Brentford v Man U...

[TonyTonyTony]

2 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said:

And they borrowed the £600 million to buy the club didn’t they (That debt / loan still exists) so they’ve actually put nil of their money in only taken 

It’s called a leveraged buyout. 

[Alan Dicks]

When you look at Brentford and Bournemouth, you got to ask.

Where did it all go so wrong for City?

More chance of the Titanic being raised than City competing in the prem, despite Lansdowns 175 million.

[Ronnie Sinclair]

not sure if it would have made one jot of difference but they could have waited a few weeks for Pochettino (although anyone sane wouldn't touch it with a barge pole)

[Lew-T]

Did Brentford fans boo Erikssen? Remember where you came from like jeez…

[AshtonGreat]

32 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

not sure if it would have made one jot of difference but they could have waited a few weeks for Pochettino (although anyone sane wouldn't touch it with a barge pole)

I'm not sure Pochettino is all that really 

Edited August 13, 2022 by AshtonGreat

[Taylor10]

3 hours ago, Harry said:

Makes me laugh. 
I see G Nevs was spouting bullcrap on Twitter earlier about Barcelona “selling their soul”. 
Seems no one told him that all they’ve done is sell 25% of their tv revenue whereas Man U sold 100% to chancers! 

The blokes an absolute ?end and one of the main reasons I don’t watch as many live sky games as I once did.

Self entitled weasel that thinks he’s the voice of football fans up and down the country. I couldn’t ever take a bloke like him seriously when he’s quick to criticise clubs/managers in the prem for the very things he does at his own club. Still hilarious that he has his little meltdowns though

[Dolman_Stand]

3 hours ago, TomF said:

For every glory hunting kid at school in the nineties, this is for you

Generational though isn't it, already started seeing Man City shirts around in Bristol which is mental

[Northern Red]

1 hour ago, TonyTonyTony said:

It’s called a leveraged buyout. 

Yep, and if they tried it now the FA have rules which wouldn't allow it to happen, which should tell you everything you need to know about the ethics of it.

[joe jordans teeth]

Jesus 4 pages on a game that doesn’t mean nowt to Bristolians(unless you are a Bristolian scouse)good work lads 

[One Team]

On MOTD now. The defending is comical from United.

I am sure Jonathan Pearce just said it’s the worst start to a top flight season for 100 years for United. 

Fabulous!

[RUSSEL85]

3 hours ago, Curr Avon said:

Eric Ten Bob?

Eric Ten Games 

[One Team]

5 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:

Eric Ten Games 

[Kid in the Riot]

6 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:

Eric Ten Games 

Yep, just watching his post-match interview, and he looks lost already. He won't be there long. 

Feel for United fans to an extent, they fought the BSkyB takeover successfully back in the 90s. I think no-one realised how bad the Glazers would be until it was too late. 

They should be organising mass protests/direct action now though. They gave it a little go last season over the Super League stuff, but need to up the ante now. 

[joe jordans teeth]

2 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Yep, just watching his post-match interview, and he looks lost already. He won't be there long. 

Feel for United fans to an extent, they fought the BSkyB takeover successfully back in the 90s. I think no-one realised how bad the Glazers would be until it was too late. 

They should be organising mass protests/direct action now though. They gave it a little go last season over the Super League stuff, but need to up the ante now. 

Let’s not throw it all at the glazers feet,they have hired good managers who have spunked money up the wall,Sir Alex had run the club down when you look at the players that were left when he packed up 

[Rob k]

4 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Yep, just watching his post-match interview, and he looks lost already. He won't be there long. 

Feel for United fans to an extent, they fought the BSkyB takeover successfully back in the 90s. I think no-one realised how bad the Glazers would be until it was too late. 

They should be organising mass protests/direct action now though. They gave it a little go last season over the Super League stuff, but need to up the ante now. 

How does that look? I wonder how many st holders are from outside of the area, and in my opinion, means they don’t care enough, even though they will say they do.

My experience of these ‘fans’ is that they are so one eyed they don’t really get it!!

Mind you - im not a massive SL fan so there would be plenty here that disagreed with me on that front 

[Bas's perfect hattrick]

19 minutes ago, One Team said:

On MOTD now. The defending is comical from United.

I am sure Jonathan Pearce just said it’s the worst start to a top flight season for 100 years for United. 

Fabulous!

Ronaldo's reactions make it even better 

[joe jordans teeth]

43 minutes ago, Dolman_Stand said:

Generational though isn't it, already started seeing Man City shirts around in Bristol which is mental

I am as well but let’s not forget they play beautiful football,we can forgive their owners lob peoples hands off as long as we can see Bernard Silva deliver a 59 yard raking pass 

[The Batman]

35 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

Let’s not throw it all at the glazers feet,they have hired good managers who have spunked money up the wall,Sir Alex had run the club down when you look at the players that were left when he packed up 

I don't buy that argument as much as others considering they'd won the league.  Granted it shows what an exceptional manager Sir Alex was but to say he left a bad team, I don't agree with that.  

[One Team]

59 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said:

Eric Ten Games 

Eric Ten Days

[Tinmans Love Child]

8 hours ago, TomF said:

For every glory hunting kid at school in the nineties, this is for you

Man Utd fans of that Ilk have had their fun, back to reality now!  They will go as long as Liverpool did before they are anywhere near challenging again, it shows how well some of the previous sacked managers like OGS and Jose actually did with what is a disjointed, entitled, not as good as they think they are squad!

[The dastardly red]

5 hours ago, joe jordans teeth said:

Jesus 4 pages on a game that doesn’t mean nowt to Bristolians(unless you are a Bristolian scouse)good work lads 

 

5 hours ago, joe jordans teeth said:

Let’s not throw it all at the glazers feet,they have hired good managers who have spunked money up the wall,Sir Alex had run the club down when you look at the players that were left when he packed up 

 

5 hours ago, joe jordans teeth said:

I am as well but let’s not forget they play beautiful football,we can forgive their owners lob peoples hands off as long as we can see Bernard Silva deliver a 59 yard raking parp

You've eloquently commented on both Manchester clubs

[Super]

9 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said:

not sure if it would have made one jot of difference but they could have waited a few weeks for Pochettino (although anyone sane wouldn't touch it with a barge pole)

Pretty sure Conte was available before he went to Spurs. He was the man they should have got.

[Oh Louie louie]

Yep, pretty sure contes name was put up for the man utd job.

With him as boss, i really couldnt have seen them losing 4 0 at brentford.

Not a yes man, was saying on the radio, he left chelsea, because he wanted to sign his own players.

Bad call overlooking him. proven winner,

[Oh Louie louie]

Im sure zidane was fave in the betting at one point?

Remember talk of him wanting the man utd job too.

[E.G.Red]

2 hours ago, Super said:

Pretty sure Conte was available before he went to Spurs. He was the man they should have got.

He was but he didn't fit their DNA (where have we heard that before?)

[Super]

2 minutes ago, E.G.Red said:

He was but he didn't fit their DNA (where have we heard that before?)

Ah the DNA bollox anyone!

[glynriley]

[Oh Louie louie]

Fergie said Jose didn't fit the club. He's probably been the best out a bad bunch since.

[Dr Balls]

I see a lot of similarities between ourselves and Man United at the moment, just at different levels of both leagues and supporter expectations obviously (although that may be questionable of some on this forum!)

1. Lots of talent upfront who should get goals but perhaps as a team are set up too much in terms of attacking rather than not conceding.

2. A midfield that doesn’t seem able to shield the defence and always looks a man short.

3. A defence that is at times struggling to do the simple things well.

4. A goalkeeper who is a great shot stopper but can’t play it out from the back without putting his own players into trouble.

5. Starting the season with 2 defeats and in the relegation zone.

6. Discontent with the club owners…

But at least we don’t have the disruptive presence of Cristiano Ronaldo stood at the top end of the pitch throwing his arms up in the air every time things go wrong on the pitch and blaming his team “mates”!

Edited August 14, 2022 by Dr Balls
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[Northern Red]

If you want an indicator of the issues there, consider the fact that the back 5 (including keeper) that have started the first 2 games were signed by 5 different managers - De Gea by Ferguson, Dalot by Mourinho, Maguire by Solskjaer, Martinez by Ten Hag and Shaw by Van Gaal.