Odion Ighalo

Originally Posted by Coracao

True, but it shows how utterly piss poor the planning was in the summer, when everyone knew we needed a striker. And we also signed a player we were linked to all summer. It is a joke that these two positions were not addressed then rather than 20 odd league games in.

This is true.

The summer is the problem, but that shouldn't reflect on the reaction to this window.

It's been a good window and we're significantly better off that this time last week. I can't believe anyone could seriously deny that.

Originally Posted by Coracao

True, but it shows how utterly piss poor the planning was in the summer, when everyone knew we needed a striker. And we also signed a player we were linked to all summer. It is a joke that these two positions were not addressed then rather than 20 odd league games in.

To be fair, they did sign three players. About our limit.

Ed will be £#%&!ing gutted he had to move for Fernandes in January. It will almost certainly be coming out of next summer's budget.

Better hope we get a fortune for Pogba, otherwise it'll be slim pickings.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Exactly.

Ighalo isn't replacing Lukaku. Rashford is.

Lukaku is the main man if he plays for you. He has good enough attributes to do that if his style suits. Like Inter.

He doesn't suit Ole. His game isn't flexible enough to adapt and he isn't going to be a squad player.

He had to go.

Rashford became our main man and then the issue was finding a back up striker.

We didn't do it in the summer. We should have and now we're in a position where the squad is thin and needs an instant boost.

He's not the answer to anything other than what he's supposed to be - a six month, short term bit of help.

It doesn't reflect on the long term targets and there's virtually no risk.

It's not him or Lukaku. Its him or nobody.

Lukaku has been replaced by Martial. Who also needs replacing in the first XI.

Originally Posted by Cream

To be fair, they did sign three players. About our limit.

Ed will be £#%&!ing gutted he had to move for Fernandes in January. It will almost certainly be coming out of next summer's budget.

Better hope we get a fortune for Pogba, otherwise it'll be slim pickings.

Three players when we needed about six. Our squad is threadbare.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Lukaku has been replaced by Martial. Who also needs replacing in the first XI.



Three players when we needed about six. Our squad is threadbare.

I agree. But we have to stretch out the signings. Skint. And it's hard to shift our overpaid shit@#%&!s.

Ole knows. Already said we shouldn't try and bring too many in at once...

Originally Posted by Cream

I agree. But we have to stretch out the signings. Skint. And it's hard to shift our overpaid shit@#%&!s.

Ole knows. Already said we shouldn't try and bring too many in at once...

the club has shifted a hell of a lot off the wagebill in the last 18 months.

herrera
fellaini
lukaku
young
valencia
Darmian

and i'm sure pogba will be joining them out the door in the summer as well.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

the club has shifted a hell of a lot off the wagebill in the last 18 months.

herrera
fellaini
lukaku
young
valencia
Darmian

and i'm sure pogba will be joining them out the door in the summer as well.

Some of Rojo, Smalling and Sanchez's wages too..

Originally Posted by Sparky***

the club has shifted a hell of a lot off the wagebill in the last 18 months.

herrera
fellaini
lukaku
young
valencia
Darmian

and i'm sure pogba will be joining them out the door in the summer as well.

A sobering thought and testament to Woodward's nous that all those only just cover the Sanchez wage bill

So, what is the actual situation with his availability?

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

So, what is the actual situation with his availability?

Flying in tomorrow apparently. Available next day for training.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

We didn't do it in the summer. We should have and now we're in a position where the squad is thin and needs an instant boost.

We’re pathetically weak in the wide attacking positions too. Rashford, martial, Greenwood and James is all we have that’s decent, and at least 2 of those are strikers. Martial is also a guaranteed lazy @#%&! when he has no competition. Imagine if we hadn’t got this guy on loan too, Jesus.

Pereira out wide ffs. Dalot left wing as sub. Roll on next season, assuming the club actually plans to spend enough to buy the players ole wants.

Originally Posted by Coracao

True, but it shows how utterly piss poor the planning was in the summer, when everyone knew we needed a striker. And we also signed a player we were linked to all summer. It is a joke that these two positions were not addressed then rather than 20 odd league games in.

I don’t think it was the planning at ole’s level. It was failure above him, whether deliberate due to finance, or genuine due to finance or incompetence. Which is why slagging off the manager is misguided under those circumstances, and why ole is right to say it’s a long term plan as it’s impossible to do it quicker under the reality of the circumstances with regards sales and purchases. And sales and purchases are what’s needed to sort the issues ole inherited within the dressing room.

This isn’t city where guardiola can turn over 20 players in 12 months, and get rid of any failed signings 12 months later. Any united manager now is forced to walk through molasses, due to the situation created by prior mismanagement. Moyes’ and Van gaal’s times were the golden opportunities where financial flexibility was concerned. That’s my reading from the outside anyway.

Originally Posted by Cream

To be fair, they did sign three players. About our limit.

Ed will be f***ing gutted he had to move for Fernandes in January. It will almost certainly be coming out of next summer's budget.

Better hope we get a fortune for Pogba, otherwise it'll be slim pickings.

I’d imagine fernandes came from the pogba money, as I’m sure pogba not leaving was the reason we didn’t sign fernandes or a higher rated target in the summer. The wage bill seems to dictate one in one out. Another problem created by woodward.

We missed him yesterday.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

We missed him yesterday.

No wonder we signed him...



his agent:

Originally Posted by BarryX

No wonder we signed him...



his agent:

Originally Posted by BarryX

No wonder we signed him...



his agent:

Well at least the fax machine won't be down at important moments anymore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vTyE_Yftm4

He cant be any worse than martial.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

He cant be any worse than martial.

I hope so

Ighalo was initially named as one of three overage players in Nigeria's squad for the 2016 Olympic tournament, but he eventually did not make the trip to Brazil.[43] In June 2018, he was named in the 23-man squad for the upcoming edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia,[44] making his first appearance in the competition by playing 73 minutes in the 0–2 group stage defeat against Croatia;[45] in October, he revealed that his family had received death threats after he failed to score in the tournament

https://twitter.com/CornbrookSt_Red/status/1224026498815942661?s=19

Love him