United thread 2018/19

[Henkeman]

This is bad news if true. It might sound funny to have them paying half his wages to play elsewhere, but it'll also stop any halfway decent player they approach looking for a minimum of pay parity with him.

Not so sure about that. You can imagine the scenario:

"Wait, you're offering me the same as you pay him to play for someone else? Off you fuck".

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

My bet is that Alexis's presence in the dressing room is toxic. Miles bigger wages than the rest. Tixi was right to say no. Will cost them a bomb to get rid.

I'm sure that's right. There have been reports that he cuts a lonely and unpopular figure around the club and it's not hard to understand why, but paying him to go away might remove him but certainly not the underlying grievance of the other players. And he's only the most spectacular case - it almost seems at OT that the less use you are on the pitch the longer your contract and the higher your wages. A very long term problem. Lucky they've got one of the world's great managers to sort it out - with a smile.

 

[citizen_maine]

I'm sure that's right. There have been reports that he cuts a lonely and unpopular figure around the club and it's not hard to understand why, but paying him to go away might remove him but certainly not the underlying grievance of the other players. And he's only the most spectacular case - it almost seems at OT that the less use you are on the pitch the longer your contract and the higher your wages. A very long term problem. Lucky they've got one of the world's great managers to sort it out - with a smile.

well most of their players appear to be upping their game to become the most useless

 

[Bluearmy]

Ole’s Comments today are pure gold. “Players still want to come to Manchester United because they know we will be back to the good days soon” yep nothing to do with getting 500k a week for sitting on the bench doing nothing and not even get talked about. I’m sure There’s an abundance of 34 year old players queueing up to join story time at United. He has the potential to be even better than mourinho this guy.

Yeah, that just says every player that's past it and wants one last payday has got their agent to contact the Rags. And they cant help themselves, but to lap it up even at Board/Management level. YCMIU

 

[Vienna_70]

Not sure he's that poor tbh but he'll be 31 next season and no team in the market will pay even half his wages. United will either have to find a way to use him or absorb more of his enormous wages if they intend to move him. Inter get linked often to him but their financial situation is so precarious I struggle to see this materializing

That’s what happens to you if try to outsmart your commercially astute neighbours.

FUKM!

 

[fanakapan]

That’s what happens to you if try outsmart your commercially astute neighbours.

FUKM!

And the media say NOTHING.....LOL

 

[I'm With Stupid]

The wage thing was always going to cause trouble. They have so many average players coming up for contract renewal talks.

Indeed. Think Luke Shaw being given £190k a week.

 

[Jordie]

Indeed. Think Luke Shaw being given £190k a week.

How many pies could he buy with that?

 

[davek1808]

How many pies could he buy with that?

Looking at the fat fucker quite a lot and he has.

 

[hertsblue]

Yeah, that just says every player that's past it and wants one last payday has got their agent to contact the Rags. And they cant help themselves, but to lap it up even at Board/Management level. YCMIU

Its like when they signed Bastian Schweinsteiger who had hardly played due to injury and he stated him and his agent could not believe the wages Utd were offering