OneMoSalah

Gutted, really wanted De Rossi to sign. Would love to see a Ramires - Van Ginkel pivot though, both can swap their roles during games, Marco would start as the 6 with Ramires being the box to box player but he could swap with Rami so Rami's the 6 and Marco's the box to box player.

I'd be happy if we signed this guy. Sure hes not developed as much as he could have due to Carlo not using him as much but he still has very good potential. Has some issues to sort out but he could be a top player.

Hardly. If you think the Turkish league isn't a 2 horse race you've not been watching it. As I've said its the Turkish SPL. So what if Bursaspor one in once in like 135939593 years. Its the same with the SPL, Hearts split the Old Firm once.... As for your other point I'm not going to bother replying.

how good are allnighters honestly so gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood, not feeling like shit, don't want to sleep now either or I'll end up getting up at like half 8...

No he was confused as to why he was left out of the bigger games. Not every game, the bigger ones (ie. the Madrid game in the CL).

I have to disagree with some points. Firstly since when was the Turkish league the best after the top 4? The Turkish league is effectively a more exotic SPL, after Galatasary and Fenerbache the standard is abysmal. The English, Spanish, German, French, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch and Italian leagues are all better than the Turkish league. Also there was a difference with SWP and what Rooney could be. SWP was used sparingly when he was at the club, his price was ridiculous but he wasn't exactly the worst signing we've ever made. Rooney has been a phenomenal player the last 10 years or whatever his career has been, nobody can deny that. SWP was average but Rooney is something else. Yilmaz has had a few great seasons but hes playing in the Turkish league, so you cannot say hes going to score 80 something goals in 3 PL seasons. He was prolific in Europe with Galatasary, scored 8 goals but thats a one off I'd say. Hes not spectacular, hes not going to have a similar impact to what Rooney will. Why does everyone seem to think if Rooney came he'd demand 1st place even if he was playing shit? he knows how football works, if your playing shit, your on the bench and if your playing well you play games. If Lukaku was out performing him he'd be playing and Rooney would have to accept that. The wages issue I partly agree on, even though their is no proof Rooney is on 250k p/w, just shitty stories the media write. If you believe half of those then JT and Lampard are on 200k p/w.... Rooney is probably on something like 150k or 175k would hardly bet hes making over 200k at United. He'd be the highest paid player in the country by a mile... You can't say Rooney's past it because hes been re-positioned for the last 2 years. Hes been playing as a #10 since Hernandez arrived in 2011. Hes also annoyed because Moyes effectively called him a squad player the other day.... it looks more likely Mourinho will go for Rooney over Yilmaz and if he did say go for Yilmaz over Rooney, I'd be extremely pissed off as Rooney is much much better.

People forget Mata played more to the right for a bit under RDM and he did alright. He'll do good on the right and if Ramires plays right side of the pivot he will be more than capable to cover for him. If hes playing on the right wing, he'll be coming in field all the time so it might mean he'll shoot more like that goal he scored against Arsenal under AVB in that 5-3 game. Will save me shouting 'fucking shoot' at him when hes in more central positions trying to work onto his left the whole time.

Happy Birthday to the Scouse hating bastard that is We Hate Scouse, have a good one mate.

I think him and Lamps should be squad players. In my eyes our strongest option in the pivot is Mikel or Ramires next to Van Ginkel (not just judging him on his performance yesterday but for the Holland u21s he looked very very comfortable as the deepest midfielder as well as a box to box midfielder), he looks like he could be an all round midfield player. Plus Jose's adamant Van Ginkel is going to play, he has said hes ready to play numerous times so I think he will be a starter. If we can sell Essien for a decent fee I'd be happy with that too but having Essien as a squad player is alright I suppose.

Pellegrini has a superb record in Europe so I wouldn't be surprised if City make it to the last 16 in the CL at least with these new additions. Anyway based on what you said I pretty much agree, if we get Rooney and another DM to fill the void Romeu left to compete with Mikel (if its not De Rossi then Gustavo would be a good back up) then we'd have a very much complete squad and competition in every place. The title race could be very good this year along with Champions League but I feel we'll see Bayern in the final again.

All this Kaka talk is making me cringe. Nobody is the next Kaka.

I think Silva will play on the wings still. Jovetic either uptop or as a second striker effectively. City have replaced egoistic players with players who were desperate to move to top clubs and that could be a plus for them if they work hard. They can also play 4-3-3 now which I reckon that Txiki and Sariano ex-Barca cunts want.

I think he played well, he played as the more disciplined defensive midfield player so he didn't make forward runs so the team had some balance. I think your being a bit harsh on his passing, his passing was quite good and it was varied.

You sometimes expect that from your #10, that they drop deep so they can link the play when the pivot players or center/full backs have possession. The #10 role is where Oscar is best as opposed to the wing imo. Was very impressed with Van Ginkel. Played well as a 6 as well as an 8 at times but its only against minor opposition I suppose so. De Bruyne was the stand out by a mile, he looked like he was out to prove a point to Jose. Wallace looked comfortable too, not seen any of this rash Brazilian tackles yet too so thats another plus haha.

Bale, Hazard, Mata, RVP and Lukaku should win me this shit. If not the system is flawed.

I know juts I feel very frustrated knowning that since Romeu picked up that injury he has fallen behind Essien in the pecking order

Could we not have just loaned out Essien and used Romeu instead?

Hazard playing in the 10 role, should be awesome.

Its funny because c stands for cunt and Chicarito is a cunt. I'd probably punch Charlie Adam so many times that he was unrecognizable because hes a fucking cunt. Same with most of Uniteds squad, including Chicacunto and Wazza. Rafael would also be one of those guys at United that I'd never stop punching. Hes such a cunt, ever since that Luiz smiling sending off I've hated Rafael more, wee bastard he is. Now if we go to Spain, I'd punch everyone in Barcalona's face too except Busquets and possibly Messi depending on if he'd give me some of that tax money he swindled.

He never really had a chance on the big stage until he signed for Inter. Sure Genoa is a decent sized club but they werent in the CL.

I like Milito... would hardly call him average, he scored a goal in every 2 games at most clubs he played for, is that average supposing he played for lesser teams like Racing Club, Genoa, Real Zaragoza where they weren't exactly blessed with quality players in every position? The man scored 4 goals against Real Madrid IIRC in 2006 or 2007. That itself is a feat.

I'd have Karim, if he got himself back into the form from that season he won La Liga, there's no doubting his ability just his work ethic is shit and he is a bit of a greeting shitbag with slight attitude problems. 20-30m would be a decent deal. Plus he'd be undisputed first choice here where as Real he might not be depending on if they sign Suarez or another striker and also keep Higuain.

Haha Ray obviously enjoyed himself a bit too much that night.

Has anyone ever considered the possibility of using Andre Schurrle up top as a false 9 or just an out and out striker?

Pep is a wanker. I can see him just dumping Gustavo out in the wilderness as if he doesn't exist now that hes get Thiago. Also what about young Sebastien Rode? Can't see him getting any minutes at all unless Pep reinvents him into some sort of utility man like that Adriano cunt. If he plays 4-2-3-1 he has got like five players who can operate as a #10, Thiago, Gotze, Kroos, Ribery, Muller and even Shaqiri in fact.... so 6 there, somebodies bound to be unhappy. If he plays 4-3-3 then Martinez will be deployed at CB (fuck you Pep you evil bastard, Martinez was unreal next to Schweini in the CL games against Barca and Dortmund especially) for when Kroos is fit again as Kroos is class, he won't rotate Kroos and Thiago, he'll start both with Schweini as the third man I reckon. Hes such a cunt isn't he, he didn't even need Thiago....