Oops - I was just backing you up, not trying to correct you - that Pogba obviously really wants to be here and him not publicly courting for the move was not because he didn't really want to come - just that he couldn't do it.
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Oops - I was just backing you up, not trying to correct you - that Pogba obviously really wants to be here and him not publicly courting for the move was not because he didn't really want to come - just that he couldn't do it.
Well if in 3-4 years, United have hardly challenged for the league, haven't done much in Europe, then I expect he would be looking for a move and understandably so.
I was looking for the white text, but seems like there is none.
The first bold part shows you have not seen enough of him. Him not being good/tidy with the ball is the biggest joke I have read on here.
It's a good thing they didn't film this while he was in the US, else he would've got shot.
He's a French footballer, of Guinean extraction, who played for us for two years, after we used our financial muscle to steal him from Le Havre. He was in Turin for four years. 'Leaving home' fits the facts better than 'Coming home'.
Only a diehard football fan could fail to laugh at the 'prodigal return' story.
3 years Will, not 2.
Lets just revel in this signing. I can't believe the negativity of some after signing Paul fecking Pogba.
Can people not do the 'f*cking' thing, it went really, really badly with Schweinsteiger.
Thanks. My mistake. For which there is no excuse, since I regularly watched him play for our underage teams.
this is the first signing since Van persie that's a genuine statement signing.
To be honest the last two summers have also been good. But it has gotten better each summer. I was so thrilled with Falcao and Di Maria and then Morgan and Bastian. They were also good summers for me.
You mean Paul fecking Pogba? That thing?
It might not have worked out, but signing Di Maria was huge. He was credited for being the guy who won the CL for Madrid, even without being Bale or Ronaldo.
I don't feel excited about the fee (although recent release shows numbers that is more acceptable), but feck me if I don't get the excitement of seeing POGBA in United shirt. How can you feel anything but happy to see one of the world best (young) central midfielder playing for us.
And seems like he actually wants to play for us also, which is one of the most important thing
And seems like he actually wants to play for us also, which is one of the most important thing
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Still pissed off with that, I feel LVG just never gave him a chance to work out. Maybe Di Maria never really tried, meh.
The more I digest this transfer, the more it strikes me as an absolutely mammoth deal. Not only in the context of the money involved or the fact he's returning to us, which are both momentous, but the pure marketability of it.
From the very start, this transfer has felt different. The social media focus has been relentless and Adidas have clearly had a vested interest in it from the beginning, which has put a real different spin on proceedings.
It's theatre now but I like it.
From the very start, this transfer has felt different. The social media focus has been relentless and Adidas have clearly had a vested interest in it from the beginning, which has put a real different spin on proceedings.
It's theatre now but I like it.
Cheers, @GifLord ! I'm loving these behind the scenes videos.
Livid. I never seen fans so bitter. They claim he is overrated now and that they got 125 million euros net for him and were really smug, then Juventus themselves broke that they are only getting 105 +5 and Juventus were the ones paying Raiola which means they spent more on 28.5 year old lard higauin than we did on Pogba. They are basically in riot mode. Its glorious
. If he was so overrated why are they going titts up I thought Di Maria was a bloody statement to be honest
Livid. I never seen fans so bitter. They claim he is overrated now and that they got 125 million euros net for him and were really smug, then Juventus themselves broke that they are only getting 105 +5 and Juventus were the ones paying Raiola which means they spent more on 28.5 year old lard higauin than we did on Pogba. They are basically in riot mode. Its glorious
brilliant!Does anyone know if our payments are in installments or everything straight up front?
It's a sign of things to come. I think over the next 10 years we are going to see Adidas signing up hot young players and grooming them for us before similar transfers with the same fanfare being made.
That's probably half the reason that Real Madrid are pissed off by this. It's them that does transfers like this, it's them that holds transfer records, they're the Adidas darlings are here we are swinging our bollocks around like an absolute thoroughbred while the world's media fawns over us. I have a feeling Mourinho is here to knock Real Madrid off their fecking perch.
ah ok, fair enough thanks
Di maria would have been a proper statement signing for me had there been any willingness on his behalf at all that he wanted to be here, let alone the fact he was shuffled out by the club he wanted to be at, and the club he wanted to go to couldnt afford him that summer.
Thats not to say he wasn't the calibre of player to qualify, but for me, Pogba and van persie both had that desire to be here, and we got them from clubs desperate to keep them.
But fair.
Are there any pictures from today's training session yet?
The statement by Juventus on their website says that it will be paid over two financial years
From AS...let it go
I see you think that Pogba isn't what we need. Who and position should we of gone for then?
Big grin on my face all day. It feels like the good times are back.
What a summer for both the Manchester clubs. Our derby is going to be as big as the Classico this year.
City are a non-club, don't get ahead of yourself.
Then let's hold on Januzaj and only let him go on loans if he needs more time to develop. The kid has mad talents and potential, we can't just get rid.
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Just been sent a photo by the missus of my son in a Pogba shirt
As an old(ish) fart, I often feel disconnected with where football is going and feel a bit weird about our new galactico policy. However, it's easy for people like me to forget that there's a new generation of fans out there, who have been crying out for a bit of razzmatazz at United. My lad is 7 and mad about United (the power of brainwashing) but has struggled to find positives while watching us play these last couple of seasons. Which made me hate Van Gaal with a passion. He's besides himself with excitement about this deal, though. He's been on a soccer camp during the school holidays and all the kids his age are doing dab celebrations and think Pogba is cool as feck. Such an inspirational signing for the kids who are just starting to fall in love with United. We've been painfully short of star quality for ages and he has it in spades.
As an old(ish) fart, I often feel disconnected with where football is going and feel a bit weird about our new galactico policy. However, it's easy for people like me to forget that there's a new generation of fans out there, who have been crying out for a bit of razzmatazz at United. My lad is 7 and mad about United (the power of brainwashing) but has struggled to find positives while watching us play these last couple of seasons. Which made me hate Van Gaal with a passion. He's besides himself with excitement about this deal, though. He's been on a soccer camp during the school holidays and all the kids his age are doing dab celebrations and think Pogba is cool as feck. Such an inspirational signing for the kids who are just starting to fall in love with United. We've been painfully short of star quality for ages and he has it in spades.
He was contractually and by Law told to shut his mouth and couldn't say anything. Keep up with all the updates going around.
And beside it's much more respectful to your soon to be former club to simply shut up and wait for the move to happen, and it's actually very smart given things can collapse and you might find yourself back where you were attempting to shit.
And I don't remember DDG saying much in the whole Madrid saga, he was pretty quiet which was very smart of him.
Great stuff!Just been sent a photo by the missus of my son in a Pogba shirt
As an old(ish) fart, I often feel disconnected with where football is going and feel a bit weird about our new galactico policy. However, it's easy for people like me to forget that there's a new generation of fans out there, who have been crying out for a bit of razzmatazz at United. My lad is 7 and mad about United (the power of brainwashing) but has struggled to find positives while watching us play these last couple of seasons. Which made me hate Van Gaal with a passion. He's besides himself with excitement about this deal, though. He's been on a soccer camp during the school holidays and all the kids his age are doing dab celebrations and think Pogba is cool as feck. Such an inspirational signing for the kids who are just starting to fall in love with United. We've been painfully short of star quality for ages and he has it in spades.
Spread over 2 financial years (as per Juve statement).
That's awesome to hear. Can't believe your lad is 7 year old already. Still remember the whole forum sending you congratulations when he was born.Just been sent a photo by the missus of my son in a Pogba shirt
As an old(ish) fart, I often feel disconnected with where football is going and feel a bit weird about our new galactico policy. However, it's easy for people like me to forget that there's a new generation of fans out there, who have been crying out for a bit of razzmatazz at United. My lad is 7 and mad about United (the power of brainwashing) but has struggled to find positives while watching us play these last couple of seasons. Which made me hate Van Gaal with a passion. He's besides himself with excitement about this deal, though. He's been on a soccer camp during the school holidays and all the kids his age are doing dab celebrations and think Pogba is cool as feck. Such an inspirational signing for the kids who are just starting to fall in love with United. We've been painfully short of star quality for ages and he has it in spades.
I'm not sure if it's new, as we've always went around breaking transfer records, but probably not with this much hype and publicity and the whole media circus. Great to hear about your boy though, my parents weren't footie fans so I hadn't discovered the club until my early teens, so it's great to hear kids being integrated so early in their life. And though we did play some dour stuff under LVG, at least your boy wasn't spoiled by the Fergie era. For me it still hurts knowing he's retired.. when he was here, his arrogance and confidence rubbed off on us, and we felt like we had a God given right to win every match and go nuts blaming referees and opposition players when we don't.Just been sent a photo by the missus of my son in a Pogba shirt
As an old(ish) fart, I often feel disconnected with where football is going and feel a bit weird about our new galactico policy. However, it's easy for people like me to forget that there's a new generation of fans out there, who have been crying out for a bit of razzmatazz at United. My lad is 7 and mad about United (the power of brainwashing) but has struggled to find positives while watching us play these last couple of seasons. Which made me hate Van Gaal with a passion. He's besides himself with excitement about this deal, though. He's been on a soccer camp during the school holidays and all the kids his age are doing dab celebrations and think Pogba is cool as feck. Such an inspirational signing for the kids who are just starting to fall in love with United. We've been painfully short of star quality for ages and he has it in spades.
I know this video has been posted but i strongly recommend people with doubts to watch it. It's not some scrabby 5 minutes highlight video.
I can't see how he's going to be anything other than a success here. I watched him in the reserves but this player is unrecognisable. He has elevated his game so much.
Is there a more complete young midfielder. Strength, pae, skill, balance, technique, grace, guile, toughness, passing(long and short)...this guy has it all. Look at how players are bouncing off him.
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