Manchester United Superthread 2014 mod warning #8081

redbaron_99 · 24-05-2014 10:23PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I'll take 2 years at least.

Hopefully fans will realise this.

I for one will be happy to see a marked improvement in out football. You know, proper meaningful football again. Progression. Some will be impatient and moan. I'm prepared to wait two or three years to get silverware.
People bang on about what klopp and Simeone have done, but they forget the relative humble beginnings of those teams. It takes time. Grow a team. Rather than amass a collection of big names. Van gaal is the man to do this. No panic from this random poster.
United!!! United!!!!

Chagan · 24-05-2014 10:29PM

With the rate we're supposedly going through targets coupled with Harry's return to the big time, the press are going to run out of players to make stories about.

Mitch Connor · 24-05-2014 10:33PM

Daily Mail saying Strootman could be a January target.... this disappoints and worries me. We needed top quality CM additions last summer, we needed them in January... we simply can't allow this summer to roll past without making an addition cause we have some kind of home to sign one in January. We should either sign him now, or forget about him and move on to someone else.

RGDATA! · 24-05-2014 10:40PM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Daily Mail saying Strootman could be a January target.... this disappoints and worries me. We needed top quality CM additions last summer, we needed them in January... we simply can't allow this summer to roll past without making an addition cause we have some kind of home to sign one in January. We should either sign him now, or forget about him and move on to someone else.

Signing him now is a non starter given that he is recovering from a major injury and would not pass a medical. Or am I missing something?

redbaron_99 · 24-05-2014 10:40PM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Daily Mail saying Strootman could be a January target.... this disappoints and worries me. We needed top quality CM additions last summer, we needed them in January... we simply can't allow this summer to roll past without making an addition cause we have some kind of home to sign one in January. We should either sign him now, or forget about him and move on to someone else.

Would prefer to get the right player in January, than a stop gap in August. Long term, lads.

Mitch Connor · 24-05-2014 10:42PM

redbaron_99 wrote: »

Would prefer to get the right player in January, than a stop gap in August. Long term, lads.

I'm not saying we sign a stop gap - i'm saying we sign someone else of similar quality - rather than risk being 7 points off 4th in January again because of a sh1t midfield.

Mitch Connor · 24-05-2014 10:44PM

RGDATA! wrote: »

Signing him now is a non starter given that he is recovering from a major injury and would not pass a medical. Or am I missing something?

The medical can be signed off regardless, based on review of his current fitness and current recovery - along with the opinion of his medical team and ours. They can see how he is recovering and what the state of his knee is.

Reedsie · 24-05-2014 10:49PM

irishfeen wrote: »

I wonder are we the most linked club in the world? - its actually ridiculous how many players the rags/journalists etc link us to every single transfer window.

Man United stories sell papers, far more papers than any other team. It's as simple as that.

Reedsie · 24-05-2014 10:53PM

Express going with the Mata to Barcelona story.

J. Marston · 24-05-2014 10:57PM

Manchester United's transfer plans are in danger of collapse.

Arjen Robben has became the third Bayern Munich player inside a week to snub a move to Old Trafford.

And Luke Shaw’s proposed £27million switch from Southampton to United is also back in the balance after cash-rich Chelsea revived their interest in the England left-back.

It leaves vice-chairman Ed Woodward fighting to deliver on a £200million promise to new manager Louis van Gaal that he will add stellar names to the United squad before the Dutchman takes over after the World Cup.

High-level sources at Old Trafford insisted last night that NONE of the club’s top targets have “slipped the net.”

United denied claims from Germany that they registered an interest in Robben - which makes the Dutch winger’s declaration that will not be moving to Manchester even more mystifying.

And the Reds are also adamant that THEY pulled the plug on a proposed £20million deal to land Toni Kroos - despite a long-term drive to land the German playmaker.

Robben, Kroos and team-mate Thomas Muller have now all declared they have no wish to move to Old Trafford.

“I don’t want to join United,” said Robben as he prepares for Holland’s World Cup campaign under the guidance of Van Gaal.

“Even if United and Bayern are able to agree a deal over a transfer fee I will not move to Manchester.”

It seems United are now also facing a battle to land England defender Shaw.

Chelsea have banked £48m from the sale of David Luiz to Paris St Germain and Jose Mourinho needs a new left-back after allowing Ashley Cole’s contract to expire.

Van Gaal has also told United that Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels and Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman are the two players he covets most.

Dortmund want £30million for Hummels, while a move to Strootman will be out on hold until January, when the Dutchman is expected to have recovered from a cruciate knee injury.

However, United are discovering that their inability to offer Champions League football is having an impact on their recruitment drive.

It has embarrassing echoes of last summer’s transfer-market humiliation.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arjen-robben-snubs-manchester-united-3600726

Basically, it's all gone tits up.

Can we get rid of this Woodward guy? I know we missed out plenty of targets under Gill but they didn't seem so public as they have with this guy running things.

redbaron_99 · 24-05-2014 11:03PM

Paddy_R wrote: »

Express going with the Mata to Barcelona story.

It's bull

kryogen · 24-05-2014 11:03PM

lol

MagicMarker · 24-05-2014 11:05PM

Ah yes, The Mirror. Brilliant. :rolleyes:

redbaron_99 · 24-05-2014 11:06PM

J. Marston wrote: »

Basically, it's all gone tits up.

Can we get rid of this Woodward guy? I know we missed out plenty of targets under Gill but they didn't seem so public as they have with this guy running things.

Wait until September. Then call for his head. Wait until May 2015 to call for Fellini head. It takes time. We are dealing with real life.
Million dollar transfers are complex. Give him time. He got mata. Give him a chance.

Lord TSC · 24-05-2014 11:07PM

J. Marston wrote: »

Basically, it's all gone tits up.

Can we get rid of this Woodward guy? I know we missed out plenty of targets under Gill but they didn't seem so public as they have with this guy running things.

Nonsense. Or are we forgetting Our yearly Sneijder escapades. ( Hazard and Moura as well in recent times).

There isn't much that can be done IMO about publicity like this; when you target top players, chances are you are dealing with the likes of clubs and agents who will play dirty and make these things public knowledge to drive up fees and wages.

24-05-2014 11:08PM

redbaron_99 wrote: »

Wait until September. Then call for his head. Wait until May 2015 to call for Fellini head. It takes time. We are dealing with real life.
Million dollar transfers are complex. Give him time. He got mata. Give him a chance.

Manutd_4life · 24-05-2014 11:18PM

Forgetting fabregas, kroos, robben, muller, shaw, strootman, hummels, etc etc, who else out there in this bloody world could step into vidic's/ferdi's/scholesy/giggs boots this summer

n32 · 24-05-2014 11:27PM

If im not very much mistaken, the club have made no official comment on any player. All we have is paper not refusing ink. We are an easy target at the moment for bUlL**** transfer rumours. Everything so far is speculation. We dont know whats going on behind the scenes, al we have are reporters spouting nonsense linking us with every player going. Robben and Muller to United? Give me a fúcking break

Ulysses Gaze · 24-05-2014 11:30PM

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Forgetting fabregas, kroos, robben, muller, shaw, strootman, hummels, etc etc, who else out there in this bloody world could step into vidic's/ferdi's/scholesy/giggs boots this summer

Godin or Miranda at centre-back perhaps.

Schwiiing · 24-05-2014 11:35PM

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Godin or Miranda at centre-back perhaps.

This could be the cider talking but fire a whole 120m at Atletico for Luis, Gabi, Koke and Adrian Lopez. Go ****ing mad altogether.

Cantona's Collars · 24-05-2014 11:42PM

Skybet have suspended betting on Luke Shaw.

Schwiiing · 24-05-2014 11:43PM

zerks wrote: »

Skybet have suspended betting on Luke Shaw.

Theres either nothing to read into that or he's off to Chelsea.

How Soon Is Now · 24-05-2014 11:49PM

Jesus the last year or so has been so positive in here :pac:

Dont think it will be safe to visit the soccer forum anymore if this summer turns out like the last one.

Cantona's Collars · 24-05-2014 11:52PM

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K4t · 24-05-2014 11:54PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

:eek:

You messing?!

Not at all.

We were very close to shocking Bayern as it was with Fletcher and Carrick in the middle.
There is a fantastic core group of players at the club except in the crucial area of midfield.

tallaghtmick · 24-05-2014 11:54PM

zerks wrote: »

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Noooooooooooo

How Soon Is Now · 24-05-2014 11:56PM

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Noooooooooooo

After half a season at the club that has to be bull**** seriously.

If he is sold in the summer i have no faith at all in the running of the club.

K4t · 24-05-2014 11:58PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I'll take 2 years at least.

Hopefully fans will realise this.

I'm not sure about that if I'm being brutally honest.

I'm gonna say what everyone used against Moyes, this squad won the title last season. It should not take another 2 years to start competing again no matter who the manager is. 2 or 3 key signings this summer and we should be achieving CL qualification and a title challenge at the very least from Mr Van Gaal. If he can't deliver this then he isn't fit for the job as much as Moyes wasn't.

Timmyctc · 25-05-2014 12:02AM

zerks wrote: »

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Isn't he on a 4 year deal. We paid 37 million for him. Why in gods name would we sell him for 40m?

redbaron_99 · 25-05-2014 12:05AM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Don't worry. U should be concerned for your own

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