The use of the word "insult" insinuates inaccuracy, this is not case.
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The use of the word "insult" insinuates inaccuracy, this is not case.
Getting on for thirty times what we paid for Cantona. Jaysus.
Then you need to work on your communication skills, because the last three or four pages are filled with posts from you sounding absolutely elated that you'd been proved right.
You come across as a twat, a condescending self righteous twat to be precise.
Yep, as I said, my only issue with the transfer were the bids itself. We didnt really test barca's resolve and given our bids, am sure we had encouragement from fabregas's team. We should have atleast bid whats required to get top players in and see how it goes from there.
Yes, Martin Ferguson, because he is that shite!
I never said he was shite; not good enough would be a more accurate description of what I was getting at so don't put words in my mouth.
Getting a bit feisty in here....
Ooh, handbags are out.
It really is given that Barcelona didn't want to sell and he didn't want to leave. If we were going to try to test their resolve we needed to make a bid that counted, not one where they stood to make very little after they split the measly profit with Arsenal. What would tempt them about £1.5m profit? We needed him, they didn't need to sell him.
But it is. I don't think he ever wanted to leave or we ever had a chance but bidding 30m was really strange. Barca fleeced Arsenal two years ago, no doubt, because the player himself was absolutely desperate to leave. He isn't this time and they didn't need to sell so it was never realistic to assume that Barca would sell him on the cheap.
Agree. The people behind the bid need to seriously learn something about the sport and where it's going.
Redcafe in meltdown.
Get a grip bitches !
Get a grip bitches !
Exactly what I think too. It was unlikely that Barca were gonna Fabregas after Thiago, it would only have taken a big transfer fee to get them interested. What the club bid was too low and weird tbh if we take into account the current crazy market.
This is how hurt muppets behave.
Relax with the abuses guys.
That's what got me pissed off about this. We just never put in a bid that showed just how much we wanted the player. It's a bit disappointing to be honest.
Definitely agree, and now if we do decide to go for another quality midfielder like Modric, they will of course know they are second, perhaps third choice, which isn't great from our perspective if there is interest from other clubs.
don't worry, I won't be losing sleep over that. heat of the moment and that
Phew, thank feck, worrying over.Exactly. 30 million doesn't get you fabregas just like it doesn't get you Rooney.
My big issue isn't particularly with this transfer saga. Well, yeah, we're coming across slightly badly being so public about transfers noone seems to think we have much of a shot at and where there have been no real signs in our favor from anyone. Also the bids have been daft and pointless. But the problem for me more than this transfer saga itself is that were one week away from the season properly starting and after all these still unable to sign a top midfielder. And going by most reports the midfielder we've all been waiting for all these years is fellaini! And when we do go for the top ones we bid insufficient amounts. The midfield needs improvement. Just spend big and go for real quality.
We should put in a bid of 38m for a laugh. And then follow it up with another for 40m.
Are you just here to be deliberately inflammatory?
Haha, what I did there, do you see it? lolzy
well probably bid 20 million for him and publically state that were working on that deal.
The Neviller, maintaining the peace since 2011(?)
Inflammatory? Sunny Jim? Inflammatory? Hahalolzy
lol.... No?I'll get my coat.
If barca sold him for any less than £40mil we would all being thinking they were complete idiots.
He is easily worth £40mil.
Man city paid £30mil for a 28 year old who has never played in a top league. Real have put up around £31 for Illarramendi. Bayern paid around £32mil for Martinez last summer(looks a great buy now).
Fabregas is a proven player and has just turned 26. I think around £40-45mil is a fair price in today's market.
He is easily worth £40mil.
Man city paid £30mil for a 28 year old who has never played in a top league. Real have put up around £31 for Illarramendi. Bayern paid around £32mil for Martinez last summer(looks a great buy now).
Fabregas is a proven player and has just turned 26. I think around £40-45mil is a fair price in today's market.
The market will only get worse too. As much as I hate to see it, if we want top players, we'l have to adapt.
I dont understand the hesitance to spend big on a CM myself. We're brilliantly stocked in other areas. 1 top CM and a backup for Carrick and that'd be it for the summer. With the amount of cash we must have, why the hesitance to spend on a glaring weakness? Regardless of how we fare in the league, we stand no chance in the CL with the midfield we have currently. Not with a lot of luck atleast.
Maybe if Rooney really does want out, and Moyes has changed his stance, we could offer a swap for Fabregas. I'm sure they'd bark at the chance, right?
This is all spitballing though, I just wish the season would start, and that we start it with cover for Carrick.
This is all spitballing though, I just wish the season would start, and that we start it with cover for Carrick.
Nobody ever said we had unlimited funds so that's not really a quote, is it?
it's like a warzone in here. Guys, chill out, he's only a midfielder..Yeah, the time ticked out on the bid counter.
I can't remember the exact quote, "no budget", "can spend £80 million on a player if need be" or something along those lines. Yet we bid £30 million for one of the best midfielders in the world
People need to calm down. Look at how much Uniteds record bid is. United are known to look for 'value in the market'. It's unlikely we will offer £40m+. With the way the transfer market is these days (Moura, Hazard, Fernandinho, Illaramendi etc), a player like Fabregas will cost a LOT more than £30m+. We won't offer that much. Story ends there. Everyone here needs to relax
Where the feck does this rumour come from? We paid £30 million for a teenage scouser and a centre half. We've never been afraid to break records in the past, it's just we can't afford to any more.
SAF had no problem breaking British transfer records over and over again for players in the past. We're supposed to be one of the biggest clubs in the world and we need to cut out the value shit and adapt to the current market, especially when bidding for Fabregas. £30m was always a ludicrous amount to offer for him.
We'l need to adapt though if we want the top players. Working on deals to try and get these players in is great but we've got to increase what we think is value in the current market.
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