One thing I have not missed over pre season is this fanbase

Being too harsh on new signings is one of my pet hate Manchester United fan trends. Got people talking about Cunha's lack of impact - season hasn't even started & we're doing this. Did the same to Dorgu. Some never learn & some don't want to. They're suited to being miserable.

If you were smarter than the people employed at football clubs, you'd work at them instead of talking about them with all of us. Actively wanting to be right about disliking your manager or players at your club is the antithesis of football fandom. I'll never understand it.

Manchester United just keeps surprising us this summer. Donnarumma’s wages don’t fit the structure the club has moved towards, which seems the main stumbling block. Lammens feels most likely with plenty of value in the GK market, but who knows after what’s happened this week.

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Look at his twiglet arms. Not nice being abused by someone stronger than you is it?

Manchester United have decided to take a calculated risk this summer. With moves for Benjamin Šeško & now Carlos Baleba & either Lammens or Donnarumma, this is a transfer window we never fully anticipated. The club wouldn't be agreeing terms with Baleba, getting Brighton's

Rasmus Højlund’s attitude & willingness to stay to fight for his place is admirable, but it sounds like this is the end of his time at Manchester United. Milan have made the sales to give them the budget to complete a deal like this one. Italy makes a lot of sense, maybe the

🗣️Ruben Amorim believes Carlos Baleba possesses the capabilities to forge a league-leading midfield partnership with Kobbie Mainoo. Read in full 👇🏻 #MUFC theatre-of-red.com/what-can-carlo…

When league games move abroad - which will happen, because money dictates everything in football - it will be a death knell. A disaster for the integrity of the competition, the home/away balance, the fabric of the sport, and the pretence of clubs as community institutions.

Is he talking about himself? The only reason Virgil van Dijk wasn't the worst player on the pitch was because of Mo Salah. He fouled Sarr & gave away the penalty & gambled to make the mistake for the second goal. He couldn't even step up & take a penalty for his club as the

Whether it's photos of Alejandro Garnacho vaping, Jadon Sancho rejecting any move & waiting for Juventus.. I can't wait for these sagas to be over. Being free of that kind of attitude & drama is almost as big as any arrival will be for Manchester United. Addition by subtraction.

That last line….

Alejandro Garnacho & Rasmus Højlund both leaving Manchester United in the same summer? Keep The United Stand in your prayers at this difficult time for them.

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Here's a sample from the pod Adam

Entire countries own football clubs, use sovereign wealth funds to manipulate the transfer market, have multi-club conglomerates traffic players & exploit loopholes to avoid sanction, while another club has had 115 charges pending for 2.5 years. Then there's this. Crystal

Jack Grealish is one of the worst transfers in Premier League history. 17 goals & 23 assists in four years & 157 apps - 4.3 & 5.8 on average. £100m for a player who had no lasting impact on his club's on pitch success, only the celebrations. If he never signs, nothing changes.

Well guess what

When it comes to Carlos Baleba, Manchester United are not going to die wondering. I love that. They know like we know, that a player of that profile & that quality is transformative for this squad & the expectations ahead for this season. If you're going all out for that player,