Recent content by SparkedIntoLife

I work in Coventry and have several Cov supporting friends. The general view seems to be that he was not great for a year or two but got a lot better under Robins'/Viveash's coaching. It seems to be the case with Ellis Simms and Haji Wright this season too. I saw them play earlier in the season...

It’s very early to say but the indications are that this guy is one of the surest things coming out of Brazil in years. Normally I’d advocate his signing 100% in line with Radcliffe’s comments about finding the next Mbappe rather than buying the actual Mbappe. Real took a risk signing Vinicius...

Come on guys, this is super boring. Can't you take the argument to PMs and stop clogging up the thread? Back to Motta... anyone actually watch Bologna regularly here? Currently nil nil with Frosinone with 10 mins to play. They're not a high scoring team but tbf they have one more scored than...

You seem very knowledgeable and express yourself well. So please hear the following as me trying to engage for the benefit of my knowledge rather than being argumentative. In terms of this perspective, I'd agree that the data on Motta is limited. It's basically one and a half good seasons, some...

Ratcliffe has said that the likes of Berrada, Ashworth and Wilcox will decide our club DNA (or whatever you want to call it) and every strategic decision will flow from there. For me, this makes sense as long as we're not wedded to something too specific tactically that might be outdated in a...

Looked on a couple of Wolves forums and they seem quite happy at this prospect. They seem to think 30/40m would be a good deal for them.

He is good and keeps threatening to be great but never seems to get there consistently. I think if we’re looking at a left footed English centre back to challenge Martinez, we could find better value in Jacob Greaves of Hull.

He's very interesting. I think a lot of the other candidates play 3 at the back and maybe that's not quite United. Motta is tactically sophisticated, has big room for growth and has presence. I'm aware he speaks several languages but is English one of them? It isn't totally a deal breaker if not...

I totally hear that. The only thing I wonder is whether there will also be someone as DOF of INEOS’ multi-club model. Say, for instance, City weren’t budging on Omar Berrada. We probably would’ve had Blanc cover him but, from what it seems, Blanc is staying as part of the wider INEOS group...

James from The Muppetiers was suggesting that United are exploring other (temporary) options. The implication, from what I could tell, was that we'd look to bring in an older transfer-focused DoF type as a stop-gap for when Ashworth would be finished his gardening leave. I'd guess this also...

He's good but not quite good enough to be a first choice starter for us. However, it makes sense if he's willing to be, say, third choice. History shows with us and centre backs, he'd get a lot of game time anyway. He's a Manchester lad and it may tempt him to come back home. Plus it fits with...

He's meant to be an enormous talent. Has broken all sorts of records. I can't see it happening, though, as he's apparently a diehard Milan fan. It's probably just agent posturing for a significant senior contract.

He’s really interesting. Wolves fans rave about him. I also like Danilo of Forest a lot but Gomes is probably more technically complete.

I reckon Khéphren Thuram may actually be the ideal person to partner Mainoo long term. He's 6 foot 4, lightning fast and strong. He's box to box and runs really well with the ball in an attacking sense so we might need to buy in a proper anchor man type too but Thuram can tackle, create, dribble...

Totally agree. I think someone like Haaland has changed expectations for young centre forwards. He’s stormed out of the gates and never looked back, besides a minor recurring injury at Dortmund. Typically, centre forwards tend to really excel from mid 20s onwards. I think some people have...