Manchester United Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13

Vanbis wrote: »

Not surprised after selling Modric. All Manutd have to do is match the bid by Spurs and it's down the the player to choose.

Vanbis wrote: »

Disappointing alright as he looked very good last season and has started well this season. Early days yet so still time for Manutd to come in as we have seen happen before.

Vanbis wrote: »

Yes exactly, i don't think anyone would be surprised if it happens. I'll be back in the morning to check

Roger Sterling wrote: »

Dont do this to yourselves lads. Accept the buying is over snd avoid disappointment later.

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

Since they're connected now with Real, and Real were interested , could they have asked Spurs to get him, with thoughts of taking him in a few years if he gets better?

Of course thats probably rubbish and they were interested in anyways, quality player.

bmcc10 wrote: »

Berba in Florence match made in heaven, Hopefully with him off the wage bill it will free up money to get Nani tied down!!

"If he can play plenty of games then people will love him because he gives absolutely everything," Van der Gouw told United’s official website.

"Don't worry about that; he'll never let you down. He's scored a few goals but that's because he started out as a left midfielder. He only became a left-back in the last couple of years, but he made such big progress that it became his position.

He still likes to go forward and try to score. He has a powerful kick, a very good left foot and he puts in some good crosses, too. He has a lot of energy and he's good for team spirit.

He's so excited about joining United," the ex-pro continued.

"Having got the chance, he really wants to go for it. He was very impressed with what he saw of Old Trafford when he went to sign, even though it was empty. I know the feeling.

I told him he was very lucky to be arriving at a club like United, because it's a totally different world to any other club, and I told him to take the chance with both hands. I really hope he does."

Manchester United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been attracting headlines in recent days for his latest episode of banning a reporter for doing his job, is an autocrat on the brink of yet another record in his extraordinary career.

Since taking the reigns at Old Trafford in 1986, he has been the United manager for 999 league games, up to and including last weekend’s win over Fulham.

Assuming nothing untoward happens to the 70-year-old Scot between now and the weekend, on Sunday he’ll take charge of his 1,000th Manchester United league game, all of them in the top division in English football. Sunday’s match is away at Southampton.

No other football manager – with full control of team selection – has ever managed the same club in the top division of English football for 1,000 league games in an unbroken run.

Only three other men have had unbroken runs in senior positions for 1,000 games or more in England with the same club, but all them operated in an era when committees picked the team.

They were George Ramsay of Aston Villa, who ‘managed’ them until 1926 and was also a Scot, like Fergie; Frank Watt, another Scot, at Newcastle from 1895 to 1935; and John Nicholson, at Sheffield United from 1899 to 1932.

Ferguson’s most illustrious predecessor at Old Trafford, Matt Busby, managed the club for ‘only’ 972 league matches, in two periods in charge.

Ferguson’s 999 league games to date have ended with 598 wins, 233 draws and 168 defeats, and he has won an average of 2.03 points per game for almost 26 years. (See graphic below for seasonal details).

His worst season was 1989-90 when United finished 13th and Ferguson won just 1.26 points per game on average.

His best season – among 12 title-winning seasons – was in 1999-2000, when United won the title with 91 points (2.39 per game), winning 28 of their 38 games (a ratio not bettered by Ferguson at United) and losing just three (ditto).

Other managers in the English game have been in charge for more than 1,000 games, but they have either been with different clubs or at the same club in a variety of divisions. A list of the longest serving managers by years can be found at the LMA website.

Ferguson holds the record for the longest unbroken run of league games at one club in the top division. This is quite possibly why he feels entitled to run United as if it is his own domain.

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Its bad enough that im back to school tomorrow but missing out on dembele is really a loss , he was worth the 15 million buy out clause I think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_4bLNM0axE