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

Rossi IRL

bangkok wrote: »

Signing cavani guarantees you 20 goals, skilful strong I would love to see him come to old trafford

Im not going back to look but im sure i have read alot of statements like yours above last season when Falcao joined

jayo26

JamboMac wrote: »

moved to Old Trafford from Atheltic Bilbao last summer, but according to Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb (h/t the Daily Star's Alex Harris), Atletico Madrid and Valencia are eyeing Herrera.

He had a successful maiden season in Manchester, proving an effective creative force while also netting six Premier League goals, per WhoScored.com.

Fresh Football's Oli Price-Bates suggests that, despite his strong opening season, United boss Louis van Gaal is not Herrera's biggest fan:

Also I know Napoli say Higuain is not for sale but I'd like him to come in, probably cost around €40+ million.

See this is what i dont get higuain as a similar goals to game ratio then benteke last season and probably the season before too, he is also playing in arguably a poorer league he is also two years older then benteke and is known to throw a strop but yet people would rather we sign him and take a chance on him settling in england then buy a striker that has already settled in the league.

jayo26

ianob7 wrote: »

Makes sense selling evans imo considering we have smalling,jones,rojo otamendi(probable) blind and Carrick can also cover if required and he's only got a year left

And you forgot the most important reason of all for selling him ....... evans has gone backwards in past few years

bangkok

pmasterson95 wrote: »

I'm almost certain I read the same about Falcao. That was great. What could possibly go wrong?

Falcao was coming back from a serious injury and was only a loan deal so was risk free.

pmasterson95

jayo26 wrote: »

See this is what i dont get higuain as a similar goals to game ratio then benteke last season and probably the season before too, he is also playing in arguably a poorer league he is also two years older then benteke and is known to throw a strop but yet people would rather we sign him and take a chance on him settling in england then buy a striker that has already settled in the league.

I think its just Higuain is a bigger name around the world so he must be better than Benteke

Rossi IRL

bangkok wrote: »

Falcao was coming back from a serious injury and was only a loan deal so was risk free.

You may say risk free, but how much wages was he on.

Also take into account that he may have reduced game time for players that we actually owned.

jayo26

pmasterson95 wrote: »

I think its just Higuain is a bigger name around the world so he must be better than Benteke

Ah right i was wondering because it didnt make sense to me.

bangkok

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

I'm sure Cavani is good but the Falcao and ADM debacle has put me off marquee signings.

So you disappointed with us signing bastian?

IamtheWalrus

bangkok wrote: »

So you disappointed with us signing bastian?

Not disappointed but he is in the same category. Big name to prove Utd have pulling power. I don't think Fergie would have bought him.

Plus, Bastian isn't a journey man that is always linked to big clubs in every transfer window.

duffman13

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

Not disappointed but he is in the same category. Big name to prove Utd have pulling power. I don't think Fergie would have bought him.

Haha based on what? We have no idea who Fergie would buy but if he was available I think Fergie would have jumped on it. He signed Michael Owen from Newcastle FFS

Mitch Connor

A leader for the midfield, a proven winner? Fergie would have been all over Schweinsteiger.

Trigger

irishfeen wrote: »

That time of the year again - first 7 games confirmed for TV (August/September) - Sky, BT and Setanta. First ever Friday night game in the PL era will be strange!

Can we get this put on the first post like last season please

kona

Kleberson, djemba-djemba, Liam Miller. Maybe fergie wouldn't have signed schweinsteiger

IamtheWalrus

kona wrote: »

Kleberson, djemba-djemba, Liam Miller. Maybe fergie wouldn't have signed schweinsteiger

At 30 and not in the Bayern side?

kona

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

At 30 and not in the Bayern side?

Being honest he'd probably have bought some 18 year old from Blackburn and tell everybody he's the next Bobby Charlton.

yabadabado

irishfeen wrote: »

That time of the year again - first 7 games confirmed for TV (August/September) - Sky, BT and Setanta. First ever Friday night game in the PL era will be strange!

Not the first ever Friday night game in the EPL.
United played Chelsea on a Friday night .

GotTheTshirt

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

It's the Liverpool echo who reported it ya? Is that what people are jumping on?

It's weird how the second a rumour involving another club apart from utd is reported it's true.

James Pearce and the Echo are by far the most reliable sources when it comes to all things Liverpool.

ianob7

jayo26 wrote:

And you forgot the most important reason of all for selling him ....... evans has gone backwards in past few years

Ya can't believe I forgot that bit !!

fish fingers

yabadabado wrote: »

Not the first ever Friday night game in the EPL.
United played Chelsea on a Friday night .

United played Sunderland on a Friday night as well.

irishfeen

yabadabado wrote: »

Not the first ever Friday night game in the EPL.
United played Chelsea on a Friday night .

Wasn't that around Christmas/New Year? .. I meant first Friday night game on a normal PL gameweek.

MagicMarker

First match of the season only 3 weeks away.

When's the CL qualifier supposed to be played?

yabadabado

irishfeen wrote: »

Wasn't that around Christmas/New Year? .. I meant first Friday night game on a normal PL gameweek.

No.It was a normal Friday night in August.Nothing to do with xmas/new year.

irishfeen

yabadabado wrote: »

No.It was a normal Friday night in August.Nothing to do with xmas/new year.

Well then if your right I stand corrected! what year was that?

Lithium93_

MagicMarker wrote: »

First match of the season only 3 weeks away.

When's the CL qualifier supposed to be played?

United's Champions League qualifier will be played on the 18th/19th August, with the 2nd leg on either the 25th/26th August. It's all here on Uefa's website.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/competitionformat/

yabadabado

irishfeen wrote: »

Well then if your right I stand corrected! what year was that?

2002.Moved because of Notting Hill Carnival .

Mitch Connor

will be interesting to see if we get some more deals done soon - a striker to replace Falcao/RVP and a defender for the first team. With the copa america lads joining up on the 25th I reckon we could see Otamendi confirmed around then. Hoepfully we are still after a striker because I don't trust Chico to prove good enough.

With Benteke clearly not a target, I wonder who is.

irishfeen

Lithium93_ wrote: »

United's Champions League qualifier will be played on the 18th/19th August, with the 2nd leg on either the 25th/26th August.

Also on Setanta/BT... still not known whether RTÉ/TV3 will show it FTA.

irishfeen

yabadabado wrote: »

2002.Moved because of Notting Hill Carnival .

.... So it was moved because of an event .... as I said first normal Gameweek where the PL have intentionally scheduled it for TV AFAIK.

Lithium93_

irishfeen wrote: »

Also on Setanta/BT... still not known whether RTÉ/TV3 will show it FTA.

I guess we'll know if RTÉ/TV3 will show it free to air a few weeks before hand.

God damn Sky Sports not holding on to the Champions League.

yabadabado

irishfeen wrote: »

.... So it was moved because of an event .... as I said first normal Gameweek where the PL have intentionally scheduled it for TV AFAIK.

Nope ,wrong again
Villa game is moved for an event.No different than the game in 2002,policing reasons.

Cookiemunster

yabadabado wrote: »

Not the first ever Friday night game in the EPL.
United played Chelsea on a Friday night .

There used to be games on Good Friday as well.

adaminho

irishfeen wrote: »

.... So it was moved because of an event .... as I said first normal Gameweek where the PL have intentionally scheduled it for TV AFAIK.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11716072/Man-Utd-forced-to-play-on-Friday-night-due-to-EDL-march.html

irishfeen

Lithium93_ wrote: »

I guess we'll know if RTÉ/TV3 will show it free to air a few weeks before hand.

God damn Sky Sports not holding on to the Champions League.

Makes shelling out for BT/Setanta easier to take... must say they have built a very good package.... tbh without the PL games sky sports would be a waste of money.

yabadabado

The TV deal for Friday night games doesn't start until 2016/17 season.

Mitch Connor

irishfeen wrote: »

.... So it was moved because of an event .... as I said first normal Gameweek where the PL have intentionally scheduled it for TV AFAIK.

this one was moved for an event too - an EDL march on the saturday and our CL game ment Saturday and Sunday were out.

First proper Friday night games (as a TV package) is the following season.

Lithium93_

irishfeen wrote: »

Makes shelling out for BT/Setanta easier to take... must say they have built a very good package.... tbh without the PL games sky sports would be a waste of money.

Guess i'll be watching the Champions League on RTÉ/TV3 then, if they get to air them, or i could just follow the games online.... Don't like BT analysis team or commentary, gah the thought of listening to Michael Owen/Robbie Savage for 90 minutes...... Would gladly take RTÉ's coverage anyday.

irishfeen

Right fúck off lads i'm after changing the the original post ... I thought the Friday night games kicked in this season.

For the first time ever on boards i'm wrong about something

ElChe32

irishfeen wrote: »

Right fúck off lads i'm after changing the the original post ... I thought the Friday night games kicked in this season.

For the first time ever on boards i'm wrong about something

yabadabado

irishfeen wrote: »

Right fúck off lads i'm after changing the the original post ... I thought the Friday night games kicked in this season.

For the first time ever on boards i'm wrong about something

first time wrong on boards and then wrong with 3 things in a row. :eek:

bangkok

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/manchester-united-201516-away-kit-leaked-all-white-adidas-kit-emerges-31382768.html

New away jersey....class

irishchris

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Guess i'll be watching the Champions League on RTÉ/TV3 then, if they get to air them, or i could just follow the games online.... Don't like BT analysis team or commentary, gah the thought of listening to Michael Owen/Robbie Savage for 90 minutes...... Would gladly take RTÉ's coverage anyday.

BT have to show some of the champions league coverage fta this season though that may be later in season? Fingers crossed for you that the qualifiers are.
Also hoping that bt don't increase prices due to adding the European footy channel as have been with them 12 months and find it reasonable compared to sky

Your Airbag

So Valdes is off to Valencia by the looks of it.

Juventus have started talking to Bayern about Gotze and rumors abound Pogba will sign for Barca after the presidentals this week.

I still think we need to go bigger, get Veratti, bid for Gotze, lets go after the best like the top clubs. Gotze would fancy UTD more than Juve I reckon.

irishfeen

irishchris wrote: »

BT gave to show some of the champions league coverage fta this season though that may be later in season?

Don't think its actually been revealed whether it will be FTV or FTA ... have BT confirmed this I wonder?

irishchris

Your Airbag wrote: »

So Valdes is off to Valencia by the looks of it.

Juventus have started talking to Bayern about Gotze and rumors abound Pogba will sign for Barca after the presidentals this week.

I still think we need to go bigger, get Veratti, bid for Gotze, lets go after the best like the top clubs. Gotze would fancy UTD more than Juve I reckon.

Do we really need another midfielder though? We are overstocked there and don't have the quality in numbers in defence or upfront yet

Mitch Connor

Your Airbag wrote: »

So Valdes is off to Valencia by the looks of it.

Juventus have started talking to Bayern about Gotze and rumors abound Pogba will sign for Barca after the presidentals this week.

I still think we need to go bigger, get Veratti, bid for Gotze, lets go after the best like the top clubs. Gotze would fancy UTD more than Juve I reckon.

Would be surprised if we went for Veratti after signing two Schmidfielders already. Also think Gotze would be too similar to Mata to buy, would prefer a more natural winger if we are signing someone, as I reckon we will need a repalcement for ADM.

sigmundv

irishchris wrote:

Do we really need another midfielder though? We are overstocked there and don't have the quality in numbers in defence or upfront yet

Exactly. We should not, nor will we, sign another midfielder this summer.

bangkok

Gotze no thanks


https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fe/c9/9e/fec99e9c31bb4a1b06b4c543d268124e.jpg

MagicMarker

bangkok wrote: »

Gotze no thanks


https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fe/c9/9e/fec99e9c31bb4a1b06b4c543d268124e.jpg

Just because you've never had a hard on.

Your Airbag

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Would be surprised if we went for Veratti after signing two Schmidfielders already. Also think Gotze would be too similar to Mata to buy, would prefer a more natural winger if we are signing someone, as I reckon we will need a repalcement for ADM.

Thats my point though. Do Bayern really need Vidal, do Barca really need Pogba?

Veratti could be snapped up by one of the elitle this window, they don't seem to mind. Sometimes buying so your oppents can't get a player is a strategy.

The_Kew_Tour

That you as me when we signed the SAS ffs.