Yeah I can definitely see a Leon situation developing again this season.
Look it’s good that we’re signing players but in these positions it would have to be a star(ter) to make much sense.
Anyway warm welcome to Bizet!
Manchester United Women | Silly Season | January 2025
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran discuss a horrific month of December and a depressing FOUR defeats in a row - the latest coming against Wolves and Newcastle.
They discuss how much blame is on Ruben Amorim and rank our squad against other Premier League teams.
Do we have any chance of avoiding defeat at Anfield?
Yeah I can definitely see a Leon situation developing again this season.
Look it’s good that we’re signing players but in these positions it would have to be a star(ter) to make much sense.
Anyway warm welcome to Bizet!
Celin apparently travelled with the squad from Manchester Airport this morning. They're off to Spain for a training camp.
From a United women's team fan account - that's Celin and Grace in the United kit.
From a United women's team fan account - that's Celin and Grace in the United kit.
It's deadline day! Any news, any buzz?
I read somewhere (can't recall where, apologies) that Brighton were potentially after Parris
I read somewhere (can't recall where, apologies) that Brighton were potentially after Parris
I'll be sad to see Nikita go, she stepped up to the plate in terms of goals last season and always seemed to have a sunny disposition about her. Getting a feeling for a player her age would be good business though, and going forward she was only ever likely to be a bench player now.
Final squad, then?
Tullis-Joyce
Middleton-Patel
Riviere
George
Sandberg
Rabjohn
Le Tissier (C)
Turner
Janssen
Mannion
Naalsund
Ladd
Clinton
Awujo
Watson
Toone
Geyse
Galton
Bizet
Hinata
Terland
Malard
Williams
Not a squad loaded with proven top class players, but hopefully a few can step up and become that this year.
Tullis-Joyce
Middleton-Patel
Riviere
George
Sandberg
Rabjohn
Le Tissier (C)
Turner
Janssen
Mannion
Naalsund
Ladd
Clinton
Awujo
Watson
Toone
Geyse
Galton
Bizet
Hinata
Terland
Malard
Williams
Not a squad loaded with proven top class players, but hopefully a few can step up and become that this year.
I think we've added well - the squad needed this so badly!
So interested to see his first team announcement.
So interested to see his first team announcement.
I think we'll keep trying to recruit a keeper - running a squad with only two is a gamble but you can recruit free agents outside the window. Though obviously we've got U21 and academy players to fall back on.
Evie Rabjohn unfortunately has an ACL injury and with Blundell out we have to hope that players like Rivière stay fit.
Which is a reminder really of how important the squad is. Overall I think we've got a stronger squad this year. A lot of them are high potential players rather than proven stars - but almost all of them are full internationals. In fact a lot of them we know better from their national teams.
The great mystery is around midfield of course. So many permutations there and a lot of brand new partnerships to be formed.
We know very little about the pre-season though - so I'm not even sure where to start on guessing the opening game team. I like that we know that the players who are supposed to score goals have been scoring goals so I'm hopeful.
Apart from the new signings (and return of Grace Clinton!), I'm hopeful that we'll see big improvement from a couple of internationals -- specifically Malard and Geyse -- in their second years with the club. Both are great individual talents, but last season it seemed to me that they never looked fully integrated into the offense. I thought Malard was starting to develop a good connection with Toone and hope to see that grow. Geyse almost always seemed to me disconnected from the rest of the team: She too often played with her head down, seemingly unaware of where any of her teammates were. She showed individual brilliance at times, but too often her fancy footwork down in the corner ended with losing the ball, taking a shot from an impossible angle, or a blind cross into an empty box. After a year with the team, either or both could turn out to be much more effective than they were last year and put up some big numbers.
While a lot of the pundits have been busy talking about other teams strengthening while we got weaker, Izzy Christiansen has a more encouraging take.
I tend to agree with that take. I think we've actually strengthened most parts of the team. The last thing she mentions is the key, though. Skinner.
Emma Sanders:
I have a lot of respect for Hayley Ladd. I don't want to lose her but, with Wales qualifying for the Euros, she needs regular game time.
A January loan move to Villa, Spurs, Liverpool ... well, practically any team other than the top three. We owe her that much.
Knowing Skinner we won’t do that and she’ll keep on sitting on the bench for the rest of the season.
Personally I think Ladd is strong enough to not allow that to happen. She will.push for a move.
I thought back in the summer that she might move. No minutes in the Cup Final or the Chelsea match at OT.
I can understand her wanting to move. Not just because of the Euros, just because it must be very frustrating spending most of your time as an unused sub. She's been a good player for us and I think we've missed her in some matches. However for her sake if she isn't going to get game time hope we let her go.
I can understand her wanting to move. Not just because of the Euros, just because it must be very frustrating spending most of your time as an unused sub. She's been a good player for us and I think we've missed her in some matches. However for her sake if she isn't going to get game time hope we let her go.
I agree. Just wouldn’t put it past Skinner to tell Ladd she’ll get her minutes and keep on not playing her.
As far as I know the contracts of Turner and Rivière have entered their final six months…
I think you're right, though I don't know if we've got 1 year options on either of them.
Jayde's had a lot of injuries to contend with but she's got all the skills to be a top class fullback as we're starting to see. Millie of course has been with us ever since we started as a pro team (and was in our girls academy back when players had to leave us at 16 to play football elsewhere).
It goes without saying that they'd both be big losses and very hard to replace.
True, assumed there’s no options as we haven’t communicated that but the same goes for Clinton too and the consensus is that we have a 1-year option for her.