Fabregas
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
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I'm finding subtly different ways of putting the knife in.
It's nice that Glaston and Pete have something to keep them happy during the summer months. Once the season starts they'll have little to be happy about. Let them enjoy themselves while they can.
That's not the story at all.
The story is that Thiago had agreed terms with United before opting instead to accept Bayern's offer.
So Fabregas has agreed terms with Man Utd? In your dreams buddy.
I doubt we had agreed anything with him tbh especially considering that he said he was pretty much certain to join Bayern after the u21 EC which was about the time rumors kept going up that we wanted to sign him. I doubt we were ever really in the race, we might have held talks with him but that's about it I guess.
Yes, is the answer to your 1st question.
As to the 2nd: probably because it never reached the stage of submitting a formal bid - as happens with plenty of pursuits when (for example) it becomes clear the player won't come. It's pretty obvious to most people that Moyes was chasing after Thiago .... your seeking to deny it can only be explained as an attempt at saving face.
We are Man Utd we sign who we want, we sign who we want.
So long as it's Fellaini or Baines or Cabaye.
So long as it's Fellaini or Baines or Cabaye.
Or even Van Persie
Fair play, mate, you win. We can't compete with Arsenal's excellent summer business - all those expensive season tickets sold on the back of the annual false promises.
or Van Persie
will there come a point when people realise glaston and pete are just winding people up and stop rising to it or are we just going to have the same boring old argument every day for the rest of the summer?
Why would face need to be saved, we went for a player but he chose another option he had close connections with, it happens, if we get to the close of the window and have not strengthened midfield after stating that we wanted too, then we would have lost face. Not going to happen!
Best ask the verminater - since s/he is the one telling me that Moyes was never after Thiago.
Well if the critics of our transfer dealings are going to be message board twits & redtop scribblers then forgive me if I don't die of embarrassment if we don't sign Gareth Fabulous or whoever.
There's no come back on this... largely because nobody who isn't obsessed with French u-18 football has yet heard of whoever Arsenal sign this summer.
Loads of posters on here didn't believe it was more than twitter rumours at the time (I'm not one of them but that's irrelevant) so it's hardly face saving, its what they believed all along - check out the Thiago thread.
Given Thiago's relationship with Pep he would have probably chosen him over Fergie and other great Managers, losing out in him does not signal Moyes' ineptitude to anyone but bitter ABUs wishing him to fail.
Why are some people saying we need to spend £40m+ to land him? Barcelona bought him for £25m, has his value increased that much or is he that much better of a player now? I don't get it. £26m was a fair opening offer and if there is any chance of buying him, then £30m is very realistic. If the switch is possible and the player wants it, then this offer will be accepted. I don't see us going much more to try and land him because I think if we don't have a deal agreed by the end of the month at this price, then this transfer isn't happening and we'll have to look elsewhere for a midfield player.
It's obvious we were after him, but he chose to follow Pep. If Pep was our coach he would have joined us, simples. The Moyes excuse is embarassing because even Fergie would have failed to get his man. And even If we don't sign any midfielder we would sign piss on the North London clubs, even with Moyes.
Indeed, we signed your best player last year.
The wumming from opposition fans has made this thread particularly tedious and hard to follow.
He, he, this will come back to haunt you like the ghost of Djembe-Djembe.
More likely to haunt you as another Arshavin/Song/Gervinho/Diaby/Denilson.
I'll give you this Storey, you are a world class WUM. I know you are wumming and I'm still biting!
We're the only ones who've talked any sense. Compare it to the purple hazed Man Utd wankers, you prominent.
fecking hell, it's the Ghost of Success Past...
So you acknowledge that your a WUM, good.
And success Future...
I just read that his buyout clause is £175m http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14482418We really would have some gumption rolling up and offering £26m if there was no inclination he wants to come/Barça want to sell, when he still has 3 years left on his contract.
There has to be something we don't know here.
That's funny, it always seems like they're the ones who get the most wound up in these threads.
Every season it's the same: they start off with Great Expectations and end up in Bleak House.
They're wound up full stop, because they support frustrating teams. In the thread, they are looking to wind everyone else up, and rising to it, for the most part, is just what they want. It doesn't take away the pain of being Arse/Spurs fans, but it masks it for a few precious moments.
Doubt Pete has read 'Great Expectations', he thinks 'Damned united' is one of the best books of the last 50 years!
It's a Tale of Two Cities but those Hard Times are coming down.
You'll need something supernatural to catch. We could have lost 5 more games and you lot still wouldn't have caught us.
Oh Pete why do you put yourself in this position? Fab to United may never happen but its far from impossible so stop being a silly twunt and behave yourself. Your lot havent exactly set the transfer market on fire either.
Oliver Twits.
Stop being a stupid cnut, peter.
Now that Fergie's gone, the odds of that happening have improved slightly, but the way things are shaping up in North London, it's Spurs who are the more likely to succeed. The collective sigh of relief from places like Anfield and the Emirates when Fergie packed it in could be heard all over England. "Now we've got a chance" was the excited cry, but Moyes at this level is an unknown quantity and every move he makes is scrutinised for signs of weakness. Apart from one glaring error, when did Fergie ever make a move or make a decision that he didn't feel would benefit Manchester United? Pre-season banter is all well and good but I take it with a bucket of salt. The players we have are league champions and even if we don't sign Fabregas, or anyone else for that matter, you'll have to finish above them to win the league and if you think that's going to be easy, you've another think coming.
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