It's Quiet - a new dawn

[Sunny Coast Blue]

United will beat Ajax. It's a foregone conclusion. Accept it now or be disappointed on Wednesday.

And United will spend huge sums this summer because they have no choice but to do that. So they'll sign at least 1 player that we wanted, maybe more.
Which will pish us towards Plan B players which could impact our effectiveness next season.

And United with enough extra good players will gel and progress despite Mourinho's turgid style of football.

United fans will be annoyingly giddy this summer and probably increasely and unbearably arrogant as the season progresses.

So that'll be United's likely path....my concerns are what happens with us on the parallel track. We have a lot to do to improve on this squad of players and to develop a Plan B against the teams that know full well how to play against Pep's thoroughly predictable style of play.

I have to say that I'm more worried now than I was at any time since 2008. We've left our transitional period until the very last minute. It'll be near on miraculous if Pep succeeds in rectifying so much in such a short period.

Oh how I hope I'm wrong about all of that!

Find a way of talking about them that reflects what a City fan feels about them. Rags will do.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

"Although, in England, the transfer window formally opens on 1 July, transfers between clubs in the same league can take place as soon as the last competitive fixtures for the season have been played. However, many transfers will not be completed until 1 July because many players' contracts expire on 30 June. International transfers cannot be made until the window has opened on 1 July."
It also says it closes on 1 September?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_window

Ah,got ya.

 

[andyhinch]

Going by that logic (which I don't actually agree with) surely we would end up signing players that they want (and more than just the 1) which would push them towards Plan B players? Who do you think looks a better prospect to sign for nowadays? Us or the rags?

And what makes you think they'd gel anyway? Has Pogba gelled?

He gels every day, haven't you seen his hair.

 

[OB1]

Who gives a shit about the rags? They assembled the most expensive squad, under the highest paid manager, in the history of football last season and ended up 6th, with less PL wins than any time in their sordid, hateful history.

An absolute joke of a club who are no more a threat to us than any other mid-table outfit.

A lot of our supporters are too concerned with the Rags. However, I wouldn't dismiss them as just another mid-table outfit even allowing for fact that I do dislike them more intensely than any other team and pay them more mind than most other clubs because they are "local" rivals. They have the spending power and pull to sign quality players and they have a base from which to succeed i.e. they are not losing often. Mourinho may be looking somewhat of yesterday's man in terms of his approach but he might still be able to take them to a title win. For all the stylistic differences between the clubs at the moment, they may still go after some of the same players; although I would hope we are the more attractive option but they are now more likely to spend stupid money.

 

[york away to this!]

Going by that logic (which I don't actually agree with) surely we would end up signing players that they want (and more than just the 1) which would push them towards Plan B players? Who do you think looks a better prospect to sign for nowadays? Us or the rags?

And what makes you think they'd gel anyway? Has Pogba gelled?

...only his lovely hair.

 

[mosssideblue]

What is with this paranoid fear those bastards have a 'blank cheque book'!?

We can afford more than them, we have the owner, the board and the manager to dominate those dirty little rag cünts in the transfer market and on the pitch.

The days of being grateful for Terry Cooke and celebrating a point against them are long gone. We have nothing to fear. They are scared shitless of us, and with very good fucking reason.

It's going to be a pleasant summer.

nail on head there mate, well said.

 

[Dax777]

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[domalino]

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A truly insightful comment there Dax.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

A truly insightful comment there Dax.

yhp, straight to the point.

 

[PJM1891]

Only a few hours left until silly season can get on the way properly. Hopefully a few deals will be announced quickly.
And before someone starts saying the windows isn't even open, nothing is stopping the deals from being done already. The window is only about registration.