Read it. Still dissapointed. This is a shambles of a transfer window so far and no excuse can change that
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Read it. Still dissapointed. This is a shambles of a transfer window so far and no excuse can change that
Mason Mount, Antony, Wan Bissaka, Eriksen, Lindelof, Maguire, Casemiro...
These players are all stealing a living, no other clubs would have offered them this stupid wages.
The picture is just showed how bad of Glazer and their contract / negotiation team..
Can somebody point me to a reliable resource that can prove that PSR is the reason of our inactivity in the summer, and not because INEOS are just being stingy?
Which again raises the question, if we had 5 positions to fill, and limited budget due to PSR...why spunk 60M on a teenage CB and 35M on a backup striker?
Which again raises the question, if we had 5 positions to fill, and limited budget due to PSR...why spunk 60M on a teenage CB and 35M on a backup striker?
Dismissing him after winning a FA cup, would have been a controversial decision among half the fanbase. If their new guy didnt do well, questions would have been asked.
This way, they can make plans for the future(Yoro, Zirkzee, new appointments around Ten Hag), and see where the chips fall. I'm not surprised that the only transfers which are in limbo rn are the ones ETH would have fought for(Mazraoui, De Ligt).
Think they are doing the bare minimum to support him in the transfer market this season, because they are expecting a new guy to come in soon(who may or may not like ETH's signings). Incase ETH delivers, no harm done. In case he doesnt, INEOS can sack him with the blessing of most of the fanbase without looking like villains.
Dismissing him whenever is going to be controversial with our fan base because we are the only fan base in the world that puts manager above club.
The fact that we are even going for de Ligt and Mazraoui, and I’m actually positive we will conclude both deals if finances permit, indicates to me that we are going to support him heavily.
Do you genuinely believe this or are you still playing a character?
Both positions were a priority.
Our inability to move players on is the only reason we are stuck in this limbo. We are still paying for Woodwards Crimes
Not true. When Ole and Rangnick were sacked, the majority were happy with that at the time.
Wait what
what's this character thing about?What on earth were they expecting to happen when they made that ridiculous statement about being willing to sell any player?
Tell the whole world you don't think any of your players are good enough for a team that finished 8th and that you desperately need money, then try to hardball for over the top fees on any player where someone shows an interest
Like putting a big "everything on sale" sign outside your shop, then inside all the items say things like "was £20, now £30!"
Again, neither McT or AWB are on massive wages. Should have been fairly simple to sell them tbf.
Ragnick was never sacked as manager. He served his term.Not true. When Ole and Rangnick were sacked, the majority were happy with that at the time.
Wait what
Also many people were wanting Ole to be relieved of managerial duties toward the end.
In AWB’s case it’s not very simple as the bright sparks running the club previously have put us in a position where we need to give him a pay off to get him out the door.
Seriously??
Which is what I said. And Rangnick wasnt sacked, but people were happy to see him leave. Point being, when results dont go your way, not many tears are shed when you leave the club.
The one that baffles me slightly is why is Antony on so much more money than Martinez, when they came from the same club at the same window. Maguire was in demand at the time and one of the best defenders, Lindelof wages are not that astronomic. The top brackets however are crazy.
Yeah that's true.
They've fecked their first transfer window and put huge pressure on themselves. All the teams around us who were already better have improved.
Even if all that is true, leading the club based on what fans mean of the manager after one game is absolutely amateur stuff and it would be worse than Glazers, so hopefully you are wrong.
What I find imteredting is that it seems there is no unhappy/free agents/relatively affordable players from Premierleague clubs that we can buy and use at least as squad players for defence or midfield, but we still only chase players who are difficult to get and waste our time and resources on them, only to have no alternative option once the window is closed. It seems that our scouting is still pointless.
There is still just over 3 weeks of the window left.
Also some of you lot are incredible, constatly complaining about the club overspending on players, and selling players for far less than other clubs, yet when the new transfer team start to play hard ball regarding fees, you then complain still.
Answer this, what exactly would you do differently?
You do realise the window doesn't even close for another 3 weeks.
Or are you purposely ignoring that just so you can have a moan?
Isn’t late/panic buys with no preseason what we all criticised the Glazer lot for?
Regardless, I agree somewhat. They do have time to turn it around.
Do you think we should just overpay to get them over the line? Or are you proposing we just ignore the bit where they say they’re not available at a reasonable price and just buy them for the price we want anyway?
I am quoting a poster complaining about sales, not buys.
And just because a player is bought in mid August doesn't mean it is a panic buy. The Euro/Copa happening pushed any transfers back by a few weeks anyway.
Now is not late considering them tournaments and also the fact that the club is not just going to overpay for the sake of it anymore. Honestly its baffling that fans complain about the club overpaying all the time, and because they are refusing to overpay anymore, fans are still complaining about not enough transfers happening.
These same posters wanting the club to just pay up and get transfers in, will be the first to moan in a few months about the club overpaying. You can't make this stuff up.
Spin it how you want, but sending Ten Hag into the new season with only one addition to the squad (Yoro is goosed) is like sending a lamb to slaughter.
No value; players are hard to sell; waiting for other clubs to sell; yada yada. INEOS talk a good game and need to get their act together fast.
The team will take 3 years to build as Rashford apart, the vast majority who won’t leave for wage issued, will have run down their contracts and hopefully not renewed. This window could be the worst under JR.
I think many would say that the reason United don't get good money from sales is because they don't sell at the right time, rather than because they don't "play hard ball" with fees. For example AWB and McTominay are both out of contract in 2025, they were already not sold at the right time.
It is fine to hold out for a larger fee if the club is willing to accept the player going on a free next summer, that's a legitimate course of action, though not without risks.
Not accepting 20m for McTominay is looking more ridiculous by the day. All of these players will leave on frees.
It’s completely preposterous.
Sancho, Rashford….
Miles better.
It looks like a twitch streamers bedroom.
Hope that tunnel helps United up the table.
Prediction: United will get beat by City and Fulham, which will trigger panic buying akin to what happened in August 2022.
Prediction: United will get beat by City and Fulham, which will trigger panic buying akin to what happened in August 2022.
The plaques of John Davies and James Wilson is a reminder that history might be about to repeat itself for the 3rd time with Ratcliffe, a local wealthy business, building/revamping the stadium to hopefully take the club into a successful new era.
You only have to look at the club accounts to see there’s not a lot of money to spend on transfers.
We are owing somewhere around £400m in transfer fees(payables) with very little receivables coming in. We’ve also drawn on a credit line. This is apart from the Glazer debt.
Unless IENOS use their own funds to pay for transfers(which is a horrible way of running a club), I don’t see where the money is coming from.
It’s well established we have to sell players. Even without the PSR, signing players without selling the deadwood is a poor way of operating.
People have to be patient. These things take time to get right.
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That tunnel is worth an extra ten points this season I reckon!
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