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Lol that Bale has no place in the Madrid starting lineup anymore and has infact been superseded by a youth team player of all things.

He's been injured tho'...

Liverpool 0 v 2 Arsenal
Aston Villa 1 v 0 West Ham
Chelsea 3 v 1 Newcastle
Crystal Palace 0 v 0 West Brom
Norwich 0 v 3 Man City
Southampton 2 v 1 Stoke
Sunderland 1 v 0 Hull
Swansea 2 v 1 Cardiff
Tottenham 1 v 2 Everton
Man Utd 1 v 0 Fulham

Yeah, I'm joking...sort of.

Jese has been awesome this season and it just means that there is even more competition for one of the wing positions.

Ronaldo, Isco, Di Maria, Bale and Jese.

Bale's stats are great this season, 14 apps, 8 goals & 7 assists.

You might want to give this thread a wide berth for say, 8-9 seasons....

During which time Spurs will do what..?

I know we are fucked. Just can't stand the fucking endless Lolz to be enjoyed by everyone else.

Deal with it...

Schadenfreude, innit.

and Lolz.

During which time Spurs will do what..?

finish above you?
;)

Utd the new Liverpool?

I've already done that gag, Dan...

On Faecebukk tho'...

I am dealing with it. ;)

Schadenfreude is all gut

I just hope the Arsenal board are watching what's going on at Old Trafford with interest.

Utd the new Liverpool?

Let's hope so
Moyes is to United what Souness was to Liverpool

andyp, got to restock from a position of strength, rather than waiting till all the favorites get too old.

Only good thing with Man Utd having so many players leaving or considering leaving it means that Moyes can accelerate the change exponentially, root and branch reformation, go look for some good young 'uns, fill some spaces with more high profile faces and see if any of this current crop of Utd youngsters can step up.

Who else could need replacing
Ferdinand, Evra, Nani, Giggs, Hernandez, Kagawa, Anderson

That could be some major reshaping going on there..

Will Moyes get the chance to reshape?

My point was more to do with succession planning. Don't leave the selection of your replacement to the current manager.

Liverpool 4 v 0 Arsenal
Aston Villa 0 v 2 West Ham
Chelsea 2 v 3 Newcastle
Crystal Palace 1 v 2 West Brom
Norwich 0 v 6 Man City
Southampton 1 v 1 Stoke
Sunderland 0 v 0 Hull
Swansea p v p Cardiff (riots)
Tottenham 3 v 2 Everton
Man Utd 1 v 4 Fulham

Doesn't matter who Moyes gets in, he's an average manager, period.

Utd should have showed more ambition but they settled for googly eyed ginger who punched above his weight at little old Everton.

Will Moyes get the chance to reshape?

My point was more to do with succession planning. Don't leave the selection of your replacement to the current manager.

So much this, I still believe Ferguson wanted Moyes to underline how good a manager he was. Fegire's ego knows no limits.

andyp, got to restock from a position of strength, rather than waiting till all the favorites get too old.

Only good thing with Man Utd having so many players leaving or considering leaving it means that Moyes can accelerate the change exponentially, root and branch reformation, go look for some good young 'uns, fill some spaces with more high profile faces and see if any of this current crop of Utd youngsters can step up.

Who else could need replacing
Ferdinand, Evra, Nani, Giggs, Hernandez, Kagawa, Anderson

That could be some major reshaping going on there..

That all depends if we can attract anyone of note after a season of Moyes Magic because the CL ain't happening this year.

Seriously, you're serial champions and you settle for a bloke that hasn't beaten any of the top 4 teams in the league. They really underestimated the effect ferguson had on the squad and overestimated the quality of said squad. Long my it continue.

Meanwhile, the best manager of his generation was available, but they decided he wasn't the right man for the job.

Doh!

Where 's that opta article which talks about a managers footprint? Used Mark Hughes as the example. Don't clubs read that analysis before making decisions that cost millions of pounds?

paging Chalfie

Meanwhile, the best manager of his generation was available, but they decided he wasn't the right man for the job.

Doh!

Paul Jewell?

I have heard a few United fans say that on phone ins. I can't believe he would stitch them up like that though? Surely that is beyond ridiculous

buckaroo,

money and reputation still count for something, if the bosses at Utd sanction opening the purse strings, finding players to take their money shouldn't be that difficult, finding players that'll make you better that other clubs aren't targeting who could offer them MORE money could be the problem..