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People are saying United can't announce Louis is gone until the NYSE closes at 9pm our time.
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It's official.
LOUIS VAN GAAL LEAVES MANCHESTER UNITED (NYSE: MANU) Louis van Gaal is to leave Manchester United, with immediate effect. Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward said: "I would like to thank Louis and his staff for their excellent work in the past two years culminating in winning a record-equalling 12th FA Cup for the club (and securing him a title in four different countries). He has behaved with great professionalism and dignity throughout his time here. He leaves us with a legacy of having given several young players the confidence to show their ability on the highest stage. Everyone at the club wishes him all the best in the future." A decision on a successor as manager will be announced soon. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Fe...er-united.aspx |
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I was spot on. https://twitter.com/MattHughesTimes/...81191849709569
"Van Gaal will leave #mufc with a pay-off of £4,554,000, plus a £400,000 bonus for winning the FA Cup. Every cloud etc..." United have been picking the perceived biggest available sweet in the shop since breaking the transfer record twice signing Joe Jordan and Gordon McQueen in the seventies. (£350,000 and £500,000 iirc). Mourinho is a bigger sweet than Van Gaal and so Van Gaal is on his bike. He will be able to get a pretty good bicycle too! |
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It looks like Javier Mascherano has agreed a deal with Juve, that would be a good signing for hem, but would leave Barca a short handed at the back, even if I still think of him more as a defensive midfielder, then a centre back.
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It looks like Javier Mascherano has agreed a deal with Juve, that would be a good signing for hem, but would leave Barca a short handed at the back, even if I still think of him more as a defensive midfielder, then a centre back.
Great signing for Juve if that happens. His been a terrific player for Barcelona. |
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very surprised.
Great signing for Juve if that happens. His been a terrific player for Barcelona. |
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It looks like Javier Mascherano has agreed a deal with Juve, that would be a good signing for hem, but would leave Barca a short handed at the back, even if I still think of him more as a defensive midfielder, then a centre back.
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I wonder if Barca will make a move for Kante?
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They need a centre back, not a makalele style player
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Maybe they need both?
I actually think he is a great player though, he is welcome at the bridge. |
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They need a centre back, not a makalele style player
Be interesting to see who they sign at CB. Seems to be quite the shortage available right now. |
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Yeah they have Busquets.
Be interesting to see who they sign at CB. Seems to be quite the shortage available right now. Liverpool need 1 or 2 Chelsea need 1 United need 1 or 2 City need 2 Barca need 1 The price is going to be huge |
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Arsenal need 1
Liverpool need 1 or 2 Chelsea need 1 United need 1 or 2 City need 2 Barca need 1 The price is going to be huge |
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Ben Turner's been released by Cardiff, so that covers one of those spots for those teams.
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would love turner if can stay away from injury
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City are buying Aymeric Laporte from Bilbao aren't they?
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City are buying Aymeric Laporte from Bilbao aren't they?
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Maybe Thiago Silva to Barca?
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As w found out with Herrera, trying to do a deal with them for one of their players, especially their better ones, is not an easy task at all, so I don't think that one is going to be an easy transfer to negotiate.
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Maybe Thiago Silva to Barca?
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Not generally how it works though, it's not as if every Man Utd sale involves a wonky fax machine for instance.
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Maybe Thiago Silva to Barca?
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Just wanted to also say that Rafa has gone up in my estimation, in staying with Newcastle, as he could have very easily one would suggest, have left them, and managed in a top division league elsewhere.
So well done to Rafa for that decision. |
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Just wanted to also say that Rafa has gone up in my estimation, in staying with Newcastle, as he could have very easily one would suggest, have left them, and managed in a top division league elsewhere.
So well done to Rafa for that decision. |
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From Barcelona away to Rotherham away in under a year. Takes some going to do that.
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He's loosely following the path Michael Owen ploughed in his playing career. Fiver on him taking over from Mourinho when the day comes.
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