Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Yeah happened around the 42nd min and he's still being treated on the pitch 15mins later.

Bugger. Was hoping for a home draw so I could sneak a cheap trip.

Yep that was terrible 😂

It genuinely comes across like he thinks he's completely blameless for how his United career turned out.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6552020/2025/08/13/man-united-news-sekou-kone-head-injury/

Hope he's OK.

Yeah had similar at an MMA event in Derry last year. Fella broke his leg and got carted off to hospital, event had to stall til the ambulance got him unloaded and came back.

More sponsorship deals on the way

Marc Armstrong told staff that United are on the verge of announcing three new partnerships, and his team had, across the last five months, agreed £70m of deals.

One new name associated with United is Coca-Cola, which has become the club’s official soft drink partner. The deal was announced on Wednesday, two days after Armstrong spoke, and is understood to be worth around £1million per year.

The symbiosis of soft drink companies and United’s football fortunes is not necessarily direct, butreshaping the squad to Amorim’s designs does require funds from far and wide. United have taken a calculated risk by committing to extra spending now. United’s head coach needs these players to perform.

https://x.com/UtdJoshua03/status/1955895418371416232

Now get that Baleba deal done.

I think some fans won’t care if he comes across well because.. of course he does, it’s a PR exercise with Lineker and Richards bigging him up at every turn. What fans would appreciate is an interview with someone like Andy Mitten, who’d actually ask the hard questions. He’s never going to agree to that because he’d have to be up front about the negatives and be pushed if he tries to dodge accountability. I’m not saying he should do that - it wouldn’t be in his best interest - but people shouldn’t forget everything just because of a self-serving puff piece.

So while you and Mitch want to defend him and say “look past the headlines,” I’d say look past the positive PR spin and don’t be so quick to give him credit when the whole thing was designed to make him look good.

My defense of him in this case is purely my opinion that he is correct in what he said, and I don't care if it was him, or Sancho, or Ronaldo that said it.

United have been directionless. United haven't actually gone through a transition because it has always been reactive in the now, not planning for the future. these things are simply correct.

People then attack the message cause they don't like the messenger.

And, in general, I find it funny that people have said United have been a terribly run club for years, and point blank 100% refuse to think that how the club has been ran has any impact on the people and players it has produced.

I don't absolve Rashford for his poor decisions, but I reckon if Rashford breaks through in 2000 into a Fergie team, the person and player he is, is very different. But people don't want to have that conversation either.

To some people, him being correct in what he said doesn’t really matter now. It was interesting to hear the things he had to say in general however - what annoyed me a little bit was him saying the transition hasn’t started yet and any good interviewer would have stopped him and said don’t you think it has started with the INEOS investment and the changes they’ve made? There might be some sour grapes there in that it has started but because he isn’t wanted as part of it, he may not want to admit it or talk about it. Now the piece wasn’t designed to get into that side of it, so whatever but because of that reason, I’m not going to come out and praise him for saying what he said when it was completely on sided in his favour.

On people not wanting to have that conversation - I’ll have that conversation. (Bear in mind we could have had this yesterday if you didn’t ignore me after I responded to what you said to me, which wasn’t a very fair or mature response btw.) Yes of course there should be some sympathy for Rashford when he had to go through years of the club being run poorly and multiple changing of managers and no real direction or ideas except throw money at the problem and hope it sticks.

When you’re expected to be the consistent performing star amongst all of that chopping and changing of staff & players, it is very tough, 100%. Maybe the club should have looked after him better but there’s only so much they can do. Not comparing these two people at all but I am fairly sure information came out to say that in the early days of Greenwood, the club knew there were issues and he would have to be looked after to try and keep him under control. (I’m not interested in going back to find the exact wording but my point is I don’t think the club are negligent in player care).

Rashford still had a choice. A choice with whom he surrounded himself with and there is no doubt he has chosen to surround himself with some of the wrong people. What is frustrating is that he also had the choice to keep the head down and work hard and be a club legend because it was all on a plate for him. That’s the sad part. And I really mean it when I feel sad for him in that aspect. People are frustrated and when it comes down to it, I don’t think the majority of people actually really dislike him - even if it appears that they do - there is just a massive frustration at what could have been if he didn’t get led astray either by himself or others.

Collyer in advanced talks with WBA for season long loan.