United Thread - 2021/22

[gordondaviesmoustache]

No they're not, they matter as a player but they're more common to average players than anything Messi does.

Call him highly skilful all you like, it doesn't change the fact that he constantly passes to the opposition these days, has a dogshit first touch, can't dribble. Now, he was better in his prime admittedly. He was passable at these things, but you called him the GREATEST FOOTBALLER OF ALL TIME. There's a massive chasm between being a decent or ok passer or dribbler and being the best of all time, lol.

You can say he remains a highly skilful player all you like, but watch him play and the ball bounces off him as often as it does Lukaku and he looks so stiff and robotic on the ball. I think you're just lazily repeating things because he's considered one of the best players ever so you don't wanna analyse his game properly. He's really not skilful any more at all, and even if he was, he can't lace Messi, pele, Maradona, Zidane's boots in terms of sheer footballing talent outside of goalscoring, so based on the claim you made, it's irrelevant even if he was highly skilful. Being apparently very skilful doesn't make him Maradona, who was a genius and an alien.

Where did I say he was the greatest footballer of all time? I said there’s an arguable case that he is. There is a clear distinction between the two and CAPITALISING what I’ve said doesn’t alter that in any way. I think you need to improve your comprehension skills, and respond in a calmer way to points you disagree with, rather than lazily calling me ’lazy’, before trying to engage in a debate with myself, as I get very well paid to do this for a living.

Anyway, I’ll bid you good day as I’ve got about 12 hours work to do.

Welcome to Bluemoon.

 

[KentBlue]

I am convinced the rags' recruitment policy includes having to look as though you should be kicked in every time you walk on the pitch. They have so many players that I would happily want to physically damage whenever I saw them they would end up with no playing staff whatsoever. That sour, rat-faced weasel Penandez yesterday, shrieking and bawling like some teenage girl in one of those American slasher movies from the 80's every time an opposition player went near him. Launching himself into the air and somersaulting like some semi-human catherine wheel on bonfire night.

It must be indelibly stamped into every rag players' DNA that they must be hideously ugly, facially-deformed, and have a long background of being a çunt.

No other explanation.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

At £15m he's worth a John stones leg.

 

[deegee33]

How did Ronnie play yesterday ; )

Manchester United value 29-year-old England centre-back Phil Jones at £15m, with Burnleyand Newcastle interested in a move. (Star)

fecking lol Shirley some mistake with the valuation.
Operation - sell our shit to Newcastle begins.

That £15 million, based on ONE appearance in two years!!! Honestly, if they sell him for anymore than £ 5 million there should be an investigation.

 

[discopop]

Only that weapon Jamie Jackson could have a stack of his own book in the background on a zoom interview.

 

[waspish]

Sorry to inject a sour note of realism to this otherwise joyous thread, but looking at the table, games to play etc it seems likely that the rags will stay up.

Wonder if they could make the European conference cup?

 

[deegee33]

Red Cafe this morning is priceless!!

As a Yank and not exposed to the over-hyped football press of England's journalism, I have a serious question; who will get to write the tell-all documentation of the great collapse in Salford? I realize it will not be in the GPC's lifetime, but who will be the first to do it?

 

[vincent]

I see Fernandes is back to being world class after a decent performance against a mid table team.

 

[discopop]

Here's a tip. Have a read thru some BM posts to get a feel for the tone and style. Perhaps then you could argue your points without grating so much.

Personally I think the poster is a wrong un. He’s got shades of Greg peck about him and we know how that ended.

 

[hertsblue]

Martial now refuting Wreck it’s claims he refused to play.

and this on gossip:
interim boss Ralf Rangnick has grown frustrated with Manchester United's reluctance to back him in the transfer window and is concerned over how much influence he will hold when he begins his two-year consultancy role in the summer


Why would he expect to sign players as an interim manager, surely the new manager would want his own.
They should do a sit com based on the Rags

 

[Kippax77]

I see Fernandes is back to being world class after a decent performance against a mid table team.

Garth Crooks will be gobbling him up this week now then

 

[KS55]

They should do a sit com based on the Rags

They already do. New episode at the swamp every week.

 

[CPPSC]

Red Cafe this morning is priceless!!

As a Yank and not exposed to the over-hyped football press of England's journalism, I have a serious question; who will get to write the tell-all documentation of the great collapse in Salford? I realize it will not be in the GPC's lifetime, but who will be the first to do it?

Calling @salfordblue

 

[dickie davies]

Martial now refuting Wreck it’s claims he refused to play.

and this on gossip:
interim boss Ralf Rangnick has grown frustrated with Manchester United's reluctance to back him in the transfer window and is concerned over how much influence he will hold when he begins his two-year consultancy role in the summer


Why would he expect to sign players as an interim manager, surely the new manager would want his own.
They should do a sit com based on the Rags

How many players does he need?

Manchester United - Squad 2021/2022

Manchester United » Squad 2021/2022

www.worldfootball.net

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Only that weapon Jamie Jackson could have a stack of his own book in the background on a zoom interview.

He must have a shit load of that book he wrote on Solksjaer being the rags manager. No wonder he’s got them piled high in his house. Not even paper recycling would take that.

 

[waspish]

Martial now refuting Wreck it’s claims he refused to play.

and this on gossip:
interim boss Ralf Rangnick has grown frustrated with Manchester United's reluctance to back him in the transfer window and is concerned over how much influence he will hold when he begins his two-year consultancy role in the summer


Why would he expect to sign players as an interim manager, surely the new manager would want his own.
They should do a sit com based on the Rags

Well the glazers know no champs league and it’s looking likely now they’ll be at least 50m+ less incoming unless they ship out 4/5 players for £ the next manager be lucky to get 60m to spend.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Well the glazers know no champs league and it’s looking likely now they’ll be at least 50m+ less incoming unless they ship out 4/5 players for £ the next manager be lucky to get 60m to spend.

They will have to spend big in the transfer market if Cavani, Pogba and Lingaard are all getting off on a free just to replace them. If it’s upgrading you are looking at £70-£100 million per player if you look at what Grealish and Lukaku went for. They will probably have to downgrade and buy cheaper or promote from the youth team, their squad is going backwards.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Was thinking this morning about that interview between Neville and Gallagher. Which year was that, exactly?
I was thinking about how Neville asked Gallagher something along the lines of, “Do you really think City will be in this position ten years up the road?” It was clear that Neville was just assuming that United would bounce back in the not-very-distant future, and re-establish what he took to be the natural order. Gallagher quite rightly swatted that question away, but for Neville it was a serious and natural question to put.
Wonder if he'd have the gall to put that question to Gallagher today. Surely even for Neville, and all the other rags, the penny drops, and the reality principle kicks in at some point?

 

[FantasyIreland]

15m is a brilliant price for a fit Phil Jones,but there lies the problem.

 

[bluebaja]

Red Cafe this morning is priceless!!

As a Yank and not exposed to the over-hyped football press of England's journalism, I have a serious question; who will get to write the tell-all documentation of the great collapse in Salford? I realize it will not be in the GPC's lifetime, but who will be the first to do it?

Just popped over for a look in the Cafe...saw a post entitled Title race/top 4 from the start of the season. This is the first 2 lines from the first post.....

Maybe after 10 games would be smarter to start this thread but lets start now.
I think that we can have joined thread for this because United, City, Chelsea and Liverpool are levels above others and it would be a miracle that one of these 4 miss top 4.