Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016 - Mod Note in OP, 13/9

Adamocovic

stankratz wrote: »

Does anybody remember laughter?

Leroy42

stankratz wrote: »

Does anybody remember laughter?

Wasn't he right back in the 50's?

Good going forward, turned like an oil tanker

Leroy42

Leroy42 wrote: »

Wasn't he right back in the 50's?

Good going forward, turned like an oil tanker

Who, Robert Plant?

Edit: Took me a second. It's Friday night, I'm off and indulging

Hococop

I don't know which is upsetting me more, this Rooney talk or the fact Kate Abdo is leaving sky today

StringerBell

Hococop wrote: »

I don't know which is upsetting me more, this Rooney talk or the fact Kate Abdo is leaving sky today

WTF?

To go where???

Call Me Jimmy

xhamster

Billy86

StringerBell wrote: »

WTF?

To go where???

Off to the Yoo Ess Aye apparently...

https://twitter.com/ESO_Gernot/status/781939680690507776

Shame, she really is highly talented on top of being fecking stunning. Pretty sure she's fluent in 4-5 languages, too.

jayo26

Billy86 wrote: »

Off to the Yoo Ess Aye apparently...

https://twitter.com/ESO_Gernot/status/781939680690507776

Shame, she really is highly talented on top of being fecking stunning. Pretty sure she's fluent in 4-5 languages, too.

Yhh she does the UEFA draws in a few languages I think but I wasn't really listening her.

RobertKK

Phil Jones is said to have injured his eyes reading this thread, will miss a further three weeks.

I just hope this weekend we win and Spurs can either win or draw with City.

Billy86

I would love to see the face on Phil Jones reading some of the more outrageous comments in here, alright.

TheDoc

Deleted User wrote: »

Doc you have some gra for Depay I still hope he comes good but id prefer totry get Martial back to what he has shown as opposed to Depay who has never sparked at united

Don't feel Memphis is being given a fair crack. Depay got roped when his form dipped, nothing else.

Martial has done pretty much the same thing, yet getting opportunities to grind himself back into form. Appreciate why, but in games like last night, Memphis should be playing.

I've gra for Depay because I fully believe we have an absolute belter of a winger there, if he can find form, confidence and get some consistency.

And I also believe Martial to be a striker, so annoys me to see him shoehorned out wide.

I'm also very pot committed with Depay at this stage haha :rolleyes:

Billy86

I'd agree, the Europa in my opinion should be used for guys like TFM, Schneiderlin since he seems out of favour Depay, whichever of Rashford/Martial isn't going to start in the league, one of Mkhi/Rooney/Mata not set to start in the league, etc.

d22ontour

adox wrote: »

Criticising Rooney -biased.
Defending Rooney- unbiased.

Ok.

Don't forget to mention ignoring posters, that helps too.

Cookie_Dough

Billy86 wrote: »

I would love to see the face on Phil Jones reading some of the more outrageous comments in here, alright.

Here he is after reading the last few pages of this thread

A classic...

TheDoc

TheDoc wrote: »

Don't feel Memphis is being given a fair crack. Depay got roped when his form dipped, nothing else.

Martial has done pretty much the same thing, yet getting opportunities to grind himself back into form. Appreciate why, but in games like last night, Memphis should be playing.

I've gra for Depay because I fully believe we have an absolute belter of a winger there, if he can find form, confidence and get some consistency.

And I also believe Martial to be a striker, so annoys me to see him shoehorned out wide.

I'm also very pot committed with Depay at this stage haha :rolleyes:

It seems that Memphis was originally in Jose's plans for an appearance v Zorya but a knock to TFM changed his substitution plans...

Man United Official Site wrote:

Mourinho also revealed that Tim Fosu-Mensah was forced off with a knock in United's Europa League victory which meant he was unable to give winger Memphis Depay the time on the pitch he had planned.


"Every game I know more about my players, especially the ones that are on the pitch. Obviously I would like to have other players playing more so I can see more and learn more about them," explained the boss, when asked whether the tough fixtures in October will tell him more about his playing staff.


"I had in my mind to give Memphis 20-25 minutes [on Thursday night], but I couldn’t with the way I had to make the changes and the problem with Tim Fosu-Mensah meant I had to play a right-back [Ashley Young]. But we need the squad, that’s for sure."

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/Sep/team-news-for-manchester-united-v-stoke-city-jose-mourinho-provides-an-update.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ManUtd

user2011

Priorities for this season are the league, finish as high as we can (close second/third) and defending the fa cup.

Jose has irritated me for the first time, complaining about fixtures yet was looking forward to using all his squad, prioritise what is important, league this side of January then deal with things after that. Yeah kinda looks bad falling out to city in league cup, I'll not give a Feck at the end of the season, CL football next season.

Watched the Dundalk game last night and very thankful I did, reading back on comments about united game, the town playing some unreal footie that I think with united, have for a while is pipe dream stuff.

Giggsy11

StringerBell wrote: »

I seem to remember something about an extension that could do something like that in one of the browsers, back a long time ago, in some other time when people didn't want to read other peoples posts but the ignore function simply wasn't enough. Someone else might remember it better

Grease monkey or something like that.

Giggsy11

user2011 wrote: »

Priorities for this season are the league, finish as high as we can (close second/third) and defending the fa cup.

Jose has irritated me for the first time, complaining about fixtures yet was looking forward to using all his squad, prioritise what is important, league this side of January then deal with things after that. Yeah kinda looks bad falling out to city in league cup, I'll not give a Feck at the end of the season, CL football next season.

Watched the Dundalk game last night and very thankful I did, reading back on comments about united game, the town playing some unreal footie that I think with united, have for a while is pipe dream stuff.

Jose was correct complaining about fixtures. Playing 3 games in a week is not an issue but having to play on Monday before Europa rather than after Europa game is pathetic, especially when it's Liverpool on Monday.

jayo26

Korat

Yeah Fergie would never moan about fixture pile ups.

jayo26

Korat wrote: »

Yeah Fergie would never moan about fixture pile ups.

Is there anything Fergie didn't moan about? Even after winning something he complained because it made other teams want to beat you lol

Duncan Edwards would have turned 80 today if he were still around. Voted 3rd best player in Europe in 1957 at the age of 20, behind Stefano and Billy Wright, he was destined to be one of the world's greatest.

The music is cheesy in this clip, but there's some decent footage and quotes in there...

Sir Bobby talks about Edwards...

Busby Babes biographer on Edwards...

United lost this game to Villa, but still nice to see any footage, never mind an individual highlights reel from so far back. Edwards is the brick-shíthouse in white, number 6...

Less than four months before his life was tragically cut short, Duncan Edwards played one of his last internationals for England against Wales at Ninian Park in Cardiff. On that day in November 1957, the Welsh manager was Edwards’ mentor and Manchester United’s assistant manager Jimmy Murphy.

Before the game Murphy stood in the centre of the Welsh dressing room, going through the strengths and weaknesses of each member of the England side in great detail.

He talked about ten players, but not Edwards, prompting Reg Davies, the Newcastle inside-forward, to put up his hand.

“What about Edwards?”

“Just keep out of his way son, there’s nothing I could say that could ever help us.”

jayo26

One player I wish I had to of been able see more of him playing unfortunately little snippets only.

I suppose we should be greatfull we got the next best thing in Phil jones.

Korat

jayo26 wrote: »

One player I wish I had to of been able see more of him playing unfortunately little snippets only.

Edwards or Jones?

sReq | uTeK

jayo26 wrote: »

One player I wish I had to of been able see more of him playing unfortunately little snippets only.

I suppose we should be greatfull we got the next best thing in Phil jones.

one player I'd have love to seen make it and get over the cruciate was Adrian Doherty. Was in the same year as Giggs in the Academy and was rated higher by a lot. Signed his pro contract 1st too. Very sad story but apparently a phenomenal player who would have slotted in on the right

If he was better or same class as Giggs you could only imagine both of them on either wing for 15 years.....:(

jayo26

Korat wrote: »

Edwards or Jones?

Haha that's actually truenjoy. Poor jones playing footage will be hard to come by in few years too.

Headshot

Fair play to Chico.

He just deserves so much credit, he has been brilliant in Germany

yabadabado

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

one player I'd have love to seen make it and get over the cruciate was Adrian Doherty. Was in the same year as Giggs in the Academy and was rated higher by a lot. Signed his pro contract 1st too. Very sad story but apparently a phenomenal player who would have slotted in on the right

If he was better or same class as Giggs you could only imagine both of them on either wing for 15 years.....:(

I read Forever Young by Oliver Kay and it's excellent. Tragic story.

sReq | uTeK

yabadabado wrote: »

I read Forever Young by Oliver Kay and it's excellent. Tragic story.

Yea I read it too. Got the impression he was quite happy without football in his life. It's a shame it ended so tragically, by all accounts he was a very gifted individual, perhaps a little too carefree.

Imagine telling UNITED that you'll only sign a year pro contract to see how it goes when they offer you 5 years.

I do believe United were quite negligent in their initial assessment of the injury and subsequently him going on to play on it, damaging it more.

Mikeyt086

Headshot wrote: »

Fair play to Chico.

He just deserves so much credit, he has been brilliant in Germany

Honestly I'm delighted for him. Really enjoy seeing him do so well.

Not only is he treated like a star, but his team is designed to create chances for him.

Nearly every time he scores it still looks like half a scuff or it'll bounce off a defender's arse and loop over the keeper. Reminds me of the infamous face-goal against Chelsea and never fails to raise a smile. Little pea legend.

jayo26

His reaction to that goal against Chelsea says it all about him he just loves playing.

One of favourite was his backwards header that was such natural instinct.

caviardreams

Loved Chico - impossible not to. This was one of my faves

Cantona's Collars

jayo26

zerks wrote: »

jayo26 wrote: »

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKvhUyKje8B/

How ya zerks even by your standards that's late

Cantona's Collars

The Mirror is saying that one of City's scouts has agreed to join United and 3 others are considering the offers.
Ed Woodward wants to get the academy back on track after complacency has allowed City overtake them in nurturing young talent.

Cantona's Collars

jayo26 wrote: »

How ya zerks even by your standards that's late

Quiet day on the thread,I didn't dare post a Rooney pic.Wait 'til you see the next one.

Cantona's Collars

Poor Becks,from this:





To this:

Lord TSC

Wow, I hadn't noticed how bad Stoke had been doing so far this season.

0 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses. 4 goals scored, 15 conceded.

Suddenly looking forward to the match a lot more now...

Cantona's Collars

Lord TSC wrote: »

Wow, I hadn't noticed how bad Stoke had been doing so far this season.

0 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses. 4 goals scored, 15 conceded.

Suddenly looking forward to the match a lot more now...

Zlatan is my captain in FF.United to smash them,since the new rules on grappling players etc. Stoke have had to change to zonal marking and are rubbish at it.

Korat

Ed Woodward is a hex on Utd.

I don't believe in the supernatural so it's just front loaded negative outcomes of equal chances.

He'll probably win the lottery but he's no good for Utd.

VW 1

Lord TSC wrote:

Wow, I hadn't noticed how bad Stoke had been doing so far this season.

Huge turnaround from last season when they were beginning to flourish with Shaqiri, Arnautavic, Bojan and a great style of football to go with it.

Wonder where it all went wrong for Sparky.

StringerBell

Korat wrote: »

Ed Woodward is a hex on Utd.

I don't believe in the supernatural so it's just front loaded negative outcomes of equal chances.

He'll probably win the lottery but he's no good for Utd.

That Office door closing gif would be appropriate here, but I can't be arsed.

I am not sure what Ed did to you personally, but its time for the healing to begin. Embrace me as a brother and learn to let it go, the only one holding on to your anger is you. Let it go my friend, be happy.

Flint Fredstone

zerks wrote: »

Poor Becks,from this:





To this:

Am I missing a very obvious joke here?

Potential Underachiever

Flint Fredstone wrote: »

Am I missing a very obvious joke here?

I presume it's a reference to the standard of players beside him, it's a donkfest in the 2nd pic...

jayo26

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

I presume it's a reference to the standard of players beside him, it's a donkfest in the 2nd pic...

Obertan was the new Ronaldo he was no donk

raze_them_all_

Bebe is the homeless messi

Flint Fredstone

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

I presume it's a reference to the standard of players beside him, it's a donkfest in the 2nd pic...

Beckham left United years before Bebe and Obertan were there.
Must be from a testimonial or something.

jayo26

Flint Fredstone wrote: »

Beckham left United years before Bebe and Obertan were there.
Must be from a testimonial or something.

It wasn't ment to be factual it was a bit humorous more then anything.

Flint Fredstone

jayo26 wrote: »

It wasn't ment to be factual it was a bit humorous more then anything.

Ah right. I'm really, really tired.

jayo26

Flint Fredstone wrote: »

Ah right. I'm really, really tired.

Tired of a ryder cup weekend you lightweight