Recent content by unclefredo

I don't post often but the club needs to hold firm. This is all Ronaldo's, and his agent's, fault. If CL was so important, why wasn't it written in as a release clause? I think everyone would have accepted that. As it stands, he has no leverage because as far as I'm aware, we have rejected no...

This is on Ralf at the moment - simple as that. Regardless of the speculation around the "why", his performances have been so bad and physical application so lacking, you simply have to take him out of the team. Whatever help he needs, if any, it's the managers job to sort that out. My point...

I'm a bit the same if I'm honest. I think he's one of the most talented youth products we've produced but there's something off about his attitude.

Maybe, just maybe, this is part of the plan. I don't think I could grasp any harder or reach any further but perhaps Rangnick's been brought in to set a trap for our players. Ole was never going to l criticise "our lads", Mourinho has history on destroying teams. However, its clear that Ralf...

I completely agree but that's also the issue - nobody of that calibre would've wanted an interim job for 6 months. We have to remember that Rangnick's job is exactly that, an interim. Despite last night's horror show, we haven't lost in the league since he's been appointed. Surely folk are now...

I think the only realistic option is some sort of loan deal unless he's willing to take a part cut - which he will have to if we want to sell. Just serves to highlight some of the contract mismanagement of the past few years. Ridiculous when you think about it. We really have been so quick to...

Not a Pogba fan at all to be fair. However, I would be happy to give him the chance to extend his time here but it has to be in January. I think even the most ardent fan would have to agree, he's not exactly deserved a raise in wage. We've apparently offered him a deal which is still on the...

Just watched the interview in full. Genuinely, the overriding feeling I get when I watched him is relief. Its absolutely clear that he cares deeply about the club, its fans and traditions but he looks absolutely spent - emotionally and physically. He's got nothing left to give. I, like alot of...

Establish a high performance culture Simply put, if you don't perform to the highest level, you're dropped. I think that's what's cost Ole his job. For whatever reason, he hasn't trusted our squad in key positions. How Maguire, Shaw, AWB have survived not being dropped is beyond me.

This - genuinely couldn't believe what I was seeing

That's Keane's point though - it can help. I don't think he was suggesting risking a red card tackle, or looking to seriously hurt an opponent. However, if you're getting outplayed, a strong tackle (or leaving a bit on someone in a fair tackle) can do a few things. Intimidate the opponent...

Absolutely this. I want us to win this game but honestly, this has looked like an exercise in damage limitation from the 1st minute. I would rather us go out to try and win this even if it means us getting spanked.

That's exactly what it means. To me, it's obvious that it'll be Pogba. I'm a critic of Pogba but it's not even his performances that make him the obvious candidate. It's clear as day that he's not signing a new contract and will be off in the summer, unless we offer something obscene - which I...

I think this is key. I still think he can do a job but I think its unquestionable that he is on the downward trajectory so we need to be really thinking about when to offload him. To me, I think it should be next summer given his contract and decline. It was always going to be like this with...

I think this is the key point. Our bench can do a job against lower to mid table teams but when it really matters against the good team, it's not up to scratch. We simply have too many passengers that, if we want to get back to the top, we can't carry. Overall though, I'm happy with the season...