Who would he play instead of? All of our current players are far better.
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Who would he play instead of? All of our current players are far better.
I want to go back to the 80's when there was no transfer speculation. One day you open the paper or watch the news and bam, a signing.
I hate the twitter rumour mill with every T D & H claiming to have inside knowledge.
And I hate that I still read it all and can't stop myself from hoping some of it is true.
I hate the twitter rumour mill with every T D & H claiming to have inside knowledge.
And I hate that I still read it all and can't stop myself from hoping some of it is true.
All those formations line up lining pedro or any other player that arent ours yet...
Should stop, its embarrassing. It's not ours until its ours
Should stop, its embarrassing. It's not ours until its ours
Acceptance, the final stage.
Mane isnt yet at his level. He is destined for bigger things, its clear to see when watching him play.
All those formations line up lining pedro or any other player that arent ours yet...
Should stop, its embarrassing. It's not ours until its ours
Should stop, its embarrassing. It's not ours until its ours
I have high hopes for Periera but hope that both he and Utd are patient in how we bring him through. Not too conservative like with Pogba but sensible in not pushing him too fast.
He can take over Januzaj/Young's role, either as a 10 or from the right. Januzaj is still a kid and shouldn't be expected to be relied upon week in, week out. Mane can share duties with him and depending upon his success, can either transition to a starter in any one of the three attacking roles behind the striker or be a squad player/first change off the bench for any one of the aforementioned three starters behind Rooney.
Buying him would make sense, both in terms of squad composition and in terms of the relative strengths and skills he provides which the rest of our current attacking quartet don't currently provide, or at least don't yet have the ability to provide it reliably every week.
EDIT - Of course, he wouldn't be my first choice and if there was the chance (however remote) of snapping up Reus I would put everything into it, but the players on that level are seemingly unattainable. Buying in a Mane would solve a few of our problems in terms of creating chances and having some cutting edge in the area of the pitch which matters and it should be at a reasonable price too. If it doesn't work out, we still have a fairly young player with potential who would be a very good option off the bench and we can focus on bringing someone in next summer without paying the price of not having such a player during the course of this season.
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If he played in Spain or Germany etc and we bid 30m, people would love it.
Not saying I want him signed but I think he is a very dangerous player that might need the stage. Would prefer Januzaj though.
Not saying I want him signed but I think he is a very dangerous player that might need the stage. Would prefer Januzaj though.
It's not really that clear at all. Most of the players that leave Southampton don't seem to be half as good when they are with someone else.
Yep.
Heck if he was still at Salzburg instead of Southampton posters here would still love it.
It all depends what you are watching for I guess. For me its really clear from what i am looking at.
Southampton would be wise to tell us to feck off. They aren't exactly broke. They don't have to sell.
That would be well an all but Mane would just be a cnut so they be wise to flog him and replace him quick.
He's a good player but not one we should be signing for £30m it would inevitably take for us to bring him here. Southampton paid £12m when he had been relatively unknown quantity at Salzburg, since then he has proven himself as a good PL player and this late into the window Southampton will not be able to replace him which adds premium to his price.
Yes, for 10m, as a squad player, who could develop into a first team player, but not for the amount Southampton would want
You're also too old not to get that it was obviously a joke, but hey, nothing to be done I guess.
People would also love the signing if he was actually good.
I don't buy the 'people don't like him because he is from Southampton'. Everyone wanted Schneiderlin, it's just that Mane is an uninspiring signing.
I reckon he is a fine player, not saying we should sign him or he is top quality but peoples perception on if a player is good or bad is fecking bizarre these days.
And we bought a player from Torino that people were excited about.
It's amazing how many (well not loads, but a few at least) people rate Mane on here... especially as only 11 people bothered to post in a thread about him:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/sadio-mané.402444/
Note: This isn't saying he's crap or anything, I literally have formed no opinion of him... just thought this was amusing.
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/sadio-mané.402444/
Note: This isn't saying he's crap or anything, I literally have formed no opinion of him... just thought this was amusing.
Pedro to Mane. This doesn't seem real.
Hopefully it isn't.
Spent all afternoon trying but nah, not working. Mane is not the one.
Yeah absolute rubbish. Southampton have churned out a lot of talent in recent years, and we have put nearly £60 million in their pockets for two players whic shows the quality.
You are very right in that Mane is an uninspiring signing. Yes, he is good, and yes he has pace, but he doesn't have that wow factor we need in our attack to put us back in with the other top teams.
Pardon me, it's hard to spot a joke in this vortex of a meltdown.
Yeah that was my point defenders would have to worry about our 2 speedy powerful wingers So it could open up more space for Rooney. It could actually help rooney hit some form.
Aaron Lennon should be available.
If you're embarrassed by people you don't know, and have no connection to other than supporting United, who post potential formations including possible future signings on a website dedicated to discussions about United, then...erm...well it's late and I can't think of anything amusing or cutting to say, so, use your imagination.
Rooney
Depay - Griezmann - De Bruyne
Depay - Griezmann - De Bruyne
Would be my front four of choice. Yeah? Yeah! YEAH?
City spend 50m on Sterling and looking at something similar for KDB but we're after Mane. Nonsense.
He could probably do a decent job for us but we don't really need another player like this all that much. I am not totally against this signing but I won't be too excited if we do sign him because I reckon we have a much better player in Depay and if we are to buy a forward this should be someone better than Mane. Pedro was a more exciting signing because he would be coming with pedigree of winning Champions League and being instrumental for Pep's Barca for a while. Mane does not have a history like this and neither does he look like he has potential to get there eventually.
Personally I would he happy if we added no one if we played players in their correct positions. No point adding just for the sake of it.
How much have we reportedly bid anyway? Soton will want at least double of what they paid for him (£10m).
Felt like Valencia purchase again
The feck. From Bale to Pedro to Mane.
Please someone shoot me if we sign Mane.
tis' the Silly season
It's all about the Mane, Mane, Mane...
Mane's an underwhelming option after all the hype of Pedro but then so was Saha and Yorke when they came... could be more about what we need rather than what we want..
Or am I kidding myself?!
Or am I kidding myself?!
That.
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