This Januzaj Lad?

[Hazy2]

Feel a bit sorry for the lad - talk about piling pressure on him, wouldn't be surprised if he cracked in some way. I expect him to be the subject of one of those "Where did it all go wrong" articles in ten years time

He'll be opening a bakery somewhere by the time he's 26. You heard it here first.

I was told by a rag fan we have him all but signed.

[clippo22]

He wouldn't get into our team, or any other top half team, he's got talent and potential but has been well over hyped.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Now don't get me wrong, I've nothing against the lad but why are all the media getting so tied-up with a lad who's had a few starts and scored a couple of goals against a club who is bottom of the league?

Looking at his appearances he has come off the bench for 3 short spells when the Rags were already winning and once when they were drawing but went on to lose after he came on.

Then the Sunderland game where he was nowhere until a quite simple finish followed with a not so extraodinary volley. Then all this hype, why?

Think you're doing the lad a disservice there Beefy mate. The first was a good, confident finish and the second was an extremely good volley, brilliant technique.

Ye's he's been massively overhyped but that happens to any half decent young player. Let's not pretend we wouldn't be getting very very excited and calling him the next best thing if he was one of ours.

And for the 'why all the attention?' bit. The same could be said of Michael Johnson.

[Duckman]

Feel a bit sorry for the lad - talk about piling pressure on him, wouldn't be surprised if he cracked in some way. I expect him to be the subject of one of those "Where did it all go wrong" articles in ten years time

He'll be opening a bakery somewhere by the time he's 26. You heard it here first.

He can always turn to drug smuggling ;)

[dick dastardley]

the more the hype the more the rags have to stump up in his contract negotiations, money they aint got, he may well be a good player but being in the rags team may mean less game time if he has a couple of shitters, which he will.
johnson could of been potentially an england player but for injuries, so matching johnson with jamjar is not a good likeness!!

[kinkylola]

Looks like he could be a good player, but the group wank over him in the media is ridiculous (as always with united youth). Equally ridiculously is people saying that he can get english citizenship and sign him up for england! He's 18 and scored 2 goals ... HE'S GOING TO BE BETTER THAN RONALDO.

He could be good and I hope we steal him off the rags, just to laugh at them since all the hype is up now. I imagine it could turn out to be a veseli in reverse situation though. I don't see anything to make me think he'll be a world beater, but very few show it from the get go at 18.

A big old meh, with nothing to be excited about really.

[Green & Blue]

I know things are not exactly going swimmingly at the Swamp at present but to pin all your hopes on a scrawny 18 year old is just taking things a step too far, whatever happened to Zaha? Correct me if im wrong but i was under the impression he was amazing a couple of moths back.It's almost a week now and any conversation i have had about football swings around to this lad, the media love in seems to have done the trick and everyones responding.

It's funny but rags are fawning over a player they really know next to nothing about.Most of them have only seen him on match of the day and appear oblivious to the fact that he spent six years at Anderlecht, hes not a product of the glorious Utd academy.

[Wonderwall]

Rooney Press Conference for england, he was asked about this lad and he said he is a fantastic talent but isnt he belgian or croatian or sommert?

ha ha ha, thick green plug

[Hazy2]

I hate talking about the Scum, It should be a 24 hour site ban, however Moyes has been a lucky bastard with this lad, he is rated by us and lots of clubs, however Moyes still played Giggs. That failed he got lucky, all beit with a talented kid who masked a piss poor team devoid of ideas against Bottom of the League Sunderland who should have been 2 or 3 up, when he scored. Like most kids Moyes will not sleep easy giving him a massive contract his agent wants, the summer shambles shows that. Pogba was the same, the agent said enough we are off. I speak with my rag brother and he tells me Cleverly could not lace Pogbas boots, however his face fits.

[Beefymcfc]

Now don't get me wrong, I've nothing against the lad but why are all the media getting so tied-up with a lad who's had a few starts and scored a couple of goals against a club who is bottom of the league?

Looking at his appearances he has come off the bench for 3 short spells when the Rags were already winning and once when they were drawing but went on to lose after he came on.

Then the Sunderland game where he was nowhere until a quite simple finish followed with a not so extraodinary volley. Then all this hype, why?

Think you're doing the lad a disservice there Beefy mate. The first was a good, confident finish and the second was an extremely good volley, brilliant technique.

Ye's he's been massively overhyped but that happens to any half decent young player. Let's not pretend we wouldn't be getting very very excited and calling him the next best thing if he was one of ours.

And for the 'why all the attention?' bit. The same could be said of Michael Johnson.

I don't think I'm doing him a disservice mate, it was 2 decent shots, not 2 world class goals. It's funny that you should say it was 'Brilliant' though, and that's where we differ. If the lad was doing it on a regular basis then I'd say,'Yes, this lad maybe the real deal' but he's only done it in one game. And as I say, this is where we differ.

I have nothing against him, he's a young lad trying to break into the higher echolons of the footballing fraternity and like MJ, I wouldn't put him on a pedestal until he'd proved his worth. The difference here though is that MJ actually played a few games before the hype started.

I suppose we're in similar positions now though, us back then and where they are now, looking at the slight glimmer of hope that they've uncovered one of Englands finest just to keep the soul warm on those dark, cold winter nights away at Stoke.

[Hazy2]

Now don't get me wrong, I've nothing against the lad but why are all the media getting so tied-up with a lad who's had a few starts and scored a couple of goals against a club who is bottom of the league?

Looking at his appearances he has come off the bench for 3 short spells when the Rags were already winning and once when they were drawing but went on to lose after he came on.

Then the Sunderland game where he was nowhere until a quite simple finish followed with a not so extraodinary volley. Then all this hype, why?

Think you're doing the lad a disservice there Beefy mate. The first was a good, confident finish and the second was an extremely good volley, brilliant technique.

Ye's he's been massively overhyped but that happens to any half decent young player. Let's not pretend we wouldn't be getting very very excited and calling him the next best thing if he was one of ours.

And for the 'why all the attention?' bit. The same could be said of Michael Johnson.

I don't think I'm doing him a disservice mate, it was 2 decent shots, not 2 world class goals. It's funny that you should say it was 'Brilliant' though, and that's where we differ. If the lad was doing it on a regular basis then I'd say,'Yes, this lad maybe the real deal' but he's only done it in one game. And as I say, this is where we differ.

I have nothing against him, he's a young lad trying to break into the higher echolons of the footballing fraternity and like MJ, I wouldn't put him on a pedestal until he'd proved his worth. The difference here though is that MJ actually played a few games before the hype started.

I suppose we're in similar positions now though, us back then and where they are now, looking at the slight glimmer of hope that they've uncovered one of Englands finest just to keep the soul warm on those dark, cold winter nights away at Stoke.

He will soon be a blue, if the rumours are right. Only rumours BTW..

[Breks]

Januzaj is a rag bastard so he can get to fuck.

[Blue Oli]

Worth having in the squad if only to use up the Js on shirt printing - must have stacks in the shop

[BoltFromTheBlue]

We don't need this "Next Ronaldo" as I believe we already have him...stand up Marcos Lopes.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Now don't get me wrong, I've nothing against the lad but why are all the media getting so tied-up with a lad who's had a few starts and scored a couple of goals against a club who is bottom of the league?

Looking at his appearances he has come off the bench for 3 short spells when the Rags were already winning and once when they were drawing but went on to lose after he came on.

Then the Sunderland game where he was nowhere until a quite simple finish followed with a not so extraodinary volley. Then all this hype, why?

Think you're doing the lad a disservice there Beefy mate. The first was a good, confident finish and the second was an extremely good volley, brilliant technique.

Ye's he's been massively overhyped but that happens to any half decent young player. Let's not pretend we wouldn't be getting very very excited and calling him the next best thing if he was one of ours.

And for the 'why all the attention?' bit. The same could be said of Michael Johnson.

I don't think I'm doing him a disservice mate, it was 2 decent shots, not 2 world class goals. It's funny that you should say it was 'Brilliant' though, and that's where we differ. If the lad was doing it on a regular basis then I'd say,'Yes, this lad maybe the real deal' but he's only done it in one game. And as I say, this is where we differ.

I have nothing against him, he's a young lad trying to break into the higher echolons of the footballing fraternity and like MJ, I wouldn't put him on a pedestal until he'd proved his worth. The difference here though is that MJ actually played a few games before the hype started.

I suppose we're in similar positions now though, us back then and where they are now, looking at the slight glimmer of hope that they've uncovered one of Englands finest just to keep the soul warm on those dark, cold winter nights away at Stoke.

Tbh I thought the second was brilliant. A top drawer goal and we'd be creaming ourselves if Silva/ Aguero/ Toure/ Negredo etc had scored it.

I think these debates on here about Rags are often swayed by Blue tinted perspectives. Which I know is bound to happen but often prevents a decent debate from taking place because it seems the party line is 'he's a rag and therefore shit and if you think he's good you're a rag'.
That's not aimed at you though, more at certain posters in general.


The point I'm making Is yes he's been MASSIVELY overhyped and hasn't actually done anything yet. But I think it's because he's a half decent young player rather than a Rag. I mean Richards was the same. A few decent performances when he broke through and there was massive media hype, same with Michael Johnson, same with Theo Walcott or Wilfred Zaha. The list could go on.
With MJ our own fans were calling him the next Colin Bell ffs!!

This Januzaj lad could go either way obviously but the talent and potential is clearly there for all to see.
Would love it if we stole him from under Moyes's nose.

[Beefymcfc]

Tbh I thought the second was brilliant. A top drawer goal and we'd be creaming ourselves if Silva/ Aguero/ Toure/ Negredo etc had scored it.

I think these debates on here about Rags are often swayed by Blue tinted perspectives. Which I know is bound to happen but often prevents a decent debate from taking place because it seems the party line is 'he's a rag and therefore shit and if you think he's good you're a rag'.
That's not aimed at you though, more at certain posters in general.


The point I'm making Is yes he's been MASSIVELY overhyped and hasn't actually done anything yet. But I think it's because he's a half decent young player rather than a Rag. I mean Richards was the same. A few decent performances when he broke through and there was massive media hype, same with Michael Johnson, same with Theo Walcott or Wilfred Zaha. The list could go on.
With MJ our own fans were calling him the next Colin Bell ffs!!

This Januzaj lad could go either way obviously but the talent and potential is clearly there for all to see.
Would love it if we stole him from under Moyes's nose.

I don't look at it with the Blue Tints mate, why should we, it's not as if he's ran down the touchline at ours kissing the badge. As mentioned in the OP, I think he's a young lad who is a prospect and actually feel the Rags and the English media are placing huge (not MASSIVE) pressure on his head. We all like to see good footballers whichever their club and to possibly prevent a players development in this way is just wrong.

As for stealing him, if he's already been tapped up by somebody then it doesn't matter, he'll be off to whoever regardless. In truth, he should have no real loyalty to the Rags as he's only been there a couple of years and the manager who was bringing him on has now gone; has he really made progress? Maybe he'll look across to our new academy and think there is greener grass on the other side and what a nicer way to open the Academy gates with the signing of a player that will soon play for England ....... well in, possibly, maybe, probably, could be, 5 years time ;-)

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Now don't get me wrong, I've nothing against the lad but why are all the media getting so tied-up with a lad who's had a few starts and scored a couple of goals against a club who is bottom of the league?

Looking at his appearances he has come off the bench for 3 short spells when the Rags were already winning and once when they were drawing but went on to lose after he came on.

Then the Sunderland game where he was nowhere until a quite simple finish followed with a not so extraodinary volley. Then all this hype, why?

Think you're doing the lad a disservice there Beefy mate. The first was a good, confident finish and the second was an extremely good volley, brilliant technique.

Ye's he's been massively overhyped but that happens to any half decent young player. Let's not pretend we wouldn't be getting very very excited and calling him the next best thing if he was one of ours.

And for the 'why all the attention?' bit. The same could be said of Michael Johnson.

I don't think I'm doing him a disservice mate, it was 2 decent shots, not 2 world class goals. It's funny that you should say it was 'Brilliant' though, and that's where we differ. If the lad was doing it on a regular basis then I'd say,'Yes, this lad maybe the real deal' but he's only done it in one game. And as I say, this is where we differ.

I have nothing against him, he's a young lad trying to break into the higher echolons of the footballing fraternity and like MJ, I wouldn't put him on a pedestal until he'd proved his worth. The difference here though is that MJ actually played a few games before the hype started.

I suppose we're in similar positions now though, us back then and where they are now, looking at the slight glimmer of hope that they've uncovered one of Englands finest just to keep the soul warm on those dark, cold winter nights away at Stoke.

Tbh I thought the second was brilliant. A top drawer goal and we'd be creaming ourselves if Silva/ Aguero/ Toure/ Negredo etc had scored it.

I think these debates on here about Rags are often swayed by Blue tinted perspectives. Which I know is bound to happen but often prevents a decent debate from taking place because it seems the party line is 'he's a rag and therefore shit and if you think he's good you're a rag'.
That's not aimed at you though, more at certain posters in general.


The point I'm making Is yes he's been MASSIVELY overhyped and hasn't actually done anything yet. But I think it's because he's a half decent young player rather than a Rag. I mean Richards was the same. A few decent performances when he broke through and there was massive media hype, same with Michael Johnson, same with Theo Walcott or Wilfred Zaha. The list could go on.
With MJ our own fans were calling him the next Colin Bell ffs!!

This Januzaj lad could go either way obviously but the talent and potential is clearly there for all to see.
Would love it if we stole him from under Moyes's nose.

Second goal was top drawer, excellent technique.

Do you honestly believe what you've written about Richards and MJ though? Amongst City fans maybe there was that kind of hype but not anything like that in the general media.

The Walcott hype came with his price tag.

In regards the blue specs comment, I sometimes feel that people trying to be objective go too far the other way, I could be wrong it's just an impression I get on occasion.

[Beefymcfc]

Anybody mentioned the Tom Daley he tried to do on the BlackCats arse?

[Breks]

Anybody mentioned the Tom Daley he tried to do on the BlackCats arse?

No way the scummy rag media would talk about that. He fits in well being a cheating fucker.

[Manc bluey]

Rag mate who has been watching him in reserves seems to think he's special and got player of the year in reserves last year. Probably another Macheda though and doubt they'll ever produce anywhere near the level they got out the reserves in the class of 1992.