I have never seen anyone making that much effort to join us. Waited the entire fecking summer and how many clubs he has rejected again? Make him captain already.
Sofyan Amrabat | signs for United on loan
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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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Let's give Amrabat some credit, as it seems we can assess some of what has been reported all summer was accurate : He does seem to favour coming here and did act on it.
All just a matter of us finding a financial solution with Fio.
All just a matter of us finding a financial solution with Fio.
That was a short lived saga
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4 2 3 1? No we will continue with two pressing midfielders.
I don’t get the ‘mess of a window’ assessments we’re always seeing….it’s like people have forgotten the previous 15-odd windows that have been far worse
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Is there much truth in this? I’m not saying it’s not but just haven’t seen the reportsHe's been turning clubs down left and right this summer in view of whatever ETH promised him, what made Fulham think he'd join?
People only have a 4 week memory span. If we haven’t signed anyone in that period we’ve done feck all. It’s like when you see people saying we’re broke and it’s a disgrace without any awareness of the fact we’ve spent 380m in 12 fecking months.I don’t get the ‘mess of a window’ assessments we’re always seeing….it’s like people have forgotten the previous 15-odd windows that have been far worse
When you hear footballers say "it was my childhood dream to play for this club" or something along those lines, it's usually horseshit. However, Amrabat has genuinely held out all Summer for us. Wonder if he sleeps in United pyjamas?
I mean fair play to him but he’s hardly turning down the elite clubs of world football.
Fair play to him if he's turned down a big Saudi offer. He's not the sort of player that's had a particularly lucrative career.
Either he does sleep in them, or there will be some scenes when he asks "and where is Pep?" on his first morning in training when he's getting the tour.When you hear footballers say "it was my childhood dream to play for this club" or something along those lines, it's usually horseshit. However, Amrabat has genuinely held out all Summer for us. Wonder if he sleeps in United pyjamas?
https://x.com/david_ornstein/status/1697351078247866567?s=46&t=3cSPEXx54yOkvLX_Hq8XPw
Ornstein says it is still on track.
Ornstein says it is still on track.
If we do sign him we will absolutely play him alongside Casemiro in some games. Sometimes it’ll be from the start, sometimes it’ll be from the bench to close out a game, depending on the opposition.
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Never seen something so true and outright damningHow ridiculous that statement sounds. Never thought to see this day. Bloody hell
I know it makes me sound like a proper gullible twat but the 'I only want United' shouts are music to my ears 
. I barely know a thing about the player but I'm desperate for us to sign him now.
. I barely know a thing about the player but I'm desperate for us to sign him now.I think we’ll get this over the line.. the Henderson sale and McTominay going will be vital though.
He really looks like a bald Salah in that photo. We'll win the league!
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Perhaps irrational but I'd still do it. He really isn't the character you want around the club, a senior player who has no ambition and an entitled attitude.
I'm not buying the FFP line either, you can work around it and even if you don't. The punishment for minor breaches is small.
I'm just sick of this club, the way it is run seriously impacts my mental health.
If we’d sold a certain 4th choice centre back it’d be an amazing window though, right?
Like Weghorst then.
I mean this in the nicest and most supportive way….but you need to chill the feck out.
He clearly loves us, and who can blame him.
Fair play to the lad. He will be loved by fans if he backs it up with performances.
Of course. Even if we only replaced him with Jonny Evans.
Why?
It’s our obligation to sign this guy with the effort he’s gone to. Deserves 3 full seasons of patience from fans too.
In all seriousness though it shouldn’t have taken this long.
In all seriousness though it shouldn’t have taken this long.
Word. Swear I'm going to be at least 40% more focussed, calm and productive with an average bp at least 25 lower once we're actually sold...
I believe, with remaining value and wage saving, we could have let him go for around 26m or so and more than broken even... Don't think pay-offs are included in FFP directly, unless someone can correct.
Let us get this over the line.
He will not be a failure in the EPL like Ziyech and Boufal. He will be a success like Aguerd.
He will not be a failure in the EPL like Ziyech and Boufal. He will be a success like Aguerd.
Ten Hag needs his signings to deliver, as there are mixed feeling about the impact of the signings already made. Antony, Malacia, Eriksen, Martinez, Casemiro, Mount. Important that Amrabat succeeds.
In fact it’s even worse: If Mount has a good game when he returns after the int’l break, we’ll have dozens of posts about him being like a new signing.
Guy's fighting for his life to join United. Fair play
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Wait until you see we play actual football.
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