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[Tickle Lad]

@Fridge chutney

You know there were multiple thousands of football league transfers this summer, I don't want to tell you how to do things but maybe no more slacking off and work through the night to ensure they're all in our tweet lists by tomorrow morning?

 

[Nick7]

I tell a lie it wasn't a Cork player, it was Neil Farrugia for Shamrock Rovers.

Oh yeah he was meant to be going to Man City a while back. Think he decided to stay in Ireland to finish up in college.

 

[Eric's Seagull]

Same old bollux in my opinion. When is this going to happen, if ever with the Glazer's in charge?
Think Woody is making up bollux again by trying to appease the fans and make them know that he realised he fecked up again and giving false hope that he is going to change.

 

[buckooo1978]

joke - the search continues

 

[Eyepopper]

"Man Utd preparing to close stable door as horse disappears into the distance!"

 

[Acrobat7]

They think very highly of themselves, don’t they? So many reports of the ‘internal’ board at Bayern not thinking players are good enough. They’ve not been a European powerhouse for a little while now. Think they need to acknowledge that.

I normally would agree with you that they should come off their high horse. But in this case: Werner doesn’t fit their playing style and Persisic is, well... Perisic after all.

 

[R'hllor]

Propaganda machine fully in overdrive

 

[Dong Fangzhuo]

like clockwork.

 

[Eric's Seagull]

Brilliantly written bollux.

Regarding 1st tweet. Why did we not get midfielder in?

2nd tweet. Why would Sancho want to come to us this summer when we are in the sh!te and swap Champions League for this, when he's in a team that could be fighting for the Championship next year. Also if we do happen to get Champions League, he could have very good season which I think he will and could star at Euro's pushing his value up even higher which we will not be prepared to pay.

3rd tweet. Instead of saying Ole didn't want panic buys Woody should have used the rest of the 12 weeks wiser and we wouldn't talk about any panic buys.

 

[Bullhitter]

Anybody know if theoretically Chelsea only had a one window ban and the window now being closed, would the club have been free to sign and register players available on free transfers as of tomorrow?

 

[AFC NimbleThumb]

Briefing the press to shift the ‘blame’ onto Ole.

Apparently it’s his vision to not sign a central midfielder then? Well if it is that’s a sackable offence & if not, then it’s penny pinching of the highest order.

 

[Devil may care]

Ah the usual crock of shit media briefing from this con man, every time he shits the bed we are suddenly going to get a DOF in and then once things quieten down nothing happens, and Sancho and Dybala play in different positions so another bunch of lies, we don't have anyone to play #10 bar Mata and Lingard who are awful, it was clear with Dybala and Eriksen and early interest in Felix before it became clear Benfica weren't budging from his buyout clause that Ole wanted a #10, which Sancho is not.

 

[The Boy]

Understand the cynicism around this, but what I dont get is why the search had to halt for the summer transfer window, it is possible to recruit for more than one position at once and before everyone starts rehashing it I don't believe that the club could only work on one transfer at once. But to put this on hold for the summer window is very weird.

 

[AFC NimbleThumb]

Ah the usual crock of shit media briefing from this con man, every time he shits the bed we are suddenly going to get a DOF in and then once things quieten down nothing happens, and Sancho and Dybala play in different positions so another bunch of lies, we don't have anyone to play #10 bar Mata and Lingard who are awful, it was clear with Dybala and Eriksen and early interest in Felix before it became clear Benfica weren't budging from his buyout clause that Ole wanted a #10, which Sancho is not.

Concur with most of this.

It’s time we as a fanbase quit interacting with these outlets whilst they are being used as puppets to distract us from what is really going on.

There’s absolutely nothing to these stories [admittedly I’m going by twitter bylines] that hasn’t been alluded to in one way or another.

Where is the journalistic integrity? We were (apparently) after a DoF for the whole second half of last season, yet we’re in the same position again - where’s the investigative piece shining a light on what he is actually up to because he has got no eyes on the football side of things & it appears the Glazers have again pulled the plug on funds.

From the outside it looks like we’re being readied to be sold, no investment in the stadium, playing staff, coaching etc. So why doesn’t one of them actually tell us what’s happening seeing as they know so much.

 

[Devil may care]

Concur with most of this.

It’s time we as a fanbase quit interacting with these outlets whilst they are being used as puppets to distract us from what is really going on.

There’s absolutely nothing to these stories [admittedly I’m going by twitter bylines] that hasn’t been alluded to in one way or another.

Where is the journalistic integrity? We were (apparently) after a DoF for the whole second half of last season, yet we’re in the same position again - where’s the investigative piece shining a light on what he is actually up to because he has got no eyes on the football side of things & it appears the Glazers have again pulled the plug on funds.

From the outside it looks like we’re being readied to be sold, no investment in the stadium, playing staff, coaching etc. So why doesn’t one of them actually tell us what’s happening seeing as they know so much.

It is odd as a juicy expose on the shambles the club is would seem the type of piece most journos would love to write, maybe Ole is such a nice guy that they are just waiting for things to go down the tubes as they inevitably will before they savage him and Woodward and pull the curtain back.

 

[prateik]

I don't care about the expected press briefing and excuses..
If ole only wanted domestic players and the board agreed, we should still have signed a midfielder.

Gone all out for longstaff..or someone else

If we are playing 3 in midfield, we really look short on numbers.

 

[AFC NimbleThumb]

I don't care about the expected press briefing and excuses..
If ole only wanted domestic players and the board agreed, we should still have signed a midfielder.

Gone all out for longstaff..or someone else

If we are playing 3 in midfield, we really look short on numbers.

That’s why I think that notion is nonsense & just makes no sense.

We have lost 2 first team midfielders in 6 months & haven’t replaced them because we suddenly only buy british

All this in a market where on Longstaff & Rice are the only possibilities; looks like another convenient excuse to me.

“The reason we didn’t sign a midfielders is cause we added so many filters the FM search engine returned 0 matches.”

 

[Will Singh]

Ed at the very least you should have gave De Gea a new contract and sent him to Pizza Hut. fecking laughing stock

 

[sglowrider]

Understand the cynicism around this, but what I dont get is why the search had to halt for the summer transfer window, it is possible to recruit for more than one position at once and before everyone starts rehashing it I don't believe that the club could only work on one transfer at once. But to put this on hold for the summer window is very weird.

God forbid but if the sewage pipes in Carrington burst in Feb next year, the search for the Technical Director will be on hold once again.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Understand the cynicism around this, but what I dont get is why the search had to halt for the summer transfer window, it is possible to recruit for more than one position at once and before everyone starts rehashing it I don't believe that the club could only work on one transfer at once. But to put this on hold for the summer window is very weird.

Not really. I think the transfer window would be the worst time to bring in a DoF or even contemplate it. Not only could it impact your search and acquisition of players but most of the good candidates are busy trying to sort business at their own clubs.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Firmly in KFC's shadow. They should steer clear of humour.

 

[Fridge chutney]

@Fridge chutney

You know there were multiple thousands of football league transfers this summer, I don't want to tell you how to do things but maybe no more slacking off and work through the night to ensure they're all in our tweet lists by tomorrow morning?

Don't worry Lad. Transfer window is still very much open for league 1 and 2 and I'll keep those interested on the caf updated. Although there will be probably a bit less activity now that PL and Championship windows have closed.

 

[Canuckred64]

What happened to a DOF? Not that we will even get somebody who has control of the football end of the club, making Woodward only in control of the commercial side of the club.

 

[roseguy64]

Not really. I think the transfer window would be the worst time to bring in a DoF or even contemplate it. Not only could it impact your search and acquisition of players but most of the good candidates are busy trying to sort business at their own clubs.

Makes sense yeah. We'll see by October or so if this was serious or not. The new person would need to have a month or so to assess things for January.

 

[jeepers]

DOF excuse is the same excuse as the last window before the season started ffs. It isn’t going to happen, lads.

 

[red_de_pologne]

The best part of the transfer window being shut, is no more Fridge fecking Chutney. The only silver lining right now.

When you realise our window is closed but you'll still be getting lower league tweet notifications for weeks to come

 

[pascell]

You're right. Preston fans are arguably angrier than United fans after this window. I saw a few articles about it. And look at the responses to their transfer summary tweet:

They've actually made profit the last two summers, their owner is a stingy fit who doesn't like spending money, even though he's one of the wealthiest people from the UK. They've only just broke their transfer record, which was last broke in 2001 when they signed Healy from us for £1.5m . Add to that the training ground fiasco, they're far from a happy bunch, which is a shame because with a bit of investment and backing the manager, they could get promoted.

 

[Mcking]

May as well have been a team bondage meal, for all the good it'll do.

Timely reminder though that the management team just have to get on with their job, and Solksjaer will just do it with a smile on his face. If I was him, I'd want to punch Woodward's smug mug every time I saw it.

For not doing what?

 

[Godfather]

Ah there we go. The usual press briefing after an underwhelming transfer window. Yeah no wonder they believe in Ole's vision. It's cheap. And to talk about "either or" for Dybala and Sancho is a joke. They play in different positions. I hate these kind of briefings.

 

[Jacckk1985]

Back at ya regarding the essay pal

If you haven't moaned all summer you most certainly have today. I think the most pressing areas have been identified and targets acquired. A weak defence will lose you games, simple as that. That has now, on paper been rectified.

Losing a recognised goalscorer who could hardly hit a barn door last season is hardly the biggest loss in the world. Rashford, Martial, Greenwood and even Sanchez will be perfectly capable of filling in the strikers role for a season while the right target is identified. Fellaini was hardly a main stay in the team so did not really need replacing this summer. Herrera, while being one of our best midfielders last season was not exactly a key player for us therefore has been replaced with Pereira who will also not be a key player for us. While another midfielder would have been nice at this point, it is not the end of the world that we didn't get one, and waiting for the right one is a much better option.

Unlike in Fifa and FM, it is not realistic to sign 4,5,6+ players and expect the team to gel and go on a title challenge. The rebuild process will require a few windows. It was clear that a solid defence was required the most, and will lend to a fantastic base to continue the rebuild in the windows to come. More chance of us fizzling out if we throw cash at the wrong signings, out of fear.

Your remark of the Lo Celso deal being done 'competently' stunk of a dig at the club. Signing a player so late in the day, that they have been after all summer is everything but competent. You are also assuming we had more targets that we failed to get a deal done, when it is possible 'phase 1' of the rebuild was achieved with the Maguire signing and that was the end.

I did not claim everything is hunky dory, far from it. But I am a realist who understands that to rebuild and get the squad to the level required is not going to be done in 1 summer, and anyone who thinks otherwise are the deluded ones. The positives are that we now have a solid defence and room for some of our exciting youngsters to get some game time and make their mark. We are in a much better position this season to grind out wins when up against it rather than drop points unnecessarily like we have done more recently. Obviously grinding out wins is not ideal, but every league winning team needs that in their locker.

Next summer, or maybe even January, I am sure the rebuild will continue and will be focused on CM, RW and ST.

Best post on this site.

 

[cyberman]

Sure, I wasn't the one claiming we should wait for him when there's every chance he won't join us again. Basing our transfer business next year on an outstanding season this year is just as, if not even more stupid than basing it on an average to bad one.

Im not basing next season on a thing, we can only wait and see and act accordingly.
This is what building long term means. It seems posters only pay lip service to this and when it comes to implementing long term deals we completely shit the bed because every weak area isn't addressed in one window

 

[Kill 'em all]

Even so, says in the article that this technical director won't have any role in our transfer dealings.

 

[NinjaFletch]

Back at ya regarding the essay pal

If you haven't moaned all summer you most certainly have today. I think the most pressing areas have been identified and targets acquired. A weak defence will lose you games, simple as that. That has now, on paper been rectified.

Losing a recognised goalscorer who could hardly hit a barn door last season is hardly the biggest loss in the world. Rashford, Martial, Greenwood and even Sanchez will be perfectly capable of filling in the strikers role for a season while the right target is identified. Fellaini was hardly a main stay in the team so did not really need replacing this summer. Herrera, while being one of our best midfielders last season was not exactly a key player for us therefore has been replaced with Pereira who will also not be a key player for us. While another midfielder would have been nice at this point, it is not the end of the world that we didn't get one, and waiting for the right one is a much better option.

Unlike in Fifa and FM, it is not realistic to sign 4,5,6+ players and expect the team to gel and go on a title challenge. The rebuild process will require a few windows. It was clear that a solid defence was required the most, and will lend to a fantastic base to continue the rebuild in the windows to come. More chance of us fizzling out if we throw cash at the wrong signings, out of fear.

Your remark of the Lo Celso deal being done 'competently' stunk of a dig at the club. Signing a player so late in the day, that they have been after all summer is everything but competent. You are also assuming we had more targets that we failed to get a deal done, when it is possible 'phase 1' of the rebuild was achieved with the Maguire signing and that was the end.

I did not claim everything is hunky dory, far from it. But I am a realist who understands that to rebuild and get the squad to the level required is not going to be done in 1 summer, and anyone who thinks otherwise are the deluded ones. The positives are that we now have a solid defence and room for some of our exciting youngsters to get some game time and make their mark. We are in a much better position this season to grind out wins when up against it rather than drop points unnecessarily like we have done more recently. Obviously grinding out wins is not ideal, but every league winning team needs that in their locker.

Next summer, or maybe even January, I am sure the rebuild will continue and will be focused on CM, RW and ST.

There's been a lot of baffling shite written in defence of the Glazers recently, but the 'it's not FM' argument to justify loading all expectations on a bunch of teenagers is by far the oddest.

 

[Adnan]

Even so, says in the article that this technical director won't have any role in our transfer dealings.

It's been reported that we will adopt a commitee style approach with a few people having the power of veto.

I think Darren Fletcher will be given the Technical Director's role.

 

[Ayush_reddevil]

One of the things that makes Pep's teams great is their ability to control games . You can have maldini & co in defence but if your plan for seeing out a 1-0 is to hoof the ball away from the 60th minute mark itself then you will eventually concede 9 out of 10 times in the premier League as most teams have good attackers. This has unfortunately happened a lot with united over the last decade . Hopefully just because we have signed the defenders doesn't mean that we don't try to play football more often

 

[Acquire Me]

Back at ya regarding the essay pal

If you haven't moaned all summer you most certainly have today. I think the most pressing areas have been identified and targets acquired. A weak defence will lose you games, simple as that. That has now, on paper been rectified.

Losing a recognised goalscorer who could hardly hit a barn door last season is hardly the biggest loss in the world. Rashford, Martial, Greenwood and even Sanchez will be perfectly capable of filling in the strikers role for a season while the right target is identified. Fellaini was hardly a main stay in the team so did not really need replacing this summer. Herrera, while being one of our best midfielders last season was not exactly a key player for us therefore has been replaced with Pereira who will also not be a key player for us. While another midfielder would have been nice at this point, it is not the end of the world that we didn't get one, and waiting for the right one is a much better option.

Unlike in Fifa and FM, it is not realistic to sign 4,5,6+ players and expect the team to gel and go on a title challenge. The rebuild process will require a few windows. It was clear that a solid defence was required the most, and will lend to a fantastic base to continue the rebuild in the windows to come. More chance of us fizzling out if we throw cash at the wrong signings, out of fear.

Your remark of the Lo Celso deal being done 'competently' stunk of a dig at the club. Signing a player so late in the day, that they have been after all summer is everything but competent. You are also assuming we had more targets that we failed to get a deal done, when it is possible 'phase 1' of the rebuild was achieved with the Maguire signing and that was the end.

I did not claim everything is hunky dory, far from it. But I am a realist who understands that to rebuild and get the squad to the level required is not going to be done in 1 summer, and anyone who thinks otherwise are the deluded ones. The positives are that we now have a solid defence and room for some of our exciting youngsters to get some game time and make their mark. We are in a much better position this season to grind out wins when up against it rather than drop points unnecessarily like we have done more recently. Obviously grinding out wins is not ideal, but every league winning team needs that in their locker.

Next summer, or maybe even January, I am sure the rebuild will continue and will be focused on CM, RW and ST.

Superb post. I agree with everything.

 

[pascell]

I truly hope you plucked 1200 fore a slice out of your arse. 1200!?

You'd be very surprised, that's a slice from the sharing sized pizza. I take it someone likes indulging in a Pizza Hut?

Edit: I'm only joking, there's not 1200 calories in a slice, more around 300-400.

 

[Kush]

It's actually a fair point, and one of the problems with the United structure. Solskjaer clearly has signed players that he knows, or has had good reports on from


There's been a lot of baffling shite written in defence of the Glazers recently, but the 'it's not FM' argument to justify loading all expectations on a bunch of teenagers is by far the oddest.

It really is, while I can understand the sentiment behind @wilkie1990 post. We've been reading same non-sense regarding rebuilding process for 7 summers running, and yet we've fans gullible enough to lap it up. The 'striker who couldn't hit a barn door' last season had his worst ever PL season, which still trumps the best ever PL season from Martial and Rashford. 12 goals may seem a measly return but its not fair to expect Greenwood to fill them up, Martial highest ever tally is 11 goals in a single PL season, Rashford is 10. Alexis Sanchez is finished, just like Torres was at Chelsea. We were already short on goals last season, where even the current manager said we needed an additional goalscorer. After binning Lukaku, we needed two but we bought none.

Coming to Herrera, he was our 2nd best/important midfielder during his time here. Even last season where he struggled with ankle and hip injury he made 22 appearances in PL last season, and was a key player during the mini turnaround during Christmas. We've bought no replacement for him, our alternatives are Andreas Pereira and Lingard. Neither of them are of the required standard to be regular in the side. Other options are either thrusting McTominay as a CM and rely on completely finished Matic to do the job as DM. Or pin our hopes that Fred will turn out to be a good CM. Please tell me, which club plans this poorly in key areas? Nevermind a supposed top one?

This season its basically all in hope that kids will step up or previously down performing/finished players will step up to the fore in midfield and attack. While I hope that turns out to be the case but the reality is probably not going to be this pretty. There is a fine line between optimism and delusion which many on here are dangerously venturing towards.

 

[Nick7]

It's actually a fair point, and one of the problems with the United structure. Solskjaer clearly has signed players that he knows, or has had good reports on from

Is there any problem with that?

 

[HJ12]

Ah the usual crock of shit media briefing from this con man, every time he shits the bed we are suddenly going to get a DOF in and then once things quieten down nothing happens, and Sancho and Dybala play in different positions so another bunch of lies, we don't have anyone to play #10 bar Mata and Lingard who are awful, it was clear with Dybala and Eriksen and early interest in Felix before it became clear Benfica weren't budging from his buyout clause that Ole wanted a #10, which Sancho is not.

"Woodward and the Glazers have bought into Solskjaer's vision of the future and his desire to rebuild the club around a squad largely made up of young, hungry, domestic talent. #mufc [Standard]"

What's worrying about this is that these quotes seem to me like the top brass are laying the groundwork for the blame to be laid squarely at the feet of Ole and his vision. I mean, had Ole not been in charge, Woody would obviously have gone and gotten another midfielder and striker, but he's just so invested in Ole's plan.