I have confidence that there won't be any surprises. He's too set in his ways, I don't think it is good for a club to have a manager going into his last season. What about players we need to sign? Might make some think twice if they don't know who will be here in 12 months time or if there's a chance a rookie manager will be in place next.

Although players are often money motivated, some actually want the chance to win silverware. There are quite a few attractive options now without including the usual suspects abroad.

You're absolutely right of course, Wembley should be reserved for the final. Like most things today though it's all about money, advertising, corporate hospitality and such, and the FA have to use Wembley as much as possible to recoup and justify the huge cost of the rebuild. Travelling fans are the last thing they worry about.

Just because one has seemingly fallen away, does not automatically mean the other will, who knows Rashford could be the real, no-one yet knows either way, so whilst he is doing well, I am going to enjoy every moment of it.

I 100% agree with you over where the stadium should have been built, but the suits would never allowed that, they don't want to travel outside of their cushy London base, and hence why it was built there once again.

The fans don't matter to them one iota.

No one has said he will automatically fall away, please read what's written in posts rather than what you would like them to have said.

All that was posted was people should be cautious about calling rashford anything other than a promising teenager right now, nothing else.

I suspect that there was a bit more to it, than that.

There is an argument for a national stadium to be in the centre but also an argument that the nations stadium should be in the nations capital. Especially when that stadium has the long history that Wembley has had and its iconic status around he world,

London is a more attractive place than Birmingham, more well known on the world stage, and it's the capital. Birmingham might've been the more convenient place for the stadium but it's understandable why it's in London.

I know that. Januzaj is an example of why caution should be exercised, that's all I'm saying. Read the context instead of being so desperate to start an argument. Your desire to comment and disagree is blinding you to what's been said and it's thoroughly boring.

Oh yes definitely so, although I do think the FA didn't exactly have the fans in mind when it came to finding a spot for the new stadium, I think that they were only ever going to build it in London, if not Wembley, then somewhere else in London.

Which for the majority of fans in this country was always going to leave them more out of pocket than if it were to have been in Birmingham, or somewhere more central.


I understand what is being said, I am not looking for an argument at all, you have completely misunderstood why I posted.

You should take each case on its own merits, and not try to place the failings of others onto say Rashford, lets just judge him on his own merits, not what Januzaj or Keane, or whomever else has not quite made it, lets just be patient here.

He has done well and should be celebrated for doing so, he has taken to the first team very well indeed.

Eddie's point is that you should be cautious about promising young players and not get too excited, otherwise you get cases like Januzaj (note: an example) where people were getting excited only to be disappointed when it doesn't work out. It always happens, it happens a lot with England too when they get excited about a promising young player where they end up with the "overhyped" label never seem to live up to expectations. His point wasn't about Januzaj, he's just an example. They don't need full posts comparing the two for the sake of disagreement because that'd be focusing on something that wasn't being talked about.

Exactly. Thank you!

Manchester to Birmingham on Virgin Trains 1hr 26 mins. Manchester to London 2hrs 8 mins.

I go to London for the day to meet friends & shop. There's nothing in it.

I have to admit it, I am thoroughly enjoying the Liverpool-Dortmund match at the moment! Even Michael Owen can't annoy me, try as he might!

Are anyone here getting tickets for the FA Cup semi final against Everton

Have to say, I remember the hype for Janujaz being even worse than the hype for Rashford, especially considering he had a choice of three countries to play for.

And Dortmund have scored again Liverpool can have no shame losing to this lot, I think they'll boss the competition.

Agreed re the hype for Januzaj, and it was a lot more than Rashford is getting, which isn't actually as much as you would think he might really...for Janujaz It was ridiculous, with people wanting to get him to play for England rather than Kosovo or Belgium. My point is that I didn't see what was so special about him at the time, looked tricky and small, that was it.

Rashford looks like he could be a proper premier league goalscorer. Forget England for now, they don't need him.

Yep got my contact for a club wembley seat.

United fans especially, were feverishly straw-clutching at the time and I fully bought the hype. The only flaw I saw was that he wasn't really quick. But I didn't notice how lightweight he was until last season TBH.

More importantly than that has-been, Liverpool could actually do this after looking out of it. Good luck to them if they do.

Bloody hell. Hope dortmund go up and Ave em

Look at the passion Liverpool have played with tonight. That's what we haven't seen enough of from United this season. Too spineless too often.

I think Liverpool, with a couple of signings, will be right up there next year.

I think it shows what a difference a manager can make to a group of players, if we get the right man in there is no reason we can't be up there either. I honestly believe that.

Have to say, I enjoyed the whole match even though Liverpool needed 3 more goals, twice, and got them all! Annoying lol but fair dos, it was an awesome performance. We need to learn again how to keep it going like that.

Passion isn't the only thing we've lacked but you're right in that there's no way we would have come back like that. Agree about their potential next season as well. Meanwhile our biggest signing next season is in the dugout.

Totally agree.

The base is there. Yes, we need a couple of players, but the manager is key.

Another year of Van Gaal, to be followed by Giggs, would be catastrophic in my opinion.