coolhead23

Mate, we got give or take 30 hours for the window to close and all the talks are about CBs ... I m just as hopeful as the everyone but honestly we are on the clock and its ticking away!!!

We let go off 2 strikers and are left with only 2 ... This doesnt make any sense unless we are getting someone which honestly is looking like a distant dream ...

Not sure why the rumors keep linking to it as a loan move ... Lets go and get him home as our players with total ownership if that is what the manager and club wants ... not a loan move.

You mean a move back to Chelsea ... Very possible!!! Hmm ... I like that better

Could only see the first half and it was evident that we're moving in a positive direction ... Link up play, one touch, positional sense, taking shots from outside the box, maintaining tempo with the high line pressing game ... just to name a few. Though there are still work to be done but there are improvement in place. Importantly, Kante was the best decision we took ... One thing, lot of us having been saying that getting Rodriguez would mean that we will have a creative edge in attack but looking at today's game (even the previous) the real question is would he be able to the dirty work that Oscar puts in? Said it before Conte system is a life line for Oscar because he fits into the system and can provide so much... rest in his hand!!!

Seriously!!! Just because we didnt sign anyone you will stop support the team ... because that seems the underline message here. I get we still havent signed anyone but the fact is that we have been pursing target from quite sometime and the clubs are not ready to part them despite throwing insane price ... unlike Arsenal who are trying for a cut price for every player. We arent like them, we were ready to throw off 65m for a striker who had one good season ... Come on!!! We are far from a laughing stock honestly we have been just spoiled over the years. I understand we still are a couple of signings behind but from where we are it seems the club is trying everything. We have a new manager who can actually change the way we have been playing so far ... be more aggressive, more disciplined. That along would warranty a renew on the season ticket ...

Well ... 31st is still long way off

Come on, man!!! Offer them 200k plus wages and see them dance on one leg (most of the so call big mouths) ... Remember E'to what he mentioned, Rafa ... You know later on ... they can always say that there statement were used out of context!!!

Matuidi yes ... very good alternative but not sure about Joao ... For James, I believe (from whatever i have seen) he lacks the work rate and that why he wouldnt be a fit in Conte's system which needs the high tempo for 90 mins in the middle and wide ... We will be playing high up the pitch and would need to cover back a lot when we dont have the ball. Maybe we played the traditional no10 James would be a good addition but Conte doesnt believe in a pure no 10. That's one of reason I feel someone like Oscar can actually revive his career under Conte IF he is serious about it.

Dont think so ... Unless he plays 4-2-4 and puts him as second striker or CF but in the 4-3-3 he wouldnt have a chance. For me in the current crop of players, Oscar is the best suited alongside Kante and Matic because of his defensive capabilities (if Oscar can get his offensive side up that will be superb). If there is one player that we could/should go after who can fit into Conte 11 has to be Naingollan or a similar player. But looks like that is not happening.

Ivanovic:(

hahahaha !!! Yup ... Thats what we are reduced to now

Million Dollar question: Which season?

I feel we are going to have a rocking last week/last day in the transfer deadline ... It has been dull since our Torres/Luiz one guess the board wants to have some excitement

"Seriously Considering" ... Why shouldnt they, it is 50 f**king million pounds for a defender!!! No one will top that!!! Ridiculous!!!

I did in bits and pieces last season ... Is he good, Yes he is ... Is he that good that he can be drafted into the first 11, No he isnt. Good for a backup, maybe yes just to push the other players. I base the acquisition of a players on the risk that he brings, the risk in case of Kone is too huge would rather go with Terry/Cahill/Iva (despite they being shit)... Yes we need to take risks as someone mentioned above but for the club we are now it has to be more calculated (get in, draft the players with a certain % of games, work on it, try on the weakness, etc and eventually get him ready to be a regular starter if he checks all box)... we just cant get anyone, put him on the 11 and if we have to do that would rather put that risk on the "not so ready" youth players. We signed all those players from "unfashionable" team ... How long was it? And how many have we signed in the last 10 yrs who never had any hype around them. Forget Chelsea even in the PL itself how many players in the top team have been successful who have come from the lower team ... the ratio/percentage is very less. because it takes a lot to make a jump from the lower league to the higher ones Dont get me wrong, Kone might go on to be the best ... but right now for me the risk of getting him as someone who can replace someone in the 11 is just too huge. And we arent a club who have been taken huge risks with unknowns to less known players.

Isnt he in the same league of the Hectors and Djilobodji ... This is ridiculous, dont we have any decent experience CB out there who would be ready to make the move if we go for him!!!

Do we have a choice? Fab will never work in the 4-2-4 system which doesnt need a creative player unless he plays the second strike ... And how much ever we say Oscar doesnt put in more work rate and is better doing defensive duties.

I dont think it would ... because at the end of the day, Jose will win them the title and all those enemies will have nothing but to cover themselves in shit ... Thats what Jose does wherever he has gone and United fans need the title more than anything this season.

WTF!!! Where did this come from ... Bolt out of the "BLUES" ... 100% profit on this, nice!!!

Seriously!!! I thought we would be making like a 10% tops ... That's decent.

I'm aware of it but there is always a percentage that goes to the club ... If Adidas gets it all then let them fund it for us ....And if he can play the way he played in the Euros, he could be a good backup in terms of a player and experience specially when we're in the transition phase.

Shirt sales and Merchandise ... he still is a big player.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to sign him for solely commercial purpose ... Would come cheap I believe ...

It's a hunch ... I feel Oscar will surely be given a chance to revive his career by Conte ... dont see him going anywhere!!!