Frenkie De Jong to United 95% done!

Originally Posted by NedKelly

He must have been one of those idiots throwing tantrums when we hadn’t signed anyone after a couple of days of the transfer window being open. IIRC, he wanted us to sign Calvin-Philips. Those of us who know what we’re talking about were camped up in this thread.

De Jong

Phillips Jesus ...

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Calvin-Philips.

Dominic Calvin-Phillips?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Phillips Jesus ...

Phillips who has just signed for Man City?

Yeah, I would have been down for that.

Not over De Jong, though...

Here we go .....

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1541710525301669890?t=Hp5J0j9XkItTNIS_p3TOIecq1yc-ohFjuR8-wvpEOXw&s=19

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

65m + add one, done deal...

welkom to Manchester....

Well, well, well, sources impeccable...

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1541711721659830272?t=o-eLTDCB2yGM09aytXbTSQ&s=19

We're going full Dutch

Originally Posted by est.1878

We're going full Dutch

I once wrote a (very long) & rambling post on here asking people what their preferred football philosophy is & what they hoped to see from a Utd side in their lifetime.

Mine was a modern interpretation of total football from the Cryuff school of thought on the game, but updated to accommodate the changes in the past 40-50 years, speed & power of the game etc - but the emphasis was & always should be about technique & speed of thought & being fleet of foot.

Not just 6' 4" lummox's @#%&!ting people about like a peak Mourinho side used to do.

I'm giddy

Originally Posted by Baron

I once wrote a (very long) & rambling post on here asking people what their preferred football philosophy is & what they hoped to see from a Utd side in their lifetime.

Mine was a modern interpretation of total football from the Cryuff school of thought on the game, but updated to accommodate the changes in the past 40-50 years, speed & power of the game etc - but the emphasis was & always should be about technique & speed of thought & being fleet of foot.

Not just 6' 4" lummox's @#%&!ting people about like a peak Mourinho side used to do.

I'm giddy

Please link...

I get giddy and I guess it's mainly from nostalgic view from afar of what happened at barca in the 90s and its legacy there after. Have moments of sobriety tho when I recall getting giddy about jordi cryuff, and being so turd which iive never really got over

65 millions Euros, so about £55m.

That’s a cracking deal tbf.

Finally! …now onto the next one

for those who have watched a lot of him…

Nail your colours to the mast now

How good is he?

Originally Posted by Stickman

for those who have watched a lot of him…

Nail your colours to the mast now

How good is he?

He’s the only midfielder I’d have had over Rice. Different players but De Jong can dictate from deep if needed whilst having more to attacking/creative game than anything in Rice’s locker. I think he’s brilliant and reckon we’ll get the best out of him under Erik.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

He’s the only midfielder I’d have had over Rice. Different players but De Jong can dictate from deep if needed whilst having more to attacking/creative game than anything in Rice’s locker. I think he’s brilliant and reckon we’ll get the best out of him under Erik.

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Originally Posted by Stickman

for those who have watched a lot of him…

Nail your colours to the mast now

How good is he?

Best midfielder in europe imo.

When you think West ham want 100m for poundland Roy Keane.


Cracking deal.


Onto the next one......

https://twitter.com/berger_pj/status/1541735495545266182

Thanks Patrick.

THE Patrick Berger? It's on like Donkey Kong.

Simon stone sayings it’s not quite done yet and still plenty of work for us to do…

Silly little gimp.

Originally Posted by est.1878

Please link...

I get giddy and I guess it's mainly from nostalgic view from afar of what happened at barca in the 90s and its legacy there after. Have moments of sobriety tho when I recall getting giddy about jordi cryuff, and being so turd which iive never really got over

£#%&! knows where it is, I found one thread from 2009 or so that asks about your philosophy but really was just an excuse to talk about how much I liked watching Riquelme play

Jordi

Originally Posted by Baron

£#%&! knows where it is, I found one thread from 2009 or so that asks about your philosophy but really was just an excuse to talk about how much I liked watching Riquelme play

Jordi

I remember some slight conversations on the Dutch philosophy on here mate

Been down some crazy rabbit holes in my time...

Found some Ajax youth coaching manuals once, a pdf hundreds of pages, used to read it on night shifts....

It's probably why my under 9's are top of the league