Kick off 6pm UK time / 7pm CET
Venue: De Kuip in Rotterdam
Feyenoord bank on 'demigod' Dirk Kuyt to help stun Manchester United
Rooney and Miki left out of United squad
I think we'll know what it is to be a Celtic fan after the match. Hopefully we'll feel like Monaco fans instead.
We do amuse with our merchandising for the match: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/feyenoord-take-half-half-merchandise-8840802
Feyenoord line-up: Jones; Karsdorp, Botteghin, Van der Heijden, Kongolo; El Ahmadi, Kuyt, Vilhena; Berghuis, Jorgensen, Toornstra.
Subs:
Hansson, Woudenberg, Nieuwkoop, Vejinovic, Tapia, Bilal, Kramer.
Manchester United line-up: De Gea; Darmian, Bailly, Smalling, Rojo; Schneiderlin, Herrera, Mata, Pogba; Martial en Rashford.
Subs :
Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Carrick, Fellaini, Depay, Young, Zlatan.
Referee Jesús Gil Manzano
Attendance 30,000 (normally 55,000 but due to security measures to prevent bullcrap from the past happening again, the attendance has been slashed)
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LIVE: Feyenoord 1-0 Manchester United
posted on 15/9/16
comment by Zlatan The King Ibrahimovic (U10026)
There's obviously a reluctance to sign certain players for whatever reason. I don't buy the idea that a club the size of United with its scouting network has not checked out the next up and coming players.
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So, why are we always seemingly coming in with late bids on players since SAF, and even a bit before he retired?
posted on 15/9/16
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
We bought a few this summer that are clearly potential. Even those aren't cheap though due to the globalisation of it all.
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Don't think that some of us haven't noticed. <cough>
posted on 15/9/16
That's true, Red.
We aren't always coming in with late bids. Martial, Falcao and Fellaini are the only three.
Regardless, that's more an issue of the negotiation team and the manager knowing exactly who they want and making it happen rather than players not being scouted.
If you use that logic the majority of clubs around the world have issues with scouting as so many make late signings during the transfer window.
posted on 15/9/16
comment by Beeb (U1841)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Zlatan The King Ibrahimovic (U10026)
posted 3 minutes ago
Top clubs have so many scouts all over the world so I don't think you can say our scouting is bad because they'll have been well aware of so many players.
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So maybe just a general reluctance to be seen checking them out?
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ed-woodward-it-is-harder-for-manchester-united-to-buy-the-right-player-than-leicester-city-a6868696.html
posted on 15/9/16
It's only fair, in the 'arris end of the transfer window, to factor in the number of players, globally, who become available because their club is happy for them to move on. Quite a few do get sucked up.
posted on 15/9/16
comment by Jalisco Red - It's raining Zlats and Pogs in Manchester (U4195)
posted 41 minutes ago
A year ago Pogba was the best young midfielder in Europe and we were complete mugs for letting him go.
Now we have Pogba again, he can't do this, he can't do that, and we're complete mugs for buying him back.
Give the guy a chance.
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You can be a mug for selling your car for below its worth and equally be a mug for buying the same car back for above its worth.
posted on 15/9/16
Got back from work.Saw the result.Gather we played sh/t (again) ?
posted on 15/9/16
comment by Genius_AppleCart_Space_Dude_Featuring_Zorak (U19099)
posted 11 minutes ago
Got back from work.Saw the result.Gather we played sh/t (again) ?
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When you lose against us, you play crap
posted on 15/9/16
comment by Micky Madlips (U1250)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Genius_AppleCart_Space_Dude_Featuring_Zorak (U19099)
posted 11 minutes ago
Got back from work.Saw the result.Gather we played sh/t (again) ?
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When you lose against us, you play crap
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Oh goodie.
posted on 15/9/16
Well done Micky, that should put you in a pretty good position for the group now.