22 Feb 2026 09:17:03
What are your unpopular opinions? An opinion that you know would get most on here all fired up. I'm not looking to start an argument, just interested in some opinions. For example. I think Garnacho should have started the Europe final and was right to be annoyed about it and Harry Maguire has been a fantastic signing and our team is always better when he plays.
22 Feb 2026 11:39:49
Disagree strongly on both fronts.
22 Feb 2026 12:18:31
Disagree on both fronts.
22 Feb 2026 12:21:10
Thanks for playing, Don. Here's mine. We should never have sold McTominay, Maguire should sign a new contract, and we would have won more European Cups if SAF was more tactically astute.
22 Feb 2026 12:33:48
Indeed, right to call me out on not playing properly. Good shout on SAF. He had issues in Europe at times. I'll give mine: Pogba was a much better player for us than he is given credit for.
The true confirmation of our demise came when Rooney signed that mega contract. And Neville wouldn't be on my top United XIs in the EPL era (I'd have Irwin and Evra as FBs).
22 Feb 2026 12:49:53
Crazy talk, DonRed. Picking Irwin at right back is clearly cheating. GNev for me, underrated player.
22 Feb 2026 12:57:10
Patrice Evra is the best LB. VDS is a better keeper than Big Pete. Rio is better than Vidic. Scholes is better than Gerrard and Lampard. Rooney is better for us than Ronaldo. Rooney is a United legend and was world class. ?
22 Feb 2026 13:10:32
Irwin played a lot at right back. Maybe not as much for us, but at Oldham and Wolves that was his usual position. Definitely not a cheat to have him there.
22 Feb 2026 13:22:48
We should have stuck with Moyes and we'd have won bundles of trophies.
22 Feb 2026 13:57:16
No Fizz. In my near 60 years of support, the Moyes period was one of the worst, bar Sexton. I have said many times on here that SAF lost us the Barca finals and some of the earlier 90s Euro Cup chances as well. I watched Rio describe how, after getting a run around in the first half against Barca, in which Rooney equalised just before half-time, SAF did not change anything tactically. Rio said he thought the boss felt he had to play a certain way, and that was it. It was pretty obvious we needed three in CM, with one in front of the LB and CB to combat Messi. SAF said he had learned after the first loss, but he hadn't, so yes, I agree with the tactical comment from AJH, and I said so over a decade ago.
As to Garnacho, I liked him initially and gave him support on here, yet when I saw his attitude change to a stinking one, and he believed he was far better than he was showing, I changed my opinion on him. I actually think RA did really well to get him gone, and it was a big plus that we received the fee. My unpopular opinion is well known. We should have taken the £100m last summer for Bruno. But that has been argued for months, so next one. Appoint Diego Simeone as the next manager.
22 Feb 2026 14:09:45
RVP worked out well for SAF's last year, but as far as the long-term health of the club was concerned, he was a terrible signing, symptomatic of the short-term, aging Galacticos thinking that became the norm.
22 Feb 2026 14:37:37
I think it was Ken who said a single player doesn't win titles, or something like that. Whilst true, RVP is as close to doing that as I've seen; he single-handedly dragged us to a title in 2013. I'm not saying others didn't contribute, but without him, we wouldn't have won it.
22 Feb 2026 14:39:45
Lol, Red Man. Surely you realised my post wasn't serious? I agree re Sexton. ?
22 Feb 2026 15:31:16
Ha, Fizz. Lot of distractions atm and fell for that.
22 Feb 2026 16:16:05
Nice post. McT not sold, and Diogo Dalot to be kept.
22 Feb 2026 18:49:57
Probably will go down like the Titanic, but for me Chris Smalling has been the best centre back the club had after Vidic and Ferdinand.
22 Feb 2026 18:51:29
Sesko will score 20 league goals next season. We will sell Martinez in the summer.
22 Feb 2026 18:20:44
Wilf McGuiness and Frank O'Farrell weren't too cool!
22 Feb 2026 19:43:43
Edwin van der Sar was a better goalkeeper than Big Pete. I love Big Pete, and his personality was exactly what we needed when he joined. However, especially for the modern game, I feel that VDS was far more complete and he elevated those around him far more than Big Pete ever did.
22 Feb 2026 20:38:31
I liked Mike Smalling, but he always appeared on the cusp of being a really great player without quite getting there. Another player who did better having left United; he was a star in Italy.
22 Feb 2026 21:54:36
His fitness improved a hell of a lot in Italy, Ajh. I always felt if he and Jonny Evans had stayed fully fit, they were a really good partnership, but that's just my opinion.
22 Feb 2026 22:17:41
I was a fan of Mike and Evans, but neither could stay fit. Add Jones into the mix; all were good players that got injured early in their careers and never reached the heights they could or should have. Shaw, to a lesser extent.
23 Feb 2026 00:31:15
Great post. Carrick will take us to third this season, sign as permanent manager, and get us within ten points of the PL winner next season.
23 Feb 2026 01:29:24
We will win the title this year.
{Ed025's Note - and im dating Emilia Fox Jimbo.. :)
23 Feb 2026 15:15:26
It was Sydney sweeney last time Ed, you get around a bit ? I also don't know who your new fling is.showing my age perhaps
{Ed025's Note - you need to watch Silent Witness Jimbo, although i do have 2 back ups mate in Carol Vorderman and Carol Kirkwood.. :)
23 Feb 2026 18:56:35
I was then mixing up Silent Witness with Prime Suspect, maybe that's another for your bank in Miss Mirren.
{Ed025's Note - Helen would work for me Jimbo..
23 Feb 2026 19:04:09
I don't think Mainoo will succeed at United. Martial had more talent than Rashford. Garnacho was one of the worst youth players to play that amount of games for United. Rooney is United's best ever player. But my favourite one that gets a good debate is Edwin, who cost us the Champions League final by conceding a near-post goal from 20/25 yards out.
23 Feb 2026 22:49:13
Carol Kirkwood. ❤️