hehe, I am glad my Manchester United Supporting nephews are all grown up now so I don't need to buy them stuff any more.
though remember to get one for yourself mate.By all official accounts, Pogba is 191, while de gea is 192. It's not much, but your initial claim was that De Gea was a touch over 6 foot. It's obviously not true. He's just shorter than Smalling, as the picture proves. Your confidence, after being disproven, is rather hilariousSo like I said, Dave is probably 6'1/6'2 and Pogba is 6'3. De gea is clearly NOT taller than Pogba, so I am not sure what your both getting at
WTF are you talking about, there is a photo CLEARLY showing Pogba is taller than De Gea, but instead of using that as proof you would rather use some online stats page as gospel?By all official accounts, Pogba is 191, while de gea is 192. It's not much, but your initial claim was that De Gea was a touch over 6 foot. It's obviously not true. He's just shorter than Smalling, as the picture proves. Your confidence, after being disproven, is rather hilarious
I took a photo with my 6 year old cousin. I was crouching, she was standing. You couldn't see the bottom halves of our body. Her head was above mine. She's obviously taller than me, though.WTF are you talking about, there is a photo CLEARLY showing Pogba is taller than De Gea, but instead of using that as proof you would rather use some online stats page as gospel?
So your saying De gea is smaller than Smalling but taller than Pogba, even though Pogba is arguably the same height as Smalling. Sorry that doesn't make sense.
I took a photo with my 6 year old cousin. I was crouching, she was standing. You couldn't see the bottom halves of our body. Her head was above mine. She's obviously taller than me, though.
Yes, I'll go by stats, rather than one fecking photo of two blokes' faces. Though if photos are your thing, do see the previous photo where De Gea, stood next to the 6'4 Smalling, looks an inch (if that) shorter.
There's no "arguably". It's their height. It doesn't change. You can't fecking argue with fact. What a pointless comment, I have no idea why I replied
You're a nutter, why would De Gea be crouching? Guess we shall find out on matchdayI took a photo with my 6 year old cousin. I was crouching, she was standing. You couldn't see the bottom halves of our body. Her head was above mine. She's obviously taller than me, though.
Yes, I'll go by stats, rather than one fecking photo of two blokes' faces. Though if photos are your thing, do see the previous photo where De Gea, stood next to the 6'4 Smalling, looks an inch (if that) shorter.
There's no "arguably". It's their height. It doesn't change. You can't fecking argue with fact. What a pointless comment, I have no idea why I replied
From the body angle you can clearly see that de Gea is leaning more towards the side than Pogba is, thus making him appear shorter than Pogba.You're a nutter, why would De Gea be crouching? Guess we shall find out on matchday
ever heard of stats being wrong or outdated? it isn't set in stone. I use my eyes and De Gea is clearly not 6'3.
I wholeheartedly apologise for my role in such stagnation of discussionA "United" supporter on RAWK that absolutely hates the club , and has great admiration for Liverpool instead.
Sorry Makki I am not having that, leaning in slightly doesn't drop your height by 2 inches. Pogba is taller than De Gea all day long, I can't believe I am even having to defend it
who even cares seriously!Our finances had no impact on Ronaldo leaving.
You don't know how much he leans in, and more importantly, you don't know if his legs are extended or not, because you can't see it. I can't believe you're willing to dispute all recorded stats because of one picture showing the upper parts of the torso and headSorry Makki I am not having that, leaning in slightly doesn't drop your height by 2 inches. Pogba is taller than De Gea all day long, I can't believe I am even having to defend it
These guys both knew
That's Zlatan, Pogba is on 750k per week.
that's one bloody tall kid.You don't know how much he leans in, and more importantly, you don't know if his legs are extended or not, because you can't see it. I can't believe you're willing to dispute all recorded stats because of one picture showing the upper parts of the torso and head
Who's taller?
Man Utd: Why £89m Paul Pogba deal is a bargain
By Simon Stone
BBC Sport
Manchester United paid a world record £89m to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus - a player they let go for only £1.5m four years ago.
- Manchester United confirmed they had signed Paul Pogba at 00:35BST on Tuesday morning
The deal has been cited as the final example of a sport gone money-mad, and described as former manager Sir Alex Ferguson's biggest mistake.
But with the Old Trafford club expected to announce annual revenues of £500m next month, paying such a huge sum for a world-class midfielder they used to own could make perfect business sense.
Because as a percentage of turnover, Pogba was a snip compared to the £155,000 purchase of Denis Law in 1962.
Why Pogba deal could make sense
Manchester United's major purchases as a percentage of their turnover
United's commercial success has underpinned a vast growth in income since the Glazer family took over the club in 2005. And with global stars Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahmovic added to a squad managed by Jose Mourinho, that will only increase.
"This is a new era on the field but commercially as well," said football business expert Kevin Roberts.
Wayne Rooney's arrival from Everton for £27m in 2004 represented 17.2% of the club's overall turnover of £157.2m a year before the Glazer family takeover. Twelve years on, the cost of buying Pogba from Juventus is a similar 17.6%.
Relative to the purchase of Law from Torino 54 years ago, and the £1.5m spent on buying Bryan Robson from West Brom in 1981, these percentages are small.
Scotsman Law cost 61.4% of United's annual turnover of £187,178. In Robson's case the figures are 56.6% and £2.65m.
A more compelling sponsorship pitch
From £49m in 2005, the club's commercial revenue rose to £196.9 in 2015, a rise of 301%. In the same period, United's matchday revenue has increased by 31% and their broadcast income by 123%.
United now operate a three tier system of sponsorship. The biggest deals are for shirt sponsorship and kit manufacturing. The second level are the global agreements with organisations such as EA Sports, who on Wednesday became United's official football video games partner, the third are regional deals which cover all manner of product areas, from financial services, to tyres and noodles.
"If you are flogging sponsorship to Japanese noodle companies you really need to mean something to fans in a country that is 14 hours away on a plane," said Roberts, co-founder of Sport Business.
"Manchester United's digital strategy allows them to collect massive amounts of data which can be used to sell to fans things directly to do with the club. Simplistically, it might be to ask whether people had thought about buying a new shirt for their birthday.
"If you have data about people watching you worldwide, you can put together a more compelling pitch to sponsors and ratchet up the value of deals."
United's carefully choreographed and branded announcement of the Pogba deal was as glossy as a multi-million pound advertising campaign, marking a new level in the evolution of the modern-day football transfer.
"The thing we focus on is engagement," added United's managing director Richard Arnold. "The content and communication we have with the fans has to resonate, so it causes them to respond. That they like. They share. They comment.
"That is as true of the fans in Stretford as it is in China."
Sorry Makki I am not having that, leaning in slightly doesn't drop your height by 2 inches. Pogba is taller than De Gea all day long, I can't believe I am even having to defend it
These guys both knew
So you believe de gea is taller than pogba too? I am not only arguing against the "facts" because In real life it's obvious he's bigger than de gea. You can see from the other photo he's nearly as big as zlatan, no chance does Dave match up to him in that regard. DDG is no bigger than 6'2 at best.you're having to defend it because you're arguing against the official stats, with the only evidence being a picture of two heads.
Yes, the circumstances have changed. Earlier, Real were literally the only club who could pay crazy money to land the player and most of the time the narrative used to be "it was always my dream". My feeling is that two things have changed since then. Firstly, other clubs have developed the financial strength to compete on wages and transfer money and the second thing is that the PL is where all the action is right now. Mourinho, Klopp, Pep are all here and so are some of the top players in the world. The La Liga with its 2 horse race every year seems less like an attraction now.
