United Thread - 2022/23

[Chippy_boy]

Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t say it
Don’t sa-

View attachment 52834

Next Monday

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Last Summer, I had a Rag tell me that CRonaldo Verane and Sancho was the best Summer window anyone had had for a decade.

I thought they had a good summer last year tbf, and I wasn’t on my own on here thinking that - especially given they’d finished 2nd the season before.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Are there any other Blues on here who like me didn't wake up with that 'Monday morning' feeling ?

 

[dario2739]

Probably cos folk like me and you watch her for our entertainment :)

I've only ever seen her a few times, when linked on here... pretty obvious what the plastic Rags are watching her for though, and it's not her insight

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I never thought Ferguson planned to retire. I always thought he was forced out and the fact that he needed a hip operation, which kept him out of action for a while when he had it didn't help his cause. Am I anywhere near what you've been told?

He didn't plan to retire, certainly not for the 2013/14 season. I think he wanted one final crack at the CL, although how he hoped to win it with the squad he had I'm not sure.

But my understanding (from two very good sources) is that he saw his arse over Woodward refusing to put up the £80m he wanted to re-sign Ronaldo that summer. Woodward, undoubtedly under instructions from the Glazers, would only offer him £30m net, and told him he would have to find the rest via sales. So he stormed off and rang Moyes.

The irony is that, since he went and the Glazers have realised how much he brought to the party, they've thrown more and more money at the problem. If Woodward had said "Fine. We'll give you whatever you need" in April 2013, they might have saved much of the subsequent money they've wasted on dross.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Remeber the dark days when City got Pep in and we were playing, or trying to get used to the passing out from the back. Nightmare times and by Christmas (Losing heavily to everton and Leicester) I was at the point of saying this isnt going to work in the PL. But he stuck with it, eventually brought in the right players and then there was no stopping us.

Utd are at that moment now with TH, they need a reset and a style, the style isnt the Utd way anymore. But their media spotlight, the intense pressure on them from ALL directions is not going to let TH do the same. Utd fans wont stand for anymore of this, its all going to blow up.

I thank god we never ended up as overbloated as Utd, and no wonder Pep came here, he couldnt have achieved what he has under the microscope (And mismanagement) of Utd.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Next Monday

View attachment 52840

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Last Summer, I had a Rag tell me that CRonaldo Verane and Sancho was the best Summer window anyone had had for a decade.

To quote Fatty Howson
"...and if we add Paul Pogba, who's had a better transfer window than us?"

 

[remember arthur mann]

To quote Fatty Howson
"...and if we add Paul Pogba, who's had a better transfer window than us?"

Nothing has changed, in his word's they're still shit.

 

[TonyM]

Remeber the dark days when City got Pep in and we were playing, or trying to get used to the passing out from the back. Nightmare times and by Christmas (Losing heavily to everton and Leicester) I was at the point of saying this isnt going to work in the PL. But he stuck with it, eventually brought in the right players and then there was no stopping us.

Utd are at that moment now with TH, they need a reset and a style, the style isnt the Utd way anymore. But their media spotlight, the intense pressure on them from ALL directions is not going to let TH do the same. Utd fans wont stand for anymore of this, its all going to blow up.

I thank god we never ended up as overbloated as Utd, and no wonder Pep came here, he couldnt have achieved what he has under the microscope (And mismanagement) of Utd.

TenHagg seems to be doubting himself already whereas Pep had faith in himself.