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Alfonso Bedoya
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19 and Counting said:
Um...why would some kid from Belgium interest Asian fans? I'd think Kagawa would sell more shirts if that's what floats your boat.

United sells shirts, posters, and other crap... lots of shirts, posters and other crap... more shirts, posters and other crap than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular... doesn't matter who's name is on it... if Hazard joined United, then United would sell a lot of shirts, posters and other crap with Hazards name on it... more than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular...

See how that works?...

"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 #
19 and Counting
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Alfonso Bedoya said:
United sells shirts, posters, and other crap... lots of shirts, posters and other crap... more shirts, posters and other crap than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular... doesn't matter who's name is on it... if Hazard joined United, then United would sell a lot of shirts, posters and other crap with Hazards name on it... more than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular...

See how that works?...

Very enlightening. Thank you so much for putting me in my place.

Posted 1 year ago #
Anantax
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Alfonso Bedoya said:
United sells shirts, posters, and other crap... lots of shirts, posters and other crap... more shirts, posters and other crap than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular... doesn't matter who's name is on it... if Hazard joined United, then United would sell a lot of shirts, posters and other crap with Hazards name on it... more than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular...

See how that works?...

Am curious - do players (outside of Beckham) actually have it included in their contracts that they get a cut for shirt sales with their names on it?

Posted 1 year ago #
nailyclops
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Alfonso Bedoya said:
United sells shirts, posters, and other crap... lots of shirts, posters and other crap... more shirts, posters and other crap than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular... doesn't matter who's name is on it... if Hazard joined United, then United would sell a lot of shirts, posters and other crap with Hazards name on it... more than Chelsea or City... especially in Asia where United is very popular...

See how that works?...

Ha ha, excellent!

Posted 1 year ago #
Alfonso Bedoya
Moderator

Anantax said:
Am curious - do players (outside of Beckham) actually have it included in their contracts that they get a cut for shirt sales with their names on it?

I suppose that's all negotiable.

Posted 1 year ago #
ltel
Member

yeah they do.. all part of image rights i think. rooney got himself a cracking deal when he lost his mind and blackend his name...

Posted 1 year ago #
Pikey McScum
Member

19 and Counting said:
Very enlightening. Thank you so much for putting me in my place.

HAHAHAHA

Well done Alf

Hazard Update: his agent's been trash talking saying there will be no more negotiations, several bids accepted and he'll decide after Belgium's game against England. Two things:

1. Belgium are known as the Red Devils apparently
2. He will decide after the game, it will be many many days after

"Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way."

Posted 1 year ago #
Bill
Member

It should be a good game, Belgium starting to put together a decent side. Kompany, Hazard, Fellani, Defour, Witsel, Vermaelen.

Posted 1 year ago #
marlon
Member

...Vertonghen (going to Spurs), Courtois, Dembele, Nainggolan (going to Juve)

Posted 1 year ago #
Anantax
Member

Put on your daydreaming hats...

Assume we can buy any players we want in the world. Forget preferences. Forget contracts. The one and only constraint is that total net transfer spend can only be $ 20m

Who would you buy and why?

Posted 1 year ago #
Alfonso Bedoya
Moderator

$ or £???

You a Yank?

Anyway... under those conditions... I suppose Kagawa and a taxi for Park and Anderson.

Posted 1 year ago #
sidney
Member

Sky are reporting that United are favourites to sign Hazard, again

I wouldn't put it passed then to be making it up, or exaggerating a possibility and reporting it as fact, so they can create a dramatic false 'twist' if/when he signs for City

Posted 1 year ago #
Bill
Member

The only chance we have signing Hazard as if the Glazers and Gill are worried about damaging the brand of United with a growing reputation of being cheap. A signing like this will quieten all the United nomoney.com talk business and footballing circles. If we don't make this kind of signing when we just lost the league to our cross city rivals, then the talk will be we aren't ambitious or are in real financial trouble. It might also effect merchandise sales. Its a business after all.

To be honest with you I haven't seen much of Hazard as a player, but at the moment he has only played for a good team in an average league and in an average international side. That might be the argument against signing him put forward by Glazers, Gill and Fergie . He's obviously better than any of our centre midfielders but you don't know how he'll adapt to the move and all the pressure of being a marquee signing and the 2nd biggest wage earner at one of the world's biggest clubs.

Will be nice to get him, but I would be surprised if we did. Kagawa, Clyne and Powell are more likely our purchases for the summer, which net spend wise will come in at about £20 mill.

Posted 1 year ago #
brianofnazareth
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sidney said:
so they can create a dramatic false 'twist' if/when he signs for City

^^^ This.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.....

Posted 1 year ago #
Bill
Member

Sky - Their work on deadline day is good though, as well as confirming when transfers go through. However they are like a tabloid in alot of other regards. Hazard probably hasn't made up his mind himself yet.

Posted 1 year ago #
Alfonso Bedoya
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sidney said:
Sky are reporting that United are favourites to sign Hazard, again

I wouldn't put it passed then to be making it up, or exaggerating a possibility and reporting it as fact, so they can create a dramatic false 'twist' if/when he signs for City

Yeah... and how favourite were we to sign Sneijder last year?

At one point bookies stopped taking bets... it was considered a done deal.

Posted 1 year ago #
Anantax
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Alfonso Bedoya said:
$ or £???

You a Yank?

Anyway... under those conditions... I suppose Kagawa and a taxi for Park and Anderson.

Oops...not a Yank, but not in UK either. My keyboard doesnt have the poundsterling sign!

Net transfer spend of £ 20 m then..surely we'll get some cash from Berba?

Posted 1 year ago #
Bill
Member

IN

Kagawa £20 mill
Clyne £3.5 mill compensation
Powell £4 mill

£27.5 mill spend

OUT

Berbatov £7.5 mill (way too low but everyone knows we want to sell)
Owen Free
Kuszcak Free
Pogba Free
James Undisc
De Laet Undisc

7.5 mill

Net spend £20 mill

Posted 1 year ago #
bman
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I'd say we would get kagawa for decent money because he is obviously determined to leave, and Dortmund need to sell him because they don't have that much cash and they've already bought his replacement (Reus). Plus, they bought him for buttons in the first place, so they'll be making a huge profit either way.

I think our best case scenario this summer, given our financial realities, would be if the club bought Kagawa, a decent left-back like Albi, and a young midfielder that would compete for a starting place like Sigurdsson or Strootman. Plus one or two really young lads like Powell, who wouldn't be competing for the senior squad this season.

Posted 1 year ago #
Alfonso Bedoya
Moderator

I think one midfielder will be our lot... if any at all.

Fergie will bank on Cleverly having a fit season, and Fletcher is apparently making progress to be back in time for the new season.

If both of those happen, and we sign Kagawa,(or whoever)... then that's 3 players we didn't really have last year... not to mention Anderson... I'd rather not mention Anderson... in fact... fuck Anderson.

Park wants to stay... and I can see Ferguson keeping him.

Our midfield "squad" will be massive... full of unnecessary dreck... but massive.

I think a left back is a lock... I think that's the one spot we can be sure will get a new player...

Posted 1 year ago #
sheesh
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http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/120523/reports-man-united-plan-summer-swoop-napoli-star-172760?

Posted 1 year ago #
sheesh
Member

Hazard to decide by 2 June:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2148543/Eden-Hazard-decide-Manchester-United-Manchester-City-Chelsea-June-2.html

Posted 1 year ago #
brianofnazareth
Member

sheesh said:
Hazard to decide by 2 June:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2148543/Eden-Hazard-decide-Manchester-United-Manchester-City-Chelsea-June-2.html

I don't like Hazard....smug fuck. Let him go to the highest bidder.

Posted 1 year ago #
squigs
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I am told we are looking to agree personal terms with Van Persie's agent, clubs still have to agree a fee. Despite what media say he doesn't seem likely to go to City this summer.

It's one to watch out for, scource is on staff at Arsenal.

Posted 1 year ago #
sheesh
Member

squigs said:
I am told we are looking to agree personal terms with Van Persie's agent, clubs still have to agree a fee. Despite what media say he doesn't seem likely to go to City this summer.

It's one to watch out for, scource is on staff at Arsenal.

We could swap him for Berbatov. Everyone's a winner.

Posted 1 year ago #
sidney
Member

sheesh said:
Hazard to decide by 2 June:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2148543/Eden-Hazard-decide-Manchester-United-Manchester-City-Chelsea-June-2.html

According to his agent Hazard is happy with all 3 offers that are on the table, so we must be offering him a 'competitive' salary

All he has to do is choose, and according to many reports (not just Sky now) United are the favourites

...

I refuse to believe. I'm still hurting from Sneijder and Ozil

Posted 1 year ago #
sheesh
Member

Every year I try not to get my hopes up and every year I fail.

We can't surely have even a remote chance of landing this player, can we?

Posted 1 year ago #
Bill
Member

I think this would be close to the last nail in the coffin if we didn't get Hazard. The last chance would be next summer when Giggs and Scholes retire. If we didn't buy big in midfield then we never will!

Posted 1 year ago #
brianofnazareth
Member

squigs said:
I am told we are looking to agree personal terms with Van Persie's agent, clubs still have to agree a fee. Despite what media say he doesn't seem likely to go to City this summer.

It's one to watch out for, scource is on staff at Arsenal.

Is it April the 1st?

NOT.A.CHANCE

Posted 1 year ago #
Pikey McScum
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^^^ What Taffy Yankee said

Posted 1 year ago #