Marcus Rashford’s decision to leave Manchester United is the talk of the day, although there is still room for real anger at Man City.

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Angry at Rashford
Canceled for ONE game and then gives an interview I’m talking about moving on and joining another team. What a talentless, ambitious, spineless waste of space this man was. He has been one of my favorite players since he was hired and, as expected, has followed the path of Lingard and Martial. No willpower to support his talent. A lazy and careless attitude. No willingness to improve or fight. It makes me a little icky that he was a player I once really admired.

It speaks volumes that a quick reprimand for subpar performance is enough to get the toys out of the stroller. There is no decent club in the world that would pay more than 30 million for him. That’s championship-level fees for a decidedly average player who, of course, won’t get a decent offer because he’s a bit shitty. I am on my knees praying that PSG or Bayern will throw some 40-50 meters at us to get rid of this huge burden on the club in terms of salaries, attitude and benefits.

The players who are currently better than Rashford in his position in the United squad:

– Amad
– Bruno
– Mount (better gameplay and setting)
– Garnacho
– Hojlund
– Sancho (technically still a United player)
– Antony (Better attitude and effort)

So yes, being 8th choice at a club that has an average squad at best is a shameful indictment of Rashford. He’s better off in smaller leagues where the pace is slower. He was just so disappointed that after a fantastic derby win he decided to do all this drama and interview. If you want to leave, sign in with the window open. Not 2 days after you were dropped off. It seems crass and indifferent.

Good luck and good riddance, I hope they manage to sell it on January 1st. It’s time we set some standards for the squad.
Aman

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Marcus Rashford is a line in the sand
It always makes me smile when I see a headline “Marcus Rashford is put up for sale by Man United”. How is a person listed for sale? These are not used cars, they cannot simply be listed on a Premier League version of Auto Trader. “A Premier League striker, 27 years old, fair condition, available immediately, £40m apiece, not a time waster”

If we assume that such reports of Rashford’s impending departure are true, and given football’s glittering record of transfer speculation why shouldn’t we, then this would be a monumental “line in the sand” move by the Man United management team .

Amorim is so deftly honest and charming that all of his comments are perfectly received. His explanation for the absence of Garnacho and Rashford from the Derby squad was brief, but was immediately reflected in the way we view both players. The over-indulgence of Rashford, the celebrity he has become but also the danger for Garnacho of following the same path. It felt like a challenge for the youngster and like a dismissal for the veteran.

Marcus has always been the golden boy, Manchester United’s favorite son, even if he wasn’t. Born and raised locally, at the club since the age of 12, he stormed out of the academy with speed and menace, a moral leader, a quiet, humble character, a potential for greatness. He is the embodiment of United’s identity. If he had ever left, it would have been on his terms, because the club had let him down and failed to live up to his ambitions. Now, however, these roles are reversed.

Dead weight will not be tolerated in Ratcliffe’s new United. His arrival was preceded by layoffs at every level of the club, from sales staff to board members and coaches to players. The only difference between Rashford is the magnitude of the challenge to take him forward. At £15 million a year with three years remaining, his contract presents a difficult hurdle and represents a significant concession on the transfer fee for any interested party. That the fee will be 100% of profits in PSR terms will help, but whatever the outcome, his departure would be a bad day for club and player, regardless of what twist he can conjure up.
Dave, Manchester

Would Man City be better without Haaland?
Someone recently referred to Haaland and van Nistelrooy And for me there are some interesting parallels.

Now I love some Ruud, he was our talisman when I was at the peak of my age and living on Sir Matt Busby Way; The man is and was an absolute United legend. However, at the time of his departure, which was exacerbated by personality conflicts with the young Ronaldo, there was a feeling that the team was too reliant on him for goals. His numbers were exceptional, but the rest of the team scored fewer goals. The whole attacking effort was about creating chances for him and in the end we were a bit one-dimensional.

Fast forward a few seasons and we get the league and European cup double, with Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo operating as a fluid trio and the goals coming all over the pitch. We would be giving up our biggest source of goals, but it would make us a better attacking team (admittedly fueled by two of the generation’s young talents).

Compared to Haaland, I think City could hurt you in more ways before his arrival, using false nines and endless 6-yard tap-ins off cutbacks. Haaland’s arrival initially added a new dimension to them that actually took them to another level, but over time this new dimension became more and more the only dimension and they are far more predictable and easier to defend.

Now I might be talking about total ass, and that’s actually because their other attacking ideas revolve around De Bruyne (increasingly creaky), Foden (inexplicably dropped off a cliff) and Doku (shit), but there’s definitely something wrong at the moment .
Lewis, Busby Way

Man City fans are angry
Absolute bullsh@t article, typical anti-MCFC propaganda from 365 as usual, name your contacts to prove their comments, NO fucking chance, stick to the bragging and lick your red cartel mardar@e clubs American owned and like all the rest of us Mcfc Mancunian fans, your lies and defamatory mcfc articles hang out where the sun doesn’t shine. No wonder journalism is in full swing with journalists and websites Yours, rant over.
Steve Jones, mcfc season ticket holder for over 50 years, proud native Mancunian and, above all, proud of my club

….You are full of garbage. Seriously stop spouting absolute nonsense about Man City and their players again. It’s sad and pathetic like your website. You obviously don’t know anything about football and as usual you’re constantly spouting absolute nonsense about your fucking pathetic Muppets losing a life you’re losing.
Craig

I’m making Boehly big
I never thought I would do this, but I’m writing to demand more recognition for the Boehly Eghbali Brains Trust. I don’t want to be hypocritical – I did think there were crazy moments and I really thought it could all fail when they had their civil war at the beginning of the season.

But now the general consensus in emails and many F365 features is that if you add money and a good coach, you will get results.

Firstly, the BE Brains Trust made a big strategic decision to spend heavily on transfers in the first few windows, exclusively on talented young people. This is not just about wasting money, but a conscious strategy aimed at building a young, talented team over time, because I guarantee you that there will be no more summer windows like the two that just passed. The backbone (minus GK – I think our CBs are pretty decent) is set for many years and will hopefully only get better.

Secondly, a little differentiation in how money is spent would be nice. Lowering wages and eliminating long-term contracts with clear incentives (Jackson and Palmer get higher contracts after good seasons) is also smart (and the opposite of a certain Ratcliffe) – cutting wages where it’s most effective and still getting elite talent out of it to convince them to join – I’m just drooling over Estevao being there next season. It was a sticking point with Osimhen and the BE trust remained strong.

There were also two parts of reckless decisions reminiscent of our dear Roman – getting rid of Poch and selling Gallagher. I was against both decisions and that’s why I’m a fan. Both were good, but neither brought us to elite club status. Sterling too – at least Arsenal is helping to pay half for him being on the bench.

So yes, please be a little nuanced – this was never a toss-up and something sticks. Like most good plans, this one was long-term, principled, and blocked out all the noise.
Saaj (CFC)