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GSC wrote:Are you fasting Viva. You've been a bit grumpy lately

Haha yeah I am, have I been grumpy   I do aplogise if I've said anything to you lot except Azzy because he tried to WUM me yesterday.

It's not my fault the United kit is crud. Blame Nike, not me. That's Nike, who no longer want anything to do with your crummy club. Back to sub-standard kit designers for you lot.

It's more of a blow to Nike than Utd, they've already lost Arsenal and United are linked with a £750m 10 year deal with Adidas who make far better kits and offering loads of money to buy world class players like Vidal.

Umbro made some great tops much better then any Nike kit same for the England kits too.

I hate Umbro.

Im sure Nike are devastated about dropping a mid-table side. Especially with Citeh,Barca,PSG,Monaco,Atletico,Juventus on their books

All winding up aside, United shift a hell of a lot of shirts. I'd say it's worse for Nike to lose out, it's all profit.

Froome falls, Murray chokes, England go home within a week, the cricket team is crap.

Vintage year for SPotY

Maybe a proper sportsman wins this time then, like Carl Froch.

LOL Carl Froch proper sportsman, You crack me up Azzy   

Fernando wrote:Im sure Nike are devastated about dropping a mid-table side. Especially with Citeh,Barca,PSG,Monaco,Atletico,Juventus on their books

Minus Barca, United sell more shirts then all of the teams you mentioned combined. So yes I'm sure they're more then devastated losing United.

My old P.E teacher will be a candidate at this rate.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Fernando wrote:Im sure Nike are devastated about dropping a mid-table side. Especially with Citeh,Barca,PSG,Monaco,Atletico,Juventus on their books

Minus Barca, United sell more shirts then all of the teams you mentioned combined. So yes I'm sure they're more then devastated losing United.

I doubt it somehow Viva they save a lot of money from having to a pay a ridiculous amount like others are prepared to do foolishly with the money their already getting im sure they won't care that much.

Fernando wrote:LOL Carl Froch proper sportsman, You crack me up Azzy   

Carl Froch is a winner. Unlike Froome (handed to him on a silver platter), footballers, rugby players, cricketers. He get punched for a living. And he's one of the very best at it. If he had a personality like Eubank, he'd be a contender.

It actually is a fact, no offense to those teams but in the world market they are nothing compared to United.

I just hope we don't go with warrior have you seen the Liverpool kits awful.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I've been eating fairly healthy and exercising well for the past 5 weeks and I'm still the same waist size. I've lost some weight but haven't weighed myself since the first day.

I would go swimming if I could swim, we spent most of our time during swimming lessons trying to drown each other or pull our trunks off.

Was it your taxi driver that gave swimming lessons?

Hero wrote:

VivaPaulScholes wrote:I've been eating fairly healthy and exercising well for the past 5 weeks and I'm still the same waist size. I've lost some weight but haven't weighed myself since the first day.

I would go swimming if I could swim, we spent most of our time during swimming lessons trying to drown each other or pull our trunks off.

Was it your taxi driver that gave swimming lessons?

Stechford swimming baths. The teachers used to stay in the changing room while we used to get changed. Times were different back then.

The rumoured Adidas deal combined with the Chevrolet sponsorship will bring in £128m a year for Utd.

No point if that money isn't used on players. 

What do you make of our transfers? Kroos and Fabregas have gone, Vidal is the one I want if we don't sign him why did we let the other two just walk past us.

Vidal looks to be the main target but it's all speculation at present, from the leaks galore that occurred when Moyes was in charge there's been very much a clampdown on offers being made with just a lot of ITK speculation that's not amounted to much (Kroos being signed at one point etc).

The current 3 that are getting the most smoke being blown about are Vidal, Hummels and Di Maria. If those three come off then Ed Woodward is a transfer god. I suspect he isn't.

I'd suspect its more on a level of a trio of Martins Indi (although looking likely to be going to Porto), Carvalho and Depay.

TheSecondComing wrote:

Fernando wrote:LOL Carl Froch proper sportsman, You crack me up Azzy   

Carl Froch is a winner. Unlike Froome (handed to him on a silver platter), footballers, rugby players, cricketers. He get punched for a living. And he's one of the very best at it. If he had a personality like Eubank, he'd be a contender.

You've answered your own question there.

If he wins the F1 title, the SPOTY will belong to Lewis Hamilton. If he doesn't, probably Froch by default.

Gabriel Marcotti (ESPN, Corriere dello Sport, Wall Street Journal, Times) & Andy Mitten (MEN, Eurosport, United We Stand) both though are saying Juve are in talks with Utd over the sale of Vidal so who knows?

Transfer god or throwing a massive amount of money around?

Marky wrote:

TheSecondComing wrote:

Fernando wrote:LOL Carl Froch proper sportsman, You crack me up Azzy   

Carl Froch is a winner. Unlike Froome (handed to him on a silver platter), footballers, rugby players, cricketers. He get punched for a living. And he's one of the very best at it. If he had a personality like Eubank, he'd be a contender.

You've answered your own question there.

If he wins the F1 title, the SPOTY will belong to Lewis Hamilton. If he doesn't, probably Froch by default.

Bale for winning a CL final medal?

Marchisio is a better player than Vidal, why not go for him? Evra + £25m for either should do the trick you'd think.

GSC wrote:Transfer god or throwing a massive amount of money around?

The right amount of money around and at the right people, rather than in the past the wrong amount of money at the right people or money being thrown at all at the wrong people.

TheSecondComing wrote:Marchisio is a better player than Vidal, why not go for him? Evra + £25m for either should do the trick you'd think.

Because he's badly dropped in form over the past season?
If Utd got Vidal for Evra and 25m it would be a miracle. Adding 10m on that is the cheapest I've seen and looking more at around 40-45m.

You never know, Murray might win the US Open.

I crack me up.

Odds on Vidal joining Utd shortened to 8/11 with SkyBet.

That'd be important if betting had anything, anything at all to do with transfers. But it doesn't

If Jess Ennis makes a porno surely that'll secure her SPOTY

Betting odds aren't generally plucked from thin air

Olly wrote:That'd be important if betting had anything, anything at all to do with transfers. But it doesn't

If Jess Ennis makes a porno surely that'll secure her SPOTY

If it co-stars Laura Robson we need a joint award. It's funny to think this may well be the worst SPOTY line-up ever. It might even go to John Terry

Skybet aren't the greatest for odds, Hulk is 4/1 to move to Arsenal, 3/1 to sign Marco Reus,2/1 to sign James Milner. Walcott is 6/4 to join United, Tim Krul 3/1 to join them

GSC wrote:Betting odds aren't generally plucked from thin air

I'm waiting for the suspended betting on Rhodes to Norwich to amount to anything. Its plucked from twitter rumours, people stir it up, place bets, price goes down. Not often its based on anything much

I'd pay good money to see Laura Robson in a porno. Like all the money I have

The Walcott one is especially odd.

Not really seen much of Laura Robson so just googled her, alright but nothing to shout home about, 10 a penny tbh.

Tennis players generally aren't great. Never bought the Sharapova hype tbh

Hero wrote:The Walcott one is especially odd.

Yeah it's extremely odd it's why i don't believe anything anymore until on Official site. If you believe the BBC though it's "Minor Details" between Sanchez & Arsenal to go. Hopefully they get it done for tomorrow's kit launch would be cool.

GSC wrote:Tennis players generally aren't great. Never bought the Sharapova hype tbh

Neither did I. Bouchard though.....   

GSC wrote:Betting odds aren't generally plucked from thin air

Odds on players moving clubs is very similar to Manager markets.

There normally isn't a lot of information and bookies prices respond very sensitively to the money placed. If someone has a big wager, even if it is 100% speculative, the bookie will react and shorten in fear that the punter knows something they don't

Bookies monitor each other closely and others will follow

I'm not a betting man but I presume a shift in odds to 8/11 on is looking favourable for the move?

It's more a lot of people have put money on it and are covering their asses.

Jordan Rhodes was once 1/8 to move to Nodge

Moved to Blackburn the next day

Hero wrote:I'm not a betting man but I presume a shift in odds to 8/11 on is looking favourable for the move?

More likely to be what Nando says. They are exposed to losses if he does, so trying to attract money elsewhere to hedge the exposure

Wesley Sneidjer linked to United, does that make the whole squad now?

From what I've heard at United, Angel Di Maria will be the next signing with the fee agreed, just waiting on the world cup to finish for the medical and personal terms.

Olly wrote:

GSC wrote:Betting odds aren't generally plucked from thin air

I'm waiting for the suspended betting on Rhodes to Norwich to amount to anything. Its plucked from twitter rumours, people stir it up, place bets, price goes down. Not often its based on anything much

I'd pay good money to see Laura Robson in a porno. Like all the money I have

She can probably make more than £4.63 without getting her growler out.

Navas to Bayern then

I agree with Hero, Laura Robson ain't all that. Average girl you'll see 10 of her today.

I'd take Laura Robson over most women.

No you wouldn't.