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Lights on for Luke
Don't know which one is worse. That United offered him another contract or that Ashley Young doesn't want to be here anymore.
Don't know which one is worse. That United offered him another contract or that Ashley Young doesn't want to be here anymore.
The amount of revisionism I m seeing on Ashley Young is incredible.
From the same people that use to slate him week in week out.
Knee jerking (with a hint of hypocrisy) at its best.
If I was Young, the biggest reason for leaving would be the abuse he continually got from a section of so called "fans".
You won't see any from me. Should have played his last game for the club at least two years ago.
Happy to see him go asap. No longer able to cut it in the Prem.
Agreed. He was clearly past his best but he always gave 100 per cent and I do appreciate that.I said this earlier in the thread and was told that Young hadn't been treated like shit here and they didn't know what I was on about.
But I fully agree with you guys, Young should have been out years ago, really hope he does well at Inter.
Probably fed up with the stick he gets. I know he’s past it but he gets dogs abuse on social media.
There are serious issues at the club but they don’t stem from him
Same as Smalling, I'll wish the guy well and fairplay for getting a sideways move to a good club. It's not their fault they are inadequate, both gave their best and were model pros for us.
But WHY are Inter even up for this?!
Agree. He really turned his career around here, after looking as good as gone around 2014. Reinvented himself as a pretty good full back imo, and was brilliant under Jose. Fair play to him, and after 9 years and at his age I see why he’d want one last crack at a title in a new league for a top club.
This is true, but I still think he showed good form.Around 2014 all the good players were gone. United didn’t sign any good players to replace them. Squad players became first teamers. Suddenly Ashley Young had a free run at a full back spot. United slid into irrelevance.
Its not a top european league hence the reason average players from our squad are going there and looking world class.Will be hard to blame Pogba after this when our captain is forcing his way out to a much better team with a world class manager and challenging for a top European league.
This 100%. I'm in shock.The most worrying thing is the fact we offered him a new contract.
We dont really have a choice. He can only be 'kept' for 6 more months and his is then a free agent.I think Ole is afraid it would look bad if a senior player leaves us now. Sends the wrong message.
However I think we should just let him go. His last chance to play abroad and we have enough cover at fullback IMO with the emergence of Williams and Dalot coming back. We also have Laird who's very highly rated, that's 5 players.
He'll also get all his meals while at work for free as well as work travel expenses covered AND a free kit every week.He's probably peeved at being given a new contract of £8.72 (minimum wage an hour from April) by Woodward for another year.
Its not a top european league hence the reason average players from our squad are going there and looking world class.
The most worrying thing is the fact we offered him a new contract.
Baffling and yet people wonder why we have fallen so behind these past years. Really hope it aint true otherwise I now have zero faith in any transfer/contract decisions in the future.Offered a new contract? We are a joke of a club
If these are true the club is genuinely finished.
"The club are not giving up hope of Young agreeing a new deal before the summer. "
I just can't anymore, i really can't.
If these are true the club is genuinely finished.
"The club are not giving up hope of Young agreeing a new deal before the summer. "
I just can't anymore, i really can't.
£110k a week for the "leadership qualities" of Ashley Young ffs. What have his "leadership qualities" contributed during the club's slide into irrelevance during the past five years? What exciting young full backs have come through that have benefited from Ashley Young's (ffs) "leadership qualities" and blossomed as a result? The only thing he could "lead" a young player on is how to steal a living, like so many of the other useless wastes of space who've been stinking up the squad for far too long. Good riddance to him. Shame it's years too late.Like Mata, the club are clearly retaining him for leadership qualities he brings to a young team. He has barely played this season as it is, but if the club is willing to hand him a new contract, its not because he is there to be first choice.
In saying that, look at the source ffs.
We dont really have a choice. He can only be 'kept' for 6 more months and his is then a free agent.
If you meant we should let him go now, I agree with that. I like him as a personality and hate the criticism he gets from some of our 'fans': despite not being a top player for us, he has always been very loyal, committed and passionate about our club, culminating in being club captain. It may not be 'good enough' for what we became accustomed to under SAF, but that not his fault at all. And he has little to offer in our future (and we have some youth coming through), but so much to gain from living in another country under a new manager.
I have no negative feelings towards him, and genuinely wish him well for his future.