United Thread | 2025/26

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Marvin. said:
The ageing of important players is a problem for all clubs including Manchester City. We felt that keenly last season with the departure of KDB, Gundogan, and Walker. Their time was up and everyone knew this. City dealt with it quite well imo. Some said we should have replaced them earlier but that would have been really difficult to do.

Last season, Liverpool made a major mistake in extending the contracts of Van Dijk and Salah. I made that point at the time when most of the football media was claiming this to be a football triumph for LFC. This season, the consequences of their error of judgement are there for all to see.

Man Utd have a similar problem looming in the age and contract of Bruno Fernandes. He is 31 and will be 32 next season. Man Utd are a famously unsuccessful club, but to they rely hugely on Fernandes. Take him out, and they will be in the relegation mire. In the last week, it has become clear that Fernandes is looking at moving away from Utd at the end of this season, and that this might also suit Man Utd because of the player's age. He might still command a transfer fee this Summer, but after that, probably not unless something aphysical happens.

I am not expecting anything to happen in the January window but this is a looming problem for Man Utd. They may treat it as an opportunity but their past record suggests that they are very poor operators in the transfer market.
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Signing Howard Webb up was an investment that reaps more points than the rags players will ever achieve if reliant upon their actual abilities
 
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Marvin. said:
The ageing of important players is a problem for all clubs including Manchester City. We felt that keenly last season with the departure of KDB, Gundogan, and Walker. Their time was up and everyone knew this. City dealt with it quite well imo. Some said we should have replaced them earlier but that would have been really difficult to do.

Last season, Liverpool made a major mistake in extending the contracts of Van Dijk and Salah. I made that point at the time when most of the football media was claiming this to be a football triumph for LFC. This season, the consequences of their error of judgement are there for all to see.

Man Utd have a similar problem looming in the age and contract of Bruno Fernandes. He is 31 and will be 32 next season. Man Utd are a famously unsuccessful club, but to they rely hugely on Fernandes. Take him out, and they will be in the relegation mire. In the last week, it has become clear that Fernandes is looking at moving away from Utd at the end of this season, and that this might also suit Man Utd because of the player's age. He might still command a transfer fee this Summer, but after that, probably not unless something aphysical happens.

I am not expecting anything to happen in the January window but this is a looming problem for Man Utd. They may treat it as an opportunity but their past record suggests that they are very poor operators in the transfer market.
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The other problem the rags have us the buck tooth cheat is the only half decent player they have.
FUck them rag bastards
 
It's starting to feel like players have stopped joining United because they are united. This was still happening through a lot of their struggles in the 10's, but for past 5 years or so they've been shopping at the same store as spurs.

Them not even having a sniff at semenyo feels really telling to me. They can't even overpay top players to get them to come anymore.
 
K-Bo said:
It's starting to feel like players have stopped joining United because they are united. This was still happening through a lot of their struggles in the 10's, but for past 5 years or so they've been shopping at the same store as spurs.

Them not even having a sniff at semenyo feels really telling to me. They can't even overpay top players to get them to come anymore.
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instead, they're overpaying mediocre ones.
 
Utter scum from top to bottom to the board the Glazers and Ratcliffe scummy club but when the media lick there arse it doesn’t matter how scummy you are as a club
 
I can’t believe that rags are the only game on Boxing Day - a day which was traditionally a day of football for all teams. As I’ve said before there’s something odd about the fact a mediocre mid table team are constantly on TV.

I’ve sent the following to the PL but any suggestions to which other organisation I can send it to as a complaint? Feel free to copy and send - the more complaints the better


Dear Sirs


Boxing Day football is a tradition in this country. WHY have you only allowed one PL match on that day?

Even more concerning is that the club chosen is Manchester United who are NOT one of the top clubs in England & haven’t been for years - despite your efforts to keep them topical.

I say this because UNBELIEVABLY up until beginning of February, United will have had EVERY one of their last ELEVEN matches on TV. Most of them when there are no other matches on TV to watch.

I know they are in huge debt and have a decaying stadium etc etc but why should other fans have to watch this team week in week out to the exclusion of their own club - most of which are much better to watch??

There is something going on in the background because you are doing your best to ensure Utd get global coverage (on the mistaken belief that most countries have more Utd fans - which is an old belief & no longer true)

They need money and to stay relevant and you are clearly doing your best to help them.

WHY?

Yours faithfully
 
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