Mitch Connor wrote: » Oh, you think all the players we signed were first choices and priorities? Fair enough, i'll leave you to it.
bangkok wrote: » Do you know something we all dont??
astradave wrote: » Why so?
Cantona's Collars wrote: » Looks like we'll see an announcement very soon that Madrid have signed Courtois, I posted before that it was a done deal. Maybe De Gea had a poor WC on purpose.
bangkok wrote: » And he had delivered on every player mourinho wanted apart from perisic last summer. Signed all the players van gaal wanted as well
jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: » Van Gaal said he asked for high profile players and didn't get themhttps://www.football365.com/news/van-gaal-disappointed-in-certain-human-beings-at-united “I asked many, many times for players of the highest quality. But I didn’t get the players I wanted.
jayo26 wrote: » Said it ages ago I genuinely believe de gea lost interest in Madrid after the fax machine fiasco. He completely changed attitude and everyrhing after that and has never looked like he has had his head turned since.
paulbok wrote: » He still hasn't signed a new contract though.
astradave wrote: » He wanted Kroos didn’t he, in fairness I doubt Kroos was going anywhere, there is plenty of instances that the top target is just ungettable but that in itself is saying that he didn’t get all the top targets. But I would not exactly say that it’s a negative thing on Woodward, more that you truly cannot say that he delivered all of the managers top targets.
Whatsisname wrote: » Didn't Moyes get a deal agreed for Kroos as he was leaving Bayern and LVG pulled the plug on it?
Lord TSC wrote: » If Curtois ends up at Real, I'd be surprised if DDG doesn't sign a new contract pretty quickly. Be great news for us though; not just keeping DDG, but Chelsea losing Curtois AND battling it out with Pool for a top keeper.
bangkok wrote: » I actually cant believe some are critisising woodward. Our revenues are ridiculous, the club off the field is no1 in the world, record money streams, the man is a genius. The ronaldo/messi of the ceo world
Cantona's Collars wrote: » You forgot to mention that maybe these top players looked at the style of play under LVG and thought "nope,that isn't for me". Woodward could hardly have staged kidnappings and forced players to join the club when the football at the time was appalling. I hate how people get their knickers in a twist because United didn't sign every £80-£100 million rated player in the world. It isn't PlayStation lads.
astradave wrote: » I have no doubt that Real will go all in for Hazard if the get Courtois, especially after what Courtois said to the media, I’d say he was given assurances that they were
jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: » We've not gotten some players we were apparently after under Woodward. Fabregas, Baines, Kroos. We've also made a few signings and you'd wonder if Woodward saw a good deal or the manager wanted them. Buying a crocked Falcao probably isn't a deal Madrid or Barca would have been messing around with. Also gave Rooney a ridiculous contract when he star was fading. Made a seemingly pointless late bid for Bale when Madrid had their business done. Woodward is an incredible businessman but he transfer dealings too often involve dithering and penny-pinching for top targets.
bangkok wrote: » We didnt buy falcao... The bale bid was genuine. No business is done until the player has signed the dotted line There was more to the rooney contract than meets the eye. Nike had a big say if i remember correctly Do you honestly think he is doing a poor job?
jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: » We've not gotten some players we were apparently after under Woodward. Fabregas, Baines, Kroos. We've also made a few signings and you'd wonder if Woodward saw a good deal or the manager wanted them. Buying a crocked Falcao probably isn't a deal Madrid or Barca would have been messing around with. Also gave Rooney a ridiculous contract when his star was fading. Made a seemingly pointless late bid for Bale when Madrid had their business done. Woodward is an incredible businessman but his transfer dealings too often involve dithering and penny-pinching for top targets.
Business Cat wrote: » To see them lose arguably their best two players this window would be super.
jayo26 wrote: » Lads how is it Woodward fault we didn't get them 3 players? Apart from anything wasn't it lvg that pulled the plug on kross he was lined up by moyes and lvg called it off? Bale seemingly rejected us over Madrid? Again who could blame him we had moyes in charge and sane with fabregas he stayed in Barcelona. Obviously Woodward is not blameless but the good he has brought into the club in the past 5 years far out ways one or two transfer mistakes. Without him United would not be able afford the pogbas and lukakus he ain't perfect he probably needs to or at least the glaziers need to look at the club's infrastructure more but playing wise he has backed every manager and as someone else says he doesn't publicly get involved with infield results he stopped giving stupid silly interviews to mutv.
jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: » On transfers yes, on the business, marketinf and sponsorship side no. There has been plenty written on this topic and Woodward's lack of transfer experience has often been questioned. On Falcao, clearly he cost the club serious money on wages. Edit: and on Bale, if we wanted him we shud have approached his people months before. Throwing in a bid when another top club has all the work done is amateurish
