The Official Manchester United Thread

[mrbojangles]

2 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

Na I think you're just sad. You are a moderator on an Internet forum, after all.

Oh dear. Trying to get personal now are we.

 

As Ronnie would say. Suck it up buttercup

[smedly]

32 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Who's your best centreback? Everybody has been poor. 2v0 HT a fair score. ManU very much 2nd best.

a catalog of embarrassing errors and poor play which Eve took advantage as they should

 

can't single out one thing or one player - it was all bad from the start, they look a very tired disjointed team that have lost the will to play football - I wonder what they think when they look at their fat bank accounts every month - do they realise why they are getting huge sums of money ? - it doesn't seem so

[Bredbury Blue]

1 hour ago, RickG16 said:

I spotted your wife around town on her matching Man City scooter. I whispered in her ear that it doesnt have to be this way. She should be able to pick any scooter she wants. I saw a sad, resigned look in her eyes. I told her not to stop dreaming of freedom.

Stalker!

[Bredbury Blue]

47 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

It really is sad how you watch our games. If we were top and city were 5th I guarantee I would have zero interest in a city game. 

I watch to see you lose. Six times out of eight now. Happy BB! 

 

Last night i watched WHU. I like watching football, don't you?

[nev]

Well didn't think we could get any worse and we have, This turn in fortune happened just after Ole got the job full-time, I reckon we had a manager coming in and the players knew this and seeing Ole get the job they have downed tools since, well done of them.

I maybe wrong but something fishy is going on.

[Bredbury Blue]

Is that 10 out of 11 wins as caretaker manager and six out of eight losses as Manager? Ole's at the wheel, tell me how good does it feel? He's got the job and gone on the piss.

[xylophone]

19 minutes ago, smedly said:

a catalog of embarrassing errors and poor play which Eve took advantage as they should

The poorest display I have seen from a United side in many years.

 

Trying to look at the big picture here because I think that's where the problems lay.

 

United have bought badly over the past years and even when they had a chance to sign the likes of Virgil van Dijk, they declined because he was too expensive yet the likes of Sanchez and others were brought into the side.

 

Although I have seen Matic play some good games, he has been off form for a while now and as for Pogba, well he looks like he would rather be playing for someone else. And the age of the players that Maureen was trying to sign, or who did come into the side was not what I believe United needed.

 

It appears that Maureen's tenure turned out to be toxic in the end, but that was to be expected as it happened at Chelsea, however it doesn't detract from the fact that he really didn't sign one outstanding player, apart from Pogba who has proven to be a bit of a fizzer.

 

Now look at the overall scenario after Maureen went – – sure United snapped out of their lethargy and seemed to be doing something under OGS's tutelage, but was that just a rebound effect.

 

United are one of the most respected and biggest clubs in the world and in my opinion the appointment of OGS to the role of manager was premature and driven mainly by emotion and the joy of some short-term results.

 

When you look at it, United should have been in the market for one of the best managers in the world, instead they settled for an ex-player who hadn't really made any impact whatsoever as a manager on any side up until he took on the short term role at United – – short-term thinking when they should have been looking at the big picture and at the market in general.

 

In addition, where other clubs were signing players who have turned out to be stars, United are saddled with players who cannot produce – – the midfield is devoid of playmakers and the front runners do not know how to lose their markers and as for a midfield playmaker, forget it because Pogba hasn't lived up to that and anyway even if he was on form, he has nothing around him to play off.

 

I wonder how much influence the Glazers or Ed Woodward have had on the signings over the past few years and the money which should have/could have been spent.

 

There is no getting away from it, but this performance epitomised a disjointed team and IMO a clear out is needed, but it's very difficult to get rid of about eight or 10 players who are surplus to requirements, and to spend the money needed to be able to put a good side together.

 

Finally what has happened to the Academy/youth players who should be pushing for places? Once United were a side who could bring those youngsters through, but have failed miserably in this regard in the past few years.

 

From an extremely disappointed United fan who has supported them since 1956, but having said that they are still my side and they will come right given time.

[BangrakBob]

Aaah you never had a chance to sign Virgil van Dijk...that boy only had eyes for Klopp. 

[BangrakBob]

Well can only hope our Blue brothers have given you enough inspiration to have a go a City on Wednesday. 

[nev]

Just now, BangrakBob said:

Well can only hope our Blue brothers have given you enough inspiration to have a go a City on Wednesday. 

I just hope we have a go, I am embarrassed about today I don't want a repeat of the 6-1, I want a response and a win even if it hands the title to you lot.

[JaiLai]

It'll be interesting to see who leaves when they don't make the top 4.

 

You would think

Pogba

De Gea

Rashford ( maybe )

Sanchez

 

Young / Matic are both past it now as well to cut the mustard in that league week in week out.

[BangrakBob]

Like a dry hay field that pitch, cheeky bastads!

[nev]

2 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

Like a dry hay field that pitch, cheeky bastads!

Is this Cardiff's pitch or Everton's?

[BangrakBob]

10 minutes ago, nev said:

Is this Cardiff's pitch or Everton's?

Oops, yep the other Prem team full of Welsh fans

[RickG16]

13 minutes ago, nev said:

Is this Cardiff's pitch or Everton's?

He's got no friends on the Liverpool forum so he comes on here to witter on. Probably the sort to bore his wife with the permutations of the title race. 

[RickG16]

 

[BangrakBob]

14 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

He's got no friends on the Liverpool forum so he comes on here to witter on. Probably the sort to bore his wife with the permutations of the title race. 

She couldn't give two <deleted>, I have tried though...

[nev]

3 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

She couldn't give two <deleted>, I have tried though...

Bit like my wife, She just doesn't get football, To be truthful it's a good thing.

[BangrakBob]

12 minutes ago, nev said:

Bit like my wife, She just doesn't get football, To be truthful it's a good thing.

????, probably for the best

[rott]

33 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

Oops, yep the other Prem team full of Welsh fans

You find Norwegians better then? Obviously not been in Thailand for a while and been drinking with the gits.

[Bredbury Blue]

34 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

He's got no friends on the Liverpool forum so he comes on here to witter on. Probably the sort to bore his wife with the permutations of the title race. 

Don't worry yourself, they'll ALL be coming out of the woodwork if liverpool win a trophy. Respect to Bob.

[Bredbury Blue]

Funny team Everton, every time I've watched them this season they've been decent but they're 15 points behind ManU in 7th but looked way better. I like the young lad up front, particularly like Gomes, just don't rate Pickford and the  centrebacks.

[RickG16]

Leaving people's domestic life aside (and yes I have bored a few girls with football in my time, but I would never go as far as buying them a matching scooter).....

 

I remember a time early on in the Jose era when things were at quite a low ebb. We were playing City at home midweek in the League Cup. When asked what his tactics were, Jose just said he asked the players to give 100% commitment, nothing more. We won the game.

 

Let's hope Ole can find the right words to galvanise this team.

 

[mrbojangles]

Just now, RickG16 said:

 but I would never go as far as buying them a matching scooter).....

My wife has probably been to more City matches than you have been to United. And for info. I bought my bike and she wanted one and bought her own. She earns a good salary over here.

 

Tried to be nice now pack it in trying to get personal

[Kadilo]

2 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

 

 

Tried to be nice now pack it in trying to get personal

Take his sweets away. 

[RickG16]

10 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

My wife has probably been to more City matches than you have been to United. And for info. I bought my bike and she wanted one and bought her own. She earns a good salary over here.

 

Tried to be nice now pack it in trying to get personal

Just a bit of banter mate ✌️ I'm sure you realise that otherwise you would have deleted the post / warned me.

 

I am trying to be nice believe me. 

[RickG16]

I believe it is as much as what's wrong in the dressing room as what's on the pitch. City owe their success just as much to people like Kompany as they do Aguero and Sterling etc. Real man who are real leaders and can set an example. It wasn't an enjoyable watch but I could see how important they were from the City documentary.

 

I like Ashley Young but I can't see a gobby right back in the twilight of his career as commanding that much respect.  I don't care if we have to pay top dollar... we need proper leaders and those who have experience playing for the biggest clubs. People in the Zlatan mould. Or even Bale.

[RickG16]

..... and if we don't have leaders now, how about the fearlessness of youth? What about giving Greenwood a run out in midweek?

 

But please let's ditch Smallling / Jones as a partnership for good.

[Kadilo]

4 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

Real man who are real leaders and can set an example. It wasn't an enjoyable watch but I could see how important they were from the City documentary.

 

 

 

“It really is sad how you watch our games. If we were top and city were 5th I guarantee I would have zero interest in a city game.”

 

So no interest in their games, only in their documentaries. 

[RickG16]

1 minute ago, Kadilo said:

“It really is sad how you watch our games. If we were top and city were 5th I guarantee I would have zero interest in a city game.”

 

So no interest in their games, only in their documentaries. 

I think you'll find a fly on the wall documentary at a Premier League club is a little rarer than a standard game.

 

And I do watch city pretty regularly now, because they are an interesting team to watch. If they were in 5th I wouldn't be as bothered.