Some miserable cnuts in here
Rasmus Højlund | Signed for United
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Take it easy.
Not the point I was trying to make but I do agree with you all that majority of them are flops/jury still out on.
But those kinds transfers set a precedent unfortunately.
Very difficult to sign the finished article for <30m like the good old days. "Potential" seems to cost a minimum of 50m now. Weird considering nobody knows if a player is gonna turn world class or not. I don't agree with it but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
I'm delighted with the transfer, couldn't care less about fee and I hope he does great for us.
It is amazing how Atalanta could get another 20mil quid over what their only other offer for their player was and already have his replacement in place...looks like they were holding the whip in negotiations all the time.
Chelsea signed 2 forwards one with way more pedigree than Hojlund and both cost less.
We're quite obviously not doing things the right way
Look how much we paid for Antony last season
Well put @simonhch
Sounds like an obvious briefing. Pedulla reported what they wanted, and they got it
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I have us as spending £200m last summer (Antony - £81m; Cas - £60m; Martinez - £46m and Malacia - £13m)? We seem to be €50m apart? Anyway, probably doesn’t matter much. It’s a lot of money and I still think we only have a top 4 squad.
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'Harem of snivelpots'“Mewling quims” has me giggling
We play athletic Bilbao in Dublin on the Sunday. Surely the stronger team will play in that game?
To make it make more sense, their reported bid of 50m euros is roughly more in line with his value. Cool.
Hard to believe some on here understand the concept of a discussion forum.
I'm at the same position with this as I was with Mount. Not overly convinced by him, although with Mount I could say I had seen quite a few games, with this lads it's mainly highlights, which doesn't tell the full story.
That said, I will support him and hope he turns out good. No point moaning about the fee as that's par for the course these days. Moaning won't make it any less bearable if he doesn't hit the ceiling for us. So we better hope he repays the trust ETH and the board have placed in him.
That said, I will support him and hope he turns out good. No point moaning about the fee as that's par for the course these days. Moaning won't make it any less bearable if he doesn't hit the ceiling for us. So we better hope he repays the trust ETH and the board have placed in him.
HAPPY ST RASMUS DAY
You had him on toast there.
Great post that gave me a giggle.
I like ETH a lot and think he had a superb first season, and therefore I’ll trust him until the signings prove otherwise. I mean, it’s not like any of us are good at predicting the success of a signing anyhow, half the forum shit the bed about Casemiro, Martinez was a midget, Wum/Twig lost his username due to him losing his arse about Zlatan, and Sancho was in the main the most unanimous sure thing signing I’ve seen on here.
Sad thing is, if old Rasmus doesn’t hit the ground running, then half of them will be turning against him
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EtH thinks he is the right signing. EtH is a really good coach. Let's just see what happens.
Tchouaméni wasnt a bench player for the future he was a direct replacement for Casemiro, and if anything isnt a very good example to bring up, because 80m was a good deal for him as all the top teams wanted him. Madrid fans know they are getting Mbappé and have just signed Bellingham. so, they arent a good example to bring up about fans that don't complain either, they are spoiled as feck.
Football transfers aren't exciting to me. The actual football is.
Why are people bothered about what we paid for him?
Top reddism is over 9000.
Why haven't we considered Ivan Toney ?
Proven Premier League ability.
Big and strong which apparently is whT ETH wants.
I know he's suspended, but that must surely reduce his price and Brentford could probably do with the money.
Proven Premier League ability.
Big and strong which apparently is whT ETH wants.
I know he's suspended, but that must surely reduce his price and Brentford could probably do with the money.
It is actually £60m plus add ons
How do you know we haven’t?
I’m guessing likely Toney, along with Kane and Højlund were amongst several names on the shortlist, of which the management has decided that Højlund is the best fit/purchase.
Not seen anyone conclusively say Spurs wouldn't sell to us. Just that they're reluctant to do so. However I have seen that the rumoured price is 100m sterling. Which for him is fair considering without the year left on his deal he'd be going for at least 140.
Probably because it affects FFP and thus has ramifications for future transfer windows, and it also directly affects whether or not other players can be signed, and if so, what players can be signed.
That would be my guess.
I genuinely don’t think there’s a chance in hell Spurs sell to a “top 4 rival” for 100m.
Honestly I’m just so glad we don’t have to watch Wout anymore that the fee means nothing right now.
Toney was one of my top choices. Alas, ‘twas not to be.
Hopefully Højlund turns out to be a better player than him though.
Not to mention that it’s a vicious cycle where the next £30m player we try and sign is also priced at £80m, before we get a “good deal” at £60m.
Imagine if he turns out another Wout (I’m joking, he’s obviously vastly superior if ETH is willing to spend that much on him).
It does seem to add more unnecessary pressure to these players when they do not immediately hit the ground running, and that’s not including how poorly we have spent in the past with these young unproven players.
There are barely any 30m players any longer unless they are 30+ or have very little time left on their deals. This isn’t 2010.
During the Fergie era we recruited from a position of strength. Now we are recruiting to get back to that position of strength. The fact that we have filled positions that we needed to already and hopefully there will be another before the season starts is a big improvement on previous seasons.
It feels good that we are moving in the right direction. We will still need another summer window to be fully capable of a title challenge. I can't wait for the season to start especially with champions league as well.
It feels good that we are moving in the right direction. We will still need another summer window to be fully capable of a title challenge. I can't wait for the season to start especially with champions league as well.
It's amazing how this question still pops up when this was the reason we didn't sign a player who almost helped the scousers to top 4 lat year and is set to feature heavily this season again.
If they are reporting then the fee is £64m add ons are rarely hit with united nowadays , I think he’ll be worth that in a few years but he’ll struggle first season?
It doesn’t even matter what example I bring up. The Victor Meldrew Massive will always find something to be incandescent about. It’s just tiresome, predictable and inane. There are people in here who live by a doctrine of negative critique. They thrive off it, they actively seek it. They seem to derive their value from predicting failure and then claiming credit for their prognostications. But when all one does is throw shit at the wall, eventually some of it will stick. It’s not a sign of erudition, it’s the calling card of toxicity.
This decline in posting standards on the Caf has been synonymous with the rise of social media. Hot takes so hot they’ve clearly melted some brain cells. Virtues such as patience, reason, contextual analysis, have been thrown out of the window in favour of a superficial, reactionary relationship with fandom. We see an overwhelming amount of knee jerk negativity and borderline outrage on a daily basis. Vitriol directed at players who don’t perform at the highest level week in, week out, no matter the circumstances, no matter their age or experience. The masses that think they know better, that relentlessly criticise and belittle, but who ultimately bear no responsibility for success or failures.
That is the point here. It’s always the people who contribute the least, that bear the least responsibility, the people with the least amount to say of any worth, that shout the loudest. The world, and this forum, is poorer for the rise of these minuscule minds. It’s all hyperbole, knee jerkism, and toxicity. The match day forum has been simple unbearable for ages, and in the last couple of years the football forum has followed suit. There are still some great posters out there, who post some brilliant, insightful stuff; but one has to wade through so much shit and negativity to get to it.
I would like both.
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