EFC-Paul

Lookman first half Keane the second but went with Keane made some excellent challenges and potentially saved our arses near the end Lookman did very well his work rate was great and kept plugging away Bernard also but gave the ball away to many times for my liking

We are talking club football Nogs not international football Rashford has played 28 more senior games than Davies the vast majority of those were from the bench, if your trying to use one player who's been renowned for being miss used at club level as a gauge I'd find someone else to use as an example because it's common knowledge he's been limited to his chances You think our youth system is somehow not upto other clubs but you have very little to back it up when considering it's nearly the same across the board in this league The topic is Davies and he's not good enough no game time will alter the fact he's naturally a limited footballer

Two players for a side as renowned as United over the years for bringing youth through is hardly anything to back up a development argument especially since one is 26 and the other has had very limited playing opportunities which is part and parcel of your gripe with us I've not mentioned following City or Chelsea's model, the point is not many sides use the "assets to maximum effect" unless a player is capable of making the step up like Trent Arnold Winks etc and that's a very very small percentage of players pushing through As Pete said these sides also have much better players complimenting them throughout their sides so it won't have as big an impact bedding them in plus they are simply better than what we've got Arnold/Kenny Winks/Davies We do have a decent youth set up the FACT is not many from any side make the transition

I've thought the same there's a handful each season who get touted as potential world beaters bar that there's never many, we develop players far better then many sides have and do this fabricated bollocks we don't is nonsense We've won the under 23 league and under 18 league in recent years, we'll go top of the under 18 league if we win our game in hand and we are top of what's now known as the Prem 2 league which wouldn't be the case of we had a "poor development system" It's a huge step up from those leagues and systems and I'm sure Steve has posted stats before that there's never many that make the step up Many of the top sides buy pre made young naturally gifted players ie City Chelsea farm them out for financial gain bar Odoi who looks decent, United haven't had anyone brake through their ranks that looks anything special of late and so on It all simply comes down to natural talent and Tom doesn't have it to the point where he'll become a regular for a side that has any aspirations of becoming a top 6 side given time or not he doesn't have it Who's central midfield would he get into that's above or around us? None

£15m apparently

There's me trying to be positive and you come in and crush my nerves No I agree he does look awkward and clumsy reminds me very much of Sakho I just hope as with Keane something switches

Oh I know I didn't take it any other way mate I have the same mindset with tournament football Mina is a slight worry for me but I do think he will settle down and adapt fine.... hopefully!

I don't just the only observation I can give of the lad We all remember Kleberson...

That's the problem he has very little about him to suggest he's anything but a plodding central midfielder He certainly isn'tt a box to box mid nor an attacking mid either I'm genuinely curious as to what skills some see in him? Does he have pace? No Good feet and skills? Not a bad touch etc but very little else in the technical department Range of passing? No Vision or able to turn the ball over positively? No He seems a good lad with a good work rate but I just don't see what some see in him that would suggest that he or a manaher will suddenly change his natural abilities

Headbutted Henderson so he's signing as our new captain on £300k per week

Looked a good player during the world cup Remember him being quick and nimble for a DM

Echo what Mark says He shows nothing that can be built upon for me No pace no vision or range of passing, 99% of the time turns the ball over backwards or sideways and slows play right down He's a plodder who's not cut out for this level and you can tell he never will be imo

Nice write up Bailey He's a funny one for me DCL I just see him purely as a fast hold up man that rarely uses his pace to his advantage I'm not sure he'll ever develop into a player that will add enough goals or assists to justify sticking with him We need someone who can create their own space and moreso finish and as much as I disliked an awful lot about Lukaku the one thing the lad can do is run onto a ball and tuck it away and we miss that kind of forward massively

Personally I'd pay it, I really rate him and it's hard to judge what's a fair price for a lad who as Dunc says you'll get 10+ years out of and the market being so mental price wise I do genuinely think he'll go on to become one of the best RB's in the league he has everything you want in a modern day full back Shite players like Solanke going for £17m just proves where we are

£45m is the asking price apparently....

Still haven't seen Split yet but I'll get around to it when the kids are back at school and the missus is back at work Orrrr I'll tan the hell out of Red Dead 2

The Spanish sides always have ridiculous buy out clauses they'll know nobody in their right mind would value him at that price even as good as he can be On form without being an outcast at Barca he's a £50m player all day though so fingers crossed we nab a bargain

Barca have apparently only just given us a figure so hopefully it's in the works

Looks like a cross between Besic and Vlasic from the clips I've seen

Get fucked I didn't even notice

Took the kids to see the new Mary Poppins last night Thought it was a remake but it's a sequel and had the odd cameo and nod to the original Not as good as the first (they never are) but a good film for the kids/family

I'm putting it down to a new league new pace and not having played much football prior to coming here, maybe overtraining to get as fit as possible The whole side has looked lethargic lately hopefully it's just a minor slump for the lot of them

£22.4m apparently to make it a permanent deal according to Mundo Deportivo Absolute bargain in today's world

If we were looking at that type of forward for a season or two it would have to be Dzeko One year younger one year left on his current contract and not on a ridiculous wage in today's world (£76k) also a better player than Llorente who's not bad either I'd much rather look at the long term but sometimes these kind of deals make sense

Would love nothing more (well nearly) then to derail their title shot