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Morning all spoke to the boy last night ... all gossip no ITK
Firstly he laughed about all the players we haven't signed that we were 'on the verge of signing' we made an approach for Cellabos but it was to buy not loan and that never went anywhere, Saliba was nothing more than a passing interest at 30m not a chance, Kalvin Philips was on the radar but he's not considered EPL ready yet, Zaniolo sure but again not at 40m. The big names we're linked with now he really doesn't know very much ... the office gossip says more signings are coming but everyone in the office has a different view on who (just like us) what is common knowledge is that Poch wants an extra goalscorer, conversely he's not that bothered about adding defenders, even losing Tripps and Rose. Not sure I believe that.
As for players leaving, Tripps was shown the door, Danny is also being pushed out, the only thing he knows for sure is that we were not willing to given them pay rises or new contracts. The feeling is that Toby, Eriksen and Jan might all now run down their contracts and leave on a free next summer. There are deals on offer to all of them but that's been the case for well over a year and nothings changed, of course they could sign any time so who knows.
On a side note he said that Poch is fired up like never before, the Asia trip was seen as a pain in the arse but by all accounts it went fantastically well (not sure what that means) the squad being together has got them past last season's ending and fully into this season, by all accounts we are 'a million miles' ahead of where we were this time last year. So in Spursy fashion expect 1 point from 9 lol ....
Financially we are minted, he dropped the hint about the shirt deal last week (I didn't get it) and he told me there's been a whole load more smaller deals with more to come. His words "if we wanted to sign 200m of players each on 200k a week we'd still be making money" good to hear from an accountant, our problem is all the sides we approach for players know this hence the huge price tags, guess that's how Utd have felt for years. We have a draft agreement for naming right, he hinted but didn't confirm, that this went to Asia last week, the sums are eye-watering, however the view remains that if we're signing a thirty year deal then waiting another year to get the right one is important ... an extra 5m a year might not sound like much but that's 150m over the contract, not to be taken lightly. The key apparently is upfront cash, we want a huge sum to clear down debt, that requires a very cash rich partner.
On a side note - in the office 'value' report our most valuable player is now Son - this reflects his marketing value as much as his footballing value. The press office said that over 50% of requests for comments, interviews, memorabilia during the Asia tour were for Son ... the lad is simply a god in the far east ...
EDIT - Apologies in advance for all the cretins who probably won't be able to resist making stupid comments about a post which is headed as "Gossip" .. but then we all already know who those sad fucks are so no surprises ... The Dane - Sunglasses Ron - MindBlown - Arcspace the usual shower of trolls ...
Firstly he laughed about all the players we haven't signed that we were 'on the verge of signing' we made an approach for Cellabos but it was to buy not loan and that never went anywhere, Saliba was nothing more than a passing interest at 30m not a chance, Kalvin Philips was on the radar but he's not considered EPL ready yet, Zaniolo sure but again not at 40m. The big names we're linked with now he really doesn't know very much ... the office gossip says more signings are coming but everyone in the office has a different view on who (just like us) what is common knowledge is that Poch wants an extra goalscorer, conversely he's not that bothered about adding defenders, even losing Tripps and Rose. Not sure I believe that.
As for players leaving, Tripps was shown the door, Danny is also being pushed out, the only thing he knows for sure is that we were not willing to given them pay rises or new contracts. The feeling is that Toby, Eriksen and Jan might all now run down their contracts and leave on a free next summer. There are deals on offer to all of them but that's been the case for well over a year and nothings changed, of course they could sign any time so who knows.
On a side note he said that Poch is fired up like never before, the Asia trip was seen as a pain in the arse but by all accounts it went fantastically well (not sure what that means) the squad being together has got them past last season's ending and fully into this season, by all accounts we are 'a million miles' ahead of where we were this time last year. So in Spursy fashion expect 1 point from 9 lol ....
Financially we are minted, he dropped the hint about the shirt deal last week (I didn't get it) and he told me there's been a whole load more smaller deals with more to come. His words "if we wanted to sign 200m of players each on 200k a week we'd still be making money" good to hear from an accountant, our problem is all the sides we approach for players know this hence the huge price tags, guess that's how Utd have felt for years. We have a draft agreement for naming right, he hinted but didn't confirm, that this went to Asia last week, the sums are eye-watering, however the view remains that if we're signing a thirty year deal then waiting another year to get the right one is important ... an extra 5m a year might not sound like much but that's 150m over the contract, not to be taken lightly. The key apparently is upfront cash, we want a huge sum to clear down debt, that requires a very cash rich partner.
On a side note - in the office 'value' report our most valuable player is now Son - this reflects his marketing value as much as his footballing value. The press office said that over 50% of requests for comments, interviews, memorabilia during the Asia tour were for Son ... the lad is simply a god in the far east ...
EDIT - Apologies in advance for all the cretins who probably won't be able to resist making stupid comments about a post which is headed as "Gossip" .. but then we all already know who those sad fucks are so no surprises ... The Dane - Sunglasses Ron - MindBlown - Arcspace the usual shower of trolls ...
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The guy in the profile picture of the twitter profile is a man named Marty Smith. He covers college football for espn.He's also been seen on Joe's yacht...
He obviously got a flight with Icelandic company WOW and can’t get fucking home.....How longs this fuckin holiday?!!!!ochfacepalm:
He's not the only one either. There's someone who disagrees as often. No names!
I think top 6 but we'll be doing very well if we make the CL.
Eriksen 's goal is pretty spectacular too.
I was born in Wrexham and supported them for many years (1992 Mickey Thomas free kick against the Woolwich....I was there !Wrexham 2 Woolwich 1).
If Gareth Bale goes to The Racecourse next season I will hire a private jet for every Saturday home game so I can watch him play.
Now anybody who knows how careful I am with my money (I make Daniel Levy look like 'spend,spend,spend Viv Nicholson'....younger members may have to google her)....will realise that I obviously view this Talksport story as utter bullshit.
Do you remember Mickey Thomas whilst at MU taking a dive against Spurs and then winking at the camera after being awarded the penalty? I will hate him forever for that. Not so much the dive as the wink!
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Excellent post.
I am afraid Manchester City and Liverpool will still be untouchable (I hope I'm wrong), that leaves us being able to reach 3rd as the best of the rest.
To be honest I don't see what mix of (realistic) incoming transfers makes us able to reach those 99 points or whatever will be required.
My apologies for being such a downer
No way Pool have the same season again
Maths, not math, singular. Shortened form of mathematics, not mathematic.
Firmino, Mane and Salah not had a pre season and still on holiday after their summer comps. Shaqiri also absent (leaving?)
Its entirely possible they could drop some important points early in the season and then be playing catch up.
How do you know math isn't just the shortened form of maths?
Fake account
The picture he is using is of an actual ESPN reporter called Marty Smith. Completely fake accountDon't bother with this one - absolutely fuck all on his timeline to indicate he's a real journo.
While Twitter is a shite company, their blue ticks actually are somewhat useful when vetting transfer rumours.
Everyone's nails on the internet