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13 May 2024 21:48:13
Oh dear, Donny Van de Beek has finished his loan spell early and returned to the Netherlands following an Achilles injury.
That guy can not get a break, not sure we will be able to effect any sale this summer.
Think it may be best to grant a free transfer, no doubt some form of severance payment will be required.
This guy has had more luck than anybody I know, trouble is every bit has been bad.
13 May 2024 17:28:49
Well, the stadium is collapsing, the teams collapsed, the manager is floundering, might as well just get rid of everything and everyone.
And start over in the northern league. Use the youth players and get a bit of pride back!
Can't really see a major change over the summer, seems everything about the club is rotten, except the supporters, still turning up in their thousands and basically being mugged off!
Obviously this is a bit of an overreaction but we are genuinely falling unchecked into oblivion, and it's truly a sad sight.
I like many others will always support the badge .
But it seems the apathy and complacency is way and beyond a few players but endemic on every level of our once great institution.
Sad times, hopefully it will be rectified no matter how slowly, even a slight glimmer will help.
Let's see if we can end with a trophy, only City to beat lol.
Some of this is a bit tongue in cheek, some borne of frustration, but mostly out of anger that it's been allowed to happen.
13 May 2024 18:32:26
Without our Glazer owners, our club would really stink
We wouldn't have a Martial
Or an official Chinese drink
We wouldn't have our Ten Hag
Or an enormous debt trap
It's not the Glazer’s fault that the stadium collapsed!
13 May 2024 19:47:06
Bit of guttering will sort that out no problem 😉.
13 May 2024 20:47:14
If only Woodward were still here. He would be charging fans £30 to have their photo taken in front of the 'World famous waterfall'
13 May 2024 20:29:37
It needs renaming to the theatre of streams.
13 May 2024 21:38:33
Its not too late to support FC United of Manchester.
13 May 2024 14:41:27
Just my tuppenceworth and maybe a bit outside the box but Mark Robins has done so very well with Coventry that I think he cannot be ignored of EtH gets the chop. He took a team which was facing relegation and has had promotions without going berserk in the transfer market - His team nearly put Man U to the sword in the FA Cup. Teuchal seems to ruffle feathers where ever he goes - Potter would need at least two seasons to build a squad - Southgate has a style of play so non-Man U that I fall asleep just thinking about it. There are no really top name managers available at the moment and how many would want to come to Old Trafford just now?
13 May 2024 14:51:58
He did a good job In previous posts too scotmoose.
The suspense is killing me on who they give the job to.
13 May 2024 16:46:53
Giving it to Erik ten hag is what I'm hearing.
13 May 2024 13:57:01
If ever an image epitomised our football club then it was that of water teeming through the leaking roof yesterday. years of neglect both on and off the pitch coming to a head. Workers were sent up today to patch the roof and I'd say it will be an easier fix than the team.
13 May 2024 16:31:07
It really summed up the Glazer ownership.
13 May 2024 10:52:12
Said on here a couple of weeks ago that I notice Hojlund slips a lot when he's about to strike the ball. Right in front of goal on Sunday on his left foot and I thought just hit the target and once again, slipped. Someone needs to sort his boots out or technique!
13 May 2024 11:23:15
We need an experienced striker or 3! No point in wasting money on CB's if we can't score goals, most important players in a team and generally the most skillful.
Hojlund is a prospect and after recent displays, he should be benched but we can't, as one of the biggest clubs in world football, we do not have a viable alternative to shake things up.
13 May 2024 12:36:48
Yep, he seems to slip at the vital time too often.
There was also a time where he had his centre back pinned, but rather than turn to and get his shot away, he moved away from goal and lost the ball.
I’m reluctant to criticise him as he’s a kid working u set very difficult circumstances. But I do think he lacks that mean streak the likes of Ruud had. He was the master of pinning defenders and scoring with a hard and low shot into the corner. This is where Hojlund needs to improve quickly.
13 May 2024 12:49:45
Don’t disagree but until we give him plenty of chances per game he will struggle to improve. He is feeding off very meagre scraps so it’s hard to refine those skills.
Hopefully we improve that as we provide very little with a full squad and is an area to be addressed, amongst others!
13 May 2024 13:16:47
Wazza
I think he lacks that bit of spite and edge that the very best strikers have.
I remember during the Palace game, Mateta was marking him at corners and was full on bullying him - shoving his elbows into him and just swatting him away, but Hojlund was giving next to nothing back.
He needs to get in the grills of his opponents more, hopefully that will come.
13 May 2024 13:49:05
Ork, I noticed that against Palace too. I still think there's still room for a bit of personary such as the likes of Costa had, and I think that's a god trait of elite level strikers.
13 May 2024 18:34:06
He is a young kid being asked to play like an experienced pro and without decent support and service. Honestly Kane would struggle in this side. Give Hoijlund a break.
He needs an experienced older front player alongside him and wingers prepared to cross with accuracy.
If and when we fix the defence and midfield will be the time byto judge him.
13 May 2024 19:52:22
He is a bit clumsy and his first touch is not great. Makes runs into areas that there is no passing lane and better coming short in the box. Work in progress and first season in the pl for a new young striker always difficult.
Can't be looking to bang in it from 3 or 4 yards in and that where he usually runs to. Too many defenders and goalie for a pass to finds its way.
13 May 2024 09:37:28
Well another day, lots of huff and puff yesterday, because the crowd demanded it, but we never really created anything. Arsenal scored and were happy to sit in and defend, if he had scored thry would have upped their tempo again l fear. Lots of issues with few positives, only hope our new part owner can see it too. While l agree with the injuries having a big impact we are Manchester United one of the biggest clubs in the world this shouldn't happen. Only positive from yesterday our ladies team winning the FA cup, their drive and work rate is something our mens team need to look at. Congratulations ladies.
13 May 2024 12:39:25
That’s a bit pessimistic.
What I saw was a marked improvement from the game against Palace.
Baring in mind we our side is like a patchwork quilt, compared to Arsenal who were full strength. We didn’t create much but didn’t deserve to lose either.
What I saw was a mish mash of players who tried, but are not good enough.
13 May 2024 18:36:11
Agree wazza that there was a marked improvement from the Palace shambles but that's a very very low bar to start from. I do think a lot of the players have the capability to play a lot better than they are currently doing and with good coaching mistakes can and will be erased.
13 May 2024 20:33:17
Salford. These are fully grown men. Adults who have, in Evans and Casemiro’s case, almost two decades playing top level football.
I can’t get on board with all these coaching arguments.
Fullbacks are taught not to let wingers run across them from a very early age. Defenders are taught to get back into position and hold their line, from an early age.
These are adults, professionals, earning six figures per week, hiding behind fans who let them get away with diabolical performances “due to poor coaching”.
13 May 2024 07:39:07
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13 May 2024 05:24:59
Remember when breaking records that had stood for 50 years was a good thing?
13 May 2024 06:40:42
14 Premier League defeats this season and 19 overall, eighth in the table, with a -4 goal difference, worst defensive record since 1978-79. The midweek fixtures could confirm the lowest finish since 1990.
Still some want to keep ETH, make excuses, try to make out there are no other suitable managers, whilst watching turgid, sideways passing rubbish.
13 May 2024 07:54:22
I suspect a record FA Cup final defeat could be added to the list too sadly.
13 May 2024 09:05:13
On that topic red man. I see Neville wants the club to keep eth to show some stability. Granted that’s a lovely idea and constantly sacking managers isn't a great idea, but neither is keeping the wrong guy in there for another 12 months. If there was evidence to suggest we are on an upturn then fine but it’s more heading the other direction. If we have another season anywhere near as bad as this one then we are in big trouble, with the majority of those players probably still here, then keeping the coaching staff is a recipe for further disaster.
13 May 2024 09:32:41
Hang in there BRD, most here predicted a record defeat yesterday and in all honesty if you'd have told me afterwards that Arsenal could lift the title in a week's time I'd have spat my drink out after watching them.
13 May 2024 10:02:53
RedMan I think you're mischaracterising the position of most of those here suggesting ETH not be sacked. I think I'm in the majority that believe that doing so is a distraction from the main issue that we have an awfully constructed squad, with a bunch of mid- to lower- table players, and a scattering of genuine quality players. With only really the former category available this year, we are going to end up in mid-table. The play has been awful but it was really good last year when he had a consistent and fit squad. So I do not know how to judge him. The players, on the other hand, it is abundantly clear. ETH has brought through Garnacho and Mainoo, has won the Carabao Cup and brought us to the FA Cup final.
13 May 2024 09:36:48
Who are the other suitable managers Red Man? That are realistically available? Don't make the point that Pro EtH fans say there are no suitable managers, and then not name any yourself.
Its the same old boring anti-ETH propaganda and choosing not to point out any of the other variables affecting the club.
13 May 2024 12:48:02
Good post DonRed. The world is not as black and white as people would like it to be.
Make that two FA Cup finals and a European semi final, as well as CL qualification after being exactly where we are now two years ago.
Someone posted last week that it would be 4 years until we got into the top 4 again. Well ETH took us from the exact position we are in now, to top 4, in his first season.
Right now we are exactly where I’d expect us to be in the league given that our back 4 currently consists of a past-it DM, a 36 year old CB, and a left back who can’t even play his preferred position of right back effectively.
I’m not saying ETH has been perfect. But it doesn’t require more than half a brain to see that the circumstances he’s worked under have been extremely difficult.
13 May 2024 13:02:35
Agreed wazza. Quite a few brains missing on here though 😄.
13 May 2024 18:52:12
Ah the brain is missing because you don’t agree on ETH.
Tim99 Gary Neville saying don’t sack managers whilst having a conveyer belt out of Salford is rather funny.
13 May 2024 20:35:05
No Red Man that’s not the case at all.
Failure to see the circumstances the manager works under, saying that 90% of the squad needs selling, and then blaming it on the manager. That’s where the brain is missing.
Nobody cares if you have a different opinion 👍.
13 May 2024 21:16:37
Wazza
Said many times that I understand the circumstances, I have been saying since before SAF retired that changes were needed, so don’t need telling that. However, the manager should not be doing as anywhere near as badly as this, there should be far more signs of a structure, pattern.
13 May 2024 22:13:57
I agree Red Man there has been no style of play but I blame that on a considerable number of injuries including to players who are key to how ETH wants to play, countless off field issues, and a toxic football club. The feeling right now is the same as it was two years ago. This manager wasn’t at the club the.
12 May 2024 14:21:48
There is a very important game today, just about to kick off.
Our women are in the F. A. Cup Final for a second successive year.
Come on you ladies, best of luck and let's have something to shout about.
12 May 2024 14:54:37
Bring it home ladies…show em how’s it’s done!
12 May 2024 15:20:07
Wot a goal!
12 May 2024 16:02:54
Glad they have brought Malard on, she won't duck out of any challenges!
12 May 2024 16:26:41
Very dominant display by much the better team, ultimately spurred by a world class finish after some great opportunities were squandered.
12 May 2024 16:40:17
4-0 win United 👏👏👏.
13 May 2024 07:04:40
Atmosphere at Wembley was incredible. Was great to see the team enjoying every moment, and fighting/ chasing at every opportunity.
13 May 2024 08:05:16
There was a moment, when 4-0 up in added time, one of players gave the ball away high up on the left and despite looking knackered worked really hard to win it back. That's a winners mentality there, and what most of us miss seeing regularly!
12 May 2024 13:52:38
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12 May 2024 14:06:28
Bardghji is out with a long term knee injury, expected to return in Feb 2025.
12 May 2024 14:40:39
Surprised you didn’t suggest Luca Netz or Bradley Locko for LB tbf.
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