Are Man United HEADING for the WILDERNESS ?

Ernest

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Paul Scholes who seems to have become one of the best of the new pundits reckons Man United are FINNISH and heading for football's wilderness and a life without Champions League football.

Whatever people think about the strength of English football it goes to show how certain owners can RUIN a club and Fergie papered over the cracks, Moyes couldn't and Van Gaal has a MASSIVE job to LIFT them back into the top 4.

It's like Liverpool 20 years ago, knocked off their perch by Man U and now they have had the same to done to them. I doubt anyone other than Man U fans will be SAD and the Glazers sure to cop some flak if things carry on deteriorating.

 

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paul & shark

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No.

 

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Skylar

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Yes and am so looking forward to them finishing outside the top 6 for years to come and watch the Glaziers empire crumble.

 

Braders

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• Aug 21, 2014

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Bloody hope so.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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I was reading somewhere recently that the Glazers have personally taken 75 million out of the club to date. Does it really matter to them if the empire crumbles?

 

Weststander

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• Aug 21, 2014

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The spending Chelsea and ManC do, make it hard for the others.
Fergie subtly abandoned the youth set-up to an extent with the rise of Arsenal and Chelsea. Breaking transfer records TO BUY IN Ferdinand, Veron, Rooney, and spending fortunes in real-terms at the time on Stam, Yorke, Cole, Van Nistelrooy, Anderson, Nani, ...... to break Wenger and Mourinho.
They will never have that near-monopoly on attracting the best again.

 

Razzoo

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Hope so, why should any team be above the troughs that go with the peaks?

 

seagullsovergrimsby

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• Aug 21, 2014

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Unless they spend £80m on transfers to improve the squad they won't have the depth to finish in the top 6

 

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TomandJerry

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Hope so, they are LOOSE

 

Not Andy Naylor

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If only. Sadly, I fear not.

 

hans kraay fan club

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Not Andy Naylor said:

If only. Sadly, I fear not.

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This.

I actually think they are a value bet for top THREE.

 

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Herr Tubthumper said:

I was reading somewhere recently that the Glazers have personally taken 75 million out of the club to date. Does it really matter to them if the empire crumbles?

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Probably not as they'll just walk away having pocket about £130m. They don't care as they'll walk away laughing leaving Man U with massive debts.

 

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Munkfish

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No I don't think they are finished, It was a shock to see lose to Swansea, but over the course of the season I am sure they will Run Arsenal and Liverpool close for 4th.

 

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Skylar

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hans kraay fan club said:

This.

I actually think they are a value bet for top THREE.

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Sadly you have no knowledge of football.

 

Ernest

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hans kraay fan club said:

This.

I actually think they are a value bet for top THREE.

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So who do you think will under perform to let Man U in ? Can't see Chelsea or Man City, Arsenal bought better than Man U, Liverpool got more strength, it will take a lot to see Man U in the top 3 this season, top 4 is best they can aim for

 

RexCathedra

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Liverpool bounced after a few bad-for-them years... I don't think any of us will live to see them -- ManU, or Liverpool -- in a lower league.

 

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poidy

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This season is absolutely critical for them. A club of United's stature can afford one season out of the Champions League but not two. First and foremost the financial situation would be grave. But secondly, and arguably even more important, is losing that ability to attract the worlds best. Some players might just about be open to a one year absence from champions league football. However if they fail to make the top four again very few will be open to such advances.

The worrying thing for United as it stands is they are light years behind the standard of City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Some might argue that they are weaker than the likes of Spurs and Everton. This must be a sobering thought for United fans.

Personally I'm loving watching there demise.

 

gregbrighton

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Man U are finished.

 

Daffy Duck

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The older NSC'ers on here will remember when Manure were relegated from the old 1st division. That was a bit of shock to football at the time.

I would love it, just love it, if it happened again.

 

poidy

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Daffy Duck said:

The older NSC'ers on here will remember when Manure were relegated from the old 1st division. That was a bit of shock to football at the time.

I would love, just love it, if it happened again.

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Alright Kevin