in a while.
Not going to get carried away because we’ve had too many false dawns before but how things can change quickly in football.
In January we looked down and out. We’d just lost to Burnley in an embarrassing manner where players and manager looked clueless, Rashford had just been ruled out long term, there was no return in sight for Pogba and the Bruno deal looked like it was falling through.
It looked like we would be lucky to make top 10 at that stage of the season.
Fast forward 15 games. Unbeaten since then, back in the race for CL and in the semi and quarter finals of both cups we are in.
In fact the only 4 goals we’ve conceded in those 15 games have been keeper errors.
As I said not getting carried away and we still need more good additions to the squad to really compete but this is definitely the best I’ve felt about a United side since early in Jose’s second season.
Best I’ve felt about a United side
posted on 1/7/20
What I was trying to say was its
£100 million pounds, think of that.
Wigan, Bury bust. Hardly any money coming in during the lockdown. That's two Brunos.
He better fecking good.
posted on 1/7/20
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 27 minutes ago
What I was trying to say was its
£100 million pounds, think of that.
Wigan, Bury bust. Hardly any money coming in during the lockdown. That's two Brunos.
He better fecking good.
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He’s a good, very promising player, but hes also playing in a team set up to suit him perfectly.
100m is too much imo, others will disagree, but that’s the madness of footy these days, you pay a premium for hype a lot of the time and this kid is top of the tree for it, but he’s also talented. I’m sure he’ll do Very well if we get him.
posted on 1/7/20
It’s a lot of money, but he’s one of the very best players in his position in world football. A position we are in desperate need of addressing, 52.
posted on 2/7/20
comment by Ole-Dirty-Baztard (U19119)
posted 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
‘Such a perfect match’
You forgot ‘seemingly‘ in that sentence.. we don’t know if he is or not at this stage. Chances are he’ll do Very well, and fit nicely but we wouldn’t be signing Messi here, so hyperbole doesn’t Help..
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I did say that he may not work out and as for a perfect match, I think he is. Young, English, skilful, productive, RWF, assists and goals. Doesn’t mean he will work out if he comes but he ticks every box that we would want, no?
posted on 2/7/20
comment by Imran The King Khan (U10026)
posted 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
It’s a lot of money, but he’s one of the very best players in his position in world football. A position we are in desperate need of addressing, 52.
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This sums it up well
posted on 2/7/20
Right winger and left back are the key ones imo. Having a left back who could offer something going forward and a right winger to stretch the play would make an enormous difference to your side.
After that I’d probably go for a centre back too, like Kneerash said.
posted on 2/7/20
Remember when we'd all heard about coronavirus but it hadn't spread in the UK yet and it seemed abstract and no one really grappled with what a huge impact it would have on our lives? I have a nasty feeling we're in the same position in relation to the economic impact. It's going to be devastating in ways we can barely imagine. I suspect this 'pay whatever it takes' talk will seem naive when we look back on the summer of 2020.
posted on 2/7/20
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 42 minutes ago
Remember when we'd all heard about coronavirus but it hadn't spread in the UK yet and it seemed abstract and no one really grappled with what a huge impact it would have on our lives? I have a nasty feeling we're in the same position in relation to the economic impact. It's going to be devastating in ways we can barely imagine. I suspect this 'pay whatever it takes' talk will seem naive when we look back on the summer of 2020.
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So you think £100m for a young asset could lead to insolvency? Or that we could get him for £60m the following summer?
posted on 2/7/20
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 42 minutes ago
Remember when we'd all heard about coronavirus but it hadn't spread in the UK yet and it seemed abstract and no one really grappled with what a huge impact it would have on our lives? I have a nasty feeling we're in the same position in relation to the economic impact. It's going to be devastating in ways we can barely imagine. I suspect this 'pay whatever it takes' talk will seem naive when we look back on the summer of 2020.
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So you think £100m for a young asset could lead to insolvency? Or that we could get him for £60m the following summer?
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I don't claim to know anything to the extent that I could say how much a player is worth in current market conditions or what the implications of a large outlay would be. Just commenting from the perspective of a more general sense that I think the finances around football could be impacted far more dramatically than most seem to assume.
I'll do an article about this, as it seems quite a big question and not what this thread is about.
posted on 2/7/20
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Sat Nav (U18243)
posted 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 42 minutes ago
Remember when we'd all heard about coronavirus but it hadn't spread in the UK yet and it seemed abstract and no one really grappled with what a huge impact it would have on our lives? I have a nasty feeling we're in the same position in relation to the economic impact. It's going to be devastating in ways we can barely imagine. I suspect this 'pay whatever it takes' talk will seem naive when we look back on the summer of 2020.
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So you think £100m for a young asset could lead to insolvency? Or that we could get him for £60m the following summer?
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I don't claim to know anything to the extent that I could say how much a player is worth in current market conditions or what the implications of a large outlay would be. Just commenting from the perspective of a more general sense that I think the finances around football could be impacted far more dramatically than most seem to assume.
I'll do an article about this, as it seems quite a big question and not what this thread is about.
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Look forward to it, you have some potentially valid points there.