If thats true then it shows you not only why we never signed any superstars in the 90's but also how well we did to keep the likes of Giggs, Keane, Beckham and Scholes during that period.
Not to mention winning the European Cup also.
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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.
If thats true then it shows you not only why we never signed any superstars in the 90's but also how well we did to keep the likes of Giggs, Keane, Beckham and Scholes during that period.
Not to mention winning the European Cup also.
In Lira?
Never realised Pogba has a Manc-French hybrid accent.
I remember the furore around Keane wanting £50k a week. Everyone thought football had gone mad.
That sounds insane wages in the 90s.
what?In a few years we'll all be used to average players earning £200k, and when we start paying players £500k a week people will claim football has gone mad and is being ruined by money. And so the cycle will continue forever.
This is just great. I'm off on holiday all next week. Was hoping to not spend the entirety clicking refresh on the phone. Least I'll be sitting on a beach while doing the same.
There is no way that is true.
Let's not get into that in this thread.
It was a hypothetical question
Yeah it's the first time I noticed that. The story about him having to train alone sucks... When we get him back, if we do, we should make sure we don't make such a mistake again.
Yeah i remember it well myself. It was in 2001 wasn't it? We finally managed to break the wage structure when Kenyon took over from Edwards.
And i imagine Ferguson was looking forward to blowing everyone out of the water on wages as well as transfer fees, and for a short time we did to be fair. We signed Veron, RVN and Ferdinand. Then two years later Roman bought Chelsea and once again we were playing second fiddle in the wages department lol.
Who is this Andreas Varela guy who is adamant Pogba is joining Real Madrid?
I can't find a legit article by him when I do a quick Google Search.
I can't find a legit article by him when I do a quick Google Search.
I have the feeling that Woody and the board are going to put up suns that no one will be willing to match.
Money is going be Pogba's no.1 consideration. It is for every player.
We have been looking for a superstar poster boy for three years now. There haven't been any available really, and Pog is the only realistic one out there right now.
Yes.
Bollocks. Finances are no. 1, and we are being very aggressive with wgat we are willing to offer.
I would also like to add
I LOVE WOODY
For bringing United up to the times with global elite sport, in terms of not being afraid to compete at the very high end financially.
I can't even begin to list the star players we have missed out simply because we wouldn't meet the market rate for their fees or wages, or pay the effing agents fee.
I think a lot of the skepticism on here when we are linked to top players stems from our history of being penny pinchers on the last 10% under Fergie/Gill.
A United with a good team that challenges in the world's by far most watched and competitive league AND that pays as well as anyone is going to be one of the very, very most attractive propositions for players in world football.
I fully expect in 3 years time for us to beat everyone to players as much as anyone can to us.
Money is going be Pogba's no.1 consideration. It is for every player.
We have been looking for a superstar poster boy for three years now. There haven't been any available really, and Pog is the only realistic one out there right now.
Yes.
Bollocks. Finances are no. 1, and we are being very aggressive with wgat we are willing to offer.
I would also like to add
I LOVE WOODY
For bringing United up to the times with global elite sport, in terms of not being afraid to compete at the very high end financially.
I can't even begin to list the star players we have missed out simply because we wouldn't meet the market rate for their fees or wages, or pay the effing agents fee.
I think a lot of the skepticism on here when we are linked to top players stems from our history of being penny pinchers on the last 10% under Fergie/Gill.
A United with a good team that challenges in the world's by far most watched and competitive league AND that pays as well as anyone is going to be one of the very, very most attractive propositions for players in world football.
I fully expect in 3 years time for us to beat everyone to players as much as anyone can to us.
Just some 12 year old boy pretending to be a twitter journalist
It was about £33.000 I think. It was eventually Keane that forced United to abandon it 2000 I think, when he threatened to go to Bayern M. He wanted about £50.000 and United gave in - thank God.
The prodigal son returns, people love that sort of thing.
This is the same with anything house prices, cars etc etc I don't known why we are more supprised when it applies to football. Maybe it's because we have a better memory for football stats then we do anything else.
This.
Excellent points. I also think this is part of Woody's thinking.
Absolutely. It will take a couple of seasons to see the full effects, but the financial pull (and the compeition, managerial talent, and prestige) are going to ensure that even midtable PL teams have top players in their ranks.
Has he been reading the cafe?
Read somewhere that Van Basten won around 15m from Ajax and Milan including endorsements(might not be true of course), but if he got 100k per week that's close to 5m per season, so yeah I pretty much doubt those figures.
The real tragedy is that most fans are not even at 200k a year yet we are going to pay those guys per week. That sucks for those in this situation.
What I hope for all united fans: that we all earn at least 200k a year so that we can go support a team of players earning 200k a week, including Pogba!
Of course he has, we're basically his target audience. He's becoming petty and troll-like.
United bound? 
What the hell, I like your reality better anyway.
ON.LIKE.DONKEY.KONG
He came across really well in that interview. Said all the right words and you can tell he's not bitter. So, people can't use that against him now saying he has a grudge against the club.
Top player prefers the biggest club in the world, who are also reigning European champions. Earth shattering news that is
Crazy accent. Mostly French but then breaks out into some Manc for a few words.
That is another reason why this isn't a gamble like Di Maria. We know that he won't start crying about the weather, food or city.
Why is he so bitter?, i guess he's been getting a lod of shite off Utd fans or something.
My God. You can practically wipe the tears off the screen. My inner Muppet is desperate to lick them. But I won't let it. Bad Muppet. Patience.
When Bale was sold he had already shown many moments of breath-taking brilliance and a capacity to take games by the scruff of the neck win them almost single-handedly. This, and his general impact on the world of football, was far in excess of anything shown by Pogba so far. And all in a league far tougher than Serie A.
If Bale at that time was rated a 10, Pogba is currently a 5 or 6. There is no real comparison.
Turin isn't a particularly pleasing place either I think.