Aye, too true - wish the bloody window was just finished.
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I agree with you, but I believe that this is where it's a bit unfair to OGS. He isn't really involved in negotiating transfers, and can't be expected to know about all the options on the market, and what a specific player might cost until serious negotiations take place.
This is where a real scouting network comes in handy. They need to be able to find good players (perhaps like konate) who fit what OGS wants without costing world record fees. He can't be expected to do that and coach the players.
Yeah but he isn't "premier league proven" so therefore he must be bad and not worth signing.
No but we can't have a team filled with 19-21 year olds. It isn't unlikely that we could start a match this season without a single outfield player born Before 1993 (DDG, Shaw, VNL, Tuanzebe, AWB - McTominay, Andreas, Pogba - Martial, Greenwood and Rashford) and an average age of .. 23 ?
We need someone who is a leader and experienced at the back. You can't expect a 20 year old regardless of his qualities to become the undisputed leader at the back.
I am all for signing talents - but in that central defensive position...I want a fairly experienced leader.
Calm down petal
Seek it out haha take a day off
Nonsense. He’s a good defender and a club like Leicester is his level. Same as Jonny Evans.
Phil Jones is definitely good enough for Leicester or any top 10 team. He is a decent-good defender. Only problem is fitness.
Some of them seem to think Ed Woodward and Uniteds entire negotiating team are members on here and very active in this thread, judging by the nonsense they keep posting.
Don`t dispute he is good enough, its his injury record that is of more concern - same cannot be said for Jonny, so that is not really a great comparison.
Only issue? Not that his brain switches off all the time?
I think this is an excellent shout. Ake has improved every season. Maguire is stalling and we don't have time. Ake is 24 and will get better. Ake, Tuanzebe and Lindelof is a promising trio of CB's.
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New title time:
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Harry misses Training.
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Harry misses Training.
Sean from En Derby is at it again. Tired of this guy. Will block him if he is wrong this time.
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Harry missed training this morning....
(Illness..........apparently)
(Illness..........apparently)
I have doubts about Maguire. If we sign him for 80m. How much do Utd actually improve? - We'll still have Matic protecting him, losing runners, looking like he's got a piano on his back. Yes our defence is poor and we need a CB but I don't see Utd spending 80+ on Maguire and then investing in other areas with 10 days left. Maguire will improve the defence but he won't improve Utd substantially unless we we make improvements in CM and DM.
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Sky trying to get people betting on Sky Bet, he misses training haha who gives a shit, probably ill!
We seriously linked with Ake, didn't Bournemouth concede a shedload last year and he was a main fixture in that defence, if we can't do better than Ake then we are in the shit!
We seriously linked with Ake, didn't Bournemouth concede a shedload last year and he was a main fixture in that defence, if we can't do better than Ake then we are in the shit!
Seems legit
Ake doesn't excite me at all. He's potential, but Maguire is more ready to come in and do the job.
surprise surprise, Sky run with the click bait BS story anyone with an actual once of professional pride immediately says he is ill, these presenters must get paid a fortune to stomach spouting this much crap on TV
it if was that close to being done its now finalised would we have played him Saturday? Of course we wouldn't, just block the troll
He's sick apparently.
You don't know he's ill though do you, you're guessing and putting two and two together, just like Sky.
Yeah, he also isn't anywhere near as good in the air, which is a large reason we're getting Maguire.
One cried. One is sick. Is this really happening?
Gloom and Doom 101
I don't think Matic will be the most prominent defensive midfielder this season, McT will turn that role into his own, I may be wrong but that's the way I see it happening.
A back 4 of AWB - Lindelof - Maguire - Shaw looks pretty good to me and I don't think the £80m for him will diminish the chance of other signings. If this comes off it will display some semblance of a plan on Ole's part and some real weaknesses bolstered and improved.
If he improves our defence he improves Utd. Don't see how you can have one without the other.
Might be true too.
Sick of Leicester
Anyone reported that he is ill?
sky dont own skybet
Rodgers probably gave him the morning off just to troll us, the cnut.
Looks like it's finally happening 
Yeah, and Lukaku was injured. Its standard to say a player is injured/sick before a transfer just in case the deals falls through for whatever reason.
They're not the majority shareholder but they do have a substantial stake (excuse the betting pun) and therefore a financial interest in Skybet doing well.
Our local journos saying he is ill, all Sky seemed to have jumped on is that he missed training, not the reason why
I think they sold their remaining stake in the company not so long ago, I might be wrong though.
How could he be "officially a Man Utd player" if no medical took place? No pictures of him in the city of Manchester, at Carrington, at a medical centre... BS that is.
United Stand last night said there would be news on Maguire today. Not verbatim but medical Tuesday unveiled Wednesday.
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