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Moyes was way ahead of everyone.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-Sheffield-United-defender-Harry-Maguire.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-Sheffield-United-defender-Harry-Maguire.html
No CB outside the top 6 is good enough? So you would rather look at an Arsenal defender than a proven guy like Maguire? There is a reason why City is in the chase too. Maguire is class. My only criticsm of going after him is that we did it 2 years too late. We should have signed him from Hull before Leicester did. But because we didn't, now we have to pay over the top. So if we don't sign Maguire, I'd rather our scouts earned their pay and found the "next Maguire". Especially considering Leicester doesn't have to, and doesn't want to sell. Gone are the days of picking off talent from clubs below us. All teams are rich now, so if we want to get him, we have to pay. Amazing how much we like to underrate players from EPL teams below us. I imagine if we were going after VVD a couple years ago we would have heard the same arguments against it. It's like some of our supporters don't rate players until they make their move to a big club first. Judge them based on their talent, not their teammates that are around them...AWB was the best defensive full back in the league last season and is only 21. Maguire had a pretty poor season and made a lot of mistakes. England don't have the best cbs anyway so not that big of an accomplishment. Michael Keane has a good number of caps for England too. There are better cbs in Europe but we seem set on getting our cb from the Premier League for some reason. I don't think any cb outside the top 6 is good enough to improve us significantly frankly
Moyes was way ahead of everyone.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-Sheffield-United-defender-Harry-Maguire.html
I agree. One huge difference between them is that Bailly lacks the basics. He screws up offside lines, he leaves his position in dangerous ways, he has poor awareness and positioning, and the other CB never seem to know what he is about to do next. Jones has many poor sides but he is proper schooled imo.Disagree completly.
They both have horrendous mistakes on them. But Jones has actually shown he’s capable of decent runs of form - Bailly hasn’t, he’s a CB who can’t even head the ball properly. He’s got pace and strength, but doesn’t seem to be able to use it effectively, he has no tactical awareness. He’s the sort of player that I’m sure stood out against players of a similar age group, but he’s just not progressed at all.
We are not in a position to keep trying to tap into his ‘potential’, given he’s been here 3 years and our CB options are poor. Can’t see why OGS would ever play him to be honest, I’d play Tuanzebe ahead of him every day of the week.
Yes. But why is common sense so rare in this thread? Sometimes I wonder whether Leicester sent all their employees here today to tout Maguire? Insane level of fan-ship he has here. He'd be OK (not excellent) at £50m, but paying more is burning money for fun.Maguire had a pretty poor season and made a lot of mistakes. England don't have the best cbs anyway so not that big of an accomplishment. Michael Keane has a good number of caps for England too. There are better cbs in Europe but we seem set on getting our cb from the Premier League for some reason. I don't think any cb outside the top 6 is good enough to improve us significantly frankly
Read only headline.Errm, no he wasn't.
The article states that SAF & United had already been monitoring Maguire for a year, no mention of anything definite about Moyes..
Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?Yes. But why is common sense so rare in this thread? Sometimes I wonder whether Leicester sent all their employees here today to tout Maguire? Insane level of fan-ship he has here. He'd be OK (not excellent) at £50m, but paying more is burning money for fun.
No I'd rather not look at any PL defender at all because there are better defenders available in Europe. I loved VVD at Celtic and Southampton because he was clearly a top defender. I never said good players couldn't play for lower clubs, I just said at this moment I don't like any of the cbs outside the top 6 in England (or at Arsenal). I think Leicester have loads of great players, Ndidi, Maddison, Vardy, Tielemans, Pereira, Chillwell are all good enough to play for a top 6 side imo. Maguire is barely better than the cbs we already have and we need a great cb not a good one. As for why City are "in the chase" it's for 1 reason only, they need more players to meet their home grown quota and that's why they've now turned their attention to Ake who they'll probably get for £40m or less. Bad criteria to go by anyway since you could have said the same about Fred and Sanchez who have been terrible signings for us.No CB outside the top 6 is good enough? So you would rather look at an Arsenal defender than a proven guy like Maguire? There is a reason why City is in the chase too. Maguire is class. My only criticsm of going after him is that we did it 2 years too late. We should have signed him from Hull before Leicester did. But because we didn't, now we have to pay over the top. So if we don't sign Maguire, I'd rather our scouts earned their pay and found the "next Maguire". Especially considering Leicester doesn't have to, and doesn't want to sell. Gone are the days of picking off talent from clubs below us. All teams are rich now, so if we want to get him, we have to pay. Amazing how much we like to underrate players from EPL teams below us. I imagine if we were going after VVD a couple years ago we would have heard the same arguments against it. It's like some of our supporters don't rate players until they make their move to a big club first. Judge them based on their talent, not their teammates that are around them...
I think people want us to win the net spend bragging rights..Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?
It’s just a number.
I wouldn't care the number too if we still have money to spend on midfielders.Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?
It’s just a number.
Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?
It’s just a number.
That’s my gripe about Matt Judge and his recruiting teamI wouldn't care the number too if we still have money to spend on midfielders.
And it is just me that who feel Woodward can only work on one signing at a time?
Biggest problem for me is - by now Woodward should've sent 5 players packing and bought another 4.I wouldn't care the number too if we still have money to spend on midfielders.
And it is just me that who feel Woodward can only work on one signing at a time?
It matters how much we have left for other areas of improvement and how much Maguire himself will improve us.Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?
It’s just a number.
It's a gripe against senior management at United. I don't seem to have any confidence in them. I wonder why? Now they are doing what they do best: signing a player every newspaper and pundit want them too. Making the easy choice.That’s my gripe about Matt Judge and his recruiting team
Yes. But why is common sense so rare in this thread? Sometimes I wonder whether Leicester sent all their employees here today to tout Maguire? Insane level of fan-ship he has here. He'd be OK (not excellent) at £50m, but paying more is burning money for fun.
I think it does matter for future business United do, I see a lot of United fans complain about selling clubs getting United to pay over the odds, when United continue to pay more than any other club would be asked to pay.Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?
It’s just a number.
Surely you can't be serious? That extra 25 million can help us secure a better player in the future. This isnt the first time posters are acting like money just grows on trees but its becoming a reocurring one. Might as well just bid 100 million for him since it doesn't matter?Why does it matter to you whether we pay £50m, £60m or £75m?
It’s just a number.
None of the players on those wages will move either. Why should they? United now have a squad full of mid-table level players earning more than any other club in UK would pay. Because we have a banker in charge of a football club. In banking nearly every bank wins. Even ones that fail get bailed out. In sport there can be only one. Mid-table level players, or even top-4 level players don't win trophies. United won't win again because senior management aren't interested in managing a sport club. They want to manage a bank.I think it does matter for future business United do, I see a lot of United fans complain about selling clubs getting United to pay over the odds, when United continue to pay more than any other club would be asked to pay.
Same goes for wages.
Surely you can't be serious? That extra 25 million can help us secure a better player in the future. This isnt the first time posters are acting like money just grows on trees but its becoming a reocurring one. Might as well just bid 100 million for him since it doesn't matter?
The easiest way to solve this dilemma is to find a club willing to take on the player, with or without a fee involved. Subsidize the acquiring club by paying half or more of the wage. The Yankees and others in MLB did this frequently to rid themselves of bad/aging contracts. United can afford it but only if the Glazers approve of course. They may not be willing to give up a few extra million in profits they siphon off.None of the players on those wages will move either. Why should they? United now have a squad full of mid-table level players earning more than any other club in UK would pay. Because we have a banker in charge of a football club. In banking nearly every bank wins. Even ones that fail get bailed out. In sport there can be only one. Mid-table level players, or even top-4 level players don't win trophies. United won't win again because senior management aren't interested in managing a sport club. They want to manage a bank.
It matters how much we have left for other areas of improvement and how much Maguire himself will improve us.
I think it does matter for future business United do, I see a lot of United fans complain about selling clubs getting United to pay over the odds, when United continue to pay more than any other club would be asked to pay.
Same goes for wages.
@golden_blunder is absolutely correct. From an accounting sense, whatever the incremental cost you think United are overpaying for Maguire would just be amortized over the life of his contract. So, paying an extra £10m (on what you think is a fair price) is really not a big deal if he's staying for 5+ years. I would argue wages are much more important.Surely you can't be serious? That extra 25 million can help us secure a better player in the future. This isnt the first time posters are acting like money just grows on trees but its becoming a reocurring one. Might as well just bid 100 million for him since it doesn't matter?
That's nonsense, loads of people complained about his touch. It was done to death, just like the posts stating that Maguire is a bit cumbersome and over-priced.When they want to sign a player, fans and managers seem to overlook the player's weaknesses. For example: No one complained that Lukaku had bad first touch before we signed him. Now I'm told that PL's 14th slowest player is faster than any of our CBs! Not because people are malicious. Because we set our hearts on something and can't be persuaded by facts. Everyone's like that. That's why you need to look at player stats rather than go on impressions and gut feeling.
Your point about pace and one on one ability which is less of importance than intelligence.Was there any need for this really?
Please name me this good midfield resistance we had last season after Christmas. You gifted nothing you finished 5 points behind us and 2 positions back, all the teams were shit outside the top 2, I suppose you gifted Arsenal 5th too? I fail to see what this has to do with Harry Maguire.
What a comment ffs? How would I know that? Well maybe because it isn't going to leicester and is being used for something else other than going to leicester. We're not a bloody charity ffs. You guys just say whatever you like because you want to justify paying stupid amounts for players just to fail and arrive next summer only to pay stupid amounts once again. Money doesn't grow on trees is my point and it does matter how we spend it. Wasting so much on a good defender who isn't a generational talent is absurd.
How in the world would you know that ? I can play the guessing game, too and it's probable this money can go straight to Glazer's pocket.
not good enough at the mo. he's only a bit ahead of Brown&O'Shea IMO. they can both develop to be as least as good if not better
I really don't want it to be true. What kind of logic it is to spend 30m on one Rio Ferdinand, when we may be able to get BOTH Thuram and Ayala (both better than Rio) for around the same price?
Rio isnt worth the money people are talking about...
Nesta!! Nesta!! Nesta!! Nesta!! Nesta!! Nesta!!
We want Nesta!!
meanwhile according to reports. Leeds are putting a £35 million price tag on Rio which I personally think is a fecking ridiculous price for a defender.
with £35 million, we could buy Thuram, Ayala, Finnan, Carr and maybe still have some money left.
32m is way over the odds IMO...especially given the state of the current market..
If it gets close to £30m we should move on to other targets
Gallas £8m
Bridge £8m
Gudjohnsen £15m
Money better spent IMO
IMO Offer 25M Max and if it is turned down then drop it.
its the samestory again. every time manchester united cast their eyes on a player allthe clubs try to rip them off. lets face it - even 28 million is a rip off for a player like rio ferdinand.
If we offered £29m and had it rejected, it's time to look elsewhere
Leeds will be lucky to get £20 million for him next season. The times of £46 million transfers and the like are well and truly over.
IMO 29m is our final limit and we will not (and should not) go over it.
I say forget Rio. United should play Brown and O'Shea in the back and see what the kids can do.
I hope we pull the plug on the deal
It's too much money, which can be used wiser
Personally I'd be quite happy if we pulled out of the deal. I don't believe that Rio is worth the money they are asking. 25 mil is a fair offer, anything over is bullshit and I'm amazed our board is sanctioning a larger offer.
What a comment ffs? How would I know that? Well maybe because it isn't going to leicester and is being used for something else other than going to leicester. We're not a bloody charity ffs. You guys just say whatever you like because you want to justify paying stupid amounts for players just to fail and arrive next summer only to pay stupid amounts once again. Money doesn't grow on trees is my point and it does matter how we spend it. Wasting so much on a good defender who isn't a generational talent is absurd.
He doesn't want to come to United.Juve has offered Ajax around £50m for De Ligt and that were they are at this stage of negotiations but United and Leicester are at £70m for Harry fecking Maguire...
Well thats the problem because I highly doubt he fits within the budget. I believe our budget is 150 million net!(not absolutely sure) We have already spent 60 million on 2 players and with maguire costing north of 70 thats already 130. Bruno fernandes also cost 50 or more and we haven't even thought about sancho. We also haven't sold lukaku who i think will still be here come august so Im trying to understand how he fits within the budget? Unless we sell lukaku for 75 or more I dont think we are improving all the positions we need to improve. Even then we are getting mugged if we pay more than 60 for maguire.@golden_blunder is absolutely correct. From an accounting sense, whatever the incremental cost you think United are overpaying for Maguire would just be amortized over the life of his contract. So, paying an extra £10m (on what you think is a fair price) is really not a big deal if he's staying for 5+ years. I would argue wages are much more important.
Ignoring accounting he's still correct. If he's the player United/OGS want and he fits within the budget why does it matter? Why potentially lose a player you think will be important for years to come over such a small cost? You aren't buying a stock on an exchange. You're trying to build a winning side.
Nobody is asking or bidding £100 for Maguire so that part is irrelevant.
Flicking through Ferdinand threads from 2002. The names and numbers are different but the caf sure is the same.
to be fair £32m then was probably the equivalent of £100m+ now.Flicking through Ferdinand threads from 2002. The names and numbers are different but the caf sure is the same.
That's excellent genuinely like reading the modern day! let's hope he turns out to be similar to a modern day Rio then.Flicking through Ferdinand threads from 2002. The names and numbers are different but the caf sure is the same.
If Maguire turns out to be one of the best center backs I've ever seen play then I'll buy a hat made of nails and eat it.That's excellent genuinely like reading the modern day! let's hope he turns out to be similar to a modern day Rio then.
to be fair, Sir Alex himself refused to sign him when he was at Leeds, stating that if Rio is worth 18m then Wes is worth 30m.Flicking through Ferdinand threads from 2002. The names and numbers are different but the caf sure is the same.
Im talking about levels, I know he doesn't want to come. We splash out money like its going out of fashion, we have to pay extra because we are united and everyone knows that English players have a premium so this transfer of Maguire is costing us an arm and a legHe doesn't want to come to United.
Rio was a generational talent.....arguably one of the most talented and best centrebacks in the league. Comparing maguire to ferdinard is a joke in itself.to be fair £32m then was probably the equivalent of £100m+ now.
Wasn't Rio also a good bit younger than Maguire? 22/23?
So the CAF doesnt want him and therefore it must be a good idea?Flicking through Ferdinand threads from 2002. The names and numbers are different but the caf sure is the same.