Langston Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 1 hour ago, surrifox said: Yep . Probably a bit harsh ( re Adebayor) - I’m amazed they are still playing though and can’t believe they can be up to much these days I mean, Demba Ba had a goal scoring record better than 1 in 2 before becoming a bit part player at Chelsea, who didn't really need him. I'd have had him at City if he fancied bagging 20 a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 4 hours ago, murphy said: We may be clowns but we would be absolutely certifiable if we let them have our pants down for a third time. All I'm saying is make them pay if they want him, we know they've got the money. We don’t have any power in this situation, Sporting or anyone else aren’t going to pay over the odds for a player we clearly don’t want. We either ship him out cheap or he sits in the reserves til his contract expires whilst we’re paying his chunky contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 19 minutes ago, TJB-fox said: We don’t have any power in this situation, Sporting or anyone else aren’t going to pay over the odds for a player we clearly don’t want. We either ship him out cheap or he sits in the reserves til his contract expires whilst we’re paying his chunky contract. No, I know. We will have to ship him out at a massive loss, just not to Sporting. If Sporting want him, make them pay. They are the one club that actually rate him given the goals he scored for them. I just can't countenance giving them £29m for a player and then giving them the same player back for buttons a couple of years later. Being shafted three times in three years by Sporting would be too much. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 11 minutes ago, murphy said: No, I know. We will have to ship him out at a massive loss, just not to Sporting. If Sporting want him, make them pay. They are the one club that actually rate him given the goals he scored for them. I just can't countenance giving them £29m for a player and then giving them the same player back for buttons a couple of years later. Being shafted three times in three years by Sporting would be too much. Buttons? We'll be lucky. Didn't they offer to take him on loan last season but wanted us to cover half his wages? Cheeky bastards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsey1727 Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 Has he not been sold yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 31 May 2019 Share Posted 31 May 2019 1 hour ago, Gerard said: Buttons? We'll be lucky. Didn't they offer to take him on loan last season but wanted us to cover half his wages? Cheeky bastards. Yeah, cus they're always saying that they've got no money. Perhaps they've lost that £54m down the back of the sofa or something. They must think we're stupid and given our recent dealings with them, why wouldn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 3 June 2019 Share Posted 3 June 2019 SELL SELL SELL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentFox Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 Exactly. They’re busy. Far better to invest almost £100m on Pogba and £80m on Lukaku. That’s more than our entire squad cost .....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 (edited) When you're Man Utd you shouldn't be taking a chance on anyone from the lower leagues. They shop at the top end of the market and top Championship players should be left for the likes of us to take a chance on. I've found their links to Dan James and Ben Godfrey quite baffling. Never having seen either play but there is a good chance both end up as mid table PL players which is no good for Man Utd. They don't really have the opportunity and time to invest in these type of players. It's a bit like them keeping hold of the likes of Drinkwater instead of selling him. Drinkwater became a good PL player but only after Leicester invested plenty of playing time in him which is something Man Utd couldn't afford to do. I think this sudden change of policy to buy the better rated young British players is doomed to failure for them. It's fair enough trying to buy the best young players in the world like Joao Felix but the likes of James, Godfrey and Longstaff should be beneath them as they're a level or two below. Edited 4 June 2019 by Gerard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 1 hour ago, Gerard said: When you're Man Utd you shouldn't be taking a chance on anyone from the lower leagues. They shop at the top end of the market and top Championship players should be left for the likes of us to take a chance on. I've found their links to Dan James and Ben Godfrey quite baffling. Never having seen either play but there is a good chance both end up as mid table PL players which is no good for Man Utd. They don't really have the opportunity and time to invest in these type of players. It's a bit like them keeping hold of the likes of Drinkwater instead of selling him. Drinkwater became a good PL player but only after Leicester invested plenty of playing time in him which is something Man Utd couldn't afford to do. I think this sudden change of policy to buy the better rated young British players is doomed to failure for them. It's fair enough trying to buy the best young players in the world like Joao Felix but the likes of James, Godfrey and Longstaff should be beneath them as they're a level or two below. Man Utd won't have any success until they return to the policy that brought Beckham Ciggs, Scholles, Neville's and Butt through to their first team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Suzie the Fox Posted 4 June 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 4 June 2019 1 hour ago, yorkie1999 said: Man Utd won't have any success until they return to the policy that brought Beckham Ciggs, Scholles, Neville's and Butt through to their first team. What a smoker of a player he turned out to be 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Vega Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 59 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said: What a smoker of a player he turned out to be Ciggs and Butt! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 2 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: Man Utd won't have any success until they return to the policy that brought Beckham Ciggs, Scholles, Neville's and Butt through to their first team. Ciggs and Butt - smoking combination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 43 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: Ciggs and Butt - smoking combination. Well, they were certainly a better than the Mike Bassett combo of Ron Benson and Tony Hedges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 Has any team fielded Lambert and Butler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 16 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: Has any team fielded Lambert and Butler? I dunno but Stern John was a special player. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 2 minutes ago, murphy said: I dunno but Stern John was a special player. Didn’t he single handedly send us down to league one? sure he scored a hat trick for saints on the final day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 3 minutes ago, J.Lisemore said: Didn’t he single handedly send us down to league one? sure he scored a hat trick for saints on the final day Who cares? It was a joke about John Player Special, some of my finest work just there and you're ruining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 15 minutes ago, murphy said: Who cares? It was a joke about John Player Special, some of my finest work just there and you're ruining it. Don’t worry there’s plenty of rep points to go around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 5 hours ago, Gerard said: I think this sudden change of policy to buy the better rated young British players is doomed to failure for them. Their road to mid-table hell is paved with Ed Woodward’s good intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovejoy Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 59 minutes ago, ARM1968 said: Has any team fielded Lambert and Butler? Not sure but Benson and Hedges were a decent strikeforce. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 Hedges looks like GTF’s slightly stockier brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod hero Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 2 hours ago, ARM1968 said: Ciggs and Butt - smoking combination. Preferred Benson & Hedges tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 4 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: Man Utd won't have any success until they return to the policy that brought Beckham Ciggs, Scholles, Neville's and Butt through to their first team. Super player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertfox2 Posted 4 June 2019 Share Posted 4 June 2019 1 hour ago, Lovejoy said: Not sure but Benson and Hedges were a decent strikeforce. "like I always say, if you're old enough, you're good enough" Mike Bassett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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