The state of Manchester United

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The state of Manchester United

Post by ecc » Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:25 pm

Apparently willing to see Hojlund for £30m.

That's fairly telling. To openly quote that figure firstly and if they do get that for him it will represent a loss of £43m.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by randomclaret2 » Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:34 pm

Poor man's Armando Broja...
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Bacchus » Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:37 pm

I still think there's a good striker in Hojlund. Maybe he wasn't ready for being the main striker at a big club with a lot of other issues but he has the physicality, the workrate and the movement to come good yet. £30m could seem turn into a bargain for somebody with today's prices.
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by ecc » Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:48 pm

Bacchus wrote:
Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:37 pm
I still think there's a good striker in Hojlund. Maybe he wasn't ready for being the main striker at a big club with a lot of other issues but he has the physicality, the workrate and the movement to come good yet. £30m could seem turn into a bargain for somebody with today's prices.
I tend to agree with you, Bacchus. It was the wrong club at the wrong time. He needed to play another season in Italy IMHO and, above all, avoid a club like United.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Leisure » Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:49 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:
Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:34 pm
Poor man's Armando Broja...
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by beddie » Sun Aug 03, 2025 1:45 pm

Never rated the lad, his touch in and around the box is shocking.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Rowls » Sun Aug 03, 2025 1:58 pm

Bring him in, Mr Pace.
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Woodleyclaret » Sun Aug 03, 2025 2:11 pm

Who on Earth recruits for Manure? Anthony bought for silly money and loaned. Ditto Sanco.Rashford loaned out despite bring one of their better players as is Garnacho.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Funkydrummer » Sun Aug 03, 2025 2:29 pm

Long may they be she-ite ! Can't abide them.
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Claretitus » Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:37 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sun Aug 03, 2025 2:11 pm
Who on Earth recruits for Manure? Anthony bought for silly money and loaned. Ditto Sanco.Rashford loaned out despite bring one of their better players as is Garnacho.
Not only that- who tells em to get rid of players? McTominay was consistently their best player whilst there, maybe Fernandes apart. They get shut, he goes to Napoli, they win Seria A and he’s voted MVP. Utter madness. Basket case of a club. Long may it continue.
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Bow » Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:38 pm

They seem to have developed into a perfect machine for ruining footballers.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Boxy » Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:43 pm

Claretitus wrote:
Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:37 pm
Not only that- who tells em to get rid of players? McTominay was consistently their best player whilst there, maybe Fernandes apart. They get shut, he goes to Napoli, they win Seria A and he’s voted MVP. Utter madness. Basket case of a club. Long may it continue.
Mctominay was a pure PSR sale

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by burnmark » Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:59 pm

They still get more than their fair share of penalties. The one they got tonight was a joke!
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Cooclaret » Mon Aug 04, 2025 12:04 am

Claretitus wrote:
Sun Aug 03, 2025 10:37 pm
Not only that- who tells em to get rid of players? McTominay was consistently their best player whilst there, maybe Fernandes apart. They get shut, he goes to Napoli, they win Seria A and he’s voted MVP. Utter madness. Basket case of a club. Long may it continue.
Scott is a great lad, but was below the standard required and blocking younger players deployment.

Toby C is a brilliant kid with a much higher ceiling.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:31 am

Cooclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 12:04 am
Scott is a great lad, but was below the standard required and blocking younger players deployment.

Toby C is a brilliant kid with a much higher ceiling.
I’ve long been suggesting him on here as a loan move in the event of promotion. He ticks a lot of boxes in cm.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by ClaretPete001 » Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:09 am

He doesn't look good enough for an elite club but he scored 1 in 3 both in Serie A and in the PL and he's only 22. He also scored 1 in 2 in Austria.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by IanMcL » Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:24 am

Cooclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 12:04 am
Scott is a great lad, but was below the standard required and blocking younger players deployment.

Toby C is a brilliant kid with a much higher ceiling.
Scott McT is an excellent, high class player - as proven for Scotland, MU and Napoli. He was only absent from MU because of their perpetual change of manager and revolving transfer of players, whilst they satisfy the latest excuse maker in charge.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by ClaretPete001 » Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:28 am

Cooclaret wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 12:04 am
Scott is a great lad, but was below the standard required and blocking younger players deployment.

Toby C is a brilliant kid with a much higher ceiling.
This is definitely Coo and not Coolclaret.

McTominay has just had an incredible season winning one of the toughest leagues in the world. And Man Utd came 15th.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Ampth7 » Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:35 am

I have a sneaky feeling that Man U will be much stronger this season…….

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by ElectroClaret » Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:37 am

Let's hope Amorim pushes a few hundred million more down the khazi before he inevitably gets the bullet.
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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:18 pm

Sad to see, in general, but at the same time, **** em

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by equinox » Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:29 pm

Once upon a time when a player like Isac became available he would be training at Carrington before you could say 'Denis Laws Backheel'.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by The Shire Claret » Mon Aug 04, 2025 4:34 pm

Football is undulating ... Like it or not they will be back at some point

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by ecc » Mon Aug 04, 2025 6:39 pm

IanMcL wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:24 am
Scott McT is an excellent, high class player - as proven for Scotland, MU and Napoli. He was only absent from MU because of their perpetual change of manager and revolving transfer of players, whilst they satisfy the latest excuse maker in charge.
I seem to recall him being their one of best players towards the end of his time at OT.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Spike » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:26 pm

Concessions at £29 the miserable gets
Never liked them

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Tricky Trevor » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:30 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Sun Aug 03, 2025 2:11 pm
Who on Earth recruits for Manure? Anthony bought for silly money and loaned. Ditto Sanco.Rashford loaned out despite bring one of their better players as is Garnacho.
No idea what's gone on but Amorim has hinted that it is attitude and not ability with all 4 of them. He doesn't want them anywhere near his 1st team squad.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Cooclaret » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:58 pm

ClaretPete001 wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:28 am
This is definitely Coo and not Coolclaret.

McTominay has just had an incredible season winning one of the toughest leagues in the world. And Man Utd came 15th.
Righto. I don’t agree. But righto.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Cooclaret » Mon Aug 04, 2025 8:58 pm

ecc wrote:
Mon Aug 04, 2025 6:39 pm
I seem to recall him being their one of best players towards the end of his time at OT.
He was consistent in a very poor team.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by boyyanno » Mon Aug 04, 2025 9:13 pm

I thought McTominay was a good player, easily good enough to have stayed at United.

They value the wrong things over there in my opinion. Everyone from the players, the owners, the manager have been blamed, it's the whole culture at the club.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by IanMcL » Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:32 pm

For those who doubted! Ballon d'Or nominee.

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Re: The state of Manchester United

Post by Claretitus » Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:48 pm

Quite right too. He’s been outstanding this season.

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