Nothing but shite Portugese sources then. Not time to unzip yet.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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As far as I can tell Stone has only referred to the same unreliable Portuguese sources and there’s been a collation of them in the gossip round up.
I’m desperate for this one to happen but we’ve been here so many times before.
Klopp also praised him during last season if I remember correctly
Even with a period of adapting it has to be better getting him now before the euros in the summer. At least he can climatize before the new season
The Athletic also confirmed talks had taken place between Sporting representatives and United at the London offices.
The difference is he's going with those reports, where usually he'd have his own saying it isn't happening. So we're clearing not as a club putting anything out there about the deal, which is a difference. It might be clutching a bit, but as someone who felt like it was always bullshit in the summer, this feels more genuine to me.
This isn't a panic buy, but I do question why we couldn't have just signed him over the summer. Mata was a January panic buy if anyone needs a real example. At least we have a need for a player like Bruno. Hopefully he comes in and is a success.
I’m a subscriber to the site and love it, but again they’ve done little more than that too. Laurie Whitwell is a good emerging writer, but even he concedes in the Q&As that he has little knowledge on what is going on, other than the fact that Ole did scout him in person.
I would have agreed with that too, but it’s felt very quiet since Friday. This one’s dead unless there’s real movement today.
The Portuguese press have been trying their hardest to make this transfer happen since last summer. I doubt anything is "imminent" just by their words.
Yeah I'd say if it isn't done by the end of the working day tomorrow we can file this under Portuguese mischief.
Reeks of panic buy to me..
If we apparently scouted him extensively last year and decided that he wasn't good enough, then I don't see what's changed so drastically with the player.
Are we admitting that our judgement was wrong?
Maybe nothing changed with the player, but Ole realised after giving them plenty of opportunities what he has isn't good enough, thus now we're going for him?
All the sources have come from Portugal and English journalists have just said what they have quoted ? So no real positives as they are nearly as bad as the Spain's press?
No, no, apparently it's not that we decided he wasn't good enough, we were just being smart and waiting another half a season and instead, buying him in January instead of the summer, because the summer is way too sensible a time a to buy a player, it's also a total coincidence that our midfield options are currently fecked due to injuries.
Come on, trust the club, they've spent £600m really well over the last six years, and we definitely haven't seen this sort of situation before where everyone gets excited over a transfer and tells anyone who is pessimistic about it to shut their face and then the player turns out to be a disappointment!
What is Sanchez up to these days anyway?
Richard Askam from the BBC confirmed that Sporting officials were in London and high level talks had taken place. Whether it led anywhere is anyone's guess. According to Simon Stone the club have said nothing about it.
This. Stone backed up what Askam said though
So is this 'on'?
The deal will be reported finalised by Monday or Tuesday, then after the Benfica Derby, then the game after that, eventually we'll pass January 31st and Ole will mention in his press conference that it's very difficult to get deals done in January and he's happy with what he's got.
Can we have a Fernandes Signs thread in the mould of our legendary classic thread " Torres Signs"! How many still remember that one?
Incredibly hard for attacking midfielders to move leagues in mid-career to PL. For example: Mata, Kagawa, Memphis, Mkhitaryan, Sanchez, ...
This long record of failure getting attacking midfielders to work for us leaves me circumspect. I'll wait to I see him play; if ...
This long record of failure getting attacking midfielders to work for us leaves me circumspect. I'll wait to I see him play; if ...
Huh?
You're not really a new member are you?
2 of those were later career and the others were shite. Not surprising really!
Memphis was younger than Mata when he moved to us than Mata was when he moved to Chelsea. It definitely wasn’t a mid career move.
and then Mata and Sanchez? They were fantastic at Chelsea/Arsenal.
Literally none of this post makes sense.
It was a weekend. Weekend's are still weekends for football clubs. I'm sure everyone cared more about the match we (and Sporting) played on Saturday than the transfer and then Sunday is still Sunday. It was always going to quiet. If there's no movement today or tomorrow I think your posts would be correct
Ah...so you do remember the good old days...our treasure troves of hilarity and photoshop genius!You're not really a new member are you?
Bruno N'gotty
That's a name I've not heard in a long time
It's not speculation. It was well reported. Just as its well reported that Bruno has been looked at by us for a while.
That doesn't make him a panic buy, just because its January.
Mata was a star at Chelsea, Depay came to England when he was about 21 and Sanchez was one of the best players in England when he was at Arsenal.
I am surprised you never through Hazard in there.
rumbled!You're not really a new member are you?
If you really trust this club to make the right signing in January then good for you. Personally I'm pessimistic given our recent history and our reputation for going out and buying quick fixes when we are struggling. To try deny that there is a link between our league position, our lack of fit midfielders and buying this guy now as opposed to the summer is ridiculous, though.
Mata had one great season in PL - his second at Chelsea. Alexis had 2 good seasons at Arsenal. Alexis was proven in Spain and Italy. Memphis was proven in Holland, Fernandes proven in Portugal. Bruno is twice the risk of Memphis, because he's twice the price. I've no confidence in annoited one method of United recruiting attacking midfielders.
Mata, chelsea's two time player of the year and assist machine? Sanchez, unmitigated success at arsenal?
Not to mention David silva? One of the best the prem has seen? Or zola, he wasn't bad either.
Methinks someone is talking shit.
48 hours lads. Then 48 hours after that.
I'm not convinced by this possible signing. Reckon this could be yet another player who struggles here. I don't want to hear that just because he's better than what we have we are justified in spending all that money on him, as Mr Blobby would upgrade our midfield at the moment.
We should not buy average players just because we have a shite midfield. Still though, many are saying this guy is far from average and I hope they're right. Stats are certainly impressive.
We should not buy average players just because we have a shite midfield. Still though, many are saying this guy is far from average and I hope they're right. Stats are certainly impressive.
Yeah you're talking shit. Memphis was not mid career, it was still very early in his career. Mata and Sanchez were both massive successes at their club. The only similarity there is that they all played for United.
Is this Bruyes or Bruno?
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