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Great video, bob.

What shite strikers Arsenal have had since Henry left judging by that video. Wasting chance after chance. van Persie was the only one not squandering sitters. Walcott was the worst. My God.
 
Red Defence said:
Yes. All this shillyshallying around is United's way of not letting on they have no money to buy anyone. We can't be seen not to be buying so we just go all out for a player who doesn't want to leave the club he's at and a club that doesn't want to sell the said player. It's convincing, works every time and costs us nothing.

Sorry if I sound cynical and depressive but I've been wanting us to buy a good midfielder since the summer of 2009. I've held up fairly well for 4 years but now I'm thinking this pussyfoooting around trying to buy players and failing to do so is mighty suspicious.
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Jesus fecking Christ.
 
I reject the smokescreen theory.

We're definitely in for Fabregas. Whether we can actually bag him is solely up to the football gods, but this is no series of bids made entirely for the purpose of appeasing club supporters.
 
amolbhatia100 said:
That's the point. You'd have to hedge the risk. Because the fixed fee will always be inaccurate. We'd want to go for a higher estimate as buffer and nike would want to keep it conservative. I've wondered how you agree on a fixed value when it just makes sense for it to be based on sales. I guess hedging works.
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Yep.

Hahaha I was surprised for a second thinking this thread has only grown 4 posts in the 3 hours or so I've been missing...but I see its actually 4 pages!!! :lol:
 
Red Defence said:
Yes. All this shillyshallying around is United's way of not letting on they have no money to buy anyone. We can't be seen not to be buying so we just go all out for a player who doesn't want to leave the club he's at and a club that doesn't want to sell the said player. It's convincing, works every time and costs us nothing.

Sorry if I sound cynical and depressive but I've been wanting us to buy a good midfielder since the summer of 2009. I've held up fairly well for 4 years but now I'm thinking this pussyfoooting around trying to buy players and failing to do so is mighty suspicious.
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Where does the £160m we've spent on players since 2009 fit into your conspiracy theory?
 
I wish SSN would realise I couldn't give less of a feck that they managed to go to 92 different clubs in one day. Jesus H. Sorry. I needed to post this somewhere.
 
Red Defence said:
Yes. All this shillyshallying around is United's way of not letting on they have no money to buy anyone. We can't be seen not to be buying so we just go all out for a player who doesn't want to leave the club he's at and a club that doesn't want to sell the said player. It's convincing, works every time and costs us nothing.

Sorry if I sound cynical and depressive but I've been wanting us to buy a good midfielder since the summer of 2009. I've held up fairly well for 4 years but now I'm thinking this pussyfoooting around trying to buy players and failing to do so is mighty suspicious.
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FFS :lol:
 
Brightonian said:
RVP last year, despite Juventus and City being in for him, with all their financial clout.

The idea that a lack of money holds us back is very outdated. You could argue that we're too miserly with what we've got, but to simply argue that we don't have the money to spend is ridiculous.
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Juventus has a tighter budget then we do.
 
Red Defence said:
Yes. All this shillyshallying around is United's way of not letting on they have no money to buy anyone. We can't be seen not to be buying so we just go all out for a player who doesn't want to leave the club he's at and a club that doesn't want to sell the said player. It's convincing, works every time and costs us nothing.

Sorry if I sound cynical and depressive but I've been wanting us to buy a good midfielder since the summer of 2009. I've held up fairly well for 4 years but now I'm thinking this pussyfoooting around trying to buy players and failing to do so is mighty suspicious.
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Do you really believe this?
 
We have plenty of money. If we really want to spend 70 million on a player we can. But it simply isn't how we do business. We have our ways.
 
Ruud10 said:
I reject the smokescreen theory.

We're definitely in for Fabregas. Whether we can actually bag him is solely up to the football gods, but this is no series of bids made entirely for the purpose of appeasing club supporters.
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I must be missing something.
Do some people genuinely believe the club would make up transfer targets to try and keep the fans happy?
 
No11 said:
I must be missing something.
Do some people genuinely believe the club would make up transfer targets to try and keep the fans happy?
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You mean there's people that don't believe it's a smoke screen? Shock horror.
 
This "we don't really want him" stuff is nonsense. Clubs go after a player when they want him. Moyes may have not been entirely confident we'd get him, but that's a completely different thing. If he's trying to sign him and has made it public then he clearly has some intent. Some people like to read too much into it. For some reason a club can't simply be pursuing a player, there's got to be more to it than that when there often isn't.
 
Red Defence said:
Yes. All this shillyshallying around is United's way of not letting on they have no money to buy anyone. We can't be seen not to be buying so we just go all out for a player who doesn't want to leave the club he's at and a club that doesn't want to sell the said player. It's convincing, works every time and costs us nothing.

Sorry if I sound cynical and depressive but I've been wanting us to buy a good midfielder since the summer of 2009. I've held up fairly well for 4 years but now I'm thinking this pussyfoooting around trying to buy players and failing to do so is mighty suspicious.
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I enjoyed your post immensely. Probably not for the reasons you intended mind. Get a grip.
 
DDG has his say.

http://www.marca.com/2013/07/31/en/football/international_football/1375296058.html

He is only 22 years old, but it feels as though he's been playing at the top level of the game forever. David de Gea has developed from that baby-faced new arrival into Manchester United's first-choice keeper, a role that he has settled into very naturally.
Q. You were the Premier League's best goalkeeper last season. What are you expecting this season?
A. It's an important season for me to establish myself in the Premier League and achieve great things. The World Cup is just around the corner and I'll do everything I can to be there.
Q. You said goodbye to the Under-21s in June, with an amazing track record. How would you assess your time there?
A. I'm very pleased, but also sad. I left having won the European Under-21s Championship twice, but closing that chapter saddens me due to the many people I'd grown close to.
Q. Thiago was close to signing for Manchester United.
A. Yes, I tried to convince him, but it wasn't to be. He chose to join Bayern, which is a great club, and I'm sure he'll do well there.
Q. And Fàbregas?
A. He'll have to make a decision whether to stay at Barcelona or join us. He'd be a great signing as he'd help us improve a lot.
Q. Do you think that the mass influx of Spaniards to the Premier League makes it the best league in the world?
A. It's the best organised league. Everything is well organised on every level, even financially. You can see this; the players know it. It's a very attractive league and I like it a lot. The grounds are full for most games. It's normal that Spaniards should want to come here. It's important that there are more Spaniards so that the Premier League is followed more in Spain.
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Sandikan said:
Odds on.

When Fergie used to say we wouldn't be signing anyone else, we usually knew that meant a signing was imminent.

When Moyes says signings will definitely be coming...we suspect the opposite.
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And your reasoning for this suspicion is what?
 
Q. Do you think that the mass influx of Spaniards to the Premier League makes it the best league in the world?
A. It's the best organised league. Everything is well organised on every level, even financially. You can see this; the players know it. It's a very attractive league and I like it a lot. The grounds are full for most games. It's normal that Spaniards should want to come here. It's important that there are more Spaniards so that the Premier League is followed more in Spain.
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He's a slippery one. I'd say his missus gets sick of it.

-Do you love me?
-I love....being with you. I love the time we spend together. Got to go, baby.
 
Some spanner on Reddit said:
This bid seems far more private on both sides, far less papers covering it since it seems like both clubs are potentially negotiating in good faith.
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Some spanner on Reddit said:

That rumored Cesc staying press conference never occurred and there is pure silence out of the Fabergas camp.
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All good points IMO.
 
Fergie's Man said:
And your reasoning for this suspicion is what?
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Maybe that we've been making big noise, yet we're 10days from the Charity Shield with no real chance of a signing?

Still, I appreciate your hopefulness. I was like you. 2-3weeks ago.
 
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