18 Dec 2023 10:24:39
ETH's signings:

Bayindir: Feels like a worthless signing to me, he sold Kovar and bought bayindir. One is backup to Bayer who are top of bundlesliga. Sideway transfer.

Onana: Replacing the United keeper was never going to be easy. De Gea got so much criticism for his mistakes, but Onana has them every other game. The keeper signing has been underwhelming and the money could have been spent elsewhere than on a keeper when De Gea was still a solid keeper.

Evans: successful signing. 5th or maybe 6th choice CB. Has played a part in few games and top professional. LVG was mad to sell him and sign replacements like Marcos Rojo.

Mount: been injured all season. hasn't looked settled whenever he played. Underwhelming signing again.

Amrabat: doesn't look comfortable with the pace of the league. Heavy question marks over him.

Hojlund: Overpriced and that definitely doesn't help a young kid. Flashes of brilliance, playing in a team that ignores the CF. Overall still needs time. It is questionable though that the manager thinks a substitute for Atlanta can come to United and be a consistent starter. Madness.

Martinez: Good first season. Only defrnder that can make a good pass from defense. Solid signing.

Casemiro: Good first season, ok second season. Injured. Overpaid transfer fee.

Eriksen: For a free signing, great player but again injured.

Antony: Absolute garbage signing and wages being paid to a player whose best attribute is to help the fullback. He could spent that money on Dwight McNeil. Atrocious signing.

Malacia: Backup Lb signing who again is injured.

Of the major signings he's made we do not have a out and out success signing.

We have a few one season successes, half of his signings on the treatment table.

Do you really think ETH should be backed in the winter transfer window?
I think not, we should look to sell a few.
We should get someone who does transfers well like a Paul Mitchell than let ETH buy more dutch flop talents or ex-Ajax legends who once reached a champions league semi final.

Till that is not sorted, i trust us to sign more sideways player who will be the same level as the current ones.

1.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 10:47:18
Martinez was brilliant last season. He really stood out last season and has been missed whilst been injured.

2.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 11:12:52
You just did the list and then said he’s buying Dutch flops, which ones are they?

Can’t help thinking you wrote the list knowing you were going to be negative on every player, the order you put them in gave that away, Martinez has been a great signing yet he was brushed over.

We all know we need to get a proper director of football in with a vision and start to sign players that improve us, that is likely going to happen with SJR takes over. I still there some of the signings you mentioned will come good, others are loan signings or back ups so are doing as expected really. The club has wasted money and overspent on average players for years, well before ETH, so I wouldn’t be just blaming him to be honest.

3.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 11:25:18
GDS2 - which ever way you spin it ETH'S signings haven't been good enough, especially when you look at the amount of money that has been wasted.

4.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 12:09:31
GDS is it a good signing if he can't play 9 months of football?
I specifically wrote was a good signing.
He also wanted Gakpo, and he's been poor for Liverpool.
By dutch I meant dutch league players.

ETH has to take the blame surely.
The Antony signing alone should be alone to massively criticise them.
Tell me is Antony better than Amad or Pelliatri?

Last year signings still worked out decent but what about this year? The only shining light is Jonny Evans.
He's an year away from a coaching role. Sometimes I wonder he was signed to push Maguire out or be his backup in case he leaves at the end of the window.

5.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 12:34:59
It has been pretty underwhelming and the injury list is a mystery, although many clubs have issues. Can't help but feel something else is contributing.
I don't want to use this post as a chance to do any more bashing. Without stating the obvious there is obviously stuff that goes on in the background for example re: the goalkeeping situation Kovar may well have asked for a move if he wasn't going to play. The Onana vs De Gea one will always split opinion, again there was a lot said and done that meant David had to go, I expect most of it £ related. I think we'd still be in the CL with de Gea but of course only a subjective opinion, we'll never know. I do worry that we signed a replacement renowned for playing a certain way and my heart is in my mouth every time he is involved. This is the one player on the pitch you want to feel reassured in. But been said before by many that it takes time for a GK to settle so I guess can't really be judged just yet.

6.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 12:41:35
I agree that for the £ paid Antony should be offering an awful lot more and I agree we could reel off a list of players who could probably have been better signings. I don't think we need to get too caught up in the left or right sided thing, plenty of examples of right-sided left-footers who had blinding weekends ie Palmer and Kulusevski both scored and assisted over the weekend.

7.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 13:58:14
With the exception of martinez none of his buys have been a big hit really to be honest.
There are done mitigating circumstances for mount and possibly malacia who was really only cover but the rest have been below average so far.

8.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 15:18:05
The Antony signing is weird. After watching him for one game it was obvious he wasn't good enough and worth a fraction of what Utd paid for him.

How ETH/ the club could have scouted him extensively and decided he was a World class player worth £80 million I have no idea.

The fact he is allergic to touching the ball with his right foot should have been the most obvious major clue to his limitations.

9.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 18:30:56
Cassemiro is not below average. It is only the TV muppets, sorry, pundits, who are trying to convince everyone that he was a bad signing. Souness in particular.

Cassemiro was class last season and should not have had those dodgy red cards.

He has not been a player dogged by injuries so far as I remember? When he comes back I can't wait to see him, Mainoo and Fernandes play together. If we sell him to saudi for a younger player. He will take some replacing.

10.) 18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023 22:14:10
I agree he is a great player and did well last season.
He missed I think 8 games through suspension and has been injured and is looking to leave so I don't think the signing can be considered a success but agree for mitigating circumstances DB.
That would be my preferred midfield DB and I think would have been the plan had injuries not removed cas and mainoo.
I also genuinely believe that Greenwood was part of the squad plans for up front until the rug was pulled a couple of days before the window closed.
All we can hope for is that sjr puts a team in place that leads to better recruitment.

11.) 20 Dec 2023
19 Dec 2023 23:04:39
The money for Antony was silly, but I still think he could become a really good player IF he gets the right coaching AND he actually listens.

Whether those two things happen is anyone's guess, but I don't think people should be writing him off just yet.