Dr Jinx

Fucking idiot.

8 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said:

 

I don't doubt any of that or disagree with it. My take would be more on how anyone can prove or disprove he's already working on the sly for the Mancs, be it via an intermediary or otherwise. Whether something is against a law or not doesn't stop people breaking said law, what's the worse that would happen to him? A fine? I'm sure Man Utd would be able to cover whatever pittance it'd be if it came to it. Is a fine going to be more than suggested compensation? Besides, as I said, I don't see any way of catching them out, unless the intermediary used blabbed.

I really doubt it.. everything very traceable. If it became a legal thing Man Utd would be in massive trouble and there’s no way their compliance department would sign off on something so risky.

No pre match press conference?

Jesus man, on a coffee break and I’m tearing up like he was one of my own. Absolutely class that, great from the club and AG & Bruno.

Yeah we could get 150m for him but any player even on that level would cost the same. They don’t grow on trees and that 63 million is proving to be a snip in todays market.

His age will see his value keep too so no rush to do anything there.

But the idea of any income being tripled in terms of FFP is intriguing.. say we brought in 250m for both Bruno and Isak.. does that mean we could potentially spent 600m on the squad over 2/3 windows?

I think he’ll stay for 1 more season to see if this year was just a blip.

The correct thing to have done would have been to terminate his contract. I’m sure there would have been some sort of insurance the club could have claimed.

What they have done essentially loaning him out with different wording and taking a “let’s see how it goes” approach was a massive own goal.

No doubting there’s a player in there but it sends a terrible message that basically if you’re a wealthy young player you can do pretty much what you want and there won’t be any major consequences.

If it was a Newcastle player and situation replicated here, I’d have exactly the same opinion, regardless of our FFP position.

Some things are more important.

He was sacked as sporting director last year. Why?

5 hours ago, r0cafella said:

So Option 4 doesn’t increase capacity? 

potentially up to 5-8k extra seats through better use of the space. It’s still a huge fit out job and costly so hopefully not something they opt for.

7 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

Did the tactics injure Pope?

Of course there’s been some innocuous injuries like that.. same as Jacob Murphy.. but the hamstring, thigh and acl injuries I’d bet my house on being a result of them being run into the ground over 2 seasons.

“When muscles become fatigued, they may not be able to support the joints as effectively, increasing the risk of injury.

Additionally, fatigue can alter biomechanics and movement patterns, placing greater stress on certain areas of the body, which can predispose athletes to injuries like hamstring strains or ACL tears.”

6 hours ago, Keegans Export said:

What are the other three? Presumably do nothing is one, a new stadium another?

I haven’t seen it, only heard tidbits.

Knocking SJP down and rebuilding on site I’d say is nailed down as an option.. plus points being they already own the land so less expense but probably more in terms of the scale of it.

New site/new stadium.

Existing site, existing stadium - increase capacity.

Existing site, existing stadium.. gut it and spatially redesign what’s there. Think Ikea

Training and tactical style that runs players into the ground leaving them susceptible to picking up serious injuries.

We have to physically work harder than any other team in the league to pick up wins.

A complete shambles at the back defensively, now magnified because we have only the duds left to play there for possibly the remainder of the season.

This isn’t just bad luck.. a manager in control of so much has to keep a grasp of this shit, adapt and ease off when needed. It’s blatantly obvious he hasn’t done that once this season with any member of the squad.

And by the way, the reason the defence is so exposed at the moment is because every other player in midfield and up front is basically fucked and can’t chip in effectively defensively. They’re just left wide open for 90 mins so of course they look shit. It’s nothing to do with formation.

My info is sort of the opposite of Ando.. no concrete plans yet but they are having initial discussions with some developers and other parties about acquiring land.

A small extension is one of the options listed, but there are 4 identified.

You’re probably looking at Feb/March 2025 before he’d realistically be back and available to play.. and two transfer windows even if our spending is limited, you’d have to say he’s probably kicked his last ball for the club 😔

Yes had some limitations as a player but he has improved massively when called upon in last two seasons. The only blemish on his record was defending Mike Ashley in that interview, aside from that he’s been a model pro here at the club and some leadership in the dressing room and on the pitch when we really needed it.

34 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

So he was accountable for us being 3-1 down but the players/opposition were accountable for the comeback. Sound, no agenda here then.

I’ve made no secret of it that I don’t think he’s the right person to take us to the next level. I still like him though, it’s not even comparable to the tossers we’ve had in that role over the years. But the way we’ve fallen off defensively has been and continues to be shocking there’s been no improvement there for months. So yes, he’s accountable for those soft goals we gave away.

West Ham bottled that game yesterday and Philips coming on was the catalyst.

2 moments of absolute brilliance saved us.. (Isak's pass and Barnes’ strike) - how much of that is down to Howe’s coaching or were those players already well capable of doing that before they came here?

I didn’t see any masterful tactical change that turned the game. Did you?

He’s been bailed out by the players yesterday, in fairness to them, they looked like feeling sorry for themselves and heads had dropped.. so there’s obviously some amount of team spirit there to regain that composure.

But we were shocking for 50 minutes of the game.. as bad as I’ve seen us since he arrived. Piss poor at the back, even when Lascelles was still on the pitch.

And as much as the subs had a positive effect. (Hall was great), if West Ham hadn’t brought off their striker to replace him with Philips.. I’m not sure we’d have had a sniff. They gave us encouragement to attack them.

You can’t not celebrate winners like that yesterday but many cracks/papering over is still the case.

Wow!

He kicks his leg. Deffo pen

We’re gonna have to score 3 or 4 today to scrape a win.

4 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

You know this how? Or is it guesswork?

I know someone at the club, can’t say much more than that I’m afraid.

They don’t expect Man Utd to pay 42m, but that’s the point. They want him after the summer window.. it’s 21m.. if not.. enjoy your garden Dan. It’s fairly straight forward.

8 hours ago, toontownman said:

Isn't it that they wont pay the 21m?

 

I think they can have him now of they pay up. They just won't pay up.

No, the 21m is to get him after the summer transfer window. If they want him before that, it’s more than double.

The club are playing total hardball with them which is great. Fuck em

The argument is over when he’s released from his contract. They’ll pay the 21m but want him released straight away.

We've told them to fuck off in no uncertain terms.

They are more than happy to keep him on paid leave for the duration.

50 bets over the course of 2/3 months isn’t really that severe for a full on gambling addict. They’d be in a bookies betting on which fly could crawl up a wall which is often the case with all that virtual shite that does be on in the mornings.

Was he hooked in? Yeah absolutely.. but is he still at a point where he could just drop it and fill his time in other ways? I’d be fairly sure that’s the case.

How does the club keep tabs on that though?

I’d be fairly pissed off if I was Botman reading those quotes today. Regardless of what happens, the manager must always shield blame from a player unless it’s something absolutely mental.

1 hour ago, ShootShoot said:

Just close St James Metro . Does anyone use it anyway ?

Am I right in thinking that part of the line ends there? If so than you have a point. Monument or Central isn’t much of a walk