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remembercolinlee said:
So the united loving press are currently tapping up our academy coach, our manager, our striker and our keeper...why don't the go the whole hog and buy the ground, name and kit?
The press really hate us having a decent team...as well as these four their are the constant reports re Eriksen, Alli (European teams) and Rose (chelsea) being targeted.
Tbh it's a joke
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Actually, United went through the proper process and asked permission to approach McDermott.
 
I hate myself for having this thought, but I am starting to think that I might rather the goons won the league than Leicester. Obviously I would love us to win it and then city would be my next choice but given the choice between the goons and new wimbledon its an almost impossible choice
 
O.Spurcat said:
Actually, United went through the proper process and asked permission to approach McDermott.
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So did chelsea when they asked to speak to Arnesen ... then they leaked it after we refused permission.
If we haven't agreed, how do the press know? The same way they always know I suspect...once they get an answer they do not like they leak it
 
BrunelGooner said:
The fact remains that under Hiddink, Chelsea have only won once in the league, with 4 draws.

They've taken 7 points out of 15.

They have no chance of finishing in the top 4, I can't believe the pundits even entertained the thought.
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To his credit, at least Guus says it like it is, instead of fawning to the media hysteria that the rightful order of things has resumed and balance will be restored to the universe as every team from 13th upwards humbly shuffles out of the slumbering giants' way as they awaken from their slumber:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35324375
 
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The Changing Man said:
I hate myself for having this thought, but I am starting to think that I might rather the goons won the league than Leicester. Obviously I would love us to win it and then city would be my next choice but given the choice between the goons and new wimbledon its an almost imposible choice
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No it ain't an almost impossible choice...go and hang your head in shame
 
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remembercolinlee said:
None of the reports say we agreed...if we had agreed then I would have thoight that would have been part of the articles.
why are you being so arsey?
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I am not being arsey at all, it's just that because a link in the media suggests something you and others prefer to dismiss as cheap and lazy journalism, doesn't mean it isn't true just because you don't want to believe it.

A newspaper reports United want McDermott. You say it's cobblers. I say it's true and they made an approach in the right way. What is arsey about that ?
 
vimhawk said:
I must admit that I really bought into the Leicester story. Yes it is certainly refreshing to have a non-Sky favoured team in the top 4, don't get me wrong about that. Also everything looks fine when you see them on MOTD because they certainly have enough highlights for most matches (not necessarily Wednesday's!) However when you have to watch a whole match you do see a distinct lack of ambition other than to rely on the other team doing the work and effectively stealing the match. That isn't always going to work, regardless of how much people like to draw conclusions from one season of success (at least I really hope it doesn't always work!)

They certainly have a few good players, again looking good on MOTD, but until you see them over a whole match you don't see what else they get up to. I really don't think a great player can be a cheat as well (though I seem to be in a minority there). Yet they don't get any criticism from pundits - it's almost like it's taken the pundits a year to realise that Leicester are quite good, and now they've adjusted their position they aren't prepared to look at any depth about how Leicester are achieving these results. Perhaps it's fear of not wanting to be the first to burst the bubble, just as any criticism from a Spurs supporter is probably seen as sour grapes, but it's not. It's not like Leicester could guarantee that we wouldn't score our good chances and they would.

On Wednesday they had two shots on target, yet I didn't hear any commentators suggest that they didn't deserve to win. They get so much praise for counter attack, but the team doing the attacking get any credit. So how boring would the league be if everyone went only to counter attack! Perhaps it will be telling to see how they do against Villa this weekend who aren't going to pin them back with 60% of the possession - if Villa do get over half possession that will be very sad! In some ways I think Villa have as much chance of beating them as we did.
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Only just seen this post but I've got to say it is exactly how I feel.

Watching them on MOTD was refreshing, I thought they pressed well and broke well. Agree that after those two games I now dislike them.
Just finished watching them against Villa. They could only score from the direct ball from Schmeichel (who I do rate as a very good keeper).
Fuchs is the new Delap-he actually has a very good throw.
Against us it was only from corners.
They are going down next season-you heard it here first.
 
I did not suggest it was lazy journalism...I am pissed off as a Spurs fan, that the press are constantly used to tap up our players...you came across as arsey by saying "who said we didn't agree"...I answered that question and you have ignored it.
Imo it wasn't lazy journalism re Carrick, Arnesen, keane, Berbatov, Modric and Bale...it was the press being used by bigger clubs to tap up our players...and all I did was express that it irritates me...fine to disagree but at least have the courtesy to disagree with my actual point rather than some imagined one
 
I was merely trying to point out that you are completely wrong if you think United tapped up McDermott.

I wish I hadn't bothered.
 
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