Man Utd Thread:

[The Stallion]

Im not sure that front 3 works as a unit. All good players, but a bit more pace would be preferable.

Smalling, Young, Carrick and Fellaini are all rubbish.

[johnneycool]

Given all the money he's made in his career it would just show how greedy he really is if he made the move to China instead of the US.

Why do you think he moved to Man U, purely for the love of the jersey or the huge pay rise he got when he left Everton.

Greed drives professional football and professional footballers, its hardly ground breaking stuff.

[AZOffaly]

Greed and ambition you'd like to think....

[johnneycool]

Greed and ambition you'd like to think....

You reckon?

How many footballers have taken a pay cut to move to a club more likely to win anything?

Fingers on one hand springs to mind.

[AZOffaly]

I said 'You'd like to think'.

In all fairness, most of the big money moves are to big paying, and thus fairly successful clubs. It's hard to a accuse a lad moving to Real, Barca, PSG, City or Chelsea of lacking ambition.

As for the lads who move to China or the US when they are in their prime (not saying WR is!!), then yes, serious greed over ambition. Oscar is one for sure.

[screenexile]

Greed and ambition you'd like to think....

You reckon?

How many footballers have taken a pay cut to move to a club more likely to win anything?

Fingers on one hand springs to mind.

How many times does that opportunity ever arise??

[pearseog]

Arteta apparently took 10K a week wage drop to join Arsenal from everton

[seafoid]

Greed and ambition you'd like to think....

Mostly greed if you consider the performances for England

[imtommygunn]

Greed and ambition you'd like to think....

You reckon?

How many footballers have taken a pay cut to move to a club more likely to win anything?

Fingers on one hand springs to mind.

Yeah but if you are going to a club more likely to succeed the reality is they are *probably* more likely to succeed because they have more money and therefore will be able to pay more so it is very hard to back up that statement...

[Captain Obvious]

Ferguson would have sold Rooney in 2013 if he didn't retire. David Moyes gave him a extended contract when he was clearly past his best. Now four years on I think Rooney and his agent are seeking one last big contract before his retirement.

[magpie seanie]

Greed and ambition you'd like to think....

You reckon?

How many footballers have taken a pay cut to move to a club more likely to win anything?

Fingers on one hand springs to mind.

Roy Keane would have got more money off Blackburn but he went to United because he wanted to be a winner. In marked contrast to another big name player at the time. Mind you I wouldn't change that for all the money in China given what happened subsequently.

[Maroon Manc]

I was surprised he picked such a strong team last night and it looks like it will come back to haunt us. We'll pick up plenty of injuries with the amount of games coming up and its going to start affecting our league form.

[stew]

I was surprised he picked such a strong team last night and it looks like it will come back to haunt us. We'll pick up plenty of injuries with the amount of games coming up and its going to start affecting our league form.

Well played, the albanian and Carrick crocked.

[magpie seanie]

I'm worried he's going to do something weird on Sunday to make a point about fixture congestion. The team picked last night made no sense.

Possible team for Sunday:

Romero

Young
Jones
Rojo
Shaw

Schweinsteiger
Herrera
Lingard

Martial
Rooney
Rashford

[Denn Forever]

What's the story with Rooney?  Being pushed out or Agent wanting a last big payday?