Definitely not here, as previously stated we already have more than enough squad players.
Xherdan Shaqiri | Stoke player signs for Liverpool
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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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Who said anything about our squad?
Btw many top players in history were someone’s reject at some time. Eg Cantona
So maybe come down off that high horse
I think he's a class player, but he's at Stoke for a reason. I think that reason is his mentality. If he had a top level mentality, he'd have had a top level career.
Given the way our squad is, we need highly professional players to improve the weak mentality and poor attitude.
Given the way our squad is, we need highly professional players to improve the weak mentality and poor attitude.
Agree 100%. Same as Ben Arfa.
Fair point. Future arsenal player?
How does anyone have 80k messages on a football board and can't see that Shaqiri is useless for any decent club
High horse whatever - the is no alternative valid opinion on that.
He’s hardly useless now is he? He’s done well at international level too.How does anyone have 80k messages on a football board and can't see that Shaqiri is useless for any decent club
High horse whatever - the is no alternative valid opinion on that.
Did I say we should get him to United? No, so stop getting your panties in a knot mmmkay?
Do you not agree that cantona was a reject elsewhere before nailing it at united? Do you not agree that people can fail at some teams and go on to be stars elsewhere?
Maybe you’ll be a star on a different forum board
He'll go to Liverpool and be brilliant then everyone will be saying we should have signed him.
Not good enough for me. Nowhere near, in fact.
Plus his attitude stinks. He came out with something recently about not looking as good with the Stoke players around him. I bet that went down well.
Plus his attitude stinks. He came out with something recently about not looking as good with the Stoke players around him. I bet that went down well.
We're not signing a right winger lads remember? Which is worrying, if Jose really meant it.
I would gladly agree with José there if the alternative was Xherdan feckin Shaqiri
The Swiss Mathieu Valbuena right down to the diminutive stature and technical prowess. He's far, far, far, far too good for Stoke and should go back to Inter.
He strikes me, and this is just my personal opinion that he propers or would prosper in a team where he's the main man, the main source of creativity and skill, such as he is at Stoke. For all the stick Shaw gets about his weight, this lad looks like he's fond of the munchies too. Not sure how well that would go down at a top club
I genuinely think he could do well here - I'm not saying he'll come and make a Salah-like impact (although who saw that coming) but our RW is completely up for grabs. Stoke are awful and he's got 8 goals & 6 assists this season which is almost identical to Martial (9&5), exactly the same as Lingard (8&5) and better than Mata (3&4) and Rashford (6&5). All whilst playing in a mess of a football team with very little creativity and Crouch up top...
Jose says we aren't going for a RW so I imagine we'll not be seeing any bids for big names. Stoke won't be able to keep him, he'll be available for peanuts and we can probably send someone on loan there as a sweetener. If nothing else, we would become much more dangerous from set pieces.
Jose says we aren't going for a RW so I imagine we'll not be seeing any bids for big names. Stoke won't be able to keep him, he'll be available for peanuts and we can probably send someone on loan there as a sweetener. If nothing else, we would become much more dangerous from set pieces.
Please.... lets not do this...
He's pants and thinks he's better than he is. He's got a tonk on him, so scores the odd screamer and has a funky name - which makes you remember him more. He'll end up at back at Basel or in Turkey is my bet.
As a 5th option if we fail to get anyone else maybe.
Always interesting in these cases to go back and look at old player threads. Quite a typical trajectory in that he was hyped, people moaned we didn't get him and always miss out on youth (who knew it wasn't just Jose eh) then up until Stoke signed him and then the penny dropped.
Always interesting in these cases to go back and look at old player threads. Quite a typical trajectory in that he was hyped, people moaned we didn't get him and always miss out on youth (who knew it wasn't just Jose eh) then up until Stoke signed him and then the penny dropped.
No way Jose will ever sign him because he's not 6ft plus but I just like the way he plays. Reminds me of a Shetland pony.
Yeah, that's the reason why he won't sign him.
We shouldn't sign him as first choice RW but as an impact sub...?
Would be helpful for the u23's I suppose
Too inconsistent for a top level side
Strikes me as the type of player who needs the be the biggest fish in the pond so to speak. Has a ton of talent and ability but the mentality is questionable. What was he like at Bayern when he was there?
I'd prefer myself a Shaquiri Shetland over a Mata Shetland. The amount of cuddles included does not sway my stance.
My thinking exactly
I see that we are in full FM mode. Search for relegated clubs and try to get their best players.
Wouldn't go anywhere near him. If we're lowering our standards to thinking he'd 'do a job' on our RW, then we might as well give up on the league next season also, he's simply not good enough for a top 6 team.
A waste. You could see he had the abilities, but he never showed them when called upon and was complaining about him not being trusted enough all the time. When in fact, due to the nature of how often our wingers are injured, got tons of gametime.
He'll go somewhere like Newcastle
No.
No, just no, he looks like Harry Enfield FFS..
What on earth is a Shetland
Out of the Stoke players available I would take Butland purely because Liverpool will sign him.
He's really not top four quality.
Sign average/mid table/inconsistent players, expect average/mid table/inconsistent results.
Decent player with occasional glimpses of genius (bicycle kick vs Poland and few other instances). Unfortunately too many years in average club like Stoke culled his chances in reaching level people thought he would get when he transferred from Basel to Bayern. His adventure with Inter was quiet and bit pointless.
If Wenger was still with Arsenal he would scoop that deal for peanuts.
If Wenger was still with Arsenal he would scoop that deal for peanuts.
If he was any good he wouldn't be at Stoke. He'd of made it at Inter or Bayern.
You mean like mark Hughes made it at Barca or Bayern Munich before he came back to united?
It’s fair enough saying you don’t rate him but saying a player is no good because he didn’t make it at a certain club or clubs is absurd
Feels like an Everton or West Ham player.
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