Err no Man Utd has signed for Zlaten

It's not that bad over there tbh. I've dipped my toe in recently with the referendum going on and it's no worse than the football forum in all honesty.

That is precisely what we need, in the big games we have had recently a fairly good record, it is the other games, against the teams (no disrespect meant) that we really should be beating where we have struggled, if he changes all of that, then fantastic! Bring him on!

If he could have been on the pitch for the West Ham game, then I think we would be in the Champions League this season, that is the sort of difference that he can hopefully make for us.

City are probably still having nightmares about Rashford!

It'll be interesting to see how Rashford gets on, this year. He was something of an unknown quantity last season, but you'd have to assume that teams will be wise to him, from now on. Big season for him.

Meanwhile, the Star reckon that we're in 'advanced talks' with Pogba, and are ready to pay £80m. Madrid and Barcelona need to pull their fingers out.

I expect that he will "kick on", and with the experience of having Ibra here, he will learn quite a lot.
He will feature in more games than last season, so it will be an improvement for him all round I believe.

As for Pogba, personally I would prefer if we went after Kante, if we were willing to splash the cash, but if he does come then it certainly will be a sort of statement signing.

I am in no way shape or form getting my hopes or expectations up over it though, as the fee and associated costs just seem mad/crazy!

Are you serious? Kante over Pogba?

The only crazy thing about the cost for Pogba is that we'll paying however many millions for a moment of madness, when they felt that Rafael and Park could do a better job in the middle of the pitch than he could even back when he was a teenager. It was that non selection and the selection of those two that prompted the departure. Even today I can't fathom out why those two were selected ahead of him.

Preferably in a dream scenario/world, I would have both, but I do rate Kante quite highly, and I would like to seem him here.

I do agree with your assessment of the situation regarding Pogba's previous time with us, and could understand his frustrations.

I don't understand your concerns over re-signing a player like Pogba. No-one know how he would have developed if he hadn't left, its only speculation to assume he would have become the player he is today.

If he is the best out there and you can afford him then it seems quite sensible to try and sign him. He is on a different level to any Leicester player as well.

I agree.

I also don't really understand the worries over any perceived 'embarrassment', or being mocked by rival fans.

What's 'embarrassing' about having one of the world's best young players in your team, regardless of how it came about?

More likely to be mocked about ibrahimovic... It's a man city/monaco/Psg style signing.

What's wrong with City and PSG?

They seem to have been fairly successful, in recent times.

Certainly moreso than us.

Its free and risk free and it protects Man Utds young forwards, its the least "money club" signing imaginable.

I guess that as I say I have been brainwashed by Moyes and then LvG into accepting mediocrity, rather than the best, I need to get my head around to thinking that we are capable of signing the best players once again.

Chelsea resigned Matic didn't they?

Tbh with some of the fees quoted i'm not sure he's worth it.

I would argue Man Utd have signed bigger players under Van Gaal than traditionally in the past under Ferguson where he was more locally focussed with his signing of existing PL players.

Just breaking according to BBC Five Live. Ryan Giggs is leaving you guys.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36665691

My favourite of all time, it's sad but I can understand his reasons.Good luck Giggsy!

Good luck for the future Giggsy a true United legend, what he achieved as a player will never be matched again almost 1,000 games, 13 League titles, 4 FA Cups, 4 League Cups and 2 European Cups as well as 168 goals is the stuff of dreams, yes he played on for too long at the end but it dosn't take away from his achievements and all good things must come to an end.

I think it is the right time for Ryan to move on to be fair as he has been a part of the coaching staff or as Assistant manager in the David Moyes and LVG era's and they have been nothing short of a disaster to be fair. Ryan can't keep being given chances at United on the coaching set up because of his past successes as a player and not be held accountable when things don't go right. Ryan needs to cut his teeth on his own and become a manager in his own right to see if he is cut out for it, there is no reason why he can't come back to the club as manager in one day if he shows he is the real deal, time is on his side and Jose isn't going to be here for 26 years like Sir Alex was.

Struggling to care much about Giggs at all, to be honest.

No point in living in the past.

His punditry last night was f**king awful, always sounds so bored, cant see him ever motivating a team in the dressing room.

He's been leaving for weeks though according to the press.

The silver lining with LVG's failure put this future project to bed once and for all.

Thankfully.

Well it looks like Giggs is on his way out, sad to see him leave, as this season will be the first for me since I started supporting us in earnest, that there will be no Giggs connection with the club.

It is for the best though, as if he does have aspirations of being a manager, then those are best served elsewhere, and away from us.

The question is, what does he have to do as a manager to prove himself capable of coming back to United?

True, but our expectations all round have been lowed by both Moyes and LvG, and so my thoughts towards transfers, and who we could possibly get has thus been affected.

I think once January say comes around, and José has well and truly been bedded in, then my brain might have been rewired somewhat.