Uncle Wally One Ball
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Maureen will go into his shell now that the GPC is back up and about
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I seem to remember reading an article that Leicester were happy to let us sign Mahrez because they were going to build their team around Maguire.
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Not slightly similar to Bobby Manc, He was exactly what we needed when he arrived, a man who would come in and lay down a set of rules. PEG was the wrong man at the wrong time for the raggies.
bluetonium
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I fear this is Jose's last seaon in Manchester. He's really pusing the boat out to try and force their hand now.
The Martial one was a classic. He expects the guy back in America on tour the day after his wife gives birth, because it was not him who actually gave birth? For a friendly, because he wanted him as a sub?
Compare and contract to our own clubs handling of Merlin's sitiation, ok more serious as not a striaghtforward birth, but still you have a choice to empathise and support or not, and on the blue side we have Pep coming out with quotes like 'family first' which we can all nod and agree on. And the result? A happier player, and some excellent performances which helped win silverware.
Plus the 'I wouldn't pay to watch us' quip. Clealry aimed at taking the blame away for a 4-1 freindly loss to their istree rivals, on the basis they had less than 30% of the first team avaialble, so they are just trying to survive each game apparently. Because nobody in red saw this tour coming up (presumably with the flashing dollar signs and x amount of possible retweets and likes they forgot about the actual games they had to play) and it is impossible to win anything with your fringe players, and don't even think about trying to at least entertain the fans, be on the front foot, or find out a bit more about your own players again top teams. All of which I saw our own young lads doing over there in spades, with much encouragement to do so.
He makes it sound like they have a bunch of dog turds in red tops turnining out for them every week, and their young stars are hopeless . Whilst morally he may well be correct, the funny thing is I think he actually does have some very good players there, young and senior, but he is butchering them on and off the field. I just hope Woodward kisses and makes up with him soon otherwise they may realise that fact.
Not even kicked off the new season and he's losing the plot. I expect some painfully funny interviews in the coming weeks from him.
The Martial one was a classic. He expects the guy back in America on tour the day after his wife gives birth, because it was not him who actually gave birth? For a friendly, because he wanted him as a sub?
Compare and contract to our own clubs handling of Merlin's sitiation, ok more serious as not a striaghtforward birth, but still you have a choice to empathise and support or not, and on the blue side we have Pep coming out with quotes like 'family first' which we can all nod and agree on. And the result? A happier player, and some excellent performances which helped win silverware.
Plus the 'I wouldn't pay to watch us' quip. Clealry aimed at taking the blame away for a 4-1 freindly loss to their istree rivals, on the basis they had less than 30% of the first team avaialble, so they are just trying to survive each game apparently. Because nobody in red saw this tour coming up (presumably with the flashing dollar signs and x amount of possible retweets and likes they forgot about the actual games they had to play) and it is impossible to win anything with your fringe players, and don't even think about trying to at least entertain the fans, be on the front foot, or find out a bit more about your own players again top teams. All of which I saw our own young lads doing over there in spades, with much encouragement to do so.
He makes it sound like they have a bunch of dog turds in red tops turnining out for them every week, and their young stars are hopeless . Whilst morally he may well be correct, the funny thing is I think he actually does have some very good players there, young and senior, but he is butchering them on and off the field. I just hope Woodward kisses and makes up with him soon otherwise they may realise that fact.
Not even kicked off the new season and he's losing the plot. I expect some painfully funny interviews in the coming weeks from him.
Neville Kneville
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So you pay double the transfer value, bung the agents a fortune & double the wages for Lukaku, Pogba & Sanchez, then complain about lack of players coming in ?
He's right about Valencia though (& one or two others). I was laughing at the state of him the other day. Looked like Bob Taylor.
Hopefully that is a good indication of the players' mindset for the coming season, under Mourinho.
He's right about Valencia though (& one or two others). I was laughing at the state of him the other day. Looked like Bob Taylor.
Hopefully that is a good indication of the players' mindset for the coming season, under Mourinho.
PannickAtTheDisco
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Sadly won't last long, shame we can't have a season where we dominate and the rags and dippers both implode.
Neville Kneville
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It's not impossible.
Edwooodwoo kept the misery bubbling along for a long time with the last two managers & Liverpool are once again setting themselves up for a fall.
Neville Kneville
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Oh dear:
Red Devils’ pre-season tour is bordering on a shambles with boss at loggerheads with Ed Woodward over transfers
By Neil Custis
Including: ' privately chuntering on about penny pinching over big signings this summer as they try and fail to land Harry Maguire — but he should not.
Because ‘penny pincher’ Woodward has got £600million out of the owners in the last four years.'
And: ' It is pointed that a planned meeting between the media and Woodward has now been cancelled.
Likewise, the usual half-hour sit-down chat with the manager.
Those of us who follow this club all over the world have also been canned — with Mourinho claiming he does not get enough support from the writers.
He gets plenty, not least from myself. Cultivating enemies and creating a ‘them and us’ environment is not the way to go.'
Oh dear.
Red Devils’ pre-season tour is bordering on a shambles with boss at loggerheads with Ed Woodward over transfers
By Neil Custis
Including: ' privately chuntering on about penny pinching over big signings this summer as they try and fail to land Harry Maguire — but he should not.
Because ‘penny pincher’ Woodward has got £600million out of the owners in the last four years.'
And: ' It is pointed that a planned meeting between the media and Woodward has now been cancelled.
Likewise, the usual half-hour sit-down chat with the manager.
Those of us who follow this club all over the world have also been canned — with Mourinho claiming he does not get enough support from the writers.
He gets plenty, not least from myself. Cultivating enemies and creating a ‘them and us’ environment is not the way to go.'
Oh dear.
bobbyowenquiff
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How sad. The media sycophants nailed their colours to the wrong cross. Freezing out leeches like Custis is one of the few sensible decisons Peg has made. But it's all too late now. This is a big blow to the Save Our Peg campaign.
We've been saying that since Moyes.
Realistically, if Mourinho goes before the start of next season and they get a competent Woodward replacement, it's going to take a couple of years to rebuild the squad and mount a title challenge anyway.
If Woodward stays, and it seems like he's bulletproof, they'll always be hamstrung.
SilverFox2
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I think you are right re Woodward. He is a commercial success and that suits the owners.
I think managers are now being treated like players ie useful for shirt sales but their influence stays at team level.
Neville Kneville
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Which is pretty much how it should be imo, provided a club has a vision & a plan of what it wants to be & how it intends going about it.
But Utd don't have that, at all imo. They could just as easily go from Pep to Ryan Giggs to Mourinho to Ryan Giggs to Conte to Ryan Giggs to Gary Neville & Paul Scholes to Ryan Giggs, without any thought of football continuity or buying policy & end up with a huge squad of incompatible players.
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It's absolutely all about their commercial success. The most valuable sports team in the world is the Dallas Cowboys and they haven't won the Super Bowl or even their Conference since 95...
I know nothing about the Dallas Cowboys but that interesting.
When the Glazers took the rags over I couldn’t understand what so many of them were against it. I just assumed that with them being self made business men they would have to make the club ‘successful’ to make even more money. So glad I’ve been proven wrong.
manimanc
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Where is the fat Russel Crowe these days?
I do miss his piss boiling videos.
feedmpenzaandhewillscore
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Where is the fat Russel Crowe these days?
I do miss his piss boiling videos.
Where do I get a roll of them? I work near the swamp so would love to attach them to a few of the roads signs round the shit hole. Doesnt Howsen do tours for the far away plastics of all the pubs round the swamp and charges them money. If so we should all go along and rip on him for the entire proceedings.
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