Diluted Dante wrote:

I don't really get it though. If you don't think he's good enough, buy someone who is. "Oh we're extending because we have an injury crisis" is pretty dumb logic. If it's an attempt to get a transfer fee in the summer, I seriously doubt we'll get anyone willing to pay much.

I expect it's to avoid being clearly and obviously in Supermarket Sweep mode next summer.  There are only so many players that can be brought in at a time and we already need another midfielder, ideally.  We'll undoubtedly need another to replace Pogba shortly.  If Matic leaves we'd probably need one to replace him, even as a squad player.  Other areas need looking at too, so I guess this would be an attempt to not be overwhelmed by the rebuild.

That was the plan I think, until Pogba turned up with his spanner and McTominay overdid it. Either way getting rid of (experienced) midfielders doesn't strike me as a great idea, honestly think this decision actually makes a bit of sense for a change.

Aren't they both unproven outside of Portugal?

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Aren't they both unproven outside of Portugal?

They are both unproven outside Portugal. gedson is a less of of a risk as he's a loan. Bruno could be great or he could end up being another memohis depay for utd. I.e. can do the business in lower standard leagues. My question about bruno is also about his goal scoring. At sporting hes the star player, gets alot of the ball, peppers the goal with shots. What is his conversion rate of shots to goals? He wont get as many shots at goal with utd, if his shots to goals ratio is quite high i.e. for every 12 shots he scores 1, then he aint gonna score as much. Anyway i should be happy we are signing someone, just hope hes not a busted flush.

Love those highlight reels.


Fucking Bebe!

LivDiv wrote:

Lamela only scores classy goals.

That was lovely.

Yeah, they had a warning right before the goal, lost it in a daft place and were lucky not to concede. In fact we were just too shit to score, even for the goal Almiron wanted an hour to finish it.

You'd think they'd have played safe and not given up any easy chances but no. Silly.

Wow.
When is Lloris back?

VAR, huh, what is it good for?

There was a pen check in the spurs game when Lo Celso (or was it Lamela?) ran into a boro player chest to shoulder, then dropped holding his face...no pen was given, but why at that point doesn't VAR point out that he's clearly play-acting and yellow or red card him?

RamSteelwood wrote:

VAR, huh, what is it good for?

There was a pen check in the spurs game when Lo Celso (or was it Lamela?) ran into a boro player chest to shoulder, then dropped holding his face...no pen was given, but why at that point doesn't VAR point out that he's clearly play-acting and yellow or red card him?

Because there was contact just not deliberate.

Gedson Fernandes to spurs is official.

Ed Woodward seen on eurostar to lille. Lets hope its for Boubakary Soumare. Him and Bruno Fernandes would be a great jan window and strengthen the midfield.

Because there was contact, so his face may have hurt.
I dunno, haven't seen it since the incident. 

The ref not sending off a player based on if their face may or may not be hurting after there has been contact isn't a clear and obvious error by any stretch of the imagination.

LivDiv wrote:

Because there was contact, so his face may have hurt.
I dunno, haven't seen it since the incident. 

The ref not sending off a player based on if their face may or may not be hurting after there has been contact isn't a clear and obvious error by any stretch of the imagination.

This, the outcome shouldn't determine the punishment

Needs a Bob Mortimer Train Guy edition

afgavinstan wrote:

Needs a Bob Mortimer Train Guy edition

Mortimer's train guy is the best thing on the internet right now.
You adult heron.