lovejoy

Kelly is done, apparently.

7 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

At least we know Hope talks shit then.

Aye, because these situations never change.

22 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Still shocked we haven’t made an approach for Giles. Given they were after Dougie he seems like the perfect fit. 

I'm not sure we're as 'data driven' as Brentford (we're more 'data led', or I could have those the wrong way around), and that's his background and speciality.

11 hours ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said:

Mouncher 

Mouncher?

It's Moucher (or Moocher), surely?

17 hours ago, et tu brute said:

According to Wiki he did. Whether that is correct or not

Not total games. League games he did.

not that this matters mind 😂

8 hours ago, The Fountain said:

He played more games for Bradford 

Don't think he did, sadly, but that would have been enjoyable.

Shocking from them this, leaking this before a cup final.

Jesus, they do things so poorly.

Freedman lives in Manchester, has done for years, didn't relocate his family for the palace job and won't do so for ours.

24 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

Banter has started at work (I work in Manchester). Mainly triggered by me, tbf. Beginning to wish I hadn’t been on the wind-up quite so much. Feeling nervous about this now. Desperately want to win. Perhaps the nervousness comes from hidden memories of all the other times I’ve desperately wanted us to win and we haven’t. 
Anyhow, a point wouldn’t be bad, but if we perform… could be glorious. Adding to LC knock-out (and pay back) by actually costing them something more significant at their place. This could be their lowest ever finish in PL era. Howay lads just this once. 

I live here, i've learned to say nowt pre or post match (even if we win).

Why do we have a Man Utd thread, out of interest?

2 hours ago, lovejoy said:

Rumours he isn’t involved today. I’d be surprised given the clubs social media post yesterday 

Wonder what the issue is now.

Rumours he isn’t involved today. I’d be surprised given the clubs social media post yesterday 

Erling Haaland on the next table to me in a Manchester restaurant.

Here come the 'best in class' brigade...... 

Don’t understand why everyone is getting so wound up by Ashworth.

He left one job to take a bigger one, working with his mates for more money.

We’d all do it. Don’t take it so personally man.

2 hours ago, Tonalis Bookie said:

Let me lay a few points out that we need to consider and how it benefits us by doing a deal

• If united are smart (and they will be) they'll have applied to CAS and they will probably get their way
• A CAS hearing could be expedited and he be in place before the end of this window
• If we go to CAS and do not win, we have a precedent against us
• There is a significant chance we get much less than we want
• It may well void a number of terms we currently have
• We may actually end up losing out on what we could get and damage our own FFP
• We may not be able to hire an individual in place of DA whilst hes here
• If we deal we can delay a start date
• We can also implement terms on players that can & cannot be recruited as part of an expedited agreement
• We can protect information and hire a replacement quicker
• We can insert terms regarding any staff or other individuals that MUFC may wish to get from us
• We have the ability to control the situation going forward

All of this so United potentially wait a few months is damaging

Why did we wait so long for Ashworth then? Why didn't we just go to CAS?

Genuine question btw, I have no idea on this stuff.

6 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Mad how much you see this on here.

it's rank. I live in Manchester, so it grates.

1 hour ago, Tonalis Bookie said:

Let me lay a few points out that we need to consider and how it benefits us by doing a deal

• If united are smart (and they will be) they'll have applied to CAS and they will probably get their way
• A CAS hearing could be expedited and he be in place before the end of this window
• If we go to CAS and do not win, we have a precedent against us
• There is a significant chance we get much less than we want
• It may well void a number of terms we currently have
• We may actually end up losing out on what we could get and damage our own FFP
• We may not be able to hire an individual in place of DA whilst hes here
• If we deal we can delay a start date
• We can also implement terms on players that can & cannot be recruited as part of an expedited agreement
• We can protect information and hire a replacement quicker
• We can insert terms regarding any staff or other individuals that MUFC may wish to get from us
• We have the ability to control the situation going forward

All of this so United potentially wait a few months is damaging

'United', FFS man, please stop typing that.

52 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

I really liked it when he sang ‘Fuck off Kevin Keegan’ and called us sad Geordie bastards after the ‘96 Cup Final.  We should name a stand after him. 
 

In all seriousness, that’s only part of the reason why he hasn’t been as loved or respected as he might have been.  His spell at NUFC was brief - he was a superstar when he was here, but both injuries and a reversion to the mean had caught up with him by the time he was leaving the club.  He went nine games without a goal before he left - and by all accounts him and Paul Stretford had been hawking his services all over the shop.  We all loved him when he was here, but I don’t remember hearing anyone pining for his return after he went.

 

He won trophies after he left - but no-one would ever suggest that Man Utd wouldn’t have won those trophies without Andy Cole in the team.  Ultimately, he wasn’t a top drawer centre forward - he got the right move at the right time, in an era when the standard of English top flight football was at its lowest ebb.  Hoddle was (is) a nutter, but he was bang on re the number of chances he needed to score.  It’s incredibly to think of what Man Utd might have won if Ferguson had ever signed a genuine top class centre forward in that period. 

 

 

 

Interesting to read this, I had no idea he had gone 9 without a goal prior to the sale. I think I was 12 when we sold him, I just remember being gutted and probably look at him through rose tinted glasses a bit.

1 minute ago, gbandit said:

What was the total fee we paid to buy him out of his Brighton contract?

£3m

9 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Southgate just has shades of OGS to me. I could see him maybe doing okay but they'll not threaten the majority trophies with him.

Same. He'll do ok I think. 

7 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Yeah, I think she was right too.  Ashley’s reign had basically bottomed-out our value.  A paint job and some TLC would likely have doubled the value relatively quickly. 

I honestly think it doubled overnight (as you say).

Buying us was a no brainer for anyone. The way Ashley ran it was just bizarre from a business perspective.

He did well out of it, obviously, but it was so simple to do well out of it and increase the value at the same time.

Weird.

Can't see Howe wanting to work with Ashworth again, and probably vice versa.

As I say, it'll be Southgate. If by any miracle it isn't, it'll be Potter.

4 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Can’t tell you how much I would love Southgate to get the job.

Same. I live down here so i'm surrounded by them, they'll be absolutely gutted if it's him.

So naturally i'm praying that it is!

it'll be Southgate or Potter for man utd. In that order imo.