United Thread - 2023/24

[citizen_maine]

Rag at work reckons the French Luke Chadwick is already a better defender than Gvardiol

...and then the season will start

 

[hertsblue]

Rag at work reckons the French Luke Chadwick is already a better defender than Gvardiol

Bet nearly every Rag had never heard of him 2 weeks ago

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

jesus fucking wept

Leny Yoro: Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand call helped French defender choose club

New Manchester United signing Leny Yoro says a call from former defender Rio Ferdinand persuaded him to join the club over other suitors.

www.bbc.co.uk

Terrific bit of journalism that.......... :-)

 

[Vienna_70]

Bet nearly every Rag had never heard of him 2 weeks ago

Whereas Joško was a household name, before he joined City.

And not just because of the similarity of his surname to Pep's.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

jesus fucking wept

Leny Yoro: Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand call helped French defender choose club

New Manchester United signing Leny Yoro says a call from former defender Rio Ferdinand persuaded him to join the club over other suitors.

www.bbc.co.uk

I have a lot of time for this sort of thing - I have it on very good authority that if it hadn't been for a heart-to-heart with Alan Kernaghan, we'd have never signed Yaya.

Just saying................

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

You are Doug Trendle and I claim my £5!

Another reference for the teenagers there............

 

[Burnage Burnsy]

Embrace it. The contrast to their mood now is what will make it more enjoyable when they're mid table in 4 months time.

I actually walk past them and say “that’ll be back in the fucking drawer by October!” - Mrs BB goes mad at me but it makes me feel better

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Terrific bit of journalism that.......... :-)

Have a look at the comments, nearly all ripping the piss out of that piece of smoke blowing scribble ( I won't call it journalism).

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Have a look at the comments, nearly all ripping the piss out of that piece of smoke blowing scribble ( I won't call it journalism).

Good shout - it's pretty good copy that.

Certainly appreciated this effort;

'it's a bit like getting a phone call from Alan Shearer and agreeing to join Blackburn'...............

 

[Blueboy73]

Fair few Turks wearing city shirts strangely..I was wearing mine and most of the Turks like City because of Gundo..

I found this when I went on a trip to visit the Turkish ooccupied area of Cyprus last year.