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Unrealistic summer transfer wankfest
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Bill
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I was looking at some of the old posts on this thread - its been going over a year!!! I said that signing DDG was a big risk - proved right on that one for now. The problem is the perception of what you are going to get. If Fergie had slowly brought DDG in things would look far more rosy. Unfortunately if you compare our GK situation to our rivals then they all have better starters in the GK position, but we have the better depth. Could be said for many areas of the pitch.
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bman
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When you look at our transfer over the past three seasons, starting with Ronaldo's sale, it's more or less a zero net transfer spend. But then look at what's happened to wages from players retiring or sold: Scholes (presumably again after this summer), Neville, Hargreaves, Van der Sar, O'Shea, Wes Brown, Gibson, Obertan, and we can expect that some or all of Berbatov, Owen, Kuszczak, Diouf, Beba, Macheda will be on their way this summer too. You combine all those wages, and that must be a fuck lot of money every week. So the penny-pinching is happening at both ends of the equation.
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sidney
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United have snapped up 19-year-old City central defender Freddie Veseli in a shock transfer window deal
The Reds tied up the Swiss starlet, who captained his country to Under-17 World Cup triumph in 2009, yesterday – and Veseli headed into Manchester, dressed in a red jacket, to celebrate.
Veseli was seen as a good prospect at City, but he was frustrated at not making the breakthrough into the first team squad. That frustration increased recently when the Blues lost skipper Vincent Kompany and drafted 17-year-old defender Karim Rekik into the squad as cover.
Veseli joined City from Lausanne in 2008 and is a composed, ball-playing centre back – he was taken on the Blues’ summer tour of North America, playing in two of the three games.
City have used him quite a bit. And he's a ball playing centreback.
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dozer
Member
sidney said:
United have snapped up 19-year-old City central defender Freddie Veseli in a shock transfer window dealThe Reds tied up the Swiss starlet, who captained his country to Under-17 World Cup triumph in 2009, yesterday – and Veseli headed into Manchester, dressed in a red jacket, to celebrate.
Veseli was seen as a good prospect at City, but he was frustrated at not making the breakthrough into the first team squad. That frustration increased recently when the Blues lost skipper Vincent Kompany and drafted 17-year-old defender Karim Rekik into the squad as cover.
Veseli joined City from Lausanne in 2008 and is a composed, ball-playing centre back – he was taken on the Blues’ summer tour of North America, playing in two of the three games.
City have used him quite a bit. And he's a ball playing centreback.
Mancini picked a 17 year old over this 19 yr old guyy
Sir Ryan Giggs? No no no. Sir Paul Scholes say.Posted 1 year ago # -
Alfonso Bedoya
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dozer said:
Mancini picked a 17 year old over this 19 yr old guyySo... what's your point?
"Badges, to god-damned hell with badges! We have no badges. In fact, we don't need badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned cabrón and ching' tu madre! Come out from that shit-hole of yours. I have to speak to you."Posted 1 year ago # -
Bill
Member Do you think we are going to buy anyone of note in the summer? Rodwell, Clyne, Zaha, Shaqiri, Eriksen?? We normally buy three. I think we will spend alot less than the approx 55 mill we spent last summer.Not much money coming back in either, the Pig, Matt James, Josh King, Macheda, Owen, Norwood, De Laet not worth alot of the players probably on the way out. I'd expect Giggs and Scholes to sign one year contracts and make next season their last.
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triggs
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Bill said:
Do you think we are going to buy anyone of note in the summer? Rodwell, Clyne, Zaha, Shaqiri, Eriksen?? We normally buy three. I think we will spend alot less than the approx 55 mill we spent last summer.Not much money coming back in either, the Pig, Matt James, Josh King, Macheda, Owen, Norwood, De Laet not worth alot of the players probably on the way out. I'd expect Giggs and Scholes to sign one year contracts and make next season their last.Clyne's probably a given, especially as he's cheap.
I think we'll get a defensive midfielder and a forward (probably someone who can play in the hole and on the left). Maybe another young striker too. No clue who these will be though. I'd also expect Giggs and Scholes to re-sign.
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Bill
Member The other thing to note that united is becoming less about superstars but more about a winning culture and a system. If we win the league this season it will again show that you win the league as a squad and not as a bunch of individuals. Quite refreshing to see, but we are still in the culture of marque signings.
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triggs
Member Bill said:
If that was now we would have gone with the safer betLike De Gea?
United are willing to pay for young talent, e.g. last summer's signings, provided there's not a bidding war with the likes of Real, Chelsea, City, Barca.
If you're looking for value signings, other than Clyne, I'd suggest McCarthy, Joe Allen and McClean may be of interest.
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Bill
Member I think they went out on a limb with De Gea. It may yet pay off, but its not a good start. Stekelenburg and Lindegaard were the safer buys.
Rodwell, Rodellega, Clyne, Shaqiri, Eriksen, Zaha in the mix. Having said that its a very hard to call this summer. Prices very high for those at the world cup # no value in the market
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