Chris Cooper

@cmec22.bsky.social

United, Lancs, Bazball ultra.

Not perfect, still issues with transitions & slow defence in first half. But when we got one & pinned Ipswich back in the second it was over. One of Mainoo's best games. That back-four will get us into more trouble this season but it'll be fine in games like this.

€40m isn't courageous money but I'm really not sure Balde's the one at LB. He won't be better defensively than Dorgu there. B/c it's Barca we shouldn't offer anything north of a loan/option after Rashford. They want to sell, they have Jorge Salinas lined up already. Tell 'em & Mendes to fuck off.

Not sure I have the extent of it but it sounds a lot like Trump wanted Carney to ease Canadian French language rules (and enrage Quebec) so the Ellisons could save a buck on localization

This is going to be the maddest fucking deadline day/week in history. Have to say Spurs', Villa's, City's unreadiness for this season has calmed me down a bit after yesterday.

Noticeable lack of Big Lads who can also Run Around a lot. The front-three are all in the wrong positions in this setup. For whatever reason we're still in third gear physically. And it turns out not having a set-piece coach after years of having one isn't a good idea.

This' my wet dream for the last week of the window. With Atletico desperate not to sell to Real/Barca & Berrada working with Alvarez before there's an opening. Even if there're funny clauses City inserted, as they've shown recently we can find a way to bypass them. He could be a trophy winner.

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So City and Spurs look to be arranging a €140-150m deal for Savinho and Marmoush. Not a €70-75m split you’d expect but instead two quite lopsided fees wrapped up in one. €90-100m for Savinho and the remaining €€s on Marmoush. The reason? City pay less to Frankfurt in sell on fees. Stay classy.

Didn't want to jinx it before he got out, but Cox looked better at #3 today than Bethell has so far. There's a lot to like about those two, Lawrence and the setup of this XI... if England never need a spinner.

If Baleba's not seriously injured then his signing would justify the waiting game in midfield. The best version of him is one of the best in the league. If he can cover at left-back while he beds in this season that'll buy us another season to rebuild there.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United closing in on deal to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton & Hove Albion. #MUFC offer for 22yo Cameroon midfielder ~£60+5m; below #BHAFC valuation but amicable talks ongoing as all parties work to reach agreement 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

Manchester United and Brighton closing in on deal for Carlos Baleba

United have made an offer of around £60million (€70m, $81m) plus £5m in add-ons for the 22-year-old midfielder.

nytimes.com

This second-half is France-3rd-place-playoff in turns of effort. More pace's needed in defence & midfield before window closes. There's no excuse for not signing a couple more squad players while waiting for a first-teamer, especially as we seem to be selling every half-decent academy grad, again.

This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.

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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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Arday 'accused student of Miite privilege' after she
4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…