Ja606 Man Utd and others

Ole is just 2 players (CB and DM) away from having signed a player in every position for a starting 11.

With 1 or both of those positions potentially being covered still this summer, Ole should be close to achieving something this season.

The squad has come a long way, Mourinho's last game in charge had the following starting 11:

De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Smalling, Darmian; Herrera, Matic; Rashford, Lingard, Young; Lukaku.

Jones, Fellaini and Valencia were on the bench. Whether Ole ends up being 'the man' or not, he's steered us away from some truly rubbish times as a United fan and will leave behind by far our best, most coherent squad we've had since Fergie left. He'll have had a very large part in that.

Our starting 11 next season is right up there in terms of talent. I've not once been able to say that since he left.

comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 9 minutes ago
The squad has come a long way, Mourinho's last game in charge had the following starting 11:

De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Smalling, Darmian; Herrera, Matic; Rashford, Lingard, Young; Lukaku.

Jones, Fellaini and Valencia were on the bench. Whether Ole ends up being 'the man' or not, he's steered us away from some truly rubbish times as a United fan and will leave behind by far our best, most coherent squad we've had since Fergie left. He'll have had a very large part in that.

Our starting 11 next season is right up there in terms of talent. I've not once been able to say that since he left.
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That line up is a bit misleading, as that was his final selection not his strongest. Shaw and Pogba being notable absentees.

comment by StringerBell (U11749)
posted 4 hours, 22 minutes ago
Aw you guys!!Well, if you count the old BBC606, then I’m a Vet of 20 years. The toxicity has gone, cos BBC didn’t know how to monitor, or didn’t care. But this is easily the best damn forum around.

Yeah, we ain’t winning no Title…as of now.
I’ll wait til the window shuts, to confirm or hopefully change my mind,
For me, Varane. Pogba Stays. The McFred pivot dies.
Braver attacking displays, rather than the Pragmatic approach. Then maybe I’ll start to believe in a title challenge…
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Everything this guy says!

comment by StringerBell (U11749)
posted 4 hours, 14 minutes ago
comment by Plump Jadon (U22314)
posted 1 minute ago
This deserves 6 stars

🥲
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Cool, you give it 5 stars and I’ll give it 1..

That works right,..right?
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Stringer on form tooo-naayyyt (Eddie Murphy voice)

Genuinely excited about our first team if we sign Varane, A RB and any of Oblak or Donnarumma and also any of Camavinga, Kante or the next Kante.

Think Mike summed it up once when he said we should buy the player Leicester are scouting to replace Ndidi

Just the 4 more signings to get you excited 😏

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 9 hours, 30 minutes ago
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comment by manusince52 (U9692)
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comment by Roy's Keane (U11635)
posted 9 minutes ago
OP been hitting the red wine today


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True, and J&B whisky. But I still believe we can do it.
How about you Roy's?
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Hi manusince52. Big, fan but have you not tried some proper Scottish whisky? Could really improve your life
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I've pretty much tried them all. Justerini and Brooks (j and b) who I used to by wine off, gave me the whisky at a good price if I spent over £200 on win.
I love Laphroaig but can only get it at a high price here.
Also I'm not a connoisseur of whisky, though I pretend I am of wine. In two weeks I hope to be in St Emilion stocking up.
What à great site this is, something for everyone

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Have a bar full of single malts but J&B is my go to scotch. Actually hard to buy in the domestic market with Waitrose the only mainstream stockists.

comment by N2 (U22280)
posted 8 hours, 44 minutes ago
comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)
posted 9 minutes ago
The squad has come a long way, Mourinho's last game in charge had the following starting 11:

De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Smalling, Darmian; Herrera, Matic; Rashford, Lingard, Young; Lukaku.

Jones, Fellaini and Valencia were on the bench. Whether Ole ends up being 'the man' or not, he's steered us away from some truly rubbish times as a United fan and will leave behind by far our best, most coherent squad we've had since Fergie left. He'll have had a very large part in that.

Our starting 11 next season is right up there in terms of talent. I've not once been able to say that since he left.
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That line up is a bit misleading, as that was his final selection not his strongest. Shaw and Pogba being notable absentees.
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Pogba was on the bench to be fair, it wasn't forced on him, he just wasn't playing him. My point is generally to show where we were at that point as a squad. It shows the state of the squad overall and Shaw was being absolutely pelted by our own fans, so I'd hardly include him as a positive addition at that point in time, his progression under Solskjaer is clear and the difference in his performance levels are vast. From people saying he isn't in the top ten left backs in the Prem, to him being mentioned as one of the best in the world.

Overall point is we were a complete mess, Pogba wasn't being played as he was badly managed, the depth and quality of the squad was nowhere near what it is now and neither were the performance levels. It was such a toxic and depressing time. To think it was only 2 and a half years ago seems crazy, to me.

comment by TheFoxOutsideTheBox (U20459)

Overall point is we were a complete mess, Pogba wasn't being played as he was badly managed, the depth and quality of the squad was nowhere near what it is now and neither were the performance levels. It was such a toxic and depressing time. To think it was only 2 and a half years ago seems crazy, to me.
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While the squad development wasn't great, the 'mess' was more the manager's handling of it than the overall quality. The results over Ole's first few months shows that it was not as bad a squad as some like to make out.