United Thread - 2022/23

[Brightwell Bros.]

Midfield players over 30 who played more than 2000mins in the Premier League 2021/22:

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Player​	Age​	Position​	Apps​	Minutes​
Moussa Sissoko​	33​	Midfielder​	36​	3221​
Stuart Dallas​	31​	Full Back / Midfielder​	34​	2929​
Oriol Romeu​	30​	Midfielder​	34(2)​	2899​
Kenny McLean​	30​	Midfielder​	29(2)​	2707​
Jordan Henderson​	32​	Midfielder​	29(6)​	2604​
Ashley Westwood​	32​	Midfielder​	26(1)​	2290​
Jorginho​	30​	Midfielder​	26(3)​	2279​
Kevin De Bruyne​	31​	Midfielder​	25(5)​	2205​
Allan​	31​	Midfielder​	25(3)​	2188​
Mateusz Klich​	32​	Midfielder​	26(7)​	2095​
Pascal Gross​	31​	Midfielder​	24(5)​	2043​

Not many players playing significant minutes in midfield into their mid-thirties.

Bear in mind they're making him a Top 5-10 earner in the league (having never played in the league) until he's 34/35 years old.

I know De Bruyne meets all the criteria (apart from he has played in this league) but we'll be saving his legs for the big moments over the next few years with rotation. They have McTominay to come in for Casemiro.

Yeah, over 30s clearly can still do it in the premier league. But he might take a year to get up to speed, he might start to slow down, and if it doesn't work out you're not going to get close to getting your money back and you're going to struggle to shift them on again. Even if he's bang on it from day one you'll have to start looking at replacements in a year or two.

 

[TonyM]

I think Casemiro is a sound signing if it is followed up with a successor.

 

[hertsblue]

If it was a player moving from a 'smaller club', no European football etc... you'd understand it. However, you have to question the mentality of a player who has 'it all' at Madrid and picks United.

So obviously money orientated, when he's 35 years old he'll still be getting £300k+ a week, remember that when United a still in this mess 5 years down the line.

Rags are more than doubling his wages at Madrid, add signing on fee on top. Think they used to call that “mercenaries“ when we started building a squad in the early takeover days.
Madrid probably also but their hand off at being offered 60 million for a squad player at 30 years old

 

[waspish]

Casemiro big payday rags struggling will he give a shit and run through walls!?? Nahhh..

 

[Protein Junkie]

The Rags are just trying to keep relevant.
Hey look at us we are still at the top table making our annual signing from Madrid, Barca, Juve etc.

 

[MafeotulBlue]

The Rags are just trying to keep relevant.
Hey look at us we are still at bottom of the table making our annual mercenary signing from Madrid, Barca, Juve etc.

Fixed it.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Fixed it.

Does read better :-)

 

[shemnel]

sorry if already posted, I couldn't see it, but worth putting up again anyway:

This is a poem, penned by Ryan Giggs, as read out in court yesterday:


My darling Kate
Unequivocally our love was fate
I fell in love with you at first sight
I remember coz I was as high as a kite
Those beautiful eyes made me shiver
I’m not gonna lie I think of you I dream of you
Can’t help thinking pulling you was my greatest ever coo
That stomach those abs
Those pictures you send so I can keep tabs
You make me feel funny down there
Especially when you’re there and you look up and stare
I’m beginning to think you are always right
That’s okay it will keep us tight
I’m gonna end by saying you are my love my friend my soul
And most of all you believe in me, which makes me hard as a totem pole

 

[heslops barnet]

sorry if already posted, I couldn't see it, but worth putting up again anyway:

This is a poem, penned by Ryan Giggs, as read out in court yesterday:


My darling Kate
Unequivocally our love was fate
I fell in love with you at first sight
I remember coz I was as high as a kite
Those beautiful eyes made me shiver
I’m not gonna lie I think of you I dream of you
Can’t help thinking pulling you was my greatest ever coo
That stomach those abs
Those pictures you send so I can keep tabs
You make me feel funny down there
Especially when you’re there and you look up and stare
I’m beginning to think you are always right
That’s okay it will keep us tight
I’m gonna end by saying you are my love my friend my soul
And most of all you believe in me, which makes me hard as a totem pole

To much information……

 

[mexico1970]

sorry if already posted, I couldn't see it, but worth putting up again anyway:

This is a poem, penned by Ryan Giggs, as read out in court yesterday:


My darling Kate
Unequivocally our love was fate
I fell in love with you at first sight
I remember coz I was as high as a kite
Those beautiful eyes made me shiver
I’m not gonna lie I think of you I dream of you
Can’t help thinking pulling you was my greatest ever coo
That stomach those abs
Those pictures you send so I can keep tabs
You make me feel funny down there
Especially when you’re there and you look up and stare
I’m beginning to think you are always right
That’s okay it will keep us tight
I’m gonna end by saying you are my love my friend my soul
And most of all you believe in me, which makes me hard as a totem pole

Headbutt is the hardest word to say.