The Manchester United Thread

smith123 said:
By far the worst is robben and ronaldinho, fecking peter kenyon the *****.
Click to expand...

It is crazy how football has got to the stage now were the chief exec is a name people are familiar with, probably just showing my age though, or maybe it has always been like this I never noticed so much when I was younger.

Edit I know this transfer was a while ago I just mean in general
 
MANUMAD said:
Im shocked by the names that sometimes people come up with in this forum - Mikel has been crappier than **** for at least two seasons.
Click to expand...

We've got Cleverley & Anderson mate, times are desperate.
 
zzeezzy said:
We've got Cleverley & Anderson mate, times are desperate.
Click to expand...

Wait a minute. You spent a whole year complaining about Felliaini being panic bought. And now you want Mikel. Jesus wept.

I'd rather promote a youth player into a 4-3-3. They would have the same effectiveness.
 
Mike. said:
Wait a minute. You spent a whole year complaining about Felliaini being panic bought. And now you want Mikel. Jesus wept.

I'd rather promote a youth player into a 4-3-3. They would have the same effectiveness.
Click to expand...

Mikel was part of the Chelsea side that won the CL, he can perform a role effectively in CM. Fellaini can't, positionally he's weak and it never will work.
 
Manchester United are preparing to thwart Arsenal's attempts to sign William Carvalho after renewing interest in the £24  million-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder.

With United due to formally unveil £59.7m British record signing Ángel di María at a press conference at Old Trafford on Thursday, Louis van Gaal, the manager, is now pressing Ed Woodward, the club's executive vice-chairman, into securing at least one new midfielder before Monday's transfer deadline.

After witnessing his team's Capital One Cup humiliation against MK Dons on Tuesday, Van Gaal has also instructed Woodward to find buyers for the likes of Javier Hernández, Anderson and Shinji Kagawa before close of business at 11pm Monday.

The England internationals Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley, who are understood to be the subject of interest from several clubs, will also be allowed to leave Old Trafford if suitable offers are made for the pair.

Despite the abject display of his fringe players in Milton Keynes, Van Gaal had made it a priority to bolster his midfield options during the final days of the transfer window. But with the Dutch coach and senior figures at United still unconvinced by the fitness of the Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal following pre-World Cup knee surgery, Carvalho has re-emerged as a target after being watched on a regular basis by the club's scouting team last season.

[h=2]Related Articles[/h]
The former United manager David Moyes had shortlisted Carvalho as a priority target before being sacked in the closing weeks of last season, but with Sporting initially demanding that the 22-year-old's £37m release clause was met by potential buyers, United and Van Gaal chose to pursue other options.
With issues about Vidal's knee yet to be resolved, Van Gaal is continuing to contemplate a move for AC Milan's Nigel de Jong while retaining an interest in the AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman, who is close to returning to action following a cruciate ligament injury.
However, with Sporting now prepared to lower their asking price after seeing Real Madrid drop their initial interest in Carvalho earlier this summer, United believe a deal can be done for the Angola-born defensive midfielder, who was one of the few shining lights of Portugal's unsuccessful World Cup campaign in Brazil.
United were made aware of Sporting's readiness to listen to offers for Carvalho during negotiations with Di María's representatives, who also act for Carvalho. Having already done business with the Portuguese club this summer by completing the signing of the defender Marcos Rojo at the same time as allowing Nani to return to the club on loan, further discussions are understood to have taken place over Carvalho.
Attempts to sign the Holland midfielder Daley Blind from Ajax could prove more difficult, however, with the Dutch club insisting that they have no desire to sell the 24-year-old during this transfer window. But Marc Overmars, the Ajax director of football, kept alive the prospect of a sale by claiming that only a “top price” would persuade the Amsterdam club to sell. "We believe that we currently have a strong team and want Daley to stay for another year," Overmars told De Telegraaf. "Only if the absolute top price is paid is a transfer negotiable.
"Daley's management know how we feel at the moment. Next year, we will have a much more lenient policy, we are willing to talk with Daley and we will settle for a reasonable price."
While United continue to seek reinforcements following their dismal start to the season – which is their worst opening since the 1992/93 campaign – efforts to reduce the size of Van Gaal's squad will accelerate in the coming days.
The Capital One Cup exit ensures that United can only play a maximum number of 49 matches this season, should they reach the FA Cup final and require replays in every round until the semi-finals.
With only Premier League games to focus on until the FA Cup third round in January, Van Gaal is prepared to work a squad of no more than 20 players, leaving Hernández, Kagawa, Anderson, Cleverley and Welbeck available for transfer.
United are also ready to offload goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, with the futures of Rafael da Silva and Ashley Young by no means certain at Old Trafford. Wilfried Zaha was last night close to rejoining Crystal Palace on loan, with a view to a permanent move to the London club.
The ankle injury which has left Marouane Fellaini on the sidelines, albeit for no longer than a month, has ensured a stay of execution for the £27.5m Belgian midfielder.
It is understood that as many as six clubs are interested in signing Welbeck, including Sunderland, Hull City and Newcastle, but United have yet to be contacted by Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, despite both clubs seeking attacking reinforcements.
Cleverley, who is out of contract at the end of this season, is also attracting substantial interest, but the 25-year-old player may yet choose to run down his contract and leave on a free transfer next summer.
United have been contacted by a number of European clubs about Hernández and Kagawa, but there has been no interest in the Brazilian midfielder Anderson, who made his first appearance for the club in nine months during the defeat on Tuesday in Milton Keynes.
 
zzeezzy said:
Mikel was part of the Chelsea side that won the CL, he can perform a role effectively in CM. Fellaini can't, positionally he's weak and it never will work.
Click to expand...


Mikel has been ***** for 2 years.
 
zzeezzy said:
Manchester United are preparing to thwart Arsenal's attempts to sign William Carvalho after renewing interest in the £24  million-rated Sporting Lisbon midfielder.

With United due to formally unveil £59.7m British record signing Ángel di María at a press conference at Old Trafford on Thursday, Louis van Gaal, the manager, is now pressing Ed Woodward, the club's executive vice-chairman, into securing at least one new midfielder before Monday's transfer deadline.

After witnessing his team's Capital One Cup humiliation against MK Dons on Tuesday, Van Gaal has also instructed Woodward to find buyers for the likes of Javier Hernández, Anderson and Shinji Kagawa before close of business at 11pm Monday.

The England internationals Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley, who are understood to be the subject of interest from several clubs, will also be allowed to leave Old Trafford if suitable offers are made for the pair.

Despite the abject display of his fringe players in Milton Keynes, Van Gaal had made it a priority to bolster his midfield options during the final days of the transfer window. But with the Dutch coach and senior figures at United still unconvinced by the fitness of the Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal following pre-World Cup knee surgery, Carvalho has re-emerged as a target after being watched on a regular basis by the club's scouting team last season.

Related Articles



The former United manager David Moyes had shortlisted Carvalho as a priority target before being sacked in the closing weeks of last season, but with Sporting initially demanding that the 22-year-old's £37m release clause was met by potential buyers, United and Van Gaal chose to pursue other options.
With issues about Vidal's knee yet to be resolved, Van Gaal is continuing to contemplate a move for AC Milan's Nigel de Jong while retaining an interest in the AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman, who is close to returning to action following a cruciate ligament injury.
However, with Sporting now prepared to lower their asking price after seeing Real Madrid drop their initial interest in Carvalho earlier this summer, United believe a deal can be done for the Angola-born defensive midfielder, who was one of the few shining lights of Portugal's unsuccessful World Cup campaign in Brazil.
United were made aware of Sporting's readiness to listen to offers for Carvalho during negotiations with Di María's representatives, who also act for Carvalho. Having already done business with the Portuguese club this summer by completing the signing of the defender Marcos Rojo at the same time as allowing Nani to return to the club on loan, further discussions are understood to have taken place over Carvalho.
Attempts to sign the Holland midfielder Daley Blind from Ajax could prove more difficult, however, with the Dutch club insisting that they have no desire to sell the 24-year-old during this transfer window. But Marc Overmars, the Ajax director of football, kept alive the prospect of a sale by claiming that only a “top price” would persuade the Amsterdam club to sell. "We believe that we currently have a strong team and want Daley to stay for another year," Overmars told De Telegraaf. "Only if the absolute top price is paid is a transfer negotiable.
"Daley's management know how we feel at the moment. Next year, we will have a much more lenient policy, we are willing to talk with Daley and we will settle for a reasonable price."
While United continue to seek reinforcements following their dismal start to the season – which is their worst opening since the 1992/93 campaign – efforts to reduce the size of Van Gaal's squad will accelerate in the coming days.
The Capital One Cup exit ensures that United can only play a maximum number of 49 matches this season, should they reach the FA Cup final and require replays in every round until the semi-finals.
With only Premier League games to focus on until the FA Cup third round in January, Van Gaal is prepared to work a squad of no more than 20 players, leaving Hernández, Kagawa, Anderson, Cleverley and Welbeck available for transfer.
United are also ready to offload goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, with the futures of Rafael da Silva and Ashley Young by no means certain at Old Trafford. Wilfried Zaha was last night close to rejoining Crystal Palace on loan, with a view to a permanent move to the London club.
The ankle injury which has left Marouane Fellaini on the sidelines, albeit for no longer than a month, has ensured a stay of execution for the £27.5m Belgian midfielder.
It is understood that as many as six clubs are interested in signing Welbeck, including Sunderland, Hull City and Newcastle, but United have yet to be contacted by Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, despite both clubs seeking attacking reinforcements.
Cleverley, who is out of contract at the end of this season, is also attracting substantial interest, but the 25-year-old player may yet choose to run down his contract and leave on a free transfer next summer.
United have been contacted by a number of European clubs about Hernández and Kagawa, but there has been no interest in the Brazilian midfielder Anderson, who made his first appearance for the club in nine months during the defeat on Tuesday in Milton Keynes.
Click to expand...
Not enough time to sign him now!
 
Jesus, I had no idea Cleverley was 25. Don't know why but I had it in my head he was the same age as Wilshere because of all of the comparisons that were being made between them a couple of years ago.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

FMBase

Beta

Resources

Back
Top