We're fecking minted. The only reason we wouldn't spend money is the owners.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | The Ornacle speaks: It is done.
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This is another factor I hadn't even considered.
I think the rebuilding job required to replace Pogba would be too big to do in one summer, but the damage done by keeping an unhappy player who doesn't want to be at the club might well cost you more in the long run.
Exciting times!
When was the last time we had a genuine right back playing as a right back?
Pleased.
Indeed. £45m (+£5 add-ons) is way too much for a defensive full-back who only had 1 full season under his belt. And we already have FBs like Darmian who is very good defensively but non-existant in attack. If he was a player with attacking qualities along with safety in defence it'd be more understandable to pay this amount. And you have to wonder why we took 1,5 month to sanction this deal if we've the intent to pay what Palace wanted. Anyway, time is on his side though and he can (hopefully) improve in every aspect.
Ignoring Darmian because hes trash, Rafael? Even though Valencia was genuinely quality for a couple of years there, despite being a converted winger.
Like this kid, hope it doesn't bite me up the bum 
I'm really enjoying this Caf trend of late where rival fans post about how worried they are for the future of United, with our apparent lack of ambition and money (despite us spending quite frankly ridiculous amounts in the last few years). They are all apparently so so so worried. All of those tears make it almost impossible to hear the sound of their smug wanking.
still bummed about how that ended.I'm afraid he's another converted winger!
Dalot is a genuine Right Back, but obviously not an established first choice. You could argue Darmian as well, but he never nailed the position down. 2012-13 Rafael was outright first choice Right Back. He was for a lot of the season after, but then his time came. I suppose it's take your pick out of those, but this does feel like he could be the first real 'claim to the throne' so to speak since Gary Neville. You could say it's a position where it's felt like we didn't sort it out properly for far too long. I'd compare it to us finally getting van der Sar to fix our goalkeeping woes after big Pete.
Good signing. Exciting young player with scope to improve in a position we have been crying out for reinforcements in. What's not to like?
My dad's a United fan. My best friend is too. Sure, it was funny for a while, but I much prefer battling United for the title. I don't want you to fade into obscurity like City did while I was growing up simply because it's miserable and makes football feel joyless. A few years of realising you're not indestructible would do you all some good, like it does any set of fans (if only because it makes the rise sweeter), but I still want to feel sick on derby day every season.
If this is all done and dusted then great news, I have my reservations about his ability on the ball but I am happy to be patient to see how he progresses over the next few season in that regard as he is already got his defensive game down extremely well.
Hoping Daniel James and AWB will develop a partnership together and be menaces on our right wing for years to come. We absolutely need that side of the pitch to function well and good
The one thing he's great at is defending therefore this hopefully should give more freedom to the attackers if they dont have to do as much defensive work down the right hand side
We need to give him a RW to work with the though. Need to stop expecting our RBs to cover the entire right side of the pitch.
I see no reason why not.
energy and youth on the right side again - bring it on...
Although I do hope this doesn't go down the route of Shaw / Martial down the left as that's not exactly gone to plan
Although I do hope this doesn't go down the route of Shaw / Martial down the left as that's not exactly gone to plan
To follow up on your post:
A) Out of curiosity, what in your opinion is an appropriate fee for a young full back who has the second best stats in the division for a player in his position from a club under no pressure to sell to a club who can be held to ransom who have no one in the position?
B) You’ve never seen Darmian play a match of football
C) even if you haven't seen palace on sky you can watch the youtube reel of him dribbling past multiple players and driving into the opposition half. In multiple games against multiple teams. Justify how if he can do that he is ‘non existent in attack’.
Does anyone know how he performed for Palace youth teams? Shows the english premium if AWB has one solid first season and is worth £50m.
Shows Ole is getting what he wants in the profile of transfer targets, a good sign that we've finally moved away from marquee signings. Signing players with potential and a good work ethic is a step in the right direction for us as a club.
Shows Ole is getting what he wants in the profile of transfer targets, a good sign that we've finally moved away from marquee signings. Signing players with potential and a good work ethic is a step in the right direction for us as a club.
Thank God! Now we don't have to see anymore of Young's long balls.
Both could be tried in pre season
Oh get the feck off, please. The idea United is anything like City was before you won the lottery and got bank rolled by a slave state is ridiculous. This isn't the 80's anymore. United are badly run as a football club currently, but that can change quickly. Sure we might be shit for another season or ten or even thirty, but as long as the club stays a big brand with the potential to make money we're likely not going to spend our seasons playing Stockport. Maybe the Glazers/the club will get their shit together and start planning long term (which is what we need, we've been spending shitloads carelessly and without a plan, that's the reason for our failings, not lack of "ambition" or "founds" or whatever else your reasons for the "imminent demise of the lethargic giant" are), maybe we'll get lucky with a great manager or maybe a rival slave state will buy the club and they'll throw enough money to get back to the top like our precious neighbours.
Either way, that wasn't my point. My point was that I don't buy you're attitude."Oh no, it was fun at first, but now I feel pain, for my arch rival, as I can only enjoy success, if I am pushed by our competitiveness." Get the feck off, this is not a sincere reaction of an actual human being, you're just coming here to gloat. Which is fine, I guess, but at least be honest about it.
Schmiedfield was signed at the same time too. Literally they both had medicals side by side. We were thinking it was one it the other and it was both! what a day
good old WoodwardThis is the exact type of singings we should made. 50m is fair price for one of the best young players and best performers in the league, with high resell value and rooms of improvements too. We should focus on similar type of signings for the our grand rebuild.
Exactly. We are so left wing I'm pretty sure the Glazers are democrats
Good signing Wan Bissaka hope he’s as good for us as he is for Palace, can’t see why not.
Does that mean we Wan the transfer window?
Phewww. For a moment there I thought we were going to convert Lingard to right back.
So is Rafeal,going by his comments on LVG.
Sancho
If it's true that he is only having a 2 week holiday then yes.
Try being me for a day
Thanks for putting that image in my head
You see long balls on a constant basis?
Yes, every time I undress.
Craig Norwood confirms it. AWB coming in this evening, Medicals tomorrow
You’re not considering the fact that Wan Bissaka can get up and down the pitch all day. Darmian can barely do ten minutes. That movement creates space for others to attack in.
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