RickG16

Nothing to do with pontification. Phillips is Leeds born and bred and wouldn't make his life a misery by coming to us. What would you be satisfied with as evidence of a plan? If we buy players early everyone says we overpaid and there's no plan, if we negotiate and shop around everyone says we've left it too late and there isn't a plan. The truth is probably that ETH wants to have more of a look at what he's got and what he thinks he might be able to do with them, before he splashes the cash. Look forward to your response, although you are probably on the wind up so there's not really any point having a proper discussion.

We as in Americans? In my experience, Americans seem very keen to chuck medication down their throat. Although I'm not saying it's exclusively an American problem, of course.

Yes we'd love a 10 year strategy that doesn't change but when it doesn't go according to plan a new manager comes in, they are all invited to stamp their blueprint on the club and the strategy changes. It's also worth remembering that very few United or non United fans were questioning world class signings such as Sancho, Varane and Ronaldo at the time. With regards to this transfer window. We are competing with the likes of Newcastle for players and have no godgiven right to sign anyone given we don't have champions league football. I wouldn't read too much into Erikson as he would be a squad player anyway. It's time to stop the negativity bred by thinking as a club we 'should' be doing this or that. There are a lot of very good teams and rich clubs around and we'll just have to carry on trying approaches until one works.

You'd think he might have something in the pipeline. Or maybe he just fancied staying on the beach. Don't blame him.

Thanks. Fun fact, RR was living opposite my parents in Manchester. My Mum went to invite him for a cup of tea but he has 24 hour security outside and they wouldn't let her through.

I reckon you've been watching football long enough to know that success comes in cycles.... There are a) a few very good teams in the Prem and b) a few clubs with just as much money as us to spend as us, if not more. We'll just have to try different managers, strategies, formulas until something works. That's just how it is. We have no godgiven right to success. Beating ourselves up about every disappointment since Fergie isn't going to get us anywhere. Just need to keep going.

Whenever you have a minute, I'd love to know what Ralf Rangnick attending a golf tournament has to do with anything.

Erikson is probably on holiday. Like any of us considering whether to move employers, why shouldn't he take his time rather than being given a fictitious deadline by the social media hordes. The truth is he may not come, and I don't blame him. Once you get over the giggle of him choosing between United and Brentford, it might occur to you that he is only coming to replace Juan Mata and we already have Bruno in that part of the pitch.

Let's wait and see.

Were <deleted> (for now) and we know we are. You are just vexxed because you came away with 2 minor trophies this year after getting all worked up Out of interest why aren't you rating ETH?

They'll be some gazzumping for sure. I think we are competing with the likes of Newcastle for players. But we can offer players a lot of money and the chance to be part of the comeback story at a huge club.

Well Pogba is one... And you are doing a magnificent job of missing the point again. It's about who can come in and replace those fringe players and challenge the under performing first teamers. Just because we are getting rid of fringe players, that doesn't mean we are bringing fringe players in to replace them!

It's pretty obvious we need to clear the deck and allow new players in. This is part of it! Don't think you have a talent for football management. I won't expect to see you in the Pattaya FC dugout any time soon.

Ah fair enough. Just listened to the ESPN FC podcast and it seemed there was still a 'race for signature ' What do you think of this Tchouameni and where will he go? Saw a bit of him vs Croatia sat in a bar in Hamburg. I wasn't close enough to the screen to clearly see the players and thought for a few mins it was Pogba! Was very impressed with him.

Looks like a straight shootout between both red teams for Darwin Nunez........ Does he want to join the cuddly German or be part of the resurrection of the world's biggest club under ETH... Dream big son!

Surely the point is they were still committing a criminal offence at the time?

Bad experience.....?

Any ideas?

I was wondering why this is. Not least because on the surface it seems such a peaceful, quiet part of the country......

Berroca has more vitamin C than orange juice

^^^ he is a good player for sure. United been linked for a while. But if they are relying on him to play the most demanding position in the fastest league in the world I feel it may not end well. Still he's done well with Conte in the past, he obviously trusts him, so let's see. If he's playing further forward he could be good but he was wing back for Inter apparently.

Is it? To get up and down as the only wide player in a 3-5-2? At 33?

Fine you are probably right. It just amuses me how some people think they are can speak about this or that coach being good from a position of authority, when in fact they know about as much as my Mum about how good they are. What we can do is look at the guy's resume. Which looks good. But we'll never know how good or bad they are. It's not like footballers who we can actually see on the pitch.

To be honest I've had it with stories of backroom staff .... How do we know who is good and who is bad without being on the training pitch? Yes, we can see the team's overall results but how do we know which coaches are more influential etc? Without working in football, how do we know whether any of these people are bad or good? Personally I'm not interested in any stories about recruitment of coaches or technical directors

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