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

Cantona's Collars · 17-07-2014 03:02PM

J. Marston wrote: »

What happened?

Asked a question that he'd pretty much answered already,he was told "I already said that" or words to that effect,given a withering look and then straight to the next journo.

Cantona's Collars · 17-07-2014 03:03PM

"It's not just the Theatre of Dreams but also the Dream of Louis Van Gaal." He's a charmer.

yermandan · 17-07-2014 03:04PM

I'd defo enter a paid league. Just PayPal like we did with NeVeR's sweep, 1st/2nd/3rd winnings based on the amount of players paid up by 15/8. 10% to go to charity of our choosing. Sounds great.

Thoughts?

Cypher_sounds · 17-07-2014 03:06PM

Van Gaal not happy with how open the training pitches are, saying that it gets too windy...has asked that their be something done about it.

The Moldy Gowl · 17-07-2014 03:06PM

yermandan wrote: »

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

Register, pick your team and enter the code for the league :-)

Work have it blocked. gowls

FutureGuy · 17-07-2014 03:09PM

Lads, I think would be a great idea to do a paid FPL league. A bit of a laugh and we could donate to Santa Strike Force or a charity.

Son Of A Vidic · 17-07-2014 03:10PM

Pro. F wrote: »

Very interesting that he said that. Is he alluding to the club wanting to make big name signings, rather than the right signings? Or is he giving out about the summer tour? Or something else?

LVG doesn't strike me as a man that alludes to anything. I think if he has something to say he'll say it.

castletownman · 17-07-2014 03:11PM

Love his pronunciation of "Mancheshur Unite"

Al Capwned · 17-07-2014 03:12PM

FutureGuy wrote: »

With 10% for charity of our choosing. And no, not the transfer kitty.

Great idea.
Not to hijack the idea, but can I suggest Pieta House - selfish reasons, but they are a brilliant organisation that provide a literal lifeline to many people.

homerjay2005 · 17-07-2014 03:12PM

sky talking now about Van Gaals hatred of the commercial side.

can just imagine Woodie asking him to hold up a Tyre or a bag of peanuts on tour and LVG telling him to get f*cked.

J. Marston · 17-07-2014 03:16PM

zerks wrote: »

Asked a question that he'd pretty much answered already,he was told "I already said that" or words to that effect,given a withering look and then straight to the next journo.

I love him already.

IvySlayer · 17-07-2014 03:16PM

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Van Gaal not happy with how open the training pitches are, saying that it gets too windy...has asked that their be something done about it.

Anderson banned from training so

ericzeking · 17-07-2014 03:17PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

sky talking now about Van Gaals hatred of the commercial side.

can just imagine Woodie asking him to hold up a Tyre or a bag of peanuts on tour and LVG telling him to get f*cked.

Or when 'Woodie' gives him that £750m adidas tracksuit to wear..... :rolleyes:

UnitedIrishman · 17-07-2014 03:24PM

Carrick being injured will more than likely force our hand in regards buying a central midfielder. Regardless of that, I'm excited to see what he can do with the rest of our squad.

For some on here, it seems like they'll completely lose their **** if we don't buy 2-3 players minimum before the season starts. Someone even questioned the fact of him knowing what his players would be like from a few weeks training and some pre-season games. Its as if they enjoy transfers more than the football itself - like going on holiday for the season on Football Manager until the summer begins.

If Van Gaal moves forward into the season with a squad with one more addition, then I'm ok with that. He'll know the squad better than any of us here will ever know after a week in charge. So, of course it would be fantastic if we pick up Vidal or another center mid but the most exciting part for me is seeing if he can turn around the paths likes of Nani, Cleverley and develop Wilson, Januzaj, Janko and others.

Quandary · 17-07-2014 03:26PM

If Carrick is injured for a couple of months then we will have to bring in a midfielder. Fletcher is no longer a viable consistent player, Fellaini is coming off the back of some of the worst form of his professional career. Cleverley, like Fellaini had a nightmare season last year(and not much better the season before). That leaves Herrera who is only just in the door.

We desperately need an experienced high quality midfielder who can come in and hit the ground running. Vidal would be the ideal solution IMO and the club should be bursting their collective balls to land him now more than ever.

The legacy of United's shockingly weak midfield is once again coming back to haunt us. Let's just hope LVG is finally the man who can set it right.

Son Of A Vidic · 17-07-2014 03:26PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

sky talking now about Van Gaals hatred of the commercial side.

And they then just contradicted themselves, by bringing on a pundit (some Dutch reporter I think). Who then pointed out that Bayern had a huge commercial side and LVG had no issues with it.

Headshot · 17-07-2014 03:31PM

IvySlayer wrote: »

Anderson banned from training so

No Ando will make a good aero dynamic for the rest of the team

17-07-2014 03:35PM

LVG hopes fans back him and the club when they win or lose

‘I have heard that the season-tickets are already sold out and I am very proud. I hope you (United fans) support us when we are losing and not only winning, because we will win and lose together.’

Backstreet Moyes · 17-07-2014 03:39PM

What's the big deal with him saying he want's three to four weeks to look at the players before transfers.

Do people really think is going to stop him from wanting world class signings.

I would be surprised if De Vrij doesn't sign anyway, i also expect De Jong and Depay is also possible.

Backstreet Moyes · 17-07-2014 03:40PM

Was LVG the man who brought Shaqiri to Bayern. I read something the other day about him wanting to move he would be ideal.

Spazdarn · 17-07-2014 03:41PM

Nuts102 wrote: »

What's the big deal with him saying he want's three to four weeks to look at the players before transfers.

Do people really think is going to stop him from wanting world class signings.

I would be surprised if De Vrij doesn't sign anyway, i also expect De Jong and Depay is also possible.

what will we speculate and obsess over for the next 4 weeks!

v3ttel · 17-07-2014 03:41PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

LVG hopes fans back him and the club when they win or lose

‘I have heard that the season-tickets are already sold out and I am very proud. I hope you (United fans) support us when we are losing and not only winning, because we will win and lose together.’

We were awful last season and the support was unbelievable.

He won't have any worries on that front.

cdb · 17-07-2014 03:42PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Moyes apparently struggled with this from day 1 also and was completely overwhelmed with the extra demands placed on him.

This to me is a perfect example of where a managers experience comes into play.

Having such a wealth of big club and international experience, it means LVG can assess these extra demands and make a decision based on his past experience and determine if it is important or excessive or whatever. Moyes didn't have this level of experience to call on and appeared to be overwhelmed by it all at times.

Spazdarn · 17-07-2014 03:42PM

v3ttel wrote: »

We were awful last season and the support was unbelievable.

He won't have any worries on that front.

Hardly unbelievable... the whole plane thing was farcical

Cookiemunster · 17-07-2014 03:45PM

ToiletFusion wrote: »

Hardly unbelievable... the whole plane thing was farcical

What's that got of do with the support of the team inside the stadium? A few idiots hardly overrule the other 70,000.

Rayne Wooney · 17-07-2014 03:48PM

It won't take LVG more than a week to realise, with Carrick injured, Cleverley and Fellaini won't be good enough to start the season with

I feel he could bring De Jong in as a fix until January when we'll go after Strootman, it would be depressing going from talking about signing Vidal to signing De Jong. I'd rather Khedira

RobertKK · 17-07-2014 03:54PM

If you are one of the very young players at the club it has to be encouraging given what he said about a 16 year old Clarence Seedorf.

Whatsisname · 17-07-2014 03:54PM

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Manchester United ‏@ManUtd 1m
BREAKING: Michael Carrick has had surgery this morning on his left ankle ligaments and will be out for 10-12 weeks. #mufc

Son Of A Vidic · 17-07-2014 03:55PM

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

It won't take LVG more than a week to realise, with Carrick injured, Cleverley and Fellaini won't be good enough to start the season with

I agree, I think he'll quickly spot the driftwood and act decisively on it.

RobertKK · 17-07-2014 03:56PM

LVG also takes personalities into account.

Guess that is bye bye Zaha.

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