there's some real football snobs on your board that think utd should only have the best 11 players in the world and anything less is an insult.
the fact is there are plenty of good players around that a decent manager can form into a competitive team.
i think you bought well last window and a window or two as good and you're back in contention.
100% agree mont, I'm hoping Ole can do it, but we'll have to wait and see.
I cannot imagine a player saying I would rather to go Genk or Lille rather than United because they qualified for the Champions League.
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It will be very rare you to be competing with those for players. CL may be a tipping point if you are going for the same player as City, Liverpool or a big European team though.
But at the end of the day it is money. Players leave CL teams for low PL teams rather often.
I'd rather go to Genk than Manchester !
Ghent maybe, but not Genk. Both rather than Hounslow though.
Hounslow !, thats at the end of the runway....
cold drafty place, and noisy !
Of course Utd can sign quality players. It’s just a bit more difficult. We signed the likes of Suarez, Mane and Firmino without CL football. There are players out there on the way up that would leap at the opportunity of Utd. Just means the superstars are difficult to get.
comment by Naby8 (U6997)
posted 20 minutes ago
Of course Utd can sign quality players. It’s just a bit more difficult. We signed the likes of Suarez, Mane and Firmino without CL football. There are players out there on the way up that would leap at the opportunity of Utd. Just means the superstars are difficult to get.
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Oddly its the superstars we've signed while out of the champions league... Di Maria, pogba, zlatan
Hasn't worked for us tho
Naby8 has a point.
Liverpool signed guys who weren't necessarily considered to be the best in their position but were up and coming players with plenty to prove and the ability to back it up.
That's what we should be looking at. Not a pocketful of money but the potential to win things for a massive football club and earn that right. Our three summer signings all fitted that ideal, and have all performed pretty well so far imo
The only reason good players would sign for a club that is in CL, is if the chances are high that the club would in a 1 or 2 years be in CL. If United were very close to being a top 4 side, then quality players would join and would probably enjoy giving that push to take the club to make the top 4.
Definitely money helps also.
* The only reason good players would sign for a club that is NOT in CL
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posted on 16/11/19
Yes.
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posted on 16/11/19
there's some real football snobs on your board that think utd should only have the best 11 players in the world and anything less is an insult.
the fact is there are plenty of good players around that a decent manager can form into a competitive team.
i think you bought well last window and a window or two as good and you're back in contention.
posted on 16/11/19
100% agree mont, I'm hoping Ole can do it, but we'll have to wait and see.
posted on 16/11/19
I cannot imagine a player saying I would rather to go Genk or Lille rather than United because they qualified for the Champions League.
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It will be very rare you to be competing with those for players. CL may be a tipping point if you are going for the same player as City, Liverpool or a big European team though.
But at the end of the day it is money. Players leave CL teams for low PL teams rather often.
posted on 16/11/19
I'd rather go to Genk than Manchester !
posted on 16/11/19
Ghent maybe, but not Genk. Both rather than Hounslow though.
posted on 16/11/19
Hounslow !, thats at the end of the runway....
cold drafty place, and noisy !
posted on 16/11/19
Of course Utd can sign quality players. It’s just a bit more difficult. We signed the likes of Suarez, Mane and Firmino without CL football. There are players out there on the way up that would leap at the opportunity of Utd. Just means the superstars are difficult to get.
posted on 16/11/19
comment by Naby8 (U6997)
posted 20 minutes ago
Of course Utd can sign quality players. It’s just a bit more difficult. We signed the likes of Suarez, Mane and Firmino without CL football. There are players out there on the way up that would leap at the opportunity of Utd. Just means the superstars are difficult to get.
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Oddly its the superstars we've signed while out of the champions league... Di Maria, pogba, zlatan
Hasn't worked for us tho
posted on 17/11/19
Naby8 has a point.
Liverpool signed guys who weren't necessarily considered to be the best in their position but were up and coming players with plenty to prove and the ability to back it up.
That's what we should be looking at. Not a pocketful of money but the potential to win things for a massive football club and earn that right. Our three summer signings all fitted that ideal, and have all performed pretty well so far imo
posted on 17/11/19
The only reason good players would sign for a club that is in CL, is if the chances are high that the club would in a 1 or 2 years be in CL. If United were very close to being a top 4 side, then quality players would join and would probably enjoy giving that push to take the club to make the top 4.
Definitely money helps also.
posted on 17/11/19
* The only reason good players would sign for a club that is NOT in CL
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