The problem (well one of them) that Utd are encountering is similar to the one we had buying VVD. Clubs have no financial imperative to sell now. We have twice gone in anyway (VVD and Alisson) and it has paid off. BUt going all in on Wan-Bissaka seems rash. Also we were adding the finishing touches when we had to pay mega bucks, Utd are at the start of an(other) overhaul.
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I thought part of the issue with the fee is Utd proposed to waive the Zaha sell on fee, which if he went for £60M plus amounted to around £10-15m. Palace want a guaranteed £50m plus add ons and lose the Zaha sell on fee which Utd probably feel is a bit too far. (In fairness he's woefully overpriced after half a season)I make no apologies, this is meComment
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The parallels between Man Utd now and our decline in the 90s keep on coming.
The latest one is basically their version of the spice boys in Lingard/Martial/Rashford.Comment
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It's weird to think that Barnes played predominantly during and after our declineComment
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To be fair, Souness got rid of Houghton Mcmahon, Whelan, Nicol, Hansen, Hysen, Staunton and bought in Thomas Stewart Clough Piechnik Dicks Walters and Saunders...
He did buy Rob Jones..
and I actually thought Ruddock was half decent...
I dont think Barnes decline was the main factorIn the beginning, Fowler created the Heaven and the Earth.Comment
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It was a very important factor, along with the Souness fire sale. He’d been our best player by some distance, and talisman, for 3 years. People forget just how good John Barnes was at his peak.
Souness must have been off his head, or pissed with power, to have gone about things the way he did. Possibly the early signs of his illness effecting him.Comment
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Weren't there rumours he got a little slice out some of the deals?Glass Half Full
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So signing Wan Bissaka for £45m up front.
He's never going to be TAA but i think he's solid enough defensively and he's no experience at a big club and that could show.Comment
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I think he has potential, but 42 games, 3 assists and zero goals is hardly great. United surely need to be looking at established players not hoping on potential_____________________________________
Weak willed, Wank or do they have a masterplan?
Think we have the answer..Slot!!
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Good signing but not sure it's the right environment/set-up there to succeed. We'll see.
I could see Klopp making a player out of him, but not Solskjaer.Comment
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For all Bissaka's potential....it could all be undone under ogs and other players in the teamComment
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All bets are off with them for next season. He looks a prospect, and if thats what £50m gets you.
The environment is toxic, that seems to be the issue, and good highly rated full backs have gone there before and done nothing. See Luke Shaw.
How the entire club and fanbase reacts to setback next season will be interesting. They were in free-fall towards the end of last.
They still have to ship out Lukaku, Sanchez etc. which wont be easy with the mental wages.
And then they have Pogba, he wants away. And though he is a show pony, he was top of all of their stats last season, goals, assists, chances created etc.Modifying post.Comment
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