United thread 2019/20

[lefty goldblatt]

As I type, from my Warrington settee, fireworks are being set off, at 23:00 on January 31st

I can't make my mind up, whether it's for the UK leaving the EU, or the rags signing Igloo

 

[Barcon]

I'm in the same boat brother.

 

[Norwegian_Blue]

Shhh be quiet #SOO

So so sorry! shhh


Good God what a shit signing

 

[Marvin]

The emergency signing that Premier League clubs should have made was Salomon Rondon (assuming he's fit).

 

[cleavers]

Yeah but even if united sign him

Haha they have, we've had some shit deadline day signings, but even in our bad days I don't think we've done that badly.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

His last season at Watford; played 20 games with a total of 1445 minutes, 1 goal and 1 assist... Where to even begin

Better than Lingaard.

 

[cleavers]

Better than Lingaard.

LOL, not much older either.

 

[Norwegian_Blue]

Better than Lingaard.

Doesn't take much, does it? ;)

 

[Marvin]

Better than Lingaard.

Possibly but the loss of Rashford is a disaster (their fault). Does this solve it?

His first Premiership season was good. Thereafter? Risky. Quite some time has passed since that 2015-16 season where he did well.

 

[GBrannan]

Well the long-term solution was Haaland but Raiola meant that went tits up. The situation will be revisited in the summer with a long-term striker targeted, most likely Moussa Dembele. For now we just need a body.

The cost of needing ‘a body’ will likely be felt in the short and long term.

Short term is the summer, when players and clubs will see how low the bar now is to your first team squad and if a player is any good they’ll be turned off, unless you pay through the nose.

Long term, get this wrong again, and your recent track record suggests you will, you’ll have a spiralling wage bill made up with an ever increasing bunch of mediocre players that you can’t shift.

I’m sure if it does go tits up again next season, FFP will completely disappear so you can chuck loads more money at it, increase your debt whilst having the press pack tell us you’re doing it the right way.