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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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20 Sep 2026 22:25:30
If Carrick is still here after the break, the suffering will resume. Atrocious start to the season. We were lectured that we had a decent window and that Casemiro will not be missed and that Tielemans and Santos were the answer. Santos is already tearing up the contract i think.
We were told that Hull is a difficult game and we lost, Everton is a difficult place to go, City at home with 10 men is difficult as well, brighton B team at home is trouble and of course Fulham is difficult too. We are also told that there are no easy games in the PL but of course all of United's opponents are given easy games by us.
The first game of the season showed us what wasn't working and yet here we are doing the exact same thing after a month. Believe it or not the players are not interested in playing for Carrick anymore. Sesko is the first to show it openly and if Carrick isn't binned soon more will follow.
1.) 21 Sep 2026 00:37:50
This is player power 101.
Let's play a quiz.
Who stamped out player power with immediate affect.
Who provided a vision for where we were trying to get to
Who wasn't backed by the board.
As much as the players were to blame for the approach Amorim was aiming for, or lack of execution, the board were equally to blame for not backing him in the January window.
He can only blame himself for downing tools, but fair play to him.
Carrick faces the same, a board that doesn't back him, and players that can't play his style (not that I know what that is by the way).
The fact that we are having to endure the likes of Shaw, Maguire, Dalot, etc etc again is criminal. Amorim would have binned them off. Sent them to the scrap heaps and moved on. Carrick isn't up to the job of managing them, and should be moved on.
Wilcox and crew are not up to the task, and should also be moved on.
I have visions of the club asking Carrick what he thinks of aforementioned Ayers and he would just be too nice and say he will work with them.
Separately. where is MdL?? Almost a year now.
Is Amad ever coming back?
Any news on JJ.
2.) 21 Sep 2026 01:12:26
Is it player power or they just aren't fit enough JBR?
3.) 21 Sep 2026 03:45:02
They were deemed fit enough last season, but I am starting to believe that was built up fitness from the Amorim regime, and Carrick just rode that wave of good fortune through to a UCL position.
He has not had a good game (not great, just good), since the Arsenal and city victories, it has been downhill from there.
I think it is a combination of fitness, player power and capabilities of the squad.
13 Sep 2026 19:05:41
I do believe there will be more than murmurings on Carrick's future when we bow out of the EFL Cup on Wednesday. 4 points after 4 matches and sat in 13th and that's when we had a relatively easier start than most teams. Manchester United will not succeed till the time we let emotions run the club.
Carrick should never have gotten the job in the first place but the emotions of a few lucky results got him in and here we are. To compound the misery, the leadership did a 4/10 transfer window.
1.) 13 Sep 2026 20:02:21
Not sure Carrick is the issue. Do we have squad depth to compete on multiple fronts? Probably not.
I was hopeful we would be okay this season, but the intensity wasn't there today. Maybe the quick turnaround was the issue. Who knows.
2.) 13 Sep 2026 22:57:55
It was a derby. Utd hardly broke a sweat on Thurs. The most basic requirement is for passion in such matches, and intensity.
Also, it seems to me that Utd play far, far too deliberately and slowly. Is that under direction from Carrick or the players themselves? When they attack with pace, they create chances.
Lastly, Rashford has generally played well, but moving Cunha centrally is not working. I would move him back to the left wing and put Rashford more centrally.
09 Sep 2026 07:28:04
Not blaming Senne Lammens but I bet David de Gea saves both those shots. This was his prowess.
1.) 09 Sep 2026 08:32:55
But not blaming Senne Lammens, though.
2.) 09 Sep 2026 08:57:44
Not sure either would have been saved by any keeper.
I think Lammens still has lots of improvement in him, and lots to learn.
He is not the finished article, but imo does quite well overall. Good, solid keeper, but not yet in the top tier of keepers in the EPL.
I certainly don't think he had a chance saving the 2nd goal. Not sure any keeper would have.
It's funny how when we stick one on the top corner it's a great goal, but when someone does it against us our keeper is suspect. ?
3.) 09 Sep 2026 10:18:54
See, Lammens is getting the stick now
First goal, he sees it late as Shaw is in the way, and is too slow to get across and close the angle down, and lets the man have a shot.
Think the pure power on the shot does him.
2nd is avoidable at least 3 times before the ball ends up in the top corner. Again, if you look at the players in front, the keeper doesn't have a great view, and regardless, if he did, no one is saving that.
Lammens is a good keeper. He made some great saves against Ipswich while being 1-0 down.
Also, he had no chance for either goal in that game or the Hull game.
Luckily we don't have Onana in net anymore, and we have a keeper who's actually solid, who comes for crosses and makes saves.
The defence is to blame for the two goals against Everton, not the keeper.
4.) 09 Sep 2026 10:53:57
And how many of the goals conceded by DDG (one of our true greats) would Lammens have saved?
How many times would Senne have come out to collect crosses DDG came nowhere near?
Ridiculous post.
It seems to sum up the way too many are. The attitude seems to be: if there is no actuality to criticise, let's just make something up as a reason to have a go.
5.) 09 Sep 2026 12:05:51
Add it to the list of ridiculous posts iwotb.
6.) 09 Sep 2026 12:31:18
Isn't the defense to blame for every goal a side concedes? At some point in every move the opposition makes, something could have been done better to prevent it.
7.) 09 Sep 2026 13:06:17
You actually emphasize my point that I am not blaming Lammens. People forget that DDG had that unique, almost inhuman shot stopping ability. Some of the stops he made were almost godly. Of course, he had his deficiencies. Lammens is a more complete GK in that respect. He is a good shot stopper (not DDG quality), but he is better in other aspects, like collecting the crosses, better with the ball at his feet and playing out from the back, and even better at organizing his defence.
All of which DDG lacked, but I haven't seen a GK with such agility at stopping shots. I still feel DDG saves those shots and may concede from other mistakes, like not coming out and collecting one of those crosses.
8.) 09 Sep 2026 13:22:25
Spenno, yeh, you could say that for every goal conceded there is a blame that can be apportioned.
It may well be a forward doing something foolish and losing the ball in a dangerous position. It could be a midfielder failing to make a tackle, or taking the wrong position up.
A defender could similarly make an error in the same way, but I am not sure I would blame the defence every time.
Remember, if no mistakes were made, there would be no goals scored! Is that what people want? I think not.
There was criticism levelled about the Everton equaliser. Yes, a better clearance could have been made, but I don't think you could legislate for a worldie of a strike as was scored. Sometimes you have to hold your hand up and say wow!
Ask yourself the question, do you want to see every game finish 0-0? If not, we have to accept mistakes being made. All you can do is hope your team makes fewer mistakes than the opposition.
9.) 09 Sep 2026 13:48:24
Was it Mazraoui who failed to clear effectively on the second one? And who was it that failed to clear effectively from the edge of the penalty area, which led to the pass out wide that Shaw couldn't get to.
An inability to clear one's lines effectively in the first place led to both goals. We panic in defense, we fail to clear, giving the ball back to the opposition in dangerous positions.
That's where the problem lies. Hopefully Baleba's physicality will improve that aspect of our game.
Both goals were belters that any goalie could not be faulted for failing to save. Both were in the perfect spot and hit with power.
10.) 09 Sep 2026 13:56:06
Bruno is rubbish. All his assists are down to mistakes by the opposition.
11.) 09 Sep 2026 12:32:55
The only ridiculous thing is that you are still able to reply on my posts even after i have put you on my blocked list. Ken i ignore all your posts why don't you do the same to mine. Oh by the way you were so sure we were signing players. didn't your paymasters brief you correctly?
12.) 09 Sep 2026 15:04:11
You can block me and still reply to me? That doesn't make sense.
I can still read your posts and reply to them even if you block me. I didn't think you could see mine if you blocked me, which you evidently have not.
Yes, they didn't sign more players. I hoped and thought they would. I was wrong. Sue me.
When I give an uneducated opinion or guess, it can be wrong, like most of yours. How would I know if they will sign more players for sure? I really thought they would, as we need a lb and striker, imo.
Big deal. They didn't sign more players. I think if you hadn't blocked me (and it appears you are unclear on that), you'll have seen my criticism on the day after the window closed on that matter.
I don't think you're telling the truth. You don't ignore my posts, you've just replied to me directly. Are you telling lies? I'm sure you have not ignored my posts on this thread. Don't be telling porky pies, Ua.
I'll reply to your posts if I feel like it. ?
13.) 09 Sep 2026 15:07:52
And for the messi fellow. Useless! Mistakes by defenders led him to stealing a living and conning us for years.
14.) 09 Sep 2026 15:49:05
Shaw ran away from his man for the first goal, then didn't get back out to him. Why does he not trust his CBs to do their job? Including preseason, he has some fault in most goals conceded of any of our players, I would say.
He was great for the rest of the game though.
Bruno let his man walk off him and take a pot shot with the last kick of the game.
Don't blame Lammens for either.
15.) 09 Sep 2026 15:58:51
Db, I think Shaw is very slow to get out to his man. Maz usually a little wicket l wicket at tj day part of defending.
I thought Shaw had a decent game v Everton and I'm not a fan of his at all.
Best I've seen him attacking for a long time.
The funny thing is Hall has all the same defensive liabilities that Shaw has, but the positive with Hall is that he can improve and there is lots of room for improvement.
16.) 09 Sep 2026 16:37:30
If you watch the second goal for Everton, Bruno was running in an uncontrolled way after their keeper with no hope of getting the ball, then wasn’t in any sort of place to help. Dorgu pressed in the totally wrong way, and they got behind, and, if I saw correctly, had 7 players to our 6 in the box.
I am not looking at Lammens, but the pressing and structure of defending in the last minute, it was a shambles, led by Bruno, or not led by Bruno, to be more exact.
01 Sep 2026 10:26:40
On a scale of 10, this transfer window cannot be rated more than a 4. No matter how much you hype the ones we signed, bar possibly Baleba, none of them are taking us closer to the summit. We will be doing another midfield rebuild in 2 years from now, like we will be doing a defence rebuild next year, when in fact we did one just a year prior.
Buying second grade players just for the sake of it and not strengthening positions that were required.
1.) 01 Sep 2026 10:56:23
Wow, UA.
Belgium captain and Europa League winner is second grade.
A CM that Chelsea fans are universally livid at losing for 50M is second grade.
And we'll be doing another midfield rebuild despite having those two, Baleba, who you like, and Mainoo, who appears to have taken another step forward.
Man alive. If you'd expressed disappointment that we may not sign a fullback, then ok, but that angle you took is mad.
2.) 01 Sep 2026 11:12:14
DonRed, we won the Europa League with Eric Bailly. Does that make him a good player? Tielemans is slower than Maguire. He was robbed of the ball 7-8 times in the first 2 matches against Hull and Ipswich, not considering the misplaced passes, and was nutmegged twice. Imagine what would happen when we play against quality opposition. A Chelsea reject for 50m is money wasted. He was so good that Chelsea didn't plan on keeping him, even when they knew Enzo would be leaving.
He is so good that he had to be hacked off against Hull. He was one player who should have been the fittest and most ready to play, given that he wasn't at the World Cup and played all pre season games. Mainoo did more in his cameo than Santos did in his stay.
Do you think this midfield gets us top 2-3 or a decent run in the CL, let's say semis?
3.) 01 Sep 2026 11:23:01
Tielemans is not pacey, but in the second half, against Ipswich, we saw what he can do. He's a quality player. Santos is far from a Chelsea reject. That's some spin.
I think our midfield gets us top 4 and a run to CL knockout phase. I believe the choices made complement well with each other and our forwards.
Where we're weak is fullback, and with our first choice players out at CB. But I only see Arsenal and City as clearly better than us. We're in a group, then, of maybe 3 or 4 clubs that are close.
4.) 01 Sep 2026 11:39:58
You want to see a midfield rebuild. Look out the window and see the Etihad. They lost Rodri and Bernardo, and they went and smashed it. We were once the biggest club in the world; now we aren't even the biggest in our neighborhood.
And the worst part is that it has been accepted by many that this is our level. We should have recruited to close the gap to top 2, and we went ahead and recruited to close the gap with the chasing pack below us.
5.) 01 Sep 2026 12:11:25
Does the squad have the depth to compete in four competitions? Probably not.
6.) 01 Sep 2026 12:15:57
Agreed, UA. Very poor window. Not only net spend being what it is, we have positions that needed addressing, which has not been done up to now.
For all those that believe we are in better hands with Ratcliffee mob, this has been as bad as any Glazer window. Scattergun approach, looking for a LB with hours left, no backup striker with 50+ games to play.
7.) 01 Sep 2026 12:47:12
During the entire window, we heard the phrase "if opportunity arises" from the management team. It clearly shows they were looking for the cheap options. They never even tried for the cream. Well, if that opportunity didn't arise in 2 months, I am not holding my breath for it to happen in the last few hours.
The only positive from this window could be that they have saved enough money to do a proper rebuild next year.
We are essentially standing still, and inviting teams below us to overtake.
This season will be more hope than expectations.
8.) 01 Sep 2026 13:47:47
I think you have to accept the board are happy to fight for 5th or 6th place. They are businessmen. We have spent fortunes and got nowhere. Money does not guarantee success, but to be a successful business, 5th or 6th place with less outlay is great for them.
9.) 01 Sep 2026 14:30:25
I'm with you UA, and have been banging on since they were signed. Santos and Tielemans don't take us forward. Both together are not as good as Cass, with no legs.
Tielemans looks like he's running in treacle, clutching at straws, saying he won a Europa! Whatever way you look at Santos, he has been at 5 clubs and he is only 22, which doesn't bode well.
Poppycock that Chelsea are spitting any feathers about losing him; he was a squad player at best.
Both these players will not take United where we want it to be. Waste of 85 million in my book. Might as well have kept Colyer.
{Ed077's Note - someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed ?}
10.) 01 Sep 2026 14:38:10
Chelsea getting Kone, who we apparently dithered over for weeks. I reckon that's a steal at 50m.
11.) 01 Sep 2026 15:07:32
I think we've made some good signings. Unfortunately, we haven't made nearly enough of them.
The lack of investment in seasons after we qualify for the Champions League shows a complete lack of ambition.
With the right signings, we could have challenged for the title this season. Unfortunately, the amount of revenue that winning the league would generate is less than it would cost to seriously compete, so the owners are content to do the bare minimum while all of the clubs around us strengthen, in the hopes that it will be enough to keep the fans quiet and secure another top four finish.
6/10 window.
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.
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
20 Sep 2026 16:43:54
Looked better? Doing exactly what? Running with his head down and either running the ball out of play or running into players or not finding anyone in the box? Sesko scored when given a chance. that's his job.
20 Sep 2026 16:26:02
I think there's more to it. Putting Rashford back in the lineup has disrupted the front 4. Cunha is not a 9 and being forced to play there to include Rashford. That obviously has forced Sesko out. His body language in the last game definitely showed signs.
09 Sep 2026 12:32:55
The only ridiculous thing is that you are still able to reply on my posts even after i have put you on my blocked list. Ken i ignore all your posts why don't you do the same to mine. Oh by the way you were so sure we were signing players. didn't your paymasters brief you correctly?
09 Sep 2026 13:06:17
You actually emphasize my point that I am not blaming Lammens. People forget that DDG had that unique, almost inhuman shot stopping ability. Some of the stops he made were almost godly. Of course, he had his deficiencies. Lammens is a more complete GK in that respect. He is a good shot stopper (not DDG quality), but he is better in other aspects, like collecting the crosses, better with the ball at his feet and playing out from the back, and even better at organizing his defence.
All of which DDG lacked, but I haven't seen a GK with such agility at stopping shots. I still feel DDG saves those shots and may concede from other mistakes, like not coming out and collecting one of those crosses.
01 Sep 2026 12:47:12
During the entire window, we heard the phrase "if opportunity arises" from the management team. It clearly shows they were looking for the cheap options. They never even tried for the cream. Well, if that opportunity didn't arise in 2 months, I am not holding my breath for it to happen in the last few hours.
The only positive from this window could be that they have saved enough money to do a proper rebuild next year.
We are essentially standing still, and inviting teams below us to overtake.
This season will be more hope than expectations.