Yes, and love how it now leaves Madrid with a very unhappy player, and a scenario where nobody else is likely to pay anywhere close to the fee United offered. Nice one Ed.
Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms
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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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That's Skepta mateMedical done, hear he is in our training gear
Real?Medical done, hear he is in our training gear
Medical done, hear he is in our training gear
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I dont think so , its over.
As an example of a striker fergie bought with the potential of being good (and making everyone else weaker).
Not as an example of a successful signing
Obviously he can score goals, and on his day is unstoppable due to his size and pace, but his all round game is not that great. Need to sign Morata as well. If not i'll be disappointed.
Let's wait and see but I trust Mourinho. He knows his strikers.
Insane not to deem all those mentioned as success stories. Can only imagine it's an age thing, because there's no way anyone old enough to witness Yorke, Cole, Sheringham et al would say otherwise.
I can't seem to remember Ibra scoring in the big games last season. Actually, he scored one against man city in september.
Raiola? They were on a holiday together last year also.
are we all forgetting that athletic bilbao tweeted they had not sold Herrera to MUFC when Herrera was in london? 
Everton will not confirm until everything is confirmed. Woodward is briefing the press because it's all done.
Everton will not confirm until everything is confirmed. Woodward is briefing the press because it's all done.
The 'style of play' argument is bizarre to me. I have no idea what these people expected with Mourinho. Morata is a bit different but he's still ultimately a target man at his best (from what I've seem of him).
I was one of many last season who hated how our attack performed but that wasn't down to the 'style' - it was clearly a mix of bad performances by individual players (bad selection at times I felt) and bad coaching. The style we play is very much Mourinho territory and that usually comes with a Drogba type forward. Well, here we are.
I was one of many last season who hated how our attack performed but that wasn't down to the 'style' - it was clearly a mix of bad performances by individual players (bad selection at times I felt) and bad coaching. The style we play is very much Mourinho territory and that usually comes with a Drogba type forward. Well, here we are.
Depends what you define as an unqualified success? Longevity, with 3/4 years of mediocrity towards the end or short term success that makes you want to watch football. RVP, Tevez, Yorke all made me excited to watch UTD, if only for a season or two. Sherongham and Cole were both successes for UTD if you look at their goals/trophies. Rooney was undoubtedly a success but the last 3/4 years he has made me want to stop watching UTD.
Don't think I've ever seen the Cafe so split.
Why are people against this signing seriously? Morata, Auba, Lukaku - those are our options in terms of quality strikers on the market.
We don't seem to be in for Auba, whilst there isn't much between Morata and Lukaku and Real seems to hold out for crazy money. If not those three then who?
We don't seem to be in for Auba, whilst there isn't much between Morata and Lukaku and Real seems to hold out for crazy money. If not those three then who?
You're both using the wrong word. Those players were unqualified successes.
You can't call them a qualified success. They did absolutely everything they were bought for.
Unbelievable statement.
Sorry to break it to you, but Fergie left 4 years ago. Fergie bought pleanty of talented players from abroad, Ronaldo, RVN and Veron etc. We certaintly needed Pogba, he's not a luxury player.
However I do see similarities between him and Cole, and Cole did very well for us, scored a shed load of goals and won league after league without ever being the very best.
Lukaku has nearly 150 career goals at 24. That's immense.
RVP had one great season, one with decent output marred by injuries and a useless one.
Yorke had one great season.
Cole was good for 3 years and one great year, then lost his focus.
Sheringham score 31 goals for us over 4 seasons. Hardly 'qualified success'. He was also part of a 4 men strike force on heavy rotation.
If we are shelling out 75m for a lead striker, I sure damn hope he will do better than all of them, even as I dont generally give a damn about the money we pay.
See above.
The bid difference is that one of them is an actual striker proven to be a top goalscorer by the age of 24.
Just because he's big doesn't mean we're going long ball all of a sudden. Though I don't think there's anything wrong with having a big, strong, striker.
If anything Lukaku's weakness is dealing with long balls chucked upto him. So I wouldn't worry about us going down that road.
Everton saying no deal, yet.
Leaving door open for Chelsea.
Leaving door open for Chelsea.
That's Stormzy FFS! RELAX.Medical done, hear he is in our training gear
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Honestly not sure about this one, I would rather have Morata - I said that before today's news - but I hope to be proved wrong if Lukaku signs, although Everton are denying the bid has been accepted according to some reports, Talksport I think ?
Excellent signing. Premier League proven, will only improve with better players around him. Fee is high but that's modern day football for you.
Well I thought mine was funny
Not that thrilled by this but considering our attackers have been queuing up to miss clear cut chances, I'd take one of the PL top scorers.
As for him being a flat track bully that mostly scores against the cannon fodder teams....well isn't that exactly what we need? If we didn't draw as many games against relegation fodder because of missed chances we'd probably have been title contenders.
As for him being a flat track bully that mostly scores against the cannon fodder teams....well isn't that exactly what we need? If we didn't draw as many games against relegation fodder because of missed chances we'd probably have been title contenders.
Wait... Did someone really say Andy Cole wasn't a qualified success? What?
Why are the mirror and Jon White both reporting its not been completed and that the stories are false , also talksport said they have been advised by everton its not true?
Great news to wake up to! We finally pulled a swift and fast negotiation, Bayern Munich style and in the process screwed Chelsea. Beautiful.
haha a United transfer is never smooth is it. There's always a last minute potential hiccup just for shits and giggles.
Negativity.... on Red Cafe? Well there's a shock
We're buying one of the Premier Leagues most proven out and out goalscorers who's homegrown and only 24!!!!
Fantastic news!
Plenty of people are happy. Do you really expect everyone to be happy about a player that divided opinion even in their best season, or to pretend that they are for the sake of those that are pleased?There's loads of people being positive too.
Medical done, hear he is in our training gear
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I love you Mino, you S***bag!
He scores all types of goals. That's his strength really and why he is such a consistent scorer.
His movement, strength, speed, finishing (both feet) and heading are all good.
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