United Thread 2014/15

[Salford_Blue]

If they don't manage to get in the CL id be very surprised if Di Maria hangs around for too long

Yep, he would be in Paris right now if it not were for FFP.

Or Manchester

A rightly deserved bump young man...very quick

 

[hertsblue]

Fucking love it!

I wonder in their moments of angst that you mention,I just wonder if they think about what is happening at our club with Sheikh Mansour.
They would never admit it but I can honestly say the rags I know do because all they can fucking go on about is FFP this and oil money that.
It really really must hurt them - They have in essence become what they never wanted to become. A desperate club outspending even the likes of us and Chelsea just to cling onto us. Oh the fucking irony of it all isn't lost on me.
Personally,I hope they implode into mid table obscurity for a few yrs,just like dipperpool did. Rags haven't even played anyone half decent yet (No disrespect to Leicester or Swansea by that comment) so lets hope we tear them a fucking new one for starters on the 2nd Of November.
All I hear is that it will take time to rebuild etc.Fuck me,Imagine if we could have spunked another 150 Million this year.

Couldn't agree more, mate.

The squad they have is the most expensive in British football history and should be judged as such. I've heard journalists talk about united's pressing need to sort out their defence as if they haven't just had a transfer window and £200 million to do just that. Their priorities this summer have been so poor as to be utterly negligent and arguably reckless as to the club's future as a force - and yet this spending spree has been subject to next to no meaningful scrutiny from the press to date.

There have been the odd comments about cosmetic surgery being undertaken when a heart transplant was required, but as usual they get off lightly when it comes to our subservient, lickspittle press. When we were spending money our Fourth Estate used to love pontificating about the money we spent and the automatic success it should have bought, seeking, as they were, to apply intolerable pressure onto the 'project'. Well, we now have a scenario where united have spent discernibly more than we ever did over a 24 month period, on a squad that won the league prior to that. By that token anything other than a title win has to be seen as a disappointment; anything less than top 3 a disaster; and failure to qualify for the CL would constitute the most manifest waste of money in footballing history, including BIg Mal's folly under Swales.

The press, if they anything about them in terms of consistency, should be applying considerable pressure already. They haven't and they won't for some time. Only when it feels safe to do so.

Their disdain for City was borne out of cowardice, as is their lack of public scrutiny for united. They really are an appalling and spineless bunch of cockroaches.

The funny thing is their best defence cost a lot more than our best.
De Gea £18 Million
Shaw £27-32 Million
Rojo (or what ever his name is) £16 million
Jones £18 million
Smalling £10 million
So at least 89 million spent. They make it sound like they have 5 10 year old at the back.

Us:
Hart 600k
Kolorov 16 million
Mangala 32 million
Kompany 6 million
Zabs £6 million
About 61 million

They won the title, spent heavily on Zaha, Mata, Fellani and had the same squad that won the league. Had a poor season and then spent another 150-200 million on top. They should be expected at minimum to challenge for the league title this year. No distractions in the CL and we saw how that was for Pool last year, best 11 week in week out as no rotation needed.
I hope they have the pressure put on them. Any other team would be expected to challenge with that squad and money spent

 

[bluevengence]

Yep, he would be in Paris right now if it not were for FFP.

Or Manchester

A rightly deserved bump young man...very quick

Why thank you sir.....off down the pub now to abuse some rag cunts

 

[super_city_si]

I wonder in their moments of angst that you mention,I just wonder if they think about what is happening at our club with Sheikh Mansour.
They would never admit it but I can honestly say the rags I know do because all they can fucking go on about is FFP this and oil money that.
It really really must hurt them - They have in essence become what they never wanted to become. A desperate club outspending even the likes of us and Chelsea just to cling onto us. Oh the fucking irony of it all isn't lost on me.
Personally,I hope they implode into mid table obscurity for a few yrs,just like dipperpool did. Rags haven't even played anyone half decent yet (No disrespect to Leicester or Swansea by that comment) so lets hope we tear them a fucking new one for starters on the 2nd Of November.
All I hear is that it will take time to rebuild etc.Fuck me,Imagine if we could have spunked another 150 Million this year.

Couldn't agree more, mate.

The squad they have is the most expensive in British football history and should be judged as such. I've heard journalists talk about united's pressing need to sort out their defence as if they haven't just had a transfer window and £200 million to do just that. Their priorities this summer have been so poor as to be utterly negligent and arguably reckless as to the club's future as a force - and yet this spending spree has been subject to next to no meaningful scrutiny from the press to date.

There have been the odd comments about cosmetic surgery being undertaken when a heart transplant was required, but as usual they get off lightly when it comes to our subservient, lickspittle press. When we were spending money our Fourth Estate used to love pontificating about the money we spent and the automatic success it should have bought, seeking, as they were, to apply intolerable pressure onto the 'project'. Well, we now have a scenario where united have spent discernibly more than we ever did over a 24 month period, on a squad that won the league prior to that. By that token anything other than a title win has to be seen as a disappointment; anything less than top 3 a disaster; and failure to qualify for the CL would constitute the most manifest waste of money in footballing history, including BIg Mal's folly under Swales.

The press, if they anything about them in terms of consistency, should be applying considerable pressure already. They haven't and they won't for some time. Only when it feels safe to do so.

Their disdain for City was borne out of cowardice, as is their lack of public scrutiny for united. They really are an appalling and spineless bunch of cockroaches.

Cant argue with any of that...impressed yet again

Excellent post only hindered by the final choice of wording. Would have loved to see Cockwombles in there.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Perfect case in point to my previous post is the lack of ridicule and derision Phil Neville's comments about united needing another £100 million and two more transfer windows to start being in a position to challenge for the title again has attracted.

Anyone would think they'd started from scratch rather than add to a title winning side.

I remember Mancini being widely ridiculed in the press a few games into the 2010/11 season after daring to comment on how many midfielders he had injured after all we'd spent the previous summer.

They get away with fucking murder.

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

Couldn't agree more. They certainly have spent a very large amount and whereas we got the oil-money, sheikhs money, big spenders comments from the media, United are simply called galacticos.

Its fucking infuriating. Not just to see in the press but because that then filters through to overbearing gobshite rags who you have to correct.

 

[manimanc]

Perfect case in point to my previous post is the lack of ridicule and derision Phil Neville's comments about united needing another £100 million and two more transfer windows to start being in a position to challenge for the title again has attracted.

Anyone would think they'd started from scratch rather than add to a title winning side.

I remember Mancini being widely ridiculed in the press a few games into the 2010/11 season after daring to comment on how many midfielders he had injured after all we'd spent the previous summer.

They get away with fucking murder.

the british press get right on my tits,i mean the gobshite for the rags neil custis came out with the ridiculous "gaalactico" headline after they beat qpr.....
qpr for fuck sake!!
the way they`ve wanked over them spending money is laughable,all of a sudden these players are galacticos where as players we bought was mercenaries. the whole sucking utds dick by the press is truly nauseating,look at todays paper,double page in the sun about utd,not playing tonight but splashed everywhere....
after last season it seems the press are making up for lost time to kiss their ringpiece.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Just been having a root on ragcafe,and they or someone is apparently going to fly a banner over a madrid game with "come home Ron" on it........fuckin idiots.

One of them even posts "what madrid match,are we playing madrid"?

 

[malg]

Just been having a root on ragcafe,and they or someone is apparently going to fly a banner over a madrid game with "come home Ron" on it........fuckin idiots.

One of them even posts "what madrid match,are we playing madrid"?

I hope that's true........small time cunts.

 

[BigOscar]

They're getting really fond of these pathetic banners aren't they?