United Thread - 2022/23

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TheThirdDeano said:
Yeah man, of course.
De Gea: ****
Heaton: ****
Varane: ****
Maguire: ****
Martinez: ****
Lindelof: ****
Tuanzebe: ****
Jones: A laugh but still a ****
Mengi: ****
Shaw: Fat ****
Wan-bissaka: ****
Dalot: ****
casemiro: ****
McTominay: ****
Garner: ****
Van De Beek: ****
Fred: ****
Fernandes: ****
Eriksen: **** (regretably)
Mejbri: ****
sancho: ****
rashford: ****
Elanga: ****
Garnacho: ****
Diallo: ****
Shoretire: ****
Chong: ****
pellistri: ****
Greenwood: ****
Ronaldo: King ****
Martial: ****
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So eloquent maybe could have been less descriptive though :-)
 
horlock_was_super said:
Two dickheads in work yesterday. Off to the Tollgate to join the demonstration. Down with the Glazers the worst owners ever.
Same dickheads giddy as fuck the rags had beat the dippers this morning.
They watched the game in a pub, fucked if I know which one and apparently the ‘atmosphere’ was unreal!
They haven’t mentioned Uncle Malcolm’s spawn at all today.
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Great news............
 
mad4city said:
You're right. Calling it a derby (almost tobthe point of emphasis) is a definite change in their policy. Reading your post though, a thought struck me.
Look at it from Sky's point of view and ask yourself, what other choice do they have?

Sky have invested eye-watering amounts on Premier League coverage and, rightly or wrongly, long since decided to hang their hat on this as their marquee fixture. The big game that would capture the public's imagination and lure in more and more (badly-needed) subscribers.

Given the respective starts of both Utd and Liverpool, Sky could hardly bill it a potential Title Decider or even "laying down a marker" (whatever that actually means in football terms, I don't think I know, by the way). So resorted to the one word that gives the game permanent relevance... a derby.

It may be insulting to ourselves and Everton fans to describe this fixture as a derby but ultimately, we and they make up a negligible amount of the demographic they are trying to lure. In fairness to Sky, it is purely a business devision to protect their investment/ jobs.

I would suspect that they don't want to have to call it a derby. That they hate doing so, in fact. They'd much prefer if they didn't have to lie and the game was actually important.
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In my opinion the global appeal is the premier league not the Rags & Dippers. The games v City have been bigger & we recently just played Chelsea in the Champs league final. They’d be better off bigging up he league & best teams rather than attacking their own product when the 90s clubs are shit.

The glory hunters will find a new team.
 
This is the scum throwing stuff at what they thought was the Liverpool coach and it turned out to be their own fans, kids. Scum.

 
cheekybids said:
In my opinion the global appeal is the premier league not the Rags & Dippers. The games v City have been bigger & we recently just played Chelsea in the Champs league final. They’d be better off bigging up he league & best teams rather than attacking their own product when the 90s clubs are shit.

The glory hunters will find a new team.
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I agree 100%. That's exactly what they should be doing/ have done from the start.
I'm not defending the fuckers, just trying to work out their logic.
Thirty years ago, the people in their boardroom banked on United and Liverpool being always at the top. A rivalry for the ages, if you will... I think they lack people with the balls or imagination to lead them onto a broader, more fluid path.
Also, a bit of an aside but, worth adding that when United produce a document claiming a billion supporters, it doesn't just affect sponsors. There will be plenty of executives at TV companies who don't care if it's the truth or not. They will row in behind it because it's a piece of pseudo-scientific "proof" that covers their arse. That's how they can be bottom of the table and still getting endless hours of airtime.
 
Hi everyone, I wasn't quite sure where to put this so I apologize in advance.

I'm going to be visiting from Canada and was able to snag a pair of hospitality tickets to the CFA for the derby on Oct 2nd/TBD. I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me advice about potentially getting a signature from a player (particularly Bernardo Silva). ie. Is it possible to do so, is it worth waiting before they show up pre game, is there a place I should be going? It's literally been a 20 year dream of mine to see the derby and I also love to collect memorabilia.

Any and all help is appreciated, and thank you again, I really appreciate it!
 
The Future’s Blue! said:
Aren’t their first 8 games on TV?

How stupid are these people, giving so much airtime to this shower.
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Well, they have to show each team a certain amount of times, and they're not going to be involved in any important games at the end of the season (except possibly relegation), so might as well show them now
 
citizen_maine said:
Well, they have to show each team a certain amount of times, and they're not going to be involved in any important games at the end of the season (except possibly relegation), so might as well show them now
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They certainly like to give United (and the Dippers) extra money compared to the majority of others. What is it, something like £700,000 per game.
 
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