Man Utd (A) 14/8 - Build-Up & Match Thread

[jd1981]

4 years ago this week since the 1-1 draw when Neves scored one of my favourite goals off the underside of the bar.

Remember top six teams genuinely fearing having to come to Molineux and now we're back to going there keeping it tight and hoping we don't get slapped.

It makes 2018-20 feel even more surreal like we've snapped back to reality.

Yeah just about every prediction I’ve seen has us going down this season. Not long ago we genuinely went to old Trafford in a belief we could win now feels more like the 09-12 era where it was just blind hope.

 

[Tredman]

Bring back Big George

 

[Alan]

I know Mick had a lot of credit in the bank, rightfully so, but this squad is miles more talented than anything we could have put on the pitch during that turn-of-the-decade Prem stint.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I know Mick had a lot of credit in the bank, rightfully so, but this squad is miles more talented than anything we could have put on the pitch during that turn-of-the-decade Prem stint.

I'd have 2012's Jarvis, Kightly and Fletcher in our starting XI in a heartbeat.

Not really anyone else.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I'd have 2012's Jarvis, Kightly and Fletcher in our starting XI in a heartbeat.

Not really anyone else.

Not Foley for Semedo?

 

[Alan]

I'd have 2012's Jarvis, Kightly and Fletcher in our starting XI in a heartbeat.

Not really anyone else.

Aye, think that's about my list (although, poor Jarvo, I never warmed to him like many had the chance to pre-2011). Fletch for certain, Kightly if the poor lad wasn't made of paper.

SEB just because I fucking love the bloke.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not Foley for Semedo?

Nah, Kev never properly stepped up at PL level, shame really. Zubar played way more at RB than he did (which probably knocked five years off my life expectancy).

Foley's best PL game was probably in CM at Anfield when we won 1-0.

 

[Derby Wolf]

Edwards for Hodge so we still have one player playing at two levels above their station

 

[Alan]

Nah, Kev never properly stepped up at PL level, shame really. Zubar played way more at RB than he did (which probably knocked five years off my life expectancy).

I'm so mad that his "highlight reel" from playing CB at Marseille isn't on youtube anymore. ~3:30 of absolute comedy.

Just another player whose athleticism got him a free pass with scout after scout, I suppose.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I'm so mad that his "highlight reel" from playing CB at Marseille isn't on youtube anymore. 3:30 of absolute comedy.

Just another player whose athleticism got him a free pass with scout after scout, I suppose.

We definitely signed him as a CH. One game up against Billy Paynter of Swindon and we parked that idea for good, he was shocking.

We also tried to get rid of him in the same window we signed him Wanted to swap him with Monaco for this shitbeak:

Frédéric Nimani - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[The Bear]

Going forwards we can definitely get at these. But at the same time we can lose 2-3 goals far too easily.

I think GON will match them up man for man 4-2-3-1 and try and keep it fairly deep defensively, a tight game and on the counter.

 

[C.L.D]

Admit I'm biased, but I'd start the SEB from that team tomorrow over unproven Fabio and unfit Sasha.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Why? SEB was proven not good enough for the Premier League

 

[Alan]

We definitely signed him as a CH. One game up against Billy Paynter of Swindon and we parked that idea for good, he was shocking.

We also tried to get rid of him in the same window we signed him Wanted to swap him with Monaco for this shitbeak:

Frédéric Nimani - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I think back to those early days I was here and remember defending Zubes a lot... But then I also remember you and I didn't exactly get along at that time...

Hm. I think I'm drawing a connection.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I think back to those early days I was here and remember defending Zubes a lot... But then I also remember you and I didn't exactly get along at that time...

Hm. I think I'm drawing a connection.

I was an angry young man then, I'm just a grumpy old get now. Much better

 

[Alan]

I was an angry young man then, I'm just a grumpy old get now. Much better

And I was just an idiot, but now I'm y'all's idiot. Stuck with me ay

 

[Lycan]

I'd have 2012's Jarvis, Kightly and Fletcher in our starting XI in a heartbeat.

Not really anyone else.

He was 2011 but I'd have Marcus Hahnemann over Sá

 

[Alan]

He was 2011 but I'd have Marcus Hahnemann over Sá

 

[jd1981]

Prime Fletcher in this side would put 10 goals in GF tally and 10 more points probably.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

More than that I reckon. He got 10 and 12 for us in his two seasons here, 8 for a crap relegated Burnley team before that then 11 in only 28 games for a mediocre Sunderland.

He was superb, should have found a far better club than he did when he left us.