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"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'.

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15 Dec 2013 02:42:37

Also letting all other clubs know that money is no issue for them \o/

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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.

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15 Dec 2013 12:35:26

Fletcher on the bench

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Nick Powell's just scored a cracking overhead kick for Wigan.

Slashman X

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David Moyes says Wayne Rooney is injured & when asked if he will be fit for the festive season, answered "We hope so" http://bbc.in/1dOzfUG
— BBCSport (@BBCSport) Permalink

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19 Dec 2013 15:39:00

Welbeck and Chico need to step up now.

VP.

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19 Dec 2013 21:12:24

Fergies on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire at the moment for anyone interested.

Sam

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04 Jan 2014 19:16:02

David Moyes spoke to the Sundays this week. Makes pretty grim reading for #MUFC fans. Relentless negativity.Doesn't 'sound' up for the job.
— PeopleSportShaw (@PeopleSportShaw) Permalink

You thought the quote about RVP after NUFC 1-0 defeat was bad? Think again...
— PeopleSportShaw (@PeopleSportShaw) Permalink

Quotes embargoed until later. Also speaks about transfers (yawn).
— PeopleSportShaw (@PeopleSportShaw) Permalink

Interested to see what is said, doesn't sound encouraging though.

Slashman X

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04 Jan 2014 19:31:29

My bet is he says completely neutral things that are spun to sound negative

Slashman X

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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.

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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

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04 Jan 2014 20:05:31

That the comment about the fans getting on his back if he took him off?

Sam

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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?'

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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.

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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!

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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.

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07 Jan 2014 17:43:42

Would take any type of win tonight against Sunderland.

Shola

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07 Jan 2014 18:16:19

Even a Pyrrhic one?

Ninja

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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.

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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

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07 Jan 2014 19:29:10

Aye runner-up gets fuck all in CC.

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07 Jan 2014 19:31:47

I think I might even be rooting for United if they meet City in the final. Maybe.

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07 Jan 2014 20:09:10

I wouldn't worry about that too much TS.

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