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  1. Luke Shaw | 2024/25 Performances

    You say it never happens but it's the same thing as just making his basic salary lower and performance incentives higher. I'm sure plenty of clubs do that. Someone like Bruno who always plays is far more valuable than these guys who are injury prone and his remuneration should cover that...

  2. Luke Shaw | 2024/25 Performances

    There is nothing ridiculous about that at all. Plenty of contracts have performance related bonuses. Micah Richards has talked openly about his salary being halved automatically when he got relegated. United players' salaries dropped when they fell out of the Champions League. Any well run...

  3. Marcus Rashford and his critics | Now includes fashion and hobby critics

    It's insane to hear those stories about someone at that level and yet, I'm not even slightly surprised. You see it quite a bit in underage football that kids who lack confidence and belief look like they're not trying. Most of them grow out of it with a bit of maturity by about 12 though! How...

  4. VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion

    Correct decision. Process seemed sound for once and they at least showed the on-field ref multiple angles to make his decision. But they still ruined it by calling it Dogso!

  5. VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion

    That's because they use VAR for the purpose of getting the correct decision. In the Premier League, the most important thing is that they don't hurt the ref's feelings or don't give a decision that will incur widespread media criticism (anything that could possibly be interpreted as in United's...

  6. VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion

    I don't think it's inconsistent at all. The most concerning part for me is how consistent it is. Multiple disgraceful calls against United now. The most shocking part is the widespread condemnation of a decision that went against United. It just goes to show how egregious it was. I completely...

  7. Are Bruno and Rashford a problem?

    Zlatan had left United before Bruno joined and only further emphasises my point. Cavani was 33 and Ronaldo 36. Definitely top strikers at the peak of their game.

  8. Are Bruno and Rashford a problem?

    Not at all. It only works if you have players who can finish those chances. That doesn't mean the team should stop creating them. Look at the quality of the strikers in those eras. It's gone from RVP, Rooney, Chicharito, Welbeck and Falcao to Hojlund and Zirkzee.

  9. Are Bruno and Rashford a problem?

    Are you serious? He picked out Garnacho who tapped it in. Before that, he played the ball wide to Amad from deep and made a lung bursting overlap to create the extra man which created the chance. There wasn't much on when he picked the ball up near halfway and he was the sole reason there was...

  10. Are Bruno and Rashford a problem?

    The easiest way to control games is to be ahead on the scoreboard. Goals completely change the dynamic of games and you can hold possession all you want but, if you're behind, the opposition is perfectly comfortable out of possession. When Bruno was off the field against Brighton the game...

  11. Are Bruno and Rashford a problem?

    Bruno? The guy who set up what would have been the winner yesterday but for Zirkzee's knee on the line. Subbing him off was the moment the game was lost. In a team so short of attacking quality, United's biggest issue with Bruno is that there's only one of him.

  12. VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion

    Absolutely this. Getting the decision correct is nowhere near the top of the priority list when it comes to media reporting of these decisions. I think that's what makes VAR unsuccessful in English football. Everyone who watches or reports on football has a clear acknowledged agenda which...

  13. VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion

    Definitely. Just saw a Match of the Day clip talking about it. "It started at Manchester United earlier in the season". As always, that's the one they will bring up. Despite the fact they've had many worse decisions against them than that.

  14. VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion

    It's clearly the level of scrutiny refs get from any decisions in United's favour vs those they give against. Howard Webb still gets the "United fan" treatment despite giving some absolute howlers against United. It had clearly impacted his decision making towards the end of his career. Given...

  15. Mason Greenwood | Officially a Marseille player

    But it's not enough for the alleged victim to leave him. They're still in a relationship, she's moved with him to Spain and they've had a child together. Does that not suggest to you that there may be more to this than you know, that you have no idea what really happened and that you don't have...
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