finish 3rd last season. Even on these pages Liverpool were seen as most likely champions based on their window and previous season. I tend to be very pragmatic most of the time and look to find the best and positives in every situation. Then be cold in decision making and rarely look back. Hopeful always but i'd rather be that way than pessimistic and negative.
16.) 26 Jul 2026 22:40:49
I think people need to realise we are not a top club anymore. The top players would rather go elsewhere and win things. We are not there yet. We currently have probably a D grade squad, and going out and blowing 200million on Anderson and Fernandez wouldn't help at all.
We are not going to go from D to A grades straight away. Unfortunately, we are looking at grade B and C players to bridge the gap before we go blow silly money again.
Under Fergie we could spend big on one player because we had a decent squad and didn't need a complete rebuild.
17.) 26 Jul 2026 23:30:45
Mrlee,
We very much are a 'top club' and to say otherwise is nonsense, but certainly there are other top clubs that we now have to battle with.
18.) 27 Jul 2026 00:17:58
Ken, you are speaking far too much good sense. In the fullness of time we shall probably learn who were the initial and then second-tier choices and why we did or didn't get them.
19.) 27 Jul 2026 06:41:25
Mrlee
Saf stopped the big spend after the Glazers arrived and he had to declare no value in the market to cover them.
Right now we appear to be doing what the Glazers do when they get top four, become circumspect with spending. We are bargain hunting.
Let's hope that isn't the case at the end of the window.
20.) 27 Jul 2026 08:32:59
Our issue has not been lack of spending under the Glazers. It's a lack of any semblance of a plan, or of targeting the right profiles. In fact, the issue has been overspending on ordinary players - giving too high salaries and creating a toxic culture of entitlement. Thankfully, we seem past that now, but some of you just don't seem to get that at all.
21.) 27 Jul 2026 11:58:00
The OP feels like a whine more than anything else. But, this is the banter page, so we are all allowed to rant, vent and express ourselves. I think there is no reason to Panic UA.
22.) 27 Jul 2026 12:03:15
That's ridiculous to say. That Arsenal have not bought much; they were far above us to start with, and are now looking at adding Vinicius Jnr.
Yes, City might lose Rodri, but have signed someone we all wanted, and they're way ahead of us anyway.
Now you are comparing us with Villa. I guess that's the level we are at, so that alone tells its own story, but you fail to mention Villa have a far more experienced manager, with a much better CV than us too.
To say Cass is no loss is probably one of the most crazy remarks you made, and you make quite enough.
Guess you start backtracking again.
The window for us thus far has been underwhelming. Let's hope it gets better. We seem to be excited by middle of road signings now, like Tielmans and Santos; hell, we even got a middle of road manager, so it looks like we don't want to dine at the top table no more!
Oh, and Liverpool got Isaak and Wirtz, both who would walk into our team.
23.) 27 Jul 2026 12:04:56
Don,
Those lovely Glazers.
2018 Summer Window: Fred (from Shakhtar Donetsk), Diogo Dalot (from Porto), and Lee Grant (from Stoke City).
What did they do after pocketing £80m from Ronaldo?
I agree on a lack of plan, but no way can the Glazers be seen as giving enough money.
Don't get me started on the debt and dividends.
24.) 27 Jul 2026 23:05:45
GDS - no. People thinking we are still a top club is nonsense. Am I happy with the signings so far? Meh, but top players are not interested in us anymore.
We never stood a chance with Anderson, etc. If Vini Jr leaves Madrid, even if we put up the cash, he wouldn't be interested in us.
We are basically Liverpool 15 years ago.
People are harping on about previous triumphs and thinking we are still a draw for players.
It hurts to say it, obviously, but Arsenal, Liverpool and City are clearly more desirable than us right now, and that's just in England.
25.) 28 Jul 2026 08:52:49
Red Man, I really despise the Glazers, but your narrative is all wrong. I believe we're the highest net spenders in the league since they came. (I don't have up to date for this summer, but if we're not most we're pretty close to it). You highlighted players there that we overspent on, which is more the point I made than yours. You appear to be more annoyed that we haven't splashed out on an individual, which I find odd to be honest.
The main criticism of the Glazers I have is their lack of investment in the stadium, on our training ground, on any sort of a strategic plan to improve the club. That's what I'm happier to see occurring now. The Glazers are negligent and incompetent owners, but it doesn't make sense to criticise them for not spending on the first team. The facts simply don't support that.
26.) 28 Jul 2026 09:38:22
Spot on, Don. Bias and false preconceptions drive many an agenda.
27.) 28 Jul 2026 19:14:39
Don,
We were behind City and Chelsea on net spend, behind or very close behind. The early Glazers SAF years spending was constrained by the Glazers, as an example, Aguero, roughly £20m per season. Post SAF, we were amongst the highest, yet the pattern showed United spent more aggressively after missing top four. The largest spikes were not always in the summers that followed better league campaigns.
The pattern interprets that being the best was not the aim. If either of you are happy with the Glazers in terms of ambition, that is up to you.
Don, I do agree on the lack of investment in infrastructure and have said that, but the facts do not support everything you said on spending, especially in their early years with SAF.
United Addict's rumour replies
05 Jan 2026 13:41:08
Southgate to enter through the OT gate.
03 Jan 2026 15:58:44
Here we go again. Might as well just wrap it all up and shut down Manchester United. As it is this hiring sacking hiring sacking cycle isn't taking us anywhere. If the patience is over then so should be this football club.
25 Jun 2025 15:09:04
What am i missing?
25 May 2025 18:20:20
Lucky for you guys that you weren't born during the Fergie era else you would have burned the man alive for kicking Beckham in the head in front of the team. Garnacho has a lot of talent but the attitude that will put Sancho to shame. Just because you guys don't approve of Amorim doesn't mean you want the worst for the club. Garnacho just needs to go.
03 Sep 2023 11:27:28
If they don't sell now, there's nobody coming back in with an increased offer surely. Protests aren't working i guess.
United Addict's banter replies
08 Aug 2026 06:12:36
I am out, Ken. You win. Be happy, man. I don't have as much free time as you. And, thanks for telling me what sort of a person I am or what I'm likely to do.
Hopefully we end the transfer window well and smash it in the season.
This shall be my last post for a while as I don't think this page is suited for banter/opinions anymore.
07 Aug 2026 19:15:09
Good one Ports.
All good on Cunha and Mbeumo, but weren't those well scouted clubs' primary targets for those positions? In no way can those 2 be compared with the 2 we have got this window, when clearly both Santos and Tielemans were way down the list and perhaps targets of chance.
07 Aug 2026 19:11:44
Fair point, DonRed, but how am I supposed to defend my position when apparently I am an uneducated, stupid idiot? Now, I am unsure on what my position was in the first place. I am lost. ???
07 Aug 2026 17:30:26
Just having some fun, Angel. Just going on from a reply from Ken to me, towards the bottom of the page. He finds no issues in calling people idiot, stupid or uneducated if their views differ from his.
07 Aug 2026 16:04:59
That's about fair, Angel. Thanks! I would rate it similarly. Perhaps that's where the disappointment is stemming from: we haven't moved quickly enough. Fingers crossed we get a good ending to the window.