Some United fans are delighted that United have finally splashed the cash and splashed it big time, others are a little disturbed that the club has lost it's soul a little, though recognise that we have bought top quality. I tend to go with the latter, though having said that, i can't deny that I'm very excited about the thought of Di Maria and Falcao in the same side.
It wasn't the fact of us spending big, I've wanted us to do that for a couple of seasons, it's the fact that we all knew the two positions we really needed to fill were a top class centre half and either a box to box midfield dynamo or a top notch defensive midfielder. True we have got one out and out central midfield player and two who can play there, but only time will tell whether they are the right fit. We haven't managed to sign a top class centre back, and i feel we may still have to fix that at some point. The signing of Falcao really came out of the blue, and though I would have said a centre forward was the least of our problems, at least in relation to elsewhere in the squad, having watched the first three games, it looks as if it was going to become one. Van Gaal came in apparently with the idea of fixing the teams formation around Van Persie and Rooney up front. Maybe he's seen what we've been seeing for two seasons now, they just don't gel. I'd like to think he's seen that Rooney has seen better days and is planning for the future, you live in hope.
I was bitterly disappointed that we've let Welbeck go, when i watch Rooney and for that matter, Van Persie's lethargic performance over the last season or so, I can understand why he was demanding first team football. I fully expect him to do well at Arsenal and what's more I hope he does. But if he does, I'll always think that he should have been doing that in a red shirt. I've never argued that he was going to be the next Ruud Van Nistelroy, but not all forwards are. Mark Hughes and Cantona as a partnership weren't really 20 goals a season men, but they got their share and brought other players into the game making us more effective. Anyway it's done now, I'm going to try and forget all about it.
Danny was the last real Manchester lad, that was a nailed on first team squad member, unfortunately. The Manchester in Manchester United means something to me, so I hope Van Gaal is able to bring a Keane, a Thorpe or a Pearson through.
All said and done, though we have made some great signings, I hope nobody is kidding themselves that Manchester is the dream club of all these Spanish speaking players you can bet you're life they would jump at the chance to join or in Di Maria's case go back to Real Madrid, if the chance ever arrives.
Woodward has been basking in the acclaim that's been to readily given by some of the more clued up reds to my surprise, I'd like to know the list of targets Van Gaal gave him after the Swansea defeat, we'd really be able to judge the job he's done then. The one big plus is that the Glazer family have had to used United money that we can be pretty sure they hadn't wanted to spend on improving the squad instead of their own bank accounts. Roll on QPR at home.
Music
Brian Eno & Karl Hyde - Somedays: I wasn't really sure what to expect from this, Underworld with a bit of input from the experimental Eno or an album leaning more to the Eno sound. It's more to the Hyde side without sounding too much like Underworld and it's pretty good.
Fatima Al Qadiri - Asiatisch: Eastern tinged techno ambient that really hits the button.
GoGo Penguin - Fanfares: During the 80's and the 90's of Madchester it would have been hard to conceive of a jazz scene in Manchester, yet we have Matthew Halsall, Nat Birchall and a couple of years this outfit entered the scene. This their debut is a tremendous stuff.
Hakon Stene - Lush laments for lazy mammal: The latest album from the Norwegian jazz/avant garde percussionist, it's minimalist, heavily leaning to the avant garde side of his repetoire, it takes time to get into it, but it's worth the investment.
Liz Green - Haul Away: Another manchester based artist, this is singer/songwriter leftfield, jazzier elements more than woman and guitar, it's pretty good.
Michael Yonkers Band - Microminature: Cult US guitarist whom i had never heard of until i read about this album some time ago now, only just got around to listening to it. I can see why it's got such fervent fans, it's a belter.
Muyei Power - Sierra Leone in 1970's USA: I know nothing about these, except it's superb African funk.
It wasn't the fact of us spending big, I've wanted us to do that for a couple of seasons, it's the fact that we all knew the two positions we really needed to fill were a top class centre half and either a box to box midfield dynamo or a top notch defensive midfielder. True we have got one out and out central midfield player and two who can play there, but only time will tell whether they are the right fit. We haven't managed to sign a top class centre back, and i feel we may still have to fix that at some point. The signing of Falcao really came out of the blue, and though I would have said a centre forward was the least of our problems, at least in relation to elsewhere in the squad, having watched the first three games, it looks as if it was going to become one. Van Gaal came in apparently with the idea of fixing the teams formation around Van Persie and Rooney up front. Maybe he's seen what we've been seeing for two seasons now, they just don't gel. I'd like to think he's seen that Rooney has seen better days and is planning for the future, you live in hope.
I was bitterly disappointed that we've let Welbeck go, when i watch Rooney and for that matter, Van Persie's lethargic performance over the last season or so, I can understand why he was demanding first team football. I fully expect him to do well at Arsenal and what's more I hope he does. But if he does, I'll always think that he should have been doing that in a red shirt. I've never argued that he was going to be the next Ruud Van Nistelroy, but not all forwards are. Mark Hughes and Cantona as a partnership weren't really 20 goals a season men, but they got their share and brought other players into the game making us more effective. Anyway it's done now, I'm going to try and forget all about it.
Danny was the last real Manchester lad, that was a nailed on first team squad member, unfortunately. The Manchester in Manchester United means something to me, so I hope Van Gaal is able to bring a Keane, a Thorpe or a Pearson through.
All said and done, though we have made some great signings, I hope nobody is kidding themselves that Manchester is the dream club of all these Spanish speaking players you can bet you're life they would jump at the chance to join or in Di Maria's case go back to Real Madrid, if the chance ever arrives.
Woodward has been basking in the acclaim that's been to readily given by some of the more clued up reds to my surprise, I'd like to know the list of targets Van Gaal gave him after the Swansea defeat, we'd really be able to judge the job he's done then. The one big plus is that the Glazer family have had to used United money that we can be pretty sure they hadn't wanted to spend on improving the squad instead of their own bank accounts. Roll on QPR at home.
Music
Brian Eno & Karl Hyde - Somedays: I wasn't really sure what to expect from this, Underworld with a bit of input from the experimental Eno or an album leaning more to the Eno sound. It's more to the Hyde side without sounding too much like Underworld and it's pretty good.
Fatima Al Qadiri - Asiatisch: Eastern tinged techno ambient that really hits the button.
GoGo Penguin - Fanfares: During the 80's and the 90's of Madchester it would have been hard to conceive of a jazz scene in Manchester, yet we have Matthew Halsall, Nat Birchall and a couple of years this outfit entered the scene. This their debut is a tremendous stuff.
Hakon Stene - Lush laments for lazy mammal: The latest album from the Norwegian jazz/avant garde percussionist, it's minimalist, heavily leaning to the avant garde side of his repetoire, it takes time to get into it, but it's worth the investment.
Liz Green - Haul Away: Another manchester based artist, this is singer/songwriter leftfield, jazzier elements more than woman and guitar, it's pretty good.
Michael Yonkers Band - Microminature: Cult US guitarist whom i had never heard of until i read about this album some time ago now, only just got around to listening to it. I can see why it's got such fervent fans, it's a belter.
Muyei Power - Sierra Leone in 1970's USA: I know nothing about these, except it's superb African funk.
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