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He isn’t better than those two. Martial will be a much better striker than Lukaku if given an extended run there.
He might, he might not. As things stand, Lukaku is far more proven than either him or Rashford. If we want Lukaku out, that's fine, but he needs to be replaced. Arbitrarily weakening the attack would be ludicrous, especially given how poor it already is relative to other top clubs'.
 

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I don't know what's more shocking. That Palace can reject such a bid or that the 8th best team in Premier League is able to bid 70m+ two players for anyone.
 

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After the season we had last year, the only outfield player bought is James, from the championship. Let that sink in at where we at. I know fans getting excited by Oles fitness style but I'm going in next season thinking same old, same old united.
 

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If he comes out and says he is disappointed with what he has, his players will be unhappy and his employer will be unhappy. This will make sure he is sacked even sooner.
I assume one of them should have been McTominay...who btw will probably score 5-6 goals this season
 

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After the season we had last year, the only outfield player bought is James, from the championship. Let that sink in at where we at. I know fans getting excited by Oles fitness style but I'm going in next season thinking same old, same old united.
You forgot Maguire, even though an £80m transfer is easily forgotten.
 

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After the season we had last year, the only outfield player bought is James, from the championship. Let that sink in at where we at. I know fans getting excited by Oles fitness style but I'm going in next season thinking same old, same old united.
And Maguire and AWB. In fact every player we've bought has been outfield.
 

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Do you really think Ole is happy with how this transfer window has gone for us? I would say absolutely fecking not. We failed miserably yet again.
He got 3 players he wanted - out of possibly 5 ? He is not jumping for joy - but I think he is realistic. He knew that it would be hard to get all the players he wants...few managers do
 

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Am I missing something? How on earth are Everton suddenly able to splash mega money? How can a club that size comply with FFP?
 

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After the season we had last year, the only outfield player bought is James, from the championship. Let that sink in at where we at. I know fans getting excited by Oles fitness style but I'm going in next season thinking same old, same old united.
Maguire and AWB?
 

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Why the feck has he fallen out with Pogba?
Maybe since he was Jose's biggest fanboy publicly during last seasons nightmare and would admonish other players for lacking the stones to 'man up' the same way he's choosing not to right now...
 

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How I wish our woes were fitting in an abundance of, rather than a paucity of options.
 

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I think Tielemans, Ndombele and Fernandes were all achievable targets, but alas

We don’t adequately reinforce and are potentially going into next season with a weaker midfield than the year before, and this thread is already position itself to blame Pogba for a potential disastrous incoming season
Not sure that any of them are natural partnerships for pogba in a 2 bar perhaps ndombele at a stretch. They are all more pogba replacements than matic replacements.
 

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Imagine rejecting 70 mil + 2 players for ...................Zaha :lol::lol::lol:
Well - Zaha is guaranteed to keep Palace in the P.L - if they sell him, I think they will go down. So as absurd as it sounds - I can almost understand it. Especially this late in the window
 

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You forgot Maguire, even though an £80m transfer is easily forgotten.
Outfield player I said, our defence is solid but to go in the window without improving the midfield and attack is a shambles. Especially as Lukaku is leaving.
 

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Conventional wisdom would say you're right (although there's not as much correlation here as you would assume), but the 12 we were awarded last season is the (joint) second highest in premier League history and nobody has ever been given more than 13. It would be pretty unlikely for that number to stay the same, even with a more attacking brand of football.
Don't forget about VAR this season though, could be lots more pens
 

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Outfield player I said, our defence is solid but to go in the window without improving the midfield and attack is a shambles. Especially as Lukaku is leaving.
Defenders play in the outfield though...
 

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Am I missing something? How on earth are Everton suddenly able to splash mega money? How can a club that size comply with FFP?
See above. Our net spend is only 20m so far. Plus some of the people leaving were on big contracts so we are freeing up the wage bill while doing so.
 

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Conventional wisdom would say you're right (although there's not as much correlation here as you would assume), but the 12 we were awarded last season is the (joint) second highest in premier League history and nobody has ever been given more than 13. It would be pretty unlikely for that number to stay the same, even with a more attacking brand of football.
VAR though
 

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See above. Our net spend is only 20m so far. Plus some of the people leaving were on big contracts so we are freeing up the wage bill while doing so.
Still never thought I'd see the day where midtable clubs can afford to spend £70m on a single player. Would be a terrific signing for you guys, but Palace would be committing suicide if they sold him this late.
 

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Surely if Lukaku is that bothered that we won't lower our demands to let him go, he can pay the difference between what we're asking and what Inter are offering, from his own pocket?
 

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After the season we had last year, the only outfield player bought is James, from the championship. Let that sink in at where we at. I know fans getting excited by Oles fitness style but I'm going in next season thinking same old, same old united.
It's a shame you've missed out on the pre-season games, they have been an absolute delight to watch. Especially the game against Tottenham.
 

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By outfield i mean midfield and attack.
So even if your Logic is correct (which it isn't - defenders are outfield players) - defenders in the modern game have a huge influence on the attack. AWB will start a lot of Counters by winning the ball more often - Maguire will play the ball out of defense with more accuracy or/and Power - and he will contribute a lot more at our set-pieces.

You can't Counter-attack if you don't win the ball - AWB and Maguire are 2 of the best in the business at winning the ball.
 

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It's more of a generalization than a personal attack on you, so my apologies.

I hear what you're saying, and in an ideal world of course that's how we'd want it. However this leads into another discussion about player agents. Doesn't matter if Dybala/whoever was a lifelong united season ticket holder with posters of Djemba Djemba on his bedroom wall as a child - his agent knows what players get at United and the fact that he would be giving up guaranteed trophies and success in the short term and he will want his client to be paid massively.

Until we are successful again, we won't be able to pull the best players without paying a shit ton of money, it's as simple as that. And unfortunately the bottom line is we won't be able to compete now with the teams above us by signing average players who really want to play for United. We don't have a legendary boss to pull anymore, our club's structure is very publicly scrutinized by everyone. We seem, from the outside, an unstable, declining club football wise.

Also please don't get me wrong, we are not that far off in terms of our first team. We have 3-4 positions which need filling with world class talent, but we are going to have to pay massively to get them filled.
Yes, of course agents will wants their clients to get the most amount (regardless of who the player supports) but for United or any other club this could prove to be catastrophic. We're already struggling to offload shit players like Darmian,Rojo etc due to their wages, imagine this on a bigger scale with Sacnhez style wages.

I agree with you on the position we're in right now and I wouldn't call Wan/Maguire average but I agree with your point of needing high quality players but this offering shit ton of money model for players doesn't guarantee success either so for me there has to be balance of having few top players with young hungry players.
 

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the media would be “surprised” to find out how many agents have been in touch with Manchester United to say their players would “love to be a part” of the club.
 

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the media would be “surprised” to find out how many agents have been in touch with Manchester United to say their players would “love to be a part” of the club.
:lol::lol::lol: amateur hour
 

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If Ole is really happy then he is either clueless or has resigned himself to the fact he'll be sacked before the end of the season as there's no way he's getting top 4, the front 4 is trash and easily the worst of the top 6 bar Chelsea.
 

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Better location? You think every footballer worry’s about or prefers playing at a club based on their geographical location?

This isn’t Stamford Bridge mate.
It’s called the Theatre of Dreams for a reason. Players dream of playing at Manchester United.

Dybala himself posted something on his social media last time they played us in CL referencing our stadium.

You think Turin (where Juventus play) is like Rome or Venice?
Nope. But does that stop him from visiting those cities or London as frequently as he may like? Nope.

Earning millions, I’m sure travel plans are the last of his worries.
What he needs right now is to enlarge his legacy and make sure he leaves a mark in history books that’s befitting to his potential and ambition.
With all due respect to Spurs, and their new stadium, and them being in London, and having played CL more frequently then us (only in the last few years by the way), a player like Dybala would want to play at a club that has at least as much history/appeal/support/power, or more then, Juventus. Clubs that match his level.

Also, I’m not sure if you’re aware but in modern times, a manager doesn’t influence a player into switching clubs as much as finances do.
As much as Poch might convince him to come, Dybala also knows he’d be stupid to think that Poch is going to be there for the next 5 years (or whatever the term of his contract might be). Not that Poch can’t but the likelihood of that happening is almost impossible.

So, the point being, a player doesn’t just come to Spurs based on their present situation. Their ‘better’ manager and squad may not remain that way and if that was to happen, they wouldn’t bounce back as often or as consistently as a club like United could.

Which is why players like Pogba or Ibra decided to move here even when we didn’t have CL. They knew we wouldn’t stay that way for long.

I’m not sure I can say that about Spurs. Specially in the PL.
The competition is so tough nowadays that if others improved, Spurs would find it a challenge to even remain in Top 4, let alone win the PL.
I don't think every footballer concerns themselves with location no but I do think a very high % of modern day players do and that % goes higher when it comes to players from abroad coming to England and players of a South American background even higher again.

Old Trafford is a better stadium than Stamford Bridge, not sure why you felt the need to bring it up. I'm not a deluded, blinkered opposition fan.

What you wrote about "what he needs" is effectively a load of guff unless you have spoken to the man directly or know him. You seem slightly in the past with comments like this. The majority of modern day players don't care about their place in history.

Well if Pogba and Ibra "knew" United wouldn't be without CL football "for long" they were wrong weren't they.
 

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Why the feck has he fallen out with Pogba?
Obviously just speculation but if Pogba wanted to move and was told to keep his head down and they would work on a replacement and in comes Lukaku with his nonsense which seems to have strengthened united's resolve of not getting lowballed on deals. Thats probably had a knock on effect to the slim chance of Pogba getting his move.
 
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