I think they would struggle to flog both for £80m.
Which top club needs a new keeper? We only ever hear of Real interested in the keeoer, no one else. So why offer stupid money if no one else us interested (or he doesnt want to go anywhere else)? And if they want to get rid then they will have to take what is on offer.
Pogba - what club would pay stupid amounts (United excepted) for a player who turns it on once every 6 games (and usually against relegation fodder).
He will be like Adebayor was at City.... Will go out on loan for x amount each season and the rags will pay half of his wages until the contract runs out.
It would probably help if Ferguson and Charlton buggered off,
The appointment of “Ole” and Phelan point to the opposite. They never learn..... thank fuck.As others have said, if the club swept away the cobwebs of yesteryear, binned all the hangers-on like Pisscan and Ticket Tout, and started afresh, they'd be in a far better position than they are right now.
Condensed version of the match with Mark Goldbridge yesterday. Enjoy!
United are trapped by their own folie de grandeur. They need to forget all the shit like "biggest club in the world" and "United way" and go away for two or three years - in effect - not bothering about league position or winning owt, just focusing completely on rebuilding the club from top to bottom. They have got the financial resources, and they have (probably) got some decent lads in the youth team. They need a Director of Football for sure, but that's just a start. The whole set-up in rotten and needs reconstruction. It would probably help if Ferguson and Charlton buggered off, or at least took the Trappist approach for a bit.
The problem is the fans - and quite likely the owners - would not like the consequences of this, because for 3-5 years they would not be able the play the Big I Am and would in effect be settling for a degree of short-term mediocrity.
The other snag is finding the people (Manager and background staff) to execute the rebuild. Very, very tough. Because the guys with the right qualities are few and far between.
United had so much success for so long they thought it would never end. You don't have much incentive to change a successful system. Ferguson held it all together, getting in someone to directly replace him and succeed was virtually impossible.
The same thing happened after Busby. In fact what we are seeing is practically a re-run. It took years for United to find their way after Busby, and involved a relegation. Eventually they found Ferguson, but he was close to the sack at one point. Will be interesting to see how it works out.
That is a brilliant statement. Would you mind if I used it?I have met many educated people but very few smart ones.
That is a brilliant statement. Would you mind if I used it?
United are trapped by their own folie de grandeur. They need to forget all the shit like "biggest club in the world" and "United way" and go away for two or three years - in effect - not bothering about league position or winning owt, just focusing completely on rebuilding the club from top to bottom. They have got the financial resources, and they have (probably) got some decent lads in the youth team. They need a Director of Football for sure, but that's just a start. The whole set-up in rotten and needs reconstruction. It would probably help if Ferguson and Charlton buggered off, or at least took the Trappist approach for a bit.
The problem is the fans - and quite likely the owners - would not like the consequences of this, because for 3-5 years they would not be able the play the Big I Am and would in effect be settling for a degree of short-term mediocrity.
The other snag is finding the people (Manager and background staff) to execute the rebuild. Very, very tough. Because the guys with the right qualities are few and far between.