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30 Jul 2024 17:50:30
Ertan Suzgun (well renowned Turkish journalist) reporting that Besiktas have an interest in Antony. Any truth?!
1.) 30 Jul 2024 18:24:43
Let’s hope so.
2.) 30 Jul 2024 18:30:00
Maybe on loan where we will have to pay 90% of his wage.
No one who has money will pay anything like what we need them to for him.
3.) 30 Jul 2024 19:00:56
He should have been sold last summer when WH offered £30 million for him.
4.) 30 Jul 2024 19:01:13
Wrong post meant McTominay not Anthony.
5.) 30 Jul 2024 22:09:04
Then Besiktas must mean "blind" in Turkish ??♂️?.
18 Jul 2024 10:31:32
Romano reporting João Neves has agreed terms with PSG and now down to Benfica and PSG. It's a shame as I hoped he would be our CM of choice. Perhaps Neves to PSG unlocks the door for Ugarte to leave?
1.) 18 Jul 2024 20:26:50
Yoro was always going to Madrid. it ain't over until they are holding the shirt aloft. and even then, you may remember Obi Mikel.
2.) 18 Jul 2024 20:39:36
It's over jim ;)
3.) 20 Jul 2024 10:49:03
Jimbob, while we could potentially hijack the deal as nothing is signed yet. The reality is that we don't have the funds to compete for his signature given that Benfica want around 100m for him. If there is only one club interested then maybe they could get the fee down a little, but the moment two or more clubs are in for him Benfica know they can play them off against eachother and get the fee they want.
Neves is a good young player, who could potentially be great. But we don't have the funds to get into a bidding war for a player whose already valued at 100m by his club.
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28 Oct 2026 08:14:45
Considering everything is pretty bleak for us at the minute, let's distract ourselves with some predictions. I asked at the start of the season where we would finish in the league. Let's have everyone predictions again.
Final league finish and the manager in charge.
1.) 28 Oct 2026 08:35:30
7th and Eddie Howe.
2.) 28 Oct 2026 09:15:07
18th and Jason Wilcox in charge.
3.) 28 Oct 2026 09:17:19
15th and Eddie Howe.
4.) 28 Oct 2026 10:09:02
6th, Conte in charge and we win the FA Cup.
5.) 28 Oct 2026 12:43:55
If it's carrick or Howe in charge 15th
Conte or a naglesmann 5th.
6.) 28 Oct 2026 13:41:08
Very confused by all of the negativity around Howe, what has Nagelsmann done that makes him 10 places better for example? Is it just the same. If Nagelsmann was called Julian Smith I doubt anyone would want him.
7.) 28 Oct 2026 17:56:02
Nagelsmann lasted no time at Bayern, wasn't respected by the players, and failed with Germany, not seeing why he is rated so highly.
8.) 28 Oct 2026 17:52:25
Careful GDS for stating the obvious and applying logic. The usual suspects will probably call you out and tell you to have a day off, or worse still a ray iof sunshine ? from an Irishman as well, the kettle is getting blacker!
The only happy Irishman I've seen is a drunk one.
9.) 28 Oct 2026 18:33:38
Irish?
18 Oct 2026 20:49:50
Any coincidence that our best performance of the season (still pretty bleak viewing) was with 5 at the back? Maybe Amorim was on to something after all and just didn't have the players.
If Amorim had Baleba I think things could have been quite different.
1.) 18 Oct 2026 21:40:33
100% JD.
The most sickening part, Wilcox and crew got Baleba (injured), and Carrick is muddling through trying to figure out how to get the best out of the sum of parts Amorim was assembling.
It is comical to watch.
2.) 19 Oct 2026 00:21:54
Wilcox told Amorim to play a back 4 and now he's telling carrick to play a back 5.
3.) 19 Oct 2026 09:25:54
I don't know why I keep doing this to myself. Watching United is a sort of autodestructive behaviour.
4.) 19 Oct 2026 12:17:35
I wish people would stop talking about Amorim like he was a managerial god. Everyone here mostly wanted him gone yet now most change their tune.
5.) 19 Oct 2026 17:59:44
I think your wrong Spence.
The ones that wanted him gone are sat quiet now because Mr 14.3% was their saviour and the footballing intelligence CATW serves up is the worst I've seen in almost 50years.
6.) 19 Oct 2026 18:21:14
I am not quiet. RA was poor really Poor.
7.) 19 Oct 2026 18:22:20
What is CATW. I can't work it out you've used it a few times?.
8.) 19 Oct 2026 19:03:24
Carrick at the wheel!
9.) 19 Oct 2026 19:07:16
Jsu, Amorim's football had an end product, in that it was a process, we all knew that from board down to fans. He said as much from the outset. We all knew, from board to fans, we had assembled a squad of misfits, and it would take several transfer windows to reverse those bad decisions.
Yes he got himself sacked, but that was after fan pressure and board not backing him that he self imploded.
With Carrick, there is no vision, the football is the worst we have seen for generations, the players aren't with him and he will be gone soon.
I struggle to see how anyone can make a case for Carrick over amorim.
In every metric Amorim. wins.
10.) 19 Oct 2026 20:08:50
That's the same when people say Lammens is great keeper Yes if you are measuring him against Onana, but the reality is he ain't a great keeper he is OK. RA was exactly that OK I don't get the stars in your eyes RA was great are we forgetting the teams he lost to, the state of our play and after 2 seasons no one could even see a plan B
Carrick is no better, neither should have been anywhere near the level required to manage United, none of them would make any other supposedly top 4 club, Scousers looked at RA and said no thanks for good reason .
11.) 19 Oct 2026 22:19:26
He is a great keeper. Put a crap defense in even the best keepers and they become average..
12.) 19 Oct 2026 23:02:48
I think he is well above average he sees easy too much of the ball start his feet for my liking so will make more mistakes from there.
He same his fair share when not favourite. Would look better with different tactics imo. Still the least of our worries in defence imo.
13.) 20 Oct 2026 00:05:08
People keep forgetting that at the time Amorim was struggling for results, key players were gone for AFCON and we had some injuries, Bruno in particular.
Too bad he got himself sacked, I really believed in him.
17 Oct 2026 06:05:39
Reading throuth various posts, it seems we have a good chunk of us that put mote blame on the hierarchy than Carrick and the players. I get that the point that the club is ran horrendously, and I completely agree. But I don't understand how that excuses these players and this manager. Looking at our results this season, can we honestly say we have a worse squad than Hull, Everton or Fulham? We dropped points to all of those teams.
Everton have owners who have put the club up for sale and criminally under invested in the squad this summer. They have Barry as their only recognised striker. Thierno Barry!
Everton are 5th in the table. Why do their players and manager seem to be able to over perform?
Blaming the ownership for all of our problems and performances - even if they are toxic leaches - is just lazy. There's no way this squad shouldn't comfortably be a top 6 team with the right manager.
1.) 17 Oct 2026 06:30:29
Jd123
There will still be some posters who think cosy thoughts about an ex player, same thing happened with Ole. Driven by emotions, Carrick is eulogised for being a beloved ex player.
Once appointed there is nothing anyone could do, but the decisions, poor game management and terrible tactics are there for all to see.
Personally I said Carrick permanently was a huge mistake and he is. I still cannot believe we have a manager who couldn't hack it for a short period at Middlesbrough, it's beyond me.
It's not the only concern, Wilcox in particular needs to go and Berrada has huge question marks. As to the owners no comment needed.
2.) 17 Oct 2026 07:41:03
We do not truely know the circumstances of Carrick getting the gig. We do not know what other managers were realistically and I mean REALISTICALLY available and/or wanted to come to the mess that is United.
I am not banging the drum for Carrick, but unless we can genuinely bring someone in who can change things then we are between a rock and a hard place. As you say RM we need a real leader.
I wish I knew the answer because clearly the management don't!
3.) 17 Oct 2026 07:41:30
We should get that Moyes fella in.
4.) 18 Oct 2026 10:51:27
Yap, the concourse needs sweeping AJH.
08 Oct 2026 21:12:23
Let's get some early weekend predictions in - what will the score be?
1.) 08 Oct 2026 23:29:00
2-1 to Spurs. Sadly I feel they are better than their results and we will be the start of their push to climb the table.
Obviously I hope for the complete opposite.
2.) 09 Oct 2026 04:19:43
4-1 utd.
3.) 09 Oct 2026 05:01:12
United have to win, no ifs no buts they have to win, otherwise the world will come crashing in on Carrick . He won't have the luxury of being hidden behind city woes and international games
We will win too, but only just.
4.) 09 Oct 2026 08:52:53
1-3 Spurs.
5.) 09 Oct 2026 09:07:30
Watched the Spurs Villa game and although Spurs lost they could have been 2 or 3 up at half time and i saw enough about them to worry me.
6.) 09 Oct 2026 09:25:50
3-1 United.
7.) 09 Oct 2026 10:37:06
I have a horrible feeling about this one..i can see Spurs getting their first win of the season. I just don't have a good feeling about this team at the moment. It's a massive game with massive pressure and we all know this team crumbles under pressure.
1-2 Spurs..i have no confidence in the team or Carrick.
8.) 09 Oct 2026 11:06:57
3-3 draw all day this one.
9.) 09 Oct 2026 13:10:03
2 all
Carrick cannot afford to lose because if we do then the discussion will move to a relegation battle.
Two open sides and we have a poor defence when Carrick plays Maguire. The full backs are poor which Spurs may enjoy some space, especially Shaw.
10.) 09 Oct 2026 13:37:42
It's a weird one to predict. I expect a very cagey game with two managers under pressure and worried about leaking goals. The main things United have in their favour is that Spurs are a liability against the counter, and they lack an attacking focal point.
This feeds into what worked well for Carrick last season. I fully expect United to sit deep and break. But given how many defensive mistakes we've been making I'm not entirely confident. I'd go to 2-1 to us.
11.) 09 Oct 2026 18:34:15
2-0 Utd. I'd fancy us at home against anyone.
Away, I'd fancy us to lose against anyone.
Said it for years.
Says plenty about the mentality of this team.
12.) 09 Oct 2026 18:34:44
Sadly spurs will get their first win of the season. I've seen some of their games and they are far batter than the results show. Whereas United have been poor in pretty much every game.
Spurs will have more energy and fight.
Plus there are a number of injury doubts on some of the United players.
I reckon 2-0 to spurs.
13.) 09 Oct 2026 23:36:52
If we concede first it could be a cricket score, this is as fragile a United team as the latter days of Ole. We have the mental fortitude of a packet of jelly babies.
14.) 10 Oct 2026 02:25:38
Hard to see us getting anything out of this one. We've been poor all season, and the prolonged break is unlikely to yield any kind of improvement.
15.) 10 Oct 2026 03:54:37
After such a long break I think we will see some strange results this weekend. It is like the first game of the season again. Any prediction is a complete and total guess, injuries, fitness, travel, inactivity.
I would pick us due to crowd at home and it not being the early game. I think we would lose if it was 12 30 match. Evening I think the crowd will carry them over the line.
16.) 10 Oct 2026 07:48:46
I'm with Dodgy, the long break can cause chaos and both Spurs and United were chaotic anyway, but being at OT will help.
17.) 10 Oct 2026 10:41:31
Home win.
20 Sep 2026 15:49:20
The same lineup again.
Cunha hasn't worked at number 9
Dalot has been in awful form
Shaw has cost us 3 goals already this season
Rashford has shown no end product
Lacey did more in 60 minutes than Mbeumo has shown all season
Surely after the results so far this season we need a shake up?!
15 Oct 2026 20:40:32
The football improved after Amorim?! Is that a joke? Every single player in the squad has regressed since Carrick arrived. Amad, Mbuemo and Cunha were all looking good under Amorim. We had two good (smash and grab) games against City and Arsenal, and then the rest of the games under Carrick last season had more than a sprinkling of luck.
Since then the football has been absolutely dire. I see without doubt the theory that the fitness instilled in the squad by RA was what carried Carrick through those final games of the season. Our passiveness and general lack of a gameplan or plan B this year are blindingly apparent.
15 Oct 2026 20:36:07
That list probably highlights the mistake we made letting Amorim leave.
15 Oct 2026 11:54:20
It would be interesting how things would have played out if Amorim didn't call out Wilcox and nail his own coffin. I personally wish that were the case. I'm not sure where we go from here.
11 Sep 2026 12:48:13
It's a shame it wasn't done in the summer window...
11 Jul 2026 13:38:26
High energy is probably the last thing I'd call Mainoo.
23 Oct 2026 15:14:35
That speech was written by the media department and delivered by Carrick.
15 Oct 2026 20:45:36
So are we saying we don't have a squad capable of more than 6 points from 6 games, 2 of which were against promoted teams?
12 Oct 2026 08:07:35
It won't take us long to ruin Baleba though like every other signing that comes through the door.
24 Sep 2026 14:02:24
100% - moving away from Old Trafford destroys all of the history and legacy of such a great club. There is no reason the current stadium cannot be repaired and renovated. As with all decisions that seem to be happened, they are for the tourists, and they are for the money.
16 Sep 2026 22:15:40
Probably the most annoying thing about Carrick is how he always looks deep in thought - like the ultimate tactician - yet he hasn't been able to fathom up a half decent decision yet.