Re: Manchester United Supporters Thread.
To overhaul the squad would require quite a bit of money, and with our debt we just don't know how much we'll have. We've heard the stories that we have x amount stored in case we need it, but I wouldn't read too much into that.
Even if we do have the funds, the market is overpriced at the moment, which is why we didn't bring in a 'big name' or splash out after Ronaldo left. Admittedly we still spent £20m on Tony V & Gabby Obertan, but that wasn't too bad considering the £80m we received.
With this year being a World Cup year it's going to spiral a bit more, so unless we get deals done before it starts, I wouldn't be suprised if we only made a few tweaks in the summer with the aim to rebuild the following year.
Our 'old guard' are being offered another year on their contracts (VDS, Neville, Scholes & Giggs), so until they call it a day we won't bring in replacements - unless the current replacements (ie Ando & Nani) decide to leave...
I think the reason we've done well this year (let's face it, how many of us were expecting to be in the running for titles at the start of the season?) is because we have a good squad of players. They might seem unfashionable or not as daunting compared to other teams, or even compared to our swash buckling / total football team from 2-3 years ago, but it's working for us.
We aren't a team of great individuals (although we do have a few), where we struggle to fit everyone (and their egos) in. We have a squad of players that know their role for the team, and carry it out well. I'm not knocking other teams, that's just the way I see it.
On the Jason discussion: If you had the option to have either Park, Arshavin or Malouda, would Park be your first pick? At first thought probably not. He might not be as skillful or pacey as the other two, but he has a better all round football brain. He knows when to go forward and when to drop back in support. And for £4m he seems like a bargain lately.
You could go through all our players the same way and there wouldn't be many that I'd swap out (Essien & Torres would be the exceptions for me).
Hopefully that didn't bore everyone

I have a question for you all - if we only made one signing in the summer who would you go for?
I'd love us to get