Someone's having a real laugh - gollum?

[fowler9]

Dunno where else to rant about this but I'm fucking sick of this Januzaj kid already. He looks good and all, but it seems the sports writers are fucking desperate for the next Great Manc Hope to emerge and they're filling columns and columns of saccharine to hype him into the hottest prospect in Europe. Fuck off.

 

I hope if he stays there he is just Macheda all over again, fucking hilarious that they all thought he was Messi/Ronaldo/Zidane mixed into one after one game

[dennis tooth]

Shut up, hes amazing, hes scored an amazing two goals against the team at the bottom of the table and SAF has said he's got great balance so go fuck yeselfs

[Stickman]

Hes fucking brilliant and no way is he to be compared to Blackmore, Chadwick ,Maceda whose debuts were equally as good as George Best......as this kid is something special so stop comparing him to George Best's debut....ok

[Code]

He's no Paul Pogba.

[dennis tooth]

Lee Sharpe will be lolling in his grave

[Barney_Rubble]

He's out of contract in the summer someone was telling me and citeh are looking at him, that'd be fucking hilarious.

Haha. Can't wait for another giant "Welcome to Manchester" poster - that would be fucking hilarious!

 

Moyes would be out of a job by now if it wasn't for Januzaj.

 

Gollum has this superb ability to take brilliant strikers and turn them to shit, so long may it continue. As for the mass wanking in the press over Januzaj - I can't help but think Federico Macheda (remember him).

[MLB]

It would be hilarious if that Januzaj left. That would mean that the three best players they've brought through in the last 10 years or so (Pogba, Morrison and Januzaj) will all have fucked off.

[Section_31]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-youngster-adnan-januzaj-2345417

[Funkasy]

Morrison got fucked off and didnt really leave them.

[Trumo]

Gollum has this superb ability to take above average strikers and turn them to shit, so long may it continue. As for the mass wanking in the press over Januzaj - I can't help but think Federico Macheda (remember him).

 

Fixed that for you.

[dennis tooth]

It would be hilarious if that Januzaj left. That would mean that the three best players they've brought through in the last 10 years or so (Pogba, Morrison and Januzaj) will all have fucked off.

 

You forgot Pique.

They kept ma's cheddar tho.

[Xherdan]

I would laugh my cock off if he signed for city.

[George Costanza]

quite frankly i won't be laughing at Moyes.  far far too early to be making obsurd judgements about their season & his potential reign

[Xherdan]

Who give a fuck about the long term when we can laugh at them right now?

[Captain]

Moyes will definately be a step down from Mr. Ferguson. That's all we can ask, really.

 

If we're lucky, he'll be two or three steps down.

[Pidge]

You forgot Pique.

They kept ma's cheddar tho.

...and Rossi.

[Section_31]

Even if Moyes was the next Rinus Michels he'd still be a several steps down from Ferguson for the simple fact that Ferguson wasn't just a manager he was the Emperor of an empire, the last remnant of the old game and no replacement, regardless of how good they are, will ever be able to grip the English game the way he did.

 

This is the thing about Ferguson, you're not really talking about whether or not someone is a better coach than him, you're asking whether any manager can possibly handle that many egos, a fractious and spoiled fan base, a board and owners who are used to success, the unrivalled level of scrutiny from the media, while also being backed by the rank and file of 'British' managers at all levels, the LMA, the FA, the Fleet Street media and all the rest of that shite - and the simple answer will always be no.

 

They may very well win the league again, but they're now just one of a few clubs which can and may, but their era of total dominance over the English game on and off the pitch is over.

[fowler9]

quite frankly i won't be laughing at Moyes.  far far too early to be making obsurd judgements about their season & his potential reign

 

you might as well have fun while you can!

 

Either they stay shit and it gets even funnier or they come good and you've missed the only chance to laugh at them over a decent period for the last 25 years

 

as it is I can't see him ever being considered anything more than alright at best for them and in fact think he'll continue to be a joke figure, unfortunately I don't see him lasting long

[razor]

Even if Moyes was the next Rinus Michels he'd still be a several steps down from Ferguson for the simple fact that Ferguson wasn't just a manager he was the Emperor of an empire, the last remnant of the old game and no replacement, regardless of how good they are, will ever be able to grip the English game the way he did.

 

This is the thing about Ferguson, you're not really talking about whether or not someone is a better coach than him, you're asking whether any manager can possibly handle that many egos, a fractious and spoiled fan base, a board and owners who are used to success, the unrivalled level of scrutiny from the media, while also being backed by the rank and file of 'British' managers at all levels, the LMA, the FA, the Fleet Street media and all the rest of that shite - and the simple answer will always be no.

 

They may very well win the league again, but they're now just one of a few clubs which can and may, but their era of total dominance over the English game on and off the pitch is over.

 

Agree with every word of that.  I would just add the Professional Game Match Officials Board, the referees' group, to your list of minions in thrall to his power.

 

Moyes doesn't enjoy anything like that reach, and on a more level playing field deficiencies that have been previously masked are there for all to see - they're not a very good team when they're mortalised.

[Code]

Can people imagine how it would have been on here if we had let players such as Pogba, Rossi and Pique leave the club like the mancs have done?

[Byrnie]

Don't have to worry much when you are still winning titles, regardless of who you let go.

[fowler9]

Don't have to worry much when you are still winning titles, regardless of who you let go.

 

had they not been completely misused there and Pique chosen over Evans, Pogba over Cleverley etc they'd have been left in a much better position now

[Tony Moanero]

Moyes will definately be a step down from Mr. Ferguson. That's all we can ask, really.

 

If we're lucky, he'll be two or three steps down.

I chuckled when Rafa referred to Alex Ferguson as "Mr Ferguson", but it makes me cringe a bit when fans do it.

[fowler9]

I chuckled when Rafa referred to Alex Ferguson as "Mr Ferguson", but it makes me cringe a bit when fans do it.

 

I agree, the Archbishop of Cunterberry is much better

[milky]

I see Hernandez in the press today saying he may have to leave if he doesn't get a regular starting spot.

 

I always thought this was going to be one of Moyes' hardest tasks: keeping the fringe players happy. It's been a very big factor at United during Ferguson's era, and it's not something Moyes has really ever had to, and to be fair to the old cunt, Ferguson was brilliant at.

 

The likes of Solsjkaer, Phil Neville, Wes Brown even John O'Shea played key roles down the years for them over the years, despite being varying degrees of shite. But those are the players that can often be the difference when it comes down to it, and not once did you here them bleating in the press about it. They just got on with it, happy to sit there on the bench until called upon.

 

It was Fergie who decided when they left, not the players themselves, invariably to a Steve Bruce team for way inflated fees.

 

Already in his short tenure, Moyes has had Kagawa and now Hernandez whinging about not playing, not something I ever really recall happening at all over Fergies tenure.

 

Testing times ahead. Hopefully.