Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015 - Mod Post in OP 23/07

homerjay2005

TheDoc wrote: »

Bookies ahve us for 4th in the league, that our level ?

4th place next season would be a massive disappointment IMO.

Tugboats

TheDoc wrote: »

Bookies ahve us for 4th in the league, that our level ?

At the moment yes. Where do you think we will finish?

Maximus Alexander

Tugboats wrote: »

At the moment yes. Where do you think we will finish?

2nd. Nailed on.

pmasterson95

TheDoc wrote: »

Bookies ahve us for 4th in the league, that our level ?

Ah here we all know he'll say 4th at best because Rooney stinks like the other 37 times hes spewed it.

Tugboats

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

2nd. Nailed on.

Where are we coming up short and how do you think we can fix it?

Adamcp898

Sure why bother playing the games lads, big Liverpool fan Jonny's €20 splash on a "Benteke top scorer/Liverpool to qualify for CL" double was enough for the bookies to decide on how things will stand next May, no point watching now.

pmasterson95

Adamcp898 wrote: »

Sure why bother playing the games lads, big Liverpool fan Jonny's €20 splash on a "Benteke top scorer/Liverpool to qualify for CL" double was enough for the bookies to decide on how things will stand next May, no point watching now.

Spoilers ffs

Trigger

Ronnie already frustrated with Rafa.. Bring him home Ed :pac:

https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/623902096644001794

buckfasterer

https://twitter.com/UtdFeature/status/623929356054855680

All aboard the hype train!

Tugboats

astradave wrote: »

Ronnie already frustrated with Rafa.. Bring him home Ed :pac:

https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/623902096644001794

Reminds me of Jimmy lumsdens session in Bangkok

adox

astradave wrote: »

Ronnie already frustrated with Rafa.. Bring him home Ed :pac:

https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/623902096644001794

Seriously, if Di Maria goes I could see it happening this window!

Trigger

buckfasterer wrote: »

https://twitter.com/UtdFeature/status/623929356054855680

All aboard the hype train!

Probably Rio as a Coach

Lithium93_

astradave wrote: »

Probably Rio as a Coach

That would be anti-climactic if it's true. Nothing against Rio though.

Headshot

buckfasterer wrote: »

https://twitter.com/UtdFeature/status/623929356054855680

All aboard the hype train!

Is Denis ever right? I cant remember anyway

Maximus Alexander

Tugboats wrote: »

Where are we coming up short and how do you think we can fix it?

I think there's a lack of top quality at that back that will cost points over the season, particularly with De Gea gone. There's not really anyone in the defence that I'd want to get rid of, but on the other hand, that commanding star player that could really solidify that back line is missing.

Every other area of the pitch is studded with players at the top of the game, it would be nice to have a defence to match.

I'd also be a little dubious about the lack of quality backup for Rooney. Anything happens to him and who's up front? Wilson? Hernandez? I mean, I like Hernandez, but he's not going to lead the line alone. That said, the plan might be to have goals coming from all across the front which could mitigate this somewhat if things click.

The_Kew_Tour

Ah Denis ya Cork Langer ya

Copper_pipe

Headshot wrote: »

Is Denis ever right? I cant remember anyway

RVP or am I imagining that?

Lord TSC

Ronaldo?

Pogba?







Or perhaps....


BEBE!?!

Schwiiing

Pique? Berbatov?

Hotblack Desiato

astradave wrote: »

Probably Rio as a Coach

Probably Rio driving the coach

TheDoc

Dennis Irwin the big ****ing tease

Kerrydude1981

Its Wes Brown

TheDoc

Be some ambassador position for someone

Cantstandsya

https://twitter.com/HeisenbergMUFC/status/623938628402683904

Trigger

Well to be fair to Denis he is over in the States with MUTV so might have heard something. Think i remember he called the DiMaria transfer last year.

Headshot

Cantstandsya wrote: »

https://twitter.com/HeisenbergMUFC/status/623938628402683904

Funny in that video the presenter is growing his brain

irishfeen

https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/623946079546048512

Tugboats

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I think there's a lack of top quality at that back that will cost points over the season, particularly with De Gea gone. There's not really anyone in the defence that I'd want to get rid of, but on the other hand, that commanding star player that could really solidify that back line is missing.

Every other area of the pitch is studded with players at the top of the game, it would be nice to have a defence to match.

I'd also be a little dubious about the lack of quality backup for Rooney. Anything happens to him and who's up front? Wilson? Hernandez? I mean, I like Hernandez, but he's not going to lead the line alone. That said, the plan might be to have goals coming from all across the front which could mitigate this somewhat if things click.

I won't mention Rooney as we won't agree. I think everyone is hoping a CB comes in this summner. I would let Johnny Evans go and maybe get Stones for the future. Next season I think we will get another CB and get rid of Jones. I think his contract was all about trying to get a good price for him next season. Someone said a few days ago we should only judge Jones when he's 28. That's nonsense. Next season could be LVGs last season and we would start it with having 2 quality CBs with Smaliing, Stones and Rojo as back up.

Trigger

Cantstandsya wrote: »

https://twitter.com/HeisenbergMUFC/status/623938628402683904

Feckin hell way to ruin the new conversations. Gonna be back to Rooney now!

Headshot

irishfeen wrote: »

https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/623946079546048512

I wish Barca had the power

Maximus Alexander

Tugboats wrote: »

I won't mention Rooney as we won't agree. I think everyone is hoping a CB comes in this summner. I would let Johnny Evans go and maybe get Stones for the future. Next season I think we will get another CB and get rid of Jones. I think his contract was all about trying to get a good price for him next season. Someone said a few days ago we should only judge Jones when he's 28. That's nonsense. Next season could be LVGs last season and we would start it with having 2 quality CBs with Smaliing, Stones and Rojo as back up.

I wouldn't be sad to see Evans go. He had a lot of promise and at times looked like he was almost going to be the player United needed, but it never happened. In his late 20s now, it's not going to.

Jones though, I'd like to see stick around for another year or two and see what he does.

Trigger

Tugboats wrote: »

I won't mention Rooney as we won't agree. I think everyone is hoping a CB comes in this summner. I would let Johnny Evans go and maybe get Stones for the future. Next season I think we will get another CB and get rid of Jones. I think his contract was all about trying to get a good price for him next season. Someone said a few days ago we should only judge Jones when he's 28. That's nonsense. Next season could be LVGs last season and we would start it with having 2 quality CBs with Smaliing, Stones and Rojo as back up.

We don't need more defenders for the future though. Jones is still only 23 and i wouldn't be paying the 30 odd million for Stones for him to be a back up and stunt his development like we have done with Jones and Smalling. The problem with Jones is his injury record, if he got over that he would be no problem as a back up, maybe even first choice down the line.

What we need now is a commanding CB that will take charge of the back line and sort out whoever is playing alongside him.

Rossi IRL

£35 mill and Ibra for Di Maria, yes please. If only

Think of the letters for the jersey sales and playing as United on Fifa would be unreal.



Pique return aswell maybe instead of Ramos? Would he even count as home grown from his previous stint? not sure about how that works for foreign players

EDIT: Just checked football manager and Pique does count as home grown

Tugboats

Headshot wrote: »

I wish Barca had the power

You don't like Pedro? If someone is stupid enough to give us 50m for Di MARIA and Pedro can keep his crosses inside the ground for 20m odd we're better off than we were last Season

Rayne Wooney

A title challenge, winning the playoff and having a good run in the CL, and winning one of the other cups, FA or League Cup, is where I'd set par for next season.

With all the money spent and a year to settle there is no excuses

keane2097

I'm extremely suspicious of what's currently going on in this thread.

Tugboats

astradave wrote: »

We don't need more defenders for the future though. Jones is still only 23 and i wouldn't be paying the 30 odd million for Stones for him to be a back up and stunt his development like we have done with Jones and Smalling. The problem with Jones is his injury record, if he got over that he would be no problem as a back up, maybe even first choice down the line.

What we need now is a commanding CB that will take charge of the back line and sort out whoever is playing alongside him.

I meant a top quality defender and maybe Stones with him. We can offer Everton a replacement Chelsea cant. We won't agree on Phil Jones

Headshot

Tugboats wrote: »

You don't like Pedro? If someone is stupid enough to give us 50m for Di MARIA and Pedro can keep his crosses inside the ground for 20m odd we're better off than we were last Season

sigh

football fans really have short term memories. Di Maria has proven he is a world class player. He was poor by his high standards last season but still provided the goals and assists. If he goes, utd would want to do a hell of a lot better than Pedro.

TheTownie

keane2097 wrote: »

I'm extremely suspicious of what's currently going on in this thread.

You need a gif to backup this suspicion. Something like...

Trigger

Headshot wrote: »

sigh

football fans really have short term memories. Di Maria has proven he is a world class player. He was poor by his high standards last season but still provided the goals and assists. If he goes, utd would want to do a hell of a lot better than Pedro.

I agree with you on Di Maria alright but if he does go it will be of his own accord. The club won't sell him without him saying he wants out.

Id be of the opposite opinion to you on Pedro so i'll leave that one there

Trigger

keane2097 wrote: »

I'm extremely suspicious of what's currently going on in this thread.

Everyone is like this today:

Tugboats

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

A title challenge, winning the playoff and having a good run in the CL, and winning one of the other cups, FA or League Cup, is where I'd set par for next season.

With all the money spent and a year to settle there is no excuses

Its hard to plan to win a cup because anything can happen in them. Mk Dons was a disgrace and the FA Cup was a massive opportunity missed. It was set up for us to win it. I think when leagues and European Cups are out of reach its important to try and Hoover up the lesser cups.

irishfeen

https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/623950191952064513

Headshot

astradave wrote: »

I agree with you on Di Maria alright but if he does go it will be of his own accord. The club won't sell him without him saying he wants out.

Id be of the opposite opinion to you on Pedro so i'll leave that one there

There's nothing wrong with Pedro per say but he is far from Di Maria's level

If we kept Di Maria but still got Pedro, id be delighted

Tugboats

Headshot wrote: »

sigh

football fans really have short term memories. Di Maria has proven he is a world class player. He was poor by his high standards last season but still provided the goals and assists. If he goes, utd would want to do a hell of a lot better than Pedro.

Won the champions league, got to a world cup final, was in the peak of his career and its strongly rumoured that his ambition last year was to play in the French League. That tells me everything I need to know about him. If we keep him and his crosses start landing in car parks and LVG hauls him off we can't cash in.

Korat

Sometimes Jones reminds of John Terry. They're a pair of wall punchers but Terry had some great defenders to apprentice under.

Over time even complete morons can learn a simple trade with the right tutelage.

Another season without a proper leader to give him direction and I think Jones is done, even if he stops getting injured every other game.

Trigger

Headshot wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with Pedro per say but he is far from Di Maria's level

If we kept Di Maria but still got Pedro, id be delighted

I honestly think that Pedro would fit the style of play that LVG wants to use more than DiMaria, thats not taking anything away from DiMaria.

I reckon if DiMaria is sold, Woody will want a BIG signing ala Ronaldo/Bale/Muller

irishfeen

Apparently a fairly legit journalist from France Football!

https://twitter.com/Nabil_djellit/status/623947345286316032

Info: #DiMaria should be presented Friday to the #USA by the #PSG. The deal result around 65 M € for the Argentine. #mercato

Trigger

irishfeen wrote: »

Apparently a fairly legit journalist from France Football!

https://twitter.com/Nabil_djellit/status/623947345286316032

Info: #DiMaria should be presented Friday to the #USA by the #PSG. The deal result around 65 M € for the Argentine. #mercato

45 million pounds? think thats a bit on the low side!

magnumbud

astradave wrote: »

45 million pounds? think thats a bit on the low side!

yeah cant imagine we'd make that much of a loss over 1 season.

hoping its not true would be gutted if he goes. we lack players who can turn the game on its head just like that and its hard to replace. cant say i'd be too excited about the prospect of pedro replacing him. im sure hes a fine player but i have never placed him in the same bracket