I was being facetious.Yeah! It's a good thing we don't have any smelly, drunken, Traveller, paddies in the squad anymore too!
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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I was being facetious.
It really wouldn't be, he hasn't, you know nothing
You're wrong
Yes, you put Pogba in the same bracket yet I'm the one who knows nothing. The lack of self awareness is astounding.
Sorry you feel that way. You still don't know
Well, seeing as you aren't sharing any of your infinite wisdom we'll let this conversation die here.
Care to elaborate
OK
Why, elaborate what?
Are journalists trying to wind us up with this "trying to convince him" bollocks?
feck right off.
feck right off.
You're wrong.
The guy is adamant he doesn't want to leave barca. He's turned down clubs already this summer and if he was to join us then it would be a terrible decision for both parties. His lack of interest will not help his career or our prospects this season.
Plus if Jones gets company in the treatment room it might make Phil want to stay even longer at the club.
Plus if Jones gets company in the treatment room it might make Phil want to stay even longer at the club.
You're wrong.
Not in the recent French squad, looks like Martial has taken his place.
What an absolute shite response while ignoring every other point. Learn how to read pal.
If we do get him, for everyone who thinks he is a problem behind the scenes, this is what Kevin Prince Boateng said about him, I'd rather deal with an issue like this knowing that he will be around serious players like Pogba, Martial and Rashford.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-been-warned-transfer-22777773
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-been-warned-transfer-22777773
How did Boateng ever get to Barcelona! Madness.
As is the idea we're going to take a guy who cost 100m on loan.
Could you imagine the outrage if we sent Pogba off on loan somewhere for a season!
As is the idea we're going to take a guy who cost 100m on loan.
Could you imagine the outrage if we sent Pogba off on loan somewhere for a season!
Remind me how much Coutinho cost? You can google it if you like.
He seems to have had loads of muscle injuries which is a huge concern because pace is one of his main attributes. He's played something like 50 games in 3 seasons at Barca thats a worry
That was mad too.
But sets a precedent. If he’s not wanted, then no one is stumping up a massive fee for him this year, and the hope would be a loan would put him in the shop window. There’s sense to it.
Didn't even come off the bench vs Celta tonight. Fati started and Pedri came off the bench and seems to be ahead of him as well.
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The competition is fierce with Fati now, who has taken a step ahead of him and actually fits with Barcelona's style. I think they'd rather keep Dembele than sell him for half of his value, especially since he can bring a different dimension to the team when their style struggles against certain team. Having said that, I think he's too good to be on the bench and if that's his reality, he might be more motivated to move somewhere else.
Given their financial situation, surely they would accept £70m for him?
I don’t think anyone is paying that mind.
A loan puts him in the shop window for next year, when someone might pay big for him?
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There is a report in MD that he has accepted it. Now I think loan with an option ( maybe even obligation) is good move for us.
I feel we have room for both Sancho and Dembele. Would mean we don't have to buy a striker and use Rashford and Martial as our striker. It will be quite fluid attack with 5 options for 3-4 position. If we manage to get him on loan, we might still go for Sancho this season.
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This might actually happen, it seems to be resting on Dembele extending his contract giving Barca a cushion for the length left on his current deal, allowing them to loan him for this year.
There’s no way in hell we bring them both in. That would mean one of sancho, Dembele, Rashford and Martial doesn’t start. They are all established players that will want to start pretty much every game, couple that with Greenwood needing to play at least 1 in every 3 games to further his development. There’s no way to give them the amount of game time they’ll want even with heavy rotation.
We’ll end up getting him on loan with a buy option.
Fati's ascendency makes the chances of him getting consistent playing time throughout the La Liga season that much worse.
They could also still add Koeman's top target in Memphis too before the window ends so it doesn't seem like he figures in their plans for this season all that much.
Now that he's reportedly more open to it, fair play to Pogba if that bit is true, a loan would really be the best move for all parties involved.
He'd be as good a stop gap short of signing Sancho that we could find at this stage, he would get much needed match action when fit and Barcelona would avoid the selection headache having your 140m winger be a benchwarmer again would cause while allowing him the chance to regain form and value in a strong league
They could also still add Koeman's top target in Memphis too before the window ends so it doesn't seem like he figures in their plans for this season all that much.
Now that he's reportedly more open to it, fair play to Pogba if that bit is true, a loan would really be the best move for all parties involved.
He'd be as good a stop gap short of signing Sancho that we could find at this stage, he would get much needed match action when fit and Barcelona would avoid the selection headache having your 140m winger be a benchwarmer again would cause while allowing him the chance to regain form and value in a strong league
I doubt we would buy both because of the money, not because of the competition. We had had Cole, OGS, Yorke and Sheringham and then Ronaldo, Berbatov. Tevez and Rooney competing with each other. It drives competition, and is not bad thing.
So you think players should have position fixed and there should be no competition. We might not get Dembele and Sancho for financial reasons but competition for Rashford and Martial is absolutely necessary. We can always sell one of them later.
Loan with option to buy for Dembele is way too good a deal to pass. Even if we manage to get Sancho.
As good as we could hope for if we don’t get Sancho. Like, so good to the point where the guy we get instead of Sancho could still come in and be the best winger in the league in theory. He’s a huge talent, and writing the obituary to his career at 23 is a not premature I think. I also think he’d suit our group, with Pogba especially being a key figure in helping him develop as a man.
This is beautiful
He wouldn't last two games in the PL if he star tearing other people's tissues like he does in this vid
Outrage? Getting a player who doesn’t work in the systems wage off the books for a year and saving the club tens of millions. Feck em make the outraged suffer keep him on the bench like Bale, that’ll show em!
Also he can do well with Phil Jones who has lot of potential and is in his prime at the age of 28.
Yep. People hoping a player who can't stay fit for 5 minutes will be fit here at Utd. I have seen it all now.
If we get Sancho, as an additional deal I would love it if this was a loan with an option to buy. Similar to what bayern tried with James and coutinho
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