Topic: Harry Maguire considering his options thread

[God's Left Peg]

I was talking to some lads at a family party who went through the Liverpool academy system together.  I asked them who THE kid was on the youth circuit who everyone knew would be a top player. I was thinking of fowler and Rooney who were the stand out youth players of their generations in Liverpool.

They all said Mason Greenwood which surprised me. They said that everyone was talking about him for years and that he was the best they ever played against.  If he is seen to have so much potential I wonder if City might go for him on the basis that it won’t affect their sponsorship and the fans have already sold their soul so no worries about fan protests etc.

If Man U keep him I think they will loan him out abroad and if he starts banging them in they can sell him for full price or their fans will be hounding them to bring him back in the team.

As much as he had a reputation for being brilliant at youth level, he was also known for being an unpleasant young man.

[God's Left Peg]

Still debating this? Said it before, he'll be quietly reintegrated into the squad and probably receive an extension to "compensate" both him and the club for a lost 12 months. There'll be no repercussions, and wouldn't surprise me if they put out some shite about him attending some sort of therapy or re-education to smooth things over.

Morals don't even come into it for that shower of deviants. Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney, Evans, De Gea, Anderson etc.

And this. Absolutely, 100% this. No doubt about it.

[RyanBabel19]

Still debating this? Said it before, he'll be quietly reintegrated into the squad and probably receive an extension to "compensate" both him and the club for a lost 12 months. There'll be no repercussions, and wouldn't surprise me if they put out some shite about him attending some sort of therapy or re-education to smooth things over.

Morals don't even come into it for that shower of deviants. Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney, Evans, De Gea, Anderson etc.

Pretty much what I expect too

[Barneylfc∗]

They won’t have to pay anything off if he breached the contract.

If he wasn't found guilty would he be in breach of contract? I doubt they can just decide themselves they're using videos and audio from social media to declare him a filthy rapist, even though that is the case.

[thejbs]

Tbf, any United fan I’ve spoken to wants him binned.

[tubby]

Can’t believe this rapist rat got off

There is absolutely no doubt over his guilt. It’s there for all to see/hear

What a disgusting joke this is. Can’t stand the football world anymore if I’m honest

It's not really anything to do with football though is it.  More about a toxic, controlling relationship.

[The North Bank]

The only way theyd bin him is if sponsors put the pressure on.

[TankEngine10]

The only way theyd bin him is if sponsors put the pressure on.

What would you know about it? Oh yeah...

[rob1966]

If he wasn't found guilty would he be in breach of contract? I doubt they can just decide themselves they're using videos and audio from social media to declare him a filthy rapist, even though that is the case.

That's the problem, he's not been found guilty, so they, as far as I know, cannot sack him. They could have while he was on bail, if sponsors had stated they would withdraw their money due to reputational damage, if I'm reading things correctly.

[Vote For Pedro]

It's not really anything to do with football though is it.  More about a toxic, controlling relationship.

Well it's part of the problem, logic suggests there's been pay offs and a little scumbag like him wouldn't have been able to do that if he didn't play for that shit stain of a club.

[rushyman]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/03/manchester-united-staff-split-over-whether-mason-greenwood-should-stay

The fact they are even split says everything about that club

Hope he plays for them again. Tar they will never scrape off 

[rushyman]

It's not really anything to do with football though is it.  More about a toxic, controlling relationship.

Which would’ve ended with him in prison if football hadn’t become the money-above-all process it is today.

I’m pretty surprised you can’t see that for what I’m saying to be honest

[tubby]

Which would’ve ended with him in prison if football hadn’t become the money-above-all process it is today.

I’m pretty surprised you can’t see that for what I’m saying to be honest

Still not seeing it, there's literally thousands of millionaire footballers who don't beat and rape their partners.  He's an outlier and chances are that he still would've behaved like that even without the money.

[JackWard33]

Still not seeing it, there's literally thousands of millionaire footballers who don't beat and rape their partners.  He's an outlier and chances are that he still would've behaved like that even without the money.

It's also almost impossible to get convictions in these cases because of what the justice system asks victims to do - which is a way way bigger problem

[rushyman]

Still not seeing it, there's literally thousands of millionaire footballers who don't beat and rape their partners.  He's an outlier and chances are that he still would've behaved like that even without the money.

But that’s not what I’m saying at all

I’m saying it’s why he got off. She’s clearly missing the cash and has backed out and quite a few have been paid off

Of course this happens in big business aswell as when the lawyers get to a certain price the victim is put under more and more pressure

That’s the point. Football has become another shady massive network of billionaires willing to do anything to get ahead, escape thugs and ketpmonecdtel ahead

[cdav]

https://www.football365.com/news/mediawatch-mason-greenwood-man-utd-explaining-mutv

Haven't read the Henry Winter article, but fucking hell these snippets are appalling. More concerned about PR than the real world issues

[zamagiure]

It's on

[Henry Gale]

These fuckers are in a title race.

[DelTrotter]

 

[The North Bank]

8 points behind us having played a game more.... They are not in the title race.

[Wolverine]

Man United don't have enough goals in their team to be title contenders this season but next season if they sign an elite forward they will be serious contenders for the league because the majority of the league apart from Arsenal are in transition.

[1892tillforever]

Man United don't have enough goals in their team to be title contenders this season but next season if they sign an elite forward they will be serious contenders for the league because the majority of the league apart from Arsenal are in transition.

Perhaps but everything is going for them right now. It could easily crumble like it did under Ole, albeit with a far better manager.

These fuckers are in a title race.

The defeat at the Emirates finished them off, had they fluked a win it would have had them right in it. To get 85 points they'll need 43 from the last 17 games and they're just not good enough to do it. Even that probably wouldn't be enough. 2ppg gets Arsenal 86 points.

[The North Bank]

last min goals conceded at palace and at the emirates will haunt them.

In fairness, Spurs are 3 behind them, and they still have to go to Spurs. Busy celebrating being in the title race when theres more chance they drop out of top 4.

[Fruity]

These fuckers are in a title race.

Dear god no. This season is bad enough already.

[Mozology]

last min goals conceded at palace and at the emirates will haunt them.

Thank fuck for that Palace free kick

Probably be the most pivotal moment in the whole title race come season's end.

If Utd had held on...

Doesn't bare thinking about 

[didi shamone]

They're nowhere close to title challengers this year and next year Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia will have new teams. They'll most likely never win a league again without state ownership. That's when they'll rage against the very thing they've supported for years. It's the only silver lining in the death of English football.

[oldman]

Thank fuck for that Palace free kick

Probably be the most pivotal moment in the whole title race come season's end.

If Utd had held on...

Doesn't bare thinking about 

The most pivotal moment in the title race  was that offside goal v city

For Arsenal that is
United are shite and are no where near a title

[Flaccido Dongingo]

They're very very keen to see Abu Dhabi get the book thrown at them, much less so in previous seasons though, not when another team would have won another 3 titles.

[rob1966]

They're very very keen to see Abu Dhabi get the book thrown at them, much less so in previous seasons though, not when another team would have won another 3 titles.

Even though they cost them 3 titles as well, the soft c*nts

[Legs]

Even though they cost them 3 titles as well, the soft c*nts

Yeah they never saw the bigger picture short term pain for potentially long term gain.

[rob1966]

Just seen this. Will Hughes to the Mancs when he was getting shit over the Casemiro Red card

[Crosby Nick]

The Albino Messi! Think there was talk of him being a fan of us around the time we were linked with him when he was a youngster at Derby.

[Ghost Town]

Yeah and there was a fake report that we'd agreed a 10m deal to buy him the following season

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

The Albino Messi! Think there was talk of him being a fan of us around the time we were linked with him when he was a youngster at Derby.

Yeah i remember, the new Stevie Gerrard. We were so deep in shit financially back then, we couldn't even afford him, although his price was peanuts.

[tonysleft]

Qataris bidding. Fuck off

[Garnier]

They'll go from spending 200m per season to 200m per season.

[robertobaggio37]

We’re fucked aren’t we

[BobPaisley3]

We’re fucked aren’t we

We’ll be fine with our 40 million net spend.

[Fromola]

We’re fucked aren’t we

Fair to say United, Chelsea and Arsenal have got their ball back.

[BobPaisley3]

Them setting a deadline for bids was a rationale plan.