Someone's having a real laugh - butthead?

[PestiRed]

If they could persuade Real to take £60m instead of £80m and persuade Ronaldo to take the equivalent of a £15m a year cut in gross pay, then it would only cost them £140m to get him back

 

What do you think they're smoking over there at Old Trafford?

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/25/manchester-united-cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-real-madrid

[Russ Atmosphere]

Nothing wrong at Manchester United, nothing to see, move along, Ronaldo is signing, coming to play Europa league, what can Real offer him, aside from Champions League, title races, Ballon d'Ors and low tax.

[JagSquared]

It's actually mental. They have one defender and are looking at a another attacking player?

 

Even if it's just rumours you can bet they will be in their to keep fans on side to the detriment of the team.

 

add that to the money they need to spend in jan and the summer again and they really could be setting themselves up for a financial bumming.

 

Long may it continue.

[Kant]

There's a fairly brutal sideswipe at Shrek in there:

"Given Ronaldo’s ability, which places him in at least a class above Rooney..."

Funny because true

[Dr. J]

They're primarily a corporate enterprise fronting a football club. They will spend and do anything to stay in the CL and on the front pages. It's all publicity to keep reminding their 'supporters' they're still tops but the mystique is gone and the spell is broken.

[Bjornebye]

Weren't some people on here talking about him being DOF or Manager of Liverpool once upon a time?

 

Yes and I was one of them. What a fucking let off. I thought Rodgers should have had an experienced DoF and Van Gaal's name was thrown around. 

[PestiRed]

Wasn't Van Gaal's potential involvement the reason that Rodgers initially turned down the job? That's some balls for the manager of Swansea

[Reckoner]

Wasn't Van Gaal's potential involvement the reason that Rodgers initially turned down the job? That's some balls for the manager of Swansea

It certainly was. After that happened Henry was pictured with Martinez in Miami. Martinez also expressed his dislike of the idea and so the offer went to Rodgers. Can't blame either of them, Van Gaal's reputation in football is of a talented yet very difficult man to work with, an authoritarian who thrives on bruising egos. Both men would have had their reputations battered working for him as it wouldn't work. He would decide who to sign.

Can you imagine as a coach, scouting good young centrebacks to sign then his dinosaur head comes poking round the corner with his deranged smile of baby teeth, telling you to sign a billion pound mercenary striker who's been injured for 9 months.

[PestiRed]

I work in IT solutions at a respectably senior level in small/medium size companies working across Europe and parts of Asia. If Microsoft turned up tomorrow and said they wanted me to run their EMEA operations but that Bill Gates had an interest in the area and I would need to work with him on strategy, I reckon I would say yes. What I probably wouldn't say is, "get rid of Bill, either I run everything or you can shove your offer."

 

Like I said, Brendan has fucking huge balls

[Bjornebye]

It certainly was. After that happened Henry was pictured with Martinez in Miami. Martinez also expressed his dislike of the idea and so the offer went to Rodgers. Can't blame either of them, Van Gaal's reputation in football is of a talented yet very difficult man to work with, an authoritarian who thrives on bruising egos. Both men would have had their reputations battered working for him as it wouldn't work. He would decide who to sign.

Can you imagine as a coach, scouting good young centrebacks to sign then his dinosaur head comes poking round the corner with his deranged smile of baby teeth, telling you to sign a billion pound mercenary striker who's been injured for 9 months.

 

[Xherdan]

United only have 1 centre back fit for this weekend; Paddy McNair. 

[Stickman]

United only have 1 centre back fit for this weekend; Paddy McNair. 

 

 

Maybe Mekon head should have bought a couple of centre halfs  instead of trying to buy every forward under the sun...

[AL66GOLF]

I work in IT solutions at a respectably senior level in small/medium size companies working across Europe and parts of Asia. If Microsoft turned up tomorrow and said they wanted me to run their EMEA operations but that Bill Gates had an interest in the area and I would need to work with him on strategy, I reckon I would say yes. What I probably wouldn't say is, "get rid of Bill, either I run everything or you can shove your offer."

Like I said, Brendan has fucking huge balls

I know Pesti but you don't have new teeth and a new bird! or maybe you do.

[PestiRed]

I know Pesti but you don't have new teeth and a new bird! or maybe you do.

Hmmm. Hungary is famous for cheap dental work and fit women. Is this all I need?

[Section_31]

United only have 1 centre back fit for this weekend; Paddy McNair.

Is that actually a real person or am I missing a joke?

[Xherdan]

Totally made up mate. 

[PestiRed]

Paddy MacNair and the Mekon

 

Ace

[Reckoner]

hahaa paddy mcnair, what a great name, you can just imagine him existing too.

' and now united introduce paddy macnair, who has never played football before but is a good lad, and his dad used to own the rose and crown ale house on moss side estate before arsonists had their terrible way'

[Section_31]

hahaa paddy mcnair, what a great name, you can just imagine him existing too.

' and now united introduce paddy macnair, who has never played football before but is a good lad, and his dad used to own the rose and crown ale house on moss side estate before arsonists had their terrible way'

Paddy McNair the new McGrath - Crerand.

[Boss]

Bobby Charlton once confessed "the greatest player i've ever seen, well that's easy, Paddy McNair. He was even better than Duncan Edwards, such a shame he never existed"

[Lario]

The greatest trick McNair ever pulled....

[Iceman]

And just like that, he vanished into thin McNair.

[Harry Squatter]

Love the way Mancs in their 40's or younger reckon Duncan Edwards was best player to have ever played for them. There must be about 2 minutes of actual footage of him kicking a ball.

[razor]

United only have 1 centre back fit for this weekend; Paddy McNair. 

 

They were trying their new centre back partnership out in training yesterday in preparation for West Ham's direct game.

 

Paddy Mcnair and Tom Thorpe have been promoted up.

 

 

 

 

Promoted up from the shed at the back of the changing room.

[Ronnie Whelan]

Paddy McNair will either turn out to be fucking magnificent for the cunts or he will live long in the memory of all who hate the bastards as the young fella that made West Ham look like a re-incarnation of Real in the 60s. There won't be an in between performance.

With a name like that he sounds like he belongs in Roy of the Rovers. Tyler Blackett sounds like a crack dealer in Miami.