Recent content by Danimancer

skepticism is healthy - but remember, nobody will be able to generate the type of money needed to buy United in a clean and ethical manner. Even the Norwegian Oil Fund isn't squeaky clean

This is a valid point to be fair. And as you are (in my mind ) correctly saying, the onus is both on the player, and the manager (and team?) to get the best possible outcome. But i think we can safely say he has added something new to City, something that they didnt have before. So I would say...

Not sure what's nauseating, it's a football forum, it's ok to celebrate football players outside your team. I disagree with you re him being an average player. Ability to score is up there amongst the most important attributes a footballer can have. He is anything but average or one dimensional...

soooo much salt in both camps, enough to supply the fast food industry 5 times over!!!! But what it shows us is that football probably is more than just statistics... football is emotions, football is dreams.. Reducing it to numbers, moneyball style, does it really capture why X is seen as...

this is spot on. Nothing wrong with being uncertain re Ole, or focusing on the aspects of his managerial style and performance you wish were stronger. But the senseless name-calling, lazy "he has no CV to speak of" style of sort of "argumentation" we find here on this forum is ridiculous...

loooooooved it! I am not a football purist, or a football snob. I simply enjoy winning, goals, and entertainment. This is the United I fell in love with and would pay good money to watch. You score two? Hah, watch us score three (or more).

Never really understood these types of threads. Makes us sound like the Liverpool fanbase back when they were winning nothing and we used to laugh at their desperate attempt at being best on some constructed stats... We aren't second, so we can't say we are the second best team in the league...

Carlos Valderrama says hi! But on a more serious note, I agree that the public is a tad irrational when it comes to Neymar. It's easy to forget that he has been on the receiving end on some nasty tackles and injuries. Ya, he doesn't help himself with his histrionics, but still...

Is Ole the best manager out there? No! Do we need the best manager out there? Would be nice if it is possible (who though??) Has Ole done a good job in terms for recruitment policy? Yes, emphasis has clearly been on bringing in youngsters that hopefully will be the stars of the future Should Ole...

it used to be Pele vs Maradona for years and years, now it is Ronaldo vs Messi, and some time in the future it will be x vs y (Haaland vs Mbappe??) you got to love football and the source for endless entertainment and debates :) What's for certain is that there are two camps with people stuck...

It's like saying car is more expensive today compared to 1960 because today it costs €20,000 vs €2,000 back then.... a meaningless comparison...

I was always Ole-in, but got no issue with respecting and seeing the sense in some of the caution/criticism leveled at him, especially since the poll was initially opened during the season and it was anyone's guess as to where we would end up. That said, I do find it a tad more difficult to see...

For a second i read Ever Banega :D Would love us to get Thiago - his brother "supposedly" reported that Thiago is coming to us. Silly season i know, but that would be a dream!

I reckon most teams need to :)

If we finish the season with 2 points more than Sheffield United, but as either 4th, 3rd, 2nd or 1st, then I say we moved forward. In the end football is measured in results - not points tally obtained to get the results, or goals conceded, key passes, playing style, VAR decisions etc... that's...