All the twitter chat and messageboard conversation has turned to United's supposed forthcoming bid for Chelsea's Juan Mata after last night's reports that we are set to make an offer for the Spaniard. I really don't know what to make of it, and for a whole host of reasons.
Firstly why the fuck would they sell him to us, fair enough we no rival to them for the rest of this season, but next year, who knows. If they want rid of a player who's desperate for a move, there must be clubs back in Spain or elsewhere on the continent they can offload him.
And then there's our motive's for any attempted purchase. He's a very good player, there's no two ways about that. But just as City have a plethora of attacking midfielders, so do the rent boys, because it plays to their systems strengths. But we play 4-4-2 generally, and whatever system we play, under David Moyes now, just as under Fergie in the past, we play with two wide men, or one hugging the touch lines and one cutting in.
For the life of me, I don't know where Mata would fit into our system, unless you played him as a number ten, but just how many number tens do you need! He would only work if we changed our system and went the Chelsea-City route. And so far under Moyes, that hasn't seemed likely. If Moyes wouldn't change his philosophy at Stamford bridge and pack the midfield, it's hard to see him doing it for the rest of the season.
If this does turn out for real, and he ends up here, i can't end up getting Veron, Kagawa out of my mind, good players that we bought that ended up and in Kagawa's case looks like ending up being, square pegs in round hole.
Another thought that enters my mind is, again, if there is something in this, does Moyes really want him, or are the Glazer's panicking. The whole thing seems not right to me, we have already spent £28 million on Fellaini who has been the answer to absolutely nothing so far.
At the moment, if we are really desperate to get back into that top four, I'd suggest a left back or an experienced centre half has to be the priority, if we are to splash the cash. Becasue if we keep shipping in the kind of soft goals we have done this season, Mata's signing will change precisely nothing
Music
Christian McBride trio - Out here: Very enjoyable modern jazz from one of the world's top bassist's trio. I'll be honest I knew nothing about him until I saw a review of this album, I've been missing out, big time.
Jonwayne - Rap album one: Excellent album of slightly left field hip hop beats and rap, having absolutely no knowledge of what gets into the charts these days, a couple of these sound pretty radio friendly, in a good way that is.
Laurel Halo - Chance of rain: The follow up to her excellent debut album last year, and it doesn't disappoint, following the same left field electronica formula of Quarantine.
Polly Scattergood - Arrows: I enjoyed her debut album, but hadn't really heard anything of her since, I don't really know how well that album was received. This is another pretty slab piece of indie electro/pop. I suppose it's a pretty crowded market to try and tand out in at the moment.
Robert Glasper experiment - Black radio 2: One of the reviews for this reckoned it was a rare case of an excellent debut being outdone by it's successor. I'm not sure about that, Black radio was an excellent mix of soul/jazz, it doesn't want in comparison, that's for sure.
White Denim - Corsica Lemonade: I love this Texan indie quartet, great songs, great playing and plenty of energy. Not quite as leftfield indie as their first couple of albums, they still do the business.
William Onyeabor - World Psychedelic classics 5: Electro afro-funk, new one on me, but just like afro beat, what a groove. Reading up on his biography, don't suppose we'll be hearing too much more of his stuff, this compilation is one hell of a taster.
Firstly why the fuck would they sell him to us, fair enough we no rival to them for the rest of this season, but next year, who knows. If they want rid of a player who's desperate for a move, there must be clubs back in Spain or elsewhere on the continent they can offload him.
And then there's our motive's for any attempted purchase. He's a very good player, there's no two ways about that. But just as City have a plethora of attacking midfielders, so do the rent boys, because it plays to their systems strengths. But we play 4-4-2 generally, and whatever system we play, under David Moyes now, just as under Fergie in the past, we play with two wide men, or one hugging the touch lines and one cutting in.
For the life of me, I don't know where Mata would fit into our system, unless you played him as a number ten, but just how many number tens do you need! He would only work if we changed our system and went the Chelsea-City route. And so far under Moyes, that hasn't seemed likely. If Moyes wouldn't change his philosophy at Stamford bridge and pack the midfield, it's hard to see him doing it for the rest of the season.
If this does turn out for real, and he ends up here, i can't end up getting Veron, Kagawa out of my mind, good players that we bought that ended up and in Kagawa's case looks like ending up being, square pegs in round hole.
Another thought that enters my mind is, again, if there is something in this, does Moyes really want him, or are the Glazer's panicking. The whole thing seems not right to me, we have already spent £28 million on Fellaini who has been the answer to absolutely nothing so far.
At the moment, if we are really desperate to get back into that top four, I'd suggest a left back or an experienced centre half has to be the priority, if we are to splash the cash. Becasue if we keep shipping in the kind of soft goals we have done this season, Mata's signing will change precisely nothing
Music
Christian McBride trio - Out here: Very enjoyable modern jazz from one of the world's top bassist's trio. I'll be honest I knew nothing about him until I saw a review of this album, I've been missing out, big time.
Jonwayne - Rap album one: Excellent album of slightly left field hip hop beats and rap, having absolutely no knowledge of what gets into the charts these days, a couple of these sound pretty radio friendly, in a good way that is.
Laurel Halo - Chance of rain: The follow up to her excellent debut album last year, and it doesn't disappoint, following the same left field electronica formula of Quarantine.
Polly Scattergood - Arrows: I enjoyed her debut album, but hadn't really heard anything of her since, I don't really know how well that album was received. This is another pretty slab piece of indie electro/pop. I suppose it's a pretty crowded market to try and tand out in at the moment.
Robert Glasper experiment - Black radio 2: One of the reviews for this reckoned it was a rare case of an excellent debut being outdone by it's successor. I'm not sure about that, Black radio was an excellent mix of soul/jazz, it doesn't want in comparison, that's for sure.
White Denim - Corsica Lemonade: I love this Texan indie quartet, great songs, great playing and plenty of energy. Not quite as leftfield indie as their first couple of albums, they still do the business.
William Onyeabor - World Psychedelic classics 5: Electro afro-funk, new one on me, but just like afro beat, what a groove. Reading up on his biography, don't suppose we'll be hearing too much more of his stuff, this compilation is one hell of a taster.
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