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Leyqute:
DiMarco pulled a Wan Bissaka

The guy had a game to forget. He has been pulled off.

This Inter side play the must putrid type of football ever.

TrebleChamp:
True at the bolded, but looking at the last summer transfer window, the board might actually get some good CMs in July..

I can't trust them. These people wasted 50m on Ugarte with all his obvious flaws. Dorgu is also still suspect.

And nobody is saying Delap is this generational world class talent, but to now pretend we were not after him is quite disingenuous.

Meanwhile see as PSG pieces that Inter bus parking defense. You park bus and you still concede empty net tap in.

patrickmuf:
You are getting it wrong. Adisa made reference to Delap as if to say we could not sign one of our targets or rather that he rejected us which is why I responded that if it was a problem of money then we wouldn't be after Cunha who cost twice Delap's fee and if it was a case of we not being able to attract players, then Cunha is obviously the better player yet it is close to joining us.

The point is that if we wanted Delap, we'd have activated the release clause; his deciding to come or not is the issue.

It is not only about money. Nobody is saying we can't afford him. There is a price to pay for not making the Champion's League. It will be a bit more difficult to convince some players to join us. Some other players would not mind especially if they get bloated salaries.

patrickmuf:
You are getting it wrong. Adisa made reference to Delap as if to say we could not sign one of our targets or rather that he rejected us which is why I responded that if it was a problem of money then we wouldn't be after Cunha who cost twice Delap's fee and if it was a case of we not being able to attract players, then Cunha is obviously the better player yet it is close to joining us.

The point is that if we wanted Delap, we'd have activated the release clause; his deciding to come or not is the issue.

Chelsea wanted him but did not activate his release clause either at that time. This is because clubs were waiting for him to make his decision on which club he wanted to join. Now he has decided on Chelsea they can approach his club to activate the release clause. Now that he has decided against us, we are not approaching his club to activate his release clause.

The reason neither Chelsea nor Man Utd activated his release clause since was because both clubs were waiting for him to make his decision on who he wanted to join. It was not because the clubs did not want him. Nobody is wasting time and effort activating the release clause of a player that does not want to join them.

patrickmuf:
Well, he is not all that, so no biggie...

I never said he was all that. Just correcting this revisionism that we were not interested in him. Nobody triggered his release clause not even the Chelsea that he is headed to now. It was because he himself put a hold to any talks, not because nobody was interested.

patrickmuf:
I know the decision rest on the player. If we were keen, we'd have also offered to pay the release clause. At least 30m is not in anyway close to the amount we are rumored to be paying for Cunha which means that if he was a priority signing, we'd have made the move since.

Delap's people were not willing to enter detailed talks with any club until the Champion's League picture was clear. What is the point of triggering the release clause of a player that does not want to come to your club?

That is why immediately Chelsea made the Champion's League, and we didn't, his people spread the news that he was only interested in Chelsea.

Leyqute:
Better touch. Yes.
Better movement. Yes.
Better reading of the game. Yes again.
Better finishing. Absolutely.

At this point, it’s only logical that Obi replaces Hojlund in the pecking order— if the workload won’t be too much for him.

His first goal is a proper 9-in-the-box goal. I haven’t seen Hojludn do that in a while. He also read the game well for the second goal.

Shame they didn’t register him for Europa. He could’ve made a difference in that final.

Ultimately, we just need to keep building up these young talents.

They have to make a very crucial decision next season on what to do with him cos he needs game time to develop. He is only 17 so does he play another Under-21 season and get minutes here and there with the senior team or does he go on loan? What they must not do though is repeat the last 3 months of this season whereby he was just sitting on the first team bench and was not playing regular youth game either.

Theflint1:
There's some money in car biz sha, not all small guys know the ropes of direct importation, nor have the patience to be waiting to be waiting 6 weeks to 2 months, or even know enough to not get a bad deal buying from the popular sites...afterall if Dem buy from dealer and e get issue they can always return or figure out solution with dealer.

Car business can make you rich, but things can also turn the other way quickly. All it takes is 1 or 2 consignment mishaps. One of my uncles that used to import cars from back in the late 80s and early 90s experienced the 2 sides of the coin despite years of experience and success doing it.

Na from that time i dey fear that business.

eghos12:
Belike say this mount body Don dey sharp o..hmm

Against Hong Kong players? He was rubbish just a few days ago when we needed him in the Europa Final against real opposition.

Leyqute:
The opposition wasn’t EPL standard tho. But it’s quite mortifying that in spite of their lesser level, Hojlund played rubbish against them as usual.

Chido Obi is already better than Rasmus. His touch is better. His movement is better. He reads the game better. His finishing is better. That is why i wanted him to play our last EPL games, but Amorim wanted to forcefully play Rasmus into form because he was our only CF in Europa. I blame the club for not registering Chido for Europa sha.

TrebleChamp:
I don't know why i have high hopes for this boy, be like i will start selling his form now before afrodoc2 claim him...

Person wey be say na we scout am for United? So, when Max Dowman joins us in 2 seasons now you go wan claim form before me?

Siddon there.

larride:
Make he stay far away from United abeg.

Why sell Rashford if it's to end up wig Mbueno?

God forbid Mbueno

What aspects of Mbuemo's game do you not like and what aspects do you like?

What do you see or not see in his game that makes you say God forbid.

CapitalCee:
Lol. You de mind them. Tommorow when these players go to another club and start balling. They will start blaming the board for nkt signing them

We are a mediocre side and club at present and very crucially we do not have European football I wonder if people think that certified word class talents are queuing up to join us.

Even if someone is against a certain player it is better to criticize and analyze aspects of his game that you don't like rather than just summarily dismissing a player and thinking there are better options that a club which just above relegation zone can get.

People are rejecting potential transfer targets left, right, and center when we don't have European football.


I can only

larride:
The inconsistency I'm talk about. I'm not going to rate someone that blows on and off. If you want to be hot, be hot, if you want to be cold, alaye cold jeje.

That is why Stephen A was right that he is not a superstar. Too many flat performances or even outright disappearing acts.

Good player, no doubt.

Haliburton with the triple single.

Spy360:
Nigeria has never been gone so down below until Tinubu happened.

How did we allow a man who graduated from a school before it was established to ensure proper education for our children?

How did we allow a supposed transgender fellow to provide a route to national security?

By dividing opposition votes.

You are welcome.

BlueRayDick:


I will never forget that day's experience. Imagine watching TV without expecting much from the president's inaugural speech and u suddenly hear "Subsidy is gone" !

I dropped everything I was doing, took the car to go look for fuel because of the impending fuel scarcity that will follow the speech and I found out a lot of people were already out before me sef. Most filling stations already had queues while the ones still selling started closing their gates to hoard the old stock they have in order to sell at the new price.

Imagine government wey don give person that kind headache from its first day in office.

I remember before it happened i was one of those arguing here that it should be delayed a bit because it would cause a lot of hardship, but many were asking for it.

The one thing i would say though, which i have also said for a number of years here, is that the country was going to get phucked either way.
Lee Kuan Yew himself would probably not be able to save this country.

raumdeuter:
If you used the $5m 30yrs ago to buy assets you are probably better off. 30yrs ago. 100k homes were probably grand homes, maybe not too bad homes for 50k

You can get fifty 100k homes with the $5m 30yrs ago. Today you probably get maybe 10 homes with the $5m

True. How did they come up with the 1k for 30 years though? Was it arbitrary?

Which side are you leaning towards?

I prefer to get 2.5m now and get the rest in 1k daily instalments over whatever number of years.
That way i can mentor now and still save for a runny day. Eat my sweet cake and have it, so to speak.

1,2,3, Cancun. Antman ain't the man.

GloriousGbola:
wtf did any of us know about investing money at age of 20?

it is only the likes of warren buffet. even if you actually plan to grow the money rather than blow it, more likely than not you will gte the kingtom treatment - plenty of relatives with no actual business experience but one confam idea that will grow the money

Yes, i was just talking about the calculation aspect all things being equal and assuming both make the decision to put the money in accounts to be yielding money.

What would most likely happen though is that the 20yr old will blow the 5m lump sum one way or the other. It could be through investing in crypto, or playing venture capitalist, or being an international mentor, or being the problem solver of his family, clan, village, and friends.

raumdeuter:
I saw a question on Twitter

At age 20yrs, 5m at once or $1k per day for the next 30yrs

The question is a bit sleek because 5m is 5m while 1k per day for 30yrs is nearly 11m. That is already a big gap.

If we are to take it at face value though the 1k per day guy can make about 24.5m in a high interest account while the 5m guy will make 21.5m.

If we are talking relatively comparable sums of money though, the lump sum guy should make more money every time.

Mass Com student.

Mass Com don suffer.

MRTA7:
Omo, I was just thinking how bad the finances must be for the club to do this. I dont think we've ever gone on tour so soon after the end of the season before.

And Malaysia dey humid pass anything right now. After 20 mins Casemiro dey breathe like person wey get asthma.

Sir Jim want make all of them work for their money fully.

chrisley024:
Hmmm!, aren't they having a break/vacation

Post-season tour in Asia. The club is looking for any and every way to raise funds.

As the club broke reach now, if you pay them to come and play a game at your children's primary school inter-house sports competition they will come.

Moorhouse and Munro starting. It would have been nice to see Moorhouse in the first team this past season.

Leyqute:
How are you sure Hojlund doesn’t have those attributes too before he came to Man Utd?

How are you sure Delap’a hold up play and other skills won’t disappear too when he dons the red shirt?

My point is that Delap isn’t that much different from Hojlund before he came. Why will his case be different?

We will have to agree to disagree. I think he is better than Hojlund and you think he is not. Only time will tell.

TemporaryHansel:
Funny how Tinubu’s health suddenly did a 180 - No more trembling hands, no more “wet patches,” everything’s just magically fine now.
You have to wonder: why didn’t he sort himself out before running for president?
Are we seriously supposed to believe that a man of his wealth couldn’t afford the treatment earlier?
Or is there some secret elite clinic that only opens its doors to sitting presidents?

The problem was never officially acknowledged but like Ibime said it looked neurodegenerative and Parkinson-like.

If he has moved from taking pills to having DBS surgery, a continuous infusion, or even experimental stem cell therapy it could explain the dramatic improvement.

Also, the stress of electioneering and not having time to treat himself or even rest could have made the symptoms worse than they should have been at that time.

Allegedly.

MRTA7:
Interesting but I would be shocked if we went for another 9 along with Delap if we get him.

Let's not forget there's someone in goal that we have to do our best to replace this summer.

Yup you are probably right. I was just dropping a wish list lol. Too many changes needed but not enough money to make them.

Leyqute:
The two of them are very similar. Delap looks more or less like Hojlund just before we bought him— unproven but decent potential.

The difference is the price. Hojlund’s was a rip off while 30m for Delap doesn’t look that bad. Hindsight will always be 20/20

I am talking about the eye test and not the stats. Delap is stronger and holds up the play better. His touch looks better as well. He is also half the price of Rasmus.

Even if he flops it will be a 35m mistake not a 75m one. Ideally, we need a more established no 9 but i am not sure the obvious options will come to us now with no UCL football.

MRTA7:
If we did that we would have to also get rid of Zirkzee surely?

Zirkzee can be a good bench option as a left 10 in Amorim's 3-4-3. Cunha to start and Zirkzee on the bench. He can be a 3rd option CF if the first 2 options can't play.