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First Smith, now Rooney... What next, Mancunians playing for Leeds and Liverpool?
Been done, Danny Pugh.
if ur any gud wit personal probs plz get in touch asap
I wouldn't worry, Bradford folk rarely make much sense.
Is this an appeal to our Wayne?
I don't know how good an agony aunt he'd be but I'm sure many a punter would welcome his feedback and ratings on the local whorehouse network...
Hmm, some United fan :rolleyes:
Neither Madrid nor Chelsea have a history of developing young players so that they react their potential.
Chelsea may have the money but have no history or European competition in real terms, certainly it's not comparable with United.
Madrid isa tough nut to crack as Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham have found. Each of them recieved a rough ride and Rooney is too young to be exposed to that kind of pressure, without the protection which Fergie offers his youngsters. Maybe in a few years that would be the right move.
As a United fan I am happy to see Rooney at United, I think that he will add a different dimension to the team and his signing offers more proof that Fergie looks at the long temr rather than just the next 12 months...
Oh joy, another one of those fucking cunts who desert Bradford every weekend to watch one of the "big" sides, whilst the Bradford club dies a fucking death.
You're a twat, along with the other 20,000 who fuck off to watch Man United or L666s.
And breathe...
So Raul wasn't homegrown?
Chelsea financially are a big club, but their support is fairweather (heck, where were the 40,000 gates in the 1980's) and lack the tradition of other clubs. I don't like saying this, but personally I think the biggest London club is Arsenal (and not because they have the best team).
Agreed. (Please don't beat me). However, paying £22 million (plus another five million if he fulfils his contract) for a player who has yet to, for want of a better word, blossom is too much.
In that context, Rooney is worth every penny.
In the context of Real getting Owen for £8million United have been ripped off, however.
'Tis the way of football.
Just ask Greening or Forlan
Don't you think MoK that a youngish class midfielder would have being the better option to spend that kind of money on?? Who have you got (don't know scum squad inside out so correct me if i'm wrong) - Roy Keane who is a dirty scumbag
I think it was more a case of not wanting Newcastle to have him because then United wouldn't be able to. Fergie has said that he wasn't looking to buy Rooney now, but that changed when he thought that he would be out of reach.
It makes business sense.
Didn't want to quote the whole thing.
I agree that Kleberson and Djemba (twice) are not looking like United standard, but time will tell.
We also have other players to look out for in the next couple of years... Eagles, Miller, Richardson, Fletcher (as you say) for example. Looking at the reserves I am comfortable with the future though not to the same extent that I was before Neville, Butt, Scholes, Beckham and Giggs came through.
My concern about our youth development is the lack of "decent" strikers. We seem to develop them more for the First Division (Healy, Macken, Webber?) standards and use them to generate come income. I would love to see us developing an Owen of our own...
I guess it all comes down to what you want your team to achieve. If you are looking at short term targets - such as this years title - then perhaps you are right. Thing is that Fergie has never worked that way, he has always looked at the next few years.
That's why I think that Rooney is a sound investment. Yes £20m is a huge amount of money, but the potential he offers to United is massive too. Personally I am not expecting too much from him this year, but after that...?
Not fair.
See also Butt, Scholes, Neville (G), Giggs, Silvestre, Schmeichel, Beckham etc etc etc
United have always sold young players too, like Greening. Interesting case in point - now at WBA sodo you think he is United standard? What about Webber at Watford, or Higginbottam at Derby. Hell you should remember Gary Walsh well.
Apart from the fact that RVN works better as a lone striker IMO, I don't actually think the lack of firepower upfront was anything to do with Uniteds poor season (by their standards) last season, and I don't think Rooney will be the difference this year.
The signing of Saha for £10 million last transfer window was a bit strange, especially with defensive frailties (Rio banned, Brown injured, Silvestre and the Neville brothers
Selling Nicky Butt is going to be a mistake I feel too, although he was crying out for regular first team football.
When you look at the treble winning year, the team picked itself, the vast majority of players were on the top of their games, now it all just looks disjointed. I'll reserve judgement till Heinze, Rio, Ronaldo, RVN et al are back and playing though, and with the likes of Smith, Ronaldo, Rooney all still young, I'd be looking our for a United resurgence soon enough.
Just not yet, and I hope for Fergies sake that it all comes together before he starts going all Bobby Robson..
United used to have a very very good youth team- didn't the youth coach retire the other year? I can't remember what the feck he was called, but he was one of the best coaches in the game.
Silvestre *chortles*
I don't think Greening was ever given the chance to be up to United standards, and I really did expect better things of Higginbottom after he went to Blackburn.
Of course United have always sold their kids who weren't good enough for their team- more than a few of them have toddled over this way.
I just always remember Graeme Tomlinson, who was shit hot when he was at City. He should have gone far, but he went to United too young and he's playing for FC Nag's Head or someone now.
And they need a decent left-back, because Silvestre is a donkey and O'Shea isn't a natural.
A midfield enforcer is essential but I think Roy Keane still more than holds his own against players like Viera and Gerrard, just for his talismanic presence if nothing else. Ideally Gerrard will get disillusioned with a bottom-half tabled Liverpool and jump ship to Man Utd this year or next. Hardly likely but SAF is a huge admirer.
I actually think the defence is sound. Gary Neville - consistently one of the best right backs in world football (becoming an asset in attack as well). Rio is immence. Silvestre has his scary moments but once he has Rio at his sides he'll be back on track. Heinze is promising (and can play left-back) and Brown is a great natural defender (marshalled Arsenal with ease in FA Cup if proof is needed). O'Shea had a great 2002/2003 season but faded last season but that is always the case whe players are hyped up too much in their first season, he'll be back. Spector looks good.
The attacking options are now mouth watering, enough said.