Manchester United v Southampton Official Match thread. 5:30pm

Originally Posted by utd99

Something can be both annoying and true. There is some truth to this. We can’t just waltz in and cherry pick other team’s best players (Rooney, Keane, Ferdinand, Carrick, van Persie) anymore. A combination of competition and soaring revenues means either clubs can afford to say £#%&! off or sell to someone else.

More a case of the Glazer’s handicapping the club. Debt free, we could still do that.

We didn’t have a financial advantage when busby built the club. We didn’t have a financial advantage when Fergie built his first title winning team. We did have one some time between 1994-2005. The Glazers then £#%&!ed our financial advantage. And mourinho has a cheek given he managed Chelsea under abramovic.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

I still think he might actually be depressed.

HE's depressed? How does he £#%&!ing think we feel?

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

I agree about the restructuring but other than city the rest of the top 6 are run as businesses, we outspend them all on wages and transfer fees and yet we look the most dysfunctional of all. It beggars belief that we haven't looked well coached/managed since Fergie was here.

Part of the problem is giving wages far in excess of a player’s next best alternative.

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

He signs shit players, he plays shit tactics, he pisses off anyone in form and shits on the history of the club. Whatever valid complaints he has about the way the club is run or the performances of certain players are completely outweighed by his role in our ongoing disgracing of football itself. Still, at least city might pip Liverpool to the league this year.

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

He signs shit players, he plays shit tactics, he pisses off anyone in form and shits on the history of the club. Whatever valid complaints he has about the way the club is run or the performances of certain players are completely outweighed by his role in our ongoing disgracing of football itself. Still, at least city might pip Liverpool to the league this year.

And I for one welcome and thank our new Bedouin overlords for it.

just feels like we're £#%&!ed with no plan to get out of it...we don't even have a recognisable system of play.

Injuries galore - those that are fit the majority don't seem arsed.

Nobody aside from Mata who can deliver a dead ball.

No leaders - we're rowing a boat with one oar.