None of the reports from English or Dutch about several clubs being involved. ETH knows the player inside out and clearly wants him. Player clearly wants to come and play under ETH. So what exactly are we waiting for ?
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If that is the general consensus he can't be that good then. I've not watched him therefore I have no idea how good he is. But imo we need to sign players who will be significant upgrades to the first team.
If the guy doesn’t back himself to earn a starting spot in our shit show of a defence then I’d really have to question his mentality.
For me personally it's too early to comment on restructuring that but yeah, I do think we should be going in faster for our #1 targets. No point in dragging straightforward deals like Timber. Deals like De jong are going to take time unfortunately.
Same old same old. Making a meal out of every transfer possible 
Bless the souls who believe in this dogshit board. One of the biggest summers and there's zero urgency.
And before anyone says "oh look the window just opened" shut the feck up. Clubs have started getting their players. We have the most amount of work to do and have nothing to show for it.
Bless the souls who believe in this dogshit board. One of the biggest summers and there's zero urgency.
And before anyone says "oh look the window just opened" shut the feck up. Clubs have started getting their players. We have the most amount of work to do and have nothing to show for it.
I'm being quite serious honestly. I can't see what's holding up the deal when none of the parties involved are against the deal happening. In case of De Jong i certainly understand that it is going to drag.are you being serious? this isn’t football manager
Timber will be competing with the most expensive CB in the world and a 4 CL winner CB for a first team place. That's a challenge for anyone unless of course we're talking of a Van Dijk. On the bright side the very manager who made him now wants him at his new team. Varane is injury prone, Maguire is not that great and Timber can play in multiple roles. I think he's got a decent chance of making it with United
Andy O’Boyle was appointed for that, not that I know who the feck he is.
He probably just realises that he could do with another season at Ajax before making the jump. Plenty of players have made the same assessment in that environment.
Aside from that, Ajax have already lost Mazraoui and Gravenberch so his status in that team will be elevated as other youngsters come into those positions. Makes sense to stay put a year.
Save him for next season - we need a centre back every summer anyway, so at least we'll have a head start in 2023. We're completely without a left-footer right now - that's where the focus should be this window.
Aye, it doesn't ring true or make sense for an elite athlete to have such a weak opinion of themselves. I still think this deal is happening, but such a good source putting doubt on it has me a teeny tiny weenie bit like
I swear, the minute any negativity hits, you boys pounce on it and feast like a pack of hungry hyenas. “Look, see I told you United are shite!” You all need to get out more.
Im still backing both Timber and FDJ to have agreed a move by the time the window opens on the 10th.
Im still backing both Timber and FDJ to have agreed a move by the time the window opens on the 10th.
Aye last thing we need is another flakey player in the back line. This will come down to whether ETH can convince him to join or not. If we receive any indication he doesn’t want to sign then I’d hope we’d move swiftly onto Carmo. The quicker we do our business the better.Aye, it doesn't ring true or make sense for an elite athlete to have such a weak opinion of themselves. I still think this deal is happening, but such a good source putting doubt on it has me a teeny tiny weenie bit like
Van Gaal has done the trick.
Yeah LVG definitely been in his ear. Stay at Ajax or don't go to the world cup.
Van gaal you dirty old bastard 
He clearly wants to come? How do you possibly know that?
Or, far more likely, a player who’s on the edges of the World Cup side and believes in his ability to be part of it doesn’t want to get thrown into a new country, system and culture right on the eve of the World Cup in case there’s a bedding in period and it damages his case for getting games.
We need ten Hag to give him a call and convince him then. First half of the season he should be saved being guarateed as starting XI because we wouldn't spend the money and sign him to be backup. He's still so young, he shouldn't be afraid of losing his spot in one world cup and that world cup he's not even above de Ligt, VVD, and de Vrij in pecking order.
Probably, I do find it likely LVG has had a word with him though.
News was positive for the last 3 weeks, suddenly he's on international duty and he wants to stay.
I wouldn’t question his mentality at all. Utd are a shit show. Common sense tells you that our record of bringing players in and trusting them to play their way into the team is abysmal.Aye, it doesn't ring true or make sense for an elite athlete to have such a weak opinion of themselves. I still think this deal is happening, but such a good source putting doubt on it has me a teeny tiny weenie bit like
- Fred:key senior player for CL club, cost €50million and didn’t get a kick for a year.
- Telles: key senior player for a CL club and didn’t get a proper kick till Ole was replaced.
- Dalot: highly rated you player who cost millions didn’t get a kick and was loaned out...it’s taken years to even begin to establish himself.
- Amad: just wrong
- DVB: key senior player for a CL semi finalist and up and coming at international level...Cost 30 million ...didn’t get a kick and was loaned.
- Sancho: cost 70 million and considered the best young attacking talent in Europe. Benched for the first half of the season pretty much.
Players need to play to bed in...the team has been so dysfunctional we couldn’t afford to do that. What would make Timber think we are a good move for his career?
LVG is spot on. He would more than likely lose his place in the NL team if he joins us.
LVG isn't spot on, to say he most likely would lose his place is utter shite. Speculative shite.
Thank heavens we can all feel secure.
we are one injury away from seeing McTominay at CB. Shudder
Van Gaal is a bully. A manager out of his decade.
It is a legitimate concern for a young player to have, specially with the world cup just three months after he joins us.
He may be dropped for more experienced players if he has struggles adapting and may push him out of the NT. Bear in mind that the Dutch have de Vrij, van Dijk and de Ligt as their CB options so Timber is facing an uphill battle for the national team as is.
He may be dropped for more experienced players if he has struggles adapting and may push him out of the NT. Bear in mind that the Dutch have de Vrij, van Dijk and de Ligt as their CB options so Timber is facing an uphill battle for the national team as is.
Love how people are suddenly taking it as gospel that LVG has been in his ears about moving to us when there's nothing reported at all about his involvement
He's a young cb and his position is stacked in the national team, him moving to us would definitely wreck his chances of making it to the world cup in December.
He's a young cb and his position is stacked in the national team, him moving to us would definitely wreck his chances of making it to the world cup in December.
To be fair, it beats being zero injuries away from seeing him at CM...
Two injuries surely? Unless we’re just assuming varane is injured by default.
That's because Wijnaldum and VDB were his victim.Love how people are suddenly taking it as gospel that LVG has been in his ears about moving to us when there's nothing reported at all about his involvement
He's a young cb and his position is stacked in the national team, him moving to us would definitely wreck his chances of making it to the world cup in December.
Well he appears to be Phil Jones replacement
We are no injuries away from seeing McTominay in midfield!
In fairness ETH has talked about seeing him as a DM, that he has the tools for it. So I’m going to take the first of the coach who has been working with the 20 year old
I really don't understand why people are freaking out at the board for this one.
The story plainly states Timber is considering staying at Ajax because he's worried about game-time before the World Cup. That's an entirely reasonable concern for him to have given that he's 20 years old and, in spite of many peoples' insistence to the contrary, it's likely he'd have to adjust to the physicality of the Premier League. I don't see what the United management is supposed to do differently here; promise him that he'll be starting every game even if we're not confident on that? That hasn't exactly gone well for us in the past...
The story plainly states Timber is considering staying at Ajax because he's worried about game-time before the World Cup. That's an entirely reasonable concern for him to have given that he's 20 years old and, in spite of many peoples' insistence to the contrary, it's likely he'd have to adjust to the physicality of the Premier League. I don't see what the United management is supposed to do differently here; promise him that he'll be starting every game even if we're not confident on that? That hasn't exactly gone well for us in the past...
But you don't understand, it must be Van Gaal conspiring against his hated club. It couldn't possibly be because we are a fecking mess top to bottom and everyone who has joined us in the past decade has been worse for wear. So now players have huge reservations and doubts.Love how people are suddenly taking it as gospel that LVG has been in his ears about moving to us when there's nothing reported at all about his involvement
He's a young cb and his position is stacked in the national team, him moving to us would definitely wreck his chances of making it to the world cup in December.
No, it's Van Gaal poisoning his mind, like that guy in Lord of the Rings whispering in Theoden's ear.
There is no way a player with 2 brain cells looking at us and thinking it nah pass on that, more likely LvG was doing full inception on him , pure copium
, pure copiumIf he plays for Man United and plays very well here then he has much better chance to start over de Ligt and de Vrij. He has no chance to start over those two if he stays at Ajax. Of course the risk is that he would more likely be in the squad if he stays at Ajax, while can be out of squad if he doesn't perform at the start of the season at United.
But that's normal, high risk will give you high reward. If he wants to start in world cup then come to United now, if he just wants to sit on the bench of the national team world cup then staying at Ajax is the safe option. ETH can still convince him.
But that's normal, high risk will give you high reward. If he wants to start in world cup then come to United now, if he just wants to sit on the bench of the national team world cup then staying at Ajax is the safe option. ETH can still convince him.
A lot of people with the knives out this morning it seems. A transfer is rarely plain sailing, there'll be posturing and spoofing along the way and media getting involved creating twists to sell stories. I still see this as a likely transfer, just need to be patient
We have McTominay in midfield as our starter. Our midfield is Fred and McT. That's it. Obviously we need couple of more midfielders immediately. And we have Cavani leaving, and Greenwood left, and even Lingard/Mata left. We definitely need one more forward. And AWB is leaving, so we need one RB as well. Those 4 are the bare minimum.
Yes we need a CB as well, but if we promote Mengi, we will have 4 centrebacks for 2 positions. Maguire and Lindelof barely get injured anyway. All I'm saying is we have more pressing issues.
Timber wouldnt start for Netherlands before Van Dijk or De Ligt anyway so not sure what he's worried about. Only a bench player there if at all.
I think what LVG has said to him is look that club will force Ten Hag to play Maguire due to the price tag, exactly like we saw Ole play him every week and exactly like when Rangnick had the chance. Maguire is going nowhere. So can he get in before Varane or Lindelof?
What this all proves though is that even decisions in the past (not backing LVG with his targets) are now starting to come back to haunt us.
I think what LVG has said to him is look that club will force Ten Hag to play Maguire due to the price tag, exactly like we saw Ole play him every week and exactly like when Rangnick had the chance. Maguire is going nowhere. So can he get in before Varane or Lindelof?
What this all proves though is that even decisions in the past (not backing LVG with his targets) are now starting to come back to haunt us.
Get him in ASAP. I am more excited about him joining than De Jong because of our defensive requirements and his attainability. Varane and him should be an amazing pair. He may also be an upgrade if played ahead of Wan Bissaka/Dalot. One, if not both of them, should be sold.
Mengi is always injured and not good enough in my opinion.
maguire and Lindelof both spent a good portion of time injured last season as did Varane. Last season we still had Bailly, Jones and matic to cover. Bailly and Jones want out. Matic is gone
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