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Think last season was a bit disappointing? We're 11 points worse off at this stage compared to last year. Carver's 2 wins in 3 months hasn't exactly helped.

Far too pally and nice in the tunnel for my liking. Needs to be an edge.

Think you're right. Hell of a story and life though.

Quick google throws this up. http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20120530/fifa-pay-tribute-to-first-black-player_2281670_2792737 http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/6dca64086b1218b725a49beeedc08c8364295700.jpg

Can't see anyone bidding anywhere near what we value him at so unless he kicks up a fuss (more than likely) I doubt he'll go. Thing is the new tv deal cash means clubs have never been richer and he's almost perfectly designed for this league. There's only one thing clubs are going to do with the extra cash and that's to spend heavier and offer more and more to the players. Hmmm potentially but I'm not sure he'd be that arsed in moving to another alsoran even if it was for a pay increase. Saying that he might be a decent squad filler at a bigger club, replace Diaby, Paulinho or some knacker. It would be interesting to see what the posturing would be like if someone did table a, say, £12m bid. That's the level I'm thinking. Don't think he's good enough to be a starter at Arsenal but he'd be a hell of an option off the bench if they needed something a bit different.

Can't see anyone bidding anywhere near what we value him at so unless he kicks up a fuss (more than likely) I doubt he'll go. Thing is the new tv deal cash means clubs have never been richer and he's almost perfectly designed for this league. There's only one thing clubs are going to do with the extra cash and that's to spend heavier and offer more and more to the players.

Are you going to allow them to speak to you like this for much longer Michael? They've murdered me, man. I thought u was the good guy here. Just fucking do what you want man.

Are you going to allow them to speak to you like this for much longer Michael?

Never saw that coming....Skrtel's stamp was very similar to Costa's and the horrible twats were livid about that iirc.

That's another red tbh.

superb.

Calm down, calm down eh

Already looking forward to Rodgers being too scared of Gerrard to call it as it was. "Not that type of player, accidental stamp, out of character for such a fine upstanding member of society etc"

Man U need to go for the juggler.

:fwap:

Puts him out of our game and the Semi final at Wembo.

"Oh no, look at this"

Aye, fair enough. Wasn't having a pop at the op by the way, just find any discussion as to how to build the squad as being totally futile.

Problem being the fact the players you'd want to build a club around are the most valuable and therefore the most likely to be sold in order to fund any additions. It's a pointless thread tbh, if we functioned like a normal football club then it would be a decent idea but we have no intention of 'building' anything. We buy players for the wrong reasons without a thought as to how they'll complement each other on the park. We buy players in order to sell them on at a profit. Trying to second-guess who'll come and who'll go is pointless, it'll come down to money as it always does with Ashley. Every single penny counts, fuck the club.

It would be a bit underwhelming like but it would be an upgrade on the previous 2 fuckers. He's a good coach by all accounts so there's a chance that our talented players would develop a bit too. Would be a solid 6/10 appointment.

Had the league started on 31/12 then we'd be in the bottom 5. If this prick starts as manager on opening day in august then we'll be in the bottom 6 all season with a reasonable chance of going down.

Played 12, won 2. No other stats needed, that's what he's produced in 2015. He's the current manager and he's judged on his results, forget injuries and suspensions, he's the bloke who coaches and picks the team and the buck stops squarely with him. Other caretaker managers have been shifted with better results than that. Giving this gormless cunt the job for next season is just postponing the inevitable. Should he be (inexplicably) given the chance then they're only going to have to sack him after 20 games anyway as we're going to be in the bottom 6. Just bin the fucker ffs.

2 down at ht? No-one saw this coming.