**Official** English Football Season 2023/24

[Furball]

April/May Manchester City will have a field day against them. Over a 25 game period I think they've had the worst defence in the league other than Sheffield United.

 

[Furball]

There's something really aesthetically pleasing about a striker just absolutely smashing the ball past the keeper like Mateta's goal.

 

[Tangles]

Casemiro, Erickson and Amarabat look like 3 of the slowest mids I’ve seen and we had all of them on the field with 36 yo Evan’s. Casemiro looks so uninterested in playing CB I’m now wondering if ETH is tanking so he can leave.

 

[Niall]

Casemiro, Erickson and Amarabat look like 3 of the slowest mids I’ve seen and we had all of them on the field with 36 yo Evan’s. Casemiro looks so uninterested in playing CB I’m now wondering if ETH is tanking so he can leave.

Really hard to know what to do with ETH. Clearly not helped by the chronic injury situation, but nonetheless bottom of a piss -easy champs league group, 7th in the league and a dire goal difference and early dismissal from the Coca cola yoke. He has been dealt a bad hand but he hasn't played it well either .

Regarding his signings, bar Martinez and Rasmus not many successes is their?

He should chase the Munich job though, that United team needs divine intervention .

 

[sledger]

Casemiro being over the hill is basically just a meme at this point. People we saying it before he even joined Utd, and he's just constantly regressed since then. Amarabat is also just clearly not top tier. Reminds me of the sort of player that teams that were promoted from the Championship would sign to bolster their midfield about twenty years ago.

 

[Molehill]

Casemiro being over the hill is basically just a meme at this point. People we saying it before he even joined Utd, and he's just constantly regressed since then. Amarabat is also just clearly not top tier. Reminds me of the sort of player that teams that were promoted from the Championship would sign to bolster their midfield about twenty years ago.

I still have no idea why they didn't make any effort to sign Rice. He was so clearly what they needed and you'd think they could've outmuscled Arsenal for his signature. But seemed like they didn't even try. An absolute shambles of a club, it's going to take some sorting out by the Ineos crew.

 

[sledger]

From what I remember, they were keen on signing him but lacked the financial muscle to make a competitive offer. And, in any event, given Rice turned down Man City to join Arsenal I very much doubt he would have chosen Man Utd over Arsenal.

 

[Furball]

I still have no idea why they didn't make any effort to sign Rice. He was so clearly what they needed and you'd think they could've outmuscled Arsenal for his signature. But seemed like they didn't even try. An absolute shambles of a club, it's going to take some sorting out by the Ineos crew.

Why?

Arsenal were (and are) very much a club on the up. Man Utd are a shambles.

Rice is also a Londoner, so while London to Manchester isn't exactly a massive move, it still minimises potential disruption to his personal life.

 

[andruid]

Anyone but Citeh for the league please

 

[Molehill]

From what I remember, they were keen on signing him but lacked the financial muscle to make a competitive offer. And, in any event, given Rice turned down Man City to join Arsenal I very much doubt he would have chosen Man Utd over Arsenal.

Why?

Arsenal were (and are) very much a club on the up. Man Utd are a shambles.

Rice is also a Londoner, so while London to Manchester isn't exactly a massive move, it still minimises potential disruption to his personal life.

I don't recall them making any effort for him. Maybe they didn't stand a chance for a the reasons you mention, but it kind of outlined what a shambles they are that they never seemed to be (as far as I can recall) in the running for him.

 

[sledger]

I don't recall them making any effort for him. Maybe they didn't stand a chance for a the reasons you mention, but it kind of outlined what a shambles they are that they never seemed to be (as far as I can recall) in the running for him.

To be fair to Man Utd, I'm not in the running to marry Alexa Bliss, but me being/not being a shambles is neither here nor there so far as that's concerned.

 

[Molehill]

To be fair to Man Utd, I'm not in the running to marry Alexa Bliss, but me being/not being a shambles is neither here nor there so far as that's concerned.

*Googles Alexa Bliss.

The difference is though, you were never going to be in the running for Alexa. A few years ago, Man Utd would've been one of the top options for Rice.

I've watched that first goal last night so many times, one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. It's hard to imagine a non league team conceding that goal. Casemiro's effort is sublime.

 

[sledger]

*Googles Alexa Bliss.

The difference is though, you were never going to be in the running for Alexa. A few years ago, Man Utd would've been one of the top options for Rice.

I've watched that first goal last night so many times, one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. It's hard to imagine a non league team conceding that goal. Casemiro's effort is sublime.

Haha that's the point I'm making though. Man Utd never had a sniff.

 

[Skipper Pup]

Haha that's the point I'm making though. Man Utd never had a sniff.

Money talks. Just look at both Mount and Sancho turning down Klopp/LFC to go play for United.

Rice clearly has some switched on people in his inner circle.

 

[Molehill]

Haha that's the point I'm making though. Man Utd never had a sniff.

But it wasn't a lack of money, as Skipper points out, they spent stupid amounts on others.

 

[sledger]

But it wasn't a lack of money, as Skipper points out, they spent stupid amounts on others.

That's why they didn't have the money.

 

[Furball]

Casemiro being over the hill is basically just a meme at this point.

The fact Real Madrid were happy to let him go should have been a massive red flag. The same applies for Raphael Varane.

 

[Molehill]

The fact Real Madrid were happy to let him go should have been a massive red flag. The same applies for Raphael Varane.

And Ronaldo. When was the last time Real let a player go before they were past their best?

It got me pondering the other day, will Bellingham ever play a Premier League match in his career?

That's why they didn't have the money.

They did have the money, they just spent it on the wrong players. Rice (or a similar player) was needed way ahead of Mount/Sancho etc.

 

[Skipper Pup]

And Ronaldo. When was the last time Real let a player go before they were past their best?

It got me pondering the other day, will Bellingham ever play a Premier League match in his career?



They did have the money, they just spent it on the wrong players. Rice (or a similar player) was needed way ahead of Mount/Sancho etc.

Odegaard comes to mind. Pepe has gone on for far longer than most expected too. Neither would be in their side if they stayed.

Those are exceptions though - Madrid have a phenomenal record lately when it comes to knowing who to let go and when.

 

[Socerer 01]

Kovacic is another one that Real could have got more miles out of should they have wished but like Odegaard it was unlikely he would have been a mainstay so it made sense to cash in on him

And Ronaldo. When was the last time Real let a player go before they were past their best?

It got me pondering the other day, will Bellingham ever play a Premier League match in his career?



They did have the money, they just spent it on the wrong players. Rice (or a similar player) was needed way ahead of Mount/Sancho etc.

they needed Sancho tbf, they needed a right winger and while he does work better on the left he can also play on the right well. Sancho was also supposed to be a good signing on paper at least since what they lacked the most was a player that was a skilful dribbler, Mount was a **** signing no excuses there