tomlkier

Nice one - thank you! Fighting the good fight, despite living 2 miles from Old Trafford!

Hi Guys - Does anyone know where I can buy a half and half Newcastle vs. Man Utd scarf from yesterday's match (Not the Carabao final!)? Is it just a case of waiting for them to come on ebay? I'm looking to commemorate my newborn sons first match, and the victory over his mum's team (and our local team)! Thanks in advance, Kieran.

No agreement, plus Milan signed Kaka instead, Honda is meant to be keen on the premiership.

Seydou Doumbia linked again, would be a better addition to the squad than Gomis. We should really be after Keisuke Honda from CSKA too, as he's available on a free in January.

Surely we're due a last minute attempted hijack of the Lukaku deal?

Maybe I'm just in a bad mood

Better than Shola? I think this guy is better than Cisse almost personally. He's a very hardworking and intelligent player, and £5m for a striker that can play at this level for another 2-3 years is very good I think. If we sign him I'd be very happy. We still need a winger though to compliment Barfa on the other side and a new CB to compete/replace Saylor. Give him a year and he'll be as shit as Shola.

I don't think I'm as far along as you in the process of being drained of all hope, ambition and expectation. West Ham signed Carroll, Norwich get Wolfswinkel, Southampton are apparently after Damiao, Swansea are after Bony, and we're looking at washed up shite like Kone and Bent.

Fuck this, he can go to Everton. A bit of ambition would be nice.

Raylor is his replacement .. he'll be like a new signing.

Good job we've a solid backup: We'll be adding a red stripe next to that blue one next season then ..

It's growing on me .. they always do.

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Two signings away from a top 6 team. Krul Debuchy Yanga Colo Santon Sissoko Cabaye Ben Arfa Belhanda Cisse Aubemeyang Elliot, Taylor, Haidara, Tiote, Gutierrez, Marveaux, Gouffran

Getting bored of all this media sensationalism: pardew and llambias rift, pulling the plug on douglas, carr unrest, cabaye unhappy, ben arfa to be sold, mass exodus of players .. not a single quote or source in sight.

I think Kinnear is spot on with this one. Coloccini is staying, so we have no need for Douglas, considering we've already brought in Yanga-Mbiwa. Better that his wages be spent on a decent striker.

Could do with having some Belgians in the squad, Chadli would be a great shout. Nainggolan, Alderweireld and Lukaku would be nice too!

Original quote is from here, but Google translate makes a hash of it: http://www.ilveromilanista.it/milan/24-05-2013/esclusiva-ivm-vigorelliastori-santon-e-su-etoo-all-inter-10-di-possibilita.html/

It's all about two banks of 4.

Who would you have up top with Cisse in a 442? Gouffran? a big man like Carroll? or someone nippy like Aubameyang or Remy? Would definitely need to bring in real wingers for a 442, not sure it would suit Ben Arfa.

That's the sort of planning we have at the moment .. none. We should be signing players to fit a plan, not making a formation based on the players available.

I know it's a novel idea at this club, but if you could pick a formation for next season with a view to signing players to fit that formation, what would you like to see us play? Would have to be a 433 for me, we actually played some beautiful football under Pardew with Cisse, Ba, Benny and I'd love a return to something like that.

Lacks required mobility. Nice eye for a pass though. You mean someone like Anita? .. Or MYM as DM

If we're looking to replace Shola with another big man to come off the bench, I reckon we should be in for Anichebe. He's unlikely to be first choice striker at Everton next year, so it'd depend on the new manager, whether he'd trade their bench for ours and whether or not he hates the club because of Nolan.

One center back? I hope you mean as far as spending on defence? If Colo goes we need two Centre backs of the same pedigree. I think Williamson is OK as a squad player, not 3rd choice but fourth. I like Perch aswell but only as a defensive midfielder (squad player), he's far too brittle in defence. Yeah, I meant spending on defence, we definitely need another two attacking players. Williamson is 4th Choice currently (Colo, Taylor, MYM, Willo). Can't see us needing two CB's if Colo goes, or being capable of attracting anyone near the same quality, but we should be signing a first choice CB like Sakho, or more realistically Douglas.