United Thread | 2025/26

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youngbob said:
I have this kind of interest in every team. Looking up stats and posting about them, especially about the big six teams I guess, is one of my favourite things to do.
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Serious question
Who's the big six
City
Arsenal
Dippers
Chelsea
Tottenham
Newcastle
Villa
Rags
Which two are excluded ?
 
Every now and then I forget the arrogance and then they remind me. Nicky Butt thinks United should "bully" Villa into selling them Morgan Rogers. The lack of self awareness is amazing.


 
The Norfolk Blue said:
Me too ... I was a Blue since the family barbecue the day after Law had backheeled United to relegation.

My uncle John claimed till his dying day that everyone leaving OT thought 'Denis has done it'. He was there so he should know ... but Mum didn't let me go to Maine Road till a few years later, because it was 'too rough'.

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The 'classic' brown Coventry kit on programme cover.
 
Dobsy said:
Every now and then I forget the arrogance and then they remind me. Nicky Butt thinks United should "bully" Villa into selling them Morgan Rogers. The lack of self awareness is amazing.


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Why would they think Rogers want to leave Villa to go there? Arrogance and lack of awareness sums it up perfectly.
 
Dobsy said:
Every now and then I forget the arrogance and then they remind me.
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T'was ever thus, mate. T'was ever thus. I remember having similar discussions with some plastic rags ("Can't get a ticket") years ago and during close season a couple of them sitting near me said: "Yeah well, it don't matter 'cos we'll buy Wright-Phillips from City and probably Lampard from Chelsea, then we'll be fit to go." Before I had a chance somebody nearby called out: "FFS! What if they don't want to join your lot?" And the raggies looked at this guy with utter astonishment and said: "Course everybody wants to join us, we're Manschnited."

So even though this took place many years ago it gives you an idea of just how arrogant they were back then. Nothing has changed, they probably still think the same even though they've won fuck all of merit since that odious, toxic bastard from the Gorbals was told to step down.
 
You may recall I sent complaints to all media & BBC about the non stop coverage of the rags. In particular I questioned the BBC about why a mid table team has its own chief reporter (Simon Stone). This is their joke of a reply - & My latest reply -( on complaints page as they won’t let you email them direct)

Sorry it’s SO LONG

Dear Sirs

This is NOT true - (particularly the paragraph I have underlined below) . It was NOT one of the most talked about issues in football. Only by the BBC. who waste our money by appointing a dedicated United reporter. They’re not even a mid table team yet you choose to highlight everything they do.

Why aren’t Arsenal; Man City; Chelsea & other TOP teams given the same treatment

Your answers are always the same and do not make sense & are not true.

Give ALL clubs a dedicated CHIEF REPORTER????

You can’t and you won’t.

STOP THIS SPECIALISED TREATMENT OF UNITED.

Dear Audience Member

Thanks for contacting us about the BBC Sport website.

Simon's role is to report on Manchester United for BBC Sport. He is one of a group of senior journalists that cover specific Premier League clubs for us. And we're currently advertising more roles to further widen this pool. As you would expect, part of Simon's role is to cover key events involving Manchester United, and this is the same as our other writers following their assigned club at key times.

We can assure you, that we’re always mindful of the costs and finances behind putting together our output, while at the same time trying to provide the best possible service to our audiences.

Recently, with the season having almost drawn to a conclusion, one of the talking points in the world of football has been Manchester United's post-season tour to Asia, which stood out amongst the calendars of all other Premier League clubs. The tour had prompted much discussion and debate, with the team flying to Malaysia almost immediately after their final match of the season.

In this context, we felt it was newsworthy for our audience to feature an insight into the tour's progress. The tour wasn't without incident, and saw several widely talked about moments, including an open top bus tour before United's loss to ASEAN All Stars, where the team were booed off by a large proportion of a 70,000-plus crowd. Amad Diallo was pictured giving an obscene gesture to fans, there was speculation and tension around Alejandro Garnacho's future, and we were able to gain access to several press conferences and interviews.

With all of this in mind, we feel this brought value to audiences, but we recognise you may continue to disagree.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’ve discussed your concerns with the team at BBC Sport, which helps inform decisions about current and future content.

If you’d like to understand how your complaint is handled at the BBC, you might find it helpful to watch the short film on the BBC Complaints website about how the BBC responds to your feedback. It explains the BBC’s process for responding to complaints, what to do if you aren’t happy with your response and how we share the feedback we receive.

Wishing you all the best,  

BBC Complaints Team
www.bbc.co.uk/complaints
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Ste68 said:
United are workmanlike currently. Have some talent in Fernandes ( who is in the latter end of his career) , possibly Cunha and Mbeumo. The keeper might turn out alright. After that it’s very average imo. Will have good days and bad but will need others to be poor to make top 5/6 . Hopefully do well enough to keep Amorim into next season when they can change manager and style with a new manager and repeat all the mistakes.
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What is this talk of 5/6th place.
You can sod off with that sort of talk!
 
You can drive a tank through the centre of their midfield & the rag gobshites give it the biggun about the rat because he assists & scores penalties, but hes causes a lot of those defensive problems because he gets away with not doing the work off the ball
 
youngbob said:
They are on an upward trend imo. Don't think they win a title under Amorim but they can finish top 4-6 this season and go deep in the cups again from next season. Think once Amorim has another summer under his belt they could be regular top 4-6 finishers once more, which isn't exactly what they want but it's on the way to their ideal destination.

Since those comments Ratcliffe made about giving Amorim three years no matter how much people might want him sacked, in all competitions they've P11 W5 D4 L2. In that time they've gone away to Liverpool (W), Spurs (D), Palace (W), and Villa (L). Things could be improved but Amorim has definitely stopped the rot and steadied the ship for the time being.

Lammens
De Ligt Maguire Shaw
Diallo [new CM] Fernandes Dalot
Cunha Mbeumo Mount

There is something in that system. Casemiro and Ugarte are nowhere near mobile enough to do the job Amorim wants, which is why they're still a work in progress, and Mount can't really be trusted to stay fit for more than 2-3 months at a time. But they are building a decent squad with decent options from the bench. No threat to us yet, but it's improving.
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Sorry a decent team.
With maguire.
Mount.
Diallo and dalot ??

Seriously pal stay off the sherry
 
youngbob said:
They are on an upward trend imo. Don't think they win a title under Amorim but they can finish top 4-6 this season and go deep in the cups again from next season. Think once Amorim has another summer under his belt they could be regular top 4-6 finishers once more, which isn't exactly what they want but it's on the way to their ideal destination.

Since those comments Ratcliffe made about giving Amorim three years no matter how much people might want him sacked, in all competitions they've P11 W5 D4 L2. In that time they've gone away to Liverpool (W), Spurs (D), Palace (W), and Villa (L). Things could be improved but Amorim has definitely stopped the rot and steadied the ship for the time being.

Lammens
De Ligt Maguire Shaw
Diallo [new CM] Fernandes Dalot
Cunha Mbeumo Mount

There is something in that system. Casemiro and Ugarte are nowhere near mobile enough to do the job Amorim wants, which is why they're still a work in progress, and Mount can't really be trusted to stay fit for more than 2-3 months at a time. But they are building a decent squad with decent options from the bench. No threat to us yet, but it's improving.
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Nothing wrong with having opinion pal.
At least you are looking at teams in some detail, unlike others.
The problem is at United there is no football culture. The 1st team play to a system under Amorin, but the club have not adopted it throughout.
Lemmens, is so weak on his left side, never try to reach with his left.
Maguire and Shaw at the tail end of careers, Dalot is average.
The Defence is a leaking bucket.

I cannot fault the commitment of the players, and they have improved from a very low base. However if the commitment and energy drops and remember only 1 game a week ATM they will dip again.
8th.
 
asahartford1 said:
Nothing wrong with having opinion pal.
At least you are looking at teams in some detail, unlike others.
The problem is at United there is no football culture. The 1st team play to a system under Amorin, but the club have not adopted it throughout.
Lemmens, is so weak on his left side, never try to reach with his left.
Maguire and Shaw at the tail end of careers, Dalot is average.
The Defence is a leaking bucket.

I cannot fault the commitment of the players, and they have improved from a very low base. However if the commitment and energy drops and remember only 1 game a week ATM they will dip again.
8th.
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Tend to agree. Their goals against is one of the worst in the league and their improvement is from a very low base, still inconsistent. The league is very tight so I think it flatters them at the moment.

All the more damning that they've got one game a week and still look like a mid table team plus Fernandes.
 
Dobsy said:
Tend to agree. Their goals against is one of the worst in the league and their improvement is from a very low base, still inconsistent. The league is very tight so I think it flatters them at the moment.

All the more damning that they've got one game a week and still look like a mid table team plus Fernandes.
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Mid CHAMPIONSHIP table.......
 
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