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Post by king nothing on Jan 10, 2019 16:34:36 GMT
Crickey, he's been here almost 5 years to the day.
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Post by ScholesEvilTwin on Jan 10, 2019 17:28:14 GMT
Any current United players signed up yet? Smeagol is right actually, not one teammate has signed up. Bit shitty of them really. Should be ashamed. The Goalie and Manager of the Women's team have though. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 18:51:32 GMT
Never want this guy to leave the club, don't give a fuck if he's "not good enough" to some people...he is and they're wrong  |
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Post by Tatty on Jan 10, 2019 20:05:21 GMT
AS reporting that he might leave in the summer.
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Post by bushy1987 on Jan 10, 2019 20:29:05 GMT
I love Mata but I think he's been wasted here tbh, he should of been our David Silva type player making things tick, I would be happy if he stays as I think we need players like him around the club, but if he does decide to move on I won't be to upset tbh
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Post by redcase on Jan 10, 2019 20:53:30 GMT
Any current United players signed up yet? Smeagol is right actually, not one teammate has signed up. Bit shitty of them really. Should be ashamed. The Goalie and Manager of the Women's team have though. Too busy starting clothing labels |
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Post by Rustin Cohle on Jan 11, 2019 9:04:45 GMT
I love Mata but I think he's been wasted here tbh, he should of been our David Silva type player making things tick, I would be happy if he stays as I think we need players like him around the club, but if he does decide to move on I won't be to upset tbh Hard to disagree with any of this IMO, except I would be upset if he left; I won't blame him if he does though. |
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Post by Sméagol on Jan 17, 2019 5:10:14 GMT
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Post by ScholesEvilTwin on Jan 17, 2019 17:02:58 GMT
Mittens brother that Mata visited. |
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Post by Sméagol on Jan 17, 2019 20:43:16 GMT
Mittens brother that Mata visited. Pure class. My father, a football man, passed away on Nov. 6th. That's not an intro I expected to write for one of my ESPN columns, but you'll understand why I have if you read on. I'd said my goodbyes to him and left his bedside to fly to watch Manchester United play Juventus in Turin on his urging. When Juan Mata scored the equaliser in Turin, my father would have approved, ditto the late winner. But it was all a bit of a daze to me and I put off writing a match report until the following day. Those goals and Jose Mourinho's excellent late substitutions brought some cheer in a difficult moment, but it only masked a pain I've never felt before. I miss my dad every day, but can cherish the best part of 45 years of memories. My 12-year-old brother who has lost his father, his hero, the man who watched him play every week, cannot say the same. As a football club Manchester United were superb regarding my father's death. And then on Wednesday night midfielder Juan Mata showed up in the bitter cold at my brother's training session for his junior team in Wythenshawe, south Manchester. The mother of one of my brother's teammates knew Mata and his girlfriend Evelina as she had previously looked after their dog when they were away. She mentioned to Juan that one of the young players had lost his father and was struggling and wondered if it would be possible to get something signed for him. Mata agreed and said that he would get a signed shirt -- one that he had worn in a game. Evelina heard this and chipped in "if the young boy can wait, maybe you can present it to him in person." Mata agreed. That's why Mata and Evelina drove to Wythenshawe -- once Europe's largest council estate -- on Wednesday. Mata wore a hat to keep to thwart the cold and so the boys didn't recognise him initially. One mentioned that he looked like Juan Mata. The others, suddenly realising it was him, stared at him in disbelief. What on earth was he doing among them? "I knew he was coming and thought he'd stay for 10 minutes," explains Fergus Burke, manager of Wythenshawe Town Mavericks Under-12s, a position he's held for six years. "It was freezing, but Juan and his girlfriend stayed for 50 minutes. I couldn't believe it -- none of us could." One of the other coaches wanted to show off a ball launcher which can be used in training to Mata, but instead the Spaniard suggested that he would cross the balls for the young men instead, which he did for 20 minutes. Mata then asked who Harry, my brother, was. The pair of them spoke and then Mata presented him with a signed Manchester United shirt. That boy lives for Manchester United. The Christmas present he cherished most was a small piece of paper from his cousin saying he was going to go on a coach to Newcastle away from Manchester on Jan. 2. He loved that trip, but he'd swap all that to have his dad back. He sleeps under Dad's picture on his bedroom wall. Harry's manager updates me with his progress but some of it is just too heartbreaking to hear -- Harry now points to the sky when he scores. I'm sure Harry will tell me everything when he gets back from school. I spoke to him before training and he -- or I -- had no idea what was coming next. "Harry looked lost for words and then he gave Juan a big hug," said Fergus. The Spaniard then signed shirts which belonged to the boys. "The shirts we're supposed to be wearing for our game this weekend," sighed Fergus, a big United fan himself who travels with his wife and two kids to every United game, home and away. "And another player had his boots signed, so I'm not sure whether he's going to wear them again either. "I stood talking to Juan for ages and he was so down to earth, asking questions about the team. There was another team due on after us and I didn't want Juan to get mithered, so I said he might want to leave before they came. Instead, he insisted on another drill." I know Juan and respect him for being a fine person as much as a top player. He had no idea of that Harry was my brother. Why would he? Fergus, though, has one regret. "I should have asked him if he could get me a ticket for Paris as I've not got one, but that would have been too cheeky..." www.espn.com/soccer/club/manchester-united/360/blog/post/3753203/how-juan-mata-helped-my-12-year-old-brother-grieve-our-fathers-death?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true |
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Post by Rustin Cohle on Jan 19, 2019 10:45:49 GMT
Fuck it, give the bloke a contract for life. Silva is 3 years older than him and still one of the best players in the league, Juan can emulate his longevity. Then make him an ambassador and keep him around the club. He can only bring good things.
The only people around United I've heard being spoken of in the same way in terms of what a good person they are are Fergie and Beckham.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 14:01:11 GMT
Fuck it, give the bloke a contract for life. Silva is 3 years older than him and still one of the best players in the league, Juan can emulate his longevity. Then make him an ambassador and keep him around the club. He can only bring good things. The only people around United I've heard being spoken of in the same way in terms of what a good person they are are Fergie and Beckham. The guy is nothing other than pure class. Not many players I've ever been proper gutted to see leave the club. This guy I will be. |
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Post by GeniusCantona on Jan 29, 2019 0:08:34 GMT
According to espnfc, we've offered Juan Mata a one year deal with an option to extend for another 12 months. To put this ridiculously insulting offer in context, we gave Fellaini a 2 year deal with an option for a further 12 months. Fuck off Ed.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 0:56:12 GMT
According to espnfc, we've offered Juan Mata a one year deal with an option to extend for another 12 months. To put this ridiculously insulting offer in context, we gave Fellaini a 2 year deal with an option for a further 12 months. Fuck off Ed. The Fellaini deal was under Jose wasn't it? Cntract renewals were mess under him. He valued Fellaini extremely highly. I don't see Mata being a first team player over the next couple of years so maybe we should start getting smart with these things. |
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