Manchester United

[Rich]

Hmmmm. Would that be because it's just some made up numbers?

Touchy. You're still reeling from the fact that there's one less of you numpties with numbers after your name, DOM NINE.

[dom9]

Touchy. You're still reeling from the fact that there's one less of you numpties with numbers after your name, DOM NINE.

Er?

[Pablo]

Hmmmm. Would that be because it's just some made up numbers?

Lots of vectors, pivot tables, trigonometry and a little bit of algebra thrown in there for good measure. I think I put an equilateral triangle in there at one stage but then scribbled it out and drew a pair of tits.

All in all I'd say it was air tight mathematics

[Rich]

Er?

Give it a few minutes.

[The_weatherman]

it looks impressive on paper but i'm not sure how it's going to work and how they are going to fit in all these attacking players...

rooney
rvp
falcao
mata
di maria
januzaj

can't play them all - they'll all want to play and they'll all be on ridiculous wages.

i'd guess their best XI would be something like

-------------------de gea----------------

rafael---------jones------rojo--------shaw

--------------herrera-------blind--------
--------------------mata-----------------

di maria------------falcao----------rooney


which looks strong - but a lot depends on how shaw/blind/rojo can settle because Jones is **** and the defence looks weak.

squad wise they'd be left with

valencia
smalling
evans
young
carrick
fletcher
RVP
Januzai


so rvp and Januzaj apart it's not inspiring.


also it all depends on how van gaal wants play - it's a big gamble and if it doesn't come off it could be disastrous for them. anything other than top 4 having spent that money will be deemed a failure

IMO the question marks will be about Blind, Herrera and Rojo. Falcao and DiMaria are proven talents (although much will depend on Falcao's knees).

Blind was the player of the season in the Eredvise but Assaidi was also good there, Rojo comes from Lisbon which is also a poor league and I wasn't "wowed" by him in the summer either, then there is Herrera who by all accounts didn't have a particularly good season for Bilbao. I don't think it's a given that these players will all adapt and prove good purchases.

LVG didn't have any established playing style for the new players to adapt to either so it could be more difficult for them to make their moves to a new league.

Just another point that I thought as I was typing this, has Falcao ever played with a partner uptop? Hasn't he always been his team's focal point of attack? Can he play in a partnership?

[dom9]

Lots of vectors, pivot tables, trigonometry and a little bit of algebra thrown in there for good measure. I think I put an equilateral triangle in there at one stage but then scribbled it out and drew a pair of tits.

All in all I'd say it was air tight mathematics

Flawless.

[Roboklopp]

Dwight Dork on sky just jizzing himself about how united will now win the league, saying "we" lots and talking about "the philosophy of Luis van Gaal" (with a 'g' of course). He really is a total ****tard.

[dom9]

Give it a few minutes.

I've still not got it.

Who is the other numpty?

[Rich]

I've still not got it.

Who is the other numpty?

Faker used to also have numbers after his name. As you still do.

[dom9]

Faker used to also have numbers after his name. As you still do.

Too subtle for this early in the morning.

[Pablo]

Faker used to also have numbers after his name. As you still do.

Too subtle for this early in the morning.

At least mine was simply my year of birth.

Dom's number clearly represents a failed dream that he still clings onto to be Liverpool's number 9

[Rich]

I'm an Only Connect fan, it pays to be subtle.

[Rich]

At least mine was simply my year of birth.

Dom's number clearly represents a failed dream that he still clings onto to be Liverpool's number 9

I bet his replica kits have his surname and the #9 on the back too.

[dom9]

At least mine was simply my year of birth.

Dom's number clearly represents a failed dream that he still clings onto to be Liverpool's number 9

This is true. It's undeniable. But sad, it is not. Apart from the actual outcome that is.

I'm an Only Connect fan, it pays to be subtle.

I watched about 10 minutes of that programme once. The themes in the games made about as much sense as Duncan Oldham's riddles. Or the clues in 3 2 1.

[Rich]

The latest series started last night, newly moved to BBC2, and included clues on WWE wrestlers so not always high brow.