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A month ago I swear there were some quotes attributed to Jones where he suggested he might have to go elsewhere, now this.
So in terms of planning for next season, and needing to sort out the defence and midfield, United will have - even if Rojo £#%&!s off - 4 centre backs and the young lad returning from Villa. New (and very much needed) CB? Doesn't seem likely. Young's new deal next. Hoo-£#%&!ing-ray. |
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Posted months ago about him being not far off a testimonial and averaging less than 20 games per season and now this. £#%&!ing woowoo been doing all the deals for years. Hence arrivals like Fred but no manager gives him a start. |
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There's no shortage of takers when we sell players like him. Evans, Phil Neville etc were snapped up and became pivotal to their side. He's 26 and has a wealth of experience. He's not a bad player. In fact, when he's fit and gets a run of games, he's very good.... he just can't stay fit and has never been quite the required level or reliable enough to be first choice. At 26 and 8 years at the club, he shouldn't be playing second choice. |
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You’re probably right, in there actually being takers for him but he makes Darren Anderson look like Kevin Moran. In more decades than I care to count watching United, I cannot recall such a sustained waste of a squad number. There’s always a blunder in him even when he’s fit, never mind his injury history. The £#%&!er will probably get a testimonial and not be fit to turn out for it. £#%&!ing disaster of a player. |
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I've always hated this kind of attitude towards squad players. It's such a short sighted, stupid view.
If we had dumped John O'Shea when people wanted we would've lost out on a lot of titles. Doesn't mean he's a brilliant defender and a first team starter. Just a valuable squad member. Jones is the same. |
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It isn't the Fergie halcyon era anymore. Phil Jones is often pegged as our best 'natural' defender and any time he manages to string two good games together without falling down a man hole or dropping a piano on himself, we have to have the same conversation about it being his time to shine and stepping up etc. If he was signing on as just a squad player, then fine, but he isn't. He'll miss 2/3 of season and make us wonder what might have been until he finally returns to tie his shoelace on a landmine plunger. |
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He's a decent player. We've had far worse He just isn't good enough to be first choice and can't stay fit enough to be reliable back up. And at 26, he shouldn't be. He would be an excellent first choice defender at a midtable club. |
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8 years at the club and now another 5. £#%&!ing insane. We stand around watching decent players going to clubs who don’t have a fraction of the pull that we have
Below average player who plays 1 in 3 games and guaranteed to £#%&! up more than any other defender. Thought we might’ve turned a corner but with that £#%&!ing podgy faced puppet of the gimps in charge... If Ole turns out to be what we need, first of all I’ll be amazed if these idiots even notice.. and if they do, it’ll be despite their cluelessness. Wellin’ up here, tbh. |
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O'Shea was a youth product and a club man, born to be a Swiss Army knife of a player. Jones was big money for the time and meant to be a specialist, not another utility. |
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