Optimistic Nut

Aye. Nowt against Hayden or even Hendrick. They were just symptoms of the Ashley era, but to go from a Championship standard CM to a genuine world class one in such a short time..fuck.

If it was FM he'd be 2* current ability, 4* potential.

They also colluded to let us qualify for the Champions League 2 seasons ago I suppose.

They needed us to be dragged down, and they had to ridiculously overspend just to match the worst version of ourselves. I know they had the derbies, but I imagine our average league finish was still higher under Ashley, even.

Not even 4 years ago.

I and the T in United look conjoined like some of the shoddy club badge stitching we've had...send it back.

Not only was Rigg 4 places beneath Miley in the NXGEN50 list, he was also on the bench for the England U19s last night while Miley started in his position.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/nxgn-2025-best-teenage-wonderkids-football/bltc276755d27cb5f8c#csd8a162e0bab6ca94 Have they found out Rigg is below Miley, yet?

Trafford, Mbuemo, Guehi and a few squad fillers (frees and even some loans to pad us out) and I think we're ready for a top 3 push.

Someone like Leeds might take a punt for £12-16m?

Would rather have Kepa.

A. Don't think there's a midfielder close to him that I've seen here. He'll be a hero forever for the Cup, getting us to 4th, etc but it was last Jan to May where he really shone for me. Dragged an average midfield almost single-handedly to top 7, there were games where he'd start us from just in front of the CBs, then within seconds be in and around the oppositions box threading things into Isak. Beautiful player, beautiful man.

Could they go and get Kane, maybe?

Isn't that the sport where players literally sell themselves to the highest bidder to play for a few months?

We could win any bigger trophy and I don't think I'd ever reach the heights of how I felt Sunday.

Ah, Leeds. The most overrated of the so-called historically big clubs.

Yeah, never seen it with Kelleher, was chuffed to bits when I saw he was playing and not Alisson. Trafford is probably a couple of years away from being one of the best imo.

Hours after they've just lost at home to Sheffield Utd.

Scored in the cup run though!

If he's happy with his role, we have to keep him. If not, I think we'd get close to what we paid for him at least from someone like a West Ham or Everton in the summer. Not many clubs with quality like Gordon and Barnes in that position. Personally happy with whichever plays.

Probably about half a foot away from giving Isak his second as well.

Top 5 probably keeps our crown jewels happy and adds another 2-3 close to their level to try and push Liverpool and Arsenal next year.

FA Cup winner, League Cup winner, let's give him the full set next season.

As a knock-on, we probably win this year's Europa Conference League as well.

A fully fit Isak in 2023 and just 2/3 extra players available in that shit-show of a December when we lost to Chelsea, and I seriously think that's 3-in-a-row yesterday. We'd have beaten Boro over two-legs and the Liverpool kids last year.