Man Utd Thread:

[Armagh18]

I feel bad for Maguire. I don't give a f**k how much money or other perks he has that comes with being a top level professional footballer. He's a human being like everyone else who works in a high pressure environment and is being made the public scapegoat for the utter incompetence of those running Manchester United. It was utterly predictable that some halfwits would take things too far into the realm of criminal threats.

He doesn't deserve a bomb threat but he, Rashford, Pogba and a good few others deserve booed off the field every single week, people pay an absolute fortune to follow football teams between tickets, merchandise and sky/bt packages. Maguire and the rest earn more in a week than most people do in years.

The least fans deserve is them to look like they give a shite rather than getting humiliated and posting some bullshit on instagram through their pr team post match.

[J70]

The Maguire thing has been exaggerated by Social media! The Microscope is on him. Phil Jones had the same treatment.

Players make mistakes every week! You can highlight any player and make a laughing stock of them.

He holds his own at international level, I suppose their system suits him, they are better than most other nations and there is a feel good factor with the England National team at the moment.

And Phil Jones has spoken publicly about the toll all the abuse and ridicule has taken on him and his family.

When it comes down to it, they're people with feelings, just like the rest of us.

[Throw ball]

The Maguire thing has been exaggerated by Social media! The Microscope is on him. Phil Jones had the same treatment.

Players make mistakes every week! You can highlight any player and make a laughing stock of them.

He holds his own at international level, I suppose their system suits him, they are better than most other nations and there is a feel good factor with the England National team at the moment.

And Phil Jones has spoken publicly about the toll all the abuse and ridicule has taken on him and his family.

When it comes down to it, they're people with feelings, just like the rest of us.

You could add Rashford to the queue as well - and it seems to get to him more than most.

[Armamike]

I don't think it's as simple as saying they're lazy and not putting in the effort.  They look shot of confidence and appear rudderless.   Will be interesting to see whether a new manager with a clear style of play will get through to some of them and be able to get more out of them.

[trailer]

I think criticism is fine. Papers have been rating players performances for years. Journos make a living out of praising and gutting players and managers performances. This is par for the course. Phoning in a bomb threat targeting their house or family or whatever is taking it way too far.

[gawa316]

Pogba our for the season...now there's a surprise

[thewobbler]

Pogba our for the season...now there's a surprise

He's an absolute cretin.

The sooner transfer fees are done away with - so clubs can terminate contracts like these without a chairman's fear of recouping the initial outlay - the better.

[rodney trotter]

He'll probaly go back to Juve on another free transfer.  Madness that he wasn't sold 2 years ago when he wanted out

[yellowcard]

Id say more likely is PSG or somewhere that can afford his colossal wages. He doesn't look like a player that has any real desire to win trophies though so he could end up in MLS.

The Maguire bomb scare just shows how batshit crazy things have got at United. His is not a case of not trying unlike Pogba, it is simply a case of a player being asked to do things and fulfill duties that he is simply not capable of doing. Should never have been signed for that sort of money to begin with, should never have been subsequently appointed captain and then should not have been asked to defend playing a high line where all of his deficiencies are fully exposed. He is protected at England who play a low block where he can see everything in front of him. He is actually a very good defender in that system but none of the top club sides have played that way since Mourinho left England.

Ten Haag has a huge task on his hands and it will be a bigger problem trying to get players out the door when you look at the wages some of them are on. 

[stiffler]

Shocking defence for arsenals goal, and no Maguire to blame today.

[Armagh18]

How come Ronaldo isnt on penalties

[snoopdog]

How come Ronaldo isnt on penalties

Fernandes is nowhere near the player he was in the 1st year at the club. Yes comes up with assists but usually contributes a much to the opposition. And he is a constant whinge. I couldnr care less if he were sold but don't think anyone would take him. We go from maguire as captain to him. No wonder we are in the position we are.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

No luck today. Hittin woodwork twice. Bit of fight at least. Agree about Bruno tbh

[Nanderson]

How come Ronaldo isnt on penalties

because bruno has scored 21 and only missed 2(now 3) pens for united

[laoislad]

No luck today. Hittin woodwork twice. Bit of fight at least. Agree about Bruno tbh

Should have got a red card also imo.