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[Mr Cola]

Mirror saying the CM is De Jong

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Mirror saying the CM is De Jong

no no no Vidal, has to be Vidal my avatar is ready

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Telegraph say we've also been talking to Douglas Costa as and alternative to ADM.

 

[Scum]

Mirror saying the CM is De Jong

Di Maria, De Jong and Blind?

 

[Bold One]

no no no Vidal, has to be Vidal my avatar is ready

Its the Mirror

 

[Mr Cola]

Also reports saying we want to hire a director of football to focus solely on transfers

 

[Vivalaraza]

Woodward's been on his phone, then.

I would take De Jong at this stage. Will Milan sell now that Balotelli has gone though?

 

[Coldnoodle]

Mirror saying the CM is De Jong

I can breathe a little now.

United are getting their act together though :/

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Telegraph think we're looking at Blind and Benatia. I'm guessing Benatia will only happen if Bayern pull out.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Also reports saying we want to hire a director of football to focus solely on transfers

We need it.

Let's hire someone good

 

[Ushojax]

Mirror saying the CM is De Jong

I think he's exactly what they need. Herrera is powder-puff and needs someone beefy next to him, not wraiths like Fletcher.

Di Maria, Blind and De Jong and United will be in the thick of the top 4 battle this season.

 

[Mr Cola]

I can breathe a little now.

United are getting their act together though :/

Best case scenario we get Maria, a Cm and another Cb, we wont be a force for a few months, all the new players have to fit into the system, a new team that already is shakey and those there already will take a minimum 3 months. We arent suddenly going to find form the week after the window closes, its going to take a mammoth effort to get fourth, a really good run in the new year.

Still, optimism is nice for a change.

 

[WJD]

Would happily take De Jong and Blind too.

Shaw, Herrera, Rojo, Di Maria, De Jong and Blind would be a solid window.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I can breathe a little now.

United are getting their act together though :/

No matter what happens this summer has been awfully managed again and we do not have our act together.

Will be true even if we sign Vidal and Benatia now.

This is not how it works. You identify targets, line them up, do the deal - all well in advance of the season. Like Chelsea did.

This is all haphazard stuff. Not how you run a club. God only knows what else is happening at the club and how stuff is being managed.

 

[Bold One]

apparently Ronaldo punched God in the face

 

[WJD]

On paper:

----------------- De Gea ---------------
Rafael --- Jones - Evans --- Shaw
----------------- De Jong -------------
------------ Herrera - Mata ------------
Di Maria ----------------------- Rooney
--------------- Van Persie ---------------

Is a top 4 team.

Long way to go yet though.

 

[Yurt]

The year of Allegri has begun.

what happened? Who played? Who fucked up? Evra?

we're out, I totally forgot about the game :lol if we can call it that

 

[Blablurn]

Hamburg is always worth a travel

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Balague:

"As soon as Di Maria knew of Manchester United's interest he was very excited about the possibility of coming to Old Trafford.

"At first Paris Saint-Germain showed interest in signing him and said they were prepared to meet his wage demands of 8m Euros a year net but the deal offered by United was much more interesting to him.

"Firstly, United is a club with much more prestige throughout Europe, and secondly, it’s a new project where he knows he will be one of the leaders. Cristiano Ronaldo has also told him some great things about United and has succeeded in persuading him that it is a good option even though the club is not playing in Europe this season.

"He is also very excited about the prospect of working with manager Louis van Gaal and everyone is expecting that the deal will be closed soon.

"There is agreement between the club and the player and it is expected that the announcement will soon be made official because the positions of the two clubs are thought to be very close. United accept the valuation of the player above the 60m mark (Real paid 36 million to Benfica in 2010). The final cost of his transfer will depend on variables.

"There is absolutely no chance of Di Maria staying at Real Madrid, because despite just about everyone from all the players to the technical staff rating him very highly, Real Madrid have decided, primarily via their president Florentino Perez, that Di Maria cannot carry on at the club."

 

[Blablurn]

Is Magath destroying Fulham or whats happening there?

 

[Salvadora]

How has Guillem Balagué become reliable all of a sudden?

 

[Frank the Great]

Dat Allegri effect.

If we sell De Jong, which we probably will, we deserve to get relegated.

 

[Yurt]

 

[Freewheelin']

My ear really hurts

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

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[LabouredSubterfuge]

How has Guillem Balagué become reliable all of a sudden?

Well I'd refer to Jeff Arsenal or Dean but they don't post much United news.

 

[Mr Cola]

How has Guillem Balagué become reliable all of a sudden?

If it was just him, but all the papers were briefed, this is clearly calculated reveal, that makes me think this is true.

 

[Vivalaraza]

What's happening with Cuadrado?

 

[Salvadora]

Well I'd refer to Jeff Arsenal or Dean but they don't post much United news.

This is a horrific defence.

 

[Zabojnik]

what happened? Who played? Who fucked up? Evra?

we're out, I totally forgot about the game :lol if we can call it that

Evra, Licht and Ogbonna are all to blame, apparently. I wouldn't know, haven't watched a single pre-season friendly, don't plan to start now, lol.

What's happening with Cuadrado?

He'll go the way of Jovetic. He won't sign for Juve, like the gods intended, and his career will take a turn for the worst.

 

[Blablurn]

What's happening with Cuadrado?

Stays with Yurt in Italy. Empty stadiums but fine Russian ladies.

Edit:

ah, i thought you were talking about his future :lol

 

[dc89]

Is Di Maria gonna be on £200k a week at United?

United wage bill must be getting sizeable, 2 players on half a mil a week between the two of them.

 

[KidA Seven]

On paper:

----------------- De Gea ---------------
Rafael --- Jones - Evans --- Shaw
----------------- De Jong -------------
------------ Herrera - Mata ------------
Di Maria ----------------------- Rooney
--------------- Van Persie ---------------

Is a top 4 team.

Long way to go yet though.

You have to drop one of Rooney, RVP, and Mata. If United use a winger system, none are better than Adnan on the wing. Rooney and Mata can't dribble past players and don't have that explosiveness.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Is Di Maria gonna be on £200k a week at United?

United wage bill must be getting sizeable, 2 players on half a mil a week between the two of them.

As it stands, it's lower than it was when the season ended.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

This is a horrific defence.

No it's not. Also, Balague isn't the only one talking about the deal, and he's been right plenty of times in the past, so I'm not sure where you're coming from.

 

[Scum]

On paper:

----------------- De Gea ---------------
Rafael --- Jones - Evans --- Shaw
----------------- De Jong -------------
------------ Herrera - Mata ------------
Di Maria ----------------------- Rooney
--------------- Van Persie ---------------

Is a top 4 team.

Long way to go yet though.

Sell Rooney to PSG and play Adnan in his place.

My ear really hurts

:-(

 

[Salvadora]

No it's not. Also, Balague isn't the only one talking about the deal, and he's been right plenty of times in the past, so I'm not sure where you're coming from.

I'm just a bit shocked that people are putting stock in a known bullshiter who wouldn't get a look in here just a couple of months ago.

Sure, Woodward has probably been talking to the papers, but lets not let darkness take us.

Pointing out that DEAN hasn't put out a United rumour doesn't change that.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

On paper:

----------------- De Gea ---------------
Rafael --- Jones - Evans --- Shaw
----------------- De Jong -------------
------------ Herrera - Mata ------------
Di Maria ----------------------- Rooney
--------------- Van Persie ---------------

Is a top 4 team.

Long way to go yet though.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Why is Mata running to the bench?

 

[Gareth Bale]

"players with 10+ goals"

 

[Vivalaraza]

HORRIFIC.

SHOCKING.

Poor Guillem

 

[inky]

No matter what happens this summer has been awfully managed again and we do not have our act together.

Will be true even if we sign Vidal and Benatia now.

This is not how it works. You identify targets, line them up, do the deal - all well in advance of the season. Like Chelsea did.

This is all haphazard stuff. Not how you run a club. God only knows what else is happening at the club and how stuff is being managed.

I have to agree 100%

Di Maria is practically a gift from the heavens and in any other circumstances he would've landed somewhere else, Herrera should've happened a year ago, and Shaw looked like a no-brainer until Gaal came in and switched shit up. Heck, the whole dance with Evra 's new contract/departure was a part of that uncertainty.

Nevermind the 2 months dancing around Vidal, when it even looked Juve AND Vidal himself would come around, and turns out "United never really showed interest" let alone a formal bid for a player they absolutely need.

Getting the signings done last minute, even if they turn out solid, is in no way how a club as big as United should get business done. Bad decisions like that can easily turn a "transition period into the top spots again" from a 1 season problem into a much longer one.

 

[Scum]

cartoon, pls.

Why is Mata running to the bench?

lool

 

[Mr.Marston]

Why is Mata running to the bench?

lol

 

[Mr Cola]

Rooney looked odd last week, first half he kept picking up the ball and trying to shoot, failing. Maybe he was following orders, he certainly didnt come back and collect like he usually does.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Why is Mata running to the bench?

It's when we sub him out for Januzaj

I couldn't figure out how to reset the arrow after dragging it off frame

 

[Ushojax]

Is Magath destroying Fulham or whats happening there?

He's a terrible manager but they're doing what lots of relegated clubs do and trying to use young players. They have a great youth side so it's not a bad idea long term, but it will be 2 or 3 years before they come back up.

 

[Salvadora]

HORRIFIC.

SHOCKING.

Poor Guillem

why are you being so mean

 

[3Sixty]

Why is Shaw on the pitch?

Is pizza hut closed?

 

[dc89]

As it stands, it's lower than it was when the season ended.

Mental. I can't believe it. I can but I can't.