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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    North Lower Neil said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    I'd love to know how Man Utd went in search of a striker two summers running and after scouring the globe decided that the best men for the job were Hojlund and Zirkzee.
    Hojlund I could maybe see the logic if he was a £20m type signing, hope to develop him etc.

    But he was £70m+!!
    Madness that Atalanta a year earlier signed him for €17m, say £15m then could sell him just a year later for £64m plus addons. He'd been promising in that season in Italy, but had hardly become the hottest property in Europe to justify such a fee. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Some Man Utd finance figures from Q4 2024 released:

    Revenues down 12%, from £225.8m to £198.7m..
    Broadcast revenue down 42%, from £106.4m to £61.6m.
    Operating profit down 88.7%, from £27.5m to £3.1m.
    Commercial revenue up 18.5%, from £71.8m to £85.1m.
    £14.5m spent on sacking of Erik ten Hag and his coaching staff, including £4.1m on hiring then firing of former director Dan Ashworth after just 5 months.
    Club debt up from £506.6m to £515.7m.
    They owe £414m on transfer fees to other clubs.
    United have now paid more than £1bn in interest repayments on the debt used to finance the 2005 Glazer family takeover.

    The last two points are ridiculous, and i don't see how it gets any better for them unless they get back in the Champions League. Which they can still do by winning this years Europa League.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 10,986
    £9.1m total spent on Ashworth. Not far off £2m a month! 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Unless they win the Europa League, a season outside of Europe will hurt their income next season badly. I've seen suggestions that their Adidas kit deal is performance related too 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    edited February 19
    killerandflash said:
    Unless they win the Europa League, a season outside of Europe will hurt their income next season badly. I've seen suggestions that their Adidas kit deal is performance related too 
    "the original agreement with Adidas links a part of the yearly payments to the club's participation in the Champions League. Failure to play in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons would reduce annual payments by 30%."

    There's a reason that they're sacking loads of staff and upping matchday ticket prices without any concessions. They know they're in trouble.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    fenaddick said:
    £9.1m total spent on Ashworth. Not far off £2m a month! 
    And by all accounts he got sacked for being against hiring Amorim as he said he didn't suit the squad they had, which he could well be right about!
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,257
    United should take a look at this Rashford fella at Villa, looks like just the kind of player they need...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Great goal for Villa, 2-1 up now
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    Cracking miss from Darwin Nunez.

    Again.

    https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1892320213678318002
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Really good game.  Enjoyed that
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    In a title race it'll probably be seen as 2 points dropped but i think that could prove to be a good point for Liverpool. A big 7 days coming up though:

    Arsenal have West Ham home and Forest away.
    Liverpool have Man City away and Newcastle home.
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,606
    edited February 19
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    In a title race it'll probably be seen as 2 points dropped but i think that could prove to be a good point for Liverpool. A big 7 days coming up though:

    Arsenal have West Ham home and Forest away.
    Liverpool have Man City away and Newcastle home.
    In  the title race Aston Villa vs Liverpool tonight was meant to be GW 29 (moved due to League Cup final*) but moved to tonight (probably due to Europe commitments).

    Therefore Arsenal vs Chelsea will determine if were two points dropped tonight. This weekend operates as normal.

    *- Newcastle Palace move to April 16
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    I think Arsenal will win the league. Liverpool seem to have a glut of harder games and are also wobbling a bit. Can see Arsenal pipping them.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,767
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I think Arsenal will win the league. Liverpool seem to have a glut of harder games and are also wobbling a bit. Can see Arsenal pipping them.
    Liverpool need Steven Gerrard to give them a team talk:

    😂
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I think Arsenal will win the league. Liverpool seem to have a glut of harder games and are also wobbling a bit. Can see Arsenal pipping them.
    I think Liverpool have enough of a buffer, and Arsenal might still struggle to score enough goals to win the title with no striker and Saka out.

    Be interesting to see who goes further in the CL too, could have an impact.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I think Arsenal will win the league. Liverpool seem to have a glut of harder games and are also wobbling a bit. Can see Arsenal pipping them.
    I think Liverpool will be ok, after Man City this weekend, you'd expect them to win all of their next 7 games (5 at Anfield and away to Fulham and Leicester). Their next difficult game (on paper) isn't until they go to Chelsea at the start of May.

    They have a decent gap and i think it's going to take a combination of a serious collapse from Liverpool, Arsenal winning pretty much every game AND Arsenal winning at Anfield for Liverpool to not win it from here.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,217
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I think Arsenal will win the league. Liverpool seem to have a glut of harder games and are also wobbling a bit. Can see Arsenal pipping them.
    I think Liverpool will be ok, after Man City this weekend, you'd expect them to win all of their next 7 games (5 at Anfield and away to Fulham and Leicester). Their next difficult game (on paper) isn't until they go to Chelsea at the start of May.

    They have a decent gap and i think it's going to take a combination of a serious collapse from Liverpool, Arsenal winning pretty much every game AND Arsenal winning at Anfield for Liverpool to not win it from here.
    Memories of Michael Thomas.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,217
    North Lower Neil said:
    Cracking miss from Darwin Nunez.

    Again.

    https://x.com/MenInBlazers/status/1892320213678318002

    If Darwin Nunez was a lorry driver.

    image
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    iaitch said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    DamoNorthStand said:
    I think Arsenal will win the league. Liverpool seem to have a glut of harder games and are also wobbling a bit. Can see Arsenal pipping them.
    I think Liverpool will be ok, after Man City this weekend, you'd expect them to win all of their next 7 games (5 at Anfield and away to Fulham and Leicester). Their next difficult game (on paper) isn't until they go to Chelsea at the start of May.

    They have a decent gap and i think it's going to take a combination of a serious collapse from Liverpool, Arsenal winning pretty much every game AND Arsenal winning at Anfield for Liverpool to not win it from here.
    Memories of Michael Thomas.
    Please... just don't!
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,767
    Ten minutes into Everton v Man U and, although there’s no score yet, Man Utd look absolutely hopeless.
    Everton started strongly too, to be fair.
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  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,725
    Over 3 minutes for an incredibly simple onside to be called. 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    VAR taking far too long again. If you can't find anything within a minute the original decision should count. Personally I have no time for it.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,767
    Haha! Harry Maguire standing watching getting ready to head it away while Doucoure nods it in.  😂
    #donkey
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,241
    lordromford said:
    Haha! Harry Maguire standing watching getting ready to head it away while Doucoure nods it in.  😂
    #donkey
    He's always been a donkey, I've never rated the block-headed dimwit 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,767
    sam3110 said:
    lordromford said:
    Haha! Harry Maguire standing watching getting ready to head it away while Doucoure nods it in.  😂
    #donkey
    He's always been a donkey, I've never rated the block-headed dimwit 

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    What a turn around, and what a beaut of an equaliser
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Wow... What an ending here!!
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,445
    How are they trying to save United the point here after both defenders try to pull him back? 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    edited February 22
    Yeah this is a blatant penalty!! - WTF... thats ridiculous
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,445
    Add it to the consistency list. 

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