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Moyes: "There's no budget" | Moyes told that he can spend as much as he likes
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
Yeah, he was just being sarccy when saying great it was to be told he still didn't have a budget. No budget to him means only one thing. It is reporters twisting it into unlimited funds or else they have nothing to write about for the next couple of months.
Talk regarding transfer budgets and intentions are pointless. Clubs say a lot of nonsense to make themselves look good. Lets see what kind of sightings moyes actually comes up with. I'm hoping they aren't in line with the image of the kind of football he gets his teams to play, and he goes for more technically gifted players.
Did Woodward really answer "absolutely" to whether we'd pay 60-70m for one player?
What a mentalist.
What a mentalist.
Of course we would - if the right player was available. Even Southampton would try to find £60 million if Messi was available. Personally - I would gladly see us throw £60 million out the window for a Bale - simply because he would raise the quality of our side so much
Absolutely agree Bale isn't worth that much.
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I won't be surprised if we won't make any big signings then. It s not very wise saying you have unlimited funds while negotiating
Can't help but think that this is all just PR bollocks.
Sounds better than "no value in the market"
They come up fine for me, but they're still just blank.
We are also a club which tends to invest in the youth side, so you can expect us to go for players in that age group.
This is my favorite part.
This is my favorite part.
It is. To appease the fans. Woodward was invisible before and now he's come out at the same time as Moyes with the exact same rhetoric.
This interview was Arsenal-esque. Don't like it at all. Arsenal always come out with statements like these and I always think what's the need, and I think the same now. If you want to buy any big player you don't go about telling the world how much money you have, it weakens your negotiating position. The only purpose of coming out with stuff like this is to appease the fans.
I suppose he just meant that the Glaziers have said they will back him if he wants to buy big..
Can't see Bale coming here, certainly not Ronaldo.
Can't see Bale coming here, certainly not Ronaldo.
"We are short in midfield."
Biggest hint yet at Fellaini. Would make us much taller in there
In a way I'm sure what ever our budget is, it will seem unlimited in comparison to what Moyes had at Everton. That said it does seem a bit Arsenal-esque. They always crow about their warchest and being after the biggest players that they never end up signing.
I read this as meaning there is no budget. The budget is £0 lads!
Jesus Christ, do you really think this is how it works? "You said you had a lot of money in the media so now you got to pay up, bitches!" It's just as fecking riduculous as thinking that Thiago will go to Bayern over United because Pep said they wanted him in public. How exactly do you think that things like transfers work? It's not a god damn playground out there, we're talking about serious businessmen spending ALOT of money. A simple comment in the media about our supposedly unlimited transfer budget is not going to affect our business one single bit.
“I think we are trying to strengthen in a couple of areas. We are short in midfield. We are also a club which tends to invest in the youth side, so you can expect us to go for players in that age group.
United remain keen on Leighton Baines, one of Moyes’ stars at former club Everton.But the Red Devils will not increase their £12m offer, meaning the England left-back will have to put in a transfer request if he wants a move.
Exactly what I wanted to hear, bring in the midfielders and forget about signing Baines!
United remain keen on Leighton Baines, one of Moyes’ stars at former club Everton.But the Red Devils will not increase their £12m offer, meaning the England left-back will have to put in a transfer request if he wants a move.
Exactly what I wanted to hear, bring in the midfielders and forget about signing Baines!
Meh, no purchase = hoax
I'm confused with this part of Ed Woodward's statement.
"We want the manager to be investing. We are not in the business of delivering him players. That structure works for some, but not here at United."
"We want the manager to be investing. We are not in the business of delivering him players. That structure works for some, but not here at United."
“I think we are trying to strengthen in a couple of areas. We are short in midfield. We are also a club which tends to invest in the youth side, so you can expect us to go for players in that age group.
United remain keen on Leighton Baines, one of Moyes’ stars at former club Everton.But the Red Devils will not increase their £12m offer, meaning the England left-back will have to put in a transfer request if he wants a move.
Exactly what I wanted to hear, bring in the midfielders and forget about signing Baines!
Agree about the midfield. Don't see the need for Baines, would rather sign someone who can play CB/FB to strengthen the squad. Our defence seems to be where we get the most injuries. We never seem to have just one CB out at a time, it's always two or three.
More like delighted. He is saying that Moyes is the only one bringing in the players. Not like City, Bayern, Real or Barca, where others decide and can refuse the manager to buy a player or bring in their own.
Meaning the manager chooses the players, not a director of football.
Scratch that. What they said ^^^ and its actually an excellent statement to make.
Totally agree on the LB position. With Evra, Fabio and Buttner, we have more than enough options going into the season. Don't understand why we'd spend a substantial lump of cash 'strengthening' in a position where we'll only get marginal gains, if any.
I think he's saying that Moyes' superiors won't be dictating to him which players he buys. A case of Moyes having the final say on all such matters.
Spot on. As i said before - we are well stocked apart from midfield. And getting a right midfilder for a fair price is impossible now. Whoever sells to us will impose the "youre fecking short in midfiled " tax on ony price tag.
I don't see how these comments are any different to how Fergie used to say that if he wants a player, the Glazers would stump up the cash.
Whoever sells to us at any time always imposes the "you're Man United and you want this player" tax. It doesn't really matter.
Some of you lot are mental.
Run of the mill quotes really.
Run of the mill quotes really.
I think he means that unlike other clubs where a DoF decides who new acquisitions will be with only input from the manager, at Manchester United the manager decides who he wants and also has to do some of the schmoozing.
Lets hope so & that he goes full muppet..
Can you imagine if any of us muppets got the reigns of the "war-chest" - kid in a feckin sweet-shop. I'd love us to go wild & spend a shitload - money we havent been spending given our incomings. We can afford it, so lets go shoppin i say...
Moyes seems up for it too...
Yeah exactly man. A targetted player needs to meet with the face of the club i.e. the Manager!
This is what Fergie said for years but a lot of people simply thought he was bullshitting.