Popular Post gw_leics772 Posted 12 October 2019 Popular Post Posted 12 October 2019 1 hour ago, ARM1968 said: Back door to Maddison and Chilwell? As attractive as they are, I'd still rather not, but each to their own 7
ARM1968 Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 7 minutes ago, gw_leics772 said: As attractive as they are, I'd still rather not, but each to their own You see, I line em up and you just know someone will take the bait. Loves it I does. 1
DerbyshireFox Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 1 minute ago, TK95 said: Rudkin to United... is there anyone they don’t want from us 😂 seriously though between Walsh, Macia, and Rudkin - with a sprinkling of Puel as well , other than the window after winning the title, our recruitment has been pretty fantastic, strikers aside 1
HybridFox Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 Just now, DerbyshireFox said: Rudkin to United... is there anyone they don’t want from us 😂 seriously though between Walsh, Macia, and Rudkin - with a sprinkling of Puel as well , other than the window after winning the title, our recruitment has been pretty fantastic, strikers aside In a way having had that bad window, at least we're learning from our mistakes going forward. I'm sure many of us feel the current side is kind of where we expected to be after winning the title. 3
weller54 Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 9 minutes ago, TK95 said: They've forgot to list.. Musa Slimani Silva Diabate Iheanacho
Popular Post Mark_w Posted 12 October 2019 Popular Post Posted 12 October 2019 1 minute ago, weller54 said: They've forgot to list.. Musa Slimani Silva Diabate Iheanacho Could all improve United. 1 9
Popular Post Spudulike Posted 12 October 2019 Popular Post Posted 12 October 2019 I'd add Jonny Evans to that list. 4 1
Corky Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 Plenty of those weren't unearthed from the middle of nowhere- Schmeichel had played Premier League football and knew our manager at the time, Maddison was highly rated in the Championship, Maguire had just had a season in the Premier League, Tielemans an established international with Champions League experience. The real surprises were Kante, Mahrez and Ricardo. Praet looks good but hasn't been here long and, let's be fair, enough of us were calling Vardy inadequate for Championship level after his first season. Our scouts have brought us serious talent and plenty of profit on the deals but several were known and, as has been said, we've had a decent amount of failures too. 1
Dan Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 We've had plenty of failures but in fairness we've had some absolutely amazing ones that have more than paid for that. Vardy, Mahrez, Kante and Ricardo are all sensational buys.
The Horse's Mouth Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 We've had a mixed bag, but I think the difference is there's no real middle ground for our players. We dont sign a lad and go, he's alright bit of a grafter. They're either top tier talent or top tier flop
fox_favourite Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said: We've had a mixed bag, but I think the difference is there's no real middle ground for our players. We dont sign a lad and go, he's alright bit of a grafter. They're either top tier talent or top tier flop Albrighton? Nugent? Dyer (legend), Okazaki, etc. I'd class them as all right, bit of a grafter Edited 12 October 2019 by fox_favourite 1 1
The Horse's Mouth Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, fox_favourite said: Albrighton? I'd say he was a top tier signing, he may be a bit of a fringe player now but he's one of the under sung heroes of the league title campaign, played more games than the main trio of that season iirc and we bagged him on a free transfer. His delivery into the box, is genuinely second to none Edited 12 October 2019 by The Horse's Mouth 3
fox_favourite Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said: I'd say he was a top tier signing, he may be a bit of a fringe player now but he's one of the under sung heroes of the league title campaign, played more games than the main trio of that season iirc and we bagged him on a free transfer. His delivery into the box, is genuinely second to none Don't get me wrong, I wasn't slating albrighton or saying he was a bad signing, in fact Im grateful we signed him and love his attitude. I would class him as an inspired signing rather than a world class one. He's definitely a grafter and that is what has made him a success here. Every manager has tried to drop him, then realised actually he's needed. But wouldn't class him as world class. None on my list think we shouldn't have signed as they were perfect for us and worked well, but they're not world class. Just solid players with heart. I would always welcome players like that as they're needed in every team to be a success Edited 12 October 2019 by fox_favourite
The Horse's Mouth Posted 12 October 2019 Posted 12 October 2019 1 minute ago, fox_favourite said: Don't get me wrong, I wasn't slating albrighton or saying he was a bad signing, in fact Im grateful we signed him and love his attitude. I would class him as an inspired signing rather than a world class one. He's definitely a grafter and that is what has made him a success here. Every manager has tried to drop him, then realised actually he's needed. But wouldn't class him as world class. None on my list think we shouldn't have signed as they were perfect for us and worked well, but they're not world class. Just solid players with heart. Tbf I didn't say world class, I think Kante is the only truly world class player mentioned honestly. I'm talking top tier
st albans fox Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 It needs to be remembered that United always bought established top class players because of their ‘top four’ league position and global Football standing (Felaini apart!) they weren’t buying young players with potential or others with something to prove - yanited seem to have realised this error now ...... but they are having to overpay to see through the plan .....
Dan Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 I can't think of the last established top class player they bought. You'd probably have to say Pogba for all of his flaws, he's that kind of profile. Their recruitment policy is laughable. They haven't even got one.
trabuch Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 (edited) Has this turned into a Manchester United thread? Do they mean United? Come to think of it, we have taken their place. Edited 13 October 2019 by trabuch
CosbehFox Posted 13 October 2019 Author Posted 13 October 2019 Signings wise we’ve been become far wiser in the past two seasons. Apparently despite the constant changes at top, we still have a gent called David Mills as our lead scout. The most impressive thing we’ve achieved has been the successful construction of another team post 15/16. We’ve managed to virtually field a whole new eleven (Kasper and Vardy) a part. That’s incredible tough to do in football. It’s Spurs very problem now 1
Popular Post Stadt Posted 13 October 2019 Popular Post Posted 13 October 2019 1 hour ago, Cardiff_Fox said: Signings wise we’ve been become far wiser in the past two seasons. Apparently despite the constant changes at top, we still have a gent called David Mills as our lead scout. The most impressive thing we’ve achieved has been the successful construction of another team post 15/16. We’ve managed to virtually field a whole new eleven (Kasper and Vardy) a part. That’s incredible tough to do in football. It’s Spurs very problem now 3 years and a totally different style of football under 4 different managers is incredibly rapid change. I think Rudkin has definitely grown into the role of DoF as we're seeing a much clearer strategy now. Getting Soyuncu and Benkovic in before selling Maguire was very shrewd 6
Popular Post yorkie1999 Posted 13 October 2019 Popular Post Posted 13 October 2019 12 hours ago, TK95 said: Most of those players weren’t expensive enough for united, and that’s where their scouting problem comes from. It’s not exactly difficult to scout a 100 million quid world football star given the resources and unlimited amounts of money is it. So in effect, they’re not really scouting players, they’re just buying the allegedly best players 6
HybridFox Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 20 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: Most of those players weren’t expensive enough for united, and that’s where their scouting problem comes from. It’s not exactly difficult to scout a 100 million quid world football star given the resources and unlimited amounts of money is it. So in effect, they’re not really scouting players, they’re just buying the allegedly best players Most apparent when Maguire was available at Hull City yet they based a bid after a world cup which everyone saw on TV . Overpaid scouts
mozartfox Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 OGS will be in for Filbert in the next window. 2
sm1 Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 16 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: Most of those players weren’t expensive enough for united, and that’s where their scouting problem comes from. It’s not exactly difficult to scout a 100 million quid world football star given the resources and unlimited amounts of money is it. So in effect, they’re not really scouting players, they’re just buying the allegedly best players Absolutely. They've spent over a billion pounds on signings since Fergie left. Mostly on rubbish, compare signing like Fred and Pogba to properly scouted ones like Ndidi and Maddison. There's no comparison.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 13 October 2019 Posted 13 October 2019 6 minutes ago, sm1 said: Absolutely. They've spent over a billion pounds on signings since Fergie left. Mostly on rubbish, compare signing like Fred and Pogba to properly scouted ones like Ndidi and Maddison. There's no comparison. Exactly, Man U have no structure in place, they don’t have a clue in terms of how these players will fit together. They are just overpaying for players, basically anyone they can get. There is no clear strategy there
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