White van drivers.
It's cheap, has tits on page three and is written in an EASY TO UNDERSTAND way that makes it obvious which bits you're supposed to PAY ATTENTION TO.
Luka Modric / Signs for Real Madrid
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
White van drivers.
It's cheap, has tits on page three and is written in an EASY TO UNDERSTAND way that makes it obvious which bits you're supposed to PAY ATTENTION TO.
Yes Captain Oblomov, it's a problem that all top clubs face - they need to pay young players big wages to tie them into contracts before they really know if they'll be worth it.
Some people read it for a laugh. I'd like to say most but sadly I can't be sure.
My flatmate buys it but he balances it out by buying The Guardian as well.
You don't actually get it for real news, it's a comic.
Yes, I used to buy the Sun and The Guardian which confused a lot of people. I've given up with both now.
By 'this one has legs', you mean you want to believe this one, even though it will probably turn out like all the others.
I used to buy the Guardian everyday, until I got an iPhone.
I wonder how long before they go paywall.
The Bebe transfer never stops being funny.I would take him for 25m. Any more and I'd tell Spurs to feck off. He's good but he won't be the difference in our midfield IMHO
Exactly. I would have laughed at the time, sure. But if 6 years down the road he was still a mainstay during one of Arsenal's most successful periods in their history I would definitely have stopped laughing.
That was spot on and easy to understand, I really knew what bits to pay attention to. Do you 'write' for The Sun?
Well the Times are getting fecked. No one will pay for content like news.
Why is Modric on such low wages and on such a long contract? His agent must be utter shite.
Agents should have been lining up to sign players of his quality at smaller clubs (sorry Spurs fans!).
Agents should have been lining up to sign players of his quality at smaller clubs (sorry Spurs fans!).
Because when he signed up he'd had one poor and one mediocre season and it looked like a very good deal. As soon as he had one good season 2010/11 - he was giving it the shit. After another OK season he's not so noisy.
Perhaps. This one feels a bit more realistic though - in the Ashley Young/De Gea vein.
Ferguson was previously interested in signing Modric before he went to Spurs, but wasn't sure if he'd do it in the PL. Modric has since proved he can. Fergie does like to return to players he previously admired.
Chelsea aggressively and underhandedly pursued Modric last summer but Levy stood firm. He's in a weaker position now though, and I think Chelsea might be a little more out of the picture after blowing their load on Hazard.
Levy was utterly determined not to sell to Chelsea last summer due to their conduct. Perhaps if we go about our business in a better way, something might happen. I suppose it hinges on whether Levy has the appetite for another fight and keeping a player against his will for another year. We've seen clubs hold players against their will for a year, we did it with Ronaldo, but it rarely goes beyond that.
We'll see. It's all guesswork at the moment obviously. No harm in speculating.
Cocks out lads
But then running purely on advertising revenue isn't sustainable either, which is odd because Guardian.co.uk has to be one of the most visited websites on the internet.
Unfortunately the answer will be shit for news, we won't pay because we've been getting it free and they can't sustain it on no revenue.
Have we signed him yet?
Who?
This is the Sneijder thread, right?
Michael Carrick by the looks of this Thread.
I'd be willing to put my life on Modric not joining us for 25 million.
Thing is I could see us managing to get him for relatively cheap if he had a few years on his contract left and was wiling to make things difficult etc, Barca got Fabregas at a great price in todays market, but doesn't Modric have like 4 years left on his contract? He doesn't really have too much power if spurs want to play hardball. Also at that price I'd be amazed if the likes of Chelsea, City, and some foreign teams coming in for him.
So overrated it's unreal.
I'm waiting for RedRichio to come back in and remind us that his contact said Spurs were willing to sell him to us for cheaper than Chelsea.
Modric has Parker or Sandro alongside him at Spurs - how do people think his game would change if he was playing next to Carrick or Cleverley/Anderson every week? Would it be more or less the same, would he have to adapt, and would he still be as/more effective?
Considering our football early in the 2011/12 season was superb going forward but wide open defensively (and the midfield was the probable cause for the latter), I'm not sure Modric is the player we need.
Considering our football early in the 2011/12 season was superb going forward but wide open defensively (and the midfield was the probable cause for the latter), I'm not sure Modric is the player we need.
If a player wants to leave you can't keep him forever, no matter how many years he's got left on his contract, especially if you so boldly turned down his request to move already a year earlier, and the team still doesn't get Champions League football for the next season. There comes a point where it's beneficial for all parties for the player to move on.
Before you go topping yourself Leroy, can I see a pic of that £2000 betting slip, the one where you bet Ireland wouldn't make it out of their group?
He's not the player we need but at less than 30 mil I would take him. If we got him I wouldn't be concerned with keeping ando. Cleverley would suffer as a result, if he actually stays fit, but if he's good enough he'll force his way in and make fergie change the team. As for how he would adapt, well scholes and carrick were a great combo and modrics extra mobility would help a lot to compensate for the weaknesses in that combo.
As I said though cant see it at that price, too many other clubs would be interested and it would start a bidding war, plus if it comes down between us and Chelsea I think he wants to stay in London.
As I said though cant see it at that price, too many other clubs would be interested and it would start a bidding war, plus if it comes down between us and Chelsea I think he wants to stay in London.
Ireland are 4/1 to qualify which makes the lay a 1/4 no-brainer for those who are cold about these things.
Its not just the player beside him that you have to look at but also the players all around and most importantly the players behind him. We have a way better defense than Spurs do.
Yeah, but I'm asking specifically how Modric game will change, as it surely will
I highly doubt that Spurs will sell Modric for less than 35m..
If Fergie really wants Modric I reckon he is planned in 3 man midfield in the tougher games with Carrick and Fletcher/Anderson/Cleverley and then of course Scholes that probably will be used more often against the mid/lower table teams that likes to sit back vs United allowing a guy like Scholes space. A Carrick-Modric partnership would do fine in 80-90% of the games on their own though.
That Sun article is just one of the many "stories" they trot out every transfer window, bollocks.
Another summer long saga?
Amazed at how Modric was the savior of our midfield and now no one wants him here.
Modric is a decent player and would improve our midfield.For 25-30 mil we could do with him.
He is not my first choice too but what are the alternatives?If someone better becomes available then forget Modric.
Modric is a decent player and would improve our midfield.For 25-30 mil we could do with him.
He is not my first choice too but what are the alternatives?If someone better becomes available then forget Modric.
He did says that!
If a player wants top leave he can at the end of his contract. Has been the case since Bosnan.
:-p