Moyes sacked by March is the most likely outcome. And the Maguire memes will live on
Maguire | he stays!
- Thread starter Zoo
- Start date
The picture of him and Ole together speaks volumes… you’d think it was from a comedy show.
6mil well spent
It was always obvious that something of this sort would happen.
Maguire was good for the first season and half, easily our best CB at the time. The transfer fee put a massive target on his back from day one though and there were a lot of people gunning for him at any opportunity. Once the spotlight intensified and a few cracks appeared he was never really able to regain his confidence, and
us pushing up the pitch and trying to exert more pressure on the opposition started to expose his game, especially when he lacked a decent partner and midfield to cover for those flaws.
He's been a shadow of himself since, but he could easily re-establish himself as a very good defender for WH if he can get his form back.
us pushing up the pitch and trying to exert more pressure on the opposition started to expose his game, especially when he lacked a decent partner and midfield to cover for those flaws.
He's been a shadow of himself since, but he could easily re-establish himself as a very good defender for WH if he can get his form back.
What's the hold up?
Money. Worried that ETH has indicated that he's under consideration for Monday though.
I reckon this stuff happens all the time, sensationalised because United fans succumb to the click bait more than others.
Tell me you are actually joking
Harry never was the fastest to go from point A to B.
Wouldn't believe anything EtH briefs to the media. He's more than happy to lie through his teeth to protect the clubs interests.
Ball in Harry's camp.
Come on Utd just get on with picking replacement,stop dithering around and get Erik whoever he wants whether it's Pavard/Todibo
Why is that a blocker? Its safe to assume Harry doesn't play again, and we're going to sign a replacement, whether thats Pavard, Todibo or even sticking with Evans as a worst case.
Just let the fecker go. Always with the hold ups.
Sticking with Evans would be a joke
This seems highly unlikely, we have been trying to sell all summer + have a lot of cover at CB
Eh? We have next to zero cover at centre half. If Maguire leaves then we’re left with Varane, Martinez and Lindelof. Varane being unable to play three times a week.
We need a replacement and we’re right to tie that up before selling a player who, whether people like it or not, is as good a fourth choice centre half as you’ll find anywhere.
Well let's get on with buying his replacement
Varane, Martinez, Lindelof, Evans + Shaw, Case ETH has used there. I'm assuming Bailly is off and Mengi goes Amiens on loan.
Even with that, my point is we will definitely know who our No1 target is and have everything agreed/ready to go in short order. There's no way we've got to this stage in Maguire's transfer and suddenly Murtough's realised we need to decide on who to replace him with.
100%. You have city signing Gvardiol and us going with nostalgia in Evans. We need strong 3rd and 4th choice CBs to challenge on all fronts.
Still unsure which of Pavard/Todibo signs
Todibo
Jesus Christ, I love my club but we are just not serious people. I mean all this time we don't know who is replacing him, we are as agile as Maguire himself. My God, stinking incompetence.
I agree.
The only part of this summary I'd take issue with is I'm not sure there's all that much blame for his partners overall. Mainly because irrespective of whether he's had Varane or whoever is perceived to be our best outright defender, he's still struggled in recent times making silly errors.
We've also seen that he seems to be more of a problem than the alternatives. Lindelof for example looked competent when he was not paired with Maguire.
Good luck to him. Absolutely no issue with him and the personal vitriol was OTT. Hopefully he can rebuild.
Yeah IF that's who he sees as Varane successor,however if he isn't sure then would bring in Pavard for his flexibility. Still think he might want to look at it again next summer when more options are on table
My guess is Moyes will be sacked before Xmas.
Collymore just said that on Talkshite too
I'm a bit hesitant on Pavard - I want someone alongside Martinez who is much faster and more aggressive. Depends on price I guess, Bayern might be shelling out a record transfer and Pavard is forcing a move, if it's like £20-£30m it's probably a good deal.
I am not sure if it is his fault, but under his management West Ham needs so many established homegrown players in his squad this summer, is not good.
Why the hell would United be waiting? Get him out before something goes sideways.
Well we have one they can have for £40m
Yeah FFS Utd quit dithering and make decision
Incompetence. Really?
Come on, some positivity could be useful.
Just look at the situation we were just a year or two ago.
Cleary, EtH was content with Maguire staying, just for WHU to come in with a "right price", just as it goes the other way around when it comes to us buying a player.
The right offer came and the work for replacement escalates. It is not like going to the store and buying a beer or two.
Trust EtH and we will have a great season.
Shouldn't be escalating it should be done
Again, those of us who were suggesting that the club isn't out of the woods yet in terms of how it's being run - despite everyone suggesting that we're suddenly great at selling, have a fully joined up strategy etc - events keep reinforcing that stance. For every good bit of selling, you have the Maguire issue, the failure to sell McTominay, the inordinate delay around the MG decision, and smaller decisions. Obviously its not as chaotic as under peak Woodward - the signings approach on the whole seems broadly better, the football side more emphasised - but there are still signs of concern....
Whats going on with their youth academy these days?
The situation doesn't work. The people in charge clearly dont see Moyes as a long term option but just don't have the balls to sack him. It would be stupid to do so because half their squad would be on the transfer list the day they hired the kind of coach they seem to want. So they're stuck in limbo, trying to do both and failing at both. I think if they sack Moyes the odds of them getting relegated within a year or two are drastically stronger than of them turning into a team like Brighton that you'd want to watch. Moyes will probably stitch something passably decent from what he's given because he's quite good at it in the mean time.