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Bit uninspiring, not sure he's much better than what's already there and certainly much worse than what's left.

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And they are paying that useless T****r Nani's £4.8 million wages for 12 months.:rolleyes:

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Did you watch a lot of Portugese football last season? I didn't, so not really sure what to expect.

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Not to much if I'm honest, I wonder how much his signing was to do with how good a world cup he had though rather than how good he was for sporting?

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doesn't look good..shocking but sadly not surprising reading

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Yes l think most of what he says is spot on.

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Sky Sports News HQ ‏@SkySportsNewsHQ · 24m
Mario Balotelli tells Sky Italia today is his last day at AC Milan. #SSNHQ

will you be happy with him Den mate

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Well we are replacing one hothead with another it seems.

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no surprise. Its now clear that Steve Parish is cleaning up Palace.

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Ronaldo has apparently told Perez not to sell Di Maria. Ancelotti doesn't want to get rid of Di Maria. Khedira wants stupid money.

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The Malky Mackay revelations are extraordinary. Especially the way he seems to have managed to make offensive comments about every conceivable group.

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Pod out. Reus in. :shocked: ;)

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How's the manolos deal progressing?

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he's an option :)

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No fool like a old fool.

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there are two valid arguments. he would have been Fab depth. he wanted too much money. weighing it all up it didnt add up.

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Yes but how's the deal progressing, near completion at all?

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:shrug:

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Alex Ox and Gibbs nominate Andre Marriner to complete the ALS ice bucket challenge

http://instagram.com/p/r9y8xWus-R/

:LOL:

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"Why always me" will fit in well with Liverpools mentality...

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oh here we go #victim

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:sleep:

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Banter. What a stupid statement from the LMA.

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Stop making excuses Arsene as l would sure like to be on £100,000 a week.:td:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...-arsene-wenger

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is he a Man Utd sort of player ?

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Well with MU becoming so desperate in the transfer market now they will pay the big fees no matter what.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...sign-next.html

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If he does come he'll be the 'marquee signing' and I have a feeling he'll expect the team to be based around him.....which is likely to go down like a lead balloon with Rooney.

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Transfer wise the rot set in even when SAF was there.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...mpeted-4078916

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That was a dire 90 minutes of complete dross.

Has Gary ever refused to show a match on MOTD before?

I cannot believe it was the same team that played Liverhampton.

If only we had played like that last season, no team would have lured our players away for silly money lol.

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Back to school for you Julian as you cannot spell properly.;):D

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:rolleyes: :D

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Oh deary me l need my glasses on again.:D

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Well the same weak underbelly still exist it seems.

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well at least Mirallas fluffed his chance to go 2 up

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Arsenal have plenty of technique and skill but a bit more steel is needed if they are ever to challenge for the PL.

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Ozil lost his man for the goal. And its actually a lack of technique and skill thats stopping Arsenal from scoring

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Tactical flaw which continues to show up isnt being sorted out! square peg in a round hole out wide. Ozil isn't doing anything defensively as well. it doesnt make sense. bring on Campbell so there are two actual wingers on the pitch either side of Sanchez.

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offside. salt in the wound.

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Groundhog day strikes again.:D

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#WengerOut?

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omg how did he miss that!!!!

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Same ol'd :mad::(

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He has certainly made several tactical blunders here that's for sure.

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If no one else wants you...then obvious choice :)

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Well no one else wants to pay that price.

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a point is better than nothing. Wenger needs to wake up and learn when and when not to play the square peg in round hole. this is happening too often.

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Well at least its a point gained.

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Disgusted. Absolutely outraged that Arsenal managed to cheat their way to a point. Wish I could swear.

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I know. The ref was soo obviously brought. Arse!

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And what about Evertons offside for their second goal?.

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Don't care. If it meant Arsenal losing then he could have fouled the goalie for all I care.

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Did arsenal not breastfeed you as a child? Deprive you of your favourite toy?

Such bile normally has a reason :)

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Nobody ever needs a reason to strongly dislike Arsenal :D

Anyway it seems like United might have succeeded with Di Maria, if it's true then I'm still pretty shocked.

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Not sure it is shocking, just a happenstance of the right circumstances.

Utd desperate to get a marque signing, depleted squad
Di Maria wants away, no one else willing to pay the price, or not at this late point in transfer window.

A good player, though one might say they are trying to buy the league...the irony could not be missed :D

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I'm surprised because United aren't as attractive right now as say 5 or 10 years ago and as a team in transition with a new (albeit experienced and successful) manager some players may not want to take what could be considered such a gamble. ADM may not be at Bale/Ronaldo level but he's certainly the kind of quality that United seem to be missing out on. I'm not complaining though.

It isn't what I consider to be trying to 'buy the league', that's more like when a team that was for a long time mid-table at best suddenly gets a sugar daddy coming in and uses his money for big-name players rather than cash earned through previous success on the field and through commercial activities.

I don't think anyone expects United to win the league this year, I certainly don't. Top 4 would suit me as long as it's used as a foundation for the future and not an indication of the 'new normal'.

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lol..., I always like a good laugh first thing in the morning, but this ranks as best...that sums up Utd supporters..thank you :D

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Rumours abound that another 3 or 4 other players will be coming in in the last week of the transfer window as LVG tries to turn the great ship around.

l thought this was quite funny.:D

http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/23/this-h...lings-4843216/

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had me laughing...2nd of the day :D

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Chelsea were mid table at best before Roman came along, then they started winning the PL, CL etc.

Before the Sheik bought in, Man City would have been lucky to finish in the top half.

Man United have been winning the league for more than 20 years.

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And they never spent money...wow...I am amazed

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By that logic any team that spends money on a player is "buying the league".

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Ahhh...penny drops...good.

Rather questionable to say anyone buys the league...though not surprised man utd supporters say that...they would cry about anything.

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It wasn't a Man United supporter who said it.

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Oh, sorry, I have to explain irony to you.

Irony is not saying something with an extra y..like steely and goldy

Irony means
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result.

though I do like
a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

the character(s) in this case are man utd fans....irony is the number of times they "ranted" about buying the league to other teams

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So I could use your definition of irony to say Man United have won the league each year since the PL began? OK, fair enough.

Most people consider 'buying the league' as winning it through a sugar daddy putting in money in the club, rather than funds earned by the team's previous success. So on those terms any money currently spent by Chelsea, United, City etc is not buying the league.

If a team is not known for success then gets hundreds of millions (or even billions) pumped in to it from a new owner and suddenly they're a top 4 team or start winning cups/titles, that's what I consider "buying the league".

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Man utd in massive debt...yes...they are how a club should be

Amusing as ever...thank you :D

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I think they call that a 'straw man' argument. You've commented on a point I did not make - again you're the one who has said it's "how a club should be", not me. Unless that's another definition of 'irony'.

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edti: yes, straw man it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

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lol...you just keep giving.

you commented on how you thought a team should be...by not spending money (of course, unless they are Utd)

You can't even get your own words right...lol :D

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From my link above about a straw man argument:

I didn't comment on "how a club should be" - you did that. I just gave my definition of what I consider "buying the league" means, a topic YOU brought up. Have I said teams shouldn't do it? No. Have I said clubs shouldn't spend money? No.

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sigh...now you are just being sad

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lol...your typical reaction to my comment sums you up

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The sugar daddy is the reason financial fair play has been brought in. Neither manchester city nor Chelsea , PSG are run as a business. If their owners decided to sell on and the new owner was not to put any of their own money into the clubs they would go into administration. A debt is only a problem if it can't be serviced. Manchester United as much as it's draining the club of finances can afford to service debts and finance players and pay wages through the actual turnover of the club , it's just a testament to how a world wide brand brings in the finances. There are two world wide branded clubs in the premier league at present and will probably be joined by more in the coming years.

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"Sugar daddies" only become a problem for others when their clubs start to win major trophies. That's what FFP is all about really. These clubs are reducing the "elite" European clubs chances of success, and UEFA don't like it. Sky made football a big money business, and that's attracted a wide variety of new owners, including bad ones, at all levels of the game. And owners have been dipping into their pockets to assist their teams since football started, and the new breed certainly ain't going away. If anything, more will arrive. Blame the people who created the cash cow that football has become.

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:LOL: so not only has the tag been hiked by 10m (where have I seen that before!) but Man City might now look closer at financing the deal lol

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City wouldn't be able to buy him yet due to FFP and seeing as he's supposedly said goodbye to his RM team mates I can't see him hanging around a few days.

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i would not believe all the stories you read....football stories are often written with no basis of truth

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Most of the complaining is coming from the elite few...who are unhappy they can't get it their own way

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they could buy him. they would just need RM to help them spread out the payment. but yeah, he does look Man Utd bound. what might grate for sure is the fee being hiked by 10m but eurosport say its been hiked by 20m £.

https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/...7244--sow.html

not all. theres no doubt Man City would have had another look at the Di Maria deal now Man Utd are looking to sign him.

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I'm still not sure about this signing. I don't know how he will fit in to the way Van Gaal wants to play. The money could be spent on strengthening areas of the squad that need it more imo

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I think the issue is they can't get the ones they want....so taking what they can get.

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LVG likes a Robben type player on the wing and Di Maria fits that bill perfectly.

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I thought he (Di Maria) can play there...but doesn't prefer there

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Dwight Yorke is going to have a nervous breakdown during HT analysis. The head honcho of absent fathers! He is so absent the situation doesn't even exist in his world. A bit like Tom Cleverley actually knowing how to play football.. doesn't exist.

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Well one thing remains the same at MU and that is Ashley Young just loves to dive.:rolleyes:

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:LOL: typical Ashley Young.

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I thought they now called a dive..a "young"...oh wait...it is a bad dive they call a "young" :D

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bird poo

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Never get tired of seeing this

Causing trouble again Russ :)

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Yes, but who he is assisting makes a big difference.

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80m€

LVG drops Vidal hint.

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Xabi Alonso has pretty much confirmed Di Maria > United is a done deal on twitter.

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So Campbell will replace Pod. Not Reus :(

I don't know much about Carvalho to comment, he is though getting good reviews. I'm not fussed missing out on Khedira. I cannot comment on Manolas.

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Hope Arsenal sign Manolas, Reid will stay with the hammers if so, with a bit of luck

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Have Tottenham shown interest in Reid yet ?

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They signed Dier instead, plus they wouldn't have met his wage demands, mind you Dawson has had a bid by Hull accepted

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Yeah its a shame hes leaving Tottenham

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l am surprised they are letting him leave.

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Why, they've been trying to flog him for years, qpr had a bid accepted for him two years ago I think

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any chance Gustavo could be thrown in the deal ? thats if this doesnt happen may be...



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or they might sign him anyway lol and...

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Also quite a few reports of a random London club trying to get their feelthy hands on Wanyama.....;):rolleyes:

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Well they can always call on two old geezers who are well known on this forum.;):D

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that wont happen. Schneiderlin was the one :(

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I heard Welbeck was signing for Spurs