Manchester United Superthread 2014 mod warning #8081

homerjay2005 wrote: »

because last summer (and to a lesser extent previous summers) showed that United cannot get multiple deals done at the one time and then we end up signing players in a panic buy scenario like Fellaini and Mata***. it takes us months to sign deals that other clubs get done in weeks.




in one sense no, you are not naive as it should in theory be a straight forward business but in the United sense yes you are, weve not done anything in recent years to suggest we can go out and sign several top world class players in a the space of a few weeks. its just not in our capability to do it, especially once it hits August.

***to be clear on mata, i am delighted we signed him but it was £37.4million that should have been spent on a world class midfielder first and foremost and we already have several players like him in the squad/first team.




with every passing week, the likelyhood of this happening gets lesser and lesser especially with the WC happening.

Fair points but I've this sneaky suspicion we'll pull off some 'shock and awe' type signing blitz this summer for some reason. Really asert ourselves. Would be fantastic to see.

Manchester United keen on Schweinsteiger. Well no ****. I'm guessing they're keen on lots of world class players.

Do people actually expect a bid to be made for Schweinsteiger, expect a bid to be accepted and expect Bastian wanting to join?

He would need to leave his native land, leave the dominant team in Germany who will be competing for the Champions League. All to join Manchester United. Yes, a famous club but at the moment are in serious transition, without Champions League next season. They most likely won't win the title next year and probably will be off the pace as serious contenders for the Champions League. Yeah, makes perfect sense.

The club should just raid Barcelona's midfield and Real Madrid's attack while they're at it. Future sorted.

Any news today lads and ladies? haven't checked in since early this morning..

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

we might get 1 singing but yes it looks most likely that it will be after WC

just imagine this time next month and still no signings...get good mental image of that:p:p

Schweinsteiger is it??

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Am i the only one that believes we have 1 or 2 deals done but wont be announced till after he wc

Who does that benefit?

Mitch Connor wrote: »

honestly, I reckon if we still had Moyes in charge we'd have made at least one signing, probably two, and be on the track for me. Kroos, Shaw and Carvalho would be my guesses. I think LVG ripping up our transfer work already done has started us over again

I agree with you to an extent but I think Kroos was flirting with us to make Bayern jealous. The Shaw bid is in, apparently, so that would have been the same.

Sure Moyes put the brakes on Strootman last Summer too if we are to believe the papers.

I have become numb to speculation. I'm so happy the World Cup is on next week. It should die down a fair bit.

Manutd_4life wrote: »

We dont know anything and neither do the journos. they just continue to make bs stories as its their job. I just got a good feeling we have some good news coming our way. Sometimes i really feel like im the only optimistic one here

Optimism is very like delusion in this case.

I'm sticking with realism this Summer. Have no head space for the rumours.

kryogen wrote: »

Any interest in the Porto lb at all? Or right back for that matter? Mainly the left back though

was said in one of the fanzines in january that Sando (the lb i think) is a player we were looking at - no idea if that interest is maintained.