Topic: "Green and Gold, it's O5e from Molde!" - Cornering like a reliant robin..

[DangerScouse]

Not really that lost for words. They (club and city) don’t have the same relationship with that paper as we do.

Which I'm fully aware of but a scum journalist as a PR consultant has a certain irony to it.

[elsewhere]

I see former scum journalist Neil Ashton has joined them as a PR consultant. Lost for words.

https://twitter.com/writtenoff_mufc/status/1215881393173155841?s=19

could someone tell me who the hell he is, i think this is the first time i've heard his name.

[Kekule]

Just seen a clip of the Solskjaer’s pre-match press conference.

“I would never put myself before the club. This is Manchester United and there’s no I in...oh!....er...ummm...Manchester”.

 

Maybe needs a bit of work that one.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Bruno Fernandes is a name you always hear every transfer window but no one ever seems to fancy him, any reason?

From what I've seen of him, he just constantly shoots. Makes him look great on YouTube videos but very wasteful when you watch full matches. There would also be question marks over his physicality. He is the driving force behind Sporting but goes completely missing when he plays for Portugal. Reminds me of Harry Wilson sometimes.

People who have watched him more regularly seem to think he is more than what I do though!

[rob1966]

The thing is that opposition sides would be disappointed if Maguire wasn't playing, so to then hear he might be must be a massive boost to their forwards..

You're forgetting he's got the ace in the hole of having Phil Jones as backup when Maguire is out.

[Yosser0_0]

You're forgetting he's got the ace in the hole of having Phil Jones as backup when Maguire is out.

Decent backup I'd say.

[elsewhere]

ok, looks like Bruno is in Manchester to complete the deal.

[Dazzer23]

could someone tell me who the hell he is, i think this is the first time i've heard his name.

Presenter of Sunday supplement (journalists talking footy) on Sky, and I think a journo for one of the Broadsheets.

[mattD]

Why does Solskjaer continually lie through his teeth in his interviews and press conferences. He just screams bullshit every time he talks. Maguire "out for a prolonged period" misses a single midweek game. No one believed you in the first place anyway.

Spinning out all the cliches and mind games as stated above. He’s a little boy playing ‘let’s pretend to be a football coach’, while all the adults like Mr Klopp pat him on the head and go ‘ah bless him’.

[TepidT2O]

If they buy Fernandes....

Why didn’t they buy him in the summer?

He says that they’re only buying players for the long term.. but this is the exact opposite. They could have had him in the summer, chose not to and are now rushing back in.

This literally couldn’t be less well planned


And he could be there with a pen in their hand and there’s still a good chance that they fuck it up.

[Sangria]

If they buy Fernandes....

Why didn’t they buy him in the summer?

He says that they’re only buying players for the long term.. but this is the exact opposite. They could have had him in the summer, chose not to and are now rushing back in.

This literally couldn’t be less well planned


And he could be there with a pen in their hand and there’s still a good chance that they fuck it up.

It depends on what the fee is.

[TepidT2O]

It depends on what the fee is.

Does it?  Why?

It’s down to need.  I seem to recall the fee was widely known in the summer as he’d been told he could go for a certain price.

They ALWAYS have trouble with fees... the common factor is them, not the fee.

And this is a club that can afford any player....  yet they chose to renew contracts for shaw, Beanz and Jones.  It’s so odd.

[DangerScouse]

could someone tell me who the hell he is, i think this is the first time i've heard his name.

He presents the Sunday Supplement and writes for the rag.

[Nick110581]

It depends on what the fee is.

Didn't he sign an extension?

So the fee is now higher with the buyout.

[Sangria]

Does it?  Why?

It’s down to need.  I seem to recall the fee was widely known in the summer as he’d been told he could go for a certain price.

They ALWAYS have trouble with fees... the common factor is them, not the fee.

And this is a club that can afford any player....  yet they chose to renew contracts for shaw, Beanz and Jones.  It’s so odd.

Lingard's contract hasn't been renewed (yet). You must be thinking of their blogger.

[TepidT2O]

Lingard's contract hasn't been renewed (yet). You must be thinking of their blogger.

It was a couple of years ago... it was mad mad money then

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39518118

[Lush is the best medicine...]

could someone tell me who the hell he is, i think this is the first time i've heard his name.

used to write for the mail and presents (for one more day) a programme called Sunday supplement (basically a load of journalists having a chat like sports reporters in the states), wrote the famous ‘what was edwards thinking with Firmino’ piece in mail after Rodgers left

[Hazell]

used to write for the mail and presents (for one more day) a programme called Sunday supplement (basically a load of journalists having a chat like sports reporters in the states), wrote the famous ‘what was edwards thinking with Firmino’ piece in mail after Rodgers left

Never understood that. With ex-footballers at least, they can give insight about themselves as an individual player, their thought processes in a game, how they were coached etc whereas a bunch of journalists have none of that and worse still, most still have huge egos as if they're doing the general public a huge service by imparting their great wisdom on us.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Never understood that. With ex-footballers at least, they can give insight about themselves as an individual player, their thought processes in a game, how they were coached etc whereas a bunch of journalists have none of that and worse still, most still have huge egos as if they're doing the general public a huge service by imparting their great wisdom on us.

some journos are good to listen to, the likes of Michael Calvin (who I think does a podcast on BT) is always worth a listen as his books are excellent but this tends to have obnoxious twats from the rag like the custis brothers, Ashton isn’t that bad to be fair compared to those two!

[Hazell]

some journos are good to listen to, the likes of Michael Calvin (who I think does a podcast on BT) is always worth a listen as his books are excellent but this tends to have obnoxious twats from the rag like the custis brothers, Ashton isn’t that bad to be fair compared to those two!

True, Totally Football Show is great but then that doesn't have anyone with the pomposity of Henry Winter or Patrick Barclay. Don't know much about Ashton, apart from that he used to write for The Sun.

[KissThisGuy]

True, Totally Football Show is great but then that doesn't have anyone with the pomposity of Henry Winter or Patrick Barclay. Don't know much about Ashton, apart from that he used to write for The Sun.

He was on before the first Manchester derby of the City 100 point season saying that there wasn't much between the teams and that no matter the result there wouldn't be more than a few points between them at the end of the season. I remember thinking, "stick to the Enterprise because you know fuck all about football."

[Ghost Town]

He was on before the first Manchester derby of the City 100 point season saying that there wasn't much between the teams and that no matter the result there wouldn't be more than a few points between them at the end of the season. I remember thinking, "stick to the Enterprise because you know fuck all about football."

And did he make it so?

[Lush is the best medicine...]

True, Totally Football Show is great but then that doesn't have anyone with the pomposity of Henry Winter or Patrick Barclay. Don't know much about Ashton, apart from that he used to write for The Sun.

oh god forgot about captain Pickard, when hodge was the manager he said we should be happy with bottom half the fucking cumstain

[Tesco tearaway]

6th you mean?

ixth you mean? 

[Crosby Nick]

And did he make it so?

I’ve seen everything.

[redgriffin73]

Special edition Chinese New Year shirt...

[fredfrop]

Year of the Twat?

[redgriffin73]

Year of the Twat?

[Kekule]

Special edition Chinese New Year shirt...

What game are they wearing that for?

[rob1966]

What game are they wearing that for?

FA Cup 4th round is the weekend of Chinese New Year, so maybe they won't get to wear it at all

[Son of Spion]

Will this win be enough to tempt Cantona off the slopes?

[Samie]

Our mate is living the jet set life mate. No way he comes back. 

[Son of Spion]

Our mate is living the jet set life mate. No way he comes back. 

At least his skiing will have a bit more swaggoh tonight though. 

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

"We reacted today, we can bounce back and we are taking more than two or three steps forward before one back, because behind the scenes we know we are doing good work."

Cheers Ole

[newterp]

That’s right. Big yourself up after beating a hapless Burnley team

[whtwht]

That’s right. Big yourself up after beating a hapless Burnley team

Norwich

[Floydy]

What game are they wearing that for?

when I saw the dragons I thought it was a special edition shirt to commemorate their diving little welsh twat

[afc tukrish]

Special edition Chinese New Year shirt...

Will they be allowed to discuss wearing chains with that shirt?

[Chig]

Is English Pele injured today? Or is that baby face idiot playing mind game with himself again?

[KirkVanHouten]

This win will keep our man Ole at the wheel for the rest of the season.

Hopefully they win the first half of their second league cup leg, that would go nicely with the second half that they 'won' in the first leg. I mean it's basically the same as a regular win.