Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016 - Mod Warning link in OP 20/3

Sundays result added another 24 hours on to my hangover

bangkok

TheTownie wrote: »

Bring back Bebe I say...

bebe is actually a decent striker of a football. great goal

Rayne Wooney

Ibra will come to the PL if there's any interest in him from clubs, the only way I see him turning down a PL club is if China or MLS come in with money you can't possibly turn down

A year contract with an option for another would be ideal, even with age he is still playing at a level only 3 or 4 other strikers can better

Cantona's Collars

The last time we played Liverpool in a midweek evening game was 1999.Ince you traitor.Never forget that celebration by him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD0ozRrbc_A

markc91

I remember playing them in the league cup in fergies last season i think it was and also in the early noughties when silvestre scored

Liam O

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Ibra will come to the PL if there's any interest in him from clubs, the only way I see him turning down a PL club is if China or MLS come in with money you can't possibly turn down

A year contract with an option for another would be ideal, even with age he is still playing at a level only 3 or 4 other strikers can better

I'd almost give him the 2 year. Game not based on pace so should be one of those players able to play to late 30s.

Martypants1

Liam O wrote: »

I'd almost give him the 2 year. Game not based on pace so should be one of those players able to play to late 30s.

That's what they said about RVP. Then players doubt themselves and try and get a headstart on defenders and get caught offside etc.

bucketybuck

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Ibra will come to the PL if there's any interest in him from clubs, the only way I see him turning down a PL club is if China or MLS come in with money you can't possibly turn down

A year contract with an option for another would be ideal, even with age he is still playing at a level only 3 or 4 other strikers can better

I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole, and would confidently predict that he would flop if he joined the club next season.

IamtheWalrus

Only 2 pages of posts here today. I blame LVG.

v3ttel

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

Only 2 pages of posts here today. I blame LVG.

And just going to let Woodward off scot-free, are you? Pathetic!

sReq | uTeK

bucketybuck wrote: »

I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole, and would confidently predict that he would flop if he joined the club next season.

Do you not think it a stretch to presume someone who has done the business in Holland, Italy, France and Spain to a degree, where he still scored 16 goals in 29 games would be a flop.

He's scored 372 goals in 661 club games 50 of those coming in 130 European games. He's scored 62 goals for a relatively weak Swedish team in 112 games.

He holds a list of honors and accolades very few have in the game and is regularly in world and tournament top 11's.

Sign him up please.

5starpool

The team I support will outscore the team you support over the course of two upcoming football matches, or at least progress via the away goals rules or penalty kicks.

/needle

Hopefully I don't get banned for my emotionally charged post!

Cantona's Collars

5starpool wrote: »

The team I support will outscore the team you support over the course of two upcoming football matches, or at least progress via the away goals rules or penalty kicks.

/needle

Hopefully I don't get banned for my emotionally charged post!

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

The team I support will outscore the team you support over the course of two upcoming football matches, or at least progress via the away goals rules or penalty kicks.

/needle

Hopefully I don't get banned for my emotionally charged post!

Don't want us to fall out over it m8
Chums 4 Life
Bromance

Cantona's Collars

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Don't want us to fall out over it m8
Chums 4 Life
Bromance

Trigger

alchemist33

bucketybuck wrote: »

I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole, and would confidently predict that he would flop if he joined the club next season.

Another guy coming to run down his career for a fat cheque is exactly what we don't want.

sReq | uTeK

alchemist33 wrote: »

Another guy coming to run down his career for a fat cheque is exactly what we don't want.

Thats exactly the opposite of what he's done throughout his time in football. He's shown in the champions league this season that he can still cut it against the best teams in the world.

Personally, I'd be happy to get rid of Rooney and Sign him as a 9 for the season with Martial and Memphis wide and some new number 10 behind.

I don't mind Mata, but if Jose is believed to be the new manager he's pretty much a certainty to be gone.

Lord TSC

Ibrahimovic would be a day one shirt buy for me. Would love to get him.

bucketybuck

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Do you not think it a stretch to presume someone who has done the business in Holland, Italy, France and Spain to a degree, where he still scored 16 goals in 29 games would be a flop.

He's scored 372 goals in 661 club games 50 of those coming in 130 European games. He's scored 62 goals for a relatively weak Swedish team in 112 games.

He holds a list of honors and accolades very few have in the game and is regularly in world and tournament top 11's.

And he will be 35 at the start of next season, coming into a side that has been dysfunctional for 3 years and needs a ton of work.

I don't need a list of his titles, I know what Zlatan has achieved and fair play to him, but he is the wrong man at the wrong time for us in 2016. If we went after him now its because we were blinded by the name instead of honestly assessing what we need.

Sign Zlatan now and in my opinion you will have another slow player floating around up top looking nothing like the player he used to be, another Rooney, Van Persie or Falcao. I would hope that the manager will be gone in the summer and that our sturgid style of play will change but even accounting for that, 35 year old Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not where we should be looking.

jimmytwotimes 2013

Ibra being able to turn it on, occasionally, when he needs in Ligue 1 it is a very different thing to battling through the Premier League schedule at his age.

J. Marston

jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: »

Ibra being able to turn it on, occasionally, when he needs in Ligue 1 it is a very different thing to battling through the Premier League schedule at his age.

Exactly, giant difference between that turkey shoot and the Premier League.

Mars Bar

Anyone watching the Hull game? Powell is playing. He just made a complete brain dead decision.

brinty

Mars Bar wrote:

Anyone watching the Hull game? Powell is playing. He just made a complete brain dead decision.

So long Nick
Lots of potential but lack of execution

Lord TSC

Mars Bar wrote: »

Anyone watching the Hull game? Powell is playing. He just made a complete brain dead decision.

What he do?

Liam O

All Ibrahimovic would have to do is stand in the middle and finish a few of the 20 aimless crosses barged in at him every week to get a hatful of goals.

StringerBell

Didn't bother watching the WBA game in the end, probably for the best I am told. Plugged myself out of football in general for the last couple of days, just watching one of my favorite pet project players (Casemiro) for Madrid tonight and thought to myself, is there any United news the last couple of days?

Anything happening?

Kerrydude1981

StringerBell wrote: »

Didn't bother watching the WBA game in the end, probably for the best I am told. Plugged myself out of football in general for the last couple of days, just watching one of my favorite pet project players (Casemiro) for Madrid tonight and thought to myself, is there any United news the last couple of days?

Anything happening?

Luke Shaw is apparently aiming to be back for the last few games of the season,

Plays in the FA Cup final and the Europa League Final and play in the last game of the season in the PL with a top 4 place secure,

Ah one can dream.....god dammit let me dream will ye

Mars Bar

Lord TSC wrote: »

What he do?

Took a woeful shot when the lay off to his left was the better option. Bruce was furious!

Quandary

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Ah one can dream.....god dammit let me dream will ye

Whatsisname

https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/707332068884275200

Cantona's Collars

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/707355067758858242

Rayne Wooney

I would end up just checking online for results next season if Van Gaal is kept on, I couldn't handle watching another season of our downfall unfold

He'd be gone by Christmas, with another season written off

Cantona's Collars

Match thread is up. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057570666

ziggyman17

I think if Van Gaal gets a third season as manager, then I will give up watching next season, can not have another year of being constantly being in bad humour because of our results. I would say they will have trouble selling season tickets next year if either Van Gaal or Giggs are in charge..

StringerBell

Don't bet on it.

Kerrydude1981

zerks wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/707355067758858242

ElChe32

zerks wrote: »

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/707355067758858242

Trigger

It's the Irish independent using the Mirror's story while providing quotes from Kluivert just saying that he won't walk away while the players are still playing for him/his methods.

Doesn't mean jack **** and it's a nothing article. Clickbait at its finest.

Cantona's Collars

So LVG said in his presser we may stop living in the past and live in the present.United and Liverpool are happy to be competing in the Europa League....So he dismisses fans expectations and lowers his to the standard of Europa League.

All the bits from it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2623200-liverpool-vs-manchester-united-louis-van-gaals-key-pre-match-presser-comments

bucketybuck

zerks wrote: »

So LVG said in his presser we may stop living in the past and live in the present.United and Liverpool are happy to be competing in the Europa League....So he dismisses fans expectations and lowers his to the standard of Europa League.

Considering he has done more than anybody to bring us down to that level I have no doubt that he believes that.

Martypants1

zerks wrote: »

So LVG said in his presser we may stop living in the past and live in the present.United and Liverpool are happy to be competing in the Europa League....So he dismisses fans expectations and lowers his to the standard of Europa League.

Moyes - "We aspire to play like City". Slaughtered.

LVG says to lower our expectations and is still in the club. He's made it normal for us to be **** now.

I actually thought Moyes was right in what he said. At least you knew that he knew the level Utd needed to be at and was going to try and get there.

With LVG you feel he is delighted not conceding v Sheffield Utd.

Fergies 26 years of raising the minimum levels of performance and standard have been absolutely ripped up and spat on by LVG. He doesn't get Man Utd at all.

The club has been an embarrassment the last 3 years from:

- Not signing any decent players in summer 2013 to the way it treated Moyes sacking

- To signing marquee names like Di Maria and Falcao who were signed to prove we could still attract big names without Champions League

- To LVG trimming the squad so thin with even more games than the previous season

- To wasting time trying to sign Neymar and Muller

- To not sacking LVG months ago

- To giving Giggs the assistants job because he wanted it, not because he was right for the job

sReq | uTeK

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

I don't believe that for a moment, 12 million in the grand scheme of things when missing the champions league next season could see 100's of millions dropped not only in champs league revenue but also sponsorship.

Lord TSC

zerks wrote: »

So LVG said in his presser we may stop living in the past and live in the present.United and Liverpool are happy to be competing in the Europa League....So he dismisses fans expectations and lowers his to the standard of Europa League.

It really is Moyes all over again, in terms of constantly demanding lowered expectations as the season progresses.

Title challange
Top 3
Top 4
Ok, let's settle for an EL spot.
Oh ****, we lost that too? Well Top 7 is good!

Lord TSC

https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/707494345956597760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

LVG says there's a negative view of the Europa Leagye in England. He's the one who said he'd rather win the FA Cup

The_Kew_Tour

Lowest the club has been since 1974? Things were bad even when Fergie took over for few years, but this has be close.

Mr.Prodston

Lord TSC wrote: »

https://twitter.com/JamesRobsonMEN/status/707494345956597760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

LVG says there's a negative view of the Europa Leagye in England. He's the one who said he'd rather win the FA Cup

That's just because he himself has never won the FA cup and said it from a selfish point of view while he has won the Uefa cup. I'm sure he clarified later that the Europa would be the more important cup to win though.

There's many issues with LVG but this can't really be one of them.

jayo26

I can't for the life of me see why lvgs job would be safe it doesn't make any sense whatsoever..

I know ed is no football brain and neither are the glaziers but it dont take a mad scientist to see that things are not working and we are far off been a top team under lvg. And if we aren't a top team we aint gonna make the money they want.

Surely they can't see the point in leaving lvg in charge for another season throwing another 100 million at the squad and still playing same tactics. Even if we had ronaldo, Benzema, bale upfront they still wouldn't score be a use the team wouldnt lass the ball to them fast enough. It's just crazy.

Martypants1

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Lowest the club has been since 1974? Things were bad even when Fergie took over for few years, but this has be close.

Wasn't around back then but relatively speaking, considering the brand and resources and where we were we have to be lower.

The league has gone to ****. Think of the top players in the league in the last few years.

Suarez - Gone
Bale - Gone
De Gea - Will be gone
Ozil - Might go if things don't change with Arsenal

Quandary

LVG getting another season? even someone joking about such a thing???