The market for strikers is a pretty poor one right now. However, when I want a haircut I don't ask the barber to chop my head off.
Marko Arnautović | United have pulled out
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Yeah of course not. Not getting dragged into an arguement I’m not even making. My point is clear. I don’t count isolated insults about someone’s race as meaning that person is a blatant racist…just ignorant. As long as he has apologised (he has) has been sanctioned (I’m sure he was) and has not made a habit of it (not to my knowledge ) I would just say he is thick as opposed to a racist.
Anyway, back to the football - cheap plan b…no issue with the PL…knows ETH. Nonissue.
They probably just checked his references, all of whom say he's a good lad.Incredible. Leak PR about background checks, attempt to sign a racist and a player whose agent is an absolute demon. Profit
Your right! If he’s demanding those players, questions do need to be asked. But if he isn’t demanding those players, then that is even more concerning!
Either way, someone in a meaningful position at the club is coming up with some absolutely terrible ideas
Didn’t want him purely on his ability & age.
Now it also transpires that he’s a massive racist & misogynist too? You could barely make it up. If this is the player Erik is pushing for them questions have to be asked. Especially after stressing all summer that we have to find the ‘right players’.
Seeing a player like this turn out for us would make me feel sick. I absolutely would not support him in any way.
Now it also transpires that he’s a massive racist & misogynist too? You could barely make it up. If this is the player Erik is pushing for them questions have to be asked. Especially after stressing all summer that we have to find the ‘right players’.
Seeing a player like this turn out for us would make me feel sick. I absolutely would not support him in any way.
Then how about this one? https://syndication.bleacherreport....ic-called-me-a-nigger-ibrahim-kargbo.amp.html
Does this make it a habit? Being racist once can be a misunderstanding? But twice?
The naivety that the people at the top know what they are doing.
besides all the issues with the person. a 3 year deal isnt stop gap. We will be left with a usless 36 year old probably on good wages
Is this the lowest we’ll fall?
One of the references was probably from his former FC Twente manager, Steve McClarenWell hopefully it's a 2 year deal plus an option of an extra year. In that situation, we use him as a squad player this season, he's largely redundant the year after and we don't exercise the option.
I don't think so. At this point we're not finishing above 8th in the league, which would be even worse.
United reaping the benefits of Moyes' genius again, we wouldn't have found our stop gap striker if not for him.
I see a Newcastle last year like season
If we're this desperate we should be hijacking the Werner deal or something, not in for this clown (and I still don't believe we actually are)
I dont recal a worst idea for a transfer in my 35 years as a man utd fan
Even Arsenal sorted their shit out before falling to these levels of low.
He's a cnut who will be 34 this season and wasn't anywhere near good enough in his prime. We are ran by morons.
This can't be true. Simply, it can't. From 100 strikers around we are really pushing for 33y old average striker? I would understand if it was some world class striker but bloody Arnautovic? Bloody hell
Yep, something like Newcastle or Leicester. A couple of injuries to "key players" and we could be looking at an Everton like season. Or am I going OTT here?
Absolutely all the things are going to that wayYep, something like Newcastle or Leicester. A couple of injuries to "key players" and we could be looking at an Everton like season. Or am I going OTT here?
How many stop-gaps can the ST position take in 5 years? Ibrahimovic, Ighalo, Cavani, Ronaldo and now Arnautovic?
Last striker under 30 that we signed was literally Martial. 7 years ago.
Last striker under 30 that we signed was literally Martial. 7 years ago.
Their PR guys just aren’t that sharp. I can understand Cavani and the Ibra signings, even Falcao. But this….
Lukaku?
This is frankly embarrassing. Hope it's not true.
Ighalo transfer looks much better now, isn't he?
I know he was forgettable, but Lukaku was a striker...I think.
I had done my best to wipe him from memory. Thanks
If we bring this guy and Rabiot in over the next couple of days, then get tanked at Brentford, the Liverpool home game is going to be very interesting. Again.
Our strikers post RVP have been as follows*:
Arnautovic (33)
Ronaldo (36)
Cavani (34)
Ighalo (30)
Lukaku (24)
Ibrahimovic (34)
Falcao (28, but he literally came off the back of a huge ACL injury)
* I wouldn’t even count Martial, he was a left winger when we signed him, no?
i ddint have an issue with Ighalo. It was what it was. A loan, stop gap in January when noone else was avaialble fastIghalo transfer looks much better now, isn't he?
So not only does no one on the caf want him and thinks he is too much of a trouble maker to be worth our time but no, even he doesn't want to come here. This transfer summer is just one giant shit show from start to finish.
Sesko is joining Leipzig from Salzburg. We are out of options and left with this guy.
He cost the club like 20m in loans and wages.
This is a target that even our likely rivals this season like West Ham wouldn’t go for at this point.
They’ve already had him so I guess it is our turn.
Yes but they’ve moved on and he’s getting on now.