RobsonsWonderland

19 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

 

I'm reserving judgement until the start of next season. I'd like to see the details from the 22/23 accounts and then also what we announce leading into next season. It's possible we have a lot of stuff lined up on top of Adidas.

Im sure I remember reading that current sponsors or shirt suppliers could sue for loss of earnings similar to any subsequent sales / profits made.

Which was the reason we couldn't switch from castore last year.

41 minutes ago, Turnbull2000 said:

Hope I'm proved wrong, but it's starting to feel like FFP and FMV means the gap to the breakaway 6 is insurmountable, with ourselves, Villa etc taking a CL slot being the exception rather than norm.

Depends which four end up in champions league..  Chelsea don't get in for the second season or even the next one then their crazy buying will catch up with them.

Liverpool got the benefit of the Saudi league this year.. but that door might already be closing with players  looking for escape routes.

Spurs need to generate sales to progress

I always thought they played in red shirts when we played... But guess they were the home team today so we had to change

This is always the problem with the first big players through the door.. they either have to be patient for others to follow or become part of the solution to allow us to progress in FFP.

I'm hoping he can hold out but maybe the taste of champions league makes him even more frustrated 

Has anyone else googled who Peter Drury supports... West Ham and Watford my arse

I'm just confused with everything.. I miss old school football

It almost like we made no champions league money, increased merchandise sales or a new strip and multiple sponsorship deals in the pipeline ...  Yep we need to sell now!

There was a moment he froze on the ball yesterday.. you could see him thinking what to do and by then two players had closed him down.

13 minutes ago, sixx said:

Something was wrong with the defensive set up from the get go. Elanga had Dan Burn on toast from the first minute and neither our centre backs seemed interested in marking Wood. Wood could actually have scored more - for instance Elanga could  have squared it to him for a tap-in once he had left Burn in the dust and for some reason neither of Schar or Botman picked up Wood. It's like Wood didn't exist to them the whole game. Very strange. 

 

This one rests purely with Howe. We couldn't open up their low block (not a first) and we were at sixes and sevens defending their counters. 

 

Howe needs to work primarily on our defensive set up for the month ahead. If we're gonna continue to use Dubravka he has to develop an understanding with our defenders and do it quickly. The lack of understanding was evident in the Mudryk goal for instance. Would be nice if he came up with the odd clutch save too. Actually it would be nice if he weren't our goalkeeper. 

 

That said I want Murillo. And Gibbs-White. They can have Dubravaka in stead. 

I also think Burn has got it into his head that he needs to attack and overlap to mirror what Tino can do.

I would much prefer he just stayed steady and focused on his own strengths as the above results in him being no good at either.

Massive game, players need a pick me up, fans need a lift.

Hopefully we both feed of each other and get the win and a positive performance.

Come on!!

2.0

All I can think of is players younger then him are physically on their last legs. This impacts both you mentally and physically.

Then add the fact you are 33 and don't have the same ability to recharge your batteries between games... your body then  starts to do things your brain isn't expecting.

The horrible thing for Tripps is that this has happened in a one month period.

I always remember Keegan deciding after a cup game against Liverpool that he wanted to go out on a high and not play through any personal decline. 

Time to post my Miggy as a crab picture...

Just now, Shearergol said:

Forgot he was playing ?

So has he ?

Longstaff seems a bit lost tonight as well

7 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

No chance, he’s more than good enough already. He would be absolutely lethal in a possession based team. 

Just let me believe that's the reason he is still with us... The more the media big him up the cheaper that sell on fee sounds! 

Let's just keep the one footed, slow paced, dodgy tackling mad man here...  

50 minutes ago, McCormick said:

Not many teams in world football that this lad doesn’t start for. So, so good.

A yard of pace away from the top, top clubs.

Which I don't really mind as it means it might put them off paying big money for him! 

Not sure Ashworth would fit Man U's philosophy.

They are not going to do a Brighton and bring in raw gems to develop and sell etc.

They are shopping at the other end of the market and buying high end names.

I mean it's failed so far but Radcliffe is not going to come in and buy cheap either 

For a bit of balance to the argument... If you were Wilson / isak do you think you would be happy with Miggy on the wing?

Would you even bother busting a gut to get in front of your man when you know he will never cross the ball?

I was actually keen to see how him and Gordan would get on when they switched wings but it only lasted minutes 

Sometimes it's just fate how you break through.

Burn gets injured, it would have been  Targett stepping in.

Targett got injured, Hall could have stepped in.

But then Tino had a run of man of the match performances and now the door is blocked.

We could have rested either fullback to give him game time but to be honest there was no easy game to select.

If he had played in front of Tino or Tripps and we lost the board would have been up in uproar.

Wow just seen that PSG didn't win?

I'm sure the scoreboard flashed up 2.1 and never mentioned it was disallowed?

The crowd around me were all deflated after that but surely the players must have known it 1.1 and all still to play for?

Say we win tomorrow or qualifying  for the europa I wonder if it's worth bringing any of the younger loan lads back in January.

Would any qualify as young players and free spots in the euro squad?

3 hours ago, 500bhp said:

I don't agree our midfield is fine as it is. At home yes, but not away.

 

We were completely overrun and cut apart at Brighton, Wolves, Everton and Spurs. It started from about 30 seconds into the game on Sunday. Even Everton ran straight through it whenever they wanted  

Not sure it was Neville who said it on Sunday but I also think the problem was not being able to keep the ball for any length of time.

I hate 433 when we are under the cosh as it never seems to revert to 451 and block those gaps and keep some retention 

I would keep him back until the Christmas period/early new year games.

We need him more for those games

2 minutes ago, Menace said:

Woodgate was the best CB I'd seen in my time but I think this guy edges him tbh

I would say pound for pound Schar edges it.

Just for his longevity and comeback story post Bruce.

1 minute ago, 54 said:

How do we think he'll react on Thursday? Crowd are going to be on his back all game, and are going to make it really hostile for him. It's going to take a really mature performance from him.

If it was the end of last season, I would say I would be concerned as his head wasn't in the right place.

However this year he has everything he wanted.. we might even lose but he knows he is at the right club.