Don't see the harm in signing Ings if LvG is really interested. If he can play a part in the team, then great, if not then we don't lose much with the transfer fee paid out. We will recover whatever we pay for him very easily if things don't work out.
Danny Ings | Signs for Liverpool (lol)
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There are clubs better than Burnley that could play him on a regular basis. Swansea for example could do with a new striker and he is better than Gomis. He could probably play for Newcastle and maybe West Ham as well. Everton if they intended to play two forwards.
Danny Ings as second choice striker at United...now that is a scary thought.
Well it depends how you see it. If you have faith in him and in Wilson to step up and be counted. We cant have two world class strikers in a system which uses just one striker upfront.
He would still be in a club which will never win anything. He might as well remain were he is.
If RVP leaves than I think United is a good option for him. Rooney is first teamer however he's 29 and we will be battling on 4 fronts. There are very few big clubs ready to give him such opportunity.
Ridiculously underrated on this forum.
I'm all for signing young English players but for the press to tout stuff like "Utd to sign English wonde kid" is a bit far fetched.
Would have said the same about Harry Kane a year ago though
I don't think you can just compare any midtable striker with Harry Kane. You could make that point about basically any random player
Not sure about this.
The only positive thing is that if we sell him in the future, we'd make a profit.
The only positive thing is that if we sell him in the future, we'd make a profit.
Well Harry Kane was crap a year ago.
Ogden claims our striking options for next season will be Rooney, Van Persie and Ings, with Wilson going out on loan and both Falcao and Chicharito being allowed to leave.
Only positive I could see with that strike force is that it would pretty much guarantee that Rooney would always be playing as a striker.
Well at least it'll be a Premier League side.
He'd be a brilliant addition. It's a win win situation considering he wouldn't cost much. I don't see why he couldn't make the same kind of impact as a squad player striker such as was made by Solskjaer or Chicharito
I like Ings and think he'd make a good addition to the squad but United really isn't the best move for him. He'd get a good payday but does he really wanna be on the bench every week?
I'm not opposed to this. Ings has been very impressive when I've watched him this season. That's limited to a few matches mind, so I'm not in the best position to judge. But going with what I've got; he's young, English and talented enough to make a solid contribution, so what's not to like?
Well it's value for money I guess... #glazernomics
A signing to make up the numbers...fantastic aspirations for the biggest club in England. Lets hope Rooney stays fit and RVP recaptures his old form so we don't have to rely on Ings too much.
A signing to make up the numbers...fantastic aspirations for the biggest club in England. Lets hope Rooney stays fit and RVP recaptures his old form so we don't have to rely on Ings too much.
But that's a massive positive, is it not? What else would we do with Rooney next season, anyway...play him in midfield again? I don't think so.
I'd still like to see a striker on the squad who's between Rooney and Ings, assuming we bring in Ings (my spell check insists on "Inga"
), in terms of quality and experience. We can dream about Kane, for example, but I don't see it happening. I say no to Cavani. Muller is never coming to OT. Chicharito is leaving, or so we think. Falcao is gone. RvP is shot. Henriquez could compete with Ings and Wilson for second on the depth chart for striker, but none of us have any idea if he's still even on the books!
I'd far rather keep James Wilson at the club as third choice than loan him out and sign Danny Ings. Really hope there's nothing in this.
I'd rather sign Ings than Cavani
Can't be bothered to read the thread, but has anyone else mentioned that Ings is an anagram of 'sign'? That's definitely a ings
If he comes then RVP is staying.
3rd choice. You really see RVP leaving?
If RVP leaves, then we'll probably sign two strikers. I can see Ings being the cheaper one and another one who can play anywhere in the attacking three.
We know as captain Rooney will always be a starter and we also know that Rooney plays best as a striker.
So this potential deal is good news as it means that we won't need to move Rooney around the team to include a new superstar striker. Ings will be happy enough to be in and around the first team squad, getting minutes here and there and also playing some cup games. RvP is coming towards the end of his career at the top and he may push Rooney, but again may have to accept a part role next season.
It's behind the striker that we need to invest so this deal makes perfect sense IMO.
So this potential deal is good news as it means that we won't need to move Rooney around the team to include a new superstar striker. Ings will be happy enough to be in and around the first team squad, getting minutes here and there and also playing some cup games. RvP is coming towards the end of his career at the top and he may push Rooney, but again may have to accept a part role next season.
It's behind the striker that we need to invest so this deal makes perfect sense IMO.
I believe so. RVP is on a massive salary. Its not worth keeping a player like that as a reserve.
If we're not planning of letting RVP go than we shouldn't bring another striker
In my opinion it depends. If we're insisting on a 2 men forward line than you're right. However if we're moving towards a one man forward line and LVG rate Ings than I guess Rooney, Ings and Wilson will be more than enough.
How much money have we got to spend before #glazernomics ends for you?
I would be happy with having Rooney, RvP and Ings as striker next season if we keep the 4-1-4-1/4-3-3 system with one centre forward.
If RvP leaves I hope we sign Berainho who would be able to play on the wing, we would also bring some pace in to the side with him.
If RvP leaves I hope we sign Berainho who would be able to play on the wing, we would also bring some pace in to the side with him.
That would make sense.. Ings is fine. It'll obviously be a step up for him... So we cant rely on him being #1 or even the first choice backup.. But he'll get plenty of minutes as the #3 behind van Persie and Rooney..
I like Burnley
I hope he helps keep Burnley up and they get a fair price for him... and obviously hope he doesnt sign for Liverpool even if he doesnt sign for us.
I don't see him leaving for 2 reasons. Firstly, I dont see which club will pay him the wages we do and secondly, Van gaal will want 2 experienced strikers.
Ings or whoever we get would be 3rd choice with Wilson out on loan I believe.
I can't believe how poorly people rate Ings on here. Anyone who was at the Burnley game at Old Trafford will have seen how much trouble he caused for our defenders. His movement was excellent and he was actually pretty handy with the ball too.
He's a good, young player who we'd be able to get for about £5mill compensation as backup for Rooney. I don't see the downside.
He's scored more goals this season in a terrible Burnley team that Lukaku has at Everton. Charlie Austin has scored more (and has been impressive whenever I've seen QPR) but would cost at least £15-20mill surely so it's a no go.
He's a good, young player who we'd be able to get for about £5mill compensation as backup for Rooney. I don't see the downside.
He's scored more goals this season in a terrible Burnley team that Lukaku has at Everton. Charlie Austin has scored more (and has been impressive whenever I've seen QPR) but would cost at least £15-20mill surely so it's a no go.
DOn't agree with this. Wilson needs a season on-loan. The talent is immense, but what he has shown in the first-team this season hasn't been good enough to warrant anything else but the odd appearance. And let's face it - he won't be playing regularly next season unless his physique improves a lot over the summer. He lacks a bit of muscle to influence games where he can't use his pace
Yes but if our 3 strikers are Rooney, RVP and Ings that be very lacking in pace. I'd rather have the pace of Wilson then Ings. And by no means do I feel Wilson is the finished article.
I hope this isn't true. I like the ingredients of this deal - young, English, quite raw, decent all round attributes - but he strikes me as a player in moderately decent form close to the peak of his powers. Also at 5ft 10, he lacks the alternative height option that Falcao, Rooney, Van Persie and Wilson offer - RVP tallest at 6ft.
Time may prove me wrong but he's not as good as any options at the club now, or on loan from us. To me it's got the whiff of an agent touting his name with false stories of Manchester United to add weight and oversell his asset to get a bigger contract from a mid table team.
Overriding factor is that 9 league goals from 29 is not a return that United should seriously be looking at over the options already within our setup. Wilson for example should be scoring more in a full season with a relegation touting side.
Time may prove me wrong but he's not as good as any options at the club now, or on loan from us. To me it's got the whiff of an agent touting his name with false stories of Manchester United to add weight and oversell his asset to get a bigger contract from a mid table team.
Overriding factor is that 9 league goals from 29 is not a return that United should seriously be looking at over the options already within our setup. Wilson for example should be scoring more in a full season with a relegation touting side.
Ings has decent technique and a decent football brain so he's got more chance of making the step up than Austin, I reckon. Neither are good enough. Scoring goals for a poor team doesn't make you good enough for a top team, there's hundreds of examples of that. Just since the turn of the century you have the likes of Beattie, Phillips, Yakubu and Bent have done it over multiple seasons, or the likes of A. Johnson, Benni McCarthy, Forssell, Michu, Holt, Lambert, Odemwingie, Carroll, DJ Campbell, Benjani, Doyle and Harewood who have done it in just one season.
So far these two both fall into the latter and Austin certainly hasn't shown himself to be a level above that. I'm not sure Ings has either.
Don't see the need for him here but if it meant Liverpool missed out I'd be all for signing him.
The amount it takes to not bring in cheap midtable players.
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