Earlier in the week, I claimed the Sol Campbell rumour simply had to be the press making mischief. We were having a defensive crisis and Sol Campbell was a free agent.
However, after signing Michael Owen, I wouldn’t say any transfer deal was totally out of the question anymore!
Still, Campbell was all over the press, claiming he would love to join United. He is currently training with Arsenal but was keen to push a deal through with United.
“I have heard nothing officially from Manchester United, but there have been suggestions and, of course, it would be a great move for me, if it happens,” said Campbell. “I shall just have to wait and see if a call comes through the right channels. Of course, I would love to play for Manchester United, but I am not counting any chickens, just waiting to see what happens. I am training as usual at Arsenal, and would go to train at Manchester United if I was asked.”
Sir Alex Ferguson has quickly moved to deny any deal for Campbell, claiming that he used to be a good player.
“I don’t know where this came from but it is all wrong,” he said. “Sol Campbell was a great player but he is not a player we are thinking about getting to come to United.”
In the words of Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, you got merked.
Man Utd News 24/7
Thank Gawd
Thank god for that!
It probably came from Campbells agent, thinking that we are too desperate for a defender. If they had signed Campbell, they may have signed me as well.
thank fek!!!.. erm on a serious note, way to much spam on this site nowadays, come on here to read about my beloved team , not too look at some fat cunt turning into the hulk!!!
No, no need for him.
He would probally fuck off abroad with stress.
@shmoo haha amen to that
in all fairness we all knew the owen deal seemed a profitable one for everyone.His class is unquestionable and he is showing it now.he was ready to take a pay cut and definitely will play quite a handful games considering we have 2 strikers(kiko and danny are for the future) apart from him. We have 9-10 defenders,all will be fit in jan,the campbell move never looked likely.why should we buy him when we will get eveyone back soon.wvans could be abck in 10 days SAF said today so we will be fine
Key word their in that article: “was a great player”
If we do make a loan move or something for an experienced defender heres a name to think about: Olof Mellberg
Lads,
I know there are fans who dont want Campell at United. I dont think he has much to offer the first team on a regular basis.
With ferige in prime position to assess the situation, I would have no problems if it turned out that if Evans & shea were out till Late Feb, Rios Back Not 100% with doubts of continued fitness< Nevile and Brown out for a while and both unable to stay injury free. Id be more happy he bring in Campell as back up for the remainder of the season.
What is the point in Paying 10 – 15 million on someone who will just be back up. Why not keep that and put it into a right back in the summer!
Just cause we have 60 – 80 mil in the back doesnt mean we have to spend it foolishly!
In Fergie i trust!
Shmoo – Quality post mate! “some fat cunt turning into the hulk”
five – Good call. I have always rated Mellberg. Top defender.
Thanks Heavens..
Mellberg is a fantastic defender and he ha done very well at Olympiacos so far. He seems quite pleased over here, so i doubt any deal could be made.
The way things are going, Rafael and Wes could be back against Wolves. I just wish the games were reversed and we played Villa next week. I hate sacrificing Fletcher and Carrick for this game. I hope Gibson and Anderson will be wnough for Villa. I doubt Scholesy will start a third game in a week. The worrying thing is that Fabio, Neville and Rio still don’t have a return date.
if sol was that good, then arsene would have seen the signs in training and snapped him up for himself! as it turns out, he’s clearly not very good anymore and probably gets torn a new arsehole day in day out by the likes of walcott and errrr, all the other nippy youngsters arsenal probably have…!
good morning all
schmoo: cut Scott some slack. it is not free to run these blogs and if it takes a video of a fat cow turning into the hulk to pay, so be it. just scroll quicker.
Campbell was never, ever going to happen. What would you do with a 10th defender when they are all healthy? Even if he came for free there is no lack of depth like there was at the striker position when all back are healthy. Of course, it is going to be tough in the short run but we will get most of them back either before or just after Christmas and it will be happy days.
On another note, who would’ve thunk that Carrick had it in him??? Real treat to see that players are willing to play for the TEAM, not individual glory. same can be said of Park and Fletcher. Class acts. It is too bad that it did take all of the injuries for Pat to get the captain’s armband. He was money vs. Wolfsburg. If Brown doesn’t make it back perhaps SAF will give it to him again.
the defence wil be the same 4 that played v wolfsburg
and fosters staying http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5764296,00.html
my bad expect from vidic comes in so it iwll be flecther carrick vidic evra
Jack – Hi mate. I am more than happy with that back four. Vidic to nail Carew and Carrick to play the “libero” role again. I actually like Fletch at right back as he offers alot more than just a full back. Besides he will have that over rated tosser Young in his arse pocket while Pat does a job on Milner who I DO happen to rate. Villa are a bit like Spurs when they play United, they have a tendency to bottle it. Hate predictions but for some reason I have a good feeling about tomorrow. Got a feeling we could hammer them. Once again the media seem to fancy Villa getting a result.
Costas – Scholes CAN’T start tomorrow can he? I thought he was suspended?
@King Eric: Really? That’s the first time i hear about it. I am not that good at keeping yellow card records so you could be right. Either way, he will be more useful against Wolves i think. Teams like that at OT suit him.
I still wish someone like De Laet slots in at right back. I know Fletch can do the job, but i would prefer it if he played in midfield tomorrow. You remember how vital he was in the corresponding game last season.
King Eric – you alright mate????
Couldn’t agree more mate, Young was good last season but been wank so far this season and Milners been quality but his up against the god at left back now….
I would of prefered one of Flecther or Carrick to go next to Anders in the middle and Da Laet take one of there places in the defence.
Costas – Yeah I am sure he got his fifth yellow at West Ham. Fergie may well go with De Laet at right back tomorrow. Like you and Jack I would love to see fletch in the midfield tomorrow.
Yep that twat West Ham player dived and he got booked, cunts, could of done with him tommorow
we could put Giggs next to Anders in the middle and Obertan on the left.
We also had a lot of absentees in that 3-2 win last April. I think this time we have even more! At least this time we have Vida back and he will help out a lot with Carew.
true costas
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, O’Shea, Evans, Evra, Nani (Macheda 61), Carrick, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Giggs, Tevez (Welbeck 87).
Subs Not Used: Foster, Park, Gibson, Martin, Eckersley.
Jack i think it was Rooney, Scholes and Vida because of their suspensions, Berba and Rio had picked up knocks on international duty, Rafael, Aderson and Hargreaves were injured. 8 players. Macheda entered the game at the 61st minute hey? Fergie didn’t waste much time with him.
Off topic: I heard Dean Ashton retired. I feel sorry for him.
And of course, Brown was injured too. 9 players.
thank you for saying that fergie! it was a ridiculous rumour in the first place.
anyone know if de laet will be given a chance in the back four? his appearances have been limited, but why not put him in and let carrick play a more natural position. wolfsburg was a courageous effort by our emergency defenders but it looked like they were caught ball watching every time the ball was crossed up high into the box. at least that’s what it looked like on wolsburg’s only goal.
fletch actually looks comfortable at right back, but it would be great if he and carrick could get back into their regular postions. i guess it’s better than oliver gill back there.
welbeck signs deal till 2013.
costas and king eric
kuszack/ben
da laet carrick vidic evra
valenica flecther anders giggs
rooney berbatov
or
kuszsack/ben
flecth carrick vidic evra
valenica anders giggs obertan
rooney berbatov
you choose
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2767857/Fergie-boosted-by-Vidic-return.html
Vidic returns to the manchester united squad after flu.
Thank god it’s not true.
MIG- Yeah, I saw that. I like Danny, and I think he’s gonna a be a real star for us.
Does anyone else remember screaming like a mental case after that Macheda goal that day in April?
@Jack. I will take the first one. I am concerned with De Laet coming up against Young or Milner(i am confused with Villa’s wingers), but as i said, i would like to see Fletch in the center again. However, given what the manager said today, i think Fletcher will play at right back.
Unless, we have a pleasant surprise, like an early Brown return for example. It wouldn’t be the first time Fergie did it.
theboogeyman
best match of the season
he would be up against young costas, who has been wank this season, dont beat a man anymore or anything
@theboogeyman : Hi. Moment of the year my friend! Ronaldo making it 3-2 against SPurs and Owen’s winner against Shity are tied second.
Thanks Jack. Then it wouldn’t be an intimidating occasion for De Laet. And Valencia can always track back and help out..
@theboogeyman
went mental, absolute euphoria. made my then two year old son start crying, he was so scared at me screaming and running around the house like i had just scored the goal myself! it felt like the title was won right at that moment. brilliant!
@costas
hi mate, didn’t know mellberg was playing at olympiacos, just wondering how you would rate them against united if they met up in the knockout round.
you must be wanting to see that happen i’m guessing.
THe first one is better, Jack, we get to make full use of Fletcher. Plus we can take Ctrl Alt off, bring Gabby on and play Fletch at right back and Giggsy in the centre, which would give us a different dimension.
boogeyman
he created my fuckin username!
i took my shirt off because of the heat at the owen game.
Shoulda seen me at the match!
@rooninho: I think they are definitely the easiest opponent United can come up against. Their best strength is their hostile atmosphere, but it’s not something we haven’t come up with. So far, they have had a lot of injuries, but i think that by the time we play them(if we play them) they could be back to full strength. Apart from Mellberg(who i think is their best player this season), another familiar face plays there: Matt Derbyshire. But he has been injured for the last few months.
I would like to play them for multiple reasons, one of them being that i don’t like them at all!
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there is PORTO we could meet at the knockout…FUCKING HELL….
Lyon is tough too…
Didn’t Derbyshire score one against us for Blackburn? I think we won that game 4-1 after going a goal down.
Either way, I don’t think there’s an “easy” match now. They’re all difficult games because of the format.
I’d like Olympiacos or Stuttgart or Lyon now, and Barcelona and Real Madrid eventually.
I have a feeling it’s going to be Lyon.
MIG- That’s true.
Id like a united-stuggart final
In the world of football there is a very very thin line between “was” and “is not a player we want” scholes is out for tomorrow which could be fantastic news when you think about it,in the context of,let’s do a maths sum, the defencive players missing + the Ginger wizards age + the amount of defenders united have fit and getting a run out in the last 2 game + the Christmas period been less than 2 weeks away where a player like scholes is so important=19.
I would too, MIG.
GHTT- To tell you the truth, any time someone tells me to pick a number for whatever reason, I pick 19. I wonder why…
I can see it now,
Manchester united Vs. Real madrid.
Ronaldo hits the ball fiercly GREAT SAVE EDWIN VAN DER SAR
….. valencia Oh inch perfect cross to berbatov great header!!!!!!! 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED@ half time,Second half underway real madrid with blazing guns looking for the equaliser…… RAUL 1-1!
….Carrick gives to anderson….oh delightful ball to rooney,CHANCEEEE 2-1 MANCHESTER UNITED!!!!!!!!!!!
Berbatov out ->Owen in
Nani out->Gabriel Obertan in
carrick,poor pass! Kaka,RONALDO SHOOTS POST, BENZEMA 2-2!!!!!!!!
Into the final embers of the game now,Anderson,Obertan…Oh he dazzled the former liverpool defender Arbeloa,good work,OWEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!3-2!
Just imagine it guys…..
I fancy the number 22.
@costas
well said mate! i think most would fancy them or stuttgart. but as the saying goes, at this point they’re all tough games. if they do play down your way, i’ll be looking for you in the crowd wearing the cantona mask! just don’t start a riot!
@ghtt
19 sounds good to me.
And about the spam and advertising on the site, i understand it but the one i hatr is the number 1 singing and dancing Jersey wearing scarf waving Manchester united fan. Thats my fucking daughter and i wójt have any add telling Me different
That was ment to be the amount of midfielders getting a run out
@rooninho: I will try! Olympiacos fans are not to be messed with,lol. Finding a ticket might be quite hard. It’s not often that a Greek team reaches the last 16, so the tickets will be in huge demand.
The only teams I hope we can avoid are real and barcelona. The others, inter, ac milan, make fans want to avoid them because of their reputation rather than the way they’re currently playing. I am not saying they’re a piece of cake, but I believe we can beat them, even considering the number of injuries we have. Macheda IS GOD, I don’t want the fascists to reach the final 8, let alone get to the final. This will make Perez feel like a downright idiot, having spent millions for nothing, as for Ronaldo & co, we can all imagine how they would be feeling.
Personally, I don’t care whether we get to the final or not. This season, the PL title is the number 1 priority, and I guess the same goes for many utd fans. If we clinch number 19 this will be more than enough.
However, for revenge purposes, that’s if we do get to the final, my prefered opponents would be either ac milan or barcelona.
http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=251009.0
pmsl, joker
Lol you made me laugh fze :3
Think there is more than enough defenders here, they won’t be injured forever. I hope DeLeat gets some games now, don’t see why he can’t do a job for us. Although I wish we could get Pique back – he would be a perfect replacement for the terminally injured Rio.
By the way people no need to order the ripped course – it’s just the oil! Can’t u see!
off topic:
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/12/11/1680576/manchester-united-scouting-report-extraordinary-gian-piero
what do you think?
Jack – Alright fella. Have just read that link. Deluded bastards although he almost does admit that United are better. He calls Fletch a “poor mans Lucas” and reckons Agger and Skirtel are on par with a fit Rio and Vidic!!!
Ancha – Laurent Blanc is doing his job prospects at United no harm either. Bordeau have pissed their tricky group and the only team to win all six games.
Forget Sol. Signed to a team only to leave them in a couple months (was it even a month?)… of course anybody would say they’d love to play for United. You know the quote: “Ask any player who they want to play for and 99% will say Manchester United. The other 1% are lying”.
For Villa, I think Kuszack will start in goal – he’s been solid (sorry Ben!). And as for having Carrick and Flecth in defense, I think while we are caught out on aerial attacks and positioning, when the ball is at their feet, we have a definite advantage – I think someone said that they passed more to the midfield (on the ground) rather than booting it up the pitch, like a typical defender clearance. Being midfielders, they’re probably more confident passing it out of tight situations and we’d have even more options for starting attacks… and Rooney for captain! Unless that young lad Giggsy gets a run out of course.
King Eric
in tears with laughter lol
so this is what is going to happen tommorow
2-2 in the last minute, Welbeck comes on, Giggsy smashes it up field, Friedal races out of his goal to clear it, lands to Welbeck on the half way line, bycle kick,Friedal cant get back quick enough, goes in, United win 3-2.
Redbeard, if you’re reading this, this is the link to the guardian aticle denton davey was talking about on the other thread.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/dec/11/michael-carrick-manchester-united-paolo-maldini
awwww i feel sorry for Sol Campbell his dream move just got crushed!!!
wes has trained with the team
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Hi Guys – if you want to have some fun I’m on the independent with idiots who are not being nice to our club – so if any of you want to get your sleaves up : )
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ferguson-rules-out-campbell-manchester-united-move-1838414.html
Jack- Could that link BE any bigger?
theboogeyman
didnt realiease it was that long when i copyed it lol
GET STUCK IN LADS
So to sum up the Manchester UNited news today fuck benzama fuck cumpbell.
Spot on ghtt
@ King Eric WHO IN THE FUCK SAID FLETCHER WAS A POOR MANS LUCAS.
WHO EVER THINKS THAT IS A TOTAL IDIOT WHO KNOWS FUCK ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL THAT HAS PISSED ME OFF. WHO EVER DID SAY TAHT TELL THEM WHERE ARE THE FUCK ARE LIVERPOOL CURRENTLY AND BY THE WAY FLETCHER IS THE INFORM CM PLAYER IN PREM AND MAYBE EUROPE.
If Campbell taught he was good enough to play d’or unites then why does he think arsenal haven’t signed him if he’s united quility and they get to see it every day?????
Rooney the new king
my money is on Europe in that one, Lucas is a poor mans Robbie savage
@ Gotta hate tiny tears I cant believe anyone would even put lucas in fletchers league. lucas is not even in andersons league, I would love to know what burk said fletcher is a poor mans lucas that has got to be the worst football knoledge since someone said durham said united selling beckham was one of fergies biggest ever mistakes. this stevie me love in they should ask themselves he is not even first choice in CM and fletcher is.
by the way lucas does not even have a league, like the great brian clough would say I am in the top 1, lucas is in the top 1 of the crappest midfielders in the prem or even europe.
Watching lucas playing in europe always reinforced my belief that one day I too can play in the champions league. Just the mere possibility made me feel giddy with excitement. However, the dippers exit has shattered my dreams.
One of the many shittest players in the scousers team. Fletcher a poor mans lucas, my ass.
MG – Just had a quick look but about to leave work. I assume you are “utd24″? Good work pal.
Pleased with that news, there was never any need to sign such a has-been with a couple of our defensive issues being resolved in 10days or so.
Unlucky Sol, continue your search for a club!
@King Eric
Absolutely – homage to the number 24 who is in my opinion the best midfielder in the business!
I can’t believe there are so many idiots in the world wanting Manchester United to break up and get lost. It wil never happen
Safe Journey home KE
On a further note – please if anyone believes Lucas is better than Fletcher they can have him! In fact they are entitled to him because at the end of the day we have the main man Fletch and would not trade him in for anyone – meaning no Iniesta, no Xavi, hell no Fabregas – and I mean it.
Finally who needs Benzema? We don’t – they can flog him off to anyone they want – in a few years Wellbeck and Macheda will be outscoring him and his likes.
Hang on not to sure but doesn’t Owen have just as many or if not more goals? Even if he has less than Benzema, there is a 35 million difference : )
MG – Thanks mate, home now! Gonna have a look now at you shutting that idiot dipper up.
rooney the new king – Love your comment when you say that Lucas isn’t in Fletcher’s league then on your next post put “by the way Lucas does not even have a league”. Thought that was funny mate. Do these deluded idiots REALLY believe what they say?
Anyone wanting a laugh watch the Scouser’s countdown to kick off on LFC TV tonight. True to form they will probably be saying that Arsenal aren’t that good and the dippers will easily beat them now Saint Steven and the ladyboy fag are back. It really is funny watching that set of cunts. No class whatsoever. Even the guests and presenters look like smack head scouse thieves. The set is awful as well. Really cheap. Every time I have watched it they ALWAYS mention United at some point.
MG – I believe Owen has more goals than Benzema, yes. Certainly in Europe he does.
@ (King Eric)- to be fair lucas does have a league he is in a league of 1 of being shit WOW and I thought djemba and kleberson were bad lucas takes the buiscuit and he still plays fat rafa you are a united legend.
like I say before lucas does not have a league and for someone to say fletcher is a poor mans lucas I thought some people were on laughing gas, hey I have found out scouser syndrom they are either on laughing gas or taking to much coke and I do not mean the stuff from a can. they maybe on one or the other or both they are that deluded and depressed they would be on the coke.
the only thing lucas is better than fletcher is that he plays for a better country that is it. has for gerrard be weary scousers you cannot rely on gerrard he will be 30 soon, and liverpool also preying on buckeroo torres.
hey people I have found fernando torres new nickname I called saha this. fernando el nino buckeroo torres. it is true scott liverpool are the titanic it is on the stern well we all knew that decades ago.
MG – Just read all the posts. Nice one. What kind of username to start with is “benitevez”? Dipper and a bitter? They really are fucking clueless. They should not even be allowed on grown up blogs. Their bitterness and abuism’s border on the insane. Things such as ” Hargreaves, Anderson, Nani didn’t win you trophies, Ronny did”. What an ignorant cunt. Who the fuck scored the all important pens in the Champions league final in Moscow? That’s right, Hargo, Ando and Nani. Who missed their penalty? Yes you have guessed it Ronny. Muppets the lot of them. Their hatred for United must really eat them up. You can always guarantee that whenever there is a topic on United , the Scouser’s and Citeh will frequent it!
King Eric well lets be fair what did we expect liverpool thought the titanic was unsinkable so we cannot be to suprised by what they say.
WOW I have not been on this site 2 weeks and I am addicted damn I have missed so much since this site was opened, I did not even know it existed 3 weeks ago, if I am posting to much anyone say.
@ King Eric there are a lot of contridictions from the press and rival fans, when ronaldo did not do to well like the big game they would call him a bottler when he does well we are a one man team total shit.
what also makes me laugh loads are saying shity are the most hated team in the UK and look where they are, they must be the first team in the history of the game that is more hated without even close to be winning a championship or other trophys.
@KIng Eric
I was thinking the same thing – it shows how much clueless and stupid some fans are.
It also amazes me how the broadsheets think we’ve had it because of our debt – yet they never take a Chelsea or an Arsenal or for that matter anyone else to account. It’s also amazing how no one takes Real Madrid – the so called mother of all glamour clubs – to account regarding finances.
A lot of United fans must understand that we are news. Without us newspapers, a huge part of the media cannot function without having United in the headlines – so much for Real Madrid then etc etc.
Regarding the debt – my argument will always stand. We have the biggest draw in the world regarding fans and exposure. OT sells itself hence that’s why the Glazers never sold it out – they are not that daft as people make them out to be. Our sponsor deals last year were incredible adding onto selling the virus to that mob for a world record fee.
People don’t get it that we need to consolidate what we have – the big players will come – and if they don’t want to like Benzema then as is apparent – that’s hard luck to that player not to the club. I bet you Benzema and his agent must be thinking if they’ve done the right thing going to that mob when you consider the WC is coming – but that’s not our problem.
There would be a lot of people that would jump to buy Utd because everything is in place – and the ability that Utd has to attract sponsors because we directly increase there base is phenomenal – take AIG for example. No matter what has happened to AIG, the exposure that Utd gave them on the global financial stage was tremendous – and that’s why Aon came in to have exactly the same exposure. Of course it works both ways – we too by signing onto such deals get equally or more so enough exposure of our own. 333million fans and counting. A lot of people that think our debt will kill us are wrong – that was how the Glazers did there business to buy us. When or if the Glazers want to sell out, it is not the debt that prospective people will look at – if the business is generating enough money and has the appropriate fan base and sponsors we are laughing all the way.
And of course that is nothing compared to what supporting Utd is and that is our job – and we are proud of it.
somebodys telling me that ealier it said on mutv ” wes brown has passed a late fitness test and will be playing tomorrow much to the relief of sir alex ferguson”
….acutally she was chatting rubbish to wind me up
MG the debt you cannot just dust it under the carpet. if united were under an ownership where the fans own the club we would see the fruits of our success, under this lot they are stifling our progress and they have taken loads out of the club, they are bleeding the club dry. with the money we made since 2006 we could build the south stand and still have loads left to spend on players.
A further point
I don’t want to ever endorse the Glazers and the debt
At the end as United fans we follow SAF and trust me he knows better than us all
In SAF we trust: this club is far bigger than a lot of people think it is – it doesn’t need no one to doubt it – we follow it and therefore are proud of it.
Whatever SAF says is the end of it – especially after the last three years.
If anyone including me had doubts when we were in trouble – then let it be a lesson to us all.
Manchester United begins and ends with the man who has taken it this far – and he’s our gaffer and we stand by him. End of
@Rooney the new king
You are right therefore I wrote the above – it still is a point of issue and I agree with your ideal club scenario.
It is also true that the Glazers will make a lot from United – that’s why I hope I am right in saying that the club will always sell itself for a future investor.
Let’s see what happens and what the Glazers do.
Wes and R da silva are back training with rio set to start training Monday, everything is pointing at get 3 points out of tomorrow with out anyore injuries and united are set for chrisas
@ MG teqnically the takeover should have been blocked in 2005 since it was against the rules of the game and not the best interest of the fans that was the rule a loope hole that blocks any takeover.
here is why I say the cash we have made since 2005.
05/06
league cup winners 05/06
finished 2nd in 05/06 season
06/07
premiership champions 06/07
semi finals champions league 06/07
fa cup runners up 06/07
07/08
premiership champions 07/08
champions league winners 07/08
community shield winners 07/08
fa cup quater finals 07/08
08/09
premiership champions 08/09
champions league runners up 08/09
fa cup semi finals 08/09
super cup runers up 08/09
league cup winners 08/09
community shield winners 08/09
world club cup winners 08/09
add ronaldo money and the sale of many other players, add the tv money the prize money where we finished the amount of games how much is that we have made during all this time.
I am still thinking that the old wizard might srping a surprise on us and start with Wes. If that happens and Fletcher plays i her normal position, God help the Villa midfield.:P
that is a fortune we have made that is a lot of it gone to the banks instead of investing in the club not just the squad. the reality is the glazers when they sell will have made tons of money when they took over the club, they spent very little requiring the club which for me is almost stealing and taking the club and the fans especially for a ride which is a disgrace.
in HIS normal position i meant. Damn typos!
@rooney the new king: I have never been the Glazers’ fan. I never appreciated how they acquired the club. At the same time, and since we are talking how succesful the club has been in the last 4 years, i think the Glazer’s had a lot to do with that. I don’t think we could have made the signings we made in the last 4 years as a PLC. At least not at this rate…
Wishful thinking from Sol. At least there was still a doubt surrounding Owen. He’s only 29, what if we keep him fit, etc.
Sol has long been finished at the top. The past year has only been about confirming that.
@ Costas – like I said look at my previous post go add up the amount of money we made the past 4 years under different ownership we could have seen the fruits of the off the field success.
- thanks to them fans are over paying forced to pay for all compititons and we have lost a hardcore of fans, they have taking tons of cash out and still we are nowhere near seeing the end to this monster debt holding the club back.
- we should be having a bigger stadium with old trafford getting that south stand complete. the glazers have nowt to do with the success it has all been down to fergie the playing staff and the squad they are lucky this success has covered their rear end.
@rooney the new king:
That’s the thing though. The current squad is in some ways product of the Glazer ownership. Are we sure that United could have bought Carrick,Hargreaves,Anderson,Nani,Berbatov and Valencia in successive summers if we were a PLC?
I don’t want to defende the Glazers in any way shape or form, but i have wondered what our transfer policy would have been like if we were still a PLC. I will never defend what they have done with the debts or the ticket prices. As far as i am concerned, they will not be able to hide behind the club’s success for too long.
@ Costas I would give up some of our success if it ment they were never incharge of our club or have no debt, for my standards the club comes first then success that is where my priorities are with manchester united. long term of the club has got to be a worry at times when there is a debt in region of 690 million if that is what the numbersare.
– 5 years ago if any fan said come 2009 we were gonna be in that much debt no fan would be for it no matter what the success is. it is like me saying would I sell my soul for a succesful career then the answer would be no because its long term not short term where I think.
– no person can care for any club or buisness if that owner or owners were willing to go into that much debt they cant care at all, their plan is to saddle the club with tons of debt fleece the fans steal the profits, and when the time is right make a profit and they bugger off back to america that is what their aim is.
– sorry anyone I hate to be a negative twat but when someone brought up the glazers there is nothing positive about them. I will be negative when it comes to uniteds debt and the glazers because that is what I feel about them.
@rooney the new king :
Don’t apologise about that. It’s what i think about this whole situation too. I was just looking at both sides of the coin. A large part of what makes United who they are, is their success on the field. However, when it comes down to it, i would much rather have United still be a PLC and free of any debts, even if it meant we didn’t enjoy as much success on the pitch. Unfortunately, i don’t see a way out of this anymore.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8409274.stm
Costas yea true I hate to be negative with the team looking to be back in terms of the football and goals flowing. the success of the team have been tainted by the glazers ands rival fans keep using that 2 make them feel good.
if someone said would I rather choose the success of the team and having all this debt, or a little less success and being debt free I would choose the second option all day long.
if we were still a PLC I dont think the success would have changed, no way do they deserve any credit. like I said the takeover should have been blocked by a rule, if its not in the best interest of the fans then the takeover cannot go through isnt that one of the main rules in takeovers.
in 1998 was that takeover such a horrible deal for the fans and club not when you compare it to this disgusting glazer takeover it seemed a great takeover now.
I don’t like Sol Campbell…
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2768718/Another-Fergie-hairdryer-Ben.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football
just look at the expression on his face……….try ben try……
To be honest I think if the Glazers had not taken over United would probably be some billionaire’s Subbuteo set by now. That’s the inherent vulnerability of a PLC, anybody could have grabbed it. The Glazers see United as a business, which is preferable in my view to an owner seeing a club as a toy.
yeehaa
Welbeck got a new contract till 2013, Giggs and Scholes both got another year.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2768902/Dean-Ashton-exclusive-Ill-never-be-able-to-run-again.html
Poor lad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/dec/12/manchester-united-injuries-michael-carrick
So Utd being loaded with injuries makes us sort of more likeable. I have still not read one single article praising our performance against Wolfsburg. This seriously makes me want to become a sports journalist so I can always praise the lads after every game, mock the ridiculous stevie me&tiny tears love in after every fucking international, slate the refs, take the piss out of Rafa. This abutisim is really out of fucking order.