Marcus Rashford - signed on loan (injured - out for season?)

[Bernie]

I'll come out in a rash if we signed Rashers rashly.

Let's hope he brings home the bacon then.

[Smithy]

Three assists in his past 48 Premier League games is pretty shite.

He allegedly has/had addiction issues. Not sure if that kind of thing can be discussed here but shouldn't be too hard to find on Google. Could also just be made up Internet bollocks.

He also has 7 goals, with an almost 1 in 3 scoring record THIS season, while being in and out of the side and played out wide when he does appear. He's got fewer league minutes than Jacob Ramsey, for context.

I'm still baffled by people looking for alleged negative things about him.  He's here. He's ours (for the rest of the season at least), and when he's good, he's VERY VERY good.

By all means remain sceptical, but why on earth would anyone go trawling through dodgy rumours on the Internet to find negative things about a new signing?  It baffles me.

[London Villan]

The fact he had the chance to retire to the desert, but chose to stay in the Premier League to try and get back into the England team is a positive.

However, we have plenty of experience of players taking a step down from so-called "big club", only to fail. I'm trying to think of the last one that actually was a success for us?

[Smithy]

The fact he had the chance to retire to the desert, but chose to stay in the Premier League to try and get back into the England team is a positive.

However, we have plenty of experience of players taking a step down from so-called "big club", only to fail. I'm trying to think of the last one that actually was a success for us?

I don't believe we've ever had one like this.  i.e. a player at their prime age, who, at their best, could play for literally any club on the planet.

[Randy Gurner]

The fact he had the chance to retire to the desert, but chose to stay in the Premier League to try and get back into the England team is a positive.

However, we have plenty of experience of players taking a step down from so-called "big club", only to fail. I'm trying to think of the last one that actually was a success for us?

I don't believe we've ever had one like this.  i.e. a player at their prime age, who, at their best, could play for literally any club on the planet.

Collymore?

[London Villan]

That ended well.

[cdbearsfan]

The fact he had the chance to retire to the desert, but chose to stay in the Premier League to try and get back into the England team is a positive.

However, we have plenty of experience of players taking a step down from so-called "big club", only to fail. I'm trying to think of the last one that actually was a success for us?

Martinez has been alright.

[London Villan]

Emi, yes. 100%.

[Smithy]

The fact he had the chance to retire to the desert, but chose to stay in the Premier League to try and get back into the England team is a positive.

However, we have plenty of experience of players taking a step down from so-called "big club", only to fail. I'm trying to think of the last one that actually was a success for us?

I don't believe we've ever had one like this.  i.e. a player at their prime age, who, at their best, could play for literally any club on the planet.

Collymore?

That's a decent example, but I don't think he counts. Collymore was a big, high-profile player - a record signing for us, and undoubtedly a huge talent.  But he wasn't even a regular International, never mind good enough to sign for any club in the world.  Liverpool sold him to us at a loss after Michael Owen emerged.

[Sexual Ealing]

I like the Guardian's football coverage. And there's nothing wrong with that article that I can see.

Same.

[Dave]

I like the Guardian's football coverage. And there's nothing wrong with that article that I can see.

Same.

I don't particularly like the Guardian's football coverage anymore, but I also don't really see anything wrong with that piece.

[Rigadon]

I read that piece and thought it was pretty good.  Some of their coverage is annoying though. 

[SamTheMouse]

Even if you don't agree with what they write, you can't deny it's usually well written. In fact, most of the best writers in the "mainstream" press seem to be at the Guardian.

[Monty]

Even if you don't agree with what they write, you can't deny it's usually well written. In fact, most of the best writers in the "mainstream" press seem to be at the Guardian.

Some people think that anything that looks like it wasn't written with a fist and a crayon pretentious etc.

[Bosco81]

Perhaps I'm being too sensitive, and over-protective of my new mate, but it's the comparisons to Chris Brunt and Brian Deane that seem a bit low.

A quick google, and he's got more assists for Man Utd than Ronaldo and Solksjaer, and more goals than the likes of Walcott, Deane & Bellamy.

Just seems unnecessary, I'm sure the "it's time for Rashford to shut up and prove his worth" article is being penned in time for Sunday, which is the same for any new signing but I bet they all don't get the same coverage.