Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 13/8

MagicIRL · 09-08-2014 12:32PM

Why is Vidal even on your if he isn't fit? Surely he would link up with the squad when he was eventually fit? Has he been brought purely because leaving him behind would spark a newpaper fire?

homerjay2005 · 09-08-2014 12:34PM

py2006 wrote: »

So we have gone from talk of signing 5 or 6 players at the start of the summer to only getting 2 and the manager saying he is happy with the squad.

Does this mean players (yet again) unwilling to sign for Utd?

It does look like the lack of CL football (and something else) is preventing us from signing our targets so far..

the opposite side of that is that it does appear that Vidal wants to play for us, surely he'd have come out and said he wasnt interested by now, like other players have done in the past.

py2006 · 09-08-2014 12:35PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

It does look like the lack of CL football (and something else) is preventing us from signing our targets so far..

the opposite side of that is that it does appear that Vidal wants to play for us, surely he'd have come out and said he wasnt interested by now, like other players have done in the past.

Didn't he already say that? or was that tabloid talk?

homerjay2005 · 09-08-2014 12:37PM

Cantstandsya wrote: »

I suggest that by September 2nd we will know exactly what is happening with Vidal and Cuadrado.

and then based on previous years rags, we will be signing them next January

brinty · 09-08-2014 12:40PM

Larry Wildman wrote: »

Now that is positive.

Actual quotes from Paul Pogba.

What does JP Morgan say????
Thought the deal was being done yesterday?
Adox is safe me thinks

brinty · 09-08-2014 12:42PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

and then based on previous years rags, we will be signing them next January

And when they're not signed in January....
The deals are in place for next summer

DrPhilG · 09-08-2014 12:44PM

Pogba wrote:

We're hearing that Vidal is going but we don't know. For the moment he's injured, he's trying to get fit. We want him to stay at Juventus. At the moment he's here so we won't speak about him leaving

He says, while speaking about him leaving...

Lol

RichFTW · 09-08-2014 12:45PM

lordgoat wrote: »

That's the thing we actually have to have over 100M from revenue over the last 2 seasons. That or the Glazer boys and girl are taking alot more than claiming.

IMO it's a pretty weak argument to say we can't spend as much as CFC or City. When we clearly can we just don't spend as much on individual players.

We go for younger over priced players rather than market value world class players.

Last WC player we bought RVP. Before that? can't remember. We don't spend the money. This season we cannot afford to not do well. IMO we need to buy this window and in Jan.

100m revenue is not the same as 100m profit or 100m cash. You could have 100m revenue, 90m costs leaving a profit of 10m to use on buying players. That is simply not the same as having a billionaire owner who can pull out the check book any time he wants to sign players as it makes no difference to him.

Pretty much every club goes for players with potential over high value players as they can't afford to be spending unlimited amounts of money; unlike City, Chelsea and PSG.

Mata is world class and was bought last year.

Edit: I just looked up the financials. The 100m increase over last year is profit but is mainly due to the creation of a deferred tax asset (145m) so the increase in profit still wouldn't go directly to the purchasing of players but would be used as a tax credit. The Chelsea & City billionaires win again!

Larry Wildman · 09-08-2014 12:48PM

brinty wrote: »

What does JP Morgan say????
Thought the deal was being done yesterday?
Adox is safe me thinks

I've no idea what JP Morgan say as an institution.

My friend assures me that the deal will be done.

And I believe that United will sign Arturo Vidal.

homerjay2005 · 09-08-2014 12:54PM

i promised myself id never let myself get fully drawn/sucked into the Vidal saga but im starting to believe we are going to sign him.

lordgoat · 09-08-2014 01:00PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

i promised myself id never let myself get fully drawn/sucked into the Vidal saga but im starting to believe we are going to sign him.

I'm the opposite! I thought he'd be done and dusted by now.

GSPfan · 09-08-2014 01:08PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

i promised myself id never let myself get fully drawn/sucked into the Vidal saga but im starting to believe we are going to sign him.

I firmly believe we want him and Vidal wants a move but this long drawn out process is worrying. Vidal doesn't want to push it, Juventus want to save face, and United seem to be cautious.

I'd expect it to go to the last few days of the window.

Adamocovic · 09-08-2014 01:11PM

lordgoat wrote: »

I'm the opposite! I thought he'd be done and dusted by now.

Agree with ya there, could be proven wrong but if the deal was going to go ahead you would imagine that it would have been done by now considering how long the speculation has been going on.

Kalel · 09-08-2014 01:15PM

I think Vidal is holding off on saying anything just incase he fails the medical at Utd. Very hard to go back to the Juve supporters after asking for a transfer.

MagicIRL · 09-08-2014 01:17PM

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GSPfan · 09-08-2014 01:18PM

Apparent Daley Blind quotes:

"Of course, it's flattering when you're linked with clubs like Manchester United and Barcelona," Blind told Goal.

“La Liga would suit my style of play. Perhaps England as well, but that's a very physical competition and that's not my biggest strength. I have made steps forward physically, but fighting out personal duels is not my thing. I am not like Jan Vertonghen, who is very powerful.

"The most important thing for me at a new club is that they play proper football. I would be more open to a club that plays proper football than to a club that only hits long balls.”

Larry Wildman · 09-08-2014 01:19PM

Think of the pain that we've all gone through in the last number of years in relation to how bad our midfield's been.

Remember the times when our two substandard midfielders have been overrun by three superior midfielders.

Then picture the scene when we line out with Arturo Vidal, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata. Sorry, but holy f..k

thelad95 · 09-08-2014 01:23PM

GSPfan wrote: »

Apparent Daley Blind quotes:

"The most important thing for me at a new club is that they play proper football. I would be more open to a club that plays proper football than to a club that only hits long balls.”

Thecon21 · 09-08-2014 01:28PM

Adamocovic wrote: »

Agree with ya there, could be proven wrong but if the deal was going to go ahead you would imagine that it would have been done by now considering how long the speculation has been going on.

Isn't the injury holding things up? With this in mind, I can't imagine Vidal going public or anything like that just in case the injury blocks the transfer in the end..

Adamcp898 · 09-08-2014 01:31PM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

i promised myself id never let myself get fully drawn/sucked into the Vidal saga but im starting to believe we are going to sign him.

What news has led to this?

DrPhilG · 09-08-2014 01:32PM

Adamcp898 wrote: »

What news has led to this?

If those Pogba quotes are genuine, they will certainly fuel a lot more fires.

Vic Vinegar · 09-08-2014 01:34PM

GSPfan wrote: »

Apparent Daley Blind quotes:
but fighting out personal duels is not my thing.

Wuss.

billyhead · 09-08-2014 01:37PM

I reckon we wont complete the Vidal signing until in or around the last day of the window. United are reluctant to do the deal earlier until they have seen significant improvement in his knee injury over the next few weeks

Copper_pipe · 09-08-2014 01:41PM

I think we will sign Vidal but it'll be after the first game of the season....

MagicIRL · 09-08-2014 02:12PM

Larry Wildman wrote: »

Think of the pain that we've all gone through in the last number of years in relation to how bad our midfield's been.

Remember the times when our two substandard midfielders have been overrun by three superior midfielders.

Then picture the scene when we line out with Arturo Vidal, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata. Sorry, but holy f..k

I want to believe but I've been hurt my Toni Kroos and bangkok before.

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Adamcp898 · 09-08-2014 02:17PM

MagicIRL wrote: »

...I should write a book. "My life and times as a Manchester United Superthread poster"

There'd be too much repetition, a pamphlet would be more apt.

MagicIRL · 09-08-2014 02:18PM

Adamcp898 wrote: »

There'd be too much repetition, a pamphlet would be more apt.

"The Man United Superthread"

Nani is ****e.
lol no
wtf u not even fan
fight me irl
#itk

end.

Copper_pipe · 09-08-2014 02:21PM

MagicIRL wrote: »

"The Man United Superthread"

Nani is ****e.
lol no
wtf u not even fan
fight me irl
#itk

end.

"We are not signing X "

The Simpsons pics

dahat · 09-08-2014 02:25PM

MagicIRL wrote: »

"The Man United Superthread"

Nani is ****e.
lol no
wtf u not even fan
fight me irl
#itk

end.

Carrick is ****
Ando is fat
Rooney got a new contract
Gotta post negative stuff
Moar wingers
Midfield is not a position for Man Utd
Gerrard is an asshole - - The only constant

Mikeyt086 · 09-08-2014 02:25PM

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Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 13/8

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