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Post by Jayrannasaurus on Jul 28, 2016 8:48:34 GMT
Tanc's been on the drink again. Tanc the Tank. This is an accurate portrayal of how Tanc received the news.  |
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Post by On a break on Jul 29, 2016 9:24:14 GMT
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Post by alwaysUnited on Jul 30, 2016 6:00:13 GMT
All this big transfer news is getting me excited , considering that CL football is a given for next season , can we get Ronnie back here !! yes he may be 31 and all but just seeing him back at Old trafford in red will be epic ! aahh we can all dream right  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 11:51:11 GMT
www.football365.com/news/mediawatch-man-united-sign-pogba-againTop Pog Good news, Manchester United fans: You’ve signed Paul Pogba. Predictably, the clamour to announce the deal first has threatened to swallow the transfer window whole. Outlets are tripping over themselves to announce an ‘EXCLUSIVE’ that only either club or the player involved can actually confirm. And it it really is quite funny to stand back and watch. On July 29, the Daily Mail claimed: ‘Paul Pogba completes record-breaking £100million transfer to Manchester United… and club are set to officially announce him’ Their confirmation rather diluted the Daily Record‘s ‘world exclusive’ on Wednesday evening: ‘Paul Pogba signs for Manchester United in stunning £110million deal’ True to form, The Sun followed that with their own version: ‘Manchester United ‘finally complete world record £110million Paul Pogba deal’ Mediawatch finds The Sun’s claim dubious. Below is a timeline of their ‘updates’ on Pogba’s return to Old Trafford. ‘Paul Pogba ‘hours away’ from joining Manchester United as he posts kickboxing video on Instagram’ – August 2, at 9:17am. That was 27 hours ago. ‘Manchester United finally set to complete world record move for Paul Pogba as player undergoes LA medical’ – July 29. ‘Finally set to complete…’ ‘Paul Pogba will seal a world-record £112million move to Manchester United’ – a ‘WORLD EXCLUSIVE’ on July 27. That was over a week ago. ‘Paul Pogba has completed world record move from Juventus to Manchester United… according to Google’ – July 24. For fu… July 26 was a particularly stellar day. At 2:59pm, they published a story titled ‘Paul Pogba’s move to Manchester United stalls as he ‘holds out for Real Madrid”. Ten minutes later, another article was produced with the headline ‘Paul Pogba edges closer to Manchester United after Gonzalo Higuain finally completes £75.3m move to Juventus’. We should not be too surprised; this is the same outlet who reported in August 2015 that ‘Chelsea have agreed a stunning £69million deal to sign Juventus’ Paul Pogba’. To clarify, the latest update is the same as every update for the past month: He has not signed. Pogba, Pogba, Pogba How are other outlets coping with the lack of actual, discernible Pogba updates? The Metro go with: ‘Paul Pogba is already fourth favourite to win PFA Player of the Year – but who are the bookies backing most?’ – because stories based on bookmakers’ odds are always excellent. The Daily Mail‘s take: ‘Paul Pogba poised to launch into action with Manchester United ahead of £100m world record move, proving he’s up for the fight in kickboxing class’ – the footage is indeed of Paul Pogba kickboxing. It was also published on Wednesday morning. According to the Daily Telegraph, United are ‘close to announcing world record Paul Pogba transfer with £100m fee thought to be agreed’. The update is that ‘Manchester United are moving closer to announcing an agreement with Juventus to sign Paul Pogba in a world-record deal as Wayne Rooney eyes a new contract with the club.’ Sometimes there is just nothing to report, guys. Especially when you have already announced the ‘world exclusive’ that he has already signed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 16:16:45 GMT
This was this morning
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Post by Stew on Aug 4, 2016 17:10:16 GMT
Yeah that's defo him. You can totally like, tell. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2016 17:49:11 GMT
Yeah that's defo him. You can totally like, tell. he's looking out the window, can't you see him? |
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Post by bullseye on Aug 4, 2016 21:51:32 GMT
Yeah that's defo him. You can totally like, tell. he's looking out the window, can't you see him? No only man I could see was Raiola  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2016 11:43:53 GMT
Mediawatch: James and the giant leap
Pogba: It’s done (again)
The Daily Express brings us a rather muddled story on Friday:
‘Man United complete £110m Paul Pogba transfer: Star poses for new snap with fan’.
Club completes world-record transfer and player takes picture with fan? That sounds like two separate updates rolled into one to us.
James Dickenson tells us that ‘Paul Pogba is essentially a Manchester United player again four years after he left the club in acrimonious circumstances to join Juventus’. That really is not news, James. We’ve been told the same over and over again.
But what of the ‘new snap with fan’? Well, that’s literally it. It’s just Pogba posing for a picture with a bar manager at the place he was enjoying his Thursday evening.
There is no black and white picture with red enhanced, no Manchester United shirt, no picture of Pogba frotting himself over a picture of Bobby Charlton. Just a man posing for a picture with another man.
Sounds like a done deal to us.
Read all about it
In a competitive field, Mediawatch thinks that the Daily Express wins the award for the most spurious Paul Pogba updates. Honestly, it’s an addiction.
A reminder that the following are all separate stories over the last 36 HOURS, and forgive us for the long list. It’s not our f**king fault:
‘Paul Pogba to Man Utd: Deal to be announced within 48 hours – reports’ – August 5.
‘Manchester United-bound Paul Pogba gives thumbs up in latest photo with fan on his holiday’ – August 5.
‘Man United complete £110m Paul Pogba transfer: Star poses for new snap with fan’ – August 5.
‘Paul Pogba to Man Utd: Jose Mourinho abandoned Miralem Pjanic move’ – August 5.
‘Manchester United News: Latest Paul Pogba picture with £110m move finalised, Rooney shock’ – August 5.
‘Man Utd Transfer News: Pogba announcement due, midfielder swoop ends as target renews deal’ – August 5.
‘Spotted: Is this helicopter bringing Paul Pogba to Manchester United?’ – August 4.
‘Manchester United to announce £112m Paul Pogba transfer today – according to reports’ – August 4.
‘Paul Pogba’s career is over! Fans’ hilarious reactions to star leaving Manchester United’ – August 4.
‘Man Utd legend: Why Paul Pogba used to look up to this player’ – August 4.
‘Paul Pogba’s story: How he went from Manchester United to Juventus and became a £100m man’ – August 4.
‘This is what Paul Pogba has been doing every day as Man United finalised world-record move’ – August 4.
‘Paul Pogba posts video update: Manchester United close to announcing £112m agreement’ – August 4.
‘Twitter explodes as Man United set announced Paul Pogba deal today’ – August 4.
‘Man United set to announce £112m Paul Pogba deal: Jose Mourinho said this about transfer’ – August 4.
‘Juventus plot move for PSG star: Deal hinges on Paul Pogba’s £112m Man United transfer’ – August 4.
‘Paul Pogba to Manchester United: Five midfielders that flopped at Old Trafford’ – August 4.
‘Man Utd News: James Rodriguez told to leave, Pogba posts video’ – August 4.
‘Man Utd Transfer News: Mourinho talks Pogba move’ – August 4.
‘Fantasy football: How much could Paul Pogba and other potential summer signings cost?’ – August 4.
I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.
The big reveal
‘Rio Ferdinand reveals the Manchester United youth player who was better than Paul Pogba,’ reads the headline on the Mirror Football website. The answer is Ravel Morrison, for those who care.
However, you’d know that already if you’d watched Ferdinand’s video interview with Copa90 when it was released on May 27.
The Mirror themselves certainly did, because here is their headline from May 28:
‘Rio Ferdinand hails Ravel Morrison as the best young player he’s ever seen: “Pogba used to look up to him”.’
1) Do a story
2) Get the clicks
3) Wait ten weeks
4) Do the story again
5) Get the clicks again
And you had the temerity to call that a ‘reveal’?
Dinner is served
You know it’s a slow news day when the top story on the MailOnline football homepage is that Jose Mourinho went out for dinner with his coaching staff.
Still, it has also lead to Mediawatch enjoying a new jam: MailOnline captions. They get more and more weird.
‘Mourinho donned glasses and a dark blue jacket as he ate out at Bem Brasil restaurant’
Okay, fair enough. I mean we don’t care, but it is some information.
‘Mourinho and his coaching staff also visited Bem Brasil in Manchester back in July’
Back in July; how time flies. We remember it like it was last week.
‘His appearance in the city comes just a day after his first United appearance at Old Trafford’
Erm…yeah? He lives there now.
‘The 53-year-old passes a National Lottery sign as he takes a stroll through the city centre’
Ha ha ha. Say what you see.
‘Manchester United analyst Cerra gesticulates with his hand as his fellow coaches follow’
Man has hand raised above his waist.
‘Mourinho looks sophisticated as he gathers his thoughts during an evening out for dinner’
You’ve run out of things to say now, haven’t you?
James and the giant leap
‘Manchester United transfer news and rumours: Paul Pogba ‘to sign in the next 48 hours’, while James Rodriguez could be lined up in £70m deal’ reads the snappy headline on the Daily Express Telegraph website.
Mediawatch is mercifully ignoring the Pogba guff and moving straight to the James Rodriguez news. It’s interesting, because we had not heard anything about Rodriguez coming to Old Trafford since the Henrikh Mkhitaryan deal was completed.
‘According to Marca, Manchester United are tracking James Rodriguez situation at Real Madrid after the Spanish outlet claimed that he will lose his place in the side this season,’ the Telegraph say.
‘Marco Asensio is the man poised to deputise for Real in the attacking midfield position after impressing during pre-season, pushing Rodriguez further down the pecking order at the Bernebeu.’
So to Marca, and their report. Handily, we have the exact page in Marca to hand. Which isn’t great news for the Telegraph.
Marca’s story does indeed mention that Rodriguez’s place could be at risk from Marco Asensio. What it doesn’t do is mention Manchester United at any point.
In fact, the only mention of Manchester in the article is when discussing Leroy Sane’s move to Manchester City.
Still, sparked some cracking online debate.
A developing story
‘Cristiano Ronaldo spotted getting close with another mystery woman in nightclub in Miami’ – The Sun, August 1.
‘Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest Miami fling revealed as mega-bootylicious babe Cassandre Davis’ – The Sun, August 2.
‘Cristiano Ronaldo cuddles up to fitness babe Cassandre Davis poolside in Miami’ – The Sun, August 3.
‘Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-pack brace is back on as he relaxes with stunning Cassandre Davi in Miami’ – The Sun, August 4.
The biggest development seems to be Davis losing an ‘s’ from her surname.
Lower your expectations
‘Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will continue his summer spending spree with the £15m capture of Colombian teenage sensation Marlos Moreno’ Daily Star, August 4.
‘Manchester City close in on £4.75m Marlos Moreno from Atlético Nacional’ – Guardian, August 4.
What’s £10.25m between friends?
Ask a simple question
‘Paul Pogba? Helicopter lands at Old Trafford to whip Manchester United fans into a frenzy’ – Metro.
“No,” is the answer to that first question. Happy to help.
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Post by Sméagol on Aug 5, 2016 17:10:00 GMT
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Post by Stew on Aug 5, 2016 18:44:01 GMT
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Post by aussiegraham on Aug 6, 2016 2:02:30 GMT
That's the end of that transfer so. If he's got half a brain he'll run a fucking mile |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2016 10:57:37 GMT
www.football365.com/news/gossip-mustafi-evans-icardi-bolasieIT’S MUSTAFI OR EVANS FOR ARSENAL At the start of the summer, Arsene Wenger spoke at length about how important it was for Arsenal to sign a new striker. Just over two months later, and the club’s priority lies at the other end of the pitch. Arsenal have an old-fashioned defensive crisis, and by ‘old-fashioned’ we mean ‘like in 2010’. With Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel Paulista all injured or unprepared for the new season, Wenger currently faces the possibility of Calum Chambers and Rob Holding as a partnership. Eeesh. That situation leaves Arsenal desperately searching for a new central defender five days before their first league game. The Daily Mirror report that Wenger wants a deal in place before Friday, and will target either Jonny Evans or Shkodran Mustafi. If it’s Mustafi, Arsenal are at least partly at fault. Valencia rejected a bid from Arsenal last week, and will presumably now hold out for a bigger offer. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and pay over the odds. CHELSEA IN FOR ICARDI, NOT LUKAKU (AND SO ARE ARSENAL) Arsenal face competition from Chelsea for Mauro Icardi after the Blues accepted defeat in their pursuit of Romelu Lukaku, according to the Daily Express and Daily Star. Those two really are the last bastions of transfer rumour accuracy. Chelsea have chased Everton striker Lukaku all summer but are unwilling to meet Everton’s £75m valuation of the Belgian, who left Stamford Bridge for £28m only two years ago. That means Lukaku stays put for another year, and Chelsea change tact. According to the Express and Star, Antonio Conte has earmarked Inter Milan captain Icardi as the man. Arsenal are also understood to be interested in the Argentinean, who could cost around £30m, but their hesitation in pursuing a deal could open the door for Chelsea to steal in. We’re still not sure Icardi is good enough. BOLASIE OUT, BENTEKE IN AT PALACE News from Crystal Palace now, with the Guardian reporting that an £18m bid from Everton for Yannick Bolasie has been rejected. That’s been on the cards for some time. Palace have plenty enough wingers to cover for the absence of Bolasie, but are holding out for closer to £30m for their most valuable asset. Everton have been interested in the winger all summer, but have stalled over paying Palace’s asking price. If Palace do sell Bolasie, they are likely to make their move for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke, who is yet to be the subject of any serious bids. Chunky Pardew sees Benteke as the ideal striker to feed off service from Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha. AND THE REST Pep Guardiola wants to sell Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, who he made train alone after returning from holiday overweight… Alongside Nasri, Eliaquim Mangala, Jesus Navas and Wilfried Bony will all be be allowed to leave Man City… Everton will renew their interest in Swansea captain Ashley Williams after having a £10million bid turned down for the defender… West Brom have lined up West Ham striker Enner Valencia after their move for Diafra Sakho collapsed… Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is an £18million target for Everton… Sunderland boss David Moyes wants to raid former club Manchester United for defender Paddy McNair… Juventus are eyeing a surprise £4million move for Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul… Gabby Agbonlahor has played his last game for Aston Villa after being left out of the squad for the opening day defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
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Post by redcase on Aug 12, 2016 12:41:21 GMT
This is from the Sun.
Jose Mourinho has apparently called up Youri Tielemans personally to talk about a move.
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Post by Bestie on Aug 12, 2016 13:33:12 GMT
This is from the Sun. Jose Mourinho has apparently called up Youri Tielemans personally to talk about a move. Sun don't fail me now! |
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