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Sam
20 years ago
3 years ago
5,092
13 Dec 2013 15:38:10
I suppose it's a good opportunity for Kagawa, hope Chicharito/Welbeck can get scoring more, can't be so reliant on Rooney for goals.
Eric Portapotty
17 years ago
6 months ago
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13 Dec 2013 15:45:46
[containing schadenfreude]
Ninja
16 years ago
9 years ago
5,341
15 Dec 2013 00:41:55
Moyes:

"We can definitely find the money for a big deal, 100%," the United manager said. "I know that because the money was available this summer. We were very close to a major, major signing, and if it had gone through it would have definitely shown what the club is worth. We didn't do it in the end, we didn't quite get there because players had chosen other clubs or made different decisions, but we were close to a couple of major signings and we didn't miss out because of money, that's for sure."


Don't know whos told him to say this but it's just bizarre.

Firstly, being rejected by players isn't a coup, so why is he presenting it like one. Secondly, he can't even get his own story straight close to a 'major, major signing' is not the same as 'close to a couple of major signings'.
Slashman X
20 years ago
2 years ago
6,000
15 Dec 2013 02:42:37
Also letting all other clubs know that money is no issue for them \o/
Sam
20 years ago
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5,092
15 Dec 2013 12:19:12
It's an insult even to ask the question about David Moyes' future...

Until David Moyes shows he's in control at Manchester United..

Two good articles on the United situation.
tmatthew
20 years ago
9 months ago
771
15 Dec 2013 12:35:26
Fletcher on the bench
tmatthew
20 years ago
9 months ago
771
15 Dec 2013 15:30:46
Nick Powell's just scored a cracking overhead kick for Wigan.
Slashman X
20 years ago
2 years ago
6,000
18 Dec 2013 19:57:18
Jamieandhisego
20 years ago
3 years ago
841
19 Dec 2013 15:39:00
Welbeck and Chico need to step up now.
VP.
15 years ago
1 month ago
25,280
19 Dec 2013 21:12:24
Fergies on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire at the moment for anyone interested.
Sam
20 years ago
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5,092
04 Jan 2014 19:16:02



Interested to see what is said, doesn't sound encouraging though.
Slashman X
20 years ago
2 years ago
6,000
04 Jan 2014 19:31:29
My bet is he says completely neutral things that are spun to sound negative
Slashman X
20 years ago
2 years ago
6,000
04 Jan 2014 19:34:22
Also, Nani is out 'for a long time' according to David Moyes, with a muscle injury he picked up in training.
Sam
20 years ago
3 years ago
5,092
04 Jan 2014 19:53:37
By Slashman X | On 04 January 2014 - 19:31 PM
My bet is he says completely neutral things that are spun to sound negative


Probably, I care more about what he does than what he says. It can't be worse than what he said about RVP, surely?

He does need to gain complete control. The RVP comment was pathetic, any manager saying anything like that is weak.
Slashman X
20 years ago
2 years ago
6,000
04 Jan 2014 20:05:31
That the comment about the fans getting on his back if he took him off?
Sam
20 years ago
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5,092
04 Jan 2014 20:36:53
Yeah, to make it worse RVP got injured again afterwards. I think he was injured from the Shakhtar game afterwards, but playing 90 against Newcastle certainly wouldn't have helped.

I was due to take Van Persie off after 60 minutes, but if I had, people would have said, 'What are you doing?'
Sam
20 years ago
3 years ago
5,092
04 Jan 2014 23:20:35
From what I've read, Moyes' comments are nothing really newsworthy. He just said we're not going to be buying anyone in January.

He's not going to talk publicly about transfers after what happened last summer. He might bring someone in this month, regardless though his comments are nothing to get annoyed about.
VP.
15 years ago
1 month ago
25,280
04 Jan 2014 23:23:15
If this is the transfer comments its not really anything massive, though i guess you would expect him to know what players they're bidding on surely?

Manchester United currently lie 7th in the Premier League table, 11 points off top and 5 points off 4th.

With a squad clearly incapable of challenging for the league, fans and pundits alike were expecting at least one or two significant signings in January.

However, when asked if he’ll be making any January signings David Moyes has been quoted in tomorrow’s Mirror on Sunday saying “I don’t think so. I think most of the business will be more towards the summer rather than January.”

Although it may be difficult to bring in top signings in January, it will be even more difficult to attract top players if there is no Champions League on offer this summer.

Perhaps the Manchester United manager has learnt his lesson from the public failure of his bids for Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas.

On Roma’s Daniele De Rossi, Moyes was quoted as saying “We did certainly think about bringing him in the summer time. I don’t think it went as far as a bid.”

You don’t think you bid for him? Dear oh dear, David!
Ninja
16 years ago
9 years ago
5,341
05 Jan 2014 17:27:39
Hardly that surprising.

With Woody in charge he probably heard 'I like De Rossi' as 'snort a line of cocaine, wax your forehead and bid a couple of million for Messi' who knows what he actually did when Moyes told him he wanted a player.

Also not surprising we won't do business in January, we need to, but if theres some kind of plan of players they think they can get in the summer but not january I can see why they wouldn't want to pay big cash for 6 months.
K3V0
18 years ago
3 years ago
5,966
07 Jan 2014 17:43:42
Would take any type of win tonight against Sunderland.
Shola
18 years ago
7 years ago
2,708
07 Jan 2014 18:16:19
Even a Pyrrhic one?
Ninja
16 years ago
9 years ago
5,341
07 Jan 2014 19:21:24
Win this and we'll be guaranteed Europa League when we lose to City in the final at least.

Every cloud and all that.
VP.
15 years ago
1 month ago
25,280
07 Jan 2014 19:26:36
Certain the runner up gets nothing and if the winner is already in Europe through the league then it opens up another league position (5th, 6th & 7th place i think?), only the runner up of the FA Cup gets into Europe. That's how it used to be when we had the UEFA Cup anyway.
tmatthew
20 years ago
9 months ago
771
07 Jan 2014 19:29:10
Aye runner-up gets fuck all in CC.
Telegram Sam
18 years ago
8 months ago
5,083
07 Jan 2014 19:31:47
I think I might even be rooting for United if they meet City in the final. Maybe.
Ninja
16 years ago
9 years ago
5,341
07 Jan 2014 20:09:10
I wouldn't worry about that too much TS.

In today's edition of 'how much worse can United get?' we've decided to be outplayed by the worst team in the league so far.
Sam
20 years ago
3 years ago
5,092
07 Jan 2014 20:27:01
Our away support is always fantastic.
Ninja
16 years ago
9 years ago
5,341
07 Jan 2014 20:32:22
hahhhaha
Crane
16 years ago
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07 Jan 2014 20:32:57
Woeful defending at a terrible time there.
VP.
15 years ago
1 month ago
25,280
07 Jan 2014 20:34:16
Followed Giggs since his career started and i cannot remember him ever scoring an own goal?

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