Premier League 2019-2020 we’re off

[Slime]

sorry how is it largely meaningless and irrelevant? Surely its more relevant than ever as it gets more and more obscene! especially as it filters down into the costs of the fans

Sorry, I meant meaningless to the football clubs.
To the supporters it's eye watering.

 

[Papas1982]

To be fair though LP it wasn't that long ago that many people (myself included) were questioning the £75 million that Liverpool paid for VVD. If Maguire has the same effect on the defence at Man U that VVD has had at Liverpool then it's money well spent. Only time will tell if this is a good signing or not.

As a Saints fan, I can tell you most of us whilst accepting it was too good an offer to refuse, especially after he downed tools certainly didn’t think it was an outrageous offer. Imo he was the best cb in the league and has improved since.

I’m not sure many Leicester fans would honestly say the same about Maguire.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

To be fair though LP it wasn't that long ago that many people (myself included) were questioning the £75 million that Liverpool paid for VVD. If Maguire has the same effect on the defence at Man U that VVD has had at Liverpool then it's money well spent. Only time will tell if this is a good signing or not.

For me VVD ability was clear as day and we were buying the best CB in the Prem - I don’t think Maguire is anywhere near his level and not even the best English CB. And how much did De Ligt go for ? £50 ish mil ?!

 

[Wolf]

For me VVD ability was clear as day and we were buying the best CB in the Prem - I don’t think Maguire is anywhere near his level and not even the best English CB. And how much did De Ligt go for ? £50 ish mil ?!

Tbh I'd have to agree with every word of that.

Maguire is a decent CB and will improve their defence purely because the rest are garbage. But when you see De Ligt going for 50m it just shows you how over priced the slightly above average English player is supposedly worth.

 

[fundy]

oh come on you lot are over egging this English price thing, are you really telling me you think De Ligt should be worth more than £5m more than Lewis Dunk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Dan2501]

VVD was lauded before he moved to Liverpool, most people could see he was an excellent CB at Southampton and Celtic, but thought that the price was slightly inflated at the time but not completely ludicrous, turned out he was worth every penny. Maguire's best known most for chatting his GF up after a WC match, having a big head and being a decent but fairly slow defender. He's probably an improvement for United, but £80m is crazy money.

Had an email from Everton. Gbamin is official, nice to have another midfielder in. Apparently Kean could be announced tomorrow.

 

[Slime]

You just need to find someone who is willing to take Lukaku of your hands for the reported fee - no one appears to want to pay the reported £80mil

And yep Maguire is better than Jones etc but £80mil is madness for a decent Prem CB - Edit- it’s £85 mil 😲😲😲😲

No, I believe it's £80M ........................................... possibly rising to £85M.
Now we have to get Bruno Fernandes, he's the important one ........................... the game changer!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Coutinho back to Liverpool is the current rumour.

 

[Wolf]

Coutinho back to Liverpool is the current rumour.

According to some muppets on social media its rumoured he's going to us as well🙄

Can see it now he'd make a banging centre back alongside Mustafi 😂

 

[fundy]

From Twitter:

Samantha Quek
@SamanthaQuek
I’m confident enough to say I’ll present Match of the Day in my underpants if Maguire and Lindelof concede fewer goals than Van Dijk + ANY other he lines up along side this season... #NotGonnaHappen

Lots cheering the United defense all of a sudden

 

[Pin-seeker]

From Twitter:

Samantha Quek
@SamanthaQuek
I’m confident enough to say I’ll present Match of the Day in my underpants if Maguire and Lindelof concede fewer goals than Van Dijk + ANY other he lines up along side this season... #NotGonnaHappen

Lots cheering the United defense all of a sudden

Fit but annoying when she starts talking 😣

 

[Papas1982]

From Twitter:

Samantha Quek
@SamanthaQuek
I’m confident enough to say I’ll present Match of the Day in my underpants if Maguire and Lindelof concede fewer goals than Van Dijk + ANY other he lines up along side this season... #NotGonnaHappen

Lots cheering the United defense all of a sudden

She's back tracked a little after someone pointed that if one of em got injured after 1 game together then she'd be buggered. 😂😂

 

[Dan2501]

Now we have to get Bruno Fernandes, he's the important one ........................... the game changer!

Not sure he is. Bruno Fernandes is fantastic, and incredibly talented, but the gap in your team is not where Fernandes plays. He's a creative, attacking minded midfielder - you've already got Pogba, Mata, Lingard, and potentially Dybala coming in. You don't need Fernandes as well. United should be looking at guys like Lucas Tousart, Sandro Tonali, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, or should have snapped up Rodri before City got him. They would all fill a gap in the United squad that needs bolstering, Fernandes is too similar to what you've already got.

 

[Papas1982]

Not sure he is. Bruno Fernandes is fantastic, and incredibly talented, but the gap in your team is not where Fernandes plays. He's a creative, attacking minded midfielder - you've already got Pogba, Mata, Lingard, and potentially Dybala coming in. You don't need Fernandes as well. United should be looking at guys like Lucas Tousart, Sandro Tonali, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, or should have snapped up Rodri before City got him. They would all fill a gap in the United squad that needs bolstering, Fernandes is too similar to what you've already got.

Maybe they've decided to go the Newcastle route...

I mean if a manager gets em onside then they'll be fun to watch.

All those players could play some great footy. 4-3 everyweek, with the odd 0-4 when they play a decent team....

 

[Slime]

Not sure he is. Bruno Fernandes is fantastic, and incredibly talented, but the gap in your team is not where Fernandes plays. He's a creative, attacking minded midfielder - you've already got Pogba, Mata, Lingard, and potentially Dybala coming in. You don't need Fernandes as well. United should be looking at guys like Lucas Tousart, Sandro Tonali, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, or should have snapped up Rodri before City got him. They would all fill a gap in the United squad that needs bolstering, Fernandes is too similar to what you've already got.

Pogba might not stay, I hope he does if he's wearing the correct head!
Mata is too slow and Lingard is not in the same cass as Fernandes, and never will be.
I don't think Dybala will come, but he's a different player to Fernandes.
Oh, and Fernandes can play in the defensive midfield role quite comfortably.

Our new defensive set up is infinitely stronger that we finished with last season.
De Gea, AWB, Lindelof, Maguire and Shaw ........................... I can't think of many better in the Prem.

 

[Papas1982]

Pogba might not stay, I hope he does if he's wearing the correct head!
Mata is too slow and Lingard is not in the same cass as Fernandes, and never will be.
I don't think Dybala will come, but he's a different player to Fernandes.
Oh, and Fernandes can play in the defensive midfield role quite comfortably.

Our new defensive set up is infinitely stronger that we finished with last season.
De Gea, AWB, Lindelof, Maguire and Shaw ........................... I can't think of many better in the Prem.

The 4 teams that finished in CL places have better settled defences imo.

Lots of questions over yours imo.

De Gea is in for a big season. Lots of credit in the bank, but since last World Cup his performances have been mere mortal.

Lindelof has improved massively, time to show he's the real deal.

Maguire, better than what you had, but imo living off a world cup where we beat nobody special.

Shaw looking like the player before his injury. England LB imo if he's fit for a year.

AWB, this season will show if he's good or had a blinder.

Certainly promising compared to what youve had, but with a weak midfield I'd say they could be got at.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Pogba might not stay, I hope he does if he's wearing the correct head!
Mata is too slow and Lingard is not in the same cass as Fernandes, and never will be.
I don't think Dybala will come, but he's a different player to Fernandes.
Oh, and Fernandes can play in the defensive midfield role quite comfortably.

Our new defensive set up is infinitely stronger that we finished with last season.
De Gea, AWB, Lindelof, Maguire and Shaw ........................... I can't think of many better in the Prem.

Really ? - are you sure you’re not thinking of someone else , he is a pure attacking midfielder and as someone already said it’s a buy in an area that doesn’t seem to be needed - spend £50mil etc on someone like Rice and that’s a big difference to the team

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Yet more tinkering with the rules for this season. Will no doubt be the usual clampdowns early on and then common sense prevailing. Are these rule changes a good thing?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48965849

 

[huds1475]

Maguire is not even the best English CB.

Name one, PL proven, that would be available for less than £80m in current market.

 

[Papas1982]

Smalling or Jones for a start..... 😁😁😁