Manchester United Superthread 2014 mod warning #8081

Al Capwned · 26-05-2014 03:57PM

Sources.

Hate that word - "we'll make something up and say the info is from our 'sources', sure who'll know"
And when they do get something right, people start believing that these 'sources' are reputable.

When you fling enough........ some of it will stick.

TheDoc · 26-05-2014 04:08PM

Al Capwned wrote: »

Sources.

Hate that word - "we'll make something up and say the info is from our 'sources', sure who'll know"
And when they do get something right, people start believing that these 'sources' are reputable.

When you fling enough........ some of it will stick.

Don't know how many times I've to retell the story.

Friend worked in UK rag paper for two years. Football correspondents have their daily meet, where a number of absolute lies get agreed on and spat out.

Very few, and I mean VERY few journalists have REAL connections to clubs. And these are the guys that to be honest rarely speculate or put their rep on the line with transfers. Henry Winter, Balleague and Hunter spring to mind.

Don't forget a lot of clubs are organisations in themselves. Anyone who has worked in pretty much any job knows there is rumour and gossip that does the rounds. My last job was full of it, that some might come to pass, majority of it is tosh.

Football clubs are no different. As much rubbish and rumour get's spread in there then any office. Just so happens journalists are happy to pay for that particular office gossip.

Sources and close friend are the two biggest falacies for football transfer nonsense. I can assure you nobodies ****ing close friend speaks to rags about their future.

v3ttel · 26-05-2014 04:20PM

I've taken to completely ignoring transfer speculation for the last week or so. I've "unfollowed" all but the most reliable of journalists on Twitter. Also have paid zero attention to speculation posted here and treated everything about this mythical "list" as total bullsh*t unless it comes from BBC, etc.

I've been following F1, NBA playoffs, GAA and then we have the World Cup starting soon. So many more things to follow than people making up transfer stories only for my hopes to inevitably be dashed mercilessly. For now, I trust Van Gaal as a world class manager, will get the people he wants to make us better, sooner or later, and will not get stressed out about it.

Join me. It'll be helpful for your sanity.

Whatsisname · 26-05-2014 04:30PM

According to beIN Sports France, PSG have accepted a bid of €20m for Marquinhos plus Dani Alves from Barcelona.

This Marquinhos has accumulated like €54m for his last 3 transfers, he must be something special?

TheDoc · 26-05-2014 04:32PM

Whatsisname wrote: »

According to beIN Sports France, PSG have accepted a bid of €20m for Marquinhos plus Dani Alves from Barcelona.

This Marquinhos has accumulated like €54m for his last 3 transfers, he must be something special?

His agent is

Rubber_Soul · 26-05-2014 04:51PM

Hang on, are you saying Guillem Balague rarely speculates Doc?

MD1990 · 26-05-2014 04:53PM

v3ttel wrote: »

I've taken to completely ignoring transfer speculation for the last week or so. I've "unfollowed" all but the most reliable of journalists on Twitter. Also have paid zero attention to speculation posted here and treated everything about this mythical "list" as total bullsh*t unless it comes from BBC, etc.

I've been following F1, NBA playoffs, GAA and then we have the World Cup starting soon. So many more things to follow than people making up transfer stories only for my hopes to inevitably be dashed mercilessly. For now, I trust Van Gaal as a world class manager, will get the people he wants to make us better, sooner or later, and will not get stressed out about it.

Join me. It'll be helpful for your sanity.

i try to watch GAA but its gone very bad last few years.

irishfeen · 26-05-2014 04:57PM

MD1990 wrote: »

i try to watch GAA but its gone very bad last few years.

You obviously didn't watch yesterdays Cork/Waterford match

tallaghtmick · 26-05-2014 05:34PM

TheDoc wrote: »

His agent is

Our friend Bebe's agent?

Liam McPoyle · 26-05-2014 06:59PM

Probably been posted before but today was my first time seeing it.

26-05-2014 07:03PM

That story always seemed very ludicrous to me. Maybe maybe United have just been signing the players who didn't pass in recent seasons and that's why it all went down the swanny last season

Pighead · 26-05-2014 07:05PM

Nice story but surely bullshit.

Lord TSC · 26-05-2014 07:11PM

The guy he is hugging is apparently his brother btw...

ElChe32 · 26-05-2014 07:12PM

Yeah could have sworn I heard Gary Neville say that Ronny was hugging his brother

Whatsisname · 26-05-2014 07:15PM

You'd think his brother would have been in a big fancy box for the game though with VIP status or the like, no?

kryogen · 26-05-2014 07:18PM

That story has been doing the rounds a long time

Edit: actually think I heard it around the time of the 08 CL win

irishfeen · 26-05-2014 07:20PM

1999 CL final on MUTV now about 65' gone, a nice time to pick it up

Headshot · 26-05-2014 07:44PM

Jan coming on for Belgium now

Mitch Connor · 26-05-2014 07:47PM

Headshot wrote: »

Jan coming on for Belgium now

100th Youth team graduate to make his international debut.

Agueroooo · 26-05-2014 07:50PM

Coleman Slawski wrote: »

Probably been posted before but today was my first time seeing it.

Would be nice if true but it's not.

the guy Ronaldo is hugging is his brother Hugo.

MagicMarker · 26-05-2014 07:51PM

Coleman Slawski wrote: »

Probably been posted before but today was my first time seeing it.

Headshot · 26-05-2014 07:53PM

Lovely from Jan

The_Kew_Tour · 26-05-2014 07:59PM

Matt Busby would have been 105 today.

The man who made Manchester United what they are.

kryogen · 26-05-2014 09:31PM

By the by, the story has been around a long time, the pic being of Ronnie and his brother or whoever doesn't make the story any more or less true.

It seems a little far fetched for me, but I have heard stories of pretty incredible generosity and other stuff with regard to Ronaldo, and not just him either

Whatsisname · 26-05-2014 09:34PM

Please not Warrior

Mike Keegan @mikekeeganmen
WSJ (Wall St Journal) say #mufc looking for more than £600m for a 10-year deal. Would be a record. Nike not happy.

Mike Keegan @mikekeeganmen
According to WSJ, Nike are tiring of #mufc demands over new kit deal. Adidas and Warrior Sports in the running.

kryogen · 26-05-2014 09:41PM

Let Nike back off it they want, I would be delighted for Addidas to come in. Besides that, Nike will definitely want to keep the sponsorship, it must be getting down to the real nitty gritty part now if PR is getting involved. Both parties will look to get the best deal naturally.

Mars Bar · 26-05-2014 09:41PM

Apparently Ronaldo was donating his CL win bonus to charity. Supposedly it's €750k (could be in £). I have no idea if that's true or not.

Oh please, please not warrior

lordgoat · 26-05-2014 09:53PM

Kiko off to Cardiff.

Best of luck to him. Always remember that goal. Rang my bro during who was at OT for his first game, still hear the crowd over the phone and him saying: "Tom I can't hear a word you're saying, it's going mental here"

PhlegmyMoses · 26-05-2014 09:58PM

Could not care less who sponsors United as I haven't bought a jersey since I was a kid. Biggest deal possible please.

A fair deal is usually the one in which both sides go away slightly unhappy with their side of it. I'd say we're getting to this stage now in that deal.

Whatsisname · 26-05-2014 10:12PM

More twitter stuff

United are expected to complete a £27m move for Southampton’s England left-back Luke Shaw after the World Cup. [Via @MOgdenTelegraph]

Nani, Anderson, Young, Fellaini, Zaha, Cleverley and Hernández could all leave United this summer. [Via @MOgdenTelegraph]

Manchester United Superthread 2014 mod warning #8081

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