Manchester United Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 11/12

Eli Manning wrote: »

Its unrealistic to think Morrison could juggle being an O.G. and a footballer.

Who knows, one day we may even see the Return of the Mack

There is clearly a situation brewing where choices will have to be made though, Rio is the obvious one to be stepping down in the near future, so that leaves.

Vidic, Evans, Smalling and Jones as the first team centre backs.

Evans has proved his worth this season, Smalling is too good to sit on the bench and Jones is certainly one the club have high hopes for and does have a huge amount of potential.

Thats 3 guys, younger then Vidic, who is 30 years of age, that will all need to be playing regularly, I dont think it will become a major problem really as Jones in particular wont be ready to play centre back week in week out for a couple of years at least really, so Vidic will be on his way out then for sure imo. But keeping both Evans and Smalling happy in the short term may be a slight problem.

Hopefully it wont and both can play enough to keep them happy over the next couple of seasons.

Blatter wrote: »

Like this opinion, after the Newcastle game



Seriously, it's not as if we haven't left go some of or better players before for one reason or another. Hughes, Ince and Kanchelskis were considered three of our best players when they all left in the Summer of '95 but Ferguson got it spot on because he recognized that Scholes, Beckham etc. were a special bunch.

He has shown time and time again that he'll make difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions if he thinks he has young players that are good enough to step up.

Wow that's crazy, how times have changed :P I didn't think city would crumble like they have done

Anyways, vidic hasn't a hope in hell of going.

And rio, won't go. He's pure manchester united and he'd take a pay cut to stay I think.

Keno 92 wrote: »

Look most of can concur that selling Vidic is stupid. We have Vidic, Smalling, Jones, Evans and Ferdinand at CB.

Ferdinand will not be able to play every game next season. Far from it.

I think we can all agree Jones is not ready to start at CB week in week out.

So Vidic, Evans and Smalling will play the majority of the games at CB.

Sell Vidic and we have Evans and Smalling at CB. Could be a disaster.

Then we have the regular Manchester United defender herpes. At least one will contract it next season like every other season.

Therefore we keep Vidic. Thank you.

Ferdinand has started 10 out of the last 11 games and has already played more times this season than he did last. It's highly presumptuous of you to say he wouldn't play the majority of our games next season if he was still here. He might. I'd be forecasting him to be able to play 60-70% of games at best anyway, Vidic maybe 80-90% of games. That wouldn't leave a lot of game time for our 3 young promising centre backs if that were to happen, would it?

And iirc SAF said he won't be rotating as much next season because of what happened in the CL this season.

Edit: And those saying Jones isn't ready for first team football at centre back are only basing their opinion on his last 5 or 6 games there, which is ridiculous. I could easily turn around and say he is ready based on his first 5 or 6 games there for us, and his games for Blackburn. But nobody is saying he should be a regular there for us next season anyway, he's 3rd/4th choice standard at the very least.

Samich wrote: »

Have to remember Smalling could play a lot at right back depending on how injury free rafael becomes.

We are heavily linked with that fullback Clyne, so neither Smalling nor Jones will most likely not be needed even nearly as much at right back next season.

Keno 92 wrote: »

Oreos > Everything else

Toffee Pops > Everything else

Jaffa cakes win tbh.

kryogen wrote: »

We have been linked with Porto winger James Rodriguez, who has also stated his interest in joining, naturally.

And the team beat Everton to reach the final of the Dallas Cup yesterday, Lingaard got the only goal of the game and now United will play Brazilian side Coritiba in the final.

Ill attempt to post football related stuff again so

kryogen wrote: »

We have been linked with Porto winger James Rodriguez, who has also stated his interest in joining, naturally.



Ill attempt to post football related stuff again so

Meh,unless he's covered in chocolate or can be dipped in tea,we don't want to know.