Well we've won five titles to your four since you bought your first with your sugar daddy's rubles, so did those players make the right move? Essien & Robben i'd have liked but the rest, including Hazard, glad we missed out thanks.
Are Manchester United still attractive to potential signings?
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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
We've been tight feckers for a good while up till woody time.
Seriously? Kinell.
get a hold of yourselfBallack would have improved your midfield loads.
Cech joined Chelsea when you had shit gks.
Hazard....Seriously?
Not a chance.
Ballack made the wrong choice, look at what we won in the years he was in England. Good player but never showed his best at Chelsea and wouldn't have drastically improved us or anything.
@Dans Never been in Turin, I didn't know how it looked like, but you are showing the touristic neighborhood of Munich here, where are all the drunks and drug addicts hanging out?
Never been in Turin, I didn't know how it looked like, but you are showing the touristic neighborhood of Munich here, where are all the drunks and drug addicts hanging out?Realistic, that's all. Kane & McCarthy are both attainable at a push & would improve the squad - what's not to like. Is Kane the munter of Premier League forwards?
These threads always annoy me because you get a load of people, most of whom have never been, spending hours slagging off Manchester.
feck off with all that. Manchester isn't as nice as London or Madrid, we all know that but calling it boring or shit is just insulting. If you want to support a team that plays in a sunny city go and do that.
feck off with all that. Manchester isn't as nice as London or Madrid, we all know that but calling it boring or shit is just insulting. If you want to support a team that plays in a sunny city go and do that.
Yes, he's a lezy fecker who would have been lambasted at United for his low workrate - springs into life going forward & is very effective but at United, that's only half the responsibilities covered. Fully expect Depay to put him in the shade this season.
If we are willing to pay, players will come, unless we are competing with Barcelona or Real Madrid. I am realistic to know that if a player has a choice of those 2 clubs, then he will go there, any other teams, then we stand a better chance. Lucas Moura and Hazard went elsewhere because the club did not want to pay the fees involved.
I love it but to millionaire footballers, the options aren't really that great.
Oh look, another emo thread
Post Ferguson, United's lure was going to drop ever so slightly. With Moyes replacing Sir Alex, they were not as attractive as they might have been if they hired somebody with more cachet than with Moyes. Now with van Gaal they have a manager with cachet, but there's uncertainty regarding their prospects regarding silverware or at least challenging for silverware.
You're a real ray of sunshine.
"Unattractive industrial city" .......... I live in Greater Manchester and these players live in some of the most sought after, green-belt, areas in the country. All this crap about Manchester being little more than a corporation slag-heap is getting a bit tiresome. And to rumble on about "shit weather"; so what, who cares, most of northern Europe ( and you should know ) isn't exactly tropical in terms of climate; and if the delicate little blooms can't choke down their million pounds salaries, as some mitigation for having to live in such an egregious "shite-hole" then maybe we're better off without them in the first place.
Even when we do sign some truly top talent ( ADM, RVP, Herrera, Mata, Falcao, Veron, etc ) there's always a procession of neysayers who line up to trumpet their glass-is-half-empty opinions about how such individuals fail to meet the criteria of world-class talent, or how we fluked their acquisition because other clubs couldn't be arsed chasing them in the first place.
One of the main reasons why we didn't pursue these type of signings in the past was the attitude of SAF who sought to develop players and nurture talent, instead of looking to use the transfer window as a glorified exhibition of one-upmanship.
Aye, that's why our country attract millions of tourist every year. Right shithole. Manchester might not be great, but as Mata has shown it is easy to get to the Lake District etc.
The Tour de France showed that England is a beautiful country, it worth a visit but if you have the money and the opportunity to live in Milan, Madrid Barcelona or London, no other cities can compete.
And I don't think that the players mind too much, but their families do.
If the money is right players will come. It is that simple.
ha! good post
That's true of most clubs. Of Chelsea's recent big signings who else was in for them?
Sorry for throwing sand in your vagina but Manchester is simply not as appealing as the cities other rival top clubs reside in. And yes it does matter a lot, because most footballers got more to think of then just themselves.
Those naysayers you are talking about, at least ask logical questions. You should try that for once.
Yeah right shit hole Manchester
Where nothing happens
and don't get me started on winter, it's so bleak.
However could it compete with the likes of Turin
or Munich
Because you know, they don't have any poverty stricken areas that their Millionaire footballers would have to avoid, unlike shit hole Manchester which is nothing but a slum
and don't get me started on winter, it's so bleak.
However could it compete with the likes of Turin
or Munich
Because you know, they don't have any poverty stricken areas that their Millionaire footballers would have to avoid, unlike shit hole Manchester which is nothing but a slum
you're going to extremes. Manchester is a nice city but Munich is most definitely a nicer one, as are Madrid, London, and Barcelona. I haven't been to Turin so I can't comment on it.Yeah right shit hole Manchester
Where nothing happens
and don't get me started on winter, it's so bleak.
However could it compete with the likes of Turin
or Munich
Because you know, they don't have any poverty stricken areas that their Millionaire footballers would have to avoid, unlike shit hole Manchester which is nothing but a slum
If there is a line of clubs chasing one top player, I doubt we stand a chance right now. I’d say we’re third row, behind a)Spain and b) Bayern, Chelsea because. All of those four clubs are more likely to win in the coming years than we do. I don’t think history matters as much for players those days, it’s all about here and now. Also, they rarely spend their whole carriers in one place.
As for the location, it obviously matters. Barcelona is fantastic, Madrid is not too far behind, and I have a few friends who are in love with Munich. I’ve never been a big fan of London but it’s still far more likely destination than Manchester.
We can’t complete with Spanish clubs so I’m happy we’re loaded with cash, and I’m crossing my fingers for Woodward next muppet signings.
As for the location, it obviously matters. Barcelona is fantastic, Madrid is not too far behind, and I have a few friends who are in love with Munich. I’ve never been a big fan of London but it’s still far more likely destination than Manchester.
We can’t complete with Spanish clubs so I’m happy we’re loaded with cash, and I’m crossing my fingers for Woodward next muppet signings.
No i'm not, I returned to Manchester for the first time in 10 years and was blown away. I've also been to Barcelona and Madrid and Munich and they have some interesting and beautiful places but they also have some right slums and poverty stricken areas that make Wythenshawe and Crumpsall look like Alderley edge. Just because people avoid them doesn't mean they're not there. I don't imagine their football players spend much time in them though,
then what's the point in mentioning them, exactly?
there's almost no such thing as a heavily populated city that doesn't have class divides across its different districts and areas, and most wealthy people and visitors aren't going to see them. The question is which of the good areas, sights, weather etc are better. Finding the best pics of Manchester and the worst possible pics of Munich is a terrible way to argue it.
are there attractive enough players out there we are after?
As opposed to every one else picking out the best pics of Turin or Munich then comparing it to a street in Gorton. if you are young and rich you can have an amazing life in the City of Manchester.
but not as amazing as Munich, Barcelona, London, or Madrid.
And, most importantly, most footballers don't know that about Manchester and will automatically assume the others are better anyway.
I want to make it clear Manchester is a great place to live. The nightlife and live music scene is superb. A load of quality restaurants despite what bacon neck said. All the Louis Vuitton wag bullshit shops you want. The weather is shite, but apart from Spain all of Europe is, it's why we holiday there.
I don't find Munich, Madrid or London that amazing. Barcelona is a different story as that is incredible. I think of it terms of actually living there. and when you get to a certain point of wealth other than weather which Munich and Turin and London all suffer from as well then I still state that Manchester and its area for living in is just as good as other large cities. It's lifestyle options just aren't as famous as those other cities.
I think we're basically in the same boat we were under Sir Alex, albeit for different reasons. Under Sir Alex players would come here because it was pretty much a certainty you'd win titles at some point. Now players will come here because we will offer top of the line wages and pay your previous club what they want. I have no doubts if PSG could've paid what Real wanted, Di Maria wouldn't of came here. We'll probably get Otamendi this summer because we'll be the only ones willing to pay his release clause.
I do think for foreign players being in Manchester is as a hindrance. City is a great example. Their project started off so ambitious with bids for the likes of Kaka and Xavi. I really don't think the Abu Dhabi people dreamed of a midfield with the likes Fernandinho, Milner and Navas in it when they started. In a shorter period of time PSG assembled a squad with more muppet names than City has and that is despite them playing in a much inferior league.
I do think for foreign players being in Manchester is as a hindrance. City is a great example. Their project started off so ambitious with bids for the likes of Kaka and Xavi. I really don't think the Abu Dhabi people dreamed of a midfield with the likes Fernandinho, Milner and Navas in it when they started. In a shorter period of time PSG assembled a squad with more muppet names than City has and that is despite them playing in a much inferior league.
The issue I have, and I'm sure it's one other Mancunians have, is people coming on here and calling Manchester a shithole or boring. That's just incredibly insulting and a real knobhead thing to do.
I wouldn't go on a fan forum for the Detroit Lions, an NFL team, and start calling it a shithole and a dump. Especially if I was an out of towner who supported them. I don't understand that mentality.
Back on topic, yes I think we're still an attractive club for most players. We've rarely gone for the ready made world class players anyway
I wouldn't go on a fan forum for the Detroit Lions, an NFL team, and start calling it a shithole and a dump. Especially if I was an out of towner who supported them. I don't understand that mentality.
Back on topic, yes I think we're still an attractive club for most players. We've rarely gone for the ready made world class players anyway
Oof! Great post!
Again the Michigan area and Detroit is amazing other than the slum porn we constantly see.
At least when there's a drought, us up north have plenty of water, while the south have hose pipe bans.
