Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Notes in OP,22/7

beakerjoe · 07-07-2014 03:04PM

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Jesus, imagine if they were doing that now

Cue Felliani in a new Chevy with his fro out the sun roof

07-07-2014 03:12PM

My first United team!

beakerjoe · 07-07-2014 03:16PM

Heres my first squad poster

07-07-2014 03:24PM

My first United hero,Jimmy Greenhoff,because of those goals against Liverpool in the 77 Cup Final and the 79 Cup Semi Final!

Then!
4609011465.swf

Now!

07-07-2014 03:27PM

Those Greenhoff goals!

1977

1979

jambofc · 07-07-2014 04:32PM

that admiral away top is my favorite United top of all time got it as a hand me down and it was a dirty grey by the time i couldn't fit into it anymore.

HaveASnickers · 07-07-2014 04:54PM

Who do you think will be in and around the champs league spots next season. I think Chelsea and City are certs.

Then there's Arsenal...who went on a fantastic run in 2013. They haven't been so good in 2014 so who knows if they'll start well?

Liverpool will be without Suarez and have Champs League

Spurs will have a proper manager and some quality players.

Utd should get champs league.

Everton will be 7th, a good bit behind 4th imo.

thelad95 · 07-07-2014 04:57PM

I don't think Champions League qualification will even be an issue to be honest. I think we'll be on top at Christmas but fall away after that due to a run of tricky fixtures late in the season.

Predicted finish: 3rd

HaveASnickers · 07-07-2014 04:57PM

The worst thing about the new kit? The button...looks like the material has been stitched over.

And what they hell is with the size of the badge???

I think the Chevy logo is ok. It's growing on me.

RobertKK · 07-07-2014 05:00PM

Lee Sharpe was the best Sharp product we had.

Will I Amnt · 07-07-2014 05:16PM

thelad95 wrote: »

I don't think Champions League qualification will even be an issue to be honest. I think we'll be on top at Christmas but fall away after that due to a run of tricky fixtures late in the season.

Predicted finish: 3rd

If United are top at Christmas I'd be bitterly disappointed to finish 3rd. Those tricky fixtures are a lot less tricky when you've got the momentum and belief.
I'd take 3rd now though.

UnitedIrishman · 07-07-2014 05:17PM

According to one of the Portuguese journos, we're trying to convince Enzo Perez from Benfica to join us and not Valencia for 30m euros. Apparently had deal in place with Valencia but they're in the process of being taken over and waiting for funds to be transferred.

HaveASnickers · 07-07-2014 05:23PM

UnitedIrishman wrote: »

According to one of the Portuguese journos, we're trying to convince Enzo Perez from Benfica to join us and not Valencia for 30m euros. Apparently had deal in place with Valencia but they're in the process of being taken over and waiting for funds to be transferred.

Is that the guy from Argentina?

FutureGuy · 07-07-2014 05:32PM

It's a nice kit barring that fecking button

UnitedIrishman · 07-07-2014 05:35PM

HaveASnickers wrote: »

Is that the guy from Argentina?

Yeah. It'd be an odd one given he's 28. Goncalo Lopes is the journalist by the way.

HaveASnickers · 07-07-2014 05:41PM

UnitedIrishman wrote: »

Yeah. It'd be an odd one given he's 28. Goncalo Lopes is the journalist by the way.

Can't see that happening?

Can Utd only spend 30m on a player these days? :pac:

Billy86 · 07-07-2014 06:33PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

We aren't a development side, we aren't here to tease good performances out of professional footballers. Tom Cleverley has been given dozens of games for one of the worlds biggest clubs in his preferred position and he simply wasn't good enough to step up and take the opportunity given.

Persevering with limited footballers in the hope that they might show something good is the wrong attitude for what is supposed to be one of the worlds biggest clubs. Get rid and find somebody with talent who might actually take the chance when they get it.

Not saying Cleverley would ever be as good as Schweinsteiger, but people often forget that he was a complete laughing stock until Louis changed him from a winger to a CM and made him revamp his game about five or six years back. For me Fellaini is the safest bet to never be a good footballer at this level, but otherwise I would be happy with one more CM and let Cleverley/Powell/the host of Darren Fletcher supply depth (with Carrick/herrera/new guy starting if a 433)... no Europe means we do not need the same depth. Reevaluate if Powell or Cleverley (to be judged much harsher than Powell for obvious reason) are worth holding onto for the next season, and add the appropriate players to them this time next year when we should have Europe to think about again).

DM_7 · 07-07-2014 06:53PM

Prandelli got the Galatasaray job so Moyes missed out. No doubt he is hopeful of getting a new job soon.

HaveASnickers · 07-07-2014 06:54PM

Billy86 wrote: »

Not saying Cleverley would ever be as good as Schweinsteiger, but people often forget that he was a complete laughing stock until Louis changed him from a winger to a CM and made him revamp his game about five or six years back. For me Fellaini is the safest bet to never be a good footballer at this level, but otherwise I would be happy with one more CM and let Cleverley/Powell/the host of Darren Fletcher supply depth (with Carrick/herrera/new guy starting if a 433)... no Europe means we do not need the same depth. Reevaluate if Powell or Cleverley (to be judged much harsher than Powell for obvious reason) are worth holding onto for the next season, and add the appropriate players to them this time next year when we should have Europe to think about again).

Young wingers often move central when they get older....it wasn't a genius move by LVG. Fletcher started on the right wing.

Adamcp898 · 07-07-2014 07:03PM

DM-ICE wrote: »

Prandelli got the Galatasaray job so Moyes missed out. No doubt he is hopeful of getting a new job soon.

''I just didn't see that result coming, I thought I did well but it just wasn't my day''

KH25 · 07-07-2014 07:04PM

DM-ICE wrote: »

Prandelli got the Galatasaray job so Moyes missed out. No doubt he is hopeful of getting a new job soon.

I didn't think he would get it after the club saying he wasn't their first choice. In fairness, he should have told them to shove it after that. Disrespectful.

QikBax · 07-07-2014 07:14PM

Sir Alex was just on 5Live talking about Di Stefano.

Didn't hear all of it but he gave John Motson short shrift when he tried to ask him about the World Cup

Saucy McKetchup · 07-07-2014 07:15PM

Adamcp898 wrote: »

''I just didn't see that result coming, I thought I did well but it just wasn't my day''

At least he got to the byline

Danye · 07-07-2014 07:24PM

Drifting in and out of the thread all day but I can't believe people still think Tom Cleverly is going to become a player for us. He's not good enough at anything to be in the squad. The sooner the better we cut the likes of him, Young, Anderson away the better.

HaveASnickers · 07-07-2014 07:27PM

Danye wrote: »

Drifting in and out of the thread all day but I can't believe people still think Tom Cleverly is going to become a player for us. He's not good enough at anything to be in the squad. The sooner the better we cut the likes of him, Young, Anderson away the better.

I think he's ok to be kept...but kept well away from matches of any important.

Bring him on when we're 2-0 up with 30 mins left or for LC matches but that's it. think the best we can hope for for him to be shipped out is if Powell displaces him or someone from the academy steps up. Is Pereira a no.10 or CM?

Danye · 07-07-2014 07:32PM

HaveASnickers wrote: »

I think he's ok to be kept...but kept well away from matches of any important.

Bring him on when we're 2-0 up with 30 mins left or for LC matches but that's it. think the best we can hope for for him to be shipped out is if Powell displaces him or someone from the academy steps up. Is Pereira a no.10 or CM?

I'd much prefer us to start bringing more young players through if were in that position than clinging on to average players (who's had more than enough chances) in the hope that they might finally start to perform.

Billy86 · 07-07-2014 07:34PM

HaveASnickers wrote: »

Young wingers often move central when they get older....it wasn't a genius move by LVG. Fletcher started on the right wing.

Fletcher moved inside during is teens, nobody had the foresight to move Schweinsteiger inside until he was in his mid 20s. Very different.

And it was ingenious by its very definition... "cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose." It was clever, it was is original thought for the player (none of is managers had copped to do so in his career to that point, and he wasnt exactly just breaking through or anything), and it suited its purpose perfectly... he went from a bit of a laughing stock to one of the best midfielders in the world in a matter of months.

redbaron_99 · 07-07-2014 07:36PM

I'm sorry in advance for posting this.

Sir Alex Ferguson on BBC 5live: "The club is working on bringing a familiar face back to OT next season."

ElChe32 · 07-07-2014 07:37PM

redbaron_99 wrote: »

I'm sorry in advance for posting this.

Sir Alex Ferguson on BBC 5live: "The club is working on bringing a familiar face back to OT next season."

I will shít the bed if it's our boy Ronny.

KH25 · 07-07-2014 07:37PM

Its Mike Phelan. :P

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