Topic: Harry Maguire considering his options thread

[RedSince86]

This kinda thing goes way too far. He's been in a Euros team of the tournament, always played well for England, was great for Leicester. It has gone to shit here for him and he needs to go but he's not some pub player

You could have brought Steve Bruce out of retirement playing in the centre of that ultra low block back 7 and he'd have made that team of the Tournament as well.

I wonder if that Pub would have barred Albanians?

[coolbyrne]

God Leicester really pulled United's pants down over the signing of Maguire. At best a 30m defender and that's being kind. Strange they didn't sign Onana last season when he left Ajax. Pretty sure Inter got him on a free now United have to cough up the guts of 45m stg to sign him. There still throwing away money. Oh well........

On the cafe the're all wanting Bruno as captain. That seems outright madness. He's a sunshine boy.

The thing is, if not Bruno, then who? I looked at their roster and in terms of 1. a player who's been there awhile and 2. 'captain' material, there isn't much.

Rashford?
Fred?
Martial?
Shaw?
Casemiro?

I mean, on any other team, Fernandes would be the last person you'd make Captain, but on United? Fits them down to the ground.

[Brian Blessed]

They may as well give it to Greenwood.

[please, I have my reasons for it but...]

He is.

Watch him become a decent player for West Ham now that every move of his is not under the microscope and he is allowed to be playing within his strengths.

[rob1966]

You could have brought Steve Bruce out of retirement playing in the centre of that ultra low block back 7 and he'd have made that team of the Tournament as well.

I wonder if that Pub would have barred Albanians?

I saw Jaap Stam play at Anfield in the legends game end of last year and he'd have been able to shine in that defence.

Said it before and I'll say it again, Nat is a better defender than this clown, although Maguire did invent no look defending

[elsewhere]

Even as a neutral, It's disgusting how they are treating a club legend and one of their best captains ever.

[elsewhere]

They may as well give it to Greenwood.

[Crosby Nick]

They may as well give it to Greenwood.

He seems to epitomise’The United Way’ better than most.

[Red-Soldier]

He seems to epitomise’The United Way’ better than most.

Give it giggseehh 

[ScouserAtHeart]

Give it giggseehh 

Scholesy edges it by a toe

[FiSh77]

Scholesy edges it by a toe

 

[newterp]

Waiting for the announcement.

"I'm talking my talents (and head) to South Beach"

[skidz73]

Is retirement one of those options. What an absolute fraud

[Eeyore]

This kinda thing goes way too far. He's been in a Euros team of the tournament, always played well for England, was great for Leicester. It has gone to shit here for him and he needs to go but he's not some pub player

If hes not a pub player then how about a move to Saudi.

[afc tukrish]

If hes not a pub player then how about a move to Saudi.

A scrub player, then…

[Tonyh8su]

This fool is definitely not worth losing our Seven Hag thread title for

[Red Beret]

Harry Maguire - all at 7s over his options.

(yes, I know the term is sixes and sevens, but work with me here...)

[afc tukrish]

Harry Maguire - all at 7s over his options.

(yes, I know the term is sixes and sevens, but work with me here...)

trying to stay ahead of the curve, you...

[Ghost Town]

Harry Maguire - all at 7s over his options.

(yes, I know the term is sixes and sevens, but work with me here...)

Both six and seven are numbers closely associasted with modern Man U

[Dr. Beaker]

I imagine some nutter like Elon Musk would probably pay good money for his skeleton - seems about his best option at the moment.

[Barneylfc∗]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66230391

Former Manchester United footballer and ex-Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been cleared of allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her sister.

It comes after charges were withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) at a hearing at Manchester Crown Court.

Mr Giggs, 48, has always denied assault and controlling or coercive behaviour towards Kate Greville, 38, and assaulting her sister Emma.

Judge Hilary Manley directed that he was not guilty on all three counts.

The retrial had been due to start at Manchester Crown Court on 31 July.

Jurors had failed to reach verdicts following more than 20 hours of deliberations after his four-week trial in August last year.

He was not in court as the judge had agreed he need not attend.

Prosecutor Peter Wright KC told Manchester Crown Court that the CPS were not now proceeding with the case.

He said Kate Greville had "indicated an unwillingness" to give evidence in a retrial as giving evidence in the first one had "taken its toll" on her and her sister.

Mr Wright said: "This is not a decision taken lightly.

"In this case, Ms Greville and her sister Emma gave evidence over a number of days in a case when there was considerable media and public interest, and it is that particularly that's taken its toll on them, in particular Kate Greville."

Mr Wright said there had been "protracted" efforts to find out why she was unwilling to co-operate with a second trial but prosecuting lawyers did not think it appropriate to issue a witness summons to compel her to give evidence for a second time.

He said there was no realistic prospect of conviction on count one of coercive and controlling behaviour, and it was no longer in the public interest to proceed to prosecute on the other charges of assault on Ms Greville and her sister.

He added: "That being the case, we formally offer no evidence on counts one, two and three".

His defence barrister, Chris Daw KC, said: "Mr Giggs is deeply relieved that the case has finally come to an end after almost three years of fighting to clear his name.

"He now intends to rebuild his life and career as an innocent man."

The former footballer denied "losing control" and headbutting his ex-girlfriend and assaulting Ms Greville's sister, Emma, 26, by elbowing her in the jaw during a row at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on 1 November 2020.

Mr Giggs was due to go on trial for a second time facing the same charges, after the jury in the first trial was discharged.

The jury was made up of 11 people - seven women and four men - after one of the original 12 jurors had fallen ill.

During the trial, Mr Giggs admitted to being unfaithful in relationships but, when asked if he had ever physically assaulted a woman, he said "no", adding that he had never set out to control or coerce a woman.

The trial was told of the alleged assault on 1 November 2020 at his home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, where the couple returned following a row at dinner in which she accused Mr Giggs of messaging a string of women.

Jurors heard the pair tussled over their mobile phones, leading to Emma Greville, who was looking after the couple's dog, calling the police.

He denied the accusations and alleged Kate Greville kicked him in the head.

A CPS spokesperson said: "At all stages we keep cases under careful review, to ensure our legal test is met. This means there must be a realistic prospect of conviction based upon the available evidence and a prosecution is in the public interest.

"Following a recent change in circumstances in this case we have determined our legal test is no longer met.

"We have determined there is no longer sufficient evidence available to proceed in respect of the controlling or coercive behaviour charge and that it is no longer in the public interest to prosecute the remaining assault charges.

"This decision was made following detailed discussions with Greater Manchester Police and consultation with the complainants.

"It is not the function of the CPS to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for the criminal court to consider.

"We encourage any potential victims to come forward and report offences to the police and we will prosecute wherever our legal test is met."

The Cardiff-born former player made 963 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 168 goals.

He also played 64 times for Wales, and went on to manage his national team.

He stepped away from his role in November 2020 after being arrested and resigned as manager in June 2022 while awaiting trial.

His replacement Robert Page went on to take Wales to their first World Cup in 58 years in Qatar at the end of 2022.

Amazing how these multi millionaires keep getting off with things.

[norecat]

In a sense the not guilty verdict for Giggs is academic. I lost all respect for him after his affair with his brother's wife which went on for 8 years.

The law might see us as equal before it but your chance of justice is elevated if you can afford top notch legal representation. From what I understand one charged couldn't be definitively proved and a key witness on the second charge wasn't willing to go through a retrial.

On that basis I think the charges are dropped with a question mark over his innocence.

The Greenwood situation is sinister as well. The audio in the tape shows a clear disrespect from his towards his girlfriend. The same girlfriend who has now made him a dad. Surely any girl with any self respect would walk away from someone who spoke to her like he did in the audio clip. It's looking like in the football world that money trump's morals.

[Bobsackamano]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/czqy1qp79jjo

This is going to end up being the comedy story of the summer along with all the other players they vastly overpay that the need to sell. No club who would want any of them can afford their wages, do these clowns seriously expect the likes of West Ham to smash their wage structure and upset all the other players to sign Harry Maguire.

[Black Bull Nova]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/czqy1qp79jjo

This is going to end up being the comedy story of the summer along with all the other players they vastly overpay that the need to sell. No club who would want any of them can afford their wages, do these clowns seriously expect the likes of West Ham to smash their wage structure and upset all the other players to sign Harry Maguire.

Trapped in the body and income stream of Harry Maguire, this week's current hard luck story

[only6times]

Just saw him hanging round outside Clarke's Butchers on Allerton Road.

[disgraced cake]

Onana is probably an upgrade on current De Gea but not sure by how much. Good campaign in the Champions League of course, but only kept 8 clean sheets in Serie A. Good business by Inter who signed him on a free last season. I've usually only ever seen him in the Champions League where he's been alright with the occasional blunders, think that Curtis Jones goal behind closed doors a few years ago.

Interesting to see how these fare next season. There's no area of their team where I think they're particularly strong, finishing behind these and Newcastle last season was a fucking disaster

[Black Bull Nova]

Who would have thought that after that Brentford game when they were a disaster that we would end up losing to them the next week, beating them 7-0 and then finishing behind them, disaster indeed.


I think any keeper they buy would be sensible to request in their contract that they never have to see round Maguires head.

[FiSh77]

Resigned Johnny Evans?

Everton levels of desperation if true

[Barneylfc∗]

Resigned Johnny Evans?

Everton levels of desperation if true

Seemingly just to play in a couple of friendlies. Weird

[Hedley Lamarr]

Seemingly just to play in a couple of friendlies. Weird

Do you need to sign a player to play in a friendly ?  Genuinely have no idea, I remember seeing plenty of friendlies where unregistered players have played, normally trialists.

[Drinks Sangria]

Is it me or does Rashford look more than a little porky on his contract signing photos?

[Barneylfc∗]

Do you need to sign a player to play in a friendly ?  Genuinely have no idea, I remember seeing plenty of friendlies where unregistered players have played, normally trialists.

Yeah I didn't think so either, but 2 articles I've read suggest it's just a short term deal to play in 2 US friendlies, one of which will be with the U21s

[SamLad]

Yeah I didn't think so either, but 2 articles I've read suggest it's just a short term deal to play in 2 US friendlies, one of which will be with the U21s

they have NO young defenders who could do that?  what a joke.

[Barneylfc∗]

they have NO young defenders who could do that?  what a joke.

A statement from the United website read: "The Academy graduate (Evans) had been training with the Under-21s whilst considering his options, following his departure from Leicester City at the end of last season.
"As part of the Academy training programme, he has also taken part in a number of first-team sessions and impressed Erik ten Hag and the coaching staff."
The statement continued: "Evans, who has been capped 102 times by Northern Ireland, will travel to Edinburgh as part of the group to face Lyon on Wednesday. Jonny will then join up with the Academy group that will travel to San Diego, while the first-team squad are in New York."

[moondog]

Just saw him hanging round outside Clarke's Butchers on Allerton Road.

Too mobile to be harry.

[mikey_LFC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66237683

Van der sar out of intensive care.

Good news.

[Hazell]

Watch him become a decent player for West Ham now that every move of his is not under the microscope and he is allowed to be playing within his strengths.

Maybe, if Moyes employs a similar set up to Southgate where he's protected and doesn't have to do anything other than head balls away. The post I was replying to said  he was in the team of the tournament for the Euros - I'm not sure how much of an accolade that is when it comes to assessing a player, I'm in the 'not so much' camp. And that he was great for Leicester - now I didn't watch Leicester all that much when he was there and my main recollection of him there was getting done by Salah at Anfield in 2017.

I think we can all agree he's been a calamity since he signed for Man Utd, far too many comedy moments to mention and I'm sure there'll be an obituary when he leaves but the one against Chelsea in the FA where he holds onto the ball for an eternity before giving it away with a terrible pass is currently my favourite.

[only6times]

Too mobile to be harry.

[Bobsackamano]

Is it me or does Rashford look more than a little porky on his contract signing photos?

Either that or he's been hitting the weights and has piled on the muscle. What's the odds he turns back to shit now he's got his new contract.

[Hazell]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66237683

Van der sar out of intensive care.

Good news.

Yep, good to see that.