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21 Jul 2025 21:22:07
Is it true that Rashford has signed but may be banned from registering and so unable to play? If so what's the point of him signing?
1.) 21 Jul 2025 22:06:11
Its a possibility he might not get registered.
I don't care what the point is as long a he is gone.
They couldn't register olmo until jan last year in la liga.
They have sold a few so it might not happen this year. It is the reason Williams didn't sign because they could not Guarantee his registration would go through.
2.) 22 Jul 2025 09:17:06
Whether they register him or not they still have to pay his wages.
3.) 22 Jul 2025 11:06:51
Barca’s financial challenges continue to impact their ability to register new players. Rashford has agreed to a wage reduction to help free up space on their wage bill and comply with La Liga’s financial regulations. However, Barcelona may still need to offload current players to create enough room to register him.
A similar issue occurred last season with Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor, whose registrations were initially blocked due to Barça exceeding La Liga’s salary cap.
The Spanish Sports Council temporarily allowed their registrations despite La Liga’s objections, and although La Liga appealed the decision, the court upheld the CSD’s ruling, allowing Olmo and Víctor to play for the remainder of the season.
La Liga maintains that Barcelona violated financial fair play regulations by failing to meet the 1:1 salary-to-revenue ratio required for player registrations.
4.) 22 Jul 2025 15:34:48
Funnily enough I think that would be karma biting him in the ass.
5.) 22 Jul 2025 18:26:16
Do you seriously think this not already been addressed! Yes it happened last seasons, but now players and agents are aware of this potential problem, it amazes me you think this been overlooked…. unbelievable.
6.) 22 Jul 2025 19:05:22
German, Tebas recently warned that Barça still lacks sufficient cap space to register new signings like Joan García or Nico Williams, sales or salary savings were needed, that is why the Williams deal fell through.
7.) 22 Jul 2025 19:06:33
German I realise that there must be a point but what I was trying to get at is how they can sign knowing that there is such an issue. For example do you think Rashford would be prepared if nec to sit on the sidelines for six months if nec before his registration was allowed.? Or more cynically do Barcelona just have the clout or connections to flout the law?
8.) 22 Jul 2025 21:33:21
German, its the reason Williams didn't sign. He was not guaranteed to be registered it bairns last season to olmo.
They have sold a few but according to their league they still have to do more to comply.
Im sure they will but there is no clearance from la liga yet.
So you are right agents and players are aware Williams and his agent were aware and decided not to take the risk.
9.) 23 Jul 2025 06:31:13
Oh so Williams said oh I would have signed for Barcelona but now I just go and stay where I am and whilst I am at it, I will sign a 10 year contract…Williams and his agent just flirted with Barcelona to get a 10 year huge contract, the papers have jumped on same bandwagon about he could not be registered
I can’t get my head around why you think it’s only the press in U. K. who go after United and make every story be sensationalised it happens in every country towards there biggest team, having lived in spain for considerable amount of years I would say it’s much more vicious in Spain and you also have to remember it’s very political, you are talking effectively 2 countries within 1
Rashford will be registered, Rashford will play and Rashford will do very well.
10.) 23 Jul 2025 18:41:01
It’s a matter of public record that Nico Williams’ agent approached La Liga to inquire whether Barcelona would be able to register the player in the event of a transfer. La Liga reportedly informed them that Barcelona would need to resolve certain financial limitations before being able to do so.
Subsequently, Barcelona lodged a formal complaint regarding that approach. The exact nature of the complaint hasn’t been made public in full detail, but it’s understood to relate to the way Williams’ camp sought clarity on registration viability.
This suggests that there was genuine interest from both sides, but also that Williams’ camp were not given a positive answer.
{Ed077's Note - Barcelona need some FFPR room in both transfer and wage funds. Remember all the trouble they had to actually register OLMO last summer ? Have they even gotten the green light to register Garcia (new GK) they signed earlier in the window? They can cry all they want but Nico and Bilbao (and the actual people involved) were right to seek clarity and assurances on the viability of the whole deal before completing it, in my view at least.
11.) 23 Jul 2025 19:30:31
Of course they were right to do so. They did check with the league as the league have gone public on it. i'm sure they will sort it before the end of the window and have given rashford their word. But I'm sure they have olmo their word last year.
12.) 24 Jul 2025 10:13:14
Ed077, I don't think William's camp did anything wrong in speaking with the league over Barcelona's ability to register him if he was signed. They were after all working in their clients best interests. They had probably seen how Olmo spent the first half of last season sitting out as he couldn't be registered and they didn't want the same thing to happen to their client, especially with it being a world cup year.
I'd imagine Barcelona's annoyance is based in whether the league disclosed anything specific about Barcelona's financial position. Which if they did then I think Barcelona have a right to complain about private details on their accounts being disclosed.
It's a tricky situation, and without knowing exactly what happened it's hard to judge the situation. Like always we probably only know about 20%, at best, of what has actually gone on.
Either way Williams not joining them has probably worked in our favour as they definitely wouldn't have signed Rashford if they got Williams. While him signing a new deal also works in our favour as it makes it less likely that Barcelona will go back for Williams next summer when Rashford's loan has ended, which should increase the chances of them making his loan a permanent move if he's successful there (which I think he will be) .
The biggest issue we will have now is if Rashford is successful it'll be constantly used as a stick to beat us throughout the season. Much like his mild success at Villa was.
Ultimately Rashford is a good player, and is actually one of our best. The problem is that the relationship between him and the club has broken down to the point where the only positive solution for both parties is a parting of the ways.
As a fan I'm not really interested in whose fault it is, I expect both parties have to share a proportion of the blame. It's just sad that one of our own has got to the point where he has to leave despite being fairly successful with us (he is our 11th all time leading goal scorer, and he did it during a real downturn in our history) .
He is at least three times the player Antony is, and Antony was very successful at Real Betis in Spain. So I'd imagine Rashford being a better player and playing in a much better team in La Liga will do very well. And I genuinely hope he does. The only positive he can provide us now is by showing off how well we produce players. Which hopefully creates more competition for our players and inflates the money we receive for them.
{Ed077's Note - shouldn't the clubs FFPR situation be open information? Afterall their financial reports are publicly posted ?
29 Jan 2025 23:23:57
What about Jonathan David from Lille. Anyone heard any potential interest from Utd bearing in mind he is out of contract in the summer so should be relatively cheap this transfer wundow.
1.) 30 Jan 2025 12:43:55
They were debating him on MOTD last night. Supposedly not ready for a top side was the consensus, which we're not, but he will be available free come the end of the season and therefore maybe on the cheap for a few days so maybe a good option for someone.
2.) 30 Jan 2025 14:47:38
He is another one of those players that seems to get a lot of mention in the transfer window and we get linked to as a slightly cheaper option who scores a good amount of goals. For some reason nothing from any team ever comes close to him leaving which suggests he is either happy where he is or teams do not think he will make the step up.
Not sure what the truth is but with our current forward line I would be willing to take a punt on him.
3.) 30 Jan 2025 15:33:28
Can he put the ball in the onion bag?
4.) 30 Jan 2025 15:36:34
The latest Media Mumbles about us involve Mathys Tel, 19yo, Bayern Munich forward who wants away for more game time. His stats this season are a virtual flatline.
I know bringing on our Academy/ u21's has been done to death over the past week or so but has anyone seen the highlights of the u21's v Oldham last night? 5-0, all in the second half and quite easily could have been 8.
Obi was everywhere, same for Kone - the whole team running their tripes out for each other the whole 90.
I hope RA gives one or two of them the last ten minutes towards the end of the season.
Whatever, but on last nights showing, the future looks bright.
5.) 30 Jan 2025 17:07:38
I think a few of us hoped that Ten Hag would look to the academy, but it never happened. Hopefully Amorim will take a different approach.
6.) 30 Jan 2025 20:12:15
Grim
Collyer, Mainoo, Garnacho all came from there and were promoted by ETH. I mean that's pretty decent going if you ask me. I think it's a case of players in the academy not being ready. Amorim has been here for months and hasn't promoted one yet.
7.) 30 Jan 2025 22:27:14
Tel off to Spurs apparently NTTL.
8.) 31 Jan 2025 09:30:02
I think we need an experienced striker loan if possible. Getting another youngster in on loan, when we have plenty already seems pointless.
9.) 31 Jan 2025 11:43:54
I wouldn't be against signing Jonathan David, I think he's a good player who could potentially fit into a couple of positions in Amorim's system.
However, I'd only want him signed if he was a genuine target based on his skill set and with a specific role in the team in mind. I don't want us to sign square pegs for round holes just because they are cheap or available.
10.) 31 Jan 2025 12:37:40
. read Zirkzee.
18 Dec 2024 19:15:11
Rumours of Rashford to Barcelona as part of a poss exchange deal. Might just be lazy journalism but I can see him thriving in tbe Spanish league with a team like Barca.
1.) 18 Dec 2024 21:43:55
They don't have the finances to register him.
Would Olmo though, perfect for the 10 and Barcelona seem unable to register him.
2.) 18 Dec 2024 22:27:03
Having a player on extortionate wages very nearly bankrupted them a few years ago lol.
3.) 19 Dec 2024 15:24:01
Didn't they sell off a lot of future incomes for cash up front last year? I can't see the problems easing for them at all.
4.) 20 Dec 2024 05:53:21
Barca do a lot financial engineering just to keep going. Their finances are a mess and their wage bill is huge. They need to get some players off their books. Its crazy given the talent that they produce from their academy which is the best in football but still manage to get themselves into this kind of trouble.
5.) 20 Dec 2024 15:59:25
When a club are having to use the wage space of injured players just to register their summer signing for another 6 months, you cannot see them going for a high wage player like Rashfodd.
But it's Barcelona and they like kicking the financial can down road, so who knows.
6.) 21 Dec 2024 08:10:42
Well Barcelona have a few players we’d do well to look at if true. Let’s see.
As for Rashford, I think his ate was finally sealed after he came on against Arsenal. The “performance” he put in was the worst I’ve seen anybody in a Utd shirt.
02 Mar 2022 23:34:16
Ancelotti is being touted as a possible Utd manager. What are peoples thoughts about him?
1.) 02 Mar 2022 23:39:31
He’s great.
2.) 03 Mar 2022 05:16:06
Good manager but seems unrealistic. That he’d leave Madrid. Feel like it’s just links to make it seem like we looked other than Poch.
3.) 03 Mar 2022 08:35:54
im still in shock he went everton, they had a top manager and didn't use him.
he could have with some investment and time made them a decent team.
4.) 03 Mar 2022 08:58:58
No thanks, for the job we need done he'd be completely the wrong man.
5.) 03 Mar 2022 10:16:31
Good manager, but I would put him in the same category as Zidane. Someone who is tactically flexible and is good at getting the best out of a team of talented ego's who may have lost a little drive or direction.
Not the kind of manager to perform a rebuild, develop young players, create a distinct style of play etc.
6.) 03 Mar 2022 13:08:42
agree shappy, he's a decent manager but he's a manager of 10-15 years ago
hopefully he's not one of the choices.
7.) 03 Mar 2022 16:53:30
He wasn't on the list of managers that ED002 provided us with.
8.) 04 Mar 2022 23:57:57
Shappy, Good manager, but I would put him in the same category as Zidane. Someone who is tactically flexible and is good at getting the best out of a team of talented ego's. Isn't that exactly what you need?
02 Dec 2021 22:36:29
So Carrick departs. suggests either he has a potential job offer or that the new manager wants a clean sweep.
1.) 03 Dec 2021 02:11:10
I think it’s possible he just wanted a break. He got a ton of stick for the last few months under Ole and probably didn’t see the fans accepting him. Or maybe he was in line for assistant after Phelan and now there’s no chance of that.
2.) 03 Dec 2021 06:41:33
We should applaud Carrick, he is not waiting around to be paid off, had the courage to go before pushed. Well done Michael. If only Phelan, McKenna and co had the same conviction.
I watched Carrick and the player was quality, his way of leaving quality.
3.) 03 Dec 2021 07:39:57
Agree Red Man. Did a great job at keeping us on track once Ole was sacked, and leaves with his had held high. Fine midfielder for us too in his day and think he will be in demand when he decides to return to the dugout for a decent championship club.
4.) 03 Dec 2021 08:27:42
15 years service to the club. He will be as disappointed as any of us with the last few years but stuck around to help the club in the last 3 games. Great player and classy guy.
5.) 03 Dec 2021 08:57:22
Agree Redman. Plus not wanting a long emotional goodbye shows the class of the guy.
6.) 03 Dec 2021 09:33:13
Class act in every respect and very underrated as a player by many. How we could do with him in the team today. Seems he genuinely just wanted a break and after 15 years service nobody can begrudge him.
7.) 03 Dec 2021 09:39:30
The guy deserves a flag or maybe even a statute ?
On a serious note I think it just makes sense that he walks away while his stock is at it's highest. As a caretaker he won in Spain against Villarreal, drew at Stamford bridge against top to the table Chelsea, and beat Arsenal at home.
I mean 10 days ago we'd have snatched their hand off if we were offered those results given how we had played so far this season.
Results wise I don't think he could have done any better.
Maybe a few other sides might look at that and think he's worth a gamble.
Whereas if he stayed until the end of the season and then Rangnick and the club decided he wasn't good enough and he was sacked, it'd make getting his next job much harder.
Or maybe he feels his friend and former boss was unfairly sacked and is simply walking away on principal.
Who knows, but he was a fantastic player for us, and he has no doubt tried his best as a coach. It's hard to tell how good he is as the whole set up just wasn't working. Maybe he's a better coach than many give him credit for, or maybe he isn't good enough for the highest level.
I do wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours and he will always be welcomed back at Old Trafford.
8.) 03 Dec 2021 10:13:27
How embarrassing it was to read so many continually slagging him off as a player. You know who you are. Good luck Michael. Thank you.
9.) 03 Dec 2021 10:48:42
i doubt he's got any jobs in line.
dont forget him and the others that were with ole are just as to blame for the poor season so far. why mkenna is still there and phelan i do not know.
10.) 03 Dec 2021 11:02:42
Bolger,
We literally have no idea what jobs the staff were doing or whether Ole was listening to them or delegating or just making all the big decisions himself. McKenna is highly rated and working with the right manager will hopefully so well at the club. I’m not sure phelan will last too much longer.
Carrick has done a good job in the last couple of weeks, it can’t have been easy and he’s managed to steady what was very much a sinking ship at Watford, so fair play. It gives Ralf something to work with straight away and a bit of confidence going into Sunday. He will then have a week on the training ground with the players, hopefully he plays kids against Young Boys and sees if any of them are ready, Fernandez, Amad, Hannibal, Mengi, Elanga perhaps, just to take a look at them and give the first team a week of coaching in his new system before the mad Christmas run.
11.) 03 Dec 2021 12:11:08
i have respect for Carrick for his handling of the last couple of weeks and his playing career especially.
Am just a little disappointed he didn't decide to learn from Rangnick for 6 months and then take his break.
It would have been completely different philosophy and training ideas compared to Jose and Ole and he could have benefited from that immensely.
On the other hand I can understand why he feels it is the right time to leave.
Probably a huge learning curve involved and thus even less time for his family and probably would still have had to endure the stick from the fans.
All the best, let's hope he does evolve into a more expansive style of play before he comes back to the club as manager.
12.) 03 Dec 2021 13:12:01
Jonny, I think that's a really great point. Many of the world's top managers have learned a lot from Rangnick. Carrick may have just passed up the learning opportunity of a life time.
13.) 03 Dec 2021 19:13:19
Classy player and even more of a classy man. He leaves with his held high to spend some quality time with his family. i wish him the best in whatever the future holds for him.
14.) 04 Dec 2021 09:32:18
Ralf wanted to keep him but sometimes you just need a break from the intensity of it all I guess. Who knows after a 6 month sabbatical the new manager may want to bring him back on board.
Personally I think if he does want to pursue a career in coaching it would do him no harm to search for a role abroad in Spain, Germany or Italy and learn away from the spotlight.
15.) 07 Dec 2021 05:36:51
Every post about MC is spot on but to be honest I think he also feels responsible for the slump and decided a clean break and fresh start for everyone was best.
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06 Dec 2025 23:42:51
I know it's only one game but Forests Anderson was pretty anonymous today.
27 Nov 2025 23:31:19
I don't know why people are so anti Zirkzee. He has never had a proper run in the team to build his confidence. He has never really played in a settled team either.
I think he is a decent player and that like.
1.) 28 Nov 2025 02:11:59
I like Zirkzee, I understand that he hasn't played much this season and lacks match sharpness. My concern isn't his work ethic, but where does he actually fit in.
Last season I thought that he had started to develop a good understanding with Dorgu and Heaven down the left handside. Until Heaven got injured, shortly followed by Zirkzee aswell.
He is a grafter aswell, but I feel that he lacks the overhaul quality to be a success at Utd.
Is the environment at Utd the right one for players to develop?
Players need to be mentality ready to fight, to succeed, to withstand the pressure and burdens that being a Utd player is, especially when the club has underachieved for so long, with the weight of expectation weighing down on their shoulders.
2.) 28 Nov 2025 03:16:23
Yes, he is a quality player Salford, I don't think there is a doubt about that.
My issue with him post Everton was that he had an opportunity to stake a claim for a starting position irrespective of whether Sesko or others are available and he let himself down.
Would be interested to see how productive he is after a few more games.
3.) 28 Nov 2025 06:23:50
I'm not Anti-Zirkzee, I was a big fan of the signing when we got him. Quality young player, bargain price, and a different type of striker to what we had.
Unfortunately, the landscape has changed since he signed, we have a different manager who has different footballing ideas. Maybe if we sign Semenyo and played Zirkzee as a false 9 with Semenyo and Mbeumo playing episode of him with the intention of bombing past him, along with both wingbacks playing very high and wide to keep the width then it could work. But you'd also need two more naturally defensive midfielders more similar to Casemiro than Bruno to give it balance and avoid being exposed with both wingbacks that high.
Realistically to set the team up to get the best out of Zirkzee would require us to sign another 3 or 4 players with specific skill sets as well as dropping both Bruno and Cunha from the team. Which doesn't seem likely to me.
Under Amorim he's played best as one of the wide 10 rather than as the central striker.
As a striker he's very niche in how he plays and needs the team set up a very specific way to get the best out of him. I'm also not sure he's fully adapted to the EPL, I think some games are just too transitional for him and he's not particularly effective in those games. Germany is a very transitional league, and he looks okay for Bayern, the one team that had more control in games, but he needed the move to Italy before he flourished. Incidentally Serie A is one of the slowest and least transitional leagues in Europe. He has that Berbatov-like languid style, where he isn't necessarily slow/lazy, but he looks lackadaisical in how he plays.
I still think he's a very good player, just one that's maybe not suited to this league or this manager.
4.) 28 Nov 2025 09:47:27
He has an overly languid style reminiscent of Berbatov. Berba got away with it because he scored a lot of goals, if you're not delivering goals then it's easy to pick up criticism when you seem to amble about.
5.) 28 Nov 2025 13:27:33
Berba was a striker, who could score and create.
Zirkzee doesn’t know what he is tbh. Especially in our system. I feel like he might work well in a front 2 where he’s an outlet to hold the ball up, and wait for the other striker to make the run. Even as a number 10, he really isn’t particularly creative. He’s more of a facilitator than someone who can make something happen. I just think it was a bizarre signing, and more bizarre that we kept him and loaned Hojlund.
I don’t mind his style of play and he could do well at another club with the right strike partner, but for us he is dead weight.
6.) 28 Nov 2025 14:01:34
Too slow for the EPL, frequently has a poor first touch, his lay offs and short passes are often wayward, and he's not a great striker. Decent squad player at best who would do better in the right league, but we would have done better keeping McTominay, who actually has an eye for goal, and playing him further up the field rather than in the McTom role.
even more so with Cunha and Mbuemo in the squad, Having said that Zirkzee will probably get another chance this weekend and I hope he proves me wrong. I know he's been injured but there wasn't much about his performances last year to fill one with any confidence.
7.) 28 Nov 2025 20:30:28
Berbatov was an entirely different class and level.
8.) 28 Nov 2025 21:07:44
Danny I think zirkzee is just a case of wrong man in the wrong place.
I like some of his playing style but its not in keeping with what is needed from our cf.
9.) 29 Nov 2025 07:04:20
Agree Ken
He isn’t a goal scorer, or a centre forward or pacey. Good support striker if playing two up front with him just off. Goes back to the question, what was the plan when the club went out buying? Not just him. We have only one striker, how has it come to this? Incompetence.
10.) 29 Nov 2025 09:39:40
Theres a reason why he's been allover europe at the age of 24. He’s dross, a liability and shouldn’t ever had had the chance to put this shirt on.
11.) 29 Nov 2025 10:24:18
Zirkzee like a lot of players struggles to show his ability in Amorim’s system.
4231 he’d be able to show more in either the 10 or 9 position.
Based on Gyokeres at Sporting Amorim wants a mobile CF, pressing, strong and fast. Zirkzee’s profile doesn’t fit the system.
12.) 29 Nov 2025 19:48:02
Seeks to me we got rid of the wrong forward in Hojlund and let Zirkzee stay.
13.) 29 Nov 2025 20:50:55
That’s what I think Eric. Hojlund wanted to stay and compete with Sesko. But the club decided to loan him out and keep Zirkzee. Made no sense at the time because we have only one genuine number 9 in the squad.
Obviously things have worked out well for Hojlund, but it would far more logical to have him on the bench than Zirkzee.
04 Nov 2025 22:50:21
Seems like Anderson is the flavour of the month a midfield option for us. Have not watched him so much but whenever I have he has never struck me a being top class. A good player yes but not elite level. Maybe not a fair comparison but I would say Keane was a lot lot better.
Baleba wa the previous flavour of the month back end of last season but his form dropped off at the start of this season.
Apart from these two which really top top midfielders do you think we have a realistic chance of signing.
1.) 04 Nov 2025 23:25:42
I think Anderson is really top notch. I'd rate him a little ahead of even Wharton who I'd also be delighted if we got. He nailed his audition last weekend too unfortunately!
Baleba is going through a tough spell so it's hard to judge and looks like he needs more time to develop.
We were linked with Agoume in the summer but I'd imagine that Hjulmand is the likeliest alternative. He's a really good player but he's definitely not the athletic player that was described as being the priority.
2.) 04 Nov 2025 23:52:55
Baleba over anderson.
3.) 05 Nov 2025 00:21:34
I think Anderson is top class to be honest, I’d be delighted with him. He does everything Casemiro does at the moment for us but better imo.
4.) 05 Nov 2025 06:44:02
Id take both Anderson and Wharton
Anderson looks like he can run all day which we are massively lacking and Wharton is technically sound someone who can dictate play
We absolutely need 2 midfielders.
5.) 05 Nov 2025 07:41:17
I know we need more physicality in midfield but I want a smart player who can break up opposition attacks then initiate ours. A player who sets the tempo of a game.
6.) 05 Nov 2025 08:44:06
I tend to be a bit meh about most of the names that are bandied abiut, but every time I see Anderson I see real talent. He would make a huge difference.
7.) 05 Nov 2025 09:04:03
Salford7, so a lot like Anderson did to us last week?
8.) 05 Nov 2025 13:09:10
Angelo Stiller and Anderson for me.
9.) 05 Nov 2025 13:50:09
Anderson is very much a casemiro type player gets around the pitch in all the right places and has a good passing range.
Wharton is more of Bruno style playmaker still atlethic but not crazy.
In an ideal world you'd buy the 2 and play them side by side
Baleba is a decent option form seems to have dropped off a bit he's a proper powerhouse but lacks the ball playing more of a Kanye or a caicedo type I rate him but if I was spending 100 million he would be third choice for me .
Hijmlund is decent ball player don't think he would rubbish the physicality of the league and isn't that much better than ugarte.
We might have to sacrifice kobbie.
10.) 05 Nov 2025 18:27:29
So Bruno is going? He won’t be second fiddle! Anderson and Wharton would be good. Premiership proven, young and extremely talented. Kobbie off then?
11.) 05 Nov 2025 22:30:17
Patrick ne t season we will hopefully have a lit note games to play. One in this Jan and one in next to replace casimero. If we qualify for cl I think bruno stays if not he will probably leave.
12.) 05 Nov 2025 22:32:36
To be honest when did our midfield dominate any top teams in recent years? Anderson is one of many midfielders who run rings round ours. Not saying he isn't a good player or that he won't be the answer to our problems but am just not sure about him being a really elite midfielder.
13.) 05 Nov 2025 23:44:29
Can't be worse than the last Anderson we had.
14.) 06 Nov 2025 03:36:54
First time I have watched Anderson and paid any attention to him. looked a good player, reminded me a little of Rodri. Same body type. Reads the game well and shows up in the right places.
Strong. Has a pass in him. Of course I have barely seen much of him at all, but the little I saw, if he was the chosen one by our scouts I wouldn't be disappointed from the little I've seen.
15.) 06 Nov 2025 12:07:33
A midfield pairing of Anderson and Wharton would be great IMO. Think they would complement each other. Wharton I think could be a bit of a Carrick type player and as others have said, Anderson gets about, breaks up play but can play himself. I also like Midfielders who can run with the ball past players which I think Anderson can do.
With the risk of sounding like a middle aged Englishman, a trio of English CM's in Mainoo, Anderson and Wharton to form the core of our CM would be brilliant and also all young lads so great for the future.
28 Sep 2025 22:54:43
I agree that RA should show more flexibility but the blame really should be with the players. They are paid fortunes and are supposed to be amongst the best in the world. They should have football intelligence. They have no midweek European matches so adequate time to train and prepare for upcoming matches.
If I was hired and paid top wages and given exposure to the best facilities and training then my boss would expect me to quickly understand and implement what I had been taught. If not I would be dismissed.
So why can these overpaid players not seem to grasp what RA is asking them? It's not rocket science. They keep making basic mistakes. That's not the managers fault and it's been a recurring problem under successive managers.
As much as I respect Maguire for fighting G back to regain his place he is patently not quick enough for RAs system and Shaw unfortunately is no longer good enough either. Dalot defensively is prone to go missing. We all know the need to get a better midfield.
If it were possible I would like to give RA another transfer window to get in better players but fear that he won't be given the time especially as more bad results will make the pressure for him to go intolerable. I remember the Tommy Docherty era when we were relegated but it enabled a better team to emerge. I don't want Utd to be relegated because the Championship is a really difficult place to be but it's a real possibility.
1.) 29 Sep 2025 00:32:45
If the current players aren't performing or capable of performing then look to the youth players and give them a chance.
If he plays with 3 at the back then play heaven, mdl and Yoro as the back 3.
2.) 29 Sep 2025 06:47:48
I got crucified for suggesting the youth before we turned into a new season.
I thoroughly believe we are at a junction where we need to be putting the right players in the right positions.
Players that need to no longer be part of the starting line are.
Maguire, Shaw, Dalot, Amad, Bayindir, Casemiro.
They simply cannot be our first choice.
We need to start Mainoo, our whole game changes when he comes on.
Bruno needs to be moved forward and sacrifice Mbeumo or Cunha, or bench him.
Amad is not a RWB, just the same as Dalot is not one and Shaw is not a CB.
Maguire is a liability. Play Yoro MdL and heaven .
Starting line up for Sunderland.
Lammens
Yoro MdL heaven
Youth RWB Dorgu
Ugarte Mainoo
2 X 10'
Sesko
Let them play the way RA wants them too.
3.) 29 Sep 2025 08:29:06
One of reasons he wil get himself the sack is playing the same players each week that are not performing
Like shaw is not a cb. why he continues to play him is a mystery.
You cannot trust that keeper all 3 goals were poor, he never came out to close any angles down on rbw first goal, second one he parry’s it into danger and the third was right at him.
Maguire another one that shouldn’t be playing games anymore
Bruno doesn’t work in cm either drop him completely or put him in his best position and change it up
Dalot and dorgu seem unable to cross a ball what are they doing in training.
We have a 6ft 5 cf and not one ball goes into the box or in behind when he makes runs
The performances are just as bad as last year and the teams that have come up are not as bad as the ones last year
The form is still shocking again, relegation form.
I cannot see how he lasts past Sunderland tbh lose or draw that he most likely will be gone and it’s his own fault fault:
4.) 29 Sep 2025 09:15:36
RA is the one who keeps picking Bruno and playing him out of position he also continually plays Dalot and shaw who are both shockingly bad. Add that to 3 slow cbs and we r caught out time and time again. Also we constantly get outnumbered in midfield. Yes changing the players might help but so would making adjustments to provide more support. He seems unwilling to do either.
5.) 29 Sep 2025 09:57:32
We obviously do not see what happens on the training ground and I have to believe that the players Amorim picks is based on what he sees there rather than blind faith/ favouritism!
I could also see the logic if he knew these players would be grinding out the wins rather than style to get us through but that does not seem to be the case.
I would like him to be brave, play the players that should be better suited to what he wants and see what they can do. yes could result in it not working but currently neither does the current team.
Bayindir produces great saves but then some very poor decisions. at this point no better than Onana so let's see what Lammens can do.
We are lacking pace for the space between the defence and midfield so let's go with Yoro, De Ligt, Heaven and see what they can do. I also think that Shaw could be utilised in a short period as LWB so maybe bring him on when the game has slowed down a bit, he can be clever and good cross on him. Mazroui on the RWB for me with Amad to bring on with tired legs.
None of the HM's give any confidence so let's see what Mainoo/ Ugarte or Mainoo/ Casimero could do together. will not be perfect but not currently working anyway.
Push Fernandes up into the 10's and rotate between him, Mbuemo/ Cunha/ Mount. run them raged and then use the fresh legs into the second half. It is a squad game so utilise the strengths of the 10's we have. Playing Fernandes deep reduces what he offers and leaves us weak and vulnerable through the middle.
Stick with Sesko for now, he needs to get a run of games and is showing positive signs. Rotate with Zirkzee dependent on the opposition or need in the game.
Lets just try something different. If not we will keep struggling!
6.) 29 Sep 2025 13:12:36
Brad they play against each other so probably look great in training
Something needs to change we have not improved at all
Fail to beat Sunderland and he will be sacked our games after the international break look awfull aswell can’t see how this team goes on a run anywhere.
18 Sep 2025 21:29:56
Rashford doing the business for barca. Why couldn't he do it for us?
1.) 18 Sep 2025 22:46:52
He did.
2.) 18 Sep 2025 22:50:30
13th top goalscorer in the clubs history with 138.
He did do it for us.
3.) 19 Sep 2025 02:41:39
Not in the last year he played with us he didn't we all wanted him to but he didn't put the effort in on a consistent basis like we saw tonight. More upsetting as he was a Manchester lad.
4.) 19 Sep 2025 02:43:49
He lost motivation IMO. Just strolled around with a face on. He was my favourite player but now I'm glad he's gone.
Regardless, we can't go back. We have to move forward to a new future. Bringing back an old player or an old manager will not work. Move on, good lu k to him.
5.) 19 Sep 2025 07:38:26
Says a lot more about our club DB in recent years how players look better elsewhere.
6.) 19 Sep 2025 07:54:12
Rashford didn’t play for the shirt, totally unforgivable. No way back.
7.) 19 Sep 2025 08:16:20
or maybe some of them didn't have the bottle for the fight or could be a combination of both, who knows.
8.) 19 Sep 2025 09:12:30
The club is toxic, good players thrive when they leave. There is something rotten in the core of this club.
9.) 19 Sep 2025 11:32:15
Never going to be a hater of rash. Gave us a lot of great moments. Sure he did a couple of knuckle head stuff but so what.
He is through and through united product and also a very good human being in terms of what he does outside football. Having met many footballers over the years including rash he is head and shoulder above many in terms of being a very decent human being.
Happy for him and both goals are class especially given the venue.
10.) 19 Sep 2025 14:39:19
5 goals in his last 30 games for us. He didn't want to play or put the effort in. He fell out of love with united. United fell out of love with him. Had discipline issues with the last 4 managers.
Hope he does well seems like he wants to do well there and i think he will for as long as he wants to.
Big wages off the books and hopefully a fee in the summer. Everyone is a winner.
11.) 19 Sep 2025 16:06:59
Ken, he had 7 goals last season for us and didn't play after December.
The manager who booted him out has been doing really well since ?.
12.) 19 Sep 2025 21:36:09
angelred
That made me laugh.
24 Nov 2025 23:43:02
Agree but I don't think he is great player. Better than we have but nowhere near elite level. I suppose that's where we are but it's depressing when you recall the calibre of top top midfielders we used to have.
24 Nov 2025 23:40:59
When we laboured without ever looking likely to score it does make you wonder why he was on the bench. It seems that RA is risk averse.
30 Sep 2025 23:54:20
Or if that rumour is true could the club be trying to save £12m by getting RA to resign instead of being sacked?
28 Sep 2025 23:05:29
He would probably put his hands round the shoulders of the players and maybe get a better spirit and short term might see an improvement in results but I don't think he is an elite manager who would get us back the top. Let's take the pain now to get to a brighter future.
{Ed025's Note - maybe he should put his hands around their necks Salford?..
27 Aug 2025 23:07:55
Mainoo was ok. It was a no win match for him. His team mates hardly covered themselves in glory and he was coming in from having played barely any minutes I thought he did ok.
25 Nov 2025 23:39:55
He was better than Pele and Maradona. Pele played predominantly in and around the box. George played all over midfield and attack and the Northern Ireland teams he played with were poor as often were the pitches he played on.
24 Nov 2025 23:45:10
Shaw doesn't have the legs and is injury prone. More importantlt we still need two top midfielders. One defensive and one attacking. The latter to take the weight of being creative off Bruno who can't always provide the i.
12 Nov 2025 19:14:44
We all know the positions that need to be strengthened. We have definitely improved since last year attacking wise which takes the pressure off the defence so really we should be conceding a lot less goals. That we are still letting in so many is a real cause for concern. Let's hope that with the attack addressed in the summer that the midfield is next.
12 Nov 2025 19:11:56
Take Toney in a heartbeat. Experienced and he might get the chance to resurrect his England career if he does well. As long as he is not on stupid wages def yes from me.
Mitchell and Connor whilst good are not good enough long term but as loanees worth a punt.
12 Nov 2025 19:09:46
If there is any substance to his claim then Utd should pay up without going to court. Lawyers fees will add another substantial amount and if proven guilty the clubs reputation suffers too.