This hurts. Selling a good youth product to one of our main rivals for a fecking bullshit fee when they are desperate?! Woodward's meant to be good at squeezing every penny out of the other organisation!!
Danny Welbeck | Manchester United: 2001-2014
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You're asking a young, talented and hungry young man with about a decade left of his career to wait another 2 years to get his chance? Come on mate he's human like the rest of us.
Disgusted by this.
He will come good with a run in the team.
Shouldn't have sold to a top4 rival.
Is he really? That would put him close to the best strikers in the league.
Van Gaal has made a big call today in replacing Welbeck by Falcao. Hope he's vindicated.
Except Sturridge did it over 6 months. Welbeck has never done it consistently.
How much can you do to actually stop the playing going though?
Just curious, greater players than Welbeck have moved to rivals and the club have been powerless to stop them.
It probably didn't help that he wants Arsenal and only Arsenal.
Just curious, greater players than Welbeck have moved to rivals and the club have been powerless to stop them.
It probably didn't help that he wants Arsenal and only Arsenal.
suddenly hes a 20-25 goals forward
i get it he is a local lad and its arsenal but hes just a squad player and 4th pick for us
i get it he is a local lad and its arsenal but hes just a squad player and 4th pick for us
Look how much pace they'll have in their front line compared to ours.
No he hasn't, Welbeck is all potential with no deliverance so far.
Very little to moan about this window, but I cant help sit here hoping this doesn't happen. I love Danny.
A player like Danny could win the ball off a defender, beat a player, win a penalty but if Rooney scores the penalty then a year later nobody will remember who really made the goal and the stats will show Rooney is doing the "strikers job" while Danny isn't .
I have a feeling it's the match going reds that appreciate Danny far more than the armchair fans.
I had to edit my post, but at Bolton, he was still behind Welbeck and Rooney for England, which showed that he was not rated as highly as he is now. Before his move to liverpool Sturridge was barely rated and underutilized because the manager overlooked his talent.
With Welbeck, he has been underutilized and lost his place as the starting striker for England due to not playing consistently for United. Connection can be drawn as both these players showed vast amount of potential when they were young. Moreover, how their ability has been overlooked.
We could do a Barca/Madrid and sign him back in a few years maybe, when he comes good. I hope so anyway.
Gutted that's he on the way. Only player going forward with pace, apart from Di Maria, important in the big games and on the counter. He's very talented and makes our game more fluid, granted he's not lethal but he's never been giving a full run in his favoured position. It's similar to Sturridge at Chelsea and now look at him for Liverpool.
A home-grown young lad has been replaced by a foreign 29year old. If Welbeck wasn't happy sitting on the bench and he could play on the wings, how are we supposed to keep Falcao happy?
A home-grown young lad has been replaced by a foreign 29year old. If Welbeck wasn't happy sitting on the bench and he could play on the wings, how are we supposed to keep Falcao happy?
Well, at least he didnt want to go to Liverpool I guess.
Lets not forget Welbeck has pushed for this!
I wanna cry
Don't go Danny!
Don't go Danny!
That just isn't true at all.
Welbeck's all around game is far superior to Sturridge. Had it not been for his flexibility he'd already be an established striker.
Oh no, we forced him out because we didn't play him enough, local lad, local lad, forced out wide, garble, garble.
I think there's an element of sentimentality getting involved in people's reactions here, and also the fear of change.
The thing is, we need change.
As I said earlier in a genuine question - how would you feel if we kept Welbeck and Arsenal signed Falcao? How would fancy our chances of finishing above them? How would you feel about their chances of winning the league if they signed Falcao?
I'm also sad to see Danny go, but I'm glad that we're giving him a decent move, same with Hernandez - it will factor well for us when enticing other young prospects. It shows that we're not bitter and we won't prevent our players from moving on when they're surplus to requirements.
This also sends an important message to our youngsters - take your chances and fight to get into the team or your off.
The thing is, we need change.
As I said earlier in a genuine question - how would you feel if we kept Welbeck and Arsenal signed Falcao? How would fancy our chances of finishing above them? How would you feel about their chances of winning the league if they signed Falcao?
I'm also sad to see Danny go, but I'm glad that we're giving him a decent move, same with Hernandez - it will factor well for us when enticing other young prospects. It shows that we're not bitter and we won't prevent our players from moving on when they're surplus to requirements.
This also sends an important message to our youngsters - take your chances and fight to get into the team or your off.
Not really a useful statistic when he's played so little.
More pace gone. It's weird.
I don't like this one.
I don't like this one.
Strangely not too fussed about this. I know he's a local product and losing him will be a shame no doubt. But it just might open up a far bigger opportunity for Wilson, who also an academy graduate and more talented IMO. Plus he'll get to learn from Rooney + Robin + Falcao. Dunno we'll see.
The transfer fee could've been higher TBH but then Chelsea sold Sturridge for about £12 million. Anyway goodbye and goodluck Danny.
The transfer fee could've been higher TBH but then Chelsea sold Sturridge for about £12 million. Anyway goodbye and goodluck Danny.
Jesus christ, how can you say that. Hope its just the glasses, its not a coincidence only United fans rate him.
Good post mate.
There is no guarantee that we will make the deal permanent next summer though.
no before Sturridge move to Chelsea, nobody believed he could play as a CF. Not even chelsea fans.
I remember a quote from Ray Wilkins a few years back before Sturridge went out on loan for Bolton. He said something along the line that Sturridge could be as great as he wanted to be.
This!
Di Maria makes up for any pace lost from the team due to Welbeck's departure.
Name me one goal in an important game that lead us to win the tie, because with the other 3 we had at the start of the day I easily could.
I don't know if I'm more angry or upset by this. Absolutely appalling bit of business.
They were just saying that, the minute the news came out that we were looking to offload him Spurs and Arsenal were instantly after him. Liverpool may have been too if they hadn't just signed Balotelli.
Arsenal away in 2012 without even thinking I could remember that.
surely not, looked like a striker at Chelsea to me, has the selfishness and shoot on sight mentality.
suddenly hes a 20-25 goals forward
i get it he is a local lad and its arsenal but hes just a squad player and 4th pick for us
...and going into next season our strikeforce will consist of 30 year old Rooney, possibly permanently crocked 32 year old RvP, and maybe Wilson. Apart from anything else, we should have the good sense to avoid strengthening one of the 2 sides (along with Liverpool) we'll likely be in closest competition with for a top 4 place this season. It all seems pretty short-sighted to me.
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