We have really wound up Real Madrid, haven't we? This is too awesome 
De Gea Contract Situation
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He's a professional. Previous examples like Lewandowski and Tevez played well for their clubs in similar-ish conditions.
We are the richest club in world, its okay if we'll lose 25m for a year.
United need to come out with our own version of events because every man and his dog seem to be blaming United for this.
It would be a bad idea if we ignore the situation publicly.
It would be a bad idea if we ignore the situation publicly.
No he just looks like it. Maybe his girlfriend will leave him and he signs an extension.
It would be a nice touch if LVG will have a presser pre Liverpool game with DDG next to him.
No he just looks like he's dead. He's got this blue paint on his face.
Treat it with the contempt it deserves.
Edburne probably didn't take the news to well, and things got out of hand.
No we treated him like an adult, negotiated with him and came up with a solution that would suit both parties given his contribution to the team. That's what I mean. We didn't screw with him.
Utd should just stay quiet on the subject and let the Madrid babies cry it out until they fall asleep. The world loves watching babies cry and tire themselves out.
As much as I want De Gea gone from you lot, there is zero doubt that Real are a bunch of unlikeable whatnots that got punched in their fannies. Hard. And its fun seeing them squirm in pain.
As much as I want De Gea gone from you lot, there is zero doubt that Real are a bunch of unlikeable whatnots that got punched in their fannies. Hard. And its fun seeing them squirm in pain.
Maybe he will. There's a decent chance he won't though. Even super rich clubs that inflate the transfer market have a finite amount of money. 25 million isn't money that can just be written off.
This is surreal
I'm eagerly awaiting our response. "Something along the lines of "feck off Madrid" would do nicely.
I'm eagerly awaiting our response. "Something along the lines of "feck off Madrid" would do nicely.
Three recent players that were recently "denied" transfers for whatever reason...Suarez, Schneiderlin, Lewandowski. All with head where it's supposed to be. Why not expect the same for De Gea?
I'm disenchanted that such a lovely man as Rafa Benitez keeps getting messed about by Man Utd, one way or another.
Nah, no statement. Just sell him back to Athletico in Jan for a fraction of the price and really stick it to Real. That would be the second best situation in the saga behind him signing an extension.
Do we even need to release a counter-statement? Theirs reads as a desperate, long winded attempt to cover up and excuse something they clearly fecked up on.
So Madrid's basic gripe is "they didn't roll over and give us the player early enough and we were left dealing with annoying stuff like contracts and negotiations"
Righto.
Righto.
Aye. We've already developed a bit of a rep for this type of shite, if Madrid are accusing us unfairly then we should definitely respond.
pfft, United's very existence seems to be a cause of nothing but embarrassment for you. I doubt there's anything they could say to change that, bar announcing the clubs dissolution.
This is fecking hilarious, have that you cnuts, think you can fecking throw you weight round here? feck off hahaha
If Dave buys into this stream of bullshit coming out of Real then he'll be of little use to us at all.
De Gea won't play until the Capital One cup. I'd put money on it.
In an ideal world we would just stay quiet and let Madrid publicly cry and whine and look like tits.
But as evidenced by cretins like Holloway in football its often better to come out all guns blazing and blame someone else.
But as evidenced by cretins like Holloway in football its often better to come out all guns blazing and blame someone else.
25m is nothing for us if he helps to qualify for CL next season which will mean we will get maximum amount from Adidas plus the Champions League TV money.
Wait, there are some here who think this all was embarrassing on our part?
Maybe it's some ingorec content but wow nevertheless.
Maybe it's some ingorec content but wow nevertheless.
who gives a feck? Nutters on twitter? Journalists who shit on United no matter what?
United will have DDG in goal this season. That's the only fact that matters.
Our statement should be short, sweet and simple: "it is a process."
That Madrid statement Accept some responsibility you twats - you were gambling on United caving in, but when they didn't you reacted too late. Also some reports that they deliberately left it late so I could look like another "Oh, we showed them!"-PR-stunt which would be even more pathetic. In most cases I'd ignore such a rumour, but seeing as we're talking about Madrid I wouldn't rule it out.
As a sidenote, go team "yes" in the vote!
Accept some responsibility you twats - you were gambling on United caving in, but when they didn't you reacted too late. Also some reports that they deliberately left it late so I could look like another "Oh, we showed them!"-PR-stunt which would be even more pathetic. In most cases I'd ignore such a rumour, but seeing as we're talking about Madrid I wouldn't rule it out.As a sidenote, go team "yes" in the vote!
Sky said so man, Ian Holloway, I mean he never talks shit!
Maybe. That's certainly part of the calculus. But there is a calculus. Super rich people didn't become super rich by not worrying about 25 million.
Honestly I'm happy enough knowing that I don't share the same view as Ian Holloway and Charlie Nicholas, that's a victory in itself.
Real's statement reads like a child stamping their feet and crying because they didn't get their way, it's rather amusing.
Real Madrid are such a childish club, feck me
DAVE STAYS
DAVE STAYS
Well, everything is embarrassing for some, so doesn't really surprise me. On topic, I am absolutely fine with rubbing Real the wrong way. It also seems Navas wasn't particularly interested in coming, which makes it rather a decent outcome even if its not the best outcome.
It is a slightly different situation. All of them were told that they would not be transferred much before any chance of last day dramas. In this case, we clearly were ready to let the player leave, and then the move broke down due to silly reasons. It's not the same, and then there is the question of the manager, who in our case is a weirdo.
I hope there is no issues and Dave is ready to get back to business with us. I just won't be 100% confident.
By all accounts we are more than happy to write off that amount of money.
De Gea has Euro 2016 on his mind. He will perform.
We won't release a statement. LVG will of course be asked about it but I imagine he will either confuse people or just not give anything away.
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