No chance, Im on my last life here. If I say this Ill get a mod turn up at my door, slap me across the face and say "No!".
Pogba is by far the biggest star in the League
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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?
Of course he is more famous than players 10, 20, 30, 50 feckin years ago.
That’s down to the accelerating social media age where any dick cheddar with a camera phone can be a ‘star’ for 30 seconds.
Given an even social media playing field Cantona would destroy him, let’s not get started with Best and Beckham who would take a dump on him from outer space in terms of popularity.
Pogba has done well for himself but let’s not start wetting the bed over him. He is a star in a world where the baseline of star is a nobody.
In a few years he will be forgotten whilst decades on people will still be getting ‘Cantona’s for xmas’ and going on the ‘piss with Georgie Best’
Maybe they will still wave a few hankies in pogs honor over at Madrid.
That’s down to the accelerating social media age where any dick cheddar with a camera phone can be a ‘star’ for 30 seconds.
Given an even social media playing field Cantona would destroy him, let’s not get started with Best and Beckham who would take a dump on him from outer space in terms of popularity.
Pogba has done well for himself but let’s not start wetting the bed over him. He is a star in a world where the baseline of star is a nobody.
In a few years he will be forgotten whilst decades on people will still be getting ‘Cantona’s for xmas’ and going on the ‘piss with Georgie Best’
Maybe they will still wave a few hankies in pogs honor over at Madrid.
How can some even compare the “star status” of Pogba to Best/Cantona? Completely different periods without the influence of social media makes the comparison basically impossible.
The sooner we focus on being the best at football, and not social media likes/followers, the better.
The sooner we focus on being the best at football, and not social media likes/followers, the better.
Good post. And at the end of the day, Georgie Best was the better footballer so it doesn't matter who is a bigger star in Malaysia currently.
Good riddance in my opinion. Massively overrated and hugely inconsistent. Plays when he wants and a distraction as well as a disruptive influence. Puts me in mind of Balotelli or Kinkladze when he was at City
I’m not even someone who’s really critical of Pogba tbf. I’m sort of....indifferent towards him atm. Was a fan and wanted us to sign him and I still see the talent and would like him to stay but I can also see why some question his attitude/commitment etc.
Anyway, enough about star status and global appeal. We need to get back to achieving on the field.
Absolutely. I'm in the same boat. I like him and hope he stays, but I won't be devastated if he leaves. Let's focus on football fundamentals regardless of what happens.
Yeah, if he wants out, sell him at the best price for us. Keep him if he is committed. I have no doubt we can build a better unit without him anyway.
You’ll be fine as long as you write “no homo” at the end.Theres a joke in here, but I think if I say it Ill get perma banned.
Considering the laws of physics, I’d be extremely impressed if they could pull that off.
Spreads as fast as a virus, that's for sure.
I'm afraid his bad points by far outway his good points, so I'll quote WC Fields and say if we wanted to play with a prick, we could play with our own. He'll never give us what we need, so get rid, let him "star" for someone else.
I don't care how famous he is, If we ship him out for ££££££££££ and get Bruno and Ndombele with the cash, then I will as happy as a pig in poo.
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Let him ask for a transfer, we’ve bent over enough for this guy.
Well there wasnt the internet then for one. Do you think he would be such a star if there wasnt the internet now?
He is not close.
Spot on, as a footballer he hasnt and never should be mentioned in the same breath as either of them. As a star in this day and age, incomparable but he is of course a huge star and there in lies the enigma of Pogba a talented footballer who is no more than a good player with flashes of brilliance at any sustained period in his career. I cant imagine anybody will be talking about him in twenty years time, put it that way
For the first 3 months of last season he was rubbish, and for the last 3 months of it he was also rubbish. He had a brief spell when Ole took over when he was ok, although there were several winnable games in that period. For a supposedly world class player he makes very little impact a lot of the time
He’ll be largely irrelevant once he’s gone.
What this guy said
Laughing at the Pogba and Best comparison. Will Pogba get a statue anywhere at the end of his career? I highly doubt it.
Well I don’t want to lie
it's funny that we wont be any less better or worse if we lose him. Speaks volume of the impact he has/had. Every passing day it seems like Jose was right about him.
Harsh but fair.Considering how the Best statue turned out, he might count himself lucky.
Pretty sure someone once made an exact same thread for Ozil. Fitting really.
This is actually an interesting point. Who’s Pogba’s biggest rival here?
I actually think that Salah runs him very close, when you consider the Arab population. Liverpool also have the second biggest fanbase in the Prem.
I actually think that Salah runs him very close, when you consider the Arab population. Liverpool also have the second biggest fanbase in the Prem.
Yeah I don’t think he’s got the ability to carry a team or for a team to be built around him tbf. I think if he’s one of a few stars, he can shine but as you said, to try and make him the bona fide star - he’s just too inconsistent IMO
At least these actual club legends put a shift in and were dedicated to the cause.... Pogba has been good in spells, but really doesn't deserve to be in the same sentence as that lot.
He's a modern day star, the football equivalent of what the NBA has become.
We need to stear absolutely clear of these types of players in the future.
What the previous post said is spot on. Pogba is, I'm afraid, one of those things I just don't get. I can't understand the hype that surrounds him, in the overall story of United he is a footnote, he wouldn't get into a top 100 list of great players. He's OK in fits and starts, no more and downs tools when it gets tough
Get rid of the narcissistic clown asap and then he will be consigned to history
Get rid of the narcissistic clown asap and then he will be consigned to history
No complaintsHey guy
How are you my man?
There is huuuge difference between "biggest star in PL" and "best player in PL".
I wish he is a player not a star.
I wish he is a player not a star.
Good to hear!No complaints
I think this 'star' status actually brings negative connotations in the case of Pogba. When you have that status but the big game performances are absent, it only brings negative chatter around the player.
Not the best player though
In fairness, we knew what we were getting when we signed Pogba for his star status and sadly it's something that obviously appealed to Ed.
If the Best was around today a grainy photo of him doing Jagerbombs with Ariana Grande would get a billion more likes and clicks than Pogba dancing with a full Broadway production team behind him in his basement disco. Stop being silly kids.
We really shouldn't have re signed him. Because all we paid for was the immaturity and moodiness that made Ferguson not give a shit if he stayed or went.
Not worth the effort it will take the club and coaches to keep this manchild happy. Coming back to his teenage stompin ground and his pals meant everything, doing what's right for the club on and off the field means nothing.
We really shouldn't have re signed him. Because all we paid for was the immaturity and moodiness that made Ferguson not give a shit if he stayed or went.
Not worth the effort it will take the club and coaches to keep this manchild happy. Coming back to his teenage stompin ground and his pals meant everything, doing what's right for the club on and off the field means nothing.
Harry Kane has it in him. If he was at United and performing even his dullness wouldn't dim the global spotlight shining on him.