Re: The new Roy Keane is in United's midst The article is actually not very good, but it does make a few decent points. The Glazer bit is obviously propaganda...a dig from the writer. Re: the players D.Jones is the best CM through the reserves in years. He's better than Gibson and much more able in attack, but that leads to my next point. In an ideal world they would play together Gibson(Keane) and Jones(Scholes) they are not players that would compete for the same position. One does all his best work closer to the opposition box and the other is better breaking up plays and spraying the ball all over the place. Gibson is an excellent player, prodigious in fact, but he's not going to get his chances for at least another season. He's only 17 and you don't get debuts in the PL in CM at that age. Campbell is usurping Blake as predicted. Sadly for Blake I think his own star is fading he does not look the player he did a year ago and I think that ankle injury is actually showing in his game and sharpness. Whilst Campbell goes from strength to strength. Evans, Gibson and Campbell are exceptional talents. But Jones really is the cream of the crop par even with Rossi.
Re: The new Roy Keane is in United's midst So, if you had been Fergie, who would you bring up next season? Of course depending on who we buy during the summer.. but say 2 good talented mids. Maybe not Riquilme and Gattuso.. But say.. Parker and Pederson? Rossi to get some games in rotation. Then Jones? And Maybe Bardsley and Evans to start coming in in the back?
Re: The new Roy Keane is in United's midst I would expect(hope) that both Jones and Rossi are first team squaddies next season. Pique will also be in with a shout biut I doubt he'll be sitting on the 16 bench every week where the other two deserve it, literally. Evans is only 17, too small for the EPL for now. He needs to fill out.
I didn't mind seeing Jones go on his two loan spells this season as, even with the depleted midfield, I didn't think he was ready, yet. Jones didn't need the weight of expectation that he would have had to carry if he had been identified as a solution to our midfield problems. Now that he had done his stints at Preston and in the Netherland, I expect Jones will have a real opportunity to be a key member of the team next season. Depending on purchases, I don't see Jones having a problem forcing his way into the rotation of attack-first central midfielders.
Re: The new Roy Keane is in United's midst the exact same thing I was thinking... although perhaps it could have been phrased... Unless you manager enjoys thrusting onto young boys the roles of men.
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I remember that thread... it was a ********ing thing of beauty - like all good 2 person comedy sketches it was seemless and the chemistry was excellent. I'd pay money to see something like that acted out IRL.
David Jones is a promising player at NEC. But we all know that the Dutch league isn't the premierleague. NEC isn't Man United by far but it is too early to tell if Jones is Man United material or not. I think that an inbetween step would be good for Jones. A transfer to a topclub like Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV with first option for Man United to buy him back. The best option for him would be a club that plays championsleague. CL would be THE test for a promising player like Jones.
Altogether now: Welcome newbie! I think (hope) that Jones will be given every chance to make his mark at United next season. I'm not certain that United will learn anything more about Jones from additional loan spells.
Exactly. Regardless of the Eredivisie experience - Jones is a United academy product and captain of the reserves, he's already shown the potential to be something good to great in the prem based on what he did while he was here. From what we've seen he's already better than any non Keane/Scholes CM we've employed thus far.
Thank you and hi to you all! I think man U could benefit enormously from a loan/temporarely transfer to a dutch topclub. The transision from a club like NEC to Man U could be too much at once and no one would benefit if Jones is just keeping the bench warm! But on the otherhand I could be very wrong and Jones could be the rookie of the year next season!
When in reserves, Jones was superior to everyone, save possibly Rossi, including players that have been in the first team. I don't think that he will be overwhelmed by playing for the first team.
Some critics in Holland don't share your openinion. They think he's a good player for the dutch league but the absolute top like Man U would be a bridge too far. But their is only one way to find out, isn't it!