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eph12:
After they promised Pogba that the club is ambitious LMAO

I remember when we were trying to pick our team two months ago. We had Rabiot, Ndidi, Pogba, Bruno, Sancho and Pepe in that team. What happened?

We were complaining about the defense, midfield and attack before the start of the TW.

Hopefully the defense is sorted out already either the arrival of AWB and Maguire.

Now we allow Herrera to walk away and sold Lukaku without any replacement. Did we make any improvement or we are worse off?

GloryIsaac:
Considering OGS tactics using two attacking midfielders when on the offensive, Bruno should adapt easily and actually score goals in that setup. Don't understand why the club didn't bid for him all these while.

He’s not an English talent.

footiemaniac:
I also hope you will come back to praise this group of players when they surpass your expectation this season.Shalom

Definitely.

We will revisit this discussion by December.

footiemaniac:
The same way Chelsea players that finished 10th in 2015/2016 season were abused left,right and center by Chelsea fans. The players that finished 10th were hurt by those words, they went on to put it right by winning the league the next season with Kante as the major addition.

I just hope you will not come back here to blame these same players that are now good enough.

Enough said.

GeniusOla:
Similar experience larride, same date, same time. What course bro?

GT Accounting.

ceemaaan:
Nop... Only a few were paid. I did CBT in Minna too and interviewed on 2nd. Yet to receive tf.

Majority of those that were paid on July 23 were July 2nd.


I think it’s safe to say they paid some and didn’t pay some.


To God be my glory.

footiemaniac:
Let us also pretend that Manchester united didn't finished 2ND previous season ahead of Liverpool,Spurs,Chelsea,Arsenal so?

So we are finishing 2nd this season?

footiemaniac:
Now that we did not get the players that I wished for, I should start getting negative? We signed 3 talented players already, and the coaches are working hard to bring those under-performing players of last season up to speed, whoever we have here after tomorrow deadline will be fully supported by me. Sorry if I am not seeing the same negative prophesy as you.

Who’s being negative?

I’m only realistic. I’m not expecting these bunch of players that we were abusing last season to suddenly become good enough without quality additions and I will continue to call out the board for it.

My expectations are quite the same as last season, struggle to make top 4. I’ll take anything that comes.

footiemaniac:
Chelsea finished 10th in 2015/2016 season with a massive 31 Points behind Leicester ooo. They went on to sign ( Ngolo Kante, Marcos Alonso,David Luiz,Batshuayi) and won the league 2016/2017 season with the same bag of beans Matic, slow Fabregas, useless Cahill, headless chicken Williams etc that finished 10th (sarcasm) . I guess they should have sold off dozen of the players that finished 10th the previous season and sign brand new 8 players to address all areas of the pitch in 1 transfer window.

The only key signing was Ngolo Kante, and they won the league conveniently with a coach new to the league(Conte). Listen, Wan Bissaka and Maguire are key signings to us and will definitely elevate us to atleast 3rd position this season, I am very sure of that.

The earlier will forget about last season bleep the better for us.

Let’s pretend Chelsea didn’t win the league the season before they finish 10th.

purpleprincess:
I am not triggered, I am just trying to let you know that these things are not always straightforward. Football is not easy. No part of it is easy both onfield and off field. I am sorry if I sounded harsh or insulting though.

And why will I deny being a united fan if I was one?

Listen, I have no vendetta against OGS. I have no reason to pray he fails. I’m angry that the club are not signing the necessary players we need to compete again because I feel the squad is not reliable enough.

Towards the end of last season, I was querying OGS tactics which I have refrained from doing because I could see obvious improvement in the way the team set up which is why I’m angry we are not getting quality players in to help the manager. Almost everyone on this board last season were lambasting the players that they are not good enough, 2 months later you want to tell me the players are now good automatically? I believe not.

Yes, I called OGS a Yes man because I don’t believe he’s happy with the squad he has so he should quit pretending to be happy when he’s not. There’s nothing wrong in saying “we want to improve in so so area and we are looking to bring in more quality additions to the team”. It’s not necessary he goes the Mou way.

GeniusOla:
Sup rebelsquard, it occurred to me that at a point during checkin/verification a lady attending to us asked me to memorize a particular "page number" where I wrote my name as I would be asked at the next point Or something like that,as there were several detached sheets with different page numbers, most likely the tag had that "page number" detail too. while checking out, I was asked what page number? So as to fill my account details, I could still remember so i didnt bother checking my tag. This is the closest I can think of.

I interviewed 5th July, GT, 12noon, Yet to receive alert.

I think they only did this for us that did by 12 on the 5th.

Sulleymanimam:
Well this Is my first comment here. I am from Niger State, GT Civil Engineering. I wrote my CBT in Minna nd my interview was on 2nd. More than 10 of my friends that had their interview same day are yet to receive their TP. Some of them are from Abuja and Kaduna, but all no TP. If you are interviewed on 2nd and you are from Niger, pls indicate. I also want to apply for a position in ALOMAW. I hope my application will be given necessary consideration.

But a lot of 2nd guys have being paid.

Tvegas:
. This is funny, una quarrel before.

S/he even claim not to be a united fan yet s/he is triggered. The joke write themselves.

footiemaniac:
Yea, we need 4- 5 quality new players to compete again. I am only against disposing off more senior squad members,we have lost 3 already, we still need Ashley young and co in the dressing room for now,not as a starter. We need a Right back, Right winger(Pepe), Midfielder and a striker.

Is this not you as at June 5, saying we need 4-5 quality players to compete again?

Even from your list, you said we need RW, CM and CF.

But it’s pessimism that someone is asking for what you think the club needs to compete again.

To God be my glory.

Leyqute:
LoL. Larride you don enter am

I definitely won’t give s/he the attention s/he is seeking for.

Leyqute:
Okay. Cool. Here’s what I think:

When watching our preseason games, i don’t care if we won or lost, I didn’t even watch the PK shootout of the last game.

I was only concerned about how we played and the players OGS put out on the field.

If you watch closely you’ll see that he did lots of permutations and made lots of changes. In all of the games he featured at least 18 or 22 different players.

I think he’s implementing a new system and is trying to see which players are good enough to play in it. Now that preseason is over I’m certain he’s got a 1st choice team as well as his second choice team, with a number of players “inbetween”.

The AC Milan game you mentioned, most of the starters were from his second team and he brought on players after the hour mark. That was when the pace quicker and we got an equalizer. We’d have gotten a winner if the game was 10 mins longer.

I think We are goin to play in a much different manner than last season, with McTom and Pogba as first choice CMs and Matic, Fred and Pereira as backups. OGS needs just 2 CMs for this setup so maybe that’s why he isn’t that bothered about signing another midfielder. I won’t say no to reinforcements though.

The 4 positions upfront are where the main work is done. In the Tottenham game, Andreas Perreira played as an attacker. James, Mata, Lingard, Chong, Sanchez, Greenwood, James, Martial and Rashford also play these 4 positions one way or the other. (If Dybala was interested in Utd and came he would’ve been a significant upgrade on the squad . )

On paper, these players I listed don’t seem like much but if you put them in a system and have a good strategy, they can unlock defenses. After all, SAF won the league with a bunch of average players. And the players we have are really talented and skillful.

I’m not saying OGS is SAF though, hope you get my point.

So, looking into next season, I can understand why some people might feel like things will be woeful but I’ve seen enough in preseason to be hopeful that it won’t. I’m not over-bullish or saying we’ll win the league though, but I’m certain we’ll have a better season than last season.

This new defence- AWB, Lindelof, HM and Shaw will likely concede less goals than Youngy, Smallingy, Lindelof and Shaw and last season, that would have guaranteed a top4 finish.

Nice one.

Why I’m lamenting about the players is because these bunch of players are unreliable. If you remember how they raised our hopes when OGS arrived before they return to default setting which is why I believe we need more bodies into that midfield and a reliable striker upfront. Rashford leading our line doesn’t inspire confidence in me.

The club already know Lukaku is leaving like few weeks or month ago, why not get a replacement already before selling. We are at a disadvantage right now, any team we want to buy a striker from will try to get as much as they can because they will see we are desperate. How can we point ourselves in this kind of position?

What if anything happens to Pogba who’s our creative outlet? No matter how we look at it, the club fücked up not getting midfielders in, then now we are loosing Lukaku without replacements. It’s tiring.

We will see how the season unfolds.

chrisley024:
Add Matic to the list of players lost. So we're actually replacing Herrera and Matic with Tom and Fred inaddition to a more lackadaisical Pogba. Herrera is obviously better than the last two players.

I wouldn't blame Ole. I'm sure he has his lists of players but the signing ain't working out.

The thing I’m blaming OGS for is pretending to be happy with these bunch of players.

Ed takes the blame for our lackluster outing in this TW window, I just felt OGS made it easier for him by “pretending” to be happy with what he have currently because I cannot believe he’s happy with this current squad, that’s why I said pretending.

Matic - McTom - Pogba

Fred - McTom- Pogba

This is not the kind of midfield that inspire confidence.

Lingard - Rashford - Martial

James - Rashford - Martial

Mata - Rashford- Martial

Looking at that kind of attacking set up, it leaves a sour taste in the mouth.

We can do better and we should do better. Thunder from Ogbomosho will locate Ed and Matt judge everywhere they may be.


N.B; I didn’t mention Sanchez because I have lost all hope in him.

I did on the 5th. 12pm

We were given a tag after verification of documents and one of the officers told us to remain the number on our tags as it’s the number of the sheet we wrote our names and our serial number.

After the interview, at Block D, the officer there used the number on the tag to give me the sheet I wrote my name in during the verification and I inputted my account details and signed out.

Oasis007:
Fred was bought by Mou for £40m (stand to be corrected). Matic was also bought by Mou. Herrera? You and I know he's simply a workaholic Player that is obviously limited technically to some extent.

But we are here blaming OGS who has done well so far by getting the right Players to fix up the Team?

Can Lukaku press for 90mins without panting like Bruno (Dog)? Can he play in tiki-taka system? When Pep got rid of Dinho and Deco at Barca, many thought he has dug his own Grave. Alas! He turns out to be god of football now.

I'm gonna give OGS a chance first, before passing out my Judgement on him.

I’m not sure you read to understand, try and read what you quoted again, gather your thoughts then reply back.

Leyqute:
Why do you think so? Did you watch the preseason games?

Yes I did and pre-season games actually means nothing.

We were even outplayed by Ac Milan during the last match.

We have not made any improvement in the midfield or attacking areas, infact we are even worse than we were at the beginning of last season.

We need quality players in that midfield and a reliable striker. No matter how good your tactics is, you still need quality players to execute your tactics. We were castigating these set of players last season, I ask you what changed?

Oasis007:
I mentioned the Squad, and I guess both Players are part of the Squad now. Rome wasn't built in a Day - they do say.

Both Players are upgrades and gonna definitely have positive impacts on the Team. Do we expect OGS to resign or doing a Mou at Pressers?

I don't buy OGS is Lawan ish - Yes Man! Poch even made it clear he wasn't in charge of Transfers at Spurs, so is OGS at United! Did Poch wail last Season? He did his Job and got the Team to UCL Final as well as finished in the Top 4 without at least a new Signing.

We saw the Team in the Pre-Season. We had a Glimpse of Tactics and Formation OGS is bringing on board - yet we are still passing vote of no confidence on him?

EPL starts in few Days time, let's wait till they lose before calling for his Head or calling him Names.

Last season, apart from the fact that we concede bucket loads of goals (which hopefully has been fixed by Maguire and AWB), we struggle to score goals and our midfield always crumble whenever we come under any small pressure.

Now we have lost Herrera and Lukaku is gone almost which basically means we are even worse off than we were last season in midfield and attacking wise.

Yes, OGS is a Yes man because I cannot see how he will look at that midfield and say he’s happy with what he has. Regardless of the tactics, if the players are not good enough, they are not good enough. I’m not one for blind optimism.

Leyqute:
How do you think United will perform this season? How will the table look after the first 10 games? Just need your opinion.

As it stand, we will struggle to make top 4. We might just repeat top 6 if we are lucky enough.

Oasis007:
Though to some - United will fail in this coming Season, but to me - i am confident in the Manager, his Crew and the Squad..... To have a successful Campaign with at least winning a Trophy in addition to making Top 4.

Yes..... I am confident, United will play UCL footie next Season.

Bar Maguire and AWB, no be the same squad you were ridiculing last season? The same ones you are calling not good enough.

metodman:
I share your sentiment... was just saying he would have some excuse or his fans will be able to have some excuses to support him. . That MF is wack and as far as I'm concerned we don't have reliable strikers

OGS as a club legend has a lot of love from the fans which he should have used as leverage. Fans are already asking for Ed’s head, why can’t he use the opportunity to make demands?

It’s clear they gave him the job because they know he will be a yes man. He will still be the one to take the fall once everything goes sideways.

metodman:
Is there any team in the Championship (not to talk of Premiership) that's as badly managed in terms of the football aspect than United at the moment?

The good news is that OGS has got a good excuse. I'm not wishing us bad but our team seem even more weakened now

The same OGS that said he’s happy with the squad he has abi another one?

He will be judged on his words. Shey he said he’s satisfied with them, we will see how the season pans out.

They know Lukaku will be leaving yet no replacement in place.

Rashford, Martial and Greenwood to lead the line.

Samkeniyy:
You have mastered the art of Lying. You must be Lai Mohammed Pikin. Be guided.

Bros, what’s the latest?

mvem:
I was told by some one elderly that when things were good , all corporation or body normally(under obligation) compensate applicants that do come for interview... Obviously things have gone bad and many dont keep to this anymore but big ones that have the financial means still do it

Elders tell tales to make it look like they are coming from a golden age. Is it not our so called Elders that turn this country to what it is from their so called “Paradise”?

Name 5 companies that reimburse TP.

1tnega:
Greetings ladies and gentlemen. Please there is no correlation between transportation fare and appointment letter.The recruitment process is quite stiff and competitive. While all controls are in place to curb the influence of godfathers and cabals, it is disheartening that some to a minimal extent undermined the process. While you people are busy complementing those applicants on this forum providing information, please note and be worried that you are being replaced with them…#Fact#1. A high performer (Name withheld) with a 2.1 and 9+ years’ experience in procurement & CIPS certificate from edo was replaced with c12112(Name withheld), a mechanical engineer with no single professional certificate for a procurement role. Those of you counting on God/Allah and your outstanding performance should be rest assured that the …….. is working hard to ensure merit. You are free to quote and bash me, but remember to pray for grace and tell yourself the truth and most importantly remember that as soon as you come online with your device I can access your complete details and location. Out!!!!!!

Stay away from weed.

simplynace:
I beg to disagree with you Gbyms.

If the NNPC has payment of transport allowance to applicants as one of her policies, then she has no choice than to be compliant.

The fact that you've gone for interviews and you got paid nothing for attending can be attributed to the employer's policy of no such thing as transport allowance.

We shouldn't engage in selective criticism.

Yes I disagree with the choice of words used by the complainer but saying NNPC is not obliged to exercise one her policies! Nna eh, baba no be so ooo

TP payment as one of their policies?


Reimbursement of TF (token) is a sign of goodwill from the corporation. The corporation is under no obligation to actually pay you any kobo. Some will receive this TP and some will not irrespective of what happens with the APL.

olasunky15:
Brother, one person don start protest for Twitter. The guy dey para.

Na to go towers oo.


On a more serious note. Me thinks NNPC knows what they re doing. So far, they have been very organized and professional.

Still rates them high though

This is laughable.

Baba say it’s our money, our right


Nonsense.

dubylhover:
when creating a team,your fan club shouldn't be a priority.. Salah is a must have IMO tho

I prefer Sterling and Mane. Salah is too wasteful.