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I just can't believe how badly a company the size of Manchester United could handle this. They've managed to both make themselves look like complete cunts and also lose their talented player. Avoiding one of those things should have been extremely manageable

I do wonder if something came back on Paqueta in some sort of NUFC investigation into him last summer. Been plenty of talk about how much of a value we place on character under the new regime so maybe there were red flags. Playing style wise he's an absolutely perfect fit for us, would have added some creativity on the ball that we lack too. Seemed like the deal was there to be done, made sense and Paqueta and NUFC were both up for it. Until all of a sudden we just weren't...

It's mad that I'm at the point where I feel confident that the people doing our transfer business are just massively competent and I trust what they're doing implicitly. Like, my mind is telling me we're light on the wings... but I also think that if we don't bring a winger in it just means that I'm probably wrong

I think people are overestimating how much of a fuck opposing players will give about any of this. At least not to the point that anyone is going to go out and risk harming their team by kicking the shit out of him.

I'll never top "Home New York" from that WhatsApp group.

Don't think so? "gan radge" has two syllables and is replacing the phrase "feel the heat" from the song, which has three.

Needs another syllable. "I wanna gan geet radge with Tonali" maybe

Considered "I want to make Ragu with Tonali" for the second line but went more Newcastle than Italy with it

"Cos Tonali's a Geordie" would be the last line, surely? I wanna dance Tonali I wanna gan to Toon with Tonali Yeah I wanna dance with Tonali Cos Tonali's a Geordie Works in terms of syllables and I just sang it to myself and the wife wasn't disgusted by it at all.

After Willock's setback, I'd be very surprised if he goes out on loan now. Had Willock been back to 100% by the end of the window I'd have thought there was a fair chance Anderson would go but we really need him now IMO.

Aye, we don't have to play Man City next week... They HAVE TO PLAY US.

Seems like it'll surely be a CB? Seems to be what most of the journos are saying. After that I could see us adding a LB or RW... but only if a deal we really like comes available.

Been seen walking the streets of Manchester in a dressing gown this morning muttering the Joelinton song to himself, allegedly.

Now that we have the Villa result on the board this seems like actually a good time to play these. Hopefully they'll not be in full flow yet and we can cause them some real problems. Them travelling and playing on Wednesday is great too. They're still an absolute machine of course and the most likely result is probably a loss... but after yesterday I'm inclined to think we'll hammer them

I'm going to go ahead and call it. If he stays fit and plays here for another three years, he'll come to be known as the best player NUFC has ever had.

I can't get soft again.

Creased at the idea of it being such a brave decision to move to the deepest, darkest beyond of Munich

Aye, I'd be of the opinion that Isak is our CF and Wilson's role should be to... - Come on for the last 20 minutes of games, either to play with Isak when we're chasing a goal or to give him a rest if things are going well. - Start games when we feel Isak needs a rest. With our schedule this year and style of play, that's going to be more than enough football for Wilson IMO.

I mean, Raphinha and Guler would both have been ideal. Would have loved Olise from Palace for it too but he seems like he's off to die at Chelsea.

I think both things are true. Adding better finishers like Barnes will help us a lot but I do think our wingers are somewhat lacking in terms of that final ball. I think when we do finally sign a RW it'll be someone who's more of a left footed AM than a Diaby type. Guler would have been perfect for it. Also think we'd have gone back in for Raphinha if Barca had got Guler or Messi. Going into the window I'd have said RW and LB were our biggest weaknesses. However, it's clear that if we can't get our primary targets then we don't go very far down the list. Maybe they think this time next year we'll be able to buy an Alphonso Davies or Theo Hernandez for LB and don't want to settle for a small upgrade now. Same for the RW spot.

We could do wirtz than Tapsoba and a current teammate to help him settle.

Joke was that Dan isn't actually American, hard as that is to believe. (And ironic as it is for me to be making that joke, yes)

I mean, just look at the first twenty seconds of this match lads

Appalling post here from SMETEX. Willock almost never plays on the wing. He does well linking up with a LW from his LCM position but it's a very different proposition just starting games as the winger. You Yanks just find it difficult to see what's happening out there like people who have grown up with the game.

Willock played almost all his football as LCM last season. He gets into great wide positions from that spot but saying he was our main wide man last season is absurd