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Bounty Hunter

so after the last thread hit 10,000 posts a new thread was needed and here it is so have it it lads:

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cena

Finally getting a second opinion in my hand after nearly seven years tomorrow. 3Early drive up to Dublin

Nerdkiller1991

jaykhunter wrote: »

A winner is you! Ya me being on PW boards pre-dates OSW. It's the only other place I post regularly outside of OSW. Really excellent community of good, positive, intelligent people. Stay awhile!

Actually, I might have actually noticed you around the forums, it's just I never made the connection until not long ago.

Bounty Hunter

jaykhunter wrote: »

A winner is you! Ya me being on PW boards pre-dates OSW. It's the only other place I post regularly outside of OSW. Really excellent community of good, positive, intelligent people. Stay awhile!

Always thought we would end up seeing a load of OSW fans finding boards due to your presence here though it hasn't really happened yet.

Same here with regards posting, of course you hear that others post in 1/2 other places but boards offers as good or better than them IMHO and (PW at least) sees very little trolling / mod action be needed.

jaykhunter

Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »

Ah see no women here. Will ya tell me what the fruity booty is?

AKA, me learning that Jay from OSW is a mod on these forums. I really should go to the wrasslin' section more often.

A winner is you! Ya me being on PW boards pre-dates OSW. It's the only other place I post regularly outside of OSW. Really excellent community of good, positive, intelligent people. Stay awhile!

Bounty Hunter

Yup happy birthday crabman

Hashtag_HEEL

Happy Birthday TBC!

CastorTroy

Happy birthday TBC

JP Liz V1

Happy Birthday thebostoncrab

Nerdkiller1991

Ah see no women here. Will ya tell me what the fruity booty is?

AKA, me learning that Jay from OSW is a mod on these forums. I really should go to the wrasslin' section more often.

jaykhunter

Congrats on the new business venture TSC, hope you're flush and buying yourself a jewel-encrusted pimp cup in no time!

Diabhal Beag

United aren't missing out on Champions League football next year lads. LVG covered his hole saying it would take years to fix the side and it probably will but there's no empires being built by City or Chelsea that I could see being unstoppable in the next 5 years. Worst case scenario ye come forth Liverpool still miss out narrowly.

Rjd2

I think with LVG, best bet is to see where Man U are at the end of the season. They could still nick fourth. However right now their isn't to many positives under his reign.

The style of football has been wretched, he has consistently played players out of position and so far he is persisting with a past it RVP up front. I agree their may be deadwood but their was some quality players their before he came in and he has splashed a lot of money last summer.

Top 4 football isn't asking for the world when you consider the money spent, and how patchy the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool have been.

Lithium93_

Lord TSC wrote: »

United are one of the world's powerhouse clubs, with massive fanbases the world over. We can spend so much because we've spent so many years generating fantastic revenue through so many means. It's not just a sugar daddy dumping money into the club; it's money earned through decades of work.

Would agree, and there's a fair bit of romanticism about Fergie's reign as well, especially the tail end, when RVP was bailing us out of some horrid performances. There are too many players who don't fit the jigsaw and I'm quite happy to see LVG ship them out and look to bring in top class players. Just cause ADM and Falcao are struggling doesn't mean they weren't fantastic signings when they were made, and a few more of that level and their ilk and we'll be flying again.

When Ferguson was first hired way back in November of '86, United were a faded force and he and those who helped him throughout the years literally rebuilt United into the world wide powerhouse it is today, all his and his staff's graft made United, unlike say Chelsea with Abramovich or City in recent years with their oil money.

If it wasn't for Ferguson & Gill's shrewdness in luring Van Persie to Old Trafford from Arsenal for £22 million pounds in August of 2012, Ferguson might have retired sooner than he did. There was a lot of deadwood that needed clearing and Van Gaal recognized that, and went and solved it. Di Maria will come good eventually, Falcao - it's a shame he wasn't signed when he was knocking them in for fun at Athletico & Porto respectively. Van Gaal is building a team, and that is going to take some time. And for those who doubt Van Gaal and his methods, watch this and remember what Giggs said after the last home game of last season.

Lord TSC

United are one of the world's powerhouse clubs, with massive fanbases the world over. We can spend so much because we've spent so many years generating fantastic revenue through so many means. It's not just a sugar daddy dumping money into the club; it's money earned through decades of work.

I think and anyone feel free to disagree with me, but Man United supporters are still attached to the dominance of the Ferguson era, and are unwilling to let go.

Would agree, and there's a fair bit of romanticism about Fergie's reign as well, especially the tail end, when RVP was bailing us out of some horrid performances. There are too many players who don't fit the jigsaw and I'm quite happy to see LVG ship them out and look to bring in top class players. Just cause ADM and Falcao are struggling doesn't mean they weren't fantastic signings when they were made, and a few more of that level and their ilk and we'll be flying again.

Lithium93_

eh i dunno wrote: »

How are United getting around financial fair play rules by spending 200m every year?

Cash coming in from their numerous sponsors i'd guess, plus whatever they make profit wise every year, i would imagine that some of that goes towards the transfer window funds.

eh i dunno

How are United getting around financial fair play rules by spending 200m every year?

Lithium93_

I think and anyone feel free to disagree with me, but Man United supporters are still attached to the dominance of the Ferguson era, and are unwilling to let go. Once Van Gaal has cleared out the deadwood in the summer, and brings in the players he wants (read somewhere that he has/or been promised a £200 million pound warchest to play with for the summer window), and said players bedded in, things will click into place, the philosophy will catch on and Van Gaal will eventually bring United back to where they belong @ the top of the table.

Lord TSC

LVG still has plenty of faith from me, short of a dramatic falling down the table; there's still too many deadwood players on the team who need to be shifted on. Another shift in manager will do more damage to the team at this stage; would rather we simply try and move on the likes of RVP and Valencia, and use the massive money available to continue the rebuilding process.

Kankan14

Not a hope Van Gaal will be sacked. Nor should he, he stated several times he has a three year plan I hope to feck it works. I'm not too enamoured with his team selection at times. Also he seems to be a good 50-60 mins into a game before he realises his best set up for a game. I know it isn't all that simple as opposition change tactics too. Hope we can wrangle a way out of signing Falcao full time and sign a CM along with two defenders and a striker from our summer war chest.

CL football would help of course, I have a feeling that will go to the last day of the season for two from UTD,Spurs,Liverpool and Arsenal.

Mr.Nice Guy

I haven't warmed to LVG at all.

I feel more and more disillusioned with club football by the day tbh. I think Ferguson's departure is a big factor in this but the club just doesn't seem the same as the one I was crazy about as a boy. The whole ethos just seems different and the amount of money getting sloshed about is mental.

Rooting for Ireland is the one thing that I feel truly emotionally invested in when it comes to this sport.

Lithium93_

Rjd2 wrote: »

Yeah LVG probably gets one more season, but if they were to finish outside the top six and lose a lot of the remaining matches he could be at risk, they have a pretty brutal fixture list as well.

RVP has been lucky that all the focus has been on Falco been awful as he hasn't been much better at all, he looks so slow and seems to have zero confidence in front of goal.

I'd try and get in Wilson for the next few games, but I reckon RVP is untouchable no matter how bad the performances.

Not sure what they can do with Di Maria, we all know he is quality, but he has been a passenger since Christmas and seems to be contributing less and less as the season is going on.

Van Gaal will remain at United for the duration of his contract, can't see United's higher up chopping him now and bringing in someone else, next 8 league games are crucial, some tough tests in those 8, some winnable one's as well.

RVP, as much as i hate to say it, he was a one season wonder, dreadful under Moyes, you'd think with his ex national team manager now being his club boss he'd be firing them in apparently not, Falcao hasn't been the same since his knee injury, Wilson needs a run, drop RVP altogether, and for the money spent on Di Maria you'd think he'd be ripping up lower opposition teams, Van Gaal's philosophy hasn't caught on yet i think, but he'll get it right.

Rjd2

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Van Gaal won't be gone in the summer, Van Persie - time to put him out to pasture, he is past it, maybe get Alex Lacazette from Lyon in the summer, Falcao definitely won't be back, ****ing glad it was a loan. Wilson should've started in RVP's place, Di Maria was as well have been non-existent after setting up Herrera's goal.

Then again it isn't all bad, United are 4th in the table, a point behind Arsenal.

Yeah LVG probably gets one more season, but if they were to finish outside the top six and lose a lot of the remaining matches he could be at risk, they have a pretty brutal fixture list as well.

RVP has been lucky that all the focus has been on Falco been awful as he hasn't been much better at all, he looks so slow and seems to have zero confidence in front of goal.

I'd try and get in Wilson for the next few games, but I reckon RVP is untouchable no matter how bad the performances.

Not sure what they can do with Di Maria, we all know he is quality, but he has been a passenger since Christmas and seems to be contributing less and less as the season is going on.

Lithium93_

Rjd2 wrote: »

Heads will have to roll at Arsenal and Liverpool if this rubbish Manchester United team somehow pip them for a top 4 position.

So bad really, Di Maria a complete and utter passenger and in Falcao and Van Persie you have 2 strikers who are past it and totally wasteful.

Van Gaal could be gone in the Summer and nobody would have any pity for him.

Van Gaal won't be gone in the summer, Van Persie - time to put him out to pasture, he is past it, maybe get Alex Lacazette from Lyon in the summer, Falcao definitely won't be back, ****ing glad it was a loan. Wilson should've started in RVP's place, Di Maria was as well have been non-existent after setting up Herrera's goal.

Then again it isn't all bad, United are 4th in the table, a point behind Arsenal.

Rjd2

Heads will have to roll at Arsenal and Liverpool if this rubbish Manchester United team somehow pip them for a top 4 position.

So bad really, Di Maria a complete and utter passenger and in Falcao and Van Persie you have 2 strikers who are past it and totally wasteful.

Van Gaal could be gone in the Summer and nobody would have any pity for him.

Furious-Red

Hey guys , Just wondering id anyone has a spare euro or 2 would they mind donating towards my shave or dye for the Irish Cancer Society. I know one or two of ye were very generous last year

https://www.justgiving.com/domhnall-hurley/

Lord TSC

Hope people don't mind me using this topic to discuss business things. Want to share a bit, cause I'm super excited by how it's going. (though, and I said this to BH, I won't be linking to it publicly when it does start going properly, simply cause I'd worry some people might want to cause me problems if I mod them or something on the soccer forum :P I also don't want to break rules about advertising the business or whatever.). I also hope people don't think it's bragging or anything, cause I don't mean it that way; it's simply that I like the community on the wrestling board and enjoy talking with ye about these things.

Ahead of the official launch on Monday, just after sending in a shipment to Amazon. Am using Amazon as my main base to sell from starting off. But it's really surreal to me at the moment; the four boxes I just sent in had a total value of €1,300 if everything sells. Considering only a few weeks back, I was testing the markets with a few quids worth of stuff, it's hard to get my head round the idea that I've finally gotten to this stage I'm at. Seeing the 4 boxes, taped up and ready to go, has me so happy.

I think people know I was a teacher, or trained as one anyway. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it, but there certainly was a crazy amount of stress. A lot of good stuff, when things were going well, but just a crazy amount of stress with whats expected from you. But it's only now, when I'm so happy doing this, that I realise I probably didn't love teaching in the way someone probably should love their job. I know that this is only something new, but I feel so content doing it at the moment

CastorTroy

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Mastodon in The Olympia Theatre June 26th , definitely going this time around.

Why is it every time I see "Mastadon" I just want to shout it Power Rangers style?!

Lithium93_

Mastodon in The Olympia Theatre June 26th

, definitely going this time around.

JP Liz V1

Ed Sheeran announced today for Croke Park

Angron

Fecking hell, when I saw "punches girl on stage" I wasn't expecting that big right hook.