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A fit Luke Shaw is an Oxymoron
Agreed. I hope he’s told right at the start of the summer that he isn’t in the plans and he can go. Who then comes in for him and with what deal is another question entirely but it’s time to move on from him completely. In truth, it’s probably well beyond time.
.Do we not get any compensation from the FA as he got injured on international duty? Would be interesting to learn how the cover would work and what the limits are
That would be up to him to decide how he could contribute to the club. I most definitely do not want anyone contributing to the glazers. are you trying to tell me if Luke came out and said here there is the 40k taken away recently which goes directly to donations you would be opposed? or would you think it be ludicrous someone of his mass wealth could possibly consider such an act...I'd say it's more likely you're the type who cannot get your head around goodwill if you question such a possibility. I'm not saying he should of course but only suggesting how much it would mean to those who received such donations. The problem is I am the type who would want to do so if it were me and others can't seem to get their head around this. In my line of work i have been advised I cannot keep doing as much goodwill as I do, so you are very much wrong. no more replies today for me being a newbie
So yes, you do want him to cover expenses the multibillionaire Glazers won't as penance for being injured.
He didn't get injured on international duty, it's just BS people say to attack him for playing at the Euros.
What's in it for him?
Shite, thanks Jippy.
So you don't think if he didn't play for England then he might not have had an increased risk of getting injured afterwards with United?
A glaze(r)d ham?
There's so many double negatives in that sentence. I don't know, but I've not seen any proven link between his one start and two substitute appearances for England and his injury several weeks later with United. United have certainly made no reference to it being an issue.
Well they wouldn't throw an asset under the bus like that but I find it hard to believe that him rushing back for the Euros didn't impact on his season at United. Especially as it has been such a long term injury.
He got his big injury last season because he was rushed back without being fully fit for a game against Luton.
He gets to get a new contract somewhere else on top of the payoff from us. If he has an ounce of ambition left.
I'm not sure who the somewhere else is that is gonna give a constantly injured guy a new contract.
I dunno how rushed it felt, given his injury timelines are not the easiest to predict plus his minutes were quite limited at the Euros. You'd imagine most players would want a shot at winning a major tournament with England.
Absolutely. He got injured not long after the start of last season and was out for 3 months. When he came back Ten Hag immediately started him in 8 games in a row most of which had only 2-3 days between them and so it was no surprise that he ended up injured again. Comes back and straight away starts 4 in a row, gets a knock in the last one which sees him subbed at half-time. That week he was named as 'doubtful' in the press conference for the Luton game but plays anyway, gets injured and he was done for the season.
276 appearances in almost 11 years, so an average of about 25 a year. Including subs. Probably a bit less than half our games.
To be fair, it has come down drastically. Last summer, there were many more "best in league*" and "one of the best in the world*" posts
He isn’t. He has never consistently shown greater ability in the LCB position over Martinez. Martinez’ first season was grest, as a CB. Shaw has mostly played, erratically, as a LB. At CB he was very prone to mistakes. He’s faster and stronger than Martinez, but that’s it.
You nailed it
This season he has 2x34 min in the PL and 30 min in the EL. 108 min. Very depressing stats.
So no I do not wish for him to cover any expenses of the glazers. I do however feel it would be a lovely gesture if he or any other players made a contribution back to the club who has gave them more than really they have been worth. Yes it may not be a reality in our 'take' culture which is why why the country is in the state it is in, but also part of the reason our club is in the state it is in..I'd love to know how these guys would feel about a percentage paycut, say 10% which would have minimal impact on them but great for the club...not the glazers specifically before you suggest. Are you telling me you'd be opposed to Luke or any others recognising they are on disproportionate wages and contributing back, however unrealistic it may be?
