OhForAGreavsie

I offer maths coaching. It seems whoever wrote this article could use my help. A 25% increase would take a weekly salary of £75,000, up to £100,000pw would it? Oh dear. I'm sure that I shouldn't allow it to, but seeing such poor numeracy causes me to doubt the writer's credibility. Even without demonstrating that arithmetic isn't his strong suit, I find the claim of a 25% salary increase across the squad for champions League participation to be nonsensical. I could, perhaps, be persuaded that bonuses might rise 25%, but basic wages? Not a chance. From a financial point of view, it would make more sense for United to settle for the Europa League and avoid the wage increase. In fact, the club would have to go to any lengths necessary to avoid paying those increases, since doing so would cost them more than they would earn for winning the Champions League, never mind simply playing in it. I couldn't take anything else in the article seriously after that.

If Varane is their Ramos, then who is Ramos? 🙂

I didn't like to mention that.

I genuinely like everybody here. I don't get annoyed by people with opinions who are able to articulate them. We seem to have scared away pretty much all of the people who want to throw insults around, or say stuff just to sound clever. What we're left with is a collection of posters who have something worthwhile to say. I enjoy the forum very much. People who can't articulate their thoughts are more likely to annoy me. For example, I only personally know one Trump supporter. I'd love to hear from him what he sees in the president, but he is utterly incapable of explaining himself. I suspect that he may just be too embarrassed to admit the real reasons and I find that very frustrating.

There is logic on both sides. Disagreement is not a failure of logic it's a difference of perspective. If people don't care about The FA Cup, I can't cause them to change their minds. I can only attempt to explain why i take a different view and rejoice in the fact that our club have never yet contemplated playing a weakened side in a semi-final. Don't let me down Frank.

Anyway, let's hope United loose on Thursday so that Ole is the one with with the headache about resting players on Sunday.

Then stuff 'em. If they join us we are paying them to play for us, not to tell us what impresses them. I don't hire a gardener to take care of my mum's garden so he can plant what he wants. I hire him to plant what she wants. Sorry, but I'm completely intransigent on this. The FA Cup is a major target each season. I accept that we will fail to win it almost every season, but I will never accept that we fail to try even for just one season.

I genuinely don't think giving 100% on Sunday is going to make any difference to the results of our other two games. Get out there and try to win at Wembley, then we can think about Anfield.

I don't believe you mean that. I think you mean you hope to win all the games but if you were picking the side for Sunday, your line up would betray the fact that you don't care all that much. I do want to win them all and expect the manager to pick a side which reflects that he does too.

Yep, when the magic isn't with him, this kind of performance is what we've come to expect from Willian. The kind that annoys people so much. Me, I'm not in a mood to moan at any of them. Our situation reminds me of the old Irish joke. The one that goes, "If you're trying to get to Dublin, I wouldn't start from here." If we're looking to attack a season, none of us would choose to start with the squad we have now, but we are where we are.

J, You can't choose results, you can only choose how you approach matches. I demand that Frank approaches both United and Liverpool as must win occasions.

I agree about Frank. I think he get's Chelsea and will respect the club's tradition.

I'm not buying that. It's Tuesday. We play Sunday - Wednesday. Tell them they're exhausted and they will be. Don't get this wrong Frank.

Again, I thought Willian earned praise for his working back even though today wasn't one of those days where he made a difference going forward. I though we looked a bit sharper when Ross replaced Ruben. Rubes get a pass for the remainder of this season but next term will be important for him. He has to start making significant contributions or the clock will begin to run out.

Me!! I bloody care and I'm hoping Frank does too. If it's me I go top side. Send the youngsters to Munich.

Walk over the line, fall over the line, crawl over the line. We shouldn't care. We have seen enough from this squad to know high expectations are not realistic. It's overly optimistic to be looking for style or development now. This group is what it is so, as they approach the finish line, lets get behind them and blow. All we can ask of them is that they do everything they can to set up next season, and take a stab at The FA Cup. Speaking of which, if we've saved a better performance for Sunday, that'll suit me.

Clever Callum. Like it.

That's what we want to see Callum. Simple but effective.

I think Willian has had a good game defensively and I suspect that's why he's still out there.

Now is your moment Callum. Take us back to the U18 glory days.

That'll do.

Not if it's a digital one set on its 24 hour display.

Decent lineup. Obviously the points are the most important thing tonight. An encouraging display from RLC would be nice though. Hopefully he can occupy the spaces into which Kova and Jorgi like to play their little passes and then make things happen. We could do with a performance like that, and so could he.

Speaking of being a happy fan, there is something I want to say. I know this is wildly off topic, and I apologise of course, but this makes me so happy I just want to blurt it out. The impending name change of the NFL's Washington franchise means that I am, at long last, going to be able to speak the name of the team I support. About bloody time Dan Snyder.

My younger daughter used to come to games with me before she moved away, but the older one has no interest in football. The older one told me the other day that being a football fan doesn't seem to be much fun a lot of the time. I replied that she was beginning to get it.