Transfer Rumours United's ever on going rebuild , are we nearly there yet?

Never said you had?

 

Ah ok, when you said, 'this is why', I thought you meant my post was saying that.

I largely ignore social media. I put IF on anything which is conjecture. Only thing we know (?) is De Jong has said he wants to stay at Barca and the club are in a financial mess and need to raise money and get players off the wage bill to register new players. The rest is either conjecture or mostly bollox.

 

No, it's because you offered an alternative view to the unsubstantiated alleged rubbishing of United and 'statements'(there has never been one) saying he doesn't want to come to us.

I'm just saying I don't believe anything until it has actually happened.

Social media is a world of complete bollocks and guesswork, and too many actually believe what these people post.

I could go on Twitter myself, invent an MUFC or United moniker of some sort, then post a made up rumour.

Then someone will post it as gossip and the next thing you know, it's reposted as fact.

De Jong rubbishes United? You got it.
Ronaldo a bad influence? You got it.
Ronaldo 'poison'? Got that too.
Dressing room toxic? Tick.

People who buy this are fools.

 

That's pretty much spot on

I'm not on twitter or anything but I do look at what Fabrizio Romano posts and only because he tends to only post as events unfold rather than speculating. So he's usually the first to break the news. But I'll admit last couple of days I've looked at his page and then clicked on other people posting and it is exactly as you've just desribed. Complete bollox usually taken off the back pages of the Sun and the Mirror or Talksport.

 

You really think that this team has been positively influenced since Ronaldo joined? Really?!

I was here parroting how there could be no negatives to having Ronaldo in the team. But with the year gone, it is evident that the team (as in many players) has regressed in his time here. Then add the debacle of this summer, surely we must objectively conclude that Ronaldo has been a net negative influence on the club since his jubilant arrival.

And if anyone wants ETH to truly succeed, I don’t think that pandering to Ronaldo’s ego fits the bill.

 

Oh God not this please

Can we keep that to the Ronaldo thread which I don't have to visit

 

It's all 'it's been widely reported' or 'sources say'.

None whatsoever actually quoted or substantiated when it comes to de Jong. (or Ronaldo for that matter)

It's United, so anything goes with widely exaggerated click bait. And people believe every word, like sheep.

Something will actually happen soon I guess.

Got to say, as incompetent as United recruitment has been this last decade, I'd be stunned if they were still pursuing a player who has genuinely said no chance, as media would have us believe.

 

Can you stop throwing out the toys every time you hear the name? Why is that so uncomfortable to discuss? Because you think that “we should be grateful” to have him in the squad? What nonsensical idea!

Besides, this is a general thread for team development. And as I’ve stated, he is a player with net negative effect on the team development and building this summer. Needless to say that we all spend so much time talking sht about players that we don’t even own in this thread and other bs Barca’s finances.

Be not afraid to admit that sometimes our heroes fkin stink!

 

All you need to do is produce some verifiable confirmation of this and people will accept it and move on.


"it's believed" or "many are saying" doesn't count as proof to most people

 

Okay, Diego!

 

TFFT, i thought you would just carry on bleating about bad influence because you read it somewhere.
Always nice when someone realises they have no proof other than click bait.

 

Tbh I'm more interested in what TFFT means.

 

With regard to the silly Rashford to PSG rumours, he hasn't got a snowball in hells chance of getting in that team with Mbappe and Neymar already there.
He'd be a squad player at best relying on Injuries to get a good run in the team.

 

More like Rashford's people hoping for an early extension on his deal which runs out next year.

 

In hindsight I think we needed to go out and get 7/8 signings.

My previous thought was that we needed to address certain positions - namely CM, CB possibly two, and a forward.

I was thinking purely from a point of addressing weaknesses in the team as anyone would.

And the thing is, I still don't think that's wrong. In principle and on paper that should do for a start in Ten Hag's first season.

BUT having watched the first couple of games the problem is Ten Hag needs players/team who are 100% on board with his philosophy. And there are far too many who aren't.

Just to stress the point, I don't think it's only about addressing key positions, it's also about having a weight in numbers of Ten Hag's own players who will outnumber the negs in our squad. They at the moment are holding him and the team back.

I also believe the problems on the pitch and at the club won't shift to what's needed until this happens.

 

And to add, if we aren't bringing in 7/8 players then I hope Ten Hag makes up for it by bringing through Under 23's.

The only 2 problems with this though is firstly, it's not always a good idea to put that level of pressure on kids who'll be coming into a ****show and expected to perform.

And secondly we need players coming in with the strength and character to outnumber and isolate the negs in the squad. That may be a lot to ask from kids.

But if we buy 5 players (as looks likely) and bring through 2/3 from the U23's then that may be enough to have the desired outcome!

 

@Treble it’s the classic case of damaged goods, I think. It’s hard for me to understand the casual nature of our summer deals. It is beyond appealing that we “patiently” sat around chasing one fkin player. If there were ever a time to go out and make 5-7 signings early in the summer to draw a line on a new beginning, it would have been this season.

To shift any strategy, one has to start with people that are going to be executing orders. If the people are compromised from bad learned habits or ego-driven, it is far easier to let them go than persisting with them and hoping it will change. This is the one key area that the club failed this summer and it really begs the question why there was never any sense of urgency on the issue of personnel on the field.

Do we even know a single player that has improved in the last few years since they put on the shirt?

 

There's an old 4-4-2 addage for any new manager.

4 will be on board
4 will be undecided
2 will be negs.

What you want is the 4 on board to bring the 4 undecided with them. Then you have the majority on board.

At the moment at United we have

4 negs
4 weak as piss
2 on board

And the 4 negs along with the 4 weak as piss are poisoning anything Ten Hag tries to do.

 

I suspect EtH agrees with all of this, but the opportunity simply wasn't there to out in one window and get the 'right players' - his favourite saying. perhaps he gor a few this time around which means that each successive window he will have an idea of who to bring in - and who to throw out. It will take three windows I reckon before he's up and running