29 May 2026 12:56:51
People keep saying "United have spent loads" as if spending money automatically means spending well.
The reality is we've wasted hundreds of millions on players who were either bang average, mentally weak, lazy, didn't suit the system, or simply nowhere near the standard required for Manchester United.
José wasn't the first manager hung out to dry either. LVG openly said the club failed to get his main targets and kept handing him 3rd, 4th and 5th choice signings. Since Ferguson retired, managers have been expected to build title-winning sides with leftovers and commercial signings.
As MUFC fans we've had to sit through years of dreadful football watching managers force out-of-position players into systems they clearly can't play, while the board acts shocked when it all falls apart and sacks another manager.
Then the cycle repeats:
New manager.
Wrong players.
Massive wages.
No football IQ.
Manager blamed.
Huge payout.
Start again.
For over a decade we've been absolutely robbed in the transfer market and laughed at across Europe because clubs know United panic, overpay and reward failure.
29 May 2026 13:35:33
Last summer was much better.
2 proven EPL players at a reasonable price.
1 promising young striker who suits the league's physicality.
1 young keeper, bought for cheap and exceeded expectations.
If we stick with this transfer strategy, the club is on the right track.
A few proven players, if they can be got for a fair price, and a handful of prospects. That's how you build a squad that can be competitive now with the potential to get better without throwing away money on big names.
30 May 2026 09:53:30
Danny,
To take the next step, and for the club's 2028 aims to be met, we need to modify that strategy. It's not enough. We need at least one top-level diamond, if not two. It's not throwing money away on big names; it's about buying the right profile of player, and, if a top-level player that moves us to contenders is available, pay what it takes.
Arsenal paid, was it, £105m for Declan Rice? To compete, we need to up the strategy.
30 May 2026 15:39:33
Redman, I honestly think the club's arbitrary timeframe is nonsense. After watching a decade and a half of money being wasted on big name players, I'm more than happy to see a slow and steady approach to transfers.
The truth is that the only reason a £100m player would come to us right now is for money.
Despite our league position, we're still a long way from competing for titles. 2-3 years of this approach to squad building should get us a lot closer, and then we can start bringing in that level of player because.