Manchester United

[Reece]

They have Phil Jones now. Everything else is a mute point.

[Resu]

How are they doing debtwise? Havn`t herad much about that lately, for all the talk about the Glaziers bleeding the club they always finds money to strengthen.

[Alex]

I think they are slowly coming out of it. Slowly mind.

[JohnDoe]

Their squad clearly has been compared to previous years, you'd look around and see world class players eveywhere, VDS, Tevez, Ronaldo, Rooney, prime Ferdinand, prime Evra, you dont anymore. They still have plenty of quality though, are in a weak league and have that brilliant mentality which will keep them going for a while yet.

The league has weakened as a whole over the last couple of years, but the mancs still find themselves in a very strong position to continue winning titles. I really can't say they're on the decline just because they're not the elite team they were when Ronaldo played for them. In comparison to other sides like Chelsea, Arsenal and us, they've done exceptionally well to solidify themselves.

[Darkon]

They are far from finished IMO, although they have a weaker squad than before they still have one of the best managers in the world, if not the best. Ferguson is just fantastic at getting the most out of average players and a very good tactician, so I don't reckon they are on a decline as such. More of a transition phase.

And they are second right now 2 points of a Man City team that have only lost 1 game this season, so they are clearly still conteders - unfortunatly :/

[Imy]

for years i've said united are starting to show cracks etc and they always come back!

****ing cunts!

i won't start believing it till it happens

the big thing is fergie and what he leaves behind - if he leaves a good squad, they have money to spend and bring in someone like Mourinho, then they will be ok...

however ideal situation would be that he goes, giggs retires, vidic leaves, rooney wants out, ferdinand moves on and they appoint someone like Moyes

Ideally they'll appoint Manchester United old boy Steve Bruce

[lickedlollipop]

Thanks for adding to the discussion.

[Exiled_red]

I don't think this Man Utd team have the quality of some of their past teams. But they have the team spirit / ability / luck that allows them to nick a win when they haven't played well. How many times have they done that over the last few years and got scruffy 1-0 wins? As long as they can keep doing that they'll be a threat.

[wavydavy]

Very untypical dig at Ferguson. The wind of change?

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/david-anderson/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-should-quit-Manchester-United-and-take-over-running-North-Korea-from-Kim-Jong-il-David-Anderson-column-article589307.html#.TwcwNOIRYvc.twitter

[Red_Polo]

That's from September 2010, wavy - have you linked the right thing?

[Chazza]

Very untypical dig at Ferguson. The wind of change?

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opin...OIRYvc.twitter

Written in Sept 2010 that one

[wavydavy]

Got sent it and didn't read it properly.Thought it was recent given the old **** dying and all. Sorry

[lfcred]

not going to be long before they start declining even more in my opinion! i thikn ferguson might be slowly losing his touch, and i think other clubs will be getting more investment in them in the future! might be time for ferguson to go before he ends on a low note!

[lickedlollipop]

^^

proved us wrong many many many times.

[kris90210]

^^

proved us wrong many many many times.

Exactly. They always find a way of punching above their weight. You've got to give it to Ferguson - he's a hell of a manager. They will be there or thereabouts until the day he retires, then we might see them decline in the face of Chelsea and Man City's millions.