Selling Lukaku without having a striker lined up would be poor business.
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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.
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Please, take Alexis with you, will ya?
The only way I see us doing that is if we plan on playing Rashford as a striker and adding more proven players to our wing rotation to battle it out with Martial and Lingard for the wide forward spots.
This is utterly ridiculous - James, Longstaff and Collins. Lets hope not all of it is true. What the hell is the point of blooding youngsters when you've got nothing to integrate them into.
What’s the point of playing them alongside more mature players who’s legs have gone like Matic?
Ole is looking long term, I don’t blame him, he’s probably been put on a budget by the owners, so we can’t buy an entire new team of top level players. We get 3 or 4 players for under 50 million and 2 elite players for another 50 million plus, then we’ll actually have players for roles that we lack and will improve the team. The championship players we’re being linked to are performing very well in their league. If they were in Belgium, Holland or France apparently certain fans would be having a wankfest at the prospect of buying them. Longstaff was very very good when he broke into the Newcastle team, took to the league like a duck to water, I’d say he’d be more effective than Matic if he regains that form.
Felix, job done.
should swap lukaku for skriniar
Mate, do you remember fergie sacking off half the team and bringing in a load of young kids? Didn’t turn out too badly. Let it happen and judge it in a year. The galacticos strategy has fallen flat.
Let’s give some youngsters a chance. There’s no pressure on us to win the league next year. So let’s try something and see if it works. We only have to get top 4. The reason we didn’t this year was because of a lack of professional discipline and application. Bringing in hungry and respectful talents will solve that.
Don't think a lot of what we categorize as "deadwood" would want to play in teams that are in the bottom half of the table.
Would rather drag us there.
Who cares about what they want. They have been stealing a living since ages. Force them out. Higuain was forced to leave Juve
Touché
I don't think it's as easy to just force them out when they have a contract and as you said are "stealing a living"
Theres a difference between signing players from the English 2nd division and top European leagues, though. We're at a point where our next few incomings are required to take us a level or two and I'm not confident signing players from lower leagues will do this.
simple really, we have Woodward organising (I use that term very lightly) our transfer deals.
I have no problem with signing guys like Daniel James and Longstaff for the future, but I do hope we're able to bring in at least a couple of 100m+ rated players in order to compete for the league and Champions League next season.
Don’t understand this! Tuanzebe has been at a higher level all season and Ben Godfrey at Norwich is a far far better prospect even if he would cost more.
I can see the long term value in looking at lower leagues and youth prospects but Collins doesn’t make sense.
I hope they’ve got their scouting right!
Yeah right
Nathan Collins has just turned 18. I imagine Tuanzebe will be with the first team squad while Collins will be with the reserves initially.
Collins, Longstaff and James. Shaping up to be quite the summer!
I’m afraid that is not a mathematically realistic possibility.
Don’t worry though, we’re going to win the Europa League with Longstuff scoring the winner in extra time.
Stoke play at a higher level than Reserve or U23 though.
I’d imagine he’d need assurances that he’d get games or a loan to a better team than Stoke
Is there only Fellani playing out in China now?
Ooops. I meant Europa League obviously. But yeah hopefully we're moving forward on some big signings.
No, Moussa Dembele went from Spurs for a big last pay-day @ Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.
No money more likely.
As for Collins, can’t see why he’d leave potential first team opportunities at Stoke to play for our reserves.
I know, I was being facetious. Unless he's joining Fellani's team I don't see why Fellani even gets a mention?
Yes I do remember, very well actually. Different era, with a manager who was a serial winner. And had experience of playing together through the academy. But they also had players like Keane, Cantona, Bruce, pallister etc that also blooded them in. I'm all for young hungry players, but let's not forget, this league is a whole different ball game. The likes of Wolves, Everton, Leicester might overtake us. Is that what is expected of Utd these days? And the fact solskjaer has brainwashed more than half our fans in thinking that the Utd way will get us back! Football is much more tactical than the Utd way.
What were your prayers
Quotes previously say that fletcher thinks he could make an impact immediately.
Christian Benteke looks likely to leave Crystal Palace this summer after being the subject of a £15 million offer from Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng Taishan.
The forward has been offered a contract worth £8 million a year after tax — he would join up with Marouane Fellaini, his Belgium compatriot, at the club, who are fourth in the league.
So we sign young players for the future and it's Woodward's fault.
We overspend on galactico style players and it's Woodward's fault.
Why don't you all just chill the feck out and judge the window come the end of it?
These championship signings are for squad depth and to add to the U23s and are the easiest type to make.
Just have some patience.
He's 18.... He would t see the first team for 2/3 years.
Better than waiting for them to join Leicester and then being quoted £80m in 2 seasons time, we need to get them young and build a quality squad from the ground up.
If we can get De Ligt, Sancho and Felix then great, if not then we're doing exactly the right thing for the first time in many years.
Crikey!
Another move I would have been all over five years ago. He never really kicked on for me, and at this stage of his career is too old and injury-ridden for us.
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