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04 Aug 2025 15:22:57
Multiple sources now claiming that we are going to put in a formal offer for Sesko. It had previously been claimed that we'd only submit a bid if he gave use some indication that he wanted to join. Make of that what you will.
1.) 05 Aug 2025 07:39:45
NUFC have put in an improved offer.
2.) 05 Aug 2025 09:24:00
To be honest if we have to match the offer of €80m plus €10m in add ons then that's just too much for him at this stage. He hasn't done anything to remotely justify that fee.
Time to move on and look at other options. I know it'd be ideal to sign a striker who'll be the man for the next 5-7 years, but it's not essential. Even if we get someone who'll be good enough for the next 2-3 years and then have to readdress it a couple of years down the line that is fine.
I'd seriously consider speaking with PSG about a deal for Randall Kolo Muani, who might potentially be available on a loan with an obligation to buy next summer. Maybe then take the money we were thinking of spending this summer on a striker and see if we can sign a top class CDM like Baleba or similar. Whispers that Tchoumeni could be available, and we've been interested in him in the past.
3.) 05 Aug 2025 10:35:30
Vivell, Wilcox, amorim might just know a bit more than us shappy.
4.) 05 Aug 2025 10:40:46
Mateta or Watkins would be far better proposition then get some pace in midfield and central defence.
5.) 05 Aug 2025 11:10:04
I'm bored with Sesko already, this could drag on and on. There are other options, we really don't want to get into a bidding was with Newcastle.
If the player says he wants to join us then great, but I've not heard that yet.
6.) 05 Aug 2025 14:34:53
Ajh, I think we have only put in the bid because he has said he wants us. no other explanation.
Not sure why you're bored with it. Massive upgrade.
7.) 05 Aug 2025 14:50:42
Anything is an upgrade on Rasmus and Zirkee, but I am not sure where your getting massive upgrade from, what facts is there to back that up? Sesko not exactly prolific by any means.
8.) 05 Aug 2025 14:55:45
Not sure we can say he is an upgrade yet. If he comes it will take time for him to settle.
9.) 05 Aug 2025 17:20:10
I'm bored with the constant headlines and the not knowing what is going on, i'm bored with the time it seems to take to get deals done.
I also have no idea if he will realise his potemtial, or whether we are simply swapping one with potential for another with potential.
10.) 05 Aug 2025 21:08:31
Alot of people saying he wants or favours us? Does he or was his agent just saying that to play both clubs against each other ensuring a huge financial package for his client and himself. We might have been played here, but time will tell! Whoever loses out is going to have egg on their face due to the public nature of the transfer and all the noise surrounding it.
11.) 05 Aug 2025 22:49:34
If this happens I’d be putting Zirkzee on the transfer list right away. I just don’t see where he fits in this system.
28 Apr 2025 14:11:54
As much as I think Cunha would be an excellent fit for us and for Amorim's system, I still think a centre forward should be our top priority this summer. If rumors are to be believed and we're in a position to pay £63m (€74m) for Cunha and £30m (€35m) for Delap, I'd much rather see us put up the €100m needed to sign Gyokores.
Of course. Whether or not he'd actually want to sign for us is another matter entirely.
1.) 28 Apr 2025 14:43:27
How does anyone know if Gyokores is as much a gamble as Delap or Cunha
I think I would rather have them both than Gyokores if my choice, I’m not sure what pedigree he got to be in 100 million bracket, was not great in England before, he is not an elite striker to be worth 100 million.
{Ed001's Note - he was great for Coventry, which is in England unless I am very mistaken.}
2.) 28 Apr 2025 17:01:46
Surely you need players to provide the service regardless of who the centre forward is? It's not like Hojland gets a lot of service/ opportunities which is part of his/ our problem.
We could have Eusebio up front at the moment and he isn't going to get many.
3.) 28 Apr 2025 17:35:38
So you think he is a 100 million pound elite striker then Ed 001?
{Ed001's Note - did I say that?}
4.) 28 Apr 2025 18:17:53
He’s the right player in the right system, which might be enough.
I think the creative types who play behind the striker and pull the strings are the real gems in any side personally, and a great one is worth their weight in gold. We need a 9 and 10 desperately.
5.) 28 Apr 2025 20:21:05
No point in getting a finisher if there's nothing to finish. We clearly need both a no. 10 and a no. 9 but the decision making in attack is the biggest problem imo. In the dream world that we get Cunha and Gyorkeres then with Amad and Bruno, we'd have a really top level forward line. Lots of ifs and buts in that, and we'd also probably want a CM and a GK to be truly competitive but I'm an optimistic at heart!
6.) 29 Apr 2025 00:09:29
The reason that we don’t create a lot of big chances is because Hoijlund is in the wrong place at the wrong time more of than not. I swear he spends more time with his back to goal than any other striker in the league.
And yeah. Cunha would fit Amorim’s system, but so would Gyokores. The latter would also fit into the system of most other managers in the event that things don’t work out with Amorim.
Don’t get me wrong, I think Cunha would be a great addition, but brining in somebody like Gyokores (and a new keeper) should be our top priorities.
7.) 29 Apr 2025 10:05:17
I think the problem for Hojlund at the moment is that he is not doing some basics that good strikers need to be doing. Essentially, getting in the box within the width of the goal posts and within 8/ 10 yards. When he links play up from deep he is to slow to get in those areas so the balls don't get put there. If he was getting there he'd also be occupying the CB's so that the cut backs we are looking for at the moment could become more successful. If you compared his positioning to Haalands for example I think you'd see a big difference. Hojlund got his goal at the weekend by being in this area and he needs to start getting in there more often.
8.) 29 Apr 2025 14:01:57
I'd love Utd to sign Gyokeres, he looks absolute quality in front of goal. I'd prefer him to Osimhen. Osimhen seems to come with baggage, which is something the club doesn't need.
9.) 29 Apr 2025 14:52:24
Long as his baggage includes goals I could not care less……. who we get, long as the club does its due diligence on a player, which I know for a fact RA does, right into the temperament and background of the player, he hates a disruptive influence so if Oismhen is that RA won’t want him, but to be fair how does anyone on here or the press know that he is, maybe he had good cause to moan previously, we can’t believe the press when it suits.
10.) 29 Apr 2025 15:59:32
Oshimen is too expensive it looks like. I've been impressed with goykeres every time I've seen him which is only 3 or 4 times to ve honest. Suits the system. Has uk experience good relationship with the RA so perhaps he will come to united if we win the europa league.
Lots of speculation to look forward to this summer and the club world cup will play havoc with the window.
11.) 29 Apr 2025 23:18:10
Take a holistic approach to all of this.
Osimehen vs Gyorekes, the latter is the better fit, for a multitude of reasons.
So if we achieve UCL, we go for one of them, IMO.
Do we stop there? No.
We have Obi coming through, and will need more than 2 strikers, likely 4.
Why not have Gyorekes, Delap (remember RA wanted him at Sporting), Obi and Rasmus (give him one more year) .
Cunha is not to be bought as a striker, so a separate discussion again IMO.
12.) 30 Apr 2025 06:47:14
Not buying this RA wanted him rubbish, that was said about Ugarte, but he not exactly purring over him now
Rasmus is pointless keeping if an offer is there he needs to be gone, shown nothing, terrible finisher, poor brain, always on his heels, delayed reaction, can’t head a ball can’t hold up the ball
Yes we need strikers, but ones that can finish and we need an experienced finisher, can’t have all these potentials!
13.) 30 Apr 2025 12:17:03
Gyorkes isn't going for a hundred million half that isn't it dunno how good he really is Portuguese leagues awful but he's going to be leauges above Hoijlund same as Delap is 30 mill for hims a steal good player from the bits iv seen of him.
14.) 30 Apr 2025 14:19:03
Gyorkes is not going for 50m and Delap won’t be going for 30mil, where are you dreaming these figures up from, if that’s the case buy both! But will never happen….
15.) 30 Apr 2025 19:36:02
German,
Delap has a 30m release clause if relegated (now active), and don't quote me on this, but I'm sure Sporting have suggested they would sell for 50m.
16.) 01 May 2025 02:11:23
I thought that Gyokeres buyout was 63m?!
17.) 01 May 2025 07:08:46
Hope your right jimbo and we can have both for 80m but when your seeing very average players going for 40-50 million these days, does that mean then these are two very average players!
18.) 01 May 2025 19:16:07
No chance any clubs paying a hundred million for Gyorkes sure i read somewhere Arsenal are lining him up for a 50 million transfer i think Delaps a no brainer at 30 million class player.
05 Aug 2024 13:14:51
Hi Ed002.
Hope you're well.
Is it true that Barcelona are desperate to get rid of De Jong? If so, are Manchester United still interested in the player, or are the club happy with Mainoo in that position?
{Ed002's Note - Frenkie de Jong (CM/DM) Barcelona will look for a new contract with reduced wages else he will be sold in the summer with interest remaining from Manchester United - although he will need to prove his fitness after injury - so might be one for later in the window. PSG have spoken with his agent and additionally his agent has raised his availability with Chelsea whist discussing another player and with Arsenal - but neither is interested and the wages are huge.}
1.) 05 Aug 2024 14:42:13
Thanks, as always.
2.) 06 Aug 2024 12:39:20
I mean if they are prepared to consider a swap for Antony then they must be truly desperate.
21 Jul 2024 12:52:56
Hi Ed002. Hope you're good.
Do we (or any other clubs besides Madrid) have any interest in Alphonso Davies? One suspects Bayern would prefer to get a decent fee for him this summer than let him walk away for nothing this time next year.
{Ed002's Note - Another club has an interest but not Manchester United.}
1.) 21 Jul 2024 14:43:05
Thanks, Ed. Would be happy to see him move this summer, even if it’s not to us. Am not a fan of Real’s transfer tactics as of late.
2.) 21 Jul 2024 15:52:01
I don't mind it to be honest, they've earned that level of influence. I'd want us to take inspiration for when (if) we return to the top.
Someone like Wharton on a free when he's 24 to partner Mainoo in midfield for club and country would do me nicely!
3.) 21 Jul 2024 23:20:53
They’ve earned their level of influence!? What, like tapping up players left, right and centre!?
4.) 22 Jul 2024 05:04:05
No, what Real are doing is taking the p*** out of other clubs.
They're basically saying 'You crack on spending years helping to develop and nurture talent and, when we feel the time is right, we'll swagger over and bully you into a corner. '
Nobody earns the level of influence to go around acting like a w⚓️ towards everyone else, what utter BS that is.
5.) 22 Jul 2024 10:18:02
While I appreciate it's a perfectly legitimate way to do business, I think this new approach by Real Madrid is morally questionable at best, bullying and professional abuse at worse.
They are one of the wealthiest and richest clubs in the world, they are one of the few clubs that can currently afford to spend large sums of money on the best players.
There are several tiers of clubs, and Real Madrid are in that elite top tier, reserved for the richest, most powerful and successful clubs.
That top tier hoover up the most talented players to create an elite football team on the pitch.
The tiers below realistically will never climb into that top tier, they might occasionally upset the applecart. Finish in the UCL places, win a domestic cup or even do a Leicester and win a surprise league title. Yet that success tends to be fleeting and often ends with their best players being picked off by those established top sides. Unless they get massive outside investment they will not change the established order. While the new rules actually make it harder for outside investment, further cutting off that remaining pathway to becoming a top side.
Yet, those sides in the lower tiers are vital to the overall success and quality of football. As those sides grow, improve and develop they are the ones that push the elite sides to improve further to stay ahead.
However, those sides do not have access to the same TV revenue (with the exception of the EPL), they don't have access to the same level of sponsorship, and they can't make anywhere near as much through merchandise. For many of them they rely on the funds they make through player sales. Either developing a youth player through their academy or by spotting a rough diamond player and polishing him into a top level player. Then selling them on for a huge fee to bring in money to reinvest in their club.
Theses clubs need and rely on the big fees paid by the elite sides for their best players.
Likewise the elite sides are rarely able to develop their own players consistently due to the need to win every game and perform at the highest level in every game. While that environment is often not conducive for a young player to develop in.
These clubs are needed to produce and provide the right space and environment for players to develop and reach their potential.
The elite sides need these clubs to continue the conveyor belt of top talent for them to sign and create their football dream teams.
What Real Madrid are doing by putting pressure on players to run down their contracts so they can leave for free undermines the whole system. It's an abuse of power and position.
While not breaking any rules or laws of the game, it is morally corrupt and threatens the stability of football.
I understand that the spiralling costs of players is staggering, and becoming a problem within itself. Personally I think this is a bigger issue for the smaller and mid-sized clubs who are being pushed to spend representatively more on players due to the incomes of the elite sides growing at a much quicker rate than the rest of the clubs.
When an elite side has a net income of 500m, then a 100m player represents a 5th (20%) of their income. Yet those clubs just below them might only have a net income of 150m, which means that 100m player represents two thirds of their income (66%) .
That is why the inflated prices impact those clubs outside of the elite teams more than those like Real Madrid.
There needs to be a solution to stop these spiraling costs, but it cannot be by all clubs adopting Real Madrid's current approach as that will lead to the financial collapse of those smaller and mid-sized clubs that prop up the entire football structure.
6.) 22 Jul 2024 10:32:16
Too right Ork. I’m no fan of PSG, but Real have had them right off.
7.) 22 Jul 2024 11:39:31
It's not a new approach, Bayern made a habit of that strategy with Lewandowski, Goertzka, Gnabry and Rudy. Is it morally questionable? Of course. But you also could argue that so are transfer fees in itself. I can potentially see a day where the 'Bosman' rule gets expanded and fees no longer exist.
I doubt anyone would've complained if it was us that enticed Mbappe, whilst lining up the likes of Yoro and Davies etc for free in future windows. I definitely would've been bragging about that level of influence to my Liverpool friends that's for sure.
8.) 22 Jul 2024 11:45:30
Not Gnabry I'm confused with someone else who I can't remember now.
17 Jul 2022 14:15:08
Question for Ed002 if you're around. Any chance of us making a move for Depay this summer if Ronaldo leaves?
{Ed002's Note - No he is heading elsewhere.}
1.) 17 Jul 2022 16:06:42
Where?
2.) 17 Jul 2022 16:55:07
Looks to maybe be Spurs?
3.) 17 Jul 2022 17:14:28
I would assume Spurs Fireman.
4.) 17 Jul 2022 18:10:12
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5.) 17 Jul 2022 23:41:54
Thanks, Ed. Think he’s ready for the EPL now, so can see him being a bit of a bargain for somebody. Shame it won’t be us. A front three of Rashford, Sancho, and Depay could be interesting. I’d much rather him than Anthony.
6.) 18 Jul 2022 09:42:13
He’s had two cracks at playing at an elite level with us and Barcelona and been found wanting. Plus the whole circus show that follows him. Not for me.
7.) 18 Jul 2022 13:45:17
If ever there was a player to sign for spurs it's Memphis, dunno why but he is the most spurs like player ever??.
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29 Aug 2026 02:26:23
Is it worth a cheeky bid for Alvarez? I feel like he might be interested in signing for us if we agree to a release clause for the amount we pay for him that becomes active after one or two seasons.
He (eventually) gets his dream move, we get a top striker for a season or two.
Unlikely they’d accept, but we could offer Rashford as part of the deal. He might like the idea of proving Barcelona wrong, and Atletico may be interested in helping him to do it, given the current animosity between the clubs.
1.) 29 Aug 2026 09:54:09
redseven
The parasite owners would have a fit if a £120m player was even considered, he could not be considered a bargain, not least because dividends would suffer. Remember, who our owners are so, it's all about the P&L, so totally ruled out.
Osimhen is cheaper but there is no chance. Mateta but if I recall he couldn't pass a medical.
2.) 29 Aug 2026 12:12:55
You're probably right, Red Man. Then again, if the plan is to sell him for what we paid for him in 12 months time, it's basically a free loan deal. If he can help us go on a bit of a run in the Champions League and do well enough in the league to qualify for next season's competition, there'd be financial incentive to bring him in as well.
We need another striker.
3.) 29 Aug 2026 13:54:08
Alvarez would be a dream signing, but we don't make them; we shop at Lidl or Aldi. So there is little chance of us buying Alvarez, or even considering anyone of that quality. We now go for mid-table players.
4.) 29 Aug 2026 14:09:31
Dividends haven't been paid in 4 years, and they will continue not be paid while the company continues to be unprofitable. Nor do we know what the dividend policy will be if and when the club does start making profits. There are accumulated losses of £375m over the last 5 years to make up for. There may be an agreement between the Glazers and Ineos to reduce debt before dividends are paid. They may be looking towards cash accumulation to facilitate the new stadium.
Besides the ego boost of owning a major sports team, every owner is in it to make money, either through income or capital appreciation.
The issue for fans should not be whether the owners make money, but whether they run the club competently and get results on the field in keeping with or above expectations. I don't resent the Glazers for making money. It's the total mismanagement by their appointees that pisses me off. If the club had been well run, and we'd continued to win titles, the fans would be happy, and we would not be suffering from the same levels of debt. No one, maybe not even you, would care if they were taking dividends.
5.) 29 Aug 2026 15:17:07
But why would Alvarez want to join United when he has Arsenal and Barca after him? Both offer him the immediate chance of winning the league and/or Champions League.
I think he will probably end up at Arsenal.
6.) 29 Aug 2026 15:59:24
Newname
Dividends can't legally be paid where there have been losses over a certain period. The point is, if the owners want dividends, they will set that as a requirement for the football side to make profits. That may well cause what we are seeing.
7.) 29 Aug 2026 16:30:44
Fallguy, Atletico are refusing to deal with Barcelona, which is where he has his heart set on going. If he goes to Arsenal, the chances of them selling him within the next two or three seasons are very slim, and so he'd effectively be closing the door on his dream move.
If we offered him a reasonable release clause that was active from next summer and a decent wage, he might just go for it. Sure, it's a long shot, but stranger things have happened in football.
8.) 29 Aug 2026 16:53:04
It's amazing how short some fans' memories are. Complaining that we aren't going out and spending the big bucks on the big name players like we have done over the past decade to great success.
Sanchez, Di Maria, Pogba, Sancho, Lukaku, even Casemiro. You can go back further with Veron.
We've had soooo much success when we've paid huge fees for fancy big names. I'm not sure why on earth the club would diverge from that strategy. ?♂️
Alvarez is a great player, no doubt, I'm not entirely sold on him being the right kind of striker for us. Either way, that's kind of irrelevant, seeing as we won't be buying him.
How many of the great signings that we have made were genuinely considered to be one of the best players in the world in their position at the time we signed them?
How many fans were taking the "Red Man" stance when we replaced a club legend in Beckham with a spotty Portuguese teenager for a mere 12m.
Yet fast forward a few years and he was without doubt the best player we ever signed.
Or the signing of Cantona, hardly a massive fee on a top class player, yet he became a catalyst for our success in the 90's.
What about Schmeichel or Irwin, or Vidic or Evra?
Our best signings, our most influential, our most successful ones have nearly always (around 95%) been either younger hungrier players, or overlooked players. Every time it's when we sign a player who has everything to prove.
Whereas, when we have signed the big name, experienced, established players, more often than not they have flopped. Or, at the very least, not lived up to expectations.
We are a club that had historically made great players, not just assembled them. Both through our academy (which is probably only behind Barcelona and Ajax, amongst the European elite), or when we have signed younger players and turned them into world stars.
9.) 29 Aug 2026 17:29:14
Rio?
Rooney?
10.) 29 Aug 2026 17:45:52
Shappy,
How do you know what "my stance" was when we replaced Beckham with a spotty Portuguese teenager for a mere 12m?
I was at his debut and utterly blown away, then defended him from those who said he was a one trick pony.
I remember the day they signed Cantona and actually was blown away with it because we knew how good he was. Over a £1m was a lot then.
I was at the game when Robson signed on the pitch, we knew how good he was. Was £1.5m a small fee then?
I have watched United sign players for nearly 60 years, so don't try to lecture me on players signing.
I remember Ted McDougal, equally a cheap option. Yet you miss how we bought Pallister, Keane, RvN, Rooney, Rio. Did they not meet expectations, were they "often more than not flopped"? Inconvenient for you they needed prizing out of clubs, they weren't youth assembled like you said. They were likely record, or close to record, signings. Now you excuse the owners to suit your narrative.
You can defend the parasite owners as much as you want, but this is about ensuring the club buy the quality needed to compete. It's being hampered by the Glazers no matter how you write about it.
11.) 29 Aug 2026 17:49:49
Sadly £80-100m in 2026 is not really paying top price for the world's best. It's the going rate for top level sides and players.
If Morgan Rogers is over £100m, just imagine what a true world-class player like Mbappe would be worth in this current market.
If you don't want to spend that, and you don't want to go over around £60m, you are stuck buying average players. They might improve, but probably not.
Or you are taking a gamble on an unknown youngster.
United are now caught in a tough place. They can't do what Brighton or Brentford do, and buy relatively unknown players for lower fees and give them time to improve. And they aren't willing, or can't afford, to buy the best available. So they end up buying players other teams don't want, or someone looking for one last pay day.
12.) 29 Aug 2026 19:36:52
Just because we spent big sums on the wrong players does not mean that you should not spend big sums.
Rice and Harland have been pretty good signings.
What about VVD? How about Rio, Rooney, Andy Cole, Van Nistlerooy, Van Persie, Cantona?
We are so obsessed with the problem being the big sums, rather than the problem being the identification of the right players.
Sometimes you buy cheap and buy twice!
13.) 29 Aug 2026 19:48:16
Kane 100m to Munich seemed good business.
Rice 100m to Arsenal.
Let’s talk about us though.
Keane to us.
Rio.
RvN.
RVP.
Berbatov.
The list is endless.
Yes, some duds, but on the whole we still won things. Now we are signing the likes of Tielemans and Santos and Baleba, let’s have a reality check here. These are mid-table players and will never ever get us back to where United needs to be…
Don’t mean to say cos over 12 years we made some poor big signings we should never make a big signing again. If the player is right, then we should buy, no matter the cost, unless of course you want to finish mid table you buy mid-table players.
Is Tielemans ever going to get any better? I doubt it, as he won much, no. Santos, Baleba, Sesko, it’s ok to take a gamble on potential, but not have a team full of cross-your-fingers potential; that’s a recipe for disaster.
In my view, it’s been a terrible window so far. Yes, we added bodies, but are they seriously what was required, and does anyone honestly think that these players added are going to get us back to the top or anywhere near? Are they any better than what we even had? And we did not have much.
It comes to something when a United supporter gets excited about Santos and Tielemans.
14.) 30 Aug 2026 00:28:14
Jsu, what do you mean with "mid-table players"? What makes them mid table players? And who would you have bought?
18 Aug 2026 15:47:12
We started the 2022-2023 season with a back four of Shaw, Martinez, Maguire, and Dalot. Four years and 205 league goals conceded later, we look set to start the 2026-2027 season with the same four players.
I know we've signed a few additional defenders over that four year period, but there's something about this fact that's a little depressing. None of them are good enough for a team with title winning aspirations.
1.) 18 Aug 2026 17:01:11
Maguire is a steady Eddie, but he's getting on a bit. Decent squad player and has proved so in the past. Shaw... can't believe he's still our no1, same for Dalot. As for Martinez, after a good first half to his first season, he hasn't been the same.
Injuries seem to have taken something away from him. Hopefully Yoro and Heaven can kick on, and we can transition to them moving forward. Fullbacks... who knows, but we need an upgrade there for sure.
2.) 18 Aug 2026 17:17:46
Further to that, redseven, Shaw, Maguire, Dalot were 3 of the 4 from Ole's time in 2020, which is worse.
Also, the fact that we could potentially have 5 players starting from then with Rashford and Bruno.
3.) 18 Aug 2026 20:00:42
It was stats that we needed to overhaul both midfield and defence... but there was an argument that the defence would be ok for another year. I definitely doubted that would be how it viewed come this time of the season, and, well... here we are.
We needed to be ruthless, and we bottled it.
We needed a full purge of the players that are not bought into the task.
Maybe those defenders mentioned are fully committed and that's why they are still here? The season is upon us, we are hopefully going to come out of the blocks and stake a claim for the title. Time will tell.
4.) 18 Aug 2026 20:23:34
If Martinez stays fit, and I know it's a big if, he is a very good defender.
One of the few we have that can bring the ball out from the back as well.
He's up there with Mount for me, in that if he stays injury-free, he's a big plus for the team.
5.) 18 Aug 2026 20:29:49
He played well for Argentina. I don't know why Utd didn't try to buy Romero. Yes, a madman, but a real warrior and aggressive defender.
6.) 18 Aug 2026 21:20:21
Criminal that back 4 if it starts like that.
It's actually criminal that our lb is still Luke Shaw.
7.) 18 Aug 2026 21:34:11
Jose had him pinned years ago.
8.) 18 Aug 2026 21:44:14
Oh yeah, but people on here called Jose out for bullying him. ??
But Jose bought Dalot. Not sure I can forgive him for that.
As for Maguire, he is slower than Redman would be to give a Glazer the kiss of life.
All the above are average Joe's or below.
Martinez had a great attitude, but is too small for the EPL, and has been exposed for that dozens of times over the past 4 years.
9.) 18 Aug 2026 21:52:03
More criminal is that, seeing as we have no money, we didn't go for Senesi.
10.) 18 Aug 2026 22:44:35
Martinez has played well against Haaland, so not been bullied that much. A lot of our conceded goals come from poor FB play and midfielders not tracking runners.
I think Heaven will have a breakout season this year.
He looks a top player, but needs an experienced leader next to him. I would go with him, and then rotate the experienced guys next to him. Yoro can back up Heaven.
11.) 18 Aug 2026 23:25:38
Crikey almighty, who said he got bullied? His lack of height gets exposed a lot, and if you can't see that, then I'm not sure what you're looking at, DB.
He doesn't get bullied, and has done OK v Haaland in the four games they started against each other. He shut him out twice, conceded one in one game, and a 6-3 v City when Haaland got a hat trick, so a bit mixed.
He copes well with his lack of inches in the main, and is a very good defender, but gets exposed a couple of times in every game. He then throws himself into challenges, writing checks his body can't cash.
I love his attitude, but he can't stay fit. And, when he is, there are still some big negatives that negate a lot of his positives, imo, sadly.
12.) 19 Aug 2026 09:51:42
Both Dodgy and Ken have valid points. He has often been left exposed by poor full backs. One thing he doesn't have is pace, but if our midfield is a good one, that will matter less.
I would play Martinez in front of the back four
and push Santos further forward if we don't get another midfielder. He is tenacious, a good tackler, and good at passing.
26 Jun 2026 22:57:40
With the ongoing issues at CB and Reece James now injured too (who could have seen that coming?), it’s starting to look as though Tuchel’s anti-United stance could come back to bite him in the ass. I’m not sure what went down when we spoke with him about taking over from Ten Haag, but clearly something that INEOS said rubbed him up the wrong way.
That Shaw and Maguire (especially after Livramento pulled out) weren’t on the plane is crazy. Both had good seasons, and both always turn up for England.
1.) 27 Jun 2026 00:00:14
What anti-United stance? It was hardly a given that Shaw or Maguire would be chosen - though I expected Shaw to be taken. Choosing both Maguire and Stones would have been highly risky and Maguire's main role would be for chasing late goals.
Tuchel chose Mainoo, for instance, and, though I think Mainoo should be starting, never mind just be in the squad, that was hardly a definite either.
2.) 27 Jun 2026 02:54:52
England were slow and ponderous in their last game. They would have been in stasis if Maguire was on the park.
3.) 27 Jun 2026 03:45:45
Mainoo has played zero minutes so far. Rashford only got seven minutes against Ghana despite looking decent off the bench in the first game. Shaw (arguably the best English left back right now) and Maguire (still a solid center back, and an excellent option from the bench if you're chasing a goal) didn't even make the squad, while Henderson (who's seemingly only there in some sort of cheerleading capacity) does?
It certainly feels like Tuchel has an issue with the club and/or its players to me.
4.) 27 Jun 2026 07:38:07
The full back selections were poor.
To be fair to Shaw, he earned the right to go. And not picking Trent, who can play RB and midfield, felt stupid.
20 May 2026 18:06:42
Usually, I don't have a problem with other teams winning the league, as over the course of 38 games, the best team usually wins. But I really don't think that's the case this season. Ignoring the fact that both Liverpool and City have been well below their usual standards this year (thus allowing Arsenal to stumble over the finish line despite their shaky form as of late), I can't help but feel like the league was handed to them.
In a season where VAR has repeatedly been criticized for a total lack of consistency, the one thing that has consistently happened is that Arsenal have got the rub of the green. They haven't got a single red card despite committing multiple stone-wall red card offenses (I can think of two in the last few weeks alone) and are seldom penalized in either box despite their players manhandling the opposition every chance they get. Without VAR intervention (or if the rules had been applied correctly in the first place), there's no what they win the league this year.
They have some great players (I'm a big fan of Rice and Reyna and am still sick to my stomach that we signed Onana and Mount for around the same price that summer), but their unique brand of anti-football football is horrible to watch and a terrible advertisement for the Premier League. Now that the FA has gifted them their title, we can only hope that they decide to take a look at the rules regarding set pieces ahead of next season.
Congrats to Arsenal, though, I guess. They all count, even the ones that are undeserved.
1.) 20 May 2026 21:55:34
Wow, lime flavored grapes much?
2.) 21 May 2026 03:17:09
I don't think so, no.
As I said above, beyond the initial disappointment of us not winning the title, I've never really had too much of an issue giving the winners their plaudits and recognizing that they deserve their trophy. This year feels different, though. It feels like a loss for football, rather than just a loss for Manchester United.
3.) 21 May 2026 04:39:20
I agree, seven, the football in this league this season has been dire 90% of the time, and Arsenal have contributed to that big time, along with the standard of refereeing and VAR. The EPL has become very poor, and they keep trying to shout best league in world... what they actually mean is most hyped overpaid league in the world, where athletes triumph over skill & talented footballers.
Arsenal have added to this medley of diabolical corner routines that resemble a wrestling match, but I blame the authorities just as much for allowing it to happen... managers get booked for being out of their box; Jose gets reds for being out of his box. Arteta gets the whole length of the pitch, but that's ok.
4.) 21 May 2026 07:09:27
The standard is so bad that three of our teams are in European finals. Villa comfortably won theirs last night; congratulations to them.
What is happening, and has been for a while, is that the traditional middle-of-the-table teams are becoming very good because of all the money in the game. There is no easy game in the Premier League.
Bournemouth, Brighton, Brentford, and Sunderland have played some outstanding football this season.
If the standard was so bad, there are 19 other teams who could have taken advantage of it, but didn't, so no sour grapes or bitterness, congrats to the team who found a way to win.
5.) 21 May 2026 09:32:41
I think that's harsh, Arsenal struggled over the line, but they have been the best team. They got nervous, so reverted to a pretty basic approach, but they're worthy winners. The grappling happens with many teams. It needs sorting out.
Arteta's antics also need addressing, the running on the touchline and the s***housery we see, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve the title. I expect them to win it again, likely playing with more freedom.
6.) 21 May 2026 09:34:31
Unfortunately, if you wanted to win the league over the last 7 or 8 years, you needed City to be off their game. Taking the aesthetics of "decent" football out of it, winning the league with mid 80 points used to be the norm, City, and for a couple of years Liverpool who chased them, raised the bar to aim for somewhere in the high 90 point region to win a league. Something United only managed a handful of times (90 plus points). Not saying we couldn't/wouldn't have been able to reach those targets with competition pushing us, just that most of the time we never needed to.
You'll see a few teams winning the league with 85 points over the next while as the competition evens out.
As for Arsenal, they found a way for their team to be effective. They've won the league and are in a European final. One thing I've noticed over the years reading football fans' opinions online is that the winners are often belittled.
If you were to read about United in the 90s/00s, we bribed refs, cheated, Fergie timed our way to titles whilst Arsenal revolutionised football.
The facts were that Arsene got Arsenal to be champions with a technically and physically impressive team, but United were simply better and could match and beat them toe to toe.
Arsenal fans shape the narrative that "we play the best football" as a coping mechanism for losing. Every team to finish 2nd has a sob story or takes the moral high ground or creates a comfort blanket to explain the external circumstances to why they can't get over the line. Fact is, every winning team has their detractors. People say City are boring, Liverpool's title wins have a narrative that they had no one challenging them and failed miserably to retain them, etc.
Arsenal have had the rub of the green and next year, if they sort out the corner fiascos, they might struggle, but this year they've amassed more points than anyone, have answered questions under pressure, and deserve to lift the league title.
Someone has to win the league every season.
7.) 21 May 2026 09:39:14
Really good post, Mumbles. Good team Arsenal. Only scored a couple more from corners more than United. ?
8.) 21 May 2026 14:56:06
Whoever finishes top of the pile deserves to be champions. It's no fluke. Arsenal deserve it. At times they played attrition football to get to the title, but they also played some really good stuff too when they built the lead that ultimately led to their triumph.
No sour grapes from me.
We need to learn to take defeat gracefully and admit without rancour when a team is better.
9.) 21 May 2026 15:15:06
Yeah, Salford, they played some good stuff too, no doubt about it.
It's no fluke. They were the best team this season.
28 Apr 2026 06:07:09
When it was first announced that Cas was leaving I thought it was for the best, despite the incredible season he's been having. Now, though, I'm starting to wonder whether it would be worth keeping him on for another year - especially if we can offload Ugarte.
We're presumably going to be bringing in two new CMs this summer. What if one (or both) of them takes a while to settle? What if they get injured, or, like Ugarte, they never acclimatize to the league?
If Cas leaves, we're not only losing his performances (which have been world class as of late), we're also losing his leadership qualities, as well as his desire to win.
1.) 28 Apr 2026 08:42:36
There is no "if Cas leaves"; he is leaving. Don't look back, keep moving forward. Thanks, Cas, and goodbye.
2.) 28 Apr 2026 08:59:12
Yh, agreed, he's leaving, it's done, and it's really good he is leaving on a high.
Interestingly, most people who want to keep him are on a 1 year deal only with reduced wages.
Why would he agree to that lol, if we were to keep him he would probably want a 2/3 deal at his current wage plus Champions League increase.
It's a non starter for that reason, one thing the club is getting right is the wage bill and not overcommitting on contracts for older players.
3.) 28 Apr 2026 09:18:15
He has already said that his mind is made up and he is leaving.
4.) 28 Apr 2026 11:44:25
Agreed. Leave on a high, and go and enjoy his football elsewhere now it's announced. However, parties are obviously entitled to change their minds, of course, if they feel it's the right thing to do.
5.) 28 Apr 2026 12:11:31
He can't play two games in a week, therefore he would only be a squad player next season, as we are signing a midfielder in his position who will be first choice. He won't accept a big wage cut (why would he?), so it's best for all parties if he leaves.
What we need is a player that can play like him but their legs haven't gone, it's now up to the club to find that player.
6.) 28 Apr 2026 18:28:57
100% Go out on a high.
I was thinking about it last night. He's had highs and lows with us. I remember watching him in his first season against Chelsea. He was levels above. Fair play, he came out well.
He can do another 3 years in Italy easily before going MLS. Top player.
7.) 28 Apr 2026 18:43:23
We'll get 2 new midfielders and promote Thwaites.
22 Sep 2026 05:46:03
While I agree that we need to fix the leaky roof before changing the carpet, MC has to take some of the blame. Amorim built up fitness levels throughout the squad. We've become lazy and out of shape since he left. It's not good enough.
21 Sep 2026 08:42:16
Yup. At this point, Wilcox out is the only logical play.
16 Sep 2026 16:23:29
Barcelona are reigning La Liga champions and Lamal is a World Cup winner and one of the favorites for this year's Balon D'or. What parents wouldn't want that for their child?
03 Sep 2026 00:38:02
Would have preferred to see him go to a Championship club, but trust that the club has done their research into where's best to send him.
02 Sep 2026 02:25:56
Alaba and Benzema on one-year pay-as-you-play deals, anyone?
15 Sep 2026 17:28:00
Can't say I blame him. The club have shown no faith in our younger players over the past few years. Even the ones we've paid to bring in from elsewhere have been left to rot on the bench while players like Maguire and Shaw continue to be offered new contracts.
We are a club in decline whose sole ambition seems to be to qualify for the Champions League and keep revenue flowing. If he's as good as people say he is, he deserves better.
03 Sep 2026 00:49:26
I think our starting eleven is actually weaker this season than it was last. None of our midfield signings are better than Cas (at least not yet), and Maguire and Shaw (who already weren't really good enough for a team with title-winning ambitions) are both one year older. Hopefully Sesko having a full year of EPL experience under his belt can make up for this somewhat (I'd say the same about Heaven and Yoro, but the manager doesn't seem to trust either of them, for whatever reason).
The two teams above us have both strengthened, further widening the gap, and Chelsea will be nipping at our heels (Spurs too, if they can start to gel quickly).
On paper, I think Villa are weaker this year than last, but I can see Newcastle pushing for top four this time around despite some big outgoings. Liverpool are a bit of an unknown quantity at the moment. They haven't strengthened dramatically, but if their signings from last summer can start to find a bit of form, I can see them competing for a Champions League spot as well.
All in all, I think we'll perform worse this season than we did last, both due to the clubs around us getting stronger and the increased demands on the squad that come with playing twice a week.
02 Sep 2026 20:24:01
I'd actually take Benzema on a pay as you play deal. Sesko could learn a lot from him, and having just lined his pockets in Saudi, you'd like to think money won't be the key factor behind his next move (assuming he doesn't just retire).
Alaba, I'm not so sure on. He was once one of the best left backs in the planet, but not sure he has enough left in him to handle the Premier League.
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.
01 Sep 2026 15:03:26
I'm sure there'll be plenty of rumors between now and the end of the window, all of which will fall just short of getting over the line. The club want to appear as though they are actively trying to sign players even if they have no intention of actually doing so.