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1:27Hello, everybody. Welcome to the United Stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge, live from our new Overlap Daily studio. If you don't know what that's all about, you need to check out That's Football, although I can answer questions about that if you want to. But it's the start of a new week. It's the start of the final week of this incredibly crap international break. And we've got lots to talk about. Xerxi has been talking about his lack of minutes. Mateta is being linked to a January move. Would you be happy with that? Also, Alex Scott, brilliant performance at the weekend, looking to move maybe in January, certainly in the summer.

2:01Clubs are circling. Should Manchester United be circling around that? Spurs injury updates that are quite positive for Manchester United and involve Spurs. They've got a couple of players that are probably going to miss that game in key areas. We'll talk about that as well. And a few other bits too. Welcome to the show this morning. I am actually in the Overlap Daily studio in Manchester because we have now launched our big news on That's Football, which is going to become Overlap Daily because we're going to do a four o 'clock show Monday to Friday with some incredible regular guests, presenters.

2:37Obviously, everything that we've done on That's Football will stay the same. The watch alongs, the match reactions, the instant reactions. But adding a glow up to that like we did with Stick to United on here. So very excited. And we've got our own little set here for that as well. But let's fly into the latest Manchester United news. Very interesting, actually, around Mateta and Alex Scott this morning. Mateta's still at Crystal Palace, still looking to leave into the final year of his contract. Talk of a January deal. Man United, massive problems. As I said, Sesco, we don't really know what the situation is with Sesco, but murmurings are that it could be another four to 12 weeks of him being out, which is just, I don't think people are really grasping it.

3:26I think the international break can be a little bit of a shield from reality. The start to the season, the bad results, but also injuries as well. We don't know the full extent of Rashford and Mainou. There is just this, I think, hope that they will be back for Spurs. We don't know yet. But with Sesko and Dorgue, I think I am almost expecting long layoffs. And what that emphasises is that our forwards with Sesko injured are Kunja, Mbemo and potentially Rashford, which is just not good enough. If you want to play a certain way, it's not good enough. If you want somebody to hold the ball up and be a striker and get on the end of crosses and make a nuisance of themselves in the penalty box, none of those people do that.

4:09So profiles are really important when you're a coach and a top level team. And Man United just don't have a striker profile. So as much as I think Mateta could be perceived as being short term, would you sign Mateta? In fact, we should probably run a poll on that. He is available in January. And as I said, his contract is coming up. Look, I want to talk about Alex Scott more, if I'm being honest. But I think in relation to Mateta, this is where the confusion comes from for me. because, again, there is this sort of shield of uncertainty around United where they give off this perception of calm and knowledge and plan.

4:50But when you actually scratch the surface of it, it's a load of rubbish. We didn't get the left back. We spoke about that yesterday on who we could go for. We still need a right back. We're not even looking at one. We probably still need a centre back. That's not going to be till next summer. We'll talk about we need another midfielder, and I think we do, and we probably won't get one. I think we need another winger and we definitely need another striker. And money might be quite tight. So where we end up going, I don't know. So maybe someone like Mateta for a year or two, as much as I wouldn't probably have gone for it in the summer, Sesko cannot be a flop.

5:29Sesko cannot be a flop. Like he's been here just over a year and he cost us 68 million pounds and whilst if we wanted to sell him next summer we could get some money it would be at a loss so we have to follow this journey with sesco we have to make him a success but i think you would help him being a success if you had somebody who was a little bit more experienced so i maybe look at my look if it's nobody or mateta in january then i think I probably would do the deal. The interesting thing is, is that Carrick doesn't seem to rape Sesco. I do. Some of you don't. Some of you do. That's a journey to go through with that we may not achieve.

6:18We may not get to the destination. So do you go for a Mateta that's short term or do you go for somebody that's more longer term? It's this uncertainty around Manchester United, isn't it? Who is the left back going to be? Who is the right back going to be? Who is going to be the other striker? a lot of uncertainty around the coach, a lot of uncertainty around the ownership, but also a lot of uncertainty around the team and what we're actually trying to build. I would say that, you know, I was talking to Gary this morning, actually, and he was saying that he thought that last summer was quite good.

6:48Konya, Embermo, Sesko, Lemens, it was quite a good summer transfer window. But then I was saying that it was a good summer, but for different reasons. Like Lemans is a good signing, whoever ends up managing Man United. I think Sesko is still a good signing. If we can get the best out of him, we can get him fit. But Kunja and Mbermo, are we sort of mistaking them as good signings when in effect Mbermo's really struggled under Carrick and Kunja's now playing out of position? I think Mbermo and Kunja were good signings in an Amarim system and they were Amarim signings. I'm not sure Mbemo and Kunja are good signings in a Carrick system because Mbemo's not been very good.

7:35And Kunja is playing in his second position out of position. Last year, Carrick was using him as a left winger. I don't think he's a left winger. And he's now using him as a striker. I don't think he's a striker.

7:51So, yeah, look, in relation to Mateta, for me, 73 % of you would sign him on the poll at the moment. I think, look, if you're saying to me in January, Mateta comes in or nobody, I'm signing Mateta. If you're asking me to go and sign somebody else as a striker, I'm probably signing somebody else. Now, the big question is going to be, who else would you go for? I must admit, I'm not really that hot on available strikers in world football at the moment that would come into Man United and do a job.

8:28and you can tell by the pause and thinking, but I still can't think of anything. I certainly can't think of... Look, Thiago would get mentioned from Brentford. He'd cost a lot of money, and I'm not absolutely convinced. Thiago is the sort of striker that scores at three o 'clock on a Saturday every week when you're not watching him, and when you do watch him, he looks crap. Yeah, it's tough. I mean, Brian Brodby. Brian Brodby. I'll give a shout out to Craig Smith. I think Brodby, before the hat-trick against City, a lot of us were talking about him. I think Brobby's interesting. But then again, he's still quite young.

9:01But I wouldn't mind Brobby. I think he's quite interesting in his profile, his combatability, his goals. So yeah, probably someone like that. But again, it would cost money. Everything costs money. Everything costs money in the game at the moment. If it wasn't for injury, I want us all over Mateta. Gotta do tests. That is what proper medical is for, I guess. Here's Ryan. Thanks for your super chat. Glazers out PS congratulations Goldie Thank you very much for that Why How do I move that up and down

9:43No that's not working Greg I can't do it

9:48Yeah Greg the producer We can do this on the United Stand Yeah Yeah, I just don't know how to pull that down.

10:00Two fingers up, then two fingers down. So that's the highest it'll go. Okay. I think. Yeah.

10:16Chizzy says, congratulations on that football news, mate. Thank you very much for that. Look forward to seeing Jay-Z start a run of games now in relation to Xerxi. And Loz the God says, do we know owners can put 90 million into FFP? Well, we didn't know that. And Jody says, when is Ahmad back? I mean, that's a good point. That's a good point. I would expect Ahmad to be back. I think Ahmad would be a big player for Man United to get back. Really big player. As I've said to you many times before, Konya and Ahmad provide a lot better defensive cover for the entire team, and certainly the full backs, than Rashford and Emberno.

10:51And that's no criticism of them. Mantanovich from Freyberg is supposedly good, says Mark Hughes. Can't wait for your first live show, you and Neville, says Daniel. That's on Friday with Carragher as well. Yeah.

11:09It's amazing how Greg does this and I still can't do it. I'm crap. I'll leave it. Patrick Lynch is back. Lots of people have been asking where Patrick is. He says, issue with any striker we get is so many are in form, but how long does that form last? And then on top of that, how many strikers have we had that end up in the graveyard ship with no service? This is a great point by Patrick, the voice of reason.

11:36It's almost something as a fan base that we fail at constantly. And I don't know why. Like I look at Rasmus I don't think Rasmus was a bad striker I look at Cesco I don't think he's a bad striker I don't look at Cavani Ronaldo Martial Rashford Anybody who's played up front for Manchester United I don't look at them as bad strikers And any new signing that comes in Will have difficult times Because we do not factually create chances for our striker We've had some pitiful seasons Where people like Rasmus were getting 1.2 shots per game Now you go and be Erling Haaland or Ollie Watkins, you might be getting four or five.

12:18So you can be the best striker in the world. We don't provide for our striker. The way we play doesn't really... Basically, counterattacking football doesn't really suit a striker unless you're the person who you counterattack to. Counterattacking football doesn't lead to chances in the box. Counterattacking football leads to different types of chances. So whoever comes in as a striker, we must always remember that. I just wanted to bring in, before I talk about Alex Scott, I just wanted to bring in this comment from Xerxi, which caught my eye today. So he's been on international duty and he sort of acknowledged himself that he maybe shouldn't have been there.

13:02He said, I absolutely did not expect to call up. I'm obviously not a starter at United. So it did give me a good feeling that the coach had confidence in me to call me up. But absolutely not expected, no. He also took responsibility for his limited minutes at Man United. There's a lot of competition. The manager makes the choices. At the moment, the choice is that I mainly come on as a sub. Ultimately, I have to do something about that myself. But it isn't easy either. I have to keep working every day and prove myself. I have to fight my way into the starting line-up. I think if Mateta was to come in or any other striker was to come in in January, that would have to go hand in hand with Xerxes.

13:44It shouldn't do. It shouldn't do. It's not how I would run a football club. I'm sure it's not how you would run a football club. But I do think that any deal we do for a striker this January or even next summer does involve Xerxes having to go the other way. He is a bit of a spare part. I've always liked Xerxi. I don't know whether everyone else feels like this, but I've always felt that with Xerxi, there is something about the way that he plays the game and the way that he comes across personality-wise as likeable. I certainly don't think he's an unlikable player at Manchester United. Oh, yeah, that'd be good, yeah.

14:25But I do think his time is done at Manchester United. I think he's a player that Michael Carrick clearly... I know what Xerxes is saying about how he's got to work for minutes, there's competition for places. There really isn't Joshua. There really isn't competition for places. We've, you know, it's a very formulaic answer to give, isn't it? But when you break it down, is it justifiable for Xerxes to be sat there saying, I've just got to work hard in training, there's competition for places? really no like if there was competition for places and we were winning games i'd understand him going i've just got to keep working hard be patient etc we've had the worst premier league start we've had in years we've got five points from 15 uh striker is injured the person playing up front isn't a striker we have no striker on the bench apart from xerxi and still he can't get minutes so i don't think there's competition for places we've also had a terrible start to the season and he still can't get minutes.

15:28So you can talk about, I've got to work hard. You can talk about it taking time, but I don't think we can really extend on that. Can we show them camera one on the... Just to show you the overlap daily there. Look, hello, there's me. Look at that. Some people in the chat were saying, can we have a look at the full set? You see, that's the full zoomed out set which will start on we'll be christening it on Thursday, sorry on Friday at 4 o 'clock with me, Carragher and Gary on our Overlap Daily First show and then it'll be every Monday to Friday at 4 o 'clock watch-alongs still happen match reactions still happen on That's Football but this is bonus content so yeah this is the new set which we're very excited about, very much looking forward to it.

16:24And we have got some new stuff. I know we've got Stick to United. Tomorrow's episode, Stick to United, by the way, guess in the comments who the guest is. It's already in the bag. It's perfect for the Spurs game at the weekend. One of my favourite interviews I've ever done. Obviously Rooney's on it as well, but that's out tomorrow. Brilliant episode. But United Stand has got some new stuff coming up as well. As well as Stick to United, we've still got some more stuff to announce. So get ready for that. Masrawawi says, let Gary know if he gets rid of my handsome King Kev, I will terminate him. Yeah, well, nothing's...

16:57This is the thing that people moan about, right? If you go and check the comments of the That's Football video, you will see the usual, I'm unsubscribing. This is not what I signed up for. He didn't sign up for anything because it's free for a start. Sell out. Sold out. Oh, everything's going to change. Exactly what you all said about the United stand four months ago and nothing changed. You just got a really good show on a Tuesday. Nothing will change on That's Football. We'll still get the same stuff. It's obviously a name change because of the Overlap Daily show that's going to be on there, but everything will still carry on.

17:27Oh, he's going to get censored by the mainstream. Yeah, we've been doing this for four months. Piss off, twat, shit. Not bad. Anyway, people do love a moan. They really do, Gems. Big up, Mark. Can't wait for the new shows. Also, will we see the rest of the United Stand team interact with ex-players, says Dan. Watch this space, actually. watch this space Beth's filming something today so keep an eye on that John United said what's the point of signing another striker if Carrick uses a false nine whatever we do we need to pick a direction and build around it you know what John you're defeat you may be defeating Patrick Lynch as the voice of reason there that is a you know Patrick doesn't have exclusivity on the voice of reason I think John has probably made a very very very very very good comment there if Carrick's plan is to play a false nine for the rest of the season and forever, then the need for a striker becomes less and less.

18:25What I find interesting, though, about playing with a false nine is that that's even more of an insult to Xerxes, who is not a 10, is more of a nine, a false nine. So, sorry, he's not a nine. He's not really a 10. He's more of a false nine. So he still doesn't pick him. Mateta is a quality signing, sort of signing Arsenal would make. Experienced Premier League striker to fill out the squad. We haven't got anything like him at the moment. Would you sign Jochores?

18:57I still would. You know what? Remember what I said last night? I don't like the style of play, but I do think that Jochores in a counter-attacking system would work really well. And it's obvious to me that under the Glazers and Ineos, we haven't got the money to build a team to play any other brand of football than counterattacking. So a counterattacking striker would work for Manchester United. I think people get very snobby about a player that doesn't do that well at a club, so they must be a flop. I think Jokeres would work really well in a Man United system. I think he's a counterattacking striker playing in a system team that's slow and pragmatic.

19:42Sesko probably would have suited Arsenal better than Jokeres. And Jokeres probably would suit Man United better than Sesko. They're both good strikers in the wrong system. Although I do think Sesko could still work at United. Carrick doesn't seem to want to work with him. Let me talk to you about Alex Scott. There's some big stuff coming out about Scott this morning. Apparently he's injured. Brilliant performance with England against Croatia on Saturday night. There was some really interesting stuff coming out yesterday from Matt Law in The Telegraph and Romano about Alex Scott. Two clubs, Chelsea.

20:22Matt Law was talking about Chelsea's desire to get him. And Romano acknowledged Chelsea's interest, but also mentioned Liverpool. I am going to say this right here, right now. Lots of people are still doing content about Man City. United content creators are still... I mean, I don't know. I don't watch anything else. You only need the United stand. But I guarantee if you look around on a Monday morning, they'll still be doing videos about Man City. Lazy. Lazy, in my opinion. But what's also lazy about it is that whatever happens to Man City, there is still Arsenal. There is still Liverpool. There is still Chelsea.

20:58There is still Tottenham. There is still Aston Villa. There is still Newcastle. I think people think that if City get relegated, We're back. Well, there's an analogy for that, isn't there? You know, the girl of your dreams is going out with another guy. He's emigrated to Australia and he ain't coming back for a year. I was going to kill him off, but I thought that was a bit harsh for a Monday morning. But he's out the picture for a year, right? He makes messenger, WhatsApp, voice note. Yeah, he's out the picture for a year and they've broke up. He wants to go and find himself in Australia. He wants to play the field a little bit.

21:37So she's on the market. And guess where she is now? She's down the local pub. She's single looking to mingle. And you go, yeah, you know what I'm going to do? I'm staying in and I'm watching Mobland. Yeah. So you've got to take, what people forget is that the opportunity may present itself. The golden opportunity may present itself. doesn't mean you're going to take it. And I think that Alex Scott ain't going to Man City, is he? But Chelsea and Liverpool are there. And this, Alex Scott, to me, symbolises United's problem no matter what happens to Man City. He is the sort of player that Man United should be going for.

22:21Thomas Tuchel was talking about him after the Croatia game saying, look, Declan Rice is my starting midfielder. But the way Alex Scott played today and the way he trains, I've got a decision to make in the next few couple of years. That's how highly Alex Scott is being mentioned. I think he's a fantastic player. We bought Balaba, Santos, Tillemans. I don't think any of them are fantastic. I think Tillemans is good. Hopefully, Balaba is going to be good. I think Santos at the moment, the jury's out. I think Alex Scott's fantastic. Man United should be making these types of signings. We probably won't buy a midfielder for two or three years now because we've sorted the midfield, but we haven't.

22:58Alex Scott is going to go to Chelsea or Liverpool. He is going to be one of the Europe's best midfielders like Elliot Anderson and Declan Rice for the next few years. Declan Rice is at Arsenal, Elliot Anderson is at Man City and Alex Scott's going to be at Liverpool or Chelsea. These are the opportunities Man United need to be taken advantage of. And this is what I mean about people getting excited about City and the doors it opens for Man United. It also opens doors for other ambitious teams. And we're not even in the mix for this player because we bought Santos, Balaba and Tillemans. We should be all over this.

23:34I don't think our midfield is fixed. I said this before. United are happy to put it out there. We solved the attack last year. We solved the midfield this year and we'll solve the defence next year. We didn't solve the attack last year at all. We've got one striker and he's injured. Kunja's playing out of position And Mbremo isn't playing very well So you haven't solved the attack And you haven't solved the midfield Because Santos is 48 million Sat on the bench And can't get any minutes Tillemans doesn't work with Maynou And we've not even seen Belaba play yet I think Alex Scott I think Man United Need another midfielder And I think that this The chances of us going for Alex Scott Are minimal But that's what an ambitious club Should be doing And I don't think we'll do it and I think he'll go somewhere else and he will strengthen a rival.

24:25Scott, welcome to Members Club. Thank you very much for that. You'll be on with Carragher and Neville. That's amazing. Yeah, this Friday, Big Z, on That's Football slash Now Overlap Daily. If anyone wants to know how to grow organically following the United States and That's Football, I've seen both channels grow without cheating, says Ray Carl. Yeah, well, I like that and it's true. Thank you very much, Ray. Hope you're doing very well this morning. I've done that one there as well. from John.

24:56Didn't even fix the defence. No, Ineos, I mean, this is slow sports news, really, but Ineos don't solve problems. They just say they do. Last year, the attack, I don't think we solved it. This year, the midfield, I don't think we solved it. Two years ago, Yoro, Masraoui, De Ligt, but next summer, we're solving the defence again. Like, the contradiction is there for all to see, definitely. 100%. Sorry. Now that City cheats are out of the transfer market, will that decrease market values across the board? I think that's quite interesting. And it's quite an intelligent point from Zach. Look, the way I look at it is, was anybody else going to pay£115 million for Elliot Anderson and give him£250 ,000 a week?

25:48Liverpool have spent over£100 million. in recent years, as have Chelsea with Morgan Rodgers, as have Arsenal with Declan Rice. So I think if you are labouring under the falsity of Man City being relegated and transfer fees coming down, I don't necessarily think that is the case now. I think Man City can be charged with inflating the market and inflating wages, but I don't think their removal brings it down. I think we're operating in a world now where agents and players only need one club to bite and then they stay up. I mean, look, Chelsea spent 117 on Morgan Rodgers. And I know a lot of that was to do with, look, you can pay£115 million for a player if you get it.

26:42Look, £115 million for Morgan Rodgers and Elliot Anderson is overpriced. But if you're getting 80 for Savino from Spurs, it's contextual, isn't it? Same with Chelsea. If you're paying £115 million for Morgan Rodgers to Villa, but Villa are going to give you£60 for Nicholas Jackson and under£50 for Ganaccio if he does OK, then you're not really paying£115 million, are you? Because you're overpricing the people that you're selling as well. So I think it's It's all definitely contextual. United's biggest problem is we can't sell. If we could sell, then we'd be in a much better situation ourselves.

27:28That's about Xerxe. Have you seen about Juventus and Cesc? I mean, let me have a quick look here.

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29:25Sesco. Juventus are monitoring Sesco and could make a move next summer. However, Man United want to keep the 23-year-old striker. I mean, look, I mean, you're not going to run a show on that, are you? I think that Bayern Munich have been linked to Sesco. Barcelona have been linked to Cesco The reality with Cesco is that he's been injured For most of this year and he's injured at the moment My first concern with Cesco Is not whether we're going to sell him It's whether we can get him fit I mean, I Do not enjoy United's Communication around injuries I think it's crap Remember with Ahmad One journalist said it was going to be four days Or six days And then online people were saying it was going to be six weeks and it's ended up being six weeks.

30:15Maynou, Rashford, Dorgou, Sesco are all injured. We've got no idea how long they are. Mason Mount gets a little knock and he's out for three weeks. So we don't get communicated and I don't know why Man United don't do it. I've never figured it out. I don't think it... In the world of football, Spurs will know what United players are going to play on Saturday before we do. So I don't know why we get kept in the dark. My biggest concern with Sesko at the moment Is not whether Bayern Munich come in Or Juventus come in Or anybody else come in My biggest concern is How severe is this injury And is it the same injury that he had before Because one thing I will say is that Reoccurrence of the same injury So quickly Become problematic If Sesko's done his shin And then he does his hamstring That's just unfortunate You expect him back after the hamstring If he's done his shin and he's done his shin again, I think we might have a problem.

31:15So, look, that's my main concern with Sesco at the moment. Talking of injuries ahead of the game on Saturday, which is coming around very, very quickly now. I don't know the severity of these injuries, but apparently Mickey van der Ven was substituted for the Netherlands over this international break. and this follows Van Heek getting injured as well. So look, is Carrick a lucky manager? Some would say he's not been that lucky at the start of this season, but I think he was lucky last year. You think about, did he have three red cards in his games? We had a lot of late goals. This is a must-win game on Saturday and if Spurs are missing Van de Ven and Van Heek, then that's a real positive for us because they're good, well, I wouldn't call them good players, but they are big players for Spurs.

32:07I mean, I don't rate Van der Ben. I've even heard stories of Man United potentially going for Van der Ben. He always seems to be injured to me, always injured. But look, that could be quite a positive for us. Although we are not without our own injury issues at the moment, are we? Will Ricky Kev Beth still be on the United stand? Caro, I don't... Look, I think we've been through this before on the United Stand and obviously the Overlap Daily has been announced on the That's Football channel. People start adding two and two and coming up with nine. Nothing really will change. You'll just get bonus content, same as what happened on the United Stand.

32:50But what we've announced today on that channel has got nothing to do with this channel and what we're about to announce on United Stand in probably six to eight weeks. It's just bonus content. It's not going to remove fan forums, countdown to kickoffs, because it works and we like it. So it's not going to change that at all. Inverted wingers since 2015. Striker since fail, says The Beautiful Game. Thank you very much. Air Ron says, Greg showing grandad how his laptop works. Yep. Yep. That is the scenario. Absolutely spot on. Scott Hargreaves has been a member for 72 months. Don't forget, actually, if you are a member of the United Stand, loads of extra content down there now.

33:43Daniel Thompson, Superior Twin. Oh, God. Can't wait until we get cleared of fake charges. We will start the city stand with Mika Richards and we'll be more popular than you and Gary. Man City will never have ever have a fan channel as big as the United stand they won't have one as big as the Bristol stand because they ain't got enough fans so the day I'm worried about a Man City fan channel taking on the United stand is I won't be alive it would take about a thousand years for you to build a fan base up that much I mean look in all fairness to Man City they've had a lot of shit over the last week which we'll leave it there.

34:25But one thing I've always said is they can't build interest because interest comes from real stories. And Man City content in the main is really boring. And even when there's a big story about Man City, most people want to listen to people like me talk about it or Robbie or, you know, whatever. Nobody really goes to Man City fans for an opinion, do they? which is something that happens when you go from a relatively small club to a massive club too quickly. Man City just did it too quick. Everything did, they did it too quick. But there you go. There are some good Man City fans out there, but not many people watch them.

35:09Thank you very much. Ahmad is amazing. Look, I've got no idea when Ahmad's going to be back. None at all. Has Neville taken your glasses? mark this is you know what i never wear my glasses when i do the show here it's a very good point whenever i do produced content i don't wear my glasses subconsciously i just don't do it so when i do stick to united i don't wear them but every other show i do it it generally should be wearing my glasses today because i don't need to wear them if i'm not going to read but i am reading here um what's your thoughts on the three-week international break

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37:12I think it's absolutely shit.

37:18Yeah. I genuinely think it's absolutely rubbish.

37:28It's too long. They should go back to the old system. And I don't like international breaks, but it's too long. I was thinking about, well, we said it the other day, didn't we? Michael Carrick can't do anything with the players left behind Because he hasn't got enough And on top of that For the players that didn't go on international duty It's too long a period of time To not play games So they'll lose match sharpness and patterns And for players that have gone international duty It's too many games Like you're playing weekend, midweek, weekend, midweek So it's a complete and utter contradiction International players get no break and play loads of games Non-international players get too big a break I mean, this weekend, I would predict some crazy results Because fitness levels are going to be all over the place Yeah, in principle, I was quite excited Because instead of three international breaks, we get two But a two-week international break feels really small now compared to a three week.

38:38Three weeks, just too long, way too long. Ross says, why do you think Manchester United are so secretive about injuries? I don't know. I don't really know. It sort of started with, I don't even know where it started actually, but it is strange to me because I think you should always manage your fans' expectations and there's nothing more frustrating than seeing how...

39:11There's nothing more frustrating than a player being injured. But what makes it more frustrating is not knowing when they're going to come back. And I fail to see any coherent reason why you wouldn't do it. So with Sesco, why could we not be told the scans have shown that it's a recurrence of the injury? we hope to get him back as quick as possible, but we're probably looking at one to three months. And then you just sort of write it off, don't you? Like, what I mean is David Ornstein has come out this morning talking about Alex Scott saying it could be two months. So Bournemouth fans know you're probably not going to see Alex Scott till just before Christmas.

39:52But Man United fans, they keep it, again, I think communication out of Man United is dreadful. And this is just an example of that. Karioke Brew says, I love United Stand, especially Beth Rickey, and you have been following since December 2018. Happy how everything grows. I love you, Beth and Kev. Oh, lovely message there. Shame they're not here to hear it. Who do you think should coach us to victory rather than Carrick? It's a smart joke. That's one thing that I will say. The international break has been a good thing for Carrick because the intensity of crap football and crap results, a three-week break is almost like a reset button, isn't it?

40:39So because it's going to be three weeks since we played Fulham, it's almost like a fresh start. I think the international break could be a positive for him, but only if you start getting good results. Obviously, the minute we have a bad result, it gets combined with all the other bad results. But look, I think with Carrick at the moment, it's too early to be removing him or talking about that but he's got to win on Saturday he's got to pick up some results between now and Christmas because the jury is out isn't it and it's a difficult job but at the moment he doesn't look like he's up to a difficult job I certainly think that when you look at Carrick at the moment you've always got to in my opinion say it's an impossible job because of the ownership.

41:23But as bad as the ownership is, do you look at it and go, right coach, wrong ownership? No. At the moment, I'm going wrong ownership, possibly wrong coach. The ownership is always an excuse, but I don't think it's totally an excuse for Carrick, if that makes sense. Because look, you could have... Luis Enrique in charge and he'd struggle with this ownership but you go, we've got the right guy in charge but it's a crap ownership. I think with Carrick at the moment that jury's sort of out on whether he's the right guy or not. Hopefully he can be but he's got to start picking up results. Mark C says, I don't know whether it's been mentioned but what happens with all the other clubs who were purchased by City Football Group during the cheating?

42:12Good point. There's an NLS club, isn't there? I think Girona and yeah I mean look there's lots of implications isn't there but I think it's a little bit like the women's team isn't it because I was it was on when I got home yesterday the TV was on and it was Arsenal Man City quite a lot it was at Man City and quite a lot of fans there women's football and I walked in and went why aren't they being booed the cheats and my wife said to me well the women's team's not involved and I said come on she said well they're not because the money's not been funneled into the women's team is it the money is the 900 million is into the men's team i went wow it's all cut from the same cloth and she went well legally it's not so i don't i don't think i don't know is the answer but the city group's ownership of other clubs you would have to show money going into them that shouldn't have done and i don't I don't even know if that's been investigated.

43:14I think the only thing that's been investigated is the men's team and the sheer amount of money that's gone in there that shouldn't have done. But look, as I said, the Man City thing is going to run and run and run. We're not going to get... It's almost to me like some people think we're going to get Man City relegated before we play Spurs. This is going to run and run and run. And I think the most important... Call it the Alex Scott effect. if Man City get relegated Alex Scott will still leave Bournemouth where will Alex Scott go? Chelsea or Liverpool so are we benefiting or doing the right things when good players are still going to other clubs regardless of Man City and Man United cannot take advantage of City's situation if they're going to watch good players go to other clubs and there are still other clubs out there that will be more competitive than us with this ownership Giel Robinson says I think that Carrick should be getting more out of them.

44:12Yeah, 100%. JP says, legend, all the best for your channels. Thank you, pal. Thank you very much for that. And Juz says, Carrick, one of our members, Juz, says Carrick has not shown any sign of being the manager to bring Man United back. I think every game for Man United is a cup final in the sense that you have to win it. But some games are more important than others. He has to win on Saturday.

44:40And as an early prediction, I think we probably will. But it buys him a little bit more time then. I don't think one or two wins are going to change the course for Carrick. I mean, somebody described it to me a couple of weeks ago that they felt we were already doing survival football. They felt that it was already over for Carrick. And I said, the dangerous thing with that is, and I disagree with you, is that if we're already hitting survival ball with Carrick, then a couple of wins won't do anything. I've seen it before under Ten Hag. I've seen it under Oli. I've seen it under Mourinho. You get a couple of wins, but it doesn't really change.

45:14It just sort of puts the handbrake on for a little bit because as soon as the next bad result comes, things get worse again. So Carrick needs to win on Saturday, but he needs to go on a really big run. His only way back is to go and do what he did between January and April, go and win a load of games and put us in the top three. Thank you so much for watching this morning. If you've not seen the video on That's Football, head over to there. Our new announcement of a load of new content that's coming on there that we're very excited about, which is why I did the video, especially in our new Overlap Daily studio today.

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