Football : Season 2013/14 & Summer Window

[thenry]

Tomorrow may make up for that.

[iadom]

I don't mind the noise, I wasn't impressed with flares the Liverpool fans threw down on us when we knocked them out of this comp.

[Dave42]

would have loved to be there would have no transport look like United are going to get Mata be a great signing for them

[denphone]

Originally Posted by iadom

I don't mind the noise, I wasn't impressed with flares the Liverpool fans threw down on us when we knocked them out of this comp.

l shall have to have a word with these hooligans.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Dave42

would have loved to be there would have no transport look like United are going to get Mata be a great signing for them

Hopefully he'll be good but don't United need a quality midfielder first? I'm worried about this - They gave Donkey 4 years to prove something and he was a waste of money. Fellaini cost around the same so does that mean we're lumbered with him for the same amount of time? If so I can't see much money being spent on another midfielder.

[thenry]

Tom Cleverley ?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by thenry

Tom Cleverley ?

He is alright but in the scheme of world class footballers he is just another ordinary midfielder.

[thenry]

Careful Den. Utd fans reckon hes better than Wilshere

[denphone]

Originally Posted by thenry

Careful Den. Utd fans reckon hes better than Wilshere

[Russ]

Originally Posted by thenry

Tom Cleverley ?

He just runs around the pitch seemingly with no real purpose or role.

[Mr Pharmacist]

We seem to be going from one extreme to another regarding Mata. Too many attacking midfielders to only one to cover 3 places. Unless we have plans to replace him with someone new or call back one of the players out on loan, if we have a recall clause that is, I honestly don't understand it from the clubs point of view. He wants to play, I understand that, but we have to put ourselves first surely.

[thenry]

You'll pull Utds trousers down with the fee. That and Jose not rating Mata highly enough swings in favour of a sale regardless of what people think. On top of that there isn't really that much of a shortage of midfielders, there is though a shortage of strikers.

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Antonio Nocerino looks to be surplus to requirements at Milan, and a pair of Premier League clubs are said to be interested.

http://www.football-italia.net/44174...-keen-nocerino

West Ham bound ?

[Mr Pharmacist]

If they were to sell then £40m has to be the minimum considering what players are going for. It'll be a shame though. We got plenty of strikers, just no outstanding ones....It's the 4 players for 3 spots that concern me. He'll revert to 4-3-3 for some games, which gives 4 for the 2 either side of a striker, that's fair enough. But 4-2-3-1 leaves not enough cover. I suppose Matic releases Ramires to be the right side of the 3, but that's more of a stand in than someone who plays there regularly. Oh well, I'm beginning to sound like Mike Bassett with all these formations. I'll leave it to the men that get payed a fortune to sort it.

Chelsea would be utterly stupid to sell Mata to United. I can only think Mourinho has either lost his mind, is still seeking the United job, or there is a backroom deal for Rooney in the Summer.

They wouldn't deal with Arsenal over Eto so if Mourinho must think United are not a threat. He is wrong.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Damien

Chelsea would be utterly stupid to sell Mata to United. I can only think Mourinho has either lost his mind, is still seeking the United job, or there is a backroom deal for Rooney in the Summer.

They wouldn't deal with Arsenal over Eto so if Mourinho must think United are not a threat. He is wrong.

I disagree. Mata can't harm Chelsea now and even if he manages to transform United in to a position where they start winning again, beating the teams ahead will only aid Chelsea.