Same club that signed Rojo while oblivious to his ongoing legal issues at the time? Say it ain't so!
Marko Arnautović | United have pulled out
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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?
Sure but we all knew about that and it was discussed within a minute of this rumour emerging, so why did they put in a bid without it being an issue? It's either incredibly bad background checks (not even checking his wikipedia) or a hope that people wouldn't care about that.
Watch the club say now that we dont have any other options at CF after pulling out of Arnautovic deal.
Agreed, we made a bid for this cnut, facts.
Good that we are not signing this guy. Questionable character and not good enough for a top team. Just the fact we were linked with this guy is a bit embarrassing. City signed Haaland, Liverpool signed Nunes and we are over here after 33 year old dude who played in China recently.
Yeah we’re terribly run for sure.
It’s not always safe pulling out but in this case it was the only thing to do.
The club listened. They deserve some credit for that (even if their initial due diligence clearly failed them).
shocking situation and really bad look for all concerned at the club. Took 3 days of backlash on social media for club to see it
Its not good we are in this situation and it makes me worry about planning going forward. I realise its been bad before now but this one takes the biscuit
Its not good we are in this situation and it makes me worry about planning going forward. I realise its been bad before now but this one takes the biscuit
Never been this happy about not signing someone
Brilliant. Can finally lock this nightmare of a thread.
The fact the board didn’t anticipate backlash for a number of reasons really is concerning.
I think we’ll sign that Stuttgart striker.
Honestly, if this is the level of players they're aiming for i'd be happy with no incomings...just give one of the kids a shot...
And so they should, regarding this particular player.
It's shameful that we even thought about it in the first place. But, they've come to the right decision, at last. We move on.
That's true. But let's be happy they ended this farce for the moment
FFS gonna have to take my Arnautovic shirt back now.
Like banging someone you know you shouldn't, pulling out is the second best option.
The first one would have been not going there in the first place.
The first one would have been not going there in the first place.
Cheeky bid for Andy Carol perhaps..
At least now Cristiano doesn't have to worry about losing the #7 shirt
To the Charlie Austin/ Wilfred bony/ Willian thread !
I get what you are trying to say but the key difference is "intent". Cavani was saying "thanks..." and used an anachronistic term as the second word. This word does have a different usage in some parts of the world and Cavani can claim some degree of ignorance about how a Direct translation of that term could be misinterpreted. He also felt he had been treated as harshly as those who had used such terms in a much more negative context.
As a older white male if I said "thanks blood" to a black man passing me my drink in a crowd it would be naff, uncomfortable, maybe a bit stereotyping but not outright offensive. However if I had been listing to a lot of rap music and said "Thanks my N....." then I would be totally in the wrong and would apologise. I could use the "cultural excuse" that I had been listening to rap music and used the term in an inappropriate way etc, but it still wouldn't excuse using the term.
Arnautovic used the N word on a number of occasions against opposition players to intimidate and belittle them. There are also cases of him hassling the women's players at West Ham and disrupting their training. Disrupting another teams training is definitely unprofessional and potentially threatening or predatory behaviour.
Will a future Ukraine vs Russia football game in a few years be a spicy affair with a lot of anger, taunts and tackles flying in...probably. But that is a different from intimidating and threatening players with racial taunts, It is racial hatred and should play no part in the modern game.
I'm relieved we seem to have pulled back from this moment of madness, but my god the club shouldn't be like a 4 year old at a bowling alley, needing the fans to act as some sort of moral conscience to keep them on the straight and narrow!
There is a god.
SAF vetoed the deal?
It's perfect. Also we get rid of the deadwood before even signing it. Another win for the new new era where everything is different, promise.
Its funny because I genuinely think the same backlash would be there without the racism. At his peak he was a problematic mid table player, never a top player, not some experienced guy who can give advice or character to a young team like Ibra. He's literally a mediocre player past his best and it would be a farcical signing. The racism and cnutish behavior is the cherry on top, but thankfully we pulled out. Some fecking background checks we run.
Glad we saw sense
Question is though... whos lower on the list than Arnaoutovic?
Its obviously irrelevant for most people they still shit on Rashford despite his charity work or how many complaints did Mata receive despite being an absolute gentleman
Its obviously irrelevant for most people they still shit on Rashford despite his charity work or how many complaints did Mata receive despite being an absolute gentleman
The weirdest and most stupid transfer saga of all time?
Who had this idea? They genuinely need outing
Who had this idea? They genuinely need outing
Sasa Kalajdzic? He'd be a decent option if reports are correct and EtH is after a big #9 as a tactical option. He's also Austrian, a ridiculous 2m tall, but decent with the ball at his feet, too.
And we'd weaken Stuttgart late in the window. I like it
This better be a smoke screen for something else that has worked and we have pulled out.. if not, the people in charge are fecking idiots and I miss Woodward already.
Yet again, United do what Arnautović’s dad failed to.
Apparently there's a young striker named Grayson Memewood who may become available soon
They might actually find 10 players for the money Utd will throw at them.
Thank goodness for this. I hope some of the negative social media reaction contributed to this move falling apart since it appears our club structure failed to realize this was not a good move by any stretch.