Manchester United

[Bender]

Owen coyle

[G]

My brother supports them, he's been crowing about the top names they've been chasing in the summer. I have pointed out they have no chance of getting any of them and it's all a pr exercise for gullible fans like himself and so it's proved so far.

If they sign Osman though I'll have ammunition for months of baiting

[Liverpel]

Owen Coyle.

Ah, I'd forgotten that.

[Liverpel]

Owen Coyle.

Owen coyle

Thanks Bender.

[Bender]

Thanks Bender.

[Liverpool]

Owen coyle

im sure hes drilled his players well on the importance of returning to the Barclays premier league

[Rich]

United fan I know is CONVINCED that they're going to sign Ronaldo.

Will not listen to sense.

[Shaggy]

im sure hes drilled his players well on the importance of returning to the Barclays premier league

[rodo]

wigan have sold a massive 4,000 tickets for sunday

[Bender]

wigan have sold a massive 4,000 tickets for sunday

3999 it clashes with someones sunday roast

[BigChief]

3999 it clashes with someones sunday roast

You're having a Sunday roast? :gasp:

[BobTheCharmer]

wigan have sold a massive 4,000 tickets for sunday

is this bad? its an absolutely meaningless game that seems to have been hyped up in recent years by sky.

considering their home game is low, they have few fans to start with, who is going to bother coming to wembley during holiday season? peoples expenses are not limitless. Good on Wigan fans for putting their priorities in order.

[Alex]

Getting 4000 down for a friendly is a bit of an achievement in itself. Especially for a team as under supported as Wigan.

I wonder how much the tickets were?

[Neil Young]

What a total shock...

Manchester United open talks with Everton over £23.5m Marouane Fellaini

• Midfielder could become David Moyes's first major signing
• Fears that top target Cesc Fábregas could prove out of reach

David Hytner
theguardian.com, Wednesday 7 August 2013 12.41 BST

Manchester United have opened negotiations with Everton over a deal for Marouane Fellaini, as David Moyes fears that his top midfield target, Cesc Fábregas of Barcelona, could prove out of reach.

Moyes, who has so far added only the young Uruguayan full-back Guillermo Varela to his squad before his debut season at Old Trafford, worked with Fellaini at Everton, having signed him for £15m from Standard Liege in 2008.

Fellaini is understood to have offers from elsewhere in the Premier League but the 25-year-old would relish the opportunity to join United and continue his working relationship with Moyes. United are in pole position for his signature and they are aware of the £23.5m buy-out clause in his contract, which expires on 15 August. Thereafter, Fellaini's price would be at the mercy of the market.

United's need for reinforcement in midfield has been intensified by Paul Scholes's retirement at the end of last season and Moyes has pushed to take Fábregas, the former Arsenal captain, seeing two bids turned down by Barcelona. Moyes has also been linked with a move for Luka Modric of Real Madrid although that, too, has been fraught with complications.

Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, has said for the past three weeks that his information was that Fábregas would stay at Camp Nou for at least another season. Despite the acrimony of Fábregas's departure from Arsenal, Wenger has retained a good relationship with him while the player's agent is the son of David Dein, Wenger's closest contact in the game. In this summer of the contractual transfer clause, Arsenal have one that effectively entitles them to first refusal on Fábregas. Wenger's information would appear to be well-sourced.

Fellaini is a different type of midfielder, with reservations over his passing ability and disciplinary record. But he has skill, tremendous presence and threat, as evidenced by his 12 goals for Everton last season.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...united-everton

[RichC]

Desperate and yet inevitable

Come on Arsenal, get involved