“I would like to do business, but only if the prices are right – and that can be a problem in January,” Ferguson said today.
We have been ‘warned off’ Carlton Cole after reports in the papers reckoned we were ready to part with £20m for the Chelsea reject. Don’t get me wrong, he’s doing a good job for West Ham this season but Darren Bent is having a better time at Sunderland. Should we go for him too?
If not Cole, then maybe Jack Rodwell will be joining us for £16m, although reports suggest Chelsea are also keen and Everton are asking for £20m. He wouldn’t be the first high priced teenager we’ve lured from Merseyside but Rooney was doing the business on an International level when we forked out the cash for him. Even the supposed £16m is a lot of money for an 18-year-old who has yet to prove himself on any big stage.
There’s still time for a repeated transfer rumour though, with Philipp Lahm tipped to finally make a £15m to replace Gary Neville. There has been talk of this deal for some time but Bayern Munich have understandably reluctant to sell. However, vice-captain Lahm was fined by the club last week after taking part in an interview which was not approved by the club in which he ‘attacked the club, the coach and his fellow players.’ Bayern are currently 8th in the German league and Lahm compared their situation with that of United and Barcelona’s.
“Clubs like Manchester United and Barcelona have a system in place and they go out to buy a player who fits into that system,” he said. “In a strong side, you need at least eight players who know the club, know their position well, are self-confident and are competitive. I do not see those eight players with us and it is not just the current players fault, it is the philosophy which has been missing over the last year.”
And no rumours page could be complete without us being linked to ‘the next *insert great player’s name here*’. Connor Wickham, Ipswich’s youngest ever first team player, 16-years-old and 6ft 3in tall, scored a hattrick for England U-17, can’t sign a pro deal until March, and most importantly, ‘the next Wayne Rooney’.
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david villa please
its a fantasy, but i would like to see james milner at man utd
right now we have the budget, i know buying teenagers for the future is a smart move but we already have enough promising academy players…
In my opinion, the best thing to do is spent on a proven goalscorer, somebody who can finish, a little bit expensive is ok considering 17 million on each of Anderson and Nani…
we are linked with dzeko as well i’d take him and another centre half maybe subotic
Yaya Toure, Pato and some CAM, please! Or maybe Luis Fabiano as the definitive striker.
We need some one creative for attacking force in the middle. With Yaya and Hargo as defensive mid. things would be amazing!
No need any midfielders.
A striker would be OK, but the thing is, if we bought a striker for 20 million pounds, there would be a 20 million pound player wasted every week.
We’re good at the back as well, in my opinion.
Plus, we’ve got the 2 young lads, Diouf and Ljajic, coming in, so I think we’re good in all positions.
PS: I still believe in Nani.
I reckon its gonna be David Silva. He can play in the CL as well
I would stick my neck out and say Krasic of CSKA. Also, anyone see Tosic setup the Serbia goal last night? We need to start giving the lad a chance. He’s a permanent fixture of the Serbia team and they are going to South Africa after finishing above France in their group.
I’d take Dzeko over the surprisingly old David Villa. Who’s to say at his age he’d be able to adapt to the premiership? Dzeko looks very promising and is the type of player that I think could forge a good partnership with Wazza. Because unfortunately for Berbatov who is an immense talent, he just hasn’t clicked with our biggest talent.
Hey guys, lets buy Buffon, Kaka, Ribery and Villa… (hehe)
Exciting times.
I hope the Carlton Cole rumours have no substance.
David Silva please. He can play as a left winger, supporting striker of attacking mid fielder. Buy him and also Manuel Neur
its not about buying super star from outside britain, please spend on british youngster who can become a super star. keep our tradition and we have enough foriegn players. please buy rodwell or wickham. we bought super stars in the past but never been up to the job but the some of the youngsters we bought went on to make iconic names in the world football arena. i would like to see more british players dont turn in to the likes of arsenal or liverpool or chelsea. we missed welsh wizard aron ramsy and dont make the same mistake.
We don’t need to buy anyone. Forget Villa and Silva, over priced, unproven and did not impress when they came to OT. We have fantastic players, an in-depth squad, promising youngsters who’ll never get the chance if new players keep coming in.
We have Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Macheda, Welbeck as strikers (including Ljajic and Mame coming in jan).
We have a midfield of Hargo, Ando, Fletcher, Giggs, Scholes, Valencia, Obertan, Carrick, Nani, Gibson.
We have many defenders out but there is 2 strong line-ups we can choose from.
-Rafael, Vidic, Rio, Evra.
-Brown, O’shea, Evans, Fabio
I would be happy if the 80 million is spend on the toilets,carpets, walls and the likes at Carrington as reported. So, no need to spend, Fergie.
in a perfect world i would like to sign Fabregas..
I think we should go for Buffon if not in january, than next summer
@ aimanunited
For the second time, we DO have a proven goalscorer who can finish, Owen.
I am surprise no one has mentioned the need to buy a goalkeeper. This is probably VDS’s last year at the club and honestly I don’t fancy Foster to take over. Maybe Fergie should consider going for Akinfeev or Stephan Andersen who plays for the denmark national team and is an excellent keeper.
Isnt another young brazilian Dodo joining us in January?
AFTER GIGGSY WE HAVENT GOT WELSH PLAYER IN OUR TEAM WHATS GOIN ON. OUR SCOUT SHOULD SEARCH FOR A BETTER WELSH KID RATHER THAN SEARCHING OUTSIDE UK. WE HAVE PROMISSING YOUNGSTERS FROM N.IRELAND, REP. OF IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND BUT NO WELSH. YES SOME OTHER FANS MIGHT THINK THAT I AM BEING HARSH HERE SORRY GUYS. WE NEED FORIEGN PLAYERS AS WEL AS BRITISH PLAYERS. MANUTD MEANS KEEEEEEP THE TRADITION FOREVE NOT TO BREAK OUR TRADITION, TRY HARD TO GET ARON RAMSY FROM ARSENAL PAY OVER THE ODD AND GET HIM.
People need to stop pinning hopes on Ljajic and Diouf. These players are not going to offer much to the first team when (and if in the case of Diouf) they arrive in January. They need time to bed in and settle to the English way of life.
I think we should go for Akinfeev and maybe a left winger. I’m not sure if buying a left winger is the right thing to do, because maybe it would stunt Obertan’s development. Or maybe if we bought a more established winger Obertan could learn from him. He’s only 20 after all.
In an ideal world I’d say Zlatan Ibrahamovic and Iniesta.
But realistically please sign Villa or Pato
- our priority now is a world class central mf, who controls possession, organises attack n defense. we have enough wingers n forwards.
my suggestions;
-john obi mikel, jeremy toulalan, daniele de rossi, or even fabregas, iniesta, senna, riquelme.
Ribery please.
Only thing we need is a keeper. And i think fergie should try partnering owen & rooney,or better yet,use all three with rooney behind owen and berbatov
While it is good to see fans like Scott’s and most posters on this site continued support of our team and optimism regarding it’s potential, I hope SAF doesn’t share this rose-tinted view. There is a lot of mediocre talent in this squad, players like Valencia, O’Shea, Obertan, Owen, Nani are getting to many games because we don’t have the quality to replace them. Add to this list Anderson’s and Carrick’s inconsistency, one week they are brilliant (although it’s been awhile since Carrick was) and the next two they make Darron Gibson look like Fabregas. Added to this the legends that are Giggs, Scholes and Neville are no longer able to do a job week in and week out, although they do a job when asked to (Giggsy is even looking like he has been used to much, shoving signs of tiring of late). All of this added, means we have the most depth in the league and the strongest squad, but nowhere near the best starting line-up, which means we are losing the big games. I don’t agree with most fans that wan’t to see us sign a centre mid, not until we see how good Hargo will be after this long lay-off. However I really feel we need a creative spark, and a striker to finish of the few real chances we create. The future is bright with Macheda, Welbeck, Petrucci, Morrison, the twins, Ljajic and possibly Obertan (I’m on the fence with him), but we need a couple of players to bridge the gap, as they won’t be ready to do a job week in week out to the standards expected at United for a couple of years more.
Come on guys seriously, are some people asking for david villa and buffon, are you kidding me. They are both way too old. I hope there is no substance to Carlton Cole rumors that would be a disaster. I would like to see us get a young keeper, such as neur or akinfeev who are both great. Also I wouldnt mind seeing us buy Mario Balotelli from Inter he is going to be great.
these days when i read our team sheet during matches, there are hardly as many marquee names that jump off the page, names that strike fear in our opponents. thats why even small teams are not intimidated by us any more. we need names like ribbery,gignac and lahm to sit alongside the likes of Rooney. we got nuf kids already, lets blood them!
Enough of the next big things’ please.. Every big team across Europe has a world class creative mid fielder but ever since Scholes went past his peak we haven’t had one. Flectcher and co. often do enough to neutralize opponents but seldom split open defenses. Not necessarily in a January but we ‘need’ a big signing, a marque signing of sorts. Feel Rooney, Berba and Owen would suffice for now but don’t trust Nani and don’t even considered Obertan, so a top quality winger too.
STEVEN DEFOUR and DAVID SILVA please. Maybe Villa or Dzeko. Maybe De Rossi. Not worried about right back in January, but Lahm or Maicon. Akinfeev or Neuer at keeper.
@ Behmermanc
VDS was 34 I think when we bought him, but look at what he has done for us, most notably he practically won us the european cup. Buffon is 31 now and is very tempting but I doubt he’ll want to come and his price will be very high. A goal keeper is all we need to buy.
David Moyes promised after letting Rooney go that this won’t happen with his next talent. We’ll see.
@Fze123 – Did you actually watch the United game against Valencia? When Silva came on he basically split open the defence about 3 times within 10 minutes of coming on..
We need an right sided Evra, O’Shea and Brown are both decent defenders but neither can offer anywhere near the quality Evra can when attacking.
A goalkeeper would be handy, can’t say I have confidence in Foster to take over from VDS, I hope he does though.
Still feel we need an out and out striker, I love Berbatov but it’s never really clicked with Rooney. Although we have Owen he’s no Torres, Villa, Eto’o etc. Would love to have a 3 pronged attack I can’t see it happening though.
Always liked Silva and would be an ideal signing my eyes, add that bit of creativity and play in a variety of positions.
Depending on Hargreaves fitness, if he gets injured again I’d go for Yaya Toure, always looked to be a quality player.
united need to get some cover for rio and vidic, evans has injury niggles of his own, and i’m not too happy with shifting o’shea or wes into central defenders.
i really wish we never let ryan shawcross go, he grew into a 6’5″ beast and is the best footballer that stoke city have by a mile.
I’m waiting for Adem “serbian Kaka” Ljajic, thats already important transfer for me. Great prospect. I would like also to see Buffon/Akinfeev and Ashley Young in United’s shirt.
Why are people continually insinting that this team is great as is and we only need a GK? I’ve even seen people berated and called plastics on this site for suggesting that maybe this team isn’t all that good ffs. Anyone who has watched the constipated performances this season can surely see that we aree lacking in the creative department? And this stuff about Ljajic and Diouf, that they are all we need in january??? I have high hopes for Ljajic, and by all accounts he is an outstanding talent, so maybe he will make his mark at some point in the second half of the season, but he is 18 and we can’t pin our hopes on an 18 year old boy who will be acclimatising himself with a new country, language and league. This Diouf kid is 21 and has never played in a bigger league than Norway, so I’m not expecting much at all from him, and defo not this season. We have a fantastic chance to overtake the dippers in total league titles and to be the first team to win 4 in a row, and with the way the league is playing out, I feel that a successful signing or two could really seperate us from the rest. Oh, and I also believe that we need a GK, but not until the summer window.
I honestly don’t think Sir Alex will buy anyone in the transfer window. January usually means inflated prices, more so than in the summer and if we weren’t prepared to splash the cash in the summer I can’t see us doing it in January. With that said I do think we need a creative midfielder and another forward. Sir Alex has always operated with 4 quality strikers and I don’t think Welbeck or Macheda are there yet. Fabregas would be a great signing, and completely unrealistic, but I’m not sure about Silva? Villa has shown he can do it at the highest level but who would you pair him with? Huntelaar would be available and affordable. On a different note, can anyone fill me in on the progress Pogba is making? How is he looking?
David Silva please. He’s awesome in my Football Manager 2010 team! And Marek Hamsik from Napoli aint bad too…
akinfeev is all we need at the moment. and maybe a left winger.
alan dzagoev, akinfeev, gourcouff
Scott is asking for it now with people coming on saying get Villa and get Fabregas. Fuck Fabregas the horrible little cunt, we have Ando who shits on him!! We have a plethora of talent in midfield with more to come in Ljijac, Cleverley etc.
Fze123 – Spot on about Owen pal. Whilst I appreciate he hasn’t been getting much match time he has one of THE best records in European football at hitting the onion bag. Just because he isn’t Spanish or Serbian and we got him on a free people still doubt him. Just go look at his goals to games ratio for the dippers, fascists and Newcastle.
If Fergie thinks we need then fair enough, we will see in Jan. Have to say though I was well impressed with Dzeko at Old Trafford last month.
David Villa, David Silva and Mata from Valencia – top quality players.
mautd4eve – We tried to get Ramsey but he chose the gooners.
Also people think it is as easy as saying “ooh I fancy David Villa, lets go and sign him”. It simply doesn’t work like that.
Have very high hopes from Ljajic, Petrucci and Morrison but they’re a few years away. Someone mentioned here and i completely agree we have a great squad but a very average best XI (something that hasn’t gone past the gaffer..notice how he always speaks about the squad and never the starting XI). Also i fail to understand the case of Tosic..he regularly plays for Serbia (and does well at that) and whatever little I have seen of him with us he certainly looks good enough to be given a bit more of a chance. His close ball control is reminiscence of Giggs and certainly better than the half dozen average wingers we have. And for those interested in the ‘next big thing’ check out “Romelu Lukaku”..
We NEED a top drawer keeper to replace VDS.
We NEED a top drawer creative midfielder.
Other than that we are very well served throughout the squad.
Pretty soon we will NEED a new manager but that is for another day…..
Icelandic Devil – I hear what you are saying and agree with some points. However football these days is all about the squad and not starting 11.
id like ankinfeev, and villa + silva from valencia (my ‘foreign team’). but this aint gonna happen…. so one or 2 of the 3 will do me! (more likely to be silva and ankinfeev as i doubt villa will come… we have 4/5 good forwards anyway! i agree with the bloke above who said play owen, berba and rooney together
Short-term or long-term ? That’s the first question that hasn’t been asked. The second question relates to how much money SAF has to spend. Is it all of the 60 million left-over from CR7′s sale to TheVirus ? or something less ??
And, the third question is a variation on the first – what will UTD’s EPL situation be in mid-January ? Right now, TheLads are comfortably in range of RentBoyz and TheArse, both of whom have had easier schedules so far. Looking at UTD’s next ten games – i.e., between next weekend and the end of January when TheLads visit The Emirates – there are 30 points up for grabs. Let’s be realistic and note that the two best opponents – Everton and Villa – are met at Old Trafford – so it’s not unreasonable to presume that UTD have a slim chance on running-the-table and gaining all 30 points. If that were to happen then I’d presume TheLads would enter the match with TheArse as the first-place team.
Seeing matters in that light – and knowing that discussions with all sorts of “interested parties” go on all the time – then the decision comes back to the first point I made: short-term or long-term ? David Villa or David Silva would cost in the neighbourhood of 30 million each – or the whole windfall left over from the Ronaldo sale. IF “glory” is reachable this year in the EPL – and knowing that the CL is a crap-shoot – but the prize money would cover their purchase and provide great strength-in-dpeth for the next five years, at least.
BUT what about the alternative ? what if a lousy run of form in the next ten games so that UTD only get, say, 20 out of 30 possible points and find themselves in the nether reaches alongside LiverPoo ? what if a run of injuries makes the squeaky-bum time look more like a stain-in-the-underpants than just a wet fart ? In those circumstances a purchase of expensive additions to the squad looks unlikely to convince the bean counters who always have to approve SAF’s expenditures.
Turning to specifics – my first choice would be GianLuigi Buffon who is the world’s best keeper and is “only” 32. My second choice would be someone – I don’t have the knowledge to submit a single name – whose presence would bring out the best in Wayne Rooney’s attacking game (TheBoyWonder is a # 10, not a classic #9). But, if pressed, then I’d say that David Villa would be a great shout.
I’m not so concerned with “youth” like Rodwell or the kid from Ipswich – they have to be absolute certs like Wayne Rooney was to justify spending more than a few million quid. The money demanded for Rodwell seems like a fantasy to me – ManShitty might want to spend 20,000,000 quid on a kid but at Old Trafford there is still some residue of financial probity, one hopes. Besides, we’ve been told that the new generation of FergyFledglings is the best since the early ’90s so what’s the logic of blowing the wad on Rodwell or the kid from Ipswich: are they really better prospects than Cory Evans or KikoTheKid or Danny Welbeck ?
I said it the second tine Ronaldo got bought to Madrid and I said it again the 3rd time. David silva is perfect and the fact that we could have Fletcher Hargreaves silva and some one else in a 4 man midfield for the knock out stages of the champions league is unreal
@king Eric. Ithink sir alex was not serious about ramsey.
hi guys i just got back home… been outstation for threedays…
anyway about new players, David Silva is nice.. He is on another level from other left wingers we have now; Nani, Obertan and Tosic. So to get a world class winger like Silva would be nice.
but i think we need a new RB the most. The last world-class RB we had is Gary Neville. And now at 34, he is still our best RB lol.
but after saying all those things, there is a line we must remember, never to cross it again. that is, IN FERGIE WE TRUST!
New goalie is needed. Anything else is a luxury.
We neeeeeed to buy Dzeko. He is real class, instead that we gave so much money for Berba. I was watching him against Portugal, he needs a second to give a score. EX Yugoslavia is European Brasil, guy is strong tehnically, fast, strong…he s got everything for Premier League. Maybe he wont be like Ibrahimovic, but not far away.
Get nobody, play the youngsters
People say they arent ready, well they cant be ready if they never get a game!!!
@ King Eric
Fabregas is World Class mate, and Anderson hasn’t done enough for me to show that he is better than Cesc apart from that one off match….
I just don’t understand why people keep on patting Anderson up even if he has a disastrous game and Nani gets slated after every match..Ando has shown some decent form in the last few games but hes still far far away to be even mentioned in the same breath as Fabregas…
And we need someone in the middlefield who knows how to create the game, give the right ball…
…wich means, we need brazilians…
@andsolskjaerhaswonit… i strongly disagree with Ando still far away behind Fabregas. Ando can at any moment surpass Fabregas. If he starts every game, he will be among the best in the world by the end of this season.
David Silva!
ICELANDIC dEVIL….
“I really feel we need a creative spark, and a striker to finish of the few real chances we create. The future is bright with Macheda, Welbeck, Petrucci, Morrison, the twins, Ljajic and possibly Obertan (I’m on the fence with him), but we need a couple of players to bridge the gap, as they won’t be ready to do a job week in week out to the standards expected at United for a couple of years more.”
WE NEED SPARK IN THE MIDDLE, AND THAT S WHAT S MISSING. DESTRUCTION IS GOOD, BUT NOT SPARK…ONE GOOD BALL DEEP, AND GOOD FINISHER.
Would love to have villa in the squad as he is one of the deadliest strikers in the game today. Because then we would have a much better finisher than rooney or berbatov and this move may help rooney to play his best position i.e. Behind the main striker.
creative CM needed + goalkeeper? (Akinfeev, Neuer?)
oUR YOUNG PLAERS are great potential, but WE CANT WAIT. WE ARE CHASING RECORD. 3 CLASS ATTACKERS, AND ONE YOUNG TO LEARN WITH THEM. wich means another one attackers. I dont know, maybe I m wrong, but david silva and david villa are good, but i think they wouldnt fit in the sistem.
when we talk about middle i would say GOURCOUFF
I think we just need an exceptional creative midfielder who can carry the ball out of midfield into attack to link it all up. The way Iniesta did against us in the champs league final. Some would say anderson can but I think he is too direct and forceful, running and passing to hard. We need a Modric or a Silva or better yet Yoann Gourcuff. I think we would be fine then. A keeper would be nice but I don’t think that its a pressing issue. We can’t buy to many players because this is maybe the best crop of youngers we have had coming through for a very long time.
would agree on Silva and not Villa. even like the looks of Krasic and Dzeko. please no Lahm. he is shite defensively and a waste to pay that amount for a full back.
am i the only one worried about rio’s form and his inability to stay healthy for long periods?
evans is a natural to replace rio as vidic’s partner, but both of them have similar games and are such full-blooded committed tacklers, i worry about both of them staying on the pitch due to injury and/or card bans.
in our biggest losses this year rio and vidic were average at best against the dippers, rio was shite against city, and neither played against chelsea.
o’shea and wes can provide stop gap cover as centre halves, but united need to look to the future and get some cover. if rio doesn’t get his pace back, his confidence and form will never fully recover. when we signed vidic and evra a few seasons past in the january transfer window, it wasn’t the most exciting news (i had little idea who they were to be honest). but they turned out to be 2 of our most pivotal siginings in years.
i like porto’s bruno alves, but he’s a bit old at 29. ac milan have a talented central defender in thiago silva who’s only 25, but it seems impossible to pry him away.
didn’t mean to imply we lost at city, but rio’s form was shite in that match.
Come on fergi sign RAFAEL VAN DER VAART from the facist he is our answer!
We need another central defender. Evan is injured. Ferdinand could be out for some time and will take time to get back to good form.
Van Der Vaart is overrated, if a midfielder then Yoann Gourcuff for me.
If we sign Carlton Cole then I will commit suicide, he is cunt.
gourcuff, maicon/lahm, di maria, dzeko keeper can wait till summer. Need a good right back and left winger more
Not carlton Cole !!He’s mediocre at best.
Wouldn’t mind Yaya Toure though.
We could do with a decent right back too.
We need someone with curly hair.. OH WAIT, hargo is soon back.
Big CF Striker with killer finish ! Please! No C.Cole!!
The signings will be David Silva and Akinfeev. Pretty much a guarentee with Akinfeev.
Carlton Cole is pethetic and it was reported on the day before we were linked with him that Liverpool wanted him. Just shit stirring in the papers.
The money for Akinfeev will be covered by the chance that Nani will be sold. The money for Silva was probably supposed to be spent in the summer just gone.
We will not sign a keeper in Jan, Edwin will play until at least the end of the season and knowing Fergie probably longer.
@ Fze123 : That pre season friendly earlier in the season was only the second or third match of Valencia, u can’t expect them to have the similar fitness level that of our players…
Silva looked good, i won’t mind him coming…
Too many mediocre players in midfield.
United lack creativity and goals from the midfield.
We have a few players who are nearly there.
I would love us to get lahm as a right back because thats the only defensive position in our team that lacks quality, yes i rate Rafeal but he’s too young with a lot to learn ,Akinfeev I think would be magic keeper for us.He’s so cool/calm, fantastic shot stopper and comfortable coming for crosses.Also why not put Rooney in the Scholes role, he has the engine the vision and skill required and imagine Rooney running from deep,bursting into the box Berbs and Owen would be the perfect foil for him. Rooney loves in the thick of the action and loves being on the ball he gets frustrated without it. Go on Fergie let him dictate play.It would also save us millions
we dont need no1…..we got quality in every poistion..cant think of one poistion we need to buy for?
@Cantona7 : Mate, Fabregas is already one of the best midfielders in the world, Anderson is still far away from being one of the best…
Edin dzeko and igor akinfeev and david silva incase we sell nani.apart from akinfeev i cant see us getting the other 2 in january.we may be able to get dzeko or get an agreement with wolfsburg but dont think we will get silva as real and barca may go for him too and he will want to stay in spain
Do you really think we will sign a keeper in Jan boys, if we got a decent bid for Nani I would drive him to the airport myself.
Actually we do lack creativity in the middle of the park but Berbatov provides that part but i still feel we haven’t used him to his full potential although he is fucking class…imo.
If our midfield doesn’t feed our strikers we indeed look like a mediocre Mid table team…
I wouldn’t mind Dzeko at all…Akinfeev would be a great addition too although i still think Benji Foster deserves more chances…
Rooney n Dzeko will scare the shit out of any team…
Nani is on his way out,i think…the Gaffer rates Obertan higher than him, which showed in the CHelse game….Nani couldn’t even make the bench for that one…
DE ROSSI PLEASE
@Stephen .we need a keeper because this is van der sars last season(think so) and foster and kusczak are not good enough to even be regular for mid table clubs
We do but we will sign one in Jan mate, Edwin will be first choice until the end of the season and no side in their right mind would sell their number one in the window.
Sorry I meant we will not sign one in Jan.
@The Kenyan Redvill
“Ithink sir alex was not serious about ramsey.”
Actually he was dead serious about him, the bid even got reported on the official website, we were so sure we’d get him, but SAF sent Gary Neville to recruit him while Wenger flew him over to Switzerland on a private jet to talk with him in person and that is what supposedly convinced the United fan to choose Arsenal.
If he really wanted to sign for us we could have sent Fred the Red, his heart was not really at the club and Gary Neville is the club captain.
Fergie has already shown his faith in Foster and i doubt he will sign Edwin’s replacement as quickly as January….and i don’t think this is Ed’s last season…
@Stephen
Not every player makes his career choices with his heart, the way I heard it, he was more impressed by Arsenal’s desire to sign him and more convinced of the chances he would get there. Definitely dissapointing to miss out on such a talent, he will be immense I think.
Stephen – did you watch Nani playing for Portugal yesterday ? Quieroz had him playing right wing, he set up the goal with a fantastic low, hard, curving cross and was significantly more dangerous than the guy on the left, Simao Sabrosa, who is no slouch. As long as Nani is played on the left, he’s going to be less than what he could be if he were played in his more natural right-sided position.
Back to the thread – it’s not only Cory Evans, KikoTheKid, and Danny Welbeck who are touted as great youngsters. You have to add Petrucci, Pogba, Ravel Morrison, Will Keane, Joshua King and a host of others – not forgetting the Da Silva twins who aren’t yet 20. So, I can’t see any justification for buying a kid phenom when the academy/reserves seem to be stacked with potential. Of course, kids who look great at 18 or 19 often quit advancing, lose interest, or whatever – there’s no guarantee with kids
Stephen – did you watch Nani playing for Portugal yesterday ? Quieroz had him playing right wing, he set up the goal with a fantastic low, hard, curving cross and was significantly more dangerous than the guy on the left, Simao Sabrosa, who is no slouch. As long as Nani is played on the left, he’s going to be less than what he could be if he were played in his more natural right-sided position.
Back to the thread – it’s not only Cory Evans, KikoTheKid, and Danny Welbeck who are touted as great youngsters. You have to add Petrucci, Pogba, Ravel Morrison, Will Keane, Joshua King and a host of others – not forgetting the Da Silva twins who aren’t yet 20. So, I can’t see any justification for buying a kid phenom when the academy/reserves seem to be stacked with potential. Of course, kids who look great at 18 or 19 often quit advancing, lose interest, or whatever – there’s no guarantee with kids
There’s a young Brazilian centre half who plays at Bayern by the name of Breno and the lad is incredibly promising. I feel we need a goal keeper as most do and raiding Germany after givig foster a shot wouldn’t be bad Manuel neuer and Rene Adler are two good options. As for midfield I rate hamsik and zucilini (talented kid from hoffenheim).
sorry for the double post – my right hand slipped and the computer went bonkers.
BTW, does anyone know when Hargo is supposed to return to real action? If he is something close to the player he was before the injury, that will add a world class midfielder to the team without spending any money.
I don’t lyk Ramsey’s look tries to be too clever at times, needs too much time on the ball although he is still very young…
Vds may not retire but we cant delay signing someone til he calls it a day.suppose akinfeev does well in world cup we may miss out on him because his price will soar and other clubs will try for him too .cant have a period like we had after schmeichel retired.
TheTelegraph reported Nani was disappointing apart from that cross he did fuck all…although i haven’t seen the match…
Funny that Lahm should circle out us and Barca when criticising his own club. Think someone’s fishing for a deal. I’d like to see him at OT as I think Neville has been far from his best lately.
I want to see united 11 like this
Buffone
Laham Vidic Evans Evra
Flecher Hargereves Anderson
Welback Rooney
Berbatove
Did someone mention James Milner. Fuck me where not that desperate.
Get a grip off yourself man and stop making a fool of yourself with a stupid comment like that
Van Der Vaart and Toure are massively over rated. No better than anything we have at United. Surprising people are saying Krasic. He was excellent at Old Trafford the other week but when Pat came on he looked a different player. He was giving a young 19 year old Fabio problems but Evra made him look quite ordinary. I bet people are saying sign him and the like on the back of a couple of decent performances against United.
Im hoping we’re interested in Silva / David Villa but we’re dreaming really.
Tom Cleverly (for midfield)
Macheda/Petrucci/Welbeck (for strikers) are all more than capable of making it at our club, so rather than splashing so much cash for a bunch of foreign players i’d love to see us put trust in our youth like we have for Evans (and its payed off) and like we did for the likes of Giggs,Scholes,Neville.
We really missed out on Arshavin though, im a real admirer of his and thought we should of gone for him after the Euro’s.
Justice for Heysel – Spot on mate. Some cunt mentioned Kevin Nolan on a phone in the other week. Apparantly as he “is a leader”.
denton – To be fair though mate Nani DID play right wing against a poor Wolves team and was awful that night as well. Agree about the young ones though. I would imagine that given time Correy Evans will be better than Rodwell. Sixteen fucking million is a piss take. In addition to all those superb prospects you mentioned there is Magnus Eikrem and Cleverley who has been a star at Watford so far this season. Reckon he is gonna be huge at United.
we need sum spainish & italy player coz dey league is 2 gd nd strong too.
Milner is a top player.
He ain’t United standard but give him some credit. He should be in the England team. Not United though.
United > England
If I remember, Ramsey said that he dont wanna go to Macherster but Arsenal, beacuse, he believe much more to Wenger than SAF, that he is gonna make him develop on the right way. On one way he is right.
We should watch what we have in Porto. That guy Hulk seems to me very good. Lisandro who went to Lyon, it s great. But i think that Mancheter United need toll attacker. And ofcourse, Modric is not a bad choice for middle.
omgz benzima ribbery, ummm,, zidane. mourinho, that kid that isnt even born yet
anythin to keep us in touch wid liverpool coz its der year obviously
Utd being linked with carlton Cole?? That must be a sick joke!! Why don’t we sign Wyn Davies!!!
Blimey, all these names being mentioned… it’s like reading the tabloids for a few days…
This next Transfer Window should be an interesting one. Ferguson mentioned that he was in the market for someone, but only if the prices are right, and the immediate problem I can see with that is that Chelsea are, no doubt, going to go bananas this January… Add to that that we’ve got a World Cup coming up, which usually means any deals have to be done quickly (ie before the end of the season), or will have to wait until the end of July at least… probably done with inflated prices if that player’s had a good tournament…
So, back to the question. As has been mentioned, we’ve got a lot of young talent due to come through in the next 3-5 years, so I reckon we need some experience to compliment this… Breaking the squad down, here’s what I think:
Goalie: VDS won’t be around for more than a season and a half, I reckon, so that position will need replacing, but not yet.
Defenders: I reckon we’re fine in this area. Wes and Evans impressed against Chelsea at centre half, and I think Rio will get back to form… And we’ve got some good full backs (obviously Pat and the Da Silvas)…
Midfield: The weakest area by a mile for me… From having the best midfield in Europe 10 years ago, we’ve now not got the creativity in the middle any more. Anderson’s good – he can run with the ball, as well as tackle, but he’s not consistent enough… while Carrick seems to have lost his positioning ability he had two years ago… When we’re relying on a 35-year-old and a 34-year-old to provide our spark in this area, then there must be a problem. Get Ribery (good mates with Patrice, I hear) or David Silva, me reckons.
Up Front: We seem to have a few players in this position (Rooney, Berbatov, Owen, Kiko, Welbeck) but we lack one thing. Pace. None of these players are REALLY quick, and I wonder if this has been covered up by Ronnie’s scoring exploits in the last couple of years? I’d like to see Ferguson buy an experienced striker with pace, as we have all other attributes covered in this area. That way, we can play teams on the break and be quick enough to punish them…
Like almost everyone else here I agree Lahm is massively overrated and Rodwell is stupidly overpriced so Fergie shouldn’t touch either with an oversized barge pole. And dont get me started on Cole.
If we can keep Brown fit and he can recapture the form of 2 years ago (correct me if Im wrong but I think he played the most games of anyone in 07/08?) then I dont think right back is too great a concern
Left wing is a different matter. Nani’s had his chances and it’s time to cash in whatever we can get. In an ideal world Id love Angel di Maria as I’ve seen him play and he’s magic but city are going to send the price soaring so I think Silva is our best option. Sad that that means Tosic is never going to get a look in though, I really think the kid could be good for us…
In the middle once Hargo is back Anderson can finally consistently be the more attacking midfielder I think Fergie always wanted him to be. A season in attacking mid and I think he’ll be a world beater and provide what we’ve been missing in the middle of the park
King Eric….hit the nail rite on the head mate…in both the legs it was the unexperienced Fabio against Krasic not ‘The Best LB in the world’ (Tm)..
Affter Evra came on, krasic was nowhere to be seen…
Forget about Lahm. Rafael is our next rightback, end of story.
Rodwell looks a prospect though. We’d better move for him before his price skyrockets.
I don’t like Carlton Cole. Akinfeev would be number 1 (pun intended!) for me and if there was any chance that Pato would be interested and available (interested being the critical thing) I’d break the bank for him.
Carlton Cole would be a poor buy. He’s doin’ the business for West Ham, but I doubt he has the talent to cut it at the very top. If it wasn’t for his size and strength he’s not far ahead of Welbeck or Macheda.
Please let us buy david silva becose he has got fantastic passes and if we want striker we can buy jesus navas he is also a great player or even ribery.midfilder we cn buy sneijder,ribery and sneijder cn help us in freekicks and if we want keeper than we cn buy akinveev frm cska moscow he made brillant save
Carlton Cole would be a waste of money.
Joe Cole on the other hand would be fucking brilliant! But theres no chance of that happening…
This creative midfielder everyone is after…
Surely playing Rooney in that position will solve that problem?
fuck ribery!! hes overated… i think the wise old scot is going to pull another rabbit out of the hat, and i think that rabbit is…….. TEVEZ!!!!!
tevez is retired so he can start a new life with his new wife diego maradona:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6iX00OoqJz0/SQrEpGIO6ZI/AAAAAAAAEvI/Bj9wJEpWdwU/s1600/boca_1.jpg
got that one from ghtt!
Whiteside10 – Rooney and Kiko have got pace.
andskolskjaerhaswonit – the Telegraph might not have liked Nani’s contribution yesterday but this is what the GuardianOnline wrote:
“A tightly contested encounter was decided on the half-hour mark when the Manchester United winger Nani crossed to the far post where Alves was on hand to head in.
Nani, who deputised in the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, was Portugal’s most enterprising player…..”
Opinions differ in most things, take that for granted. My viewpoint was that Nani did do what was needed – Simao Sabrosa didn’t. Without Nani’s contribution on the right wing, Portugal wouldn’t have won the game.
And, don’t forget it was Carlos Quieroz – yes, that Carlos Queiroz – who played Nani on the right, ahead of Ricardo Quaresma and Sabrosa. Some people think that Carlos Quieroz knows a thing or two about these players. Some think he was a genius when he was #2 to SAF but, of course, some people think he a total bloody idiot, too. Like I said, it’s all about opinion.
Kash – It may not be out of the question though as he only has one year left on his contract and Ancelotti favours Deco. Cracking player.
@shmoo
You, my friend, are high.
No one.
Tevez?? FFS I’ve heard it all today…
Kash, good call for Rooney as I believe that we should play 3 up front, him on the left prong cutting in or tucked in behind Berba & Owen. To do that we will need overlapping wingbacks (so Evra, De Laet, Da silvas ideal) & a sturdy Hargo, Ando/Carrick, Fletch/Gibbo mid 3.
Rooney needs to be unshackled for us to prosper. this whole lone striker business needs to be trashed!!
and we can stop dreaming of these ‘Marque signings’!! Like Villa/Silva would move to Manchester let alone UK?? & stay here!!!???
Secure a class keeper before the world cup & msybe a left winger, although I am of the opinion we should give Tosic, Llajic, Ubertan & Kiko a chance to scrap for that shirt.
Keeper is the Nr.1 priority:
-) Adler (who was at OT a few weeks ago, apparently he was only watching a Utd game…)
-) Akinfeev
-) Neuer
-) Lloris
or if SAF wants to go for an experienced GK again, maybe Julio Cesar (Inter) is the answer…or Gigi Buffon
(who will never leave Juve)
Would not be bad to have another young impact player like Silva or Jovetic in the squad, but imho the squad is more than good enough to win the league again, a good mix of youngsters and experienced players!
Lahm isn’t massively overrated he’s just a huge defensive liability which isn’t something we should be looking for in a fullback. He’s great on the attack but doesn’t have to eye Evra or dare I say Ashley Cole has for getting back when he’s needed in defense. Throwing him plain out wide might be an idea to have a man who can make runs and tackle fairly well but it’s not anything like what were looking for. I think Rafael will be a Neville replacement just give the lad some time, at 18 or 19 we can’t expect him to be setting the world alight.
Im fekkin amazed with some of the transfer ideas on here, have you lot ever watched United play. C.Cole, come on which striker at OT isn’t as good as C.Cole. Lahm, who goes out in public and disses his club in the press, do we need that sort of player at OT, didn’t we have enough of Tevez. Afingeev, or however you spell it, sorry I didn’t think he was up to it and I reckon VDS good for a few years but I have to agree that if Foster isn’t the successor then a temporary stop gap of Buffon is worth a go. Personally I think Foster is another Calamity James. We don’t need a right back with the daSilva lads there, either can play at RB. Their maybe not world class this year and need to iron out a few silly decisions but next year I couldnt think of anyone better. Im worried about a holding midfielder, we have Hargreaves back but Im worried the knees wont hold, but saying that depending on the opposition Fabio, O’shea, Andersson or Fletcher can do that job.
Left up to me I’d send Nani packing, I really hoped he would come good but hes too inconsistent. Giggs at the begginning was inconsistant but not like this boy, some days there are 30mins of hard work and excitement then theres 60minutes of pulling teeth. Obertan is the real deal and will give us a player in the Thierry Henry / Cantona mould. Valencia will get better, even though hes pretty good now. Id pack of Park, hard worker but a massive reluctance to shoot. I’d like to see a playmaker come into the squad, who can both play as a second forward and tackle, but wont cost an arm and a leg and whine when he sits on the bench like a Villa or a Silva.
I’d do business with Inter, but not for Maicon as I think thats a waste as we have Brazils future rather than present, but pack off Nani to Mourinho and get in Kerlon whos presently on loan to Ajax. Great prospect.
I would fancy to have Philip Lahm in our team. But I afraid that he will effect the development of Rafael into the 1st team.
we should by Hamsik,Dzeko,Neuer/Asenjo/Akinfeev,Diego Capel
Creative midfielder = Silva
Goalie = Akinfeev
Striker= Dzeko
Make it happen Fergie!!
Some quality posts from the usual suspects today here lads… Denton Davey and King Eric, I’m looking in your direction
I believe PL players are better options especially for the January window.
So, my list is :
Rodwell
C Cole
Milner
Shawcross
As to the topic of discussion…
I love it. Absolutely love nothing more than dreaming about transfer rumors and possible signings. Even though I’m well aware its rubbish the first site I go to every morning is tribalfootball…
And just my two cents worth…. I honestly would love it if SAF just said fuck it and went with the lads we already have and gave it a good run with these ones. And if it doesn’t work out and we finish, SHOCK HORROR, in second place in the league, then that would be fine with me. We could see what we have ya know, we could give Nani an extended run to earn his place in the biggest club in the world, we could see if Hargo has it in him to be the same stud he once was, we could see if Rafael has what it takes to be our number one right back, and etc etc all over the field. And then in the summer we could analyze and make a more reasoned decision, knowing that we gave all the lads a chance and with a better idea of the missing pieces.
But, if SAF feels like splashing the cash and going for 19 now, this year, then I think David Silva would be a good shout.
In a fantasy world I would go with either my man crush of Arshavin, or Diego of Juventus.
why dont we hear more about Gourcuff? that guy is pure class, should be a top priority in the summer as Bordeaux wont sell him in January…plus he may want to come to play for Blanc again in a few years anyway
i would love Akinfeev, i would sell Foster no problem for the chance at Akinfeev
if Nani goes look for us to sign Silva or Nilmar…he was class against England and dont think that went unnoticed by SAF
Realistically, I don’t think big name signings in the form of Silva, Buffon, Akinfeev would be coming this January. Most would be cup-tied and prices (if any) would be sky high.
I do actually agree on most posts that we really lack any thrust and creativity down the middle. We hv strength and discipline bt it won;t cut in the latter stages of our campaign.IMHO, some signings that Sir Alex should sign (either Jan or July):
Keepers:
1.Buffon – would be a dream move if VDS retires
2.Neuer / akinfeev (quite similar in style n physic)
Defence:
1.Kjaer – linked with Sir alex in the news???
2.G.Cahill / Rodwell
3.Maicon – great power, pace n skill. would be damn expensive though
Midfield
1.Dzagoev – turning into the next arshavin, so young with experience too??
gourcuff
2.silva – quite unrealistic since they r overpriced and if u’ve noticed, we rarely pull it off, in signing spanish players.
3.Hamsik
4.S.Defour (de rossi/fabre type?)
5. A.Turan?? (two footed)
Striker: (would nt play much if bought unless brba is sold or rooney n berba gets injured)
1. Villa – unrealistic
2. M.Berg ?? LOL
3. Dzeko
Sry if my comments would upset any1. Newb here. Cheers mate.
Indonesian Red Devils Maniac
I have perfect faith in our current squad, Fergusson should (IMHO) select his first choice team that’s most effective, and use it all the time. Mine would be:
Rooney Berbatov
Nani Anderson Fletcher Valencia
Pat Vidic
I have perfect faith in our current squad, for this season. Fergusson should (IMHO) select his first choice team that’s most effective, and use it all the time. My choice would be:
Rooney Berbatov
Obertan* Anderson Fletcher** Valencia
Pat Vidic Ferdinand Brown
VDS
* I know this is an odd choice, but we can all agree that Obertan seems a lot more effective than Nani, at least so far as we can see, he should get more run-outs, especially against the small fry.
** Until Hargo is fit.
Giggs and Scholes should be used as impact subs, I don’t think they can play 90 minutes a game for the full season.
@ Drew Vader
it’s my idea also but remember in the summer prices will be too high. it is more difficult to sign players in normal winter (year when no EC or WC take place) but next summer it will be very difficult to buy players for a reasonable fee.
We can clearly see SAF wants to find players for a reasonable price. Even goalkeeper. When everyone talks about possible GK we gonna sign we here the news about the austrian GK.
I think we should stick with players we have. We have a good shot on the premierleague, in the CL it depends. The main point is for Fergie to provide the team with ideas how to use some of his players. Like playing Berba alongside Rooney, finding the appropriate way to use Wellbeck and Macheda, sort our the Nani thing etc. It will be very interesting how we would cope with the resourse we have right now.
Really dont know how we could possibly be after carlton cole. United quality??NEVER!
Lads all these posts are great, good insight on who and who not to buy.
I read that a few guys were sayin we need a central mid fielder, I have always loved Torstin Frings, I really beleive he would fit into United and is a great destructor. he has proven time and again for Germany.
So for me i would go out and buy Fringes and maybe someone like Diego of Juve, or Gourcuff,
Ha ha Some of you people play way too much Football Manager!
Ashley Young.
Owen Hargreaves is going to be like a new signing.
“i strongly disagree with Ando still far away behind Fabregas. Ando can at any moment surpass Fabregas. If he starts every game, he will be among the best in the world by the end of this season.”
Surely this is a joke post?
Ramsey went to Arsenal because he wanted to live in London and he knew he would get noted in an otherwise mediocre (Cesc aside) Arsenal midfield… simple as that. It was a shame, because I think he will be immense, but the lad can fuck himself if he wants to play for Arsenal so he can live in the big city, rather than the famous Man United.
That aside, If Fergie spends anymore than £10million on anyone, I will think it’s too much – we have the talent in the squad, and it’s a simple case of man management to get the best out of everyone – someone said earlier (maybe Cantona7) that Anderson will be world class by the end of the season if he starts every game, and I agree.. would also like to see more of Macheda, and Rooney playing in the scholes role, because he scores goals!
We will be top of the league in January, so a few people might change their tunes, but come on people, don’t be retarded and think we should go and spend money in January because it is allowed.
our starting XI should be
Berb Owen
Rooney
Anderson Fletcher Nani (for the time being)
Evra, Vidic, Evans, Brown
VDS.
woot.
Get the following…
1=Akinfeev-10m
2-Hamsik-20
3-Hazard-10
4-Ozil-15
5-Villa-25
Fantasy I know but it would help the creative side of our game that is currently missing!
@ denton davey: Fair enough mate, i haven’t seen the match so i won’t comment on it….although i was just pointing to what TheTelegraph wrote..
@ Muggaz : No Valencia.. :O
Muggaz.. you are an idiot if you think that the Arsenal midfield is mediocre.
Yoann Gourcuff is quality – so is David Silva.
I live in Spain and watch David Silva, David Villa and Mata all the time.
They are all superb but David Silva would best suit United as we need a playmaker. Silvia is versatile, quick, got a decent eye for goal and can play in the Champions League
who ever said that we cant wait because we are chasing the record, i disagree with you. I dont mind losing this year if we get Ando, Obertan, Valencia, Evans, Ben Foster and Rooney to be the best in world in their respective positions, and then, we will win another 5 league titles in 6 years with them.
But that’s as long as Liverpool dont win :p
i believe we still a squad to challenge for all trophies and win them!
Dont need to buy anyone else enough players for each position, and lets face it we are still gona be quoted well over the odds for anyone considering only 6 months ago we got the 80million
I believe I’m the one you are referring to cantona7, and I didn’t say that we can’t wait, just that we have a fantastic chance of winning it this year, as well as the next few with a couple of successful signings. I’m not saying we can’t win it this year with the squad we have, but I think it is very unlikely given the way we have been playing. There is just such a glaring lack of creative spark in midfield that watching the games feels like being constipated, it’s just not happening. Alot of the regular posters here seem to think it is some kind of blasphemy to suggest that this team is not perfect, but I’m sorry, it’s far from perfect, there is no one in this team that is capable of filling that creative void, and even though we hope they will, not everyone of our youngsters will pan out. So we need a player or two in janary and a GK in the summer. Oh, and to the guys saying Owen should be starting with Berba, seriously???? WTF???? He isn’t United class, he is a stop-gap because we lost out on Benzema, he is an over the hill player, who based his game on pace and finishing (not exactly the biggest football brain on that guy) and now he has lost his pace and needs 4 chances to score one goal. He can be useful this season as an impact sub and to teach Kiko and Danny, but he is not the answer. And even if he was, he would never stay fit to play 90 minutes week in week out.
I cannot understand why are so many fans clamouring for signings. A club that prides itself on giving youth a chance should stick to the philosophy that Sir Matt instilled and that the Wizard has continued.
When will the twins,Welbeck,Kiko,Cleverly,Pogba,King and Eikrem get a chance to blossom if a whole horde of players arrive in Jan. ?
Nothing gives me a bigger thrill than to see a youth team player come on and light-up a game, like Kiko did against Villa last season.
The youngsters are hungry and play without fear,and I am prepared to be patient and wait till they inevitably deliver.
I think nani should be played upfront in a position berba plays currently ie second forward with a lisence to roam.n either of Owen/macheda should play evry game so we have one striker in and around the box the entire 90mins..Rooney is the best creative energy in the world,he will link up our play nicely between forward in midfield..
Owen(macheda)
Berba(nani)
Obertan(tosic) Rooney(ando) Valencia
Fltcher(carrick/hargo)
————————————————————————————————–
for European nights play 2 def mids n berba on the bench.
If hargo is not back to how he was pre injury,we can buy a holding mid(de rossi) in summer n sell carrick(mediocre in my opinion,but lots of bpl clubs would grab him).and nani+cash for Dzeko so that owen can be phased out by next season by the time Dzeko settles.If hargo is bak 2 his world beating days then buy a creative mid/LWM.
Sell rio in the summer to barca.Cash+puyol/Chygrinski
Morning
Torsten Frings??? Come on
Icelandic Devil – Owen isn’t over the hill as you put it. He is 29 years old and whenever he has played he has looked liked scoring. Most strikers need 4 chances, do you not remember Coley? He hasn’t got the pace of obviously ten years ago but he DOES have pace still. His scoring record is second to none yet people still write him off. He is the most natural finisher we have at United. Give him games and he will score goals. 4 in about 7 is it so far?
King Eric- Hello mate.
I agree with you re:Frings, the guy’s 33 next week and that’s too old to sign, IMO.
We have Diouf coming in as well, let’s hope he can perform up front.
Also, If were to sign Akinfeev, Silva, Villa or any of the like we couldn’t play most of them in Europe.
But I feel we really, BADLY, need someone with curly hair.
Oh wait, we already do and he’s back soon.
Anyone who thinks we don’t need another top striker has definitely got blinkers on. There are several plausable names mentioned here such as Villa, Pato etc which is the kind of stature we should be looking at and I think Fergie would know best which kind of players would suit Rooney to play with by now (although from recent signings and decisions maybe not yet – we should never have let Tevez go)
Berba – I was very happy when he signed from his time at Spurs but very rarely has a solid game and is not quite on the same level but quite close to being as frustrating to watch sometimes as Nani as he clearly is a class player.
Owen – the same – as much as I am a fan of his he does not pose a massive threat in my opinion anymore. Games that he has started he hasn’t had an overwhelming impact on. Worth the money however just for the goal against City.
Macheda – Promising I suppose, looks quite tricky, lots of pace and decent finisher. Not ready or consistant enough yet in my opinion to hold down a place.
Welbeck – some people would probably argue against my opinion but I don’t think he will ever be good enough to hold down a place at United.
Striker I’d say is priority in January – If Fergie sticks with these lot we have very little chance of winning the league or Champs league.
NANI NEEDS TO GO – awful player who I gave the benefit of the doubt up to middle of last season after he had again been given chances and failed to deliver 99 percent of the time. I have no time for this player now and he has been woeful again this season and anyone that still argues against this has not been watching the same player since he arrived at United. Obertan looks very promising and I’d be much happier giving him Nani’s position even from seeing him play in just a handful of games and videos I watched when he arrived. A few more games to build his confidence and I’m pretty sure he’ll be ready.
While other teams are asking price for top players like Frank Ribary, why do we need to go with average players. We have already got some I don’t think we need to add more. We need players with good skill and technique who can change the game for us.
A lot of people are embarassing themselves on this subject in my opinion – lol
As others have said, Fabregas is not mediocre. He won’t leave Arsenal unless Barca are serious about making a bid.
Tevez? I won’t even comment…
People saying buy ribery, silva, villa, ibra, etc… how much money do you think we have?
Anyone considering carlton cole doesnt know Sir Alex. Cole is a great player for West Ham. Would he fit in the squad before Roo, Berba, Owen, Welbeck, Kiko … no
People have mentioned Gourcuff and Balotelli – both great players, but have attitude problems, so wouldnt be worth the trouble.
In my opinion, we only need to buy Akinfeev – maybe not in January, but in the Summer. I dont think Foster is good enough. I we could combine Foster (great shot-stopper) with PIG (fairly consistent – doesnt make howlers), then we still wouldnt have a keeper that’s united standard.
If Lahm becomes available, I would love him at United. He is clearly fed up at being at Bayern. The changes in management, the constant changes in formations and players. He is their best player in my opinion, and would be more than happy to sign for us if he got the chance.
if we are to buy any one…he must be either:
…above 23/24yrs old and talented or
…with much high match experience
we dont need any youngstes..look at what we have ..oh my god its fantastic..the top three;
1-adem lajjic
2-david petrucci
3-welbeck
these three are pure gems
so my point is if we buy some one then:
gk–akineev/buffon
cm–derossi/gourcuff/silva
fw–no one really..we dont need..
real jack pot one will be…………..pato….true class….
Igor Akinfeev: is a superb ‘keeper and he should be top of the goalie list. When VDS retires, bless him, we’ll have Foster and Kuszczak, and while both of them are decent, neither seems to have the raw ability to stand up between the posts for United. Akinfeev has talent in spades, is a physical presence, and has a competitive fire that reminds me of Schmeichel in his prime.
David Silva: is the same age as Nancy but shows far more promise and unlike the Portuguese he can play anywhere behind the strikers: winger or advanced midfielder. He could even partner Rooney if pressed. He’s absolutely running riot for Spain at the moment, proving to be a great linkup between midfield and attack. With Hargo, Ando, or Carrick lying deep and Silva the creative force, Rooney would get the kind of service that he has lacked at times, and given that, I challenge all these people who say he can’t score like a #9. He can be a 9 and a 10 both, just because he’s Rooney.
Yoann Gourcuff: is possibly the most skillful player in France at the moment. The same age as Silva and Nani. A great attacking midfielder with vision, control, and an eye for goal. In my mind he would be the perfect complement for Hargo and later Anderson. Also, the boy can strike a ball and could be the next great free-kick taker in the mold of Ronaldo and Beckham.
and last but not least–
Mario Balotelli: is young, pacy, strong, clinical, and with excellent all around technique. His short term appeal is nice, but his long term appeal is excellent. No youngster excites me as much with raw potential, except perhaps for Bojan down in Barcelona. Mark my words, this lad will be among the best in the world one day, and playing alongside a future legend like Wazza has got to be appealing for someone young and hungry to reach his potential. He has a bit of a temper, but he’s young, and a little fire never hurt Wayne. His athleticism is dizzying at times and is something our squad has lacked since Ronnie left. With the strength to push defenders off of Rooney like Heskey does for England, only with buckets more skill and finishing touch than that goal-less tosser, Balotelli could finally be the player who really clicks with our best talent. They would be the most feared partnership in the league given half a season. As much as I hate to do business with the Special One, the boy is pure class and I would be licking my lips if I caught even a hint that this deal could be struck. He should be top of our list for sure.
i think sir alex will not buy in january,i think he’ll bring in the younsters,that will a really good thing,there have a lot of potential in man utd reserves and academy
It’s fun to name names but it’s really beside the main point – the attacking talent is there in UTD’s squad but so far SAF has not found the key to unlock it. Both last year and so far this year, the style of play is turgid, slow, and unimaginative – not “UTD quality”. Of course, there have been exceptions – the rally against Spurs last year was thrilling when TheLads scored five goals in little more than twenty-five minutes – but, overall, there has been a gap between talent and production. I don’t for a minute doubt that adding David Silva would be a huge improvement in midfield-creativity; I don’t doubt that adding GianLuigi Buffon would “solve” the problems that seem imminent when Edwin retires; I don’t doubt for a minute that adding a true “world-class” warrior like Daniele De Rossi would upgrade the midfield; and, I don’t believe that anyone would doubt that the resurrection of Georgie Best would be an improvement on the contributions of Valencia and Nani or even the latest saviour, Gabriel Obertan.
I also don’t doubt that more could be squeezed out of Wayne Rooney – and that’s the key to this year’s UTD team. To my mind, TheBoyWonder has largely under-achieved in his UTD career. I’m not saying that he has been a bad player or even that he has not make a massive contribution – what I am saying is that he was “sacrificed” to the larger talent of CR7 in the last three EPL title-winning teams. NOT BAD. But I think that there’s much more to Wayne Rooney’s game than we have seen – pairing him with Dimmy Berbatov seemed like a good idea but can anyone reasonably say that it’s worked out ?
Rooney is an outrageous talent – a footballer, first and foremost, and a position-player after that. To genuinely blossom he needs to be give the freedom-of-the-pitch – in more practical terms, he needs to be the #10 and not sacrificed to be a left-wing or a lead-the-line stiker. Capello knows this; Fergy seems reluctant to acknowledge it.
It’s not rocket-science but SAF has made a rod for his own back by spending so lavishly on Berbatov, who is a greatly-talented player but the wrong player to partner Rooney – even that cart-horse, Emile Ivanhoe Heskey, brings more out of Wayne. Rooney was at his best playing off LouisLouisHaHa – just imagine how good he’d be if he was playing off David Villa !
The spluttering nature of UTD’s attack is, I believe, at the heart of the other “problems” that usually get identified – an uncreative midfield or a dodgy defense. Let me give an example – Nani and Valencia get slaughtered for their inconsistency but when they cross the ball into the box, there’s often no one there. Give Nani or Valencia a real target-man – a poacher and greedy goal-hanger – and they would both look like “new signings”.
Give Rooney the freedom to do his thing, knowing that he doesn’t have “responsibilities” and we would see a true world-class talent coming into his own. I think that SAF identified Karim Benzema as that partner but his head was turned by TheVirus; instead, PlanB was LittleMikey who is no slouch but no longer the player he was – still useful, mind, but no longer a terrific nuisance like, say, Alexandre Pato, who has a very similar bag-of-tricks.
David Villa has that greed, that speed, that striker’s courage, and that nose for goal – he wants to be at the sharp-end of the attack. He has proved himself at both club and international level. He would be expensive but, in reality, if signing one player can make the difference between winning the EPL and CL then the transfer-fee dwarfs in comparison with the prize-money.
So, considering all the options, I think it’s time for SAF to go big – or go home.
hurm imagining how good our current squad can be in the next 4 years left me drooling even more than imagining David Silva and Akinfeev in our shirt next year YEAH
We should use our 80 million Ronaldo money to buy Ronaldo back haha. God that would be wonderful.
Should sign Mario Gomez from Bayern. He’s not overly happy since he got there. The guy is a monster and knows how to finish. He was scoring almost a goal a game while at Stuttgart
@denton davey – great post and totally spot on. Having said that from what I’ve seen of him, Dzeko looks like a good (and younger) option than Villa. Pity neither of them could play in the Champions League this year.
denton davey- Like I said above mate,if we sign Silva, Villa, Pato, or anyone else of the “marquee” players, most of them won’t be able to play in the European Cup as they will be cup-tied.
denton- Bang on about our attack mate BUT “spend big or GO HOME”. Are you implying he either gets a marquee signing or calls it a day or have I read it wrong? Fergie has built team after team and will continue to do so.
RedDevilledEgg – He has no doubt done it in Germany but he was an awful disappointment at the last Euro’s mate.
While in a couple of seasons I would be happy to see this line up:
Akinfeev
Rafael DeLaet Evans Fabio
Pogba
Cleverley Llajic
Morrison Obertan
Rooney
I would be just as happy with this team for the here and now:
Van Der Sar
Lahm Rio Vidic Evra
Hargreaves/Yaya
Hazard Ozil
Hamsik
Rooney Villa
And releasing:
Park-will run alot but end product is lacking!
Neville-end of the season
Scholes-end of the season
Giggs-end of the season
Nani-Just, has not worked out
“So, considering all the options, I think it’s time for SAF to go big – or go home.”
Oh yeah, I meant totally spot on, EXCEPT that bit of course.
@PG
fair enough if you have a sex wee over Bacaray Sagna, Ebouie and Diaby (I count Arshavin as a forward) but I don’t think you need to resort to name calling.
Without Cesc Fabregas Arsenal are shite mate.
Frings? Carlton Cole? James Milner? F*ck that.
I don’t think we are going to make any winter signings. Granted, I would take Silva, but what is the point if he cannot play in the Champions League? Might as well as wait until the summer when prices won’t be insane (as fergie has said), especially if Valencia is cash-strapped or whatever.
I believe in our current squad. Hargreaves will be our ‘winter signing.’ A midfield of Hargreaves and Fletcher is mouth-watering.
As for the summer, I think we should go hard for Silva, a keeper, and Gourcuff- especially Gourcuff. He is pure class. Gourcuff and Silva sitting behind Berba and Rooney with Hargo and Fletch destroying the middle? Lethal…
@Muggaz
Your ignorance is showing. Bacary sagna is a fullback. Eboue is a reserve fullback occassionally used for midfielder.
So in my humble opinion, you lack the wherewithals to engage in an intelligent debate.
I still think we need Yaya on the park. That would be amazing along Hargo or Fletcher. We could go for the Goalie of CSKA, Lahm on his way out for Bayern, and one reference striker. My preference would be Pato, but Villa is also a amazing option (but the guy is 28, I guess), we need the number 9 by nature, that’s the only way Rooney can be all that. Wouldn’t hurt to have a creative midfilder…
If we had a team that could play the most amazing 4-2-3-1 like in 2007 or 2008, it would be glorious!
Oh, and we could have another signing if Fergie give chances to Tosic. The kid got bags of talents. Great player!!
i would love to see silva etc. playing for united but on the other hand i would love to see some of the young lads get a chance as i think that there is a very exiting group of young lads in the academy and reserves. king, petrucci, macheda, diouf, the keane brothers , the silvas, massaci , fornasier, brady, pogba, c.evans, lajajic, morrison and tunnicliffe. i think these boys have got what it takes. opinions??
i forgot to add in my previous post, Jovetic the kid is great
@PG
Arsenals midfield for the last 12 months has predominantly consisted of Ebouie, Diaby, Song and sometimes Sagna along with Cesc. So, whilst I agree in theory that Nasri, Rosicky can be considered Arsenal midfielders (and good players), they haven’t been playing as often as an Arsenal supporter would want them to.
Alas, you are probably on your period today, so reasoning with you is pointless. Talk to me when you get up on the right side of the bed and you refrain from making personal attacks.
XOXOXO
Hopefully Nani will have a great world cup for Portugal so teams like Juventus, Athletico Madrid and AC Milan will be happy to splash out £15mil for him. So if it’s a left midfielder we need, it has to be someone proven and can step in straight away. Not someone like Obertan, Tosic and the promising talent Ljalic. But is there one out there? Silva? No thank you. Ribery? Over-rated. I would love to see Thierry Henry come and spend a couple of years at Old Trafford. He’s proven, he scores and he would be a great hit.
The reds also need another goalie. Foster is bobbins, and Edwin is going to retire at the end of the season so I think rather than splashing out £25 million on the some what unproven Akinfeev, I think Buffon could easily be available for around £15 million and in my view he is the best goalkeeper in the world. Maybe Mark Schwarzer could be a good buy for two seasons of football but that would be a short term replacement.
@Muggaz
No its not that time of the month. But you dont have to live up to your name. And yeah your football knowledge sucks.
Nani out, Silva and Villa in
mummy85
silva yes villa no
PG and Muggaz – Come on ladfs, its only opinions!
Surprised people are saying buy Yaya Toure. Is it just me who thinks he is over rated? How many defensive midfielders do we need? Also surprised that people are saying to sell Park. Great squad player and has roles to play in certain games. European away’s and the rentboys last season spring to mind.
marsry – I would be very surprised if Buffon would be available for 15 million. What makes you think that?
King Eric: “BUT “spend big or GO HOME”. Are you implying he either gets a marquee signing or calls it a day or have I read it wrong?”
I think that that’s my thinking – either blow a huge amount on someone who can make a radical AND immediate improvement to Wayne Rooney’s game – and David Villa is NOT cup-tied in the CL – or else wait-and-see.
I think that Dzeko is a fine player but too much of a big, lumbering center-forward. I’d prefer someone with pace – real pace and anticipation. David Villa ticks the boxes AND Valencia are strapped for ca$h so, assuming that there’s a deal to be made, he would be ideal. Expensive, but an ideal partner for Rooney.
King Eric – I think Toure is overrated beyond belief. Let Citeh spend 30 mil on him to warm the bench with the Argie c*nt. With Fletcher and Hargreaves, why would we need a third DM who is inferior to both we have already (in my opinion)? Also agree it would be a mistake to sell Park, eh, Micheal? I too would be very surprised if Buffon is sold for anything under 20 mil.
@denton davey: Aren’t Villa and Silva both cup tied due to the UEFA Cup?
Just to clarify my previous non-clarification – I am most definitely NOT saying that SAF should quit. What I meant that in January he should either buy big – or not at all. More mediocrity isn’t what’s needed – real “world class” talent to complement Rooney would be a wise investment. Villa seems to be the most likely player of that ilk to be for sale in the next transfer-window. I don’t give a flying fuck if he’s 28 – he still has four or five really, really good years ahead of him while the rest of TheLads are almost trophy-ready. Someone like Villa would be the overworked “last piece of the puzzle”. That’s why I pay big to get him. Same would go for Buffon.
@Drabik
How can you say Gourcuff isn’t worth it because of “attitude problems” but then say the one player you do want to see at United is Lahm? Didn’t you see his outburst in the press? Don’t think Sir Alex would fancy that.
Denton, I don’t want to get in your face mate but I did noe see play for Portugal but I have seen him play 80 odd games for us and regardless of where he plays he has been a total flop mate and we are better off rid, he has not the what it takes to play for us.
denton – Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant. Fair point mate.
I dont think we will sign anyone in january but for the summer id go for silva and a top class finisher please saf.
We should have given Bellion more time.
Stevan Jovetic !
look at him as our next Scholesy.
david silva hopefully
Afin fking feev please
Silva + Akinfeev
THIERRY HENRY
David Silva is what we need on the left flank,the dude is that good,I watched him play for Spain during the Euro games and I just cant help but think he is man utd’s player.Steven defour would be a great addition,imagine a midfield anchored by Anderson and Hargreaves,along side David Silva on the left wing and Obertan on the right wing,fully supported by wing back like Evra and Rafael.
Man utd are linked with a couple of players in january !
such as …..
Uros Cosic – Centre back – Cska moscow
Micah Richards – Right/Centre back – Man city
Ezuquial gray – Centre back – Real madrid
Jack Rodwell – Centre defence midfeild – Everton
Edin Dzeko – Striker – Vfl wolfsburg
David villa & silva – Forwards – Valencia cf
Adam matthews – Left back – Cardiff city f.c
Conner Hope – Monks f.c – Right Back
I think united will purchase all of these players i dont think they will sell many in january … maybe …. zoran tosic – sunderland or rio ferdinand – Totthenam or Real madrid