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bosnian_red said:
He's a Bayern fan and knows him a lot better then we would... And what he says is likely true and makes sense anyway. He's obviously a lifelong Bayern fan, but always had the goal to play abroad one day and united is a logical choice.
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Well thanks for explanation. I did not know he's a Bayern fan. I feel sorry for him losing such a loyal figure who's also a leader, which is very very difficult to replace.

My point is, there is no need to knock off how he was only saying all those things to please United fans. All footballers want their fans to love him and it is very natural he did what he did, plus the extra information that he's wearing a United shirt in an old photo (not a Chelsea or Pool shirt etc) which adds to his credibility.
 
Fully Fledged said:
I liked the part where he remembered the fans applauding them when we went out and he thought that one day he would like to play for those fans.

I've paraphrased but the intent is there.
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I liked that part too. He remembered it and truly was speaking from his heart. United is a special club and OT is an unique place.
 
redevil2 said:
Well thanks for explanation. I did not know he's a Bayern fan. I feel sorry for him losing such a loyal figure who's also a leader, which is very very difficult to replace.

My point is, there is no need to knock off how he was only saying all those things to please United fans. All footballers want their fans to love him and it is very natural he did what he did, plus the extra information that he's wearing a United shirt in an old photo (not a Chelsea or Pool shirt etc) which adds to his credibility.
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Oh don't get me wrong, I believe he's being sincere 100%, in that united was only ever the other club he'd go to. Just everyone knows and I'm sure he'd have no problem saying Bayern will always be his #1 team. But United is a club that suits him perfectly as we are very similar to Bayern in a lot of ways, and it just makes sense for him to play for united.
 
bosnian_red said:
He's a Bayern fan and knows him a lot better then we would... And what he says is likely true and makes sense anyway. He's obviously a lifelong Bayern fan, but always had the goal to play abroad one day and united is a logical choice.
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It is exactly that - but I am a "she".

And do not mix German and Bavarian, please...

I like Schweinsteiger - but I am not disillusioned about him. He is a drama queen... - and he is so great in it that you can admire him because of that. And he is finally a professional who takes care what he does - maybe a lot more than in the past when he made a lot of mistakes. Lahm is the flawless - Schweinsteiger is not. Some of this is the reason why the later somehow is loved a lot more. Schweinsteiger is the one with the black fingernails, the different haircuts, the one that needed time to grow up, the one who showed his "cousin" the jacuzzi in the trainings ground at night and got caught - and had some times when the life in Munich kept him away from being a real good professional. The one whose performances sometimes were great before 2009 - but a very long time weren't and you asked yourself why he is playing. If you watch them for ages or since they are young you see their strength and their flaws. Sometimes you know more when you know about the background, too.

You get a great player. And I sure wish him well. I will watch him whenever I can (if Bayern let's me). It might have been the right time for him to change place. It could be that he might have stayed if they would have sweet talked him in Munich - but they did not. As it is he did what he always had as an option.
 
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I know it's photoshopped but I think the jersey is pretty close to the leaked one for next season and it's fecking ace
 
Blackwidow said:
It is exactly that - but I am a "she".

And do not mix German and Bavarian, please...

I like Schweinsteiger - but I am not disillusioned about him. He is a drama queen... - and he is so great in it that you can admire him because of that. And he is finally a professional who takes care what he does - maybe a lot more than in the past when he made a lot of mistakes. Lahm is the flawless - Schweinsteiger is not. That is the reason why the later somehow is loved a lot more. If you watch them for ages or since they are young you see their strength and their flaws. Sometimes you know more when you know about the background, too.

You get a great player. And I sure wish him well. I will watch him whenever I can (if Bayern let's me). It might have been the right time for him to change place. It could be that he might have stayed if they would have sweet talked him in Munich - but they did not. As it is he did what he always had as an option.
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Thanks for the information. Of course everyone (fan) has their respective preference of players and views of them. I am just hoping that with your knowledge about him and with your familiarity of Bayern, you will be here to fill us in with more positive (than negative) but I can understand you might feel more inclined to be less supportive of him now than when he's a Bayern player.

I personally would have no idea how I can cope if say Giggsy had left us for Bayern when he's 30. We are very lucky it hadn't happened. And like you said, Basti might not have been sweet talked by Bayern (not very German if they did sweet talk him, may I add! :) otherwise he would still be a Bayern player.

The way I see it, Lahm is a less flamboyant figure and he must have been a rock in the team! Very solid eh!
 
Well, looks like I'm going to be watching Manchester United games, too, now. Happy for Basti and I hope you enjoy him as much as we did. :)
 
darioterios said:
didn't Lahm have that notorious autobiography?
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Yes, but in hindsight this autobiography is even seen very positively.

Lahm is just the model professional since he is a teenager. Schweinsteiger was the one who tested all the limits and lived his "puberty" in the club.

Maybe you can say that Lahm was boring - whereas Schweinsteiger was not. Lahm is liked - Schweinsteiger is loved.

I have told it before - I think that he is a steal for your club. He is interested to get a good climate in the dressing room with a very flat hierarchy and is very social. He is somebody with mountains of experience on the pitch, can read the match, can play multiple roles when necessary and I think he would not transfer if he still would be troubled with old injuries.
It is a win-win situation.
 
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Someone has probably pointed this out already, but the 13th July has got to be just about his favourite day of the year at this stage.
Wins the world cup 12 months to the day before he signs for United :drool:
 
Feed Me said:
Words can't express how much I love Bastian already.

I cannot fecking believe he plays for us.
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I'm definitely at that stage. Its basically taken him 24 hours, and 1 interview, to take me from skeptical to absolutely loving the man.

Bastian fecking Schweinsteiger.
 
I think signing Schweinsteiger brings many more positives than his effect on the pitch. It might pave the way for German players to come to old Trafford and I think it has given us a good relationship with Bayern which hopefully lasts.
 
Sam said:
I'm definitely at that stage. Its basically taken him 24 hours, and 1 interview, to take me from skeptical to absolutely loving the man.

Bastian fecking Schweinsteiger.
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You are just over the moon because we signed Schneiderlin too. Otherwise you would be moaning all the time here.
 
I don't like when our rivals dive to win penalties but seeing one of our own do it makes me feel really disappointed.
 
izec said:
You are just over the moon because we signed Schneiderlin too. Otherwise you would be moaning all the time here.
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We needed another midfielder because relying on Carrick/Bastian to stay fit all season would have been a huge risk. The Schneiderlin signing now gives us that security.

I was never against us signing Bastian (and said so many times) nor have I ever doubted his quality (again, something I said many times). I'm just delighted we've got both.
 
To be fair to @Sam, future proofing ourselves was a more than sensible thing to do and has made this signing all the sweeter. In saying that, it's Bastian fecking Schweinsteiger... probably the best box to box midfielder in the world and if he's not no.1 anymore then he's certainly top 3.
 
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Bastian was the last player I thought we would get ever much less this window.
 
i Would honestly love to see cam footage of the current squad recieving news of these transfers, Imagine Wayne, angel, juan and David getting told "Yeah we've just signed Bastian and Morgan" I reckon they'd be dancing about.
 
Sam said:
We needed another midfielder because relying on Carrick/Bastian to stay fit all season would have been a huge risk. The Schneiderlin signing now gives us that security.

I was never against us signing Bastian (and said so many times) nor have I ever doubted his quality (again, something I said many times). I'm just delighted we've got both.
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Huh? You never doubted his quality, but you were worried about his injury record and his age. You wanted Schneiderlin more than Schweini. Now that we got them both, obviously your worries have disappeared. When the Schneiderlin situation looked bad, you were crying over there and said that Schweini alone isnt enough.

@Kevin is right, out with the non believers. Reaping our rewards now, in a time where we suffered and never complained. Now we cant even enjoy that they joined us, because some posters cried all the time about the lack of Schneiderlin and Schweinsteigers issues (using us for a new contract, injuries, age etc...)
 
Oo0AahCantona said:
i Would honestly love to see cam footage of the current squad recieving news of these transfers, Imagine Wayne, angel, juan and David getting told "Yeah we've just signed Bastian and Morgan" I reckon they'd be dancing about.
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izec said:
Huh? You never doubted his quality, but you were worried about his injury record and his age. You wanted Schneiderlin more than Schweini. Now that we got them both, obviously your worries have disappeared. When the Schneiderlin situation looked bad, you were crying over there and said that Schweini alone isnt enough.

@Kevin is right, out with the believers. Reaping our rewards now, in a time where we suffered and never complained. Now we cant even enjoy that they joined us, because some posters cried all the time about the lack of Schneiderlin and Schweinsteigers issues (using us for a new contract, injuries, age etc...)
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You what mate?
 
izec said:
Huh? You never doubted his quality, but you were worried about his injury record and his age. You wanted Schneiderlin more than Schweini. Now that we got them both, obviously your worries have disappeared. When the Schneiderlin situation looked bad, you were crying over there and said that Schweini alone isnt enough.
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And I still stand by all of that. And judging from the fact he signed both, so does LVG.

Bastian is now basically a massively low risk, high reward signing. Which is perfect.
 
Sam said:
And I still stand by all of that. And judging from the fact he signed both, so does LVG.

Bastian is now basically a massively low risk, high reward signing. Which is perfect.
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You didnt even take a picture of his plane ;) So dont tell me you love him :)
 
Sam said:
:lol:

I've a few muppet levels to go yet. A muppet in training if you like.
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i was just kidding around, i have a presentation tomorrow and our new schmidfielders got me so excited, that i havent done anything these past few days. Will be a long night....with looking at Schweinis pictures :drool: :lol:
 
predator said:
I think signing Schweinsteiger brings many more positives than his effect on the pitch. It might pave the way for German players to come to old Trafford and I think it has given us a good relationship with Bayern which hopefully lasts.
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Good point there. The current German batch, and future ones for that matter, are excellent and it's time we started tapping into that market more. Hopefully, Schweinsteiger having a successful career here, would make the club a more appealing prospect for other Germans. Not to say that it isn't as it is, but Schweinsteiger's high profile move would probably help in that regard.

It's also great to have an authoritative and imposing presence in the dressing room after the likes of Evra, Rio, Giggs and Vidic left 2 seasons ago. Rooney leads more by example with his work rate on the pitch, but isn't exactly your conventional leader, so to say. Great to have Schweinsteiger's influence in the dressing room now, esp with the rather young-ish team that we possess currently.

Needless to say, he is a terrific player on the pitch as well. It's hard to find a proper dominating midfield general nowdays, who also has the expansive passing range, tactical nous and the technique to go along with it. Just giddy with excitement here and fingers crossed, he keeps his fitness levels up and maintains his performance levels for another good 3-4 years.
 
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