United Thread 2014/15

[brasilboy]

HOMEGROWN TALENT RANKING October 2014
1. Barcelona - 43 (13 still at the club; 30 in top five Euro leagues)
2. Manchester United - 36 (12; 24)
3. Real Madrid - 34 (8; 26)
4. Lyon - 33 (15; 18)
5. Paris Saint-Germain - 27 (5; 22)
OTHER ENGLISH CLUBS
9= Arsenal - 22 (7; 15)
34= Aston Villa - 14 (6; 8)
45= Tottenham Hotspur - 12 (6; 6)
45= Southampton - 12 (4; 8)
45= Chelsea - 12 (3; 9)
45= Manchester City - 12 (1; 11)
It makes sense to develop home grown talent. That's why City are investing in their academy system so I would hope that in future City were well up the home grown talent rankings.

 

[zandvoort blue]

So there was all this talk on saturday of them moving to within 2 points of City.
Those same hacks are not mentioning that City can move 8 points clear by saturday night.

 

[Bill]

Doesn't FFP apply to the rags, then?

no, if it did it wouldn't be in place. its there to assist them, not harm them.

 

[oldius]

Van Gaal's latest interview marks him out as a complete tool.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

The rhetoric from the media will be 'they had to do to compete with the oil clubs'
The rags spending is met with giddy excitement by the same sycophantic cockroaches who were outraged by ours.

stony, mate, come on, get on message. They're only following the lead of signing Galacticos that was set by Real Madrid.
Real Madrid, of course, became the world's biggest club because of the support of Spain's favourite son Franco, a man especially
beloved by the people of the Basque Country & Catalonia. It's a great thing that England's biggest club (trademark) are following
their lead. All of the country should rejoice. Scumbag clubs like us and Chelsea who only sign second rate mercenaries are the clubs
to despise. I mean if our mercenaries were any good we'd be paying the top wages, right? Furthermore Chelsea & ourselves would
be the two top teams and United wouldn't be 10 points clear of the pair of us, would they? Errrr hang on ....

 

[Bill]

so has "the united way" failed then?

 

[BlueTG]

so has "the united way" failed then?

Nonsense. Impossible.

 

[lancs blue]

so has "the united way" failed then?

As it never existed in the first place the answer must be no.

 

[Bluewonder]

Bullshit FC and the Ministry of Truth.

The story of one club's attempts to make North Korea look liberal.

 

[hertsblue]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he is "disgusted" by reports that the club is going to spend heavily on new players.

And on the same day

From United chief executive Ed Woodward - Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has been told money is no barrier

Um, the reports are coming from your Chief Exectutive you Mutant Hypocrisy Ninja Turtle