Froggy

Didn't Ratcliffe invest more in us in his first month than Ashley did in 14 years at Newcastle? I know everyone is trying to compare the two with the desperate hope we'll get worse, but they aren't comparable. If we have nearly double the staff of our rivals, surely that's something that needs looked at? Or does nobody want to admit that's what good business owners do?

"At 1,112 as of June 30 last year, United had by far the biggest staff of any club in the Premier League. That number is considerably higher than all of their Big Six rivals, with Liverpool having around 1,005 employees, Chelsea 788, Tottenham 719, Arsenal 649 and Manchester City 520, according to each club’s latest figures." Wew.

We have 592 more staff than Man City. Sounds like this is badly needed.

Aye I've a few mates in Munich and they sent me this. Got me a bit worried, but financially them bringing in Tah and selling De Ligt makes a lot of sense so hopefully the deal goes ahead. They were unanimous in that they'd rather Upamecano left than De Ligt, but Upamecano is on €120k less a week and on a shorter contract so is less of a financial burden.

It's purely financial. He's one of their highest earners and they can get £40m for him. He'll be replaced by Tah who's quality, and will be on much lower wages. It's a good deal for both clubs if it goes through.

Graeme Bailey. Shit stirrer. Pay no attention.

Entirely untrue. He was Bayern's best defender in his first season, and got injured at the start of this season. It was him and Dier that were favoured over Upamecano and Kim Min-Jae. De Ligt wasn't dropped for Dier. When De Ligt was on the bench it was usually because there was a CL game midweek, which he played in. Bayern fans love De Ligt, which should tell you enough.

There ain't no way you've let him go for £2m.

Man City's third is Scott Carson to be fair.

Why are we acting like this is the first time? You think we wanted to sign Wout Weghorst on loan last year?

SkySports report positively about us? First I've heard. If they're spinning it as good for us, it's great for us.

The Athletic did an indepth article of what he's done for you. The guy is clearly quality at his job.

3 points was the difference in European football this season and a lot more money. I doubt they'd even want to lose a point.

I doubt it's anywhere near £20m, but can't see it being less than £10m either.

Cheers mate.

It's definitely the former.

So it was very clear this was a PSR issue. As soon as the new financial year came into play we wrapped this up immediately. So Berrada, Ashworth and Wilcox are all in place for the summer window. Unexpected, good news.

I am ubiquitous. There's never a need to summon.

Excuse me, there's a Europa League in there too.

5 trophies in 9 years is stinking the place out. What's 0 trophies in 59 years mean?

He's just right. Someone going to tell me Crystal Palace deserve as much of a say as the famous Man United? Do me a favour.

I don't hate him he's just not good. Would genuinely feel like you're taking a step backwards going for players like him. I'd be happy about it. Unfortunately it looks to be off and you'll likely invest more wisely.

I'm trying to tell you the truth, same way I did with Lingard when everyone thought you missed out because he had a hot streak with West Ham.

You say everyone, but it wasn't everyone. A few people lost their minds over Sancho having one good game in the Champions League because it's fun to laugh at Man United whenever the opportunity arises. The reality is that he's been distinctly average for Dortmund and we were hoping he'd be a lot better than he was so the fee would be higher this summer. Hopefully the media has done a good job in overhyping him against PSG so we can get £35-40m still.

3rd choice winger is probably about right for him, though he's a positional mess and would be all over the place in a Howe team. But I'm sure people will think Howe can fix him.