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Slime said:
An awesome transfer window for United!
Cavani. Old stiker who can't play at centre back!
Van de Beek. Midfielder who can't play at centre back.
Amad Diallo. 18 year old winger who's not Jadon Sancho and can't play at centre back.
Facundo Pellestri. Another 18yr old winger who's not Jadon Sancho and also can't play at centre back.
Alex Telles. Attacking left back who can't play at centre back.
Well done Woodward. (y)

To be fair, our youth set up is full of terrific young players who will easily get us promoted from The Championship next season!
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And also sold their best CB who had a great season last season
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Everton managed to move on Walcott, 50-50 on wages, for the season, and sold Sandro, a gamble that did not come off. We still have Bolassie but hopefully we will loan him out along with Besic, both likely to go to Championship clubs I suspect. Tosun is long term injured so it will be January before we can move him on.

All in all, not too bad on that front now. We have a relatively clear view of the squad.
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Everton have had a great window. Seemed to have a clear idea of what they needed. Still can't believe they landed Rodriguez, genuine world class player, when was the last time Everton had one of those? Rooney?

Arsenal, Spurs and Villa also look to have done well.

Jury out on Chelsea. They've brought in some fantastic players but looks like a lot of new-comers to integrate in one go. Some of them will take a long time to bed in and some of them won't work out. Contrast with Liverpool who have gradually blended in new additions each season which feels a better way to successfully integrate new players.
 
sunshine said:
Said without any irony?

If he was from Peru or Macedonia would you be saying this?
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Time will be the test obviously but happy with my view.

Already producing world class goal/assist rates from the wing over two seasons. The fact he moved to Germany and got out of the comfort zone will only be a good thing. Another six months or full season ripping it up at Dortmund, he'll be ready for a top side and getting the respect he deserves :unsure:
 
4LEX said:
Time will be the test obviously but happy with my view.

Already producing world class goal/assist rates from the wing over two seasons. The fact he moved to Germany and got out of the comfort zone will only be a good thing. Another six months or full season ripping it up at Dortmund, he'll be ready for a top side and getting the respect he deserves :unsure:
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Are Dortmund not already a top team? In the last 10 years they have been in the top 3 in the Bundesliga on 8 occasions, winning twice. They are regularly in the last 16 of the CL. There are only a handful of teams above them across Europe, the usual suspects in each country.

Had Sancho moved to Utd this summer it may have improved his bank balance but it would not have been a step up for him, quite the opposite based on recent history and current performances.

Where do you expect him to move to? Real, Liverpool, Bayern, Juve, PSG? (this isn't a sarky question by the way. I don't really follow European clubs that much so I don't know who is on the lookout)
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Are Dortmund not already a top team? In the last 10 years they have been in the top 3 in the Bundesliga on 8 occasions, winning twice. They are regularly in the last 16 of the CL. There are only a handful of teams above them across Europe, the usual suspects in each country.

Had Sancho moved to Utd this summer it may have improved his bank balance but it would not have been a step up for him, quite the opposite based on recent history and current performances.

Where do you expect him to move to? Real, Liverpool, Bayern, Juve, PSG? (this isn't a sarky question by the way. I don't really follow European clubs that much so I don't know who is on the lookout)
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I would have him in Liverpool .
He does look the part.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Had Sancho moved to Utd this summer it may have improved his bank balance but it would not have been a step up for him, quite the opposite based on recent history and current performances
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I'm really glad for him (and for England) that he hasn't joined Man Yoo. Far better for him to be gaining experience of another league and culture. I wish more English players went abroad to improve their games, but overseas clubs aren't going to meet the wage demands, most of them just aren't good enough.
 
sunshine said:
I'm really glad for him (and for England) that he hasn't joined Man Yoo. Far better for him to be gaining experience of another league and culture. I wish more English players went abroad to improve their games, but overseas clubs aren't going to meet the wage demands, most of them just aren't good enough.
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He has absolutely no experience of the Premier League, so, by your reckoning, he should have joined United to gain experience of another league.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Are Dortmund not already a top team? In the last 10 years they have been in the top 3 in the Bundesliga on 8 occasions, winning twice. They are regularly in the last 16 of the CL. There are only a handful of teams above them across Europe, the usual suspects in each country.

Had Sancho moved to Utd this summer it may have improved his bank balance but it would not have been a step up for him, quite the opposite based on recent history and current performances.

Where do you expect him to move to? Real, Liverpool, Bayern, Juve, PSG? (this isn't a sarky question by the way. I don't really follow European clubs that much so I don't know who is on the lookout)
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Dortmund are a fun club/feeder club. They play great attacking football, score goals and ultimately won't win anything unless Bayern have a dire season. Bayern have won it 7 times in a row, Dortmund's titles were as long ago as United's under Ferguson! They're a perfect stepping stone. I'd not class them as a top club and maybe that's harsh.

United would be a massive step up given the size and expectations. Regardless of Ole or Woodward they're still in the elite bracket and have won more trophies than Dortmund in the last 5 years despite being a mess! Football changes quick, the right manager, a couple of signings and it'll switch. It doesn't take four years lif the right people are in place. Liverpool went from an average 3rd in 2018 to almost 100 points and a CL in one year with the right signings.

I can't see Liverpool spending £100m on him when Salah is such an incredible player and doing the business. Bayern generally don't pay top price for players and have already got top class wingers so you can rule them out. I think City can also be ruled out due to the fact they'd not resign a former player for such a vast amount. Barcelona, Real, PSG, Juve, United most likely IMO. Chelsea too if some of the new signings don't work out.
 
4LEX said:
Dortmund are a fun club/feeder club. They play great attacking football, score goals and ultimately won't win anything unless Bayern have a dire season. Bayern have won it 7 times in a row, Dortmund's titles were as long ago as United's under Ferguson! They're a perfect stepping stone. I'd not class them as a top club and maybe that's harsh.

United would be a massive step up given the size and expectations. Regardless of Ole or Woodward they're still in the elite bracket and have won more trophies than Dortmund in the last 5 years despite being a mess! Football changes quick, the right manager, a couple of signings and it'll switch. It doesn't take four years lif the right people are in place. Liverpool went from an average 3rd in 2018 to almost 100 points and a CL in one year with the right signings.

I can't see Liverpool spending £100m on him when Salah is such an incredible player and doing the business. Bayern generally don't pay top price for players and have already got top class wingers so you can rule them out. I think City can also be ruled out due to the fact they'd not resign a former player for such a vast amount. Barcelona, Real, PSG, Juve, United most likely IMO. Chelsea too if some of the new signings don't work out.
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Currently Utd would not be a step up for him, have no idea why he would want to go there and the fact he didn't make a fuss makes me think he wasn't bothered either. There will be plenty more options for him in the future. Man Utd are going to be another Liverpool, living on the Ferguson memories for years yet telling everyone they should be the ones, are the ones and living on past glories for a while it just gets tiring hearing it all the time.
 
SteveW86 said:
They should give season ticket holders a code to get access for free.
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That is what BT Sport did for Premiership rugby, every season ticket holder was given codes to access their team's matches for no extra cost (did not need to be a BT subscriber etc)
 
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