Recent content by Marquee Moon

You're right it's just a vicious cycle.

No you won't. I don't need to know how old you are either. The club is a spent force. There's terrible old players getting lucrative extensions, we refuse to promote any youngsters because heaven forbid that they play better than the terrible oldies on crazy contracts. Who is going to change...

I didn't see much of him at Ajax but I remember reading that Frank de Boer considered 6 as his best position. I was excited that someone younger and quicker than Matic will give some backbone to the midfield and provide us with a decent tempo in possession. I don't even think we've given it a...

I don't know how he thinks a couple of 50 year olds up front and a couple of skyscrapers standing 6 foot 5 in midfield could ever work. If it were me I would deploy any alternative formation than shoot myself in the foot like this. It's not fair on the other players either. So it's probably a...

The 50s, yeah I would say Taylor was signed as a teenager. Edwards, Charlton, Colman, etc. Not a bad foundation for unprecedented success. Alas! I would have to be crazy to think we can succeed by stacking the team with inexperienced players. But no one is being that crazy.

I think it was the language you used. I'm not sure that anyone is really being obsessed. Not all of Busby's youngsters were superstars but they all played with pride for the shirt. It was just the same with Fergie's fledglings. Of course the best teams need experienced players but sometimes I...

The two most important managers in the club's history both built their success upon a youth policy. Busby in the 50s, and again in the 60s. Ferguson tried some in the late 80s, but brought a more successful bunch through in the 90s. Some of these remained as stalwarts to the end. In the...

You may not be Nostradamus but I seem to recall you expressing doubts in the Alexis Sanchez transfer thread. To your credit you certainly had a clue on that occasion. Unlike just about everyone else around here. So maybe I shouldn't argue with you!

Yeah playing for River Plate that knows how to create openings and plays with some cohesion. Wait until he gets to Old Trafford and can't speak the language, the fanbase don't take him seriously because he's small for their liking. Forced to play an unfamiliar second string role. See how he...

The list is diabolical. But to his credit he did change tact near the end and just when everything had fallen apart completely he managed to soldier on to win the F.A. Cup. I think he at least hinted at a solution by giving the youngsters a shot. Everyone knew since Christmas that Mourinho...

Nice reply that. It just about summarises all our sins of the last few years. You are right in saying that Van Gaal was least blameworthy of the three. Mourinho and Solksjaer just went full Muppet mode.

But it wouldn't make any difference at all if the likes of Mata and Jones and Heaton weren't in the squad, so they are actually wasting money, not saving it. They wouldn't even need to replace some of the useless squad members, superfluous as they are.

Let's hope you're right about that. I wouldn't count on it though. Last pay cheques are what we've come to specialise in. I don't think anyone cares how suited players are to the system, or whether we even have a system. Big name stars and experienced, mature age players are what matter, and the...

I like the look of him too. I'm hoping we can get him in next season for some serious game time if we really mean business. The likes of Mata, Lingard etc need to be jettisoned and the younger talents need to see light at the end of the tunnel.

He was a great signing for Solksjaer because without him Solksjaer wouldn't have lasted half as long as he did. I think he was right at home pulling the strings in attack with Martial, Greenwood and Rashford for company. But then came Cavani which shifted the balance of power slightly, and the...