Could Man Utd end up with a mid table finish or even in a relegation battle?

[Barrel of Fun]

I don't know, maybe go find a Man U forum and ask them?

Don't be an arse. NSC welcomes all topics and multiple discussions.

You are capable of intelligent discussion. Your trolling will get you banned.

 

[beorhthelm]

Blind has signed to play in central midfield, he didn't want to sign if he was going to be in defence.

well that works for them, as they havent any solid central midfield either.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

After the humiliation of being held 0-0, the buck stops with the manager and he should do the honourable thing and resign.

Sean Dyche must surely step down after this embarrassment .......

 

[lawros left foot]

What will Citee and Chelsea do to them? It could be embarrassing

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Could it happen? Would the club let it happen?

Who thought even two years ago that fans would be satisfied taking a point, in a 0-0 against Burnley ffs. That after a 4-0 defeat & mid week exit in their first game of the Capital One Cup against MK Dons.

It's something that's going to give me sleepless nights
regards
DR

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

well that works for them, as they havent any solid central midfield either.

Agreed, still horribly short in defence though.

 

[Screaming J]

Could it happen? Would the club let it happen?

Who thought even two years ago that fans would be satisfied taking a point, in a 0-0 against Burnley ffs. That after a 4-0 defeat & mid week exit in their first game of the Capital One Cup against MK Dons.

I can remember the last time they went down. Whilst there weren't any actual street parties, there was certainly feelings of joy and amusement across much of the country.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

They won't go down. The problem seems to be that they've switched to a system that is exposing the weakest part of their team, the defence.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Man Utd will finish no lower than seventh. However, Van Gaal is talking like Top 4 is the expectation but to do that they'll have to finish above three of Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool and a Everton. Right now that seems like a tall order.

 

[KingKev]

I can remember the last time they went down. Whilst there weren't any actual street parties, there was certainly feelings of joy and amusement across much of the country.

Yes I remember that as well. If they were to go down this season then I suggest there may well be street parties and more. Perhaps a new bank holiday to mark the occasion? Lovely.....back to my dream now.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Last season was the best Premier League yet with Man U winning nothing. I'm hoping for the same again this year.

I've never grasped the 'live in Brighton but a Man U fan' concept, although there's usually some spurious reason like a maiden aunt who liked George Best and she took them to their first armchair match on TV, so been a fan ever since.

Funnily enough those 'fans' were conspicuous by their absence/silence last season!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Last season was the best Premier League yet with Man U winning nothing. I'm hoping for the same again this year.

I've never grasped the 'live in Brighton but a Man U fan' concept, although there's usually some spurious reason like a maiden aunt who liked George Best and she took them to their first armchair match on TV, so been a fan ever since.

Funnily enough those 'fans' were conspicuous by their absence/silence last season!

I was having a discussion with one of these 'fans' the other day. He's from down here, always has been yet he's a DIE HARD Man Utd fan I've seen Man Utd play twice, that's 2 more occasions than he has. When we were talking he tried to do that weird thing that a lot of these types do , you know, where they pretend to know about Brighton and show they're not an armchair fan but instead a football oracle. He proceeded to tell me he couldn't understand why Brighton didn't sign...........................wait for it.........................Rio Ferdinand. He casually says "he's free and would only cost £100,000 per week wages, he's just the sort of player you should be signing". Clueless, absolutely clueless.

 

[Rich Suvner]

It was the most entertaining thing about the Premier League last year...and it's certainly started the same way again. They can change managers as many times as they like....fact is that they still have the same team, the lack of depth at the back, a team that don't play together, and individually a lot of poor performances.

There is so much pressure on them every game. For United, anything less than a win is a bad result...

The same team? They've just spunked a load of cash on Shaw, Blind, Rojo, Herrera and Di Maria with more to come.

 

[MissGull]

The same team? They've just spunked a load of cash on Shaw, Blind, Rojo, Herrera and Di Maria with more to come.

Hererra's been injured and Blind & Di Maria have only just signed.

None of their signings is yet to make any impact. Whereas other clubs are reaping the dividends from their early signings. Chelsea had all of it's business wrapped up before the WC.

These days I find less and less people willing admitting to being a United fan. If they do they are very quiet.

 

[Colossal Squid]

They won't go down but I can't see how they'd get in the top four given the top four teams last year all look much stronger, and they've got Everton and Spurs biting at their heels. If we see a different top four this year it will be because of one of those two teams.

Manchester United look desperate and have completely lost their aura of invincibility cultivated by Ferguson. As a result other teams are enjoying playing them and they've got a long way to go before they can be considered competitive again.

I'd be surprised if Van Gaal manages to improve on last season's 7th place finish to be honest

 

[Leighgull]

I have a friend who is from Manchester, has a manc accent, and is a United fan. Two years ago he was an insufferable prick, these days he's a far more rounded individual. Failure is character forming which is why Albion fans are such wonderful, philosophical and deep individuals.

 

[Beach Hut]

They are spending so heavily when leveraged on debt it really is a gamble they cannot afford to lose but the on-pitch results look awful.

 

[JBizzle]

I'm surprised that Moyes hasn't had a mention yet. He's been vilified by many for United's awful performance last season despite being left to hang with Fergie's rope. As bad as united now are, this comes down to Ferguson basically signing nobody decent for 5 years (with the possible exception of van Persie) and retiring at precisely the right time.

The force of his personality is what drove them to their last title and their mediocrity is a reflection on the fact that the new managers don't have 20+ years of Man Utd experience to get the best out of them.

Will they get relegated? Unlikely. Will they finish mid-table? Yes.

Also, don't read too much into the MK Dons result. One of my colleagues at work is a "die hard" Man Utd fan (never been to Old Trafford though) and he didn't even recognise most of the names on their team sheet. It does however, highlight the staggering lack of depth.

As said before, they need 3 defenders as a minimum and no matter how good Di Maria is, he's not going to compensate for having Rojo, Smalling, Jones, Evans and Blackett to pick from in the back 3.

 

[Leighgull]

If todays papers are to be believed Van Gaal is about to offload 11 players and rebuild the team. That's worked out well in the past. NOT

 

[MissGull]

Bye bye Rooney?