United Thread - 2023/24

[BringBackSwales]

Well done ten bob, 5 games into the season and according to the bookies you are THREE TIMES less likely than Brighton and fucking spurs to win the league

 

[give it to gordon]

Yep their arogance and entitlement is their problem. Isn't it brilliant?

They reckon they have suffered these last ten years. Suffered they dont know the meaning of the word.

 

[manimanc]

Yeah its unbelievable that their strategy seems to be "let's copy City". Sanchez. Fred. Maguire. And finally a manager who looks a bit like Pep. Hilarious.

And a forward that sounds like Haaland, is left footed and has the blond hair.
Utd have gone all single white female on us.

 

[The perfect fumble]

As John Lydon sang all those years ago: “and it’s all falling to bits…gloriously!”

No future
No future
No future for you

No future
No future
No future for me

No future
No future
No future for you

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I watched MOTD yesterday and the blame was laid at the stalled sale of the club. Really, that makes the players, coaching and tactics rubbish does it?

What is amusing is how ignorant about football some of their fanbase has become. I saw their highlights last night. At one point Rashford miscontrolled the ball, ran like a headless chicken with his head down, and sliced the ball wide of goal. It was pathetic yet all the fans in the Stretford End applauded wildly as if it was a near miss. Rashford is repeatedly described as world-class, especially for his England performances against pub teams. But he is an average player. He has pace but no awareness of the rest of the field. He is 26 next month but is not as good now as he was aged 18.

 

[Kippax77]

I’m sure come Monday night if Neville is on MNF that sky will give him a platform to call out the Glazers again live on TV ..

This is like asking "do bears shit in the woods".
Of course he'll be on his platform boring to death subscription paying supporters of other football clubs with his woes.
It's predictably boring from Sly sports that every week of every season they are trying to spoonfeed their audience on all things Man utd.
Pathetic man working for a Pathetic company

 

[goalmole]

My thoughts exactly.

I picked up on that phrase (stick to the rules) and I don't think it was lost in translation either.

He really does see himself as some sort of hard-core disciplinarian who thinks he's got the charisma and tactical know-how to pull it off.

Meanwhile, the players are thinking "yeah, whatever Eric"

Tent Peg has obviously bought into the media narrative that he's running a tight ship and keeps his players in check.

Look at Ronaldo, he drops him and the very next game he plays; he picks him to be the fucking captain.

It wasn't Tent Peg that dealt with 'the Ronaldo situation' it was Ronaldo that engineered a move away from the club.

These players at the swamp are going to be playing Tent Peg like a fiddle by Christmas.

He might not be there at Christmas st this rate.

 

[Kippax77]

What is amusing is how ignorant about football some of their fanbase has become. I saw their highlights last night. At one point Rashford miscontrolled the ball, ran like a headless chicken with his head down, and sliced the ball wide of goal. It was pathetic yet all the fans in the Stretford End applauded wildly as if it was a near miss. Rashford is repeatedly described as world-class, especially for his England performances against pub teams. But he is an average player. He has pace but no awareness of the rest of the field. He is 26 next month but is not as good now as he was aged 18.

Does he ever smile?
He's one surly looking guy

 

[Akira]

Ten Hag is not a bad coach - he’s up there with Luis Enrique, Klopp, Nagelsmann & Tuchel in the best-of-the-rest bunch. But he’s not working miracles, so he’ll have to go. Rinse, and repeat.

I disagree. The coaches you've mentioned are coaches that've won the lot in top leagues, with most of them being CL winners. With maybe the exception of Nagelsmann (who isn't as proven), the rest can be labelled as 'elite coaches', they aren't a 'best-of-the-rest' bunch. Ten Hag is not in that bracket however - a good coach, but not an elite one.

 

[give it to gordon]

What is amusing is how ignorant about football some of their fanbase has become. I saw their highlights last night. At one point Rashford miscontrolled the ball, ran like a headless chicken with his head down, and sliced the ball wide of goal. It was pathetic yet all the fans in the Stretford End applauded wildly as if it was a near miss. Rashford is repeatedly described as world-class, especially for his England performances against pub teams. But he is an average player. He has pace but no awareness of the rest of the field. He is 26 next month but is not as good now as he was aged 18.

Bollocks ! I dont believe that at all. Only once ;)

 

[Bluesince1979]

The Borstal of Bad Memories?

The penitentiary of pricks

 

[goalmole]

I agree with this. It's the nip and tuck games, especially at the swamp, where the interference from the officials will help them out. Alas, I don't think I'll ever witness a relegation for this shower.

I bet you (rightly) thought we'd never win the league back in the day.
Hang on in there, good things come to those who wait.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

What is amusing is how ignorant about football some of their fanbase has become. I saw their highlights last night. At one point Rashford miscontrolled the ball, ran like a headless chicken with his head down, and sliced the ball wide of goal. It was pathetic yet all the fans in the Stretford End applauded wildly as if it was a near miss. Rashford is repeatedly described as world-class, especially for his England performances against pub teams. But he is an average player. He has pace but no awareness of the rest of the field. He is 26 next month but is not as good now as he was aged 18.

That's a fair assessment. He is also judged on his one or two games a season when everything clicks for him and he actually looks decent. But in reality he is averaging 9 league goals a season.

 

[burning blue soul]

The penitentiary of pricks

The Gaol of Comedy Goals :D

I can go on all day with these!!! ;)

 

[Akira]

EtH makes special concession for Rashford, who presses as and when he likes off the ball, if he even presses at all. Pep and Klopp would've long shown Rashford the door, or at least the bench.

The turmoil around the ownership has allowed EtH to play a blinder. Whenever they lose, the first blame always fell on the Glazers, and how they supposedly did not back their managers. EtH was the one who was adamant on spending a fortune on Antony. He wanted Martinez and Malacia. He spent a second huge sum for Mount and he deemed Casemiro adequate for the Rags' long term future. He wanted Onana, who could kick a ball but can't seem to save one. The Rags could desperately use a DoF but let's not forget EtH's the one who wanted Rangnick gone.

 

[oakiecokie]

My stream switched over after our final whistle.
It's looking very empty

A bit like the players heads then.

 

[lee one pen]

Yeah its unbelievable that their strategy seems to be "let's copy City". Sanchez. Fred. Maguire. And finally a manager who looks a bit like Pep. Hilarious.

That sounds absolutely mental. But unbelievably it is close to the mark.

 

[Vienna_70]

Watch "Licha" (aka "The Butcher") getting done like a kipper by Gross for Brighton's second goal (1:53 in the video). Poor fucker nearly ended up in the car park outside the "Theatre of Dreams"™!

It was a brilliant dummy.

Almost Merlinesque.

 

[Kinkybyname]

rag fan gets it...

 

[Vienna_70]

I was going to bring this up... I only started noticing that silly theatre name being used probably mid-late 90's, which I assume to be all part of the commercialised hyperbole that came with the advent of the PL, can any oldies confirm if the silly theatre name had been in use much longer than that, ie back in the 60's or 70's, or is it just a modern invention created by the rag loving media?

I thought it was the pisscan, who coined that, when he arrived there.