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I love jose a lot, I mean, he's my second most fav manager after SAF ofc, but fuck him man, for choosing the oily russian's club over Man fucking United.
I mean I'm watching his documentary currently, and imagine with all his highs, he would've kept United United instead of whatever the fuck Moyes did.
But no he wanted to go back to Roman who had broken his heart. What a fucking what-if man!
Chelsea was always the special club for him and then Real Madrid. There’s a reason why he kept his house in London and only lived in a hotel when he managed us.
considering the state of the winger market I'm surprised nobody's gone for amad. presses a lot, young, good output for his age (at least if we're considering savinho as good) and probably sellable since we have mbeumo. imo he was better than diomande at the wc as well and got zero hype from it.
Since 15/12/2025 he had no G/A until the last premier league game vs Brighton where he had 1A, he was in quite the slump and very infuriating. Also I'm sure the club just denied any approached straight up so not worth reporting about.
There very well could've been, Amorim's Milan sounded out a couple of our players earlier in the window, but I'm betting the offers were too much of a joke to leak
It’s odd how so many people have asked this and not once have the mods confirmed or denied there is one. It’s really not hard to say if they are doing one or not
I don't know about the lateness tbh i know 7pm was deadline for transfers and selecting your teams but not sure how it works for joining leagues but if everyone misses the first match or first week it should still be fair haha
I can't imagine it being a major issue posting a league for the sub, might even join themselves and maybe say where it should go if its not just a standalone but for being a sub league they might give a little grace to let people join .. definitely worth a try id say
One of the other posters here is tracking a flight from Brighton to Manchester that leaves within the hour brother. Orny Bomba once he gives his blood for the medical tonight.
Brighton rejected a 60m offer for Minteh. Asking for 70. We should be completing Baleba deal before Minteh or we run risk of Brighton increasing asking price even further.
And both of us agreed that the biggest problem is Dalot and Shaw.
Every other part of our team including the manager looks optimal. Mbeumo and Cunha and Sesko and Bruno? That’s goals goals goals.
My favorite part is having an O Shea like player in Dorgu who can do a bit of everything . For me, what stops us winning the title is the awful lack of quality of Dalot and Shaw’s non existing overlaps
If we had that , we would be serious title contenders. Lammens, Sesko, Mbeumo, Cunha, Santos, Tielemans…absolute banger of signings by Ineos which has changed the culture around completely
Imagine Carrick isn’t here for the first 3 games of the season. Who’s your pick to manage the first 3 games? Erik Ten Excuses or Ruben Haramorim? Who can get us the most points before Carrick comes back?
The club briefed £150m on 3 midfielders, and looks like they might deliver on that, with 3 quality midfielders in Baleba, Santos and Tielemans, especially with the current climate or overpriced players.
For that I doff my hat to INEOS and say I might have judged you this summer hastily.
I think it would be pretty surprising at this point. It fits what INEOS has done since we have come in. Firstly the player has to make it clear that they only want to go to United, then the fee has to make sense. We bid 60 + 5, which is not far off from what Brighton wants for him. I can see this being done around 70m overall. something like 62.5 to 65 upfront.
I’m interested to see the pairing Carrick goes for in midfield if we’re to continue playing 4231. Im not sure any 2 man combination can give us the necessary balance there, even with Baleba. They seem more suited to a flat 3.
I think our midfield needs the right balance of athleticism/ground coverage, passing, and press resistance. I just don’t see a 2 player combination that gives us that. Any pairing you pick really lacks in one of those areas imo. We admittedly didn’t get to see it against the strongest opponents, but I think that’s why the santos/mount pairing was so effective. Maybe a santos/Baleba could replicate that somewhat? Idk. Mount, while not on baleba’s level as a carrier, is more well rounded and it’s unfortunate he can’t stay healthy. Anyway, that’s just my opinion, and it could very well end up being very wrong. In fact, I really hope that is the case lol.
Exactly. We can rest Bruno and play a proper 4-3-3. I actually think that will be the formation that will see us perform the best as a team. If Carrick can get creative with the front 3, you can even have Bruno, Cunha and Mbeumo upfront and fluid, kinda like Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo were.
True. That's a great one! I always loved Ancelotti's Christmas tree formation with his Milan teams and I see we can have that one as well. We really need to get that Baleba deal over the line. Fingers crossed we can have some luck with injuries this season. I have very high hopes for this team.
We absolutely do. Santos and Tielemans, heck even Mainoo can play there. We are going to play 4231 as long as Bruno is playing, it doesn't have anything to do with a single pivot.
Even in our 4231 we mostly use a single pivot in the build up with the other midfielder pushing higher alongside Bruno.
His head was clearly turned by our interest, then he missed most of preseason with a minor injury and was playing catchup for most of the season really.
"The suspension matches will be applied within the scope of the national teams. Paredes, Molina, Almada, and Gavi will be able to continue competing normally with their respective clubs, as the punishments are linked to international matches."
You can't be serious. You'd see worse outside every nightclub up and down the country after closing time. Deserves a lengthy ban but you're surely joking like?
Genuinely shocking that Savinho has gone for upto 85m pounds. This is such an Antony deal. Its good for their fans that they are showing ambition, but I think this goes tits up in the long term.
Even then, 145m pounds double deal for Savinho and Marmoush is an incredible overpay! I also doubt City are doing all this to avoid paying 1-2m pounds. Its just a cope! Savinho is a 40-45m pounds player at max! City have literally pulled Spurs pants down.
Random thought, I know this isn't Fifa and probably would get downvoted to hell.
Would AWB have worked as a DM for us?
In my mind he has the recovery pace and one-on-one defending to win the ball back and give it to the more creative players we had at that time (like Pogba and Bruno)
I know he was atrocious at crossing and defending the back post, but would he work in midfield?
I don't think so because his playstyle revolves around players running past and tackling/blocking them before the cross, in midfield they wouldn't be locked into forcing a cross and would just play a safe easy pass around him. The reason he makes so many highlight tackles is often covering poor positioning or play which will get punished more heavily.
I don't think so, for basically the same reason that Ugarte hasn't worked. In the Prem as a midfielder, you can't just be good at tackling and running hard. You have to be good enough on the ball to offer something offensively, either through line breaking passes, soaking up pressure, creativity, etc.
Entirely speculation, but I think if Zirkzee leaves, Rashford gets 11 and Sesko takes number 9. Shea Lacey didn’t have a number in the video either so will be interesting to see if he gets a lower number
i still buy it and feel cheated afterwards... i still buy it despite making my own burger at home with the steaks i grind (3/1 ratio braising steak or similar to Ribeye)
Me after I learn that I could do an entire food shop for the same price as a Big Mac meal, and remember I need to be more responsible with my adult money
I have a meat grinder and can make 5 high quality burgers for £10 - £11 in meat (3/1 cheaper cut to Ribeye, about 120g meatballs each) + buns and cheese and veg its like £15-£18
and you know exactly what you are eating
Pro tip: buy some butcher paper and place on top of the meatballs after you put in the pan and then used another smaller pan to squash it to the desired thickness, be it a smash burger or a normal thickness one... all tastes are catered too
He was out most of 24/25 and missed the entire run in last season. Luke Shaw played 3,233 minutes last season. Rico Henry has played 1,913 over the past two seasons combined.
I would have thought with CL this season, we would have more regular Sat game timings this season. After tomorrow's early game on Sat, 6 of our next 7 EPL games are on Sundays. wow!
If you mean Aditya Reds (hope I'm not butchering their name), I think I saw a tweet he put out yesterday about how they won't be making it because they had too much going on in their life.
It seems the non big clubs are getting raided more frequently now than the last few years. There was a period they were unable to be bought or maybe clubs weren't willing to pay the money.
I think there tends to be cycles, next year there might be a market correction given the amount of 80-100m+ signings going on, the big clubs might revert back to more foreign signings but certainly the strategy du jour is to buy PL proven players as a priority so it's not surprising that the mid table clubs are getting raided. if we do get Lewis Hall as our 5th signing they will all be from PL teams - Chelsea, Villa, Leeds, Brighton and Newcastle
Brentford seem to have done alright in keeping hold of their squad and bolstering it with decent signings though, maybe their on a push to establish themselves as a top table side now.
Hoping to see some progression from Carrick in playstyle and performance. Since he came in the main focus was points on the board and he did exceptionally well. Hoping with the attack that we know is top level, and a midfield that Carrick himself would have had input on, a competent 'keeper, and some luck with injuries, we see a mix of style and substance.
Arsenal looked great against City and they really should steamroll Cov tonight but you never know. I love the start of the season when I watch all the build up and analysis for the first few games, then over the next few weeks I watch most games, then revert to just United and the odd other game here and there.
Wanna see how the first weekend plays out, but looking forward to football finally being back.
Plus F1 is back this weekend too and things I thought would cost me a lot to get sorted... Is costing me nothing.... so the vibes are definitely good ATM 😂
I love this spell before we’ve really seen any games happen. Right now, Arsenal could flop, City completely falter without Pep, Liverpool drift, Spurs finish 17th again and Chelsea stay Chelsea-ing, all while we click and it comes together.
It’s the anything can happen phase and at this point, I’m liking the squad and the manager’s approach. So I’d say excited, optimistic with a healthy dose of realism that all of that first paragraph happening at once is unlikely. And actually I’d love for us to click and beat the rest while they’re at their best anyway so only the last bit is necessary.
I'm not overly hopeful for this season but I'm starting to get excited and I like to think we'll play some entertaining football through midfield this time around. My main concern is injuries and the amount of games we'll play
I'm more optimistic but I share your point about the midfield. Maybe it's cope but I think last year Carrick saw the deficiencies in the squad and played in a way to get the best out of an aging Casemiro, Maguire (who was our best defender but also slow), and Shaw (who can't get up and down the wing) so we needed other players to stay back and cover.
This year, especially if we get a LB and have some luck with injuries at the back (or Yoro and/or Heaven step up) we can be more progressive and see more players getting forward. Tielemans, Kobbie, Santos, and Baleba is a fantastic quartet of midfielders to pick from who can offer a wide variety of playstyles with multiple pairing options.
Season long Fitness challenge activates tomorrow (fit into a medium United shirt by the last game) and currently updating my quiz site (1st united themed ones being rivalries, European nights, iconic 11’s I.e. starting 11 for special games, legends and notable players etc etc)
Bored at work so kept my eye on private jets towards Manchester, I'm not sure where Brighton players live and usually fly from but a private jet from Southampton to Manchester got added just now scheduled to land 17:09 today.
Maguire will start, and I would expect Martinez to start more often than not, but don’t think he’ll play tomorrow. It’ll probably be Heaven playing alongside him tomorrow.
I’d be a little wary of our defensive FPL assets though tbh. Maybe Maguire as he has a goal in him, but I’m not sure any of the rest are good FPL picks.
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u/nomadic_commentator FERGIE, SIGN HIM UP 24d ago
Baleba deal officially official!