Will Amorim WALK? New TRANSFER Blow! Man Utd Transfer News

0:01 Hello everybody. Good morning and welcome to the United stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge and this is your latest Manchester United news and transfer news as we get some major updates around the future of Ruben Amarim. Another setback for Manchester United. There's a barbecue potentially taking place next week. What's that nonsense? Also mind games from Manchester United. Maybe you could call it spin. Uh United looking at inferior products. our rivals already miles ahead running away as we move backwards. We'll talk about that of course. Uh also want to talk about this story that Ruben Amarin might walk away. Um what's that all about? Could it happen? Should it happen as well? Um and

0:46 h yeah, a couple of other bits about current players and a little bit about Bruno which could be linked to Ronaldo as well. So look, let's get into the show. Hope you're doing well this Tuesday morning. Lovely sunny weather in the UK this week. I hope you're having a good week wherever you are. Um, okay. Look, look, very, very quickly. I'll do this update really, really quickly because it's not really what I want to talk about. Uh, David Ornstein late last night confirming that Manchester United sacking Amarim is the last thing on their mind at the moment. They want to build a future with Ruben Amarim. Lots of people leading with this this morning. I don't want to lead with this. I just want to get it out the way because David Ornstein is a respected journalist, but he's stating the bleeding obvious. Like we were talking about this last night. We've been talking about it for weeks. Ruben Amry is not getting sacked. I can't believe people wasted oxygen talking about it

1:32 yesterday. David Ornstein is just confirming what anybody with a brain knows. They're not sacking Amarim even if we lose 6 nil in the next two games, next three games. He's not going anywhere. He's just not going anywhere. So, you're wasting your breath. End of story. We move on. What probably is more interesting was um I think it was Yanafi talking about it uh actually saying that um the way things are heading it's heading towards Amarin potentially walking away. Now I don't think Ruben Amarin would walk away but you know what is breaking this morning in the transfer world is that Fabritzio Roman Fabitzo Romano and Pletig goal have both reported early this morning that Liverpool are in advanced talks with

2:17 Friong and there will be many people saying well we were never going to get Frim Pong but trust me we did have talks with Frimong and trust me Fong would have been interested to come to Manchester United at numerous points over the last two years. So you can say that and I would put my hand up and say if it's a choice between Manchester United and Liverpool, if it's a choice between being Trent's successor or coming to Manchester United, you're going to choose Friong. But sorry, you're going to choose Liverpool. But it also completely and utterly shows the real issue at Manchester United and the mind games that we are sort of being subjected to by an ownership that is actually only only focused on money. And what I mean by that is is that they're

3:04 quite happy for us to get linked to players they've got no intention of signing. We have been linked to Frim Pong. Jonathan Tar we got linked to. What did I say? no chance he's going to Bayern Munich. What's coming out this morning is going to Bayern Munich, but for the last two weeks, he's been linked to Manchester United. Who does that benefit? It benefits agents of Tar who are trying to get a better deal out of Bayern. Man United could kill these stories dead, but no, this is actually quite good. It gets fans excited about something that's not going to happen. And again, with Frimong, this is a deal that Manchester United should be all over if you're ambitious. Look, when I go back to Manchester City and when how Man City became successful, they were terrible. They were a rubbish football club, Man City, mid-table at best.

3:50 Suddenly, they're starting to sign people like Rabinho, James Milner. I can't remember who they bought at the start to be honest with you. Ad Bay, I don't know, whoever they bought. They were competing with the top teams. like we were the top team, Man United, and I would say when Man City first started, maybe Chelsea, uh maybe Liverpool, I don't remember. And what they did was basically start spending money on players that maybe we should have been looking at, maybe Chelsea should have been looking at because they were ambitious. They knew they were far behind and they started spending money on players that ordinarily would be looking to go to United, Chelsea, Liverpool. Man City because they wanted to close the gap started buying players like that. So we can say that oh you know I

4:36 understand why Fong's going to Liverpool we were never going to win that race but are you not just a a Glazer disciple by saying that because history is littered Blackburn Rovers Newcastle Chelsea history is littered with clubs who shouldn't be buying certain level players doing it because they're ambitious and aggressive and we've fallen into the trap and and it pains me massively where I see United fans is going, "Delap's the best we can do, though. We've got to stop people people need to stop talking about Joarez and Osman and realize that Dilap's the best we can do." People need to stop moaning about Frimong going to Liverpool because we're never going to get him. And I think just do a bit of research. One, we're Manchester United, so we're not even Blackburn or Man City, who were

5:22 nobody before money. One, we're Man United. And two, every bloody club that's tried to close gaps in the past has had to spend big to compete with the top clubs. Chelsea have done it in the last couple of years with Todd Bowley. As I said, Man City did it at the start. Newcastle did it. Blackburn did it. Chelsea did it. The pathway to getting back to the top is not sitting back and going, "We'll take a relegation striker from Ipsswitch and we'll let everybody better than us get the worldass stuff." The way back is to be ambitious and aggressive to force those players to come to you because you've got a good project and you are willing to spend on that project. But of course, we don't have that project. I mean, hilariously, Manchester United, if we win the Europa

6:08 League, this is a true story came out last night. If Man United win the pre the Europa League, there's no open bus top tour. We haven't got time to do that because we need to go and get some money from the other side of the world in them pointless friendlies. So, what they're going to do is they're going to do a barbecue at Carrington. I mean, I tweeted it last night. What what's going to happen is Sir Jim Radliff going to get the burgers from Aldi and be flipping them to save money? Bring your own buns. If they're not care careful, half the Only Fans and Katie Price will turn up. I mean, the club's a joke. That that that's a true story. Not the Katy Price and the Only Fans stuff, but that is a true story. We're not going to have an open bus tour if we win the Europa League for Amarim's first trophy. were going to have a Carrington barbecue because there isn't

6:54 time to organize it because they've got to go to a meaningless couple of friendlies on the other side of the world. This is true. And this is welcome to Manchester United. We're having a bloody barbecue. A bloody barbecue. What are they going to do? Ollie Olly Murs turn up and do dancing in the car park lessons. I mean, who who's doing the face painting? We have a bouncy castle as well. Bloody hell. I mean, this is this is Manchester United. Welcome to Manchester United. So yeah, when I see Frim Pong being linked to Liverpool in advanced talks, of course I understand it. It's a great move by Liverpool and I understand why Frimong would choose them. But to not even be in the race, to not even be putting a package together to say, "Look, this is where we're going. We want players like you. This is why we're ultimately going to fail."

7:40 And look, I think it's really important to say this because there are some people out there that are quite happy with Manchester United signing Liam Dilap. I don't know whether Liam Dap's going to be the next Harry Kane. I don't Harry Kane. I don't know whether he's going to be the next bloody, you know, I don't know, whatever. Um, Charlie Austin, but he's not Victor Osman and he's not Joz. And I think that the mind games that get played by this football club are hilarious. You know, even in David Ornstein's update, it's Manchester United, the last thing on their mind is to sack Ruben Amarim. They're committed to backing him in the summer transfer window and building a Manchester United side that competes again. And then on

8:28 the next story, Liam Dilap's close to signing for Manchester United. And you go, it's just mind games. It's it's just nonsense. It's just words. So the last thing on our minds is to sack Amaran because we want to we're committed to building a team with him that's going to be successful. And then the next page, Man United are close to signing Liam Dap. And it's got nothing to do with Liam Dap. I'm not having a pop at Liam Dap. I'm just saying there are standards to this game. We are miles behind everybody else. 30 points. God knows how many points we are behind Liverpool, by the way. Probably I mean I I I dread to think 45 something like that. So let's say we're 40 points off Arsenal and Liverpool. That's where we want to be. They're getting people like Zubamey, Frim Pong, Joarez, Nico Williams, God

9:14 knows who else. Both of them want Isak. We're getting Liam Dab. And this is what I mean. They're going, we're committed to backing Ruben Amarim and Manchester United will be back on top. We're not thick. We're not stupid. You can't you can't be a football club that is miles behind and then look at the striker you need and go yeah quite fancy a punt on this young lad from Ipsswich who's just got relegated that's this is not the pathway of Blackburn Rovers Chelsea Newcastle Manchester City these are these are clubs that were nowhere and are suddenly somewhere and over the last sort of Premier League period Blackburn Rovers were a league one team Chelsea were nowhere. Newcastle were nowhere. I

10:00 think they were in championship as well. Man City were nowhere. They didn't get somewhere by buying relegated strikers. They got somewhere by buying the best they could get and being aggressive. And Man United are trying to do it on the cheap. Try and do it on the cheap, which is exactly what open no open bus top tour and a bloody barbecue is. Let's do it. Let's celebrate on the cheap. I saw something today about how we're not sending our staff to Bill Bower to watch the game in the final, but Spurs are sending 700. Man United aren't doing that. They're doing this little party where you can get a drinks token. The story they've put out there is that the reason they've done this is so that more real fans can go to the game. Bollocks. Absolute bollocks. So, you're

10:46 telling me that this club that over the last 12 months has sold its soul to being merc mercilessly, you know, saving money. They're now saying, "We're not going to send our staff to Bill Bao to watch the game like we always have done so that ordinary working fans can get a ticket." How's about bollocks? How's about if you send them all to Bill Bao? That's a ticket and a flight and accommodation. And if you don't send them, you probably save a few grand. It's all It's all about money. It's all about money. And I don't know whether this feeds into maybe what some people are saying. Would Ruben Amarin walk? He won't walk. But watch last night's video. I think that covers about whether this this mission is impossible. He

11:33 won't walk. Um because a manager in the modern day would be stupid to walk anyway. Uh, you're better off getting sacked and taking the money. If you walk, you don't get your money. Um, integrity, I mean, look, it's better to walk than be sacked because integrity wise, you could just walk away and say, "This job's a bloody nightmare." But he ain't going to walk. I I think I think managers are too egotistical to walk. Um, and you don't want to be known as a quitter for the rest of your career. So, he isn't going to walk. I I get what FTO is saying, but I I'd be stunned if he walked away. I really would. I think he's doing everything in his power to show what the real issues are at Manchester United and the enormity of the job that's at play, but I I I don't

12:22 for one second think that that there is any any chance at all that he would walk away from Manchester United. I really don't. Um whether he should or not is a different matter. I mean, we've been doing this for a few years and the amount of times I've seen people say um Tenhog should walk or Ollie should walk. It's not it's not the first time, is it? But I do I am concerned if you're tuning in a little bit late um about the Frim Pong story because I totally expected him to go to Liverpool, but he'd be perfect for our system. And yes, he was a player that was more linked to us with Tenhog, but he suits Amarim system more than Tenhog system. I mean, he literally is probably the best rightsided player in the game for a

13:10 34-3. Um, he literally I mean, there are one or two. I mean, I like Hakeime. PSG don't necessarily play that system, but I think he'd work really well in it. Uh, and there are a couple of others, but Fong's probably one of the best in the game to suit our system, and he has a 35 million pound release clause. We should be all over that. Absolutely all over that. And maybe maybe we did try, but I doubt it. I very much doubt it. I don't mind if we try and we fail, but um yeah, I mean Dumpfrey is a consideration as well. Of course he is. But um we're not going to get Dunfrey. We're not going to go for Dumpries, but Frim Pong is available. He's younger. Uh and it's 35 million. So yeah, I mean you can chuck you can chuck names at me, but we're not getting Hakeem and we're not getting Dunfree. What I'm saying is this guy is

13:57 available and he fits our system like a glove, but we're not even we're not Look, honestly, if you want to know why we're not going for Dumbfree, because we're not going for a right wing back. We haven't got the money. Um, United put that out about a month ago. You know, some of us have memories like a bloody goldfish. Some of us actually have memories like elephants. I remember. I take notes. I don't forget little interviews that S Jim gives or sound bites that Bararda gives about United being back in 28 winning titles. I don't forget stuff and I don't think you do either. And they put it out there about six weeks ago that um when they what what was the story? Who was the player when they didn't get Kender? That was it. when they didn't get Kender, they

14:44 basically said that they were prioritizing other positions and not looking at a right wing back anymore. So, we abandoned that position when we got Kender uh when Chelsea got Kender. So, we're now using that money elsewhere on a position that we we we need someone. So, we're going into next season with a weak area and we're going into next season with a lot of weak areas. We're not solving most of our problems this summer because the problems are too many. They're plentiful. But on top of that, I I I just I just struggle with the mind games. I struggle with the game that we're playing because I'm I'm getting to the point where I'm absolutely convinced that on a daily basis Joel Glazer, Sir Jim Radcliffe, and their minions sit

15:30 there spending time figuring out ways to mug you off. I don't think they're sat there going, "We are at our jobs. How do we get better?" I think they spend time going, "We're earning a lot of money here. How do we keep doing it?" I don't think they hold any accountability or responsibility for how bad they are. I think their main focus is how do we keep sponging off these fans and staying in power for as long as possible to build this stadium? They're not football motivated. They're not self-reflectors. They're not people who hold themselves accountable. All they're really interested in is staying for as long as they can and making as much money as they can. And I think mind games is is probably category number one in board

16:16 meetings at Man United. How do we keep selling hoodies? How do we keep out selling uh the third kit for the goalkeeper? How do we keep these fans talking about next season when this is the worst season on record? How do we keep them buying season tickets? I mean, they must be sat there this morning going, "We are absolutely rubbish." And there was 75,000 people at the West Ham game. I mean, you wouldn't get 75,000 people watching Man City win the title. And we've got 75,000 people watching our 17th loss in the Premier League. It's it's that they've won, ladies and gentlemen. They've absolutely won. And as as I was saying, you know, I I I genuinely worry that people don't worry

17:02 about things like what I'm about to say because they're too focused on Amarim out, but we're not sacking our manager. We're building a team for the future with him starting with the summer transfer window. Our big striker target is Liam Dilap. And there's just a massive contradiction there. we're backing our manager and we're building a team that's going to win the league and we're going to sign Liam Dap. It just that those words don't go together. They don't go together because what you're actually doing is buying another learner driver striker who's never played at the top level in the Premier League in relation to Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City. He's played for a relegated side for one season. Charlie Austin did that. Kevin

17:49 Phillips did that. Agaro did that and they scored a lot of goals. Where where did they go after that? We're taking that risk thinking he's the next Harry Kane to solve the biggest issue in our team. So next season we've got Ipsswitch's striker leading the line for Man United being charged with scoring the goals that take us back into the top four. I mean that's incredible. Hopefully he can do it. Hopefully it's a miracle, you know, but next season our big plan is to take Ipsswitch striker, put him up front for Man United and get into the top four. It's incredible as it is stupid in my opinion, especially when for an extra 20 million pounds you could get an Osman,

18:36 you could get a Jockarez. It It's incredible. Absolutely incredible. That's the plan for Manchester United. And as I say, it's not disrespectful to Liam Dilap. We could say about other players that we're being targeted with. What we're saying is is Liverpool and Arsenal are are signing top class players from Europe and they're already 40 points ahead. We're buying Liam Dap to lead our line. It's just incredible. And next season Amarin will lose his job because of that if Liam Dap doesn't score 20 goals. And yet right here, right now, I'd say if he scores 20 goals, he deserves player of the year. I'm not saying he's not going to do it, but if he does score 20 goals in a Man United shirt, he deserves

19:22 player of the year. So that's what we're basically saying he's got to do in his first season. He's got to be player of the year. And if he doesn't, Amarim's probably getting the sack. Incredible. Absolutely incredible that that's Manchester United's strategy. Bringing in a striker that to score the goals we need would probably get player of the year. So, we're not putting too much pressure on him, are we? Or the manager. I think we're I think we're a joke. And I think the barbecue for winning the Europa League just simplifies what we are as a football club. It's a joke. And I The scary thing is I don't mind manipulative geniuses who are just trying, you know, they're clever at what they're doing and they're willing to make difficult decisions. I actually think we've got Pratts in charge who think they're clever at what they're doing but haven't got a bloody

20:07 clue what they're doing. Um, how long do you think the Glazes will leave? Says reflex. They're not going anywhere, mate. They'll never go anywhere. Trey Warren, the club spits in our faces continuously and then smiles at us seconds later and we allow it when we're when are we going to do something? We'll never do anything, Trey. We'll never do anything. Collectively, we'll never do anything. I don't have a solution for you there. Uh, obviously there's people out there doing fantastic stuff around protests and stuff, but 75,000 people turned up to that West Ham game. You're ne we'll never do anything. As a fan base, we'll never do anything. As I said, if it was Liverpool, I think it would be very, very different. But yeah, we'll never do anything. Uh, my first game at Old Trafford next week. Pray for me, says Brandon. Uh, some have memories of a goldfish, others have memories of a

20:53 gold bridge, says Grant. I agree with Amarim that there are bigger issues than winning the Europa League, but that shouldn't let him pick his best team for Chelsea uh game over Spurs. Sorry, Sanel. I agree with Amarim that there are bigger issues than winning the Europa League, but that shouldn't let him pick his best team. I don't know what that means, Saniel. Are you basically saying that he shouldn't pick his best team against Chelsea? I don't know what that's got to do with the price of bread. Um, if I was him, I'd be picking a lot of the players that are going to start against Chelsea need game time. Glazes, uh, sorry, play against Spurs need game time. Caged comedy says, "Glazers need to be careful they don't get whacked. The lack of a Okay, mate. Come on. Let can we just take it down a tone or two? That's um way too far. In fact, I'm going to have to block you for that. That's that is just absolute Well,

21:40 I just can't have that. I'm sorry. And you need to be reported as well for that. You can't do that. I can't block a super chat. It's been removed, mate. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for reading that as well. That's absolutely out of order. Sorry. It's football. Don't want any anything like that. Uh Sean Turner says 42 goals this season. So now let's go by another young striker who's got 12 Premier League goals. This club will never succeed with this counter type of recruiting, says Sean. Look, honestly, let let me just say this, and I've said it consistently about Liam Dilap. I think 80% of our fan base doesn't want him anywhere near the club. Um I don't think they do, but doesn't mean we could sign him and Amarim could turn him into the next jockz. I mean, he basically did that with Coventry and Sporting. So

22:26 look, maybe that could happen. But the point I think many of us are making is it's not that Liam Dap could be the next Jockerz in three years time. It's the fact that we don't need that. We can't keep doing that. The last thing we need is another project. We need somebody that will come in, demand the ball, score goals with a reputation. We don't need another let's build a player out. And this is where they're completely and utterly not reading the room. They think that they can keep buying. Look, look, let's be very clear. I saw I feel like I I feel like like I need to go back six weeks to that video that we did because we don't get any credit for it. We don't get any credit for it. And yet people are constantly tweeting out these jokers

23:14 who keep going the lap is United's priority and he's he's close to choosing Man United over Chelsea. Six weeks ago, we put this out from a very good source. 6 weeks ago and people are still trying to pass it off as themselves. The point is here he is not Ruben Amarim's priority signing. He is Inios's priority signing because he is cheap. Basically we we would love to sign Jockarez but we can't get him because we can't afford him. So dilap is the priority within the parameters of if you go out and buy a car tomorrow and you can only afford to spend five grand, you're not getting a Porsche, you're not getting an Audi, you're not getting

24:00 anything over 10 grand, are you? You've got to put your parameters in. Same thing with Man United. We literally can't go any higher than what we've gone with with this striker parameter and Liam Deap's the best one within that. That's it. It's as simple as that. Um, my local club Dundee does a festival at the end of the season to raise funds. I don't see why United don't do something similar. Could stop the cuts says huge lad mate. I would I would I would tell anybody not to put any money into that football club. That that you know I know people have joked about GoFundMes to buy players, but you'd have to be a bloody idiot to do that. Why the hell should Man United fans do GoFundMes to raise money to keep people in work or buy players? The club makes millions. We're

24:46 spending millions on debt. It's not Manchester United can afford to do anything you want it to do. Buy players, keep people in jobs. We can afford to do all of that. We're not a club in crisis that needs fans to fund it. It's just we've got businessmen in charge who bleed it dry. That there's no need for Man United fans to start thinking about GoFundMes to to buy players. the club is more than um capable of of buying players and being competitive. They just don't want to because they're running it like a business. Amarin was biting the skin off his fingers, says Keel Robinson. Mark, I understand the frustration with us not buying, but what about the Deadwood or the failed loan doubts? Glazonomics written all over it, says Vivc. Glennios don't understand they are the problem, not the solution.

25:31 They need to spend big to improve everything, not make cuts, says Mike JW. Well, I'd be interested to know. Look, obviously I'm always interested to read your comments and see what people think and you not no individual, myself included, obviously has the solutions. But if I'm talking to you and I'm I'm telling you what I think would get Manchester United back to the top starting right here, right now realistic, I'm not going to mention the glaz glazes going anywhere. I'm not going to mention Qar or anybody coming in because that's not realistic. right here, right now, today. How do I make Man United better next season? Well, I have to raise as much money as I can this summer. I'd need to know all

26:16 everything. I'd need to know what's possible. I'd need to look at Bruno to Saudi. Is that really there? Is that 120 million quid there really? Because if I win the Europa League, I know there's 100 million there, but I also know there's pay increases. There's fees owed from previous years. So, how much have I actually got? Maybe 50 if I'm lucky. If I can get Rashford out, maybe 25 if I'm lucky. If I get Sancho out, maybe 10 if I'm lucky. If I get Anthony out, maybe another 10 if I'm lucky. So, maybe I can raise myself around million pounds, something like that. Um, but I can do the old installments. I can buy four players at worth probably 5050 60 million pounds with 100 million pounds because I can do

27:02 installments. I could do first year payment of 15 million. Of course, that puts me under pressure next year. But my point is if you're telling me we need quantity, and we do need quantity, I'm not going to spend my money on five projects when I could get two ready to go. And and and maybe nobody's saying this, but I'm not going to spend a hundred million on five projects. I'd rather spend it on two ready to go. And what I mean by that is I'll go and get Ka and Jockarez and put up with what I've got rather than go and get five projects. And people would say you're mad, but maybe I am. But I've seen and watched the game for a very, very long time basically from the late

27:48 80s. And what I've seen year on year on year on year is that goals win you games. And Kuna at Wolves in a relegation side has got goals and assists in abundance. and Osman and Jockarez, who are the two most valuable players I think we could bring in, have got goals in the top European tournaments and then the top European well not leagues obviously because Sporting and Turkey um Portugal and Turkey, but they they're the two play look to cut it short, they're the two players that guarantee me goals out of everybody. Look, I might buy one of them and they break the leg. I might buy one of them and they flop but they out of everybody if I if I've got Dilap Jonathan David and everybody else and

28:34 I've got Jockarez and Osman the chances of goals are up here and they're down there with that and I'm going to do everything in my power to get those one of those two players at Manchester United because I can't afford another project. I can't afford another risk. And and risk is the word that was is probably fairer than learn a driver. Actually, the risk of taking a striker like some of the ones we've mentioned is massive. They've got no pedigree. They've got no experience. They're just another guy up front who really can't walk into the club and say to anybody, "Give me the ball. I'm I'm I'm Ronaldo." that they're a huge risk with huge pressure. If you're going to

29:19 put somebody up front for Manchester United, then in my opinion, if you're going to put somebody up front for Manchester United, one of the most pressure things in the world and and we've seen what it can do to goalkeepers. If we want to if if if we if we're going to put that person up front for Manchester United, do you think it's wise that that person is a risk and inexperienced or do you think it's wise that they're in their prime and experienced? And and that to me stuns me. Look, look at what we're doing with Kuna. You could go for Tyler Dibling or someone like that. Maybe he's going to be a better player than Ka in four years time, but we ain't got four years. And I think that's the prime example of what I'm talking about. KOA over Dibbling every day of the week

30:07 because the risk of a kid who's not ready who may be better in a few years time doesn't help a club that needs somebody now. On the one hand, you've got an ownership model that is trying to build something for some time in the future. And on the other hand, you've got a football club where certain where the fan base and the media won't give you five minutes, let alone five years. We need to be bringing players in now to hit the ground running now. And if that means you can only get two instead of five prospects, you go and get the two. It's amazing to me that United think let's just keep buying volume of learner drivers or inexperienced players when actually you'd be far better off

30:55 getting two or three really experienced players to go right now. But that doesn't seem to be our our aim. And if you want to know my theory on that, the reason we won't buy two or three experienced players and we want to buy five or six or seven inexperienced players is because they're cheap. They're cheap to buy and their wages are cheap. An experienced player in their 25 is going to cost you money and is going to cost you wages and that's it. United are trying to do it on the cheap. There's very very few football clubs that can build dynasties. In fact, if there is any if there are any that can build it on on cheap, the only club I can think of that's done anything in the Premier League on the cheap was Leicester. And where are they now and where were they before? It was one hit

31:42 wonder. We're Manchester United. We're meant to be building something sustainable and we're trying to do it on the cheap. You won't be able to do it on the cheap. And um and that's why when I go back to what I say at the start, David Ornstein's putting it out there that quite rightly Man United won't sack Hammer him. They want to build with him for the future, but then they're building him for the future with a load of cheap if if we're being honest. Um they spent 90 million on Anthony, says Arian. Arian, can you just go away? We're actually having quite a decent conversation about the the ownership under Saj Jim and we didn't buy Anthony under Sajim. So, I don't know what you're talking about. You're just ruining the conversation. Just go for a little walk and think about what you're talking about. Um, Oliver Barnaby

32:28 says, "Am GGMU says, "We need five starting quality players if we want top five next season. Two of those five need to be able to score 25 goals each." Now, if it's Dap, God help us, says GG. Look, I always try to be fair and I know that there's people in here that get quite excited about Liam Dap each to their own, but but he might come in and win player of the year. He might be the next Harry Kane, but on a percentage scale, there's probably a 90% chance he won't be. That's huge risk. Now, Joarez might come in and win the golden boot. He might win player of the year. He might be one of the best strikers in the league straight away.

33:15 I'd say there's a 60% chance of that happening. So, there's a 90% chance that Dilap won't be what we need, but there's a 60% chance that Jockarez will be in monetary value. That's got to be worth the extra 30 million. But United are going, I don't understand it. You know, you know, when I when I put it like that, I I don't understand what we're trying to achieve other than save money. I don't know what B I don't know what football club boardroom would be presented with that and go let's go for dilap like if I'm presenting to Man United's board today or Liverpool's board or Arsenal's board say I'm presenting to Arsenal's board right and I this is perfect right so I'm presenting to Liverpool's board and I go it's Liam Dap or it's Joarez right Liam Dap's going to cost you30 million and

34:01 100 grand a week in wages jockarez is going to cost you£62 million and 200 grand a week in wages so double Okay, Liam Dilap has had one season in Ipsswitch. He's done really, really well, but that's it. And he's 22. Joz has been scoring loads of goals in the Portuguese league and in the Champions League for a couple of years. Uh, and he's 27. If we sign Joz, it will be double the cost, but with the team that we've got, there's probably a 70% chance that he will be a top class striker in the Premier League and in Europe. If we sign Liam Dilap, who's got no experience in Europe and one one year in a relegation side in the Premier League, there's

34:47 probably a 30% chance that he'll do well in his first year, 50% in his second year, and you know, it's probably 50/50 whether he'll be successful at all. And and and this is this is what United are being presented and they're going, "Yeah, Liam Dilap. Tell me the reason why. Tell me the one reason why Man United would go for Liam Dap over that. It's the best we can get." Yeah. Good one. He's cheap. Yep. It's all we can get. Yep. All All these things. Well, there's more than one reason then, isn't there? And they're all valid. It might be the best we can get. It might be all we can get. It's the cheapest we can get. It's not Liam Dap's fault. He

35:33 probably is the best we can get. He certainly is the cheapest we can get. But that's not what Manchester United need to do, is it? You know, take away the names because we'll probably do this in other positions as well. Look at Frimong. We're not going for Frim Pong. Not because we don't need him, not because he wouldn't be good enough, but we can't afford him. We haven't got the money to do it. And everywhere you look at Manchester United, we're not being driven by desire to be back. We're being driven by the cheapest way back. And that just doesn't work in football. It never has. It never has. And when I've listened to interviews from Barada and Sir Jim, which are quite rare, the current theme that runs through them all is we're going to do it differently. You can't just spend money. We've got to be

36:20 sustainable. We've got to be responsible. We We're going to do it a different way. The issue is there's nothing wrong with the with the other way. There's nothing wrong with spending money. In fact, virtually every club in history in the Premier League and in Europe that's been successful has spent money. I mean, look at PSG. All right. They haven't won the Champions League yet, but they but they are one of the best teams in Europe. They didn't do that by saving money, did they? They didn't do that by cutting costs. Look at Real Madrid. Predominantly successful because they buy the best players. Look at Man City. Look at Chelsea. As I said, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle. I'm talking about the Newcastle of the

37:06 90s. It's success based on money. Even Liverpool's recent success and Arsenal's success is is based on a more conservative, but it's based on spend. It's based on selling and buying players. It's based on recruitment. It's not based on cutting costs. It's not based on cheap. You, you know, we are going to be the first club in history that tries to be successful by by doing it on the cheap. Um, I think they're all gamles. None are proven at the top level, says Robert McCormack. I agree. I think every signing is a gamble. Joz might fail, but there's a reason Arsenal are trying to get Jockarez and not Liam Dap. He's a be he's a he's a much better gamble and he's experienced and it's not just about risk as well, Robert. I don't think I

37:54 think there are there are risks with anybody. You could buy Osman and he could flop. I mean, bloody hell, we've bought enough people that we thought were going to do well that flopped. It's Manchester United. People just, you know, melt under the pressure. But it's also the profile of player that we need in every position. We don't need another potential player. the the midfielder, the center back, the goalkeeper, the number 10, the right wing back, the striker. I don't want any of them to be 21. I want them all to be 25. I want every one of them to hit the ground running. Uh, what do you think about Porto? Uh, says Gibbs. Uh, I don't I don't I don't think about any player at Porto. I don't think about any player at Benfica. I don't think about any player at any other club at the moment apart from players that we're

38:40 linked to. and they are quite thin. Um, I'm hoping that there are going to be players that we've scouted really, really well that are going to be really good, but my fear is every player we go for is going to be potential and and that's the last thing in the world that we need at the moment. I'm nervous for the battle of the bums next week, says Daly. One week to go. Champions League cash gone on the 87 million we owe this year, says Steven. Well, I you know, as I was saying yesterday, there was that interesting um uh piece from that uh Arsenal fan who does all the financial stuff, Magic Hat or whatever it was called, saying that even if Man United are in the Champions League next year, they're in trouble financially unless they hit the Champions League quarterfinal. I mean, I mean, how an Arsenal fan knows that, I

39:26 don't know. But I think the financial state of Manchester United is um is very very concerning and it should be at the forefront of everybody's mind. Um Champions League cash gone have done that one. Signing prospects isn't good for United anyway. Potential is often unreali unrealized here. Our current prospects need experience and them as a reference as Jake Kyle Keith Wayne Scott. Uh, thank you very much, Amir. Yeah. Well, look, you know what? Um, I can divert a little bit here to um a couple of other bits. I wanted to quickly talk about Bruno and Casemiro. But when I look at Doru and I ask you this question, would Doru's development

40:13 been served better staying in staying in Italy to the end of the season or coming to Man United in January? And the obvious answer is he'd have been better off staying where he was developing in an environment where he was comfortable and appreciated instead of being thrown into the pressure cooker that is Manchester United where his every move is scrutinized and there's zero patience in relation to him. Um and and Doru is just a a small uh example of that. There are multiple other stories like this. Um, and yet I don't know, Will Cox, Barada, Sir Jim, Braillesford, they're obsessed with bringing young players in and none of them have done their homework. Like that

40:59 there is no point. It's like it's like going down the shops and being in the, you know, the the the the meat aisle and seeing a lovely fresh lasagna and going, "Oh, that would be lovely. That would be lovely." With a bag of salad. Everyone's going to love this. and you take it home and then you remember all your family's vegetarian and they hate lasagna. You know, it's like that's that's our ownership. They've got their own ideas of what they think's going to work, but they've done absolutely no research or homework on the people they're providing for. Like, we are not the club to develop talent at the moment. the fan base is exhausted and angry and and and absolutely frustrated.

41:47 You can't walk in and go, "Hey, we've got another project that might be me might be amazing if we're all really patient and and smile and help for the next four years." I mean, who's coming up with this? Who's coming up with this I would rather have Fvel just looking at 16 17 year olds that are going to be there for the future and a technical director or a director of football who is like that's great to have it running in the background but for the first team I need for the next two years to just bring in constant experience whether that's people coming towards the end of their contract whether it's you know 25 year olds who are at clubs where we can get them on a good deal I need constant experience I do not need three or four

42:32 year projects. That's fine with Faval doing that, but that we're also doing it for our first team. And it doesn't fit the mentality of the football club. It just doesn't. And and and the reality is even if somebody said to me, "Oh, come on. You don't know that." I bloody do. You do as well. Look what's happening with Mayu. Look what's happening with Dorgu. Look what's happening with Ganacho. Looks what look what's happened with Rasmus for the last couple of years. Look what's happening with every young player that we've got at this football club. And people can say Yuro, mate. Two months ago, people were saying Yuro was So look, Euro's done very Euro is probably the best of the lot at the moment. Who's, you know, working his way through it, but Euro is probably the best one we've got. We spent50 million

43:18 pounds on Euro. What we spent on Euro, we could have spent on a 25 year old center back. So I wouldn't do that, by the way. But in Euro, we bought a generational teenager and he's the best one we've got out of all the young players at the moment. Now, is that because he was a generational teenager? Not all the other ones aren't. Duo is not a generational 20-year-old. He's just a decent 20-year-old. He needs development and time. Unless you're going to buy the generational ones, which we can't, you may as well buy the people people who are 25 and ready to go for the same price. Uh it just it doesn't work. Uh, what are your thoughts on us always being a club with wing play? We haven't had a proper winger in ages, says Constantine. Well, we don't really play with wingers now, do we? We're selling wingers. Anthony, Sancho, Rashford,

44:05 Ganacho, maybe Yanacho. Um, Matt 91, welcome to Members Club. United strategy seems to be trying to copy Brighton, but it's all based on hearsay and rumor rather than actually knowing what they're doing, says Patrick. Uh, we can't copy Brighton. Um, Coat Smoker says, "You've listed off teams spending heaps and doing well, but what about Brighton, Dortmund, less the title winning teams? I'd rather have a cheaper player that suits the team over an expensive signing." Brighton didn't win the league. Dortmund haven't won the league in ages, and Leicester won the league once. So, I don't know what you're talking about league winning, title winning teams. Also, the last time I checked, Brighton struggled to get 30,000 people at their ground. Same with Leicester. Um, Dortmund, the last time I checked, uh, are in the shadow of Bayern

44:51 Munich and always will be. We're Manchester United. You're trying to fit a mentality to a club that doesn't work. It's a great point, Goat Smoker, but I was literally going to say this in relation to what uh, Patrick Lynch said. I agree. I think we are trying to be Brighton, but we're not we're not Brighton. If you go to Brighton this season at Brighton, I've said numerous times on that's football. I don't think their managers all that. I think that squad should be up where Forest are. They're mid-table. But Brighton fans on that football go, "Oh yeah, but we're just enjoying it, you know. We enjoy what hap what's happening at Brighton. We're quite happy with mid table." Yeah. I look at Brighton, I go, "That squad should be doing a little bit better." But Brighton fans don't mind. They're just enjoying the ride because the Brighton experience and the Brighton

45:38 standards are that mid table is pretty good for Brighton. So what you're saying is Man United are trying to replicate Brighton, but their mentality and expectation and standards are probably if we finish eighth, it's an amazing season. I mean, that's just that's just great, isn't it? So Man United are now trying to replicate Brighton. When when have Brighton finished in the top four? Never in their history, I don't think. So that's what I mean. That's my point. I think we are trying to be Brighton without realizing that Man United can never be Brighton because we cannot have those standards and also at Brighton because they're happy with midtable they will see young players and

46:26 go oh we could be getting another 80 million pounds for him and that's the other thing isn't it Brighton know every young player that comes through let's be patient we're not trying to get top four and also if we're patient and this player does well over the next two years we'll sell him for 80 million to Chelsea So, so, so we're literally copying the the blueprint of a club we can never be and our fans will never accept. Crazy, isn't it? Um, I've just got to find something here. Uh, just very quickly, uh, on Bruno, um, obviously I don't have anything massive. Um, Lee Cape Town says, "You you're not mad. Absolutely right. Rather two good players than a bunch of trainy chuff monsters," says Lee Cape Town. Uh, Chuffbridgeidge says, "Imagine being the richest man in Britain and in your 70s

47:11 decide to give the Glazes 1.2 billion to to be their employees and mouthpiece," says Chuffbridge. Uh, will we sign Pedro Gonchal Amir's main man, says Adrian. We could do rarely get to watch the morning show live. Thanks for all you do and the United Stand as well, says Paul Crarampton. Thanks, mate. You're a legend. Ke says, I've listened every day and although we are aligned, I don't see how Amarim can stay. He's not going to get the finance and players he needs. Look, I think that is something for maybe the 8:00 show. Maybe not. Um, but I'm hearing this more and more Ke there's a lot of people who back Amarim but are saying he's going to fail and I think that's not being Amarim out. I think that's actually an intelligent place to be that I'm thinking about being like I don't none of these people are amim out. I'm seeing it on X. I'm

47:58 seeing it on here. What they're saying is Amarim's going to fail. I'm hammer him in, but he's going to fail. That doesn't mean you're hammer him out. It's more of a sympathy vote. It's more like he's going to fail. This is not going to work. It's so obvious it's not going to work. The system change is too big. The money isn't there. If you're going to take a club that's always played 433 and turn it into a 343 team, you need at least half a billion. And we haven't got it. And I think it's a really intelligent take. And it's not one that people want to have, which is why idiots start talking about Amarim out or system problem. There's nothing wrong with Amarim. There's nothing wrong with this system, but the support to

48:44 build it, I can't see how it's going to be there because I got excited when we got Amarim because I was like, yeah, this is going to be at least half a billion of spending very very quickly and we might not see it and if we don't see it, I can't see how it's going to work. GGMU says, "We need five starting players uh if we want top five next season. Two of those five need to be able to score 25 goals." I've done that one, haven't I? Um, thanks Paul. The incompetence of these o is funny, says Jacob. Goat Smoke goat smoker says, "What's wrong with the barbecue? Do you think the players deserve more or less?" Mark mate, I think the

49:30 fans would turn up for an open boss bus top tour in Manchester if we won a Europa League and it would be Am's first trophy. I think something should happen after a season like this. And I think fans would turn up to to to be appreciative. But a barbecue is it's not it's not even about what we deserve. It's the fact that we're not doing it because we need to get on a plane to earn 8 million pounds in in irrelevant friendlies. So, we're going to do a barbecue in the Carrington car park. It's just embarrassing. The club spits in our face. Done that from Trey. I'm trying to find one here. Where is it? Sean Turner. 42 goals this season. So, let's go and buy another young striker who's got 12. Uh, this club will never succeed with that kind of recruiting. So, Sean Turner uh done that

50:17 one. Robs United Inos and United are destroying Am's reputation as a manager. Oh yeah, definitely. Um, and Patrick Lynch says, "Being linked to all these players gives the illusion that United still have the pull to get top players and also make it look like Will Cox and Fll are doing something, but real reality is the opposite. And if Rupen walks, says Irish Whiskey, it will be justified and I will clap him off and wish him luck. He doesn't deserve this with these jokes of owners." I think that's an interesting take. Look, he's not going to walk, but if he did walk, I'd probably be the same as you. It would send us into absolute chaos and it would expose the owners to an extent that I don't think they'd be able to survive it. But it would take a manager

51:03 potentially destroying their career to do it. And and I just don't think a manager would do it. Um I really really don't. I mean look, if Am walked I'd start a GoFundMe then. I definitely would because he deserved the money. Uh Joel Joel Paul Joseph says 200 million to spend in the summer if we win the Europa. Well, we haven't got 200 million I don't think. Kuna Osman Simmons free agents for the summer. Jonathan David Jonathan Tar very ambitious and not going to happen. Tar's going to go to Bayern for a start. Yorio is the most obvious example and why we need to buy experienced players. Look at the defenders we have full of experience to learn from says whack him. Exactly. Very good. Good point. Uh very very good point. Um, Omar won all island last year. They were bought to Miami United having a

51:49 barbecue. This is Joe. Thank you very much. Uh, okay. Just very very quickly before I go, I am going to be over on Terry's channel in a in about five minutes because we do this sort of video reaction to clips and stuff. Some people have been watching it. It's really good fun. But before I go there, um, Bruno Saudi, not really much to add, but apparently Ronaldo's out of contract this summer and could be going to Sporting. This starts to make sense as to why Saudi are really eager to get someone like Bruno because Ronaldo could be leaving this summer. Therefore, they need a big name. So, just adding that in there because I read that this morning. Also, little bit of other news. Casemiro is apparently going to get called up for Brazil in the summer. Is this good? Is

52:34 this bad? I don't know. Kazmiro flying to the other side of the world every bloody month at the start of the season for three months. I don't know whether that helps us or hinders us. I mean, at his age, does he need to be doing that? Probably less games is more, but we've been in this position before where Paul Skull's retired and Ryan Giggs and and you know, you get more out of them. But Kazmiro, I don't know. It's great for Kazmi. I don't know. I I don't know what I think about it. It's just news. It's just news. Love United hate the ops says, "Bad news, guys. I had a dream we lost the final to Spurs by two goals to zero and Am's postgame presser was very toxic. We also finished 17th in the

53:19 Premier League. What a way to do it. What a way to do it. Uh thanks everybody for tuning in as always. Uh really appreciate that. We're back at 2:00 and 8:00 tonight as always as well. Uh, look, thanks for being the sounding board for conversation, but I I stand by what I said. I think that when you look at what Man City did when they started off, and when you look at what Chelsea did when they started off, and when you look at what Newcastle and Blackburn did when they started off, they didn't start buying relegation strikers to slowly build the club on the cheap. They went out and competed for the top players from the start, convincing them of their project. In modern day terms, what Man City D did back in the late 90s and what uh Chelsea did in the early 90s and what Blackburn did in the 90s is basically if

54:06 they existed now, they'd be they'd be speaking to Jockarez, they'd be speaking to Friong, and they'd be going, "Yeah, we know we're not one of the best, but we are going to be one of the best. Here's the wages. Here's the money. Come to come to our club." What Man United are doing in that circumstance is going, "Yeah, you go to our rivals and make them better because we're going to take a risk on someone cheap." How do you get back doing that? In a running race, all our rivals are a mile ahead and sprinting. And we are standing still and hoping for a lift in a car. Basically, I can't I just can't see how it's going to work. And that is not a prediction, by the way. We've had a year of Inos and the Glazers and their

54:52 strategy in my opinion is to do it on the cheap. Everywhere you look, it's cheap. It's barbecues. It's cutting costs. It's sacking people. It's raising ticket prices. Everywhere you look, it's cheap. That's their strategy. And I think we can call it out now. Their strategy is cheap. Our number one transfer striker is Dilap because he's cheap and young. Everything we're doing is cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap everywhere. It's like a bloody bird cage. Speak to you in a bit. Take care.