Edwin van der Saar - £2million

[Pexbo]

This is a quotation mark "

not this '

fyi.

I think you'll find you can use either.

In this case it is being used because Aaron was directly quoting Schmeichel's reason for leaving us. He 'retired from english football' because there was too much pressure involved. Then he was a cnut and came back to play for City.

By directly quoting him he was being ironic.

 

[I'm always right]

I think you'll find you can use either.

I think you'll find you're wrong. And you said he used quotation marks which was incorrect, they were apostrophes (great word btw). Anyway, why has this turned into an English lesson?

 

[Pexbo]

I think you'll find you're wrong. And you said he used quotation marks which was incorrect, they were apostrophes (great word btw). Anyway, why has this turned into an English lesson?

Two 'apostrophes' wrapping around a word are perfectly accepted as quotation marks in the English written language. Technically they are not apostrophes anyway, an apostrophe is only an apostrophe by definition when it is used by function. As by function they were used as a quotation marks, they are indeed quotation marks

 

[Aaron]

I think you'll find you're wrong. And you said he used quotation marks which was incorrect, they were apostrophes (great word btw). Anyway, why has this turned into an English lesson?

Yes you could do with one.

The use of quotation marks, also called inverted commas, is very slightly complicated by the fact that there are two types: single quotes (` ') and double quotes (" "). As a general rule, British usage has in the past usually preferred single quotes for ordinary use, but double quotes are now increasingly common; American usage has always preferred double quotes.

Quotation Marks and Direct Quotations

Double ("...") and single ('...') quotation marks or inverted commas (you can use either term) can be used in the same ways. Whether you use double or single is up to you.

http://universitywriting.shu.ac.uk/punct/advice/s_double.htm

Traditionally, a quotation mark is written as a pair of opening and closing marks in either of two styles: single (‘…’) or double (“…”). Both styles are common in the English language; however, the single and double styling is considered to be the standard in British and American English respectively

Quotation mark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Aaron]

Was there really any need for this semantic bollocks about 'retirement' or quotation marks, then?

I'd be interested to know what other keepers around that time cost. Someone said Robinson would have been £6m, which today seems laughable.

 

[I'm always right]

Two apostrophes wrapping around a word are perfectly accepted as quotation marks in the English written language.

As I said, call them what they are though, they are not quotation marks as you suggested and that's how this started.

If you wanna continue boys I suggest PM.

 

[Aaron]

As I said, call them what they are though, they are not quotation marks as you suggested.

Oh dear.

 

[I'm always right]

Oh dear.

Go PM ffs, we've made a riiiiight mess of this thread.

 

[Pexbo]

As I said, call them what they are though, they are not quotation marks as you suggested and that's how this started.

If you wanna continue boys I suggest PM.

You're suggesting PM because your finding this public schooling a bit embarrassing now.

Technically they are not apostrophes anyway, an apostrophe is only an apostrophe by definition when it is used by function. As by function they were used as a quotation marks, they are indeed quotation marks

 

[I'm always right]

You're suggesting PM because your finding this public schooling a bit embarrassing now.

Erm, I'm suggesting PM after all your schooling am I not?

And it's hardly embarrassing to call something what it is called depending on the context of how it is used. Especially in the English language where there is an insane amount of rules for this stuff and how Aaron should've actually used it. But if it makes you feel better, carry on....

 

[Sultan]

Oh dear Sultan!

It's true not many were excited about the signing at the time. I never dismissed the wisdom of his signing or his quality.

 

[londonredmaniac]

Nooooo pleaseeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!

 

[Stookie]

Kin'ell when I saw the thread title I got a bit of semi on thinking we'd got him for another season or two for £2million.

 

[Hans Moleman]

If anyone's interested here's the 12 page thread from the main forum

https://www.redcafe.net/f6/united-agree-fee-van-der-saar-79437/

 

[SFraser]

I've a huge problem with the whole retrospective dismissal of everyone's opinions.

If we took the opinions of people in this thread as they were at the time when we signed a number of players over the last ten years, there isn't one of us who wouldn't be embarrassed.

That's the whole point. Maybe people should judge players once they start playing for us, after they have been given time to prove themselves.

Transfer muppetry threads are all the same at Redcafe, everyone wants us to buy Sneijder, everyone is going to get pissed off when we sign some obscure 21 year old for £4 million, and everyone is going to be eating their words when he turns into the next Roy Keane.

Does no one ever learn?

 

[GE]

It really doesn't seem like he's been at United for 6 years. He was only at Fulham for 4 years too, I thought it was much longer.

 

[Mick1991]

Aaron's taking a fair amount of heat for a very valid point.

 

[sajeev]

If anyone's interested here's the 12 page thread from the main forum

https://www.redcafe.net/f6/united-agree-fee-van-der-saar-79437/

it is interesting that time has driven little sense into some posters

 

[Kinky Melinky]

I've a huge problem with the whole retrospective dismissal of everyone's opinions.

If we took the opinions of people in this thread as they were at the time when we signed a number of players over the last ten years, there isn't one of us who wouldn't be embarrassed.

Ah it's only a bit of fun. Nothing to get too worked up over

 

[VoetbalWizard]

That's the whole point. Maybe people should judge players once they start playing for us, after they have been given time to prove themselves.

Transfer muppetry threads are all the same at Redcafe, everyone wants us to buy Sneijder, everyone is going to get pissed off when we sign some obscure 21 year old for £4 million, and everyone is going to be eating their words when he turns into the next Roy Keane.

Does no one ever learn?

I'm sure i can find threads lauding liam miller as the next keane.

 

[Grande]

He is 34 if I am not wrong. And I doubt you get 4/5 seasons out of him, at most maybe 2. At 34, he will only be a short term measure and he could well be past his best.

At 2 million, I would say Fulham will get the best deal.

I'm not quoting this to say TYS or for ridicule, but because this was exactly what I thought at the time. It seemed to me a overly careful move, a sort of resignation to the fact that all the "promising" keepers turned out not the full monty after all.

What a joy to think back on the quality six years of goalkeeping brilliance we've been alowed to watch by this keeper who at 40 has had one of his best seasons ever. Whereas most keepers have two or three sparkling features, three or four average areas and one or two soft spots, Ed is 8 or 9 out of 10 on every possible scale. The second best keeper of United ever by a clear margin, would claim top spot in most clubs.

 

[Irwinwastheking]

I'm sure i can find threads lauding liam miller as the next keane.

TBF, some of his European performance's for Celtic were fantastic. I really thought we had a gem, and we might have had if Martin O'Neill hadn't behaved like a total prick and kept Miller on at Celtic to allow his development, instead of freezing him out completely because he had the audacity to want to sign for United. Typical O'Neill IMO, and one of the many reasons I for one am delighted we'll never see him at the helm at United.