United thread 2018/19

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Mallorca Blue said:
Personally I think it's more to do with his immense ego than money.
If/when he gets the can, the catchphrase will be "specialist in failure".
The realisation that maybe he's not on the same level as Wenger, let alone Pep, Klopp, Sarri or Pochetino, will outweigh the financial rewards. He doesn't need the money though of course he'll take it.
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What have they won recently?
 
mat said:
Please tell us oh great one how to be the best "blue" we could be. As none of us seem to be as good as you at it.

In fact,why not open your thread with your tales of Zen.
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It's pretty easy, if you are an adult then behave like one. Be able to watch and view football with balance regardless of who they play for. Not to live up to being a "bertie" and be bitter about everything United related. Not about being a top blue either, too much dick swinging in here but saying rag the most doesn't make you the topest blue ever x
 
waspish said:
As a club you either give a contract to a player to keep your investment or let him go for nowt get nowt but save yourself 52m.

It’s what Arsenal have decided to do with Ramsey they wayed up a big contract over 4/5 years and decided it isn’t worth it saving them selves millions.
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Wont save them a penny when they are trying to buy a replacement.
 
mat said:
Klopp has won and retained the we beat city cup three times. Meaning he can keep it. Surely that's as prestigious as winning the league???
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I think Poch has taken Wenger's " didn't win anything but came top 4 without spending a lot" trophy. Plus Spurs are moving into a new ground, which as we all know, is like a trophy. Whereas I believe Sarri has won the Brendan Rodgers "almost won a league" trophy, which I also very prestigious
 
Tom_mcfc said:
It's pretty easy, if you are an adult then behave like one. Be able to watch and view football with balance regardless of who they play for. Not to live up to being a "bertie" and be bitter about everything United related. Not about being a top blue either, too much dick swinging in here but saying rag the most doesn't make you the topest blue ever x
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I feel humbled and educated.
Thank you.
 
Ten years ago their highest paid players were on £90k a week. Their staff costs in the 2011 Financial Year were £129m. Their total operating expenses (including those wages) were just over £200m. Then Rooney put in his “transfer request”, which was just a ruse cooked up by Gill & Ferguson to blackmail the Glazers, and doubled that ceiling.

In the last financial year their wage bill alone was just shy of £300m. Every time a player gets a deal like this, it sets the benchmark for the next one.

In comparison, our equivalent figures were £174m in 2011 and around £260m this last year.
 
Tom_mcfc said:
It's pretty easy, if you are an adult then behave like one. Be able to watch and view football with balance regardless of who they play for. Not to live up to being a "bertie" and be bitter about everything United related. Not about being a top blue either, too much dick swinging in here but saying rag the most doesn't make you the topest blue ever x
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mat said:
I feel humbled and educated.
Thank you.
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He's quite right, you know. We really should be objective about every football topic, and leave our own personal bias to one side.

Now, where's the Raheem threads?
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Ten years ago their highest paid players were on £90k a week. Their staff costs in the 2011 Financial Year were £129m. Their total operating expenses (including those wages) were just over £200m. Then Rooney put in his “transfer request”, which was just a ruse cooked up by Gill & Ferguson to blackmail the Glazers, and doubled that ceiling.

In the last financial year their wage bill alone was just shy of £300m. Every time a player gets a deal like this, it sets the benchmark for the next one.

In comparison, our equivalent figures were £174m in 2011 and around £260m this last year.
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Wait - what's this?
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Ten years ago their highest paid players were on £90k a week. Their staff costs in the 2011 Financial Year were £129m. Their total operating expenses (including those wages) were just over £200m. Then Rooney put in his “transfer request”, which was just a ruse cooked up by Gill & Ferguson to blackmail the Glazers, and doubled that ceiling.

In the last financial year their wage bill alone was just shy of £300m. Every time a player gets a deal like this, it sets the benchmark for the next one.

In comparison, our equivalent figures were £174m in 2011 and around £260m this last year.
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Can you remember what they paid out in 2018/19 in interest and 'management' fees?
 
Tom_mcfc said:
It's pretty easy, if you are an adult then behave like one. Be able to watch and view football with balance regardless of who they play for. Not to live up to being a "bertie" and be bitter about everything United related. Not about being a top blue either, too much dick swinging in here but saying rag the most doesn't make you the topest blue ever x
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I agree that people should be able to discuss other teams and players in a balanced way (preferably without using stupid nicknames for them), but your posts frequently have a condescending, antagonistic tone to them. It feels like your being contrary for the sake of it at times. Lauding Luke Shaw whilst criticising Raheem Sterling, for instance. A bit more balance from you wouldn't go amiss either.
 
Ric said:
I agree that people should be able to discuss other teams and players in a balanced way (preferably without using stupid nicknames for them), but your posts frequently have a condescending, antagonistic tone to them. It feels like your being contrary for the sake of it at times. Lauding Luke Shaw whilst criticising Raheem Sterling, for instance. A bit more balance from you wouldn't go amiss either.
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Christ did he seriously big up Luke Shaw?!
 
Henkeman said:
Wait - what's this?
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I've told this story before on here but it's always worth telling again. I originally got this story from the CEO of another English club (not City) who was trying to buy Rooney at the time but I had confirmation of it from someone at City later on. We'll call the CEO 'Paul' (not his real name) and I should make clear he's not still in the role.

Paul knew I'd had good contacts at City and also knew my neighbour, who'd designed a new training complex for them. One Friday afternoon when the Rooney transfer request story was headline news, Paul spoke to me telling me he was at OT and trying to sing Rooney. He told me that the rags' wage ceiling was £90k a week and Rooney's agent wanted double that. The Glazers had said no originally but, after he put an offer of £160k a week on the table, they caved in. He spoke to me while he was sat outside Gill's office and they were having a phone conference with the Glazers in the USA. The rumours were that City had made a huge offer and he wanted to know if I could find out if that was true or not. I had to say that, even if I could, it would take me quite a while as things were a lot tighter since the takeover.

He then said that he thought he'd been taken for a mug and that his suspicion was that they wanted to get an offer on the table to use as a bargaining chip with the Glazers. This explains the "no value in the market" comment of Baconface of course, as no decent player would go there for £90k a week when other clubs like City were paying a lot more. He then laughed and told me that it'd cost them as there were 5 players who had a "highest-paid player" clause in their contracts and that all would be getting the £180k a week, with others asking for commensurate increases (i.e. double their current package). Rooney did indeed sign a new contract and their wage bill strated to shoot up.

Eventually I got information from City that they had been approached about Rooney at the time but smelled a rat and demanded that his agent produced a genuine, written transfer request before they'd talk money. No such document was forthcoming so there was no offer and the £250k a week being splashed in the media was obviously put there by the agent.
 
Tom_mcfc said:
It's pretty easy, if you are an adult then behave like one. Be able to watch and view football with balance regardless of who they play for. Not to live up to being a "bertie" and be bitter about everything United related. Not about being a top blue either, too much dick swinging in here but saying rag the most doesn't make you the topest blue ever x
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"be able to watch and view football with balance" - comedy gold:)

I can still remember your first words on here after the first world cup game in the summer describing Sterling's performance as "absolutely fucking abysmal". Without doubt the most extreme post I saw after that game on here.
 
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