I really do think we'll be up there. We weren't flakey last season, the hardest part to get right is becoming a tough side to beat and Jose managed it with Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones. We didn't lose a league game for months. I can't see us struggling against bottom half teams again like we did last season. If we go in to next season without getting another player in then I certainly wouldn't back us for the title, but we won't finish outside the top four.
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I really do think we'll be up there. We weren't flakey last season, the hardest part to get right is becoming a tough side to beat and Jose managed it with Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones. We didn't lose a league game for months. I can't see us struggling against bottom half teams again like we did last season. If we go in to next season without getting another player in then I certainly wouldn't back us for the title, but we won't finish outside the top four.
What?
no not you just Perisic in general on here
Sorry but the manager chooses the targets at United. Woody's job is to make the approaches and try and buy them. His success or failure is down to who he gets. Realistically no-one could afford more than one of the players you've listed so I don't see how you can say he's failed just because he misses out on your fantasy targets.
Seems that a lot of accountants are united fans and know better than anyone how/when to spend the club's money. Thank god for you guys. 
I think Woody needs to take his fanny pack and feck off from transfer dealings.
I feel as far as the top European clubs go we are miles away, but even domestically we look short of the top 3 and will be in a battle with Liverpool and Arsenal for the 4th spot, we just haven't built the attack up nearly enough, I'm not keen on Lukaku but it's done now, and at best he'll recreate Ibra's numbers which still leaves us needing another genuine source of goals.
Seems that a lot of accountants are united fans and know better than anyone how/when to spend the club's money. Thank god for you guys.
Seems like you've mistaken this for a forum on Manchester United the business, not Manchester United the club whose fans want it to invest and win things.
PSG asked Di Maria to leave.
Lucas should go.
Ben Arfa's contract will be terminated.
Wonder where Di Maria will end up this time.
Lucas would be great for us though, hope we go for him. Doubt it though
Could see Bayern Munich coming for him.
Hell, i'd take Di Maria back for the right price and if he could prove to Jose that his head was in the right place.
Bayern have more sense than to sign a twat like Di Maria.
I'll take Lucas. Great player and won't cost much I believe.
They can organize a in house sponsorship to pump cash into the club with no problem.
The thing is Barcelona is not looking to rid, but trying to renew with Neymar. I said somewhere on this forum that Neymar may be worth more than 200mil for Barcelona since he's a top player who is closer to Messi level & his commercial pull is of the greatest of active player. 200mil transfer budget doesn't look that much now since the availability of great players are limited. Replacing Neymar's commercial value is extremely difficult.
Rashford is up to the challenge, but the real concerns are Lingard & Martial. Lingard has already hit his ceiling, and it's a low ceiling. He seems to be popular in the group as a joker/entertainer, so we I guess Jose keeps using him for the sake of morale. Martial does have a much higher ceiling, but he is not the right type of winger Mourinho needs, and his decision making is questionable.
Can't understand that opinion of Lingard after seeing the three pre-season games we played. At least I bit of doubt…
would take Di Maria back at this point
I agree that he's probably not going to improve much more but I think there is more to him now than some people think. He's a quick thinker and he's always thinking of the next move - which is why his quick link up play is so good. Not to mention that he tends to chip in with very important goals and not just the odd one or two when we are already 3-0 up. He's never going to be world class but as far as squad players go, not a lot of people have anyone as good as he is and would be happy to sit on the bench if told to.
I'd take Di Maria back and play him on either wing, no more CM, CF bullshit.
Pretty sure we signed him off the back of him playing in midfield. Which was his best season.
Definitely not Jose type of player. He doesn't know how to defend.
I'm not gonna lie, you may disagree but I think it would be a disgrace if we re-signed Di Maria
I highly doubt Di Maria would even want to return.
He hated being in Manchester.
Wouldn't even want him back either.
He hated being in Manchester.
Wouldn't even want him back either.
We pulled out of signing Morata in favour of signing Lukaku. We missed out on signing Griezmann because of the transfer ban. Nothing much Woodward could do about that.
And it's not his fault Mourinho is targetting Dier/Matic for the DM role while Fabinho is available as well and it seems we're not interested at all. Same with regards to Perisic with Inter asking ridiculous amount for him.
I would like to see us get Sanchez since we missed out on Griezmann. Could play on the wings or behind/alongside Lukaku. Could be deadly. But who knows. Maybe we would be back in for Griezmann this January or next summer.
Where's the white text ?
He would be perfect for you. That's why Fergie wanted him.
Hard to believe that some people would take Di Maria back, people are so crazy about transfers that they would take a guy back who pretty much gave up on the club and refused to come for pre season
A "cheapish" option to fill that no.7 shirt? It might work, since he does provide that excitement and bums off seats style that we often associate with our no.7s.
This.
Amen to that.
I am sorry but I would rather over spend on the likes of Fabinho than spend 50 Million pounds on a soon to be 29 year old Matic. Its the same scenario with Perisic as well.
I know that Jose probably wants Matic and Perisic, but as he himself said, clubs want extraordinary money even for good players. Perisic and Matic are just that good players and not great players.There is a reason clubs are interested in the likes of Mbappe and Neymar, its because they are younger and even if they are signed for a exuberant fee its not a problem if they sign a 6 year contract.
In my opinion we should be going in for the likes of Fabinho and Dembele rather than signing Perisic and Matic. There's no value in buying Perisic and Matic when there are better options available who could serve our club longer.
I know that Jose probably wants Matic and Perisic, but as he himself said, clubs want extraordinary money even for good players. Perisic and Matic are just that good players and not great players.There is a reason clubs are interested in the likes of Mbappe and Neymar, its because they are younger and even if they are signed for a exuberant fee its not a problem if they sign a 6 year contract.
In my opinion we should be going in for the likes of Fabinho and Dembele rather than signing Perisic and Matic. There's no value in buying Perisic and Matic when there are better options available who could serve our club longer.
You would take a player back who couldnt be bothered when he was here the last time ?
AdM is the biggest idiot ever to play for us....he is Tevez multiplied by 5
Perisic, Dier and Matic getting slagged off all over the forum.
Now i'm reading some lads want Di Maria back
Might go back on a break from here.
Now i'm reading some lads want Di Maria back
Might go back on a break from here.
By the looks of it, this is the Manchester United Moaning Forum, the place where people suffer and compare our spending (or our hypothetical spending, or the hypothetical state of the club if the hypothetical signings don't arrive till august) with clubs owned by sheiks who burn money for fun (or like Chow-Yun-Fat in "A better tomorrow"). - but, hey, here's me, moaning about the moaning. I'm no better than anyone after all. Cheers.
I hope PSG sign Neymar just to unsettle their players. I would love Lucas Moura here in a #7 Utd shirt. Get er done Ed!
This is not football manager, we have done well so far. Griezmann had a change of circumstances or we would have signed him. Woody will sign another one perhaps two it is obviously difficult plus clubs are reluctant to sell as the market is sky high to replace players. Plus the domestic clubs don't need the cash. Your list is pure fantasy and I'm sure Lukaku was in front of Morata so not sure why you haven't got him on the list?
The fantasy football managers are out in full force lately. We should be signing Neymar for 250mil, Fabinho for 50mil and Mbappe for 120mil, otherwise Woody has failed.Perisic, Dier and Matic getting slagged off all over the forum.
Now i'm reading some lads want Di Maria back
Might go back on a break from here.
£100M on fullbacks.
Fergie filled his team with the best players. There weren't many average players I can remember that were regulars.