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

[Hookeysmith]

For some reason Marcus Rashford gets undue criticism more than most . I don’t like that.
The man stands for a lot of good things and think there has been some campaign to discredit him.
This Man Utd manager is doing a power play and scapegoating.

The ‘some reason’ is a mixture of racism and embarrassing the Tory government by feeding some poor kids.

I am not sure about racism, but i could not definately say he has not been exposed to it, as up to the point of him joining us i do not take much notice of what a lot of players get up to - especially THEM .. I thought the biggest criticism toward him for the feeding kids campaign came a lot from United fans wanting him to focus as much on his game as the charitable actions but again i could be wrong.

We can argue that that is poor from them but i'm sure we have our own fans that would have thought /. said similair things if we had a superstar player of our own.

Its a shame but people do get obsessed with club football being the centre of their universe

[Somniloquism]

The criticism of him came from the then government and egged on by the likes of the Heil and the Torygraph. I remember the former pointing out the house he lived in and maybe what he had spent on his mother as some type of dig into HE should be funding school dinners instead of the government.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

You’re all going to get our boy Rudy fired up. Amorim is a saint in his eyes. Amorim went all Stevie G on sterioids with his “we’re the shittest Man U team ever” comment let alone what he’s saying about Rashford. He’s not going to last in that job if after a couple of months he’s showing signs of cracking.

Not even close. He pretty much did exactly the same when he entered Sporting. Context is everything. After two months of too many interviews and press conferences where almost every question was about Rashford. Maybe he thought finally he won't have to answer any more questions about Rashford.

The most encouraging words are those from Unai. Obviously it's still the honeymoon period but to hear him say how well Rashford has been training is music to the ears.  The lad's back with a point to prove and it can only be good news for us. Obviously things can change but with his head in a good place we really could see something special in the coming months. This is a player that by himself would each year take a 8-10 day fitness programme so he returned to preseason in top, top condition.

He's been poor for the last 18 months but I feel if he sorts out his head, just focuses on what he's paid to do, avoids the circus that surrounds him, he'll be more than fine. Those images of him walking into Bodymoor Heath to be greeted by a great big smile from Ollie Watkins, a tight, hard working squad and a coach who wants to get the best from you, it will hopefully see him return to his happy place.

Amorim didn't break him, he was already broken and leaving Old Trafford is probably something he wanted 12-18 months ago. One step at a time but today all the signs are good. Next step is doing it on matchday. When we see him sprinting back instead of casually jogging to help out the team we'll know he's fully onboard. Unai managed to get Duran doing it, I don't see why he'd fail with Rashford.

[Toronto Villa]

We all hope Amorim stays just as he has been at Man U.

[PeterWithesShin]

I like Amorim, he's made ManU worse than even ETH did. Gotta respect that.

[andyh]

The criticism of him came from the then government and egged on by the likes of the Heil and the Torygraph. I remember the former pointing out the house he lived in and maybe what he had spent on his mother as some type of dig into HE should be funding school dinners instead of the government.

It’s exactly this.
Plus, with the heil particularly, they didn’t want ‘someone getting uppity* ‘ and showing up Johnson and his scummy cronies.

*We know what that means.

[Brazilian Villain]

The most encouraging words are those from Unai. Obviously it's still the honeymoon period but to hear him say how well Rashford has been training is music to the ears.

Agreed, it's encouraging stuff. If he starts against Spurs, it'll be a sign that Unai thinks he's in a good place (at least physically).

[garyellis]

Who is listening to ITV now and Roy Keane on Rashford going to Villa?

[jwarry]

Who is listening to ITV now and Roy Keane on Rashford going to Villa?

Me and I nearly kicked the tv, what a twat, and not helped by the clearly biased wanchor man

[edgysatsuma89]

Who is listening to ITV now and Roy Keane on Rashford going to Villa?

They seem to be really confused about where Man United currently are in the pecking order and have been for a while now. No, not every club in England is now a step down. I wonder how long it will take for that view to change?

[pauliewalnuts]

For some reason Marcus Rashford gets undue criticism more than most . I don’t like that.
The man stands for a lot of good things and think there has been some campaign to discredit him.
This Man Utd manager is doing a power play and scapegoating.

The ‘some reason’ is a mixture of racism and embarrassing the Tory government by feeding some poor kids.

I am not sure about racism, but i could not definately say he has not been exposed to it, as up to the point of him joining us i do not take much notice of what a lot of players get up to - especially THEM .. I thought the biggest criticism toward him for the feeding kids campaign came a lot from United fans wanting him to focus as much on his game as the charitable actions but again i could be wrong.

We can argue that that is poor from them but i'm sure we have our own fans that would have thought /. said similair things if we had a superstar player of our own.

Its a shame but people do get obsessed with club football being the centre of their universe

I am not a fan of this signing, it will end in tears, but Rashford deserves immense credit for his off-pitch work with charity.

And I also agree, there is a definite bit of dog whistle racism about the media coverage of him. See also: Raheem Sterling.

[jwarry]

At least Ian Wright seems to have a dose of reality

[edgysatsuma89]

At least Ian Wright seems to have a dose of reality

He tends to be decent.

[garyellis]

Who is listening to ITV now and Roy Keane on Rashford going to Villa?

Me and I nearly kicked the tv, what a twat, and not helped by the clearly biased wanchor man

Me too and good work by Ian Wright to give some balance to the other two twats

[edgysatsuma89]

Why get angry, though? Just amuse yourself at their delusion.