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Let’s not split hairs the Sheikh who is a relative of the ruling family is clearly a front man for this. I don’t want our owners to invest a penny I want the debt removed so that the club can once again operate within its own means. Utd don’t need people to pump money into it they just need a...

It makes sense to me it would cost a lot of money to buy a left back better than him, even if he does need regular kicks up the arse to keep his head on. He still has the odd shocker but generally over the last few years he’s been a pretty reliable player and Utd need to invest elsewhere...

They'll be gone but it does mean they won the gamble they made 20 years ago worked. Still doesn't sit right with me that our club will be owned by the Qatar state but there's just no outcome that is going to make people happy.

The TV/season ticket money that lands in Q4 will basically wipe out the 200m overdraft which then becomes the new transfer kitty for the summer, buying players on the credit card. This is why no stadium/training ground improvements can happen under the Glazer ownership. That debt level is a...

Think there's doubts about Sabitzer's fitness he got injured in Austria's first game but was fit enough for the bench in the second match. Martinez was back in Argentina for the world cup homecoming celebration thing so who knows what sort of state he'll be in.

To be honest who didn't have a face like a slapped arse last season? The whole club was a complete mess through last season it's why we sacked our manager in November then wrote off the rest of the season with an interim appointment. Rashford himself missed pre season to finally have surgery...

2019-20 44 games 22 goals 2020-21 57 games 21 goals 2021-22 32 games 5 goals 2023-23 44 games 27 goals Last season he was poor but he struggled with injury and the whole team was miles off it. In 3 of the last 4 seasons he’s hit 20+ goals what more do people want? Better coaching, a return to...

If he signs a new deal he’s going to get something in line with the top earners at the club and he deserves it.

As I said xG has flaws if people are sticking a load of screamers past you or shots that take huge deflections it can skew things. I don’t think the consensus is he’s been amazing this season he’s been fine but there’s been a few howlers. Brentford away and Everton home in the cup were shockers...

He has been fine but great I think is a stretch. As I posted again the stats suggest his shot stopping qualities doesn't actually stand up to the test, to me he's a good keeper but he's not a great one and at his age he's unlikely to improve. A lot depends on what expects he needs to take a pay...

I posted this in the De Gea thread, this season De Gea is under performing against Xg by 5 goals which makes him one of the worst performing keepers in the league for preventing goals by shots. As I said it isn't a perfect stat but it's a decent guide that overall for every worldie reaction save...

Sporting Director Fabio Paratici has had his ban from the Italian FA confirmed as a worldwide ban by FIFA. Paratici was at Juventus at the time when they've been accused of dodgy accounting. Assuming he's the man making decisions doesn't help Spurs hunt for a new manager and the work they're...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65072430 Such a weird thing to suddenly start doing, just a rip off from American sports. In terms of inducting managers for me Fergie should be the first man in on his own with other managers following next season. He also should have been the first person...

Not sure about way down I'd probably have it 4th on my list. 1 - CF 2 - RB 3 - CM 4 - GK If we really want to push for the title next season it wont happen with De Gea in goal. Problem is 3 quality signings in those top 3 positions is going to be very expensive.

Straight back to business for Man Utd with a key game in the top 4 race. A win in this one really puts us in a strong position a defeat puts us right back in the dog fight. There's a 3 point gap between the two sides who are level on games played but Newcastle have a much better goal difference...

Reports are Ten Hag is being pragmatic with De Gea he has adapted the way of playing to deal with the issue from his kicking but I do think it's going to be something that really holds up back. He can play short passes under no pressure to the centre backs but anything into midfield or the...

Does he return? Who Knows. Is he still good enough? Probably good enough to be in the squad maybe not good enough to straight in as a starter but even after a year of not kicking a ball he's likely still better than Weghorst or Martial. Will ETH like him as a player? Not sure he was a greedy...

Assuming you are referring to David Goodwillie who has a conviction from a civil case not a criminal case for rape. Want another crazy story a Brazilian keeper who's just been released after serving 11 years of a 22 year sentence for arranging the murder of his then girlfriend has just signed...

Sad thing is we all know he'll be given a second chance by someone else if we let him go. He walks the streets as a free man so some club will bite even if he had to drop to the championship a player as talented as him will always find someone willing to offer him a contract.

I dunno been reported in the press that they're getting married and his fiancé is also pregnant. I'd be surprised if they want to move abroad with a new born baby especially at their age, they'll want to be close to family.

I think it would be wrong to jump to conclusions either way we don't really know what the club have done in terms of their investigations as it's all being kept quiet as it should be. The Athletic wrote a piece yesterday highlighting a number of issues he'd had at the club prior to this showing...

It is still a long way out but to me Germany and Spain both look very weak at the back and don’t have a centre forward. Italy are rebuilding the defence after the retirement of a few senior guys but if they can get Chiesa fit again I think they’ll be strong next summer. Portugal still have the...

I think we've shown this side can compete with top sides now but can they actually get past them when it really matters. France to me felt like they were just a bit better than us in all areas which is fine, they're a seriously good side and their record since 2016 shows it. They've been in 3...

Mutual consent probably applies to 99% of dismissals. It's basically a technicality because for you to get out of the contract it needs to be by mutual agreement to terminate a contract, it allows both sides a quick break that avoids potential court cases in the future from either party. For the...

It's a rumour in The Sun for a start so I wouldn't give it that much thought. The NFL would need to approve the exhibitions game and how much would it really benefit the Glazers?

I imagine it's the NFL itself that is holding back from the middle east at the moment not the other way around. If they NFL wanted to have a game in Qatar they could have one tomorrow.

I guess his coaching staff will leave at the end of the season.

My guess is Rashford eventually takes the spot on the left if he keeps up his current form through next season. The midfield is tricky as there’s just no real competition I was hoping Foden might get a look as the third man in midfield but he needs to start playing there for his club side which...

Another good win sets us up really well for qualifying.

He will be 31 at the end of the Euro's he might hang around for another crack at a world cup. Kane's injury stuff I think gets over played he's been pretty healthy for the last 3 seasons barely missed a game. Yeah there's a few players who have turned into good strikers but none of them have...

It sounds like there's been tension between Nagelsmann and the heirachy for a while he's a bit of a free thinker and tries mad tactics/systems which don't always come off whereas Bayern are used to a very settled formation/style through a season. They won the league by 8 points last season so...

Not sure it's been made official but it's basically been reported that Nagelsmann is about to be sacked and replaced by Tuchel. He's currently 1 point off the top spot and in the champions league quarter finals. They paid a huge release fee to get him from Leipzig as well.

For me Kane is still the man but I can see him calling it a day after the euros. It feels like that might be the end of the road for quite a few players Walker, Trippier Maguire, Stones, Sterling, Henderson and Kane could all see that as the point to call it a day on the international front...

Yeah but he's also scored most of his goals in competitive games and probably more prolific in major tournaments. I'd probably say Rooney played in a worse side than Kane in his prime, Rooney caught the back end of the golden generations prime then basically had to carry them all into...

Bellingham looked like his leg was heavily strapped up so you wonder if he's fully fit. Thought everyone played well apart from Grealish, all he did was try and win free kicks and the ref wasn't having it. In my opinion he doesn't bring enough in the final third and when Rashford is fit I'd...

Italy 1-2 England Kane breaks Rooney’s record. England were good first half but really struggled second half. Shaw will miss the Ukraine game after his red card.

Shaw red card. Two yellows in quick succession. Felt to me like the ref gave the second yellow because of the Italian reaction. Given the first yellow was for time wasting he could have shown some lenience.

He was playing well up to that point but made a bad pass then hunted the ball and got caught. England played really well first half but they’ve been poor second half, the miss by Grealish to make it 3-0 could be costly.

Turns out neither actually made the deadline both were given an extension today. Find it really odd that it's the football writers rather than the business writers who are doing most of the coverage of this takeover.

I don't think West Ham have any right to be a premier league side they're up and down over the last decade and apart from that season where they had Payet I don't really remember them being a good side to watch. If I had to have my pick I'd go Bournemouth, Wolves and Leeds. Bournemouth just...

Not sure I could handle a cup final with City. I think Brighton will probably beat us in the semi final they're a good side that we regularly struggle against and they'll have the whole week to prepare. Utd will be away in Seville on the Thursday night which is an 8pm KO so they'll be back...

It is still a place of work where people should be expected to act like professionals. It should also be a place where the highest possible standards for behaviour are set this is a very serious work place. I don't have an issue with a team having a quick drink in the office at the end of the...

If I was PM and I knew these sort of things were going on I’d put an immediate stop to it. Any competent PM would realise Downing Street leaks like a sieve so eventually word would get out about what was going on. No other work place was having social drinks in the office after work in this...

Yeah although the thing that's dragged them into relegation trouble is the lack of goals not them being wide open at the back. None of their strikers actually score and it's a massive problem for them.

The whatabout stuff just doesn't wash with me to be honest. It's like being caught speeding then moaning that the car in front of you was going faster or was on his phone or wasn't wearing a seatbelt. It just doesn't wash with me it's deflection away from the point which is he's potentially...

Roy Hodgson appointed until the end of the season.

I'd say it's a phrase that isn't heard as much these days it was a lot more common in our glory years since we fell off our perch I don't think it's that common.

Again you miss the point this isn't about what they did it's about how they tried to cover it up. Did Boris know what was going on or not. If he did then he has knowingly mislead parliament. Yes this might seem quite small in the wider scheme of things but it's a rule that is key to parliament...

You can duck and dodge a question you don’t want to answer as they are all trained to do but you can’t go in that room and speak what you know to be false. It is a simple rule and standard that has to be upheld. You can be wrong and say things that at the time you thought were true that later...

The issue Johnson faces isn’t what people were doing within Downing Street it’s what did he know and when. As PM he is obliged to tell the truth in parliament as are all MPs. Parliament cannot function if people are allowed to lie so if he knowingly lied in parliament then he should not be...

Not sure how true the stat is but someone checked and Bruno has only missed 2 games in his entire career both due to illness. I would be amazed if any player has played close to the number of minutes he has in the last 5 years.

10 games to go in the league with no other distractions and currently sitting on an 8 point lead. City have 11 league games to go but are still on for a potential treble (something that seems to be slightly going under the radar with the media). City are used to managing the extra games and...

Pretty much wrapped up the league last night winning el classico 12 points clear with the head to head advantage so 13 clear of Real Madrid with 12 games left to play. Looks like it will be their first league title of the post Messi era.

Think the only other player who probably needs the break but won't get it is Bruno but he's a mad man he barely ever misses games for club or country. DDG, AWB, Fred and Sancho all get a rest as they've not been selected and Varane retired from international football after the world cup.

Rashford, Mount and Pope all pull out with injury. Forster has been called up as a replacement for Pope but replacements aren't being called up for the other two players.

I think he's been playing with a knock for a few weeks. Was it the Barcelona game where he limped off towards the end? I suspect it's precaution and Southgate will know he needs to work with Utd over playing time as our fixture schedule is insane. Utd still potentially have 19 games to play...

Yeah until that penalty we never looked like having a shot let alone scoring a goal. Fulham had us pretty easily pinned back in our half and the crowd was getting very restless with Maguire especially taking forever to get the ball forward. It very much looked like it would be one of those...

Think West Ham had a lot of players who maybe over performed last season who've now gone back to their normal level. The new signings didn't really come off either which is a problem especially with them having European games to contend with. Even last season they had a problem scoring goals...

I agree that ETH can probably see the potential but that bit of rehab to me felt like a bit of a last chance. The club have spent a lot of money on Sancho and he's on big wages so there's probably extra incentives to try and make it work but his patience much be reaching the limit. To me he...

Hopefully Bournemouth go

Just don’t see it with him, he was poor again today. I do think ETH is running out of patience with him. He may be able to be more of a number 10 going forward but I don’t see him being a wide player. There was a flash of his brilliance with the move that led to the penalty but he has got to...

I get why Willian did what he did but Mitrovic was just stupid he lost control and will face a long ban for that you can’t grab a ref like that I suspect he will be looking at 5 games for that. Fulham we’re the better side up to the red card then just imploded. Why does VAR send the ref to...

Not surprised we’ve gone behind we’ve invited far to much pressure eventually a chance was going to fall their way. Missing half of his favoured starting XI today and it shows. Hard to really see where the spark might come from to get us back in this one.

I’m yet to see that with Lindelof I don’t think either are great. Lindelof can hit a decent long ball but he’s a very poor defender in my opinion we have seen it consistently over his time at the club. If Varane was fit then neither would be playing this game but injuries are a problem for Varane.

Would you rather start Lindelof? The Maguire/McTominay/Weghorst spine will strike fear into any side in Europe.

Pretty ropey start struggling to get up the pitch looks like we are inviting them onto us to try and take out their entire team with 1 pass rather than try to play through. Our attack just look so disjointed there’s no link up between them been that way for years and still feels like...

What game?

Good job we’ve got a prolific goal scorer starting at number 9. Pretty depressing that we are playing counter attack football at home to Fulham.

Beating Newcastle in 2 weeks would be a massive result for us. I think the international break is coming at a good time for us the team is looking a bit fragile I think they need a break. Spurs dropping points yesterday takes a bit of the pressure off.

I’m not buying that we said the same stuff about Pogba for years. From memory Dortmund played a 3-4-3 system and his best season on the right he had Hakimi as a wing back outside him and he played a bit more narrow but with Bruno as a 10 we do need our wide players to start wide. It just...

He is clearly fed up of working with these players and wants to be sacked.

Wiki picks up European games In the career stats section the summary bit at the top is league appearances only. In total he made 9 first team appearances with 1 goal Scored a header Vs AC Milan. Good to see him straight back to business yesterday.

says a lot doesn’t it @RVN doesn’t get the round in.

Think he just had a proper rest over the summer they had 2 full months off so all the niggles were allowed to heal up properly and this season he hasn't had to try and play injured which was a major problem over the last 2 years. I think the coaching is helping him as well his movement and...

Sevilla are well off the pace this season, they're 13th in La Liga so it's not a terrible draw. Our away fans must be borderline fluent in Spanish this will be the 4th trip this season, 5th for those who went on the mid season tour.

Napoli winning it would be a great story especially the way there season has gone basically coming from nowhere.

Last game before the international break see Utd host Fulham at Old Trafford. Casemiro begins his 4 game ban, I haven't seen any other team news yet, didn't look like anyone picked up new injuries last night. I assume Martial still isn't ready and Anthony missed the game with illness so he...

Real Madrid v Chelsea Inter v Benfica Man City v Bayern Munich AC Milan v Napoli Be great to see Napoli and Benfica make it into the semi's before they get savaged. 3 Italian teams in the quarter finals must be a while since that happened.

Hell of a strike few players in the world that hit the ball as well as him when he's on the top of his game. The movement and power he can get on those shots is incredible and must be a nightmare for keepers to handle. He's going to need a proper rest during the summer and really maintain this...

Saliba went off injured which could be a blow for them as they've had a really settled defence this season. Think football let out a collective laugh when Ramsdale got done by a shot from the half way line, hell of a goal by the Sporting player.

I think consolidate third place in the league is the priority anything else is a bonus, to fall away in the league now would be gutting but you can see the team is looking very tired. Martial turning up for the last leg of the season would be a massive bonus but lets be honest who's counting on...

Maybe but I think he just managed to find a bit of space and a player like Rashford doesn't waste opportunities to get his shot away.

The Glazers aren't going to rush into a deal until they have met everyone. This is all about maximising the price and their profit there's no reason to take an offer when you still have a second offer on the table. If they'll pay £6bn today then no doubt they'll still pay it next week.

Yeah Elliot is a good shout and to be fair Gallagher has actually started playing for Chelsea recently so can see why he's getting a bit of a chance. Bowen hasn't really played well enough this season and Smith-Rowe has been injured. That's the thing when people go on about players who are...

Not really surprised just seemed to be drifting along. Seems odd to sack him the weekend before an international break. They seem to lose every week but still stay in 13th. Maybe losing to their main rivals Brighton lost him the last bit of good will he had from the fans.

He never listens to me :p

Until he’s found guilty he shouldn’t be punished and I think Southgate will want to see how he gets on with the group before his ban.

Fantastic hit from Rashford just after a bobble made him look a right tit.

The refs in Europa really are awful. We are giving them a few to many chances to break on us for my liking.

Not really a surprise anymore it seems like ETH picks a pretty strong team for every game. I guess the last thing he wants is Betis getting a few goals and making things twitchy as this competition to me is the main cup to focus on. Big chance for Pellistri to impress. If I was Sancho I'd be...

Southgate has name his first squad for the qualifiers with Italy and Ukraine. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64978097 Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) Defenders: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Marc Guehi (Crystal...

Yeah Anthony is ill so didn't travel.

has been mentioned in another thread but he’s missed the last 2 games with what the manager described as exhaustion. Basically they’ve decided to rest him to avoid a likely injury.

Representatives of Sheik Jassim expected in Manchester tomorrow with Sir Jim Ratcliffe's representatives expected on Friday.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/15/gary-lineker-false-claim-i-called-northern-voters-racist-is-dangerous They are stoking dangerous divisions not every Tory voter is a "racist" and not every labour voter is "woke" An MP thinking they can go on TV and say Lineker called Tory...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64952428 3 years out and they've finally agreed on a format, 3 team groups have been scrapped and we'll be back to 4 team groups. 12 group of 4. Top 2 from every group and the eight best 3rd place teams progress to a round of 32. Total number of games up...

Just the 5 goals for Haaland last night in a 7-0 win, he only played 63 minutes. 39 in 36 games and has already broken the record for goals by a City player in a single season, a record that stood for 94 years. 33 goals in 25 champions league games meaning he's already scored more Champions...

Loan deals now are either 6 month or full season. I think we had the option to recall him in January but we decided not to and I think bringing him back now would be a mistake. The end of the season is lots of high pressure games where he will start and be relied on by his team to deliver, a...

You can't recall players from loan outside of the transfer windows, he's with Sunderland to the end of the season now. Sancho, Pellistri, Elanga are going to need to step up and become the impact player we need off the bench. Best case seems to be he misses 2 games for us and then he's back...

True but some on here go to the games, others live outside the UK and some others may have found a way.

I can’t judge him as I didn’t see the game. Was asking others who did watch how he got on.

Eh?

For those who watched the 90 minutes yesterday what did people make of Kyle Walker-Peters? I’ve watched him a few times this season and been quietly impressed

I’ve just seen the tackle MOTD2 didn’t show it. Looks a fair tackle to me Garnacho has just been unlucky with the way his ankle gets trapped. Sadly some idiots used the injury to Garnacho as a reason to go online and racially abuse Walker-Peters.

Utd have decided not to appeal the red card.

As far as I can tell it reset after the group stage. He was booked in both games Vs Barcelona which means 1 more is a ban, Another joy of the extra round of games. I was surprised he didn’t get a booking Vs Betis in the last 10 minutes to try and clear the count. he isn’t going to feature in...

Some will live with family or friends they already have in the UK, some will take on private rental and others will need help. Some random numbers that I found interesting on this topic Of 45,755 applications made last year the government managed to process 340 applications. This is a major...

Hard to do with 3 other centre mid options injured. Does the booking count reset after the round of 16? I thought they only got wiped out at the semi finals.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64936917 He is back on the air this weekend but the BBC will be carrying out an internal review.

Don't get caught out by the early kick off. Utd take their 4-1 lead into the second leg with a foot firmly in the quarter finals but I suspect ETH will want to guard against complacency. Injury wise we probably have to assume Garnacho is out along with Eriksen, Sabitzer and Martial. DDG...

Can they knock out a proper episode of MOTD 2 now so I can get some proper highlights of the game yesterday.

I think it could have been much much worse. 3 of the 4 games he misses are at home. Hopefully after the international break Sabitzer is back so he's at least got 3 centre mid options.

I dunno you can tell by his reaction he was clipped when players dive they don't go nuts like that and there's 1 angle that clearly shows his foot move as he passes the keepers knee. He's either a world class cheat or he got clipped and VAR didn't spot it.

There is a difference between a fair amount and 3 ferries a day as you claimed though. His argument is also we should be taking in more who have genuine claims not just implementing a blanket ban on all those who arrive by boat which is what this current policy aims to do. He may not be...

Just seen that one. How the hell are they not asking the ref to take another look at that one? Pope should now have a 2 game back.

First game back after the international break is Newcastle Vs Utd. Go there and get at least a draw I think keeps them behind us. Isak being back fit could be the boost they need to get back on track after a dodgy spell.

Amad I always thought had the talent just looked very lightweight and his loan at Rangers didn’t work out. This season at Sunderland he seems to be a bit more mature and is flying but the prem is a whole new challenge. Pellistri spent 18 months out on loan at Alaves not making much of an...

So you have made an assumption despite your claim in the above post below about not making an assumption.

Why wouldn’t he claim it? I suspect any player in the last 50 years who’s been clipped by the keeper is going to claim a penalty. The replay I’ve seen on twitter shows you 100% the keepers knee clips his foot, maybe like the palace game VAR did not have that camera angle. I assume the ref...

Yep I think the boss has been fair with him but the performances just aren’t there and there’s just too many games where you wouldn’t even notice that played. I won’t say much about today I haven’t seen the game but to me he looks a player who’s only interested when we have the ball when we...

I think he’s one who might be on the “for sale” list this summer.

A foul is a foul be it a goal scoring opportunity or not and when it happens in the box it’s a penalty. If he hadn’t been clipped he keeps that ball in and who knows what happens. The point is VAR has decided to be forensic and change a yellow to a red so how is it not drawing the ref over to...

Hopefully just a precaution but never looks good when lads leave in one of them boots. Shame for him as he’d probably had a good chance to start the next 2 games.

If you are running full speed and someone clips your back leg it is impossible to stay on your feet. The keeper has missed the ball and tripped the opponent he might not have meant it but that is a foul, it didn’t look to me like Rashford left the trailing leg either.

Yep and that for me is a problem.

Was it a pen on Rashford? Heard loads claiming dive but when you slow it down looks like the keeper clips his trailing foot which then hits his other one and sends him tumbling.

I‘d say the common denominator is that currently the refs just aren’t very good. VAR thresholds have also been changed during the season. Some weeks they refer nothing other weeks they refer everything.

With the bit in bold are you saying he wants the government to let the boats cross or that he wants to stop the boats. You giving him a silly nickname makes me read it as you think he wants us to let boats of asylum seekers cross the channel. I can read this either way.

I haven’t actually replied to the second part as I believe you are putting words in Lineker’s mouth he hasn’t said the boats should be allowed to cross. If the 500m isn’t helping we need to look at why and maybe spend a bit more if that is what it takes. He has simply said as a nation we can...

Down to 10 for an hour you have to make sure you take at least a point. Gap to 5th is back up to 8 points. 4 game ban for Casemiro is a problem with Sabitzer and Eriksen already injured but the fixtures he misses aren’t to bad. Hopefully the injury to Garnacho isn’t to bad sounds like a bad...

Got an issue with women playing football?

I don’t think it’s a definite red his foot bounces up off the ball a yellow for me is enough. VAR has for months set this high bar for intervention and twice now Casemiro I think has been given a straight red for a subjective decision. It also isn’t a penalty when a player is falling to the...

I dunno mate to me he looks like a Dan James or Periera level. Will do well at a decent prem side but I don’t see the world class potential. With Amad returning in the summer I think it’ll be him and Anthony off the right side next season. We will need money for signings if there’s offers for...

Yes something needs to be done about the boats but I would target those organising the boats not punish the desperate people who are travelling in them. Lineker clearly has a view on this which he’s made public through his social media. His tweet was pretty clear he thinks this particular...

How does this policy stop them? Our own government says it won’t stand up to legal challenge, to me that means it’s back to the drawing board. This policy is not designed to smash the smuggling gangs to pieces it’s designed to discourage people from using them. I suspect these gangs will...

Other issues we currently face as a country NHS waiting times are higher than ever people are dying unnecessarily because our emergency services cannot reach them in time to save them or they can’t get appointments quick enough to diagnose issues. current estimates believe it’s around 500...

Or they are desperate people looking to flee dangerous conditions in pursuit of a better life.

Todays WSL game on the BBC will be shown with no presenter/pundit and the commentary from the world feed.

The policy they’ve put forward even had written on the front saying it is unlikely that it will be deemed legal. For this policy to be written into law we will need to break a number of treaties and cause further damage to our worldwide reputation at a time where it’s already in decline. This...

Vermin wasn’t used by an MP I’ll take that back but it has been used in the media to describe opponents and I will add the labour MP who used the word scum in reference to the Tories, the political classes need to be a lot more restrained in the language they use. “Stop the Boats” sounds very...

In what context would it be to use them in an acceptable manor? https://www.thenational.scot/news/23091437.suella-braverman-brands-channel-crossings-an-invasion-england-disgusting-comments/ Scourge and Invasion both used in parliament by the Home Secretary.

They have got a real problem now of de-escalating this one now. They’re due to host live FA cup games next weekend on the BBC you have to wonder who will back down first. I suspect Lineker will go but the question will be how many follow him.

“There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s and I’m out of order?” That is what he tweeted and the...

There’s a set of guidelines that all presenters including freelancers sign up to that includes how you need to conduct yourself on social media. The BBC needs to remain politically impartial otherwise it cannot exist as a publicly funded organisation. The BBC are the ones who messed this up by...

BBC Commentators may also boycott tomorrow PFA have said some players want to boycott post game interviews in solidarity and asked for PFA backing should they face fines.

it was and it was signed off by the BBC so he was reading from a script not giving his own opinion.

Nope he agrees to a pay off where he doesn’t criticise the BBC. He will know dragging this out through a long process risks putting the entire future of the BBC at risk. He shouldn’t have signed up to the rules and regulations and broken them the BBC massively f*caked this up but they need to...

Again Ten Hag nailed it in his press conference about Bruno, he really is showing he’s got top quality man management skills. Full of praise about his performance last night but commented on his need to control his emotions as when he loses control it is to the detriment of the team.

Click on forums in top right corner should be a black box saying post thread. If it isn’t there then message a moderator and they should be able to sort it out.

1. political grandstanding a policy that’s unlikely to make it past the legal review and they’ll use that to say it’s the courts that are to blame for migrant boats not Tory policy. They’ve run out of policies to campaign on for the next election it seems to me like they’re going to the last...

I think he over egged it a bit but there’s definitely substance to what he said. The language being used by the Tories towards asylum seekers is the sort of stuff we used to here parties like the BNP dish out.

If that is aimed at me where have I said that we should keep Maguire this season? It is pretty clear that Ten Hag doesn’t see him as a starter so I’ve been pretty clear that I think the club should sell him.

Not for me. Rashford and Bruno are better in his two favourite positions and he’s coming off a poor season. The price and wages would need to be very low to justify it. He’d be a better option than Van De Beek but Mount is going to be £50m+ and £200k a week I just don’t think he’s worth that...

By letting this story blow up and acting swiftly the BBC has opened up a huge can of worms that they probably can’t get the lid back on. You have to wonder why the tweet by Lineker was singled out amongst 100s of tweets that made the same links.

What a right mess they have found themselves in. By their own standards now anyone who appears on the BBC can no longer be critical in any way of the government and must tweet at all times impartially. This may be how they manage to actually take themselves down. Fair play to the other...

Not on TV in the UK... legally Doesn't sound like we picked up any new injury concerns last night not sure what the situation is with Sabitzer who missed the game and ETH says while Martial is in training it doesn't sound like he'll be ready for this one..... or any game based on his recent...

He didn't pass because he wanted the glory he backed himself to pull off the dinked finish and he ballsed it up. His right foot is good enough to play a simple 5 yard square pass to one of the 4 open players who could have tapped that in. If he can't play that pass then we've got a serious...

Neymar was an incredible player at Barcelona teams kick lumps out him and he dives around a bit but generally that's because his feet where so quick that defenders couldn't get near him without fouling him and he scored a crazy number of goals. PSG has made him worse they indulge him and allow...

Still not convinced either man is the answer but AWB looks to be back to the player he was in his first 2 seasons which is in my opinion a decent but not great right back. The way Ten Hag asks him to start high and then chase back probably suits his style of defending he doesn't want to be deep...

I think he'll contribute as an impact sub in a few games this season but still think he'll either be out on loan or sold in the summer. He does give us something a bit different which is a wide player who wants to huge the touchline and stay wide

Well I think they should be very cautious about giving him another contract on big money. We might have to get by with him next year but if he still expects to be earning mega wages then let move him on. I just think with where the team is going De Gea is a problem, we've covered up that...

You might be interested to hear that De Gea is ranked 17/20 for goals prevented this season according to the stats he's conceded 5 more goals than he should have. This is calculated by the numbers of goals conceded measured against teams expected goals so it's not perfect if players are slamming...

Feels like a bit of a non story to me they aren't making a bid for the club just offering finance to potential bidders. The Glazers wouldn't work with Elliot as they'll have to put the company down as collateral it's huge risk for no reward.

I'd say it improved from crap to average mainly because we massively reduced the amount we play from the back after the first few games and started kicking a bit longer. Utd need to be better at keeping the ball and that starts with the keeper.

I think another 5 goals is a big ask but glad he got his Old Trafford moment.

Yep improved us a lot when he came on. For me he's the starter now Dalot needs to be benched and earn his spot in the team back.

Fair enough I've never heard of that one. Still don't think he'll go for it even if they offered it to him and in football it would be a waste of his talent. I think he's an excellent pundit and that is the role he should stay in.

The only thing I'd say on his long kicking was the conditions were very tough big swirling wind probably made it hard to find the right range but his short passing was also dreadful. It is something he's never going to fix I think it's maybe even a stretch to say he's average with his feet for...

I mean if Conte rolls up to PSG then Neymar, Messi and Mbappe aren't going to be happy. I mean imagine having a manager who actually makes you run around a bit. My guess is he goes back to Italy takes a bit of time off and see what jobs come up over there. Juventus might have him back as...

That is exactly how you want to bounce back. Created plenty of chances 4 goals with 4 different scorers, got to take off a few players early for a rest and a foot firmly in the quarter finals.

Much better second half. Good for Weghorst to get an Old Trafford goal.

Imagine trying to tell Ian Wright he’s no longer allowed to express his opinion on a topic? Based on Wikipedia he hasn’t done any presenting in about a decade. I suspect Chappers will get the job he’s a long term BBC man who’s transitioned from radio to tv presenter and does MOTD2 so he’s an...

Dalot off AWB on. Dalot has not been the same since the World Cup.

Dodgy handball decision strikes again in the Europa. claiming that as accidental I think is a bit of a stretch.

His kicking has fallen well behind the top keepers over the last decade.

Really struggling to see the point of Weghorst says a lot about how far Sancho has to go to get back in the managers good books that he can’t get in the side ahead of a guy who runs about a bit.

Not for a long time plus I suspect he would need to give up his ITV gigs. Also, he’s not exactly afraid to offer his opinion so how long before he ends up getting dragged into a similar situation. As a freelancer i image he isn’t bound by the same rules that the presenters are.

Think Conte’s contract is up in the summer and doesn’t sound like he wants to stay. He has had a horrible year away from football lost a work colleague and close friend to illness and had his own health issues. On the pitch he just hasn’t got the tools to compete and Spurs don’t have the money...

Not surprised he stuck the same team out these boys should be chomping at the bit to get out there and put Sunday in the past.

There is a big difference between a presenter and a pundit. Wright is a great pundit I’m not sure he’d be a good presenter.

I think he's a very good presenter he understands he's there to ask questions not answer them.

All the outlets I've seen suggest it's full steam ahead with the sale. The bidders are all coming over to Manchester for meetings in the next 2 weeks before being asked to submit full offers. It won't be done by end of March but once the next round of bids are in they'll likely enter exclusive...

Should be Mark Chapman he's by far their best host and deserves the chance if he wants to take it on. It's ridiculous that Lineker could be sacked over a tweet he presents a football show he shouldn't need to be politically impartial on his own social media.

You have to question do we really want Qatar calling the shots at Utd? PSG have started to change things using a lot more of their academy players but until they get Neymar out their knackered by FFP and he's going nowhere.

Kane needs to sack this lot off at the end of the season he is miles better than carrying them season after season.

Out in the last 16 again. All that money spent and only twice in the last 7 years have they made it to the quarter final stage.

I suspect there were different conversations had in private compared to the one in public but Ten Hag as always in public has got it spot on in my opinion. His handling of the media has been excellent from day one.

Lee Dixon has really settled into the Mark Lawrenson miserable b*stard role on co-comms hasn't he. Listening to him you'd think being paid to travel around the world watching football for a living was hard graft, most games it sounds like he's being forced to do it against his will.

ETH has backed him to remain as vice-captain

I think they have to investigate because the ref mentioned it in the match report. My guess is no action will be taken. To me the sensible punishment is Arteta is strapped to his seat for all the remaining games of the season or a sniper is positioned on the roof and the moment he steps outside...

I hope you did what every sensible football fan would have done when Bournemouth went 2 nil up and stuck £10 on Arsenal to win.

Neymar out for the rest of the season. Like clockwork as soon the CL knockout/his sisters birthday comes around the guy gets injured. Probably does PSG a massive favour as it's one less show pony to carry up front means it's just Messi/Mbappe doing zero defending in the line up now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64865319 I mean if you can't celebrate wildly on the pitch after a 97 minute winner after being 2-0 down then we might as well not bother with the game anymore.

I'd always work on the assumption that Martial isn't fit and even if he is he's likely only going to be a sub. Absolute waste of space that guy. The risk is you go weak and get a bad result then suddenly Sunday becomes more important and you have to chase the game next Thursday. I agree if...

Mr Mountain meet Mr Molehill. Silly thing to be caught doing but Solskjaer was a member of the Liverpool supporters club as a kid. One thing you can't question is Weghorst's graft he runs his nuts off in every game.

I think it's a really tough call for ETH to make there's an international break coming up so he might be hoping he can keep them going until that and maybe get a few of them to drop out for a break. We have 4 games before the break Betis (h), Southampton (h), Betis (a) and Fulham (h) FA Cup...

I don't think Rashford has looked right since he went off a few games ago I suspect he's also playing through the pain.

You wonder if his reaction yesterday might have been a result of him getting a bit p*ssed off about getting stuck on the wing in recent matches. It doesn't excuse it but I do wonder if that might have added an extra level of frustration to his performance.

I think he's playing with an injury he did not look himself yesterday, if that is the case I'd look to try and rest him for the next few games.

From what I've read and heard about Betis they're basically the Spanish version of Wolves. Don't score many goals but hard to break down. They're currently 5th in La Liga 3 points behind Sociedad in 4th and they come in on a decent run they'd won 3 in a row before a defeat at the weekend...