Red Royal
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That would actually make more sense.Lingard next.
That would actually make more sense.Lingard next.
you know that as a fact do you?Whilst it is the Glazers money, it takes away from spending those wages on another player (e.g. part fund someone we need, like Varane).
I get he is a great role model and professional etc. Plus he seems a really nice guy, but we should have let him go and strenghtened elsewhere.
Oh well, now we have him, I hope he starts every League cup and the easier FA cup games and we dont still run our first XI into the ground.
a director role is what's been rumouredCan only assume he's going to become a coach at some point in the future. Seems like he's got a good head for it, who knows one day he might even become manager.
Yeah absolutely bizarre this but so typical of us.We've officially become a charity.
We've officially become a charity.
I'm not too bothered. One year deal for a squad player and he's a great person to have around the club.
Ayye agreed. Im assuming the wages will be low. Even for our negotiations team it'd be bafflingly Incompetent otherwise.Not my money. Don't give a feck.
What is good about this is that's he's a fecking great character, a good person and a great spokeperson for Manchester United!
It would be wonderful if he could end his career with us and become a great coach for us.
Role model on and off the pitch.
I don’t think Mata will be completing for them but rather a rotation option. One we sorry lacked last season when he was away from the team.Little odd given the Sancho signing. A rare problem for sure, but having Rashford, James, Greenwood, Amad, Mata and now Sancho all competing for essentially two spots, tis a weird one.
He will get a new role as well. He will be an asset imo.Clueless.. he won’t play more than 5 games
Board member I read...a director role is what's been rumoured
So it does reduce. Last time I checked he was on £180k a week.I've read the wages being reported as £175,000 per week.
I was about to say Mata ain't competing for a start really is he, it would be a surprise if he even made the match day squad most weeks in the leagueI don’t think Mata will be completing for them but rather a rotation option. One we sorry lacked last season when he was away from the team.
He won’t, but he’s a grand option when we want to rest many of the others. Can still chip in on the pitch, great in the dressing room, and we have an eye on a staff role for him. Don’t get the complaints.I was about to say Mata ain't competing for a start really is he, it would be a surprise if he even made the match day squad most weeks in the league
neither do, seems the majority just like to be negative hardly a shocker given the rubbish posted in most threads these daysHe won’t, but he’s a grand option when we want to rest many of the others. Can still chip in on the pitch, great in the dressing room, and we have an eye on a staff role for him. Don’t get the complaints.
yep. he only signed it on the condition that not a single youngster would be brought through from the academy in a position that he feels he can occupy. he also demanded that no player is allowed to run faster than him on the pitch, to stop fans complaining he is too slow.Nope. Doubled to match De Gea, I believe.
We signed Sancho yesterday, didn’t even get 24 hours out of that!neither do, seems the majority just like to be negative hardly a shocker given the rubbish posted in most threads these days
He has his degrees behind him, so I suppose that kind of makes sense.a director role is what's been rumoured
Jones and LingardLovely. Who's next up, Matic?
Plenty of ex-players have spoken about the importance of having those sorts of players in the squad. Even some one as hard headed and disciplined as Roy Keane has talked about the importance of older players in the squad.Good to have around? I never quite understand this argument. We have a coaching team, backroom staff, a large squad, I cannot see for the life of me why it would be good to have him around if he's not going to offer anything on the playing side. He's there as a player not some kind of morale booster.
If there is not a staff role for him to take up that he wishes to go into we should not be wasting money on people that never play or when they do play offer so little you wonder why we don't just play a youngster.
because he doesn't want to retire from the playing staff yet?If the extension is about more than football then why not give him an official role for that (ambassador or some title like that) ?
im sure he's going to be devastated he doesn't have your respectI'd have a lot more respect for the guy if he did a David Silva and went to play in La Liga for a club where he'd be genuinely useful. He's stayed for the money, he can't honestly think he'll get back into the starting eleven regularly at this stage.
To me when you take the fee and wages he's been on into account he's been a flop.
Mata said something about being interested in the managerial side of the game a year or so back, and the club stated something about his long-term future being tied to the club. I forget the details but I'm sure there is something on the internet about it. Do a search.I'd like to understand the logic behind it, because I don't see it. I mean, it's not like he's being paid peanuts?
He has zero impact on our football, so I'd imagine there is some other stuff he does, I don't think know, Club ambasador?