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Do you really think that is the most pressing problem with the squad?

This nonsense again. Why have you concluded that we had a choice between a top CM and Falcao and chose the later?
 
It does not make the squad unbalanced in terms of numbers but we will have 3 superstars with huge wages and one of them will be on the bench... Unless Robin, Rooney and Falcao somehow all start in some formation in LVG`s brilliant head. And we are looking to straight buy him so that rules him out as a short term solution

I`d have signed him in a heartbeat if it was the season he moved to Monaco... Surely he is worth less than 60 million now ?
Fair points. The fee mentioned is excessive but it doesn't concern me, the club is loaded.

Do you really think that is the most pressing problem with the squad?
I get the feeling that your opinion is that we're prioritizing Falcao over a midfielder/defender. I don't think that's the case at all.
 
Funny article on the fictitious Falcao to Utd story :

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...-united-done-permanent-deal-65m-4-year-contra

"A fee of €65m seems very high indeed, it would be roughly what AS Monaco paid for the player and since then he's had a serious knee injury, got a year older and is desperate to leave his current club... even Edward Woodward could get a discount on that!" Loved that bit but not too sure he's right!!
 
This nonsense again. Why have you concluded that we had a choice between a top CM and Falcao and chose the later?
Yup, I think that's how many people are reading it. The reality of the current situation is that money isn't a concern and thereby we aren't choosing Falcao over a CM.
 
Incredible, if I had to make a list of players United least need Falcao would be top. If he were a mobile pacey striker then I might see the point even with Rooney and van Persie already in the side, his profile is basically similar to them - he's not particularly fast, he doesn't run around a lot, he's basically another van Persie in our team and we absolutely don't need him. Ridiculous rumours but somehow I think there might be something to it.
 
This is preposterous, if I was Woody there's no way I'd sanction this move with the state our midfield and defence is in.
 
imagine the caf if he ends up here and then we also buy Cavani in january :lol: there is much more sense in buying new striker than some of us would want to admit, but I've never thought it would be this season and I certainly didn't think it would be Falcao.
 
This nonsense again. Why have you concluded that we had a choice between a top CM and Falcao and chose the later?
Possibly because this is the last day of the transfer window, and I assume if we are going to compete with the rest of Europe's elite in a very expensive and complicated deal then that will demand quite a bit of our attention, meaning we'll have little time, or money, left to close other deals.
 
Citeh will get him. But this will be great for Jim White and SSN as they milk it on where he could end up.
 
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Apparently he is also following some United players on Instagram.

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Would be devastated if we sign him and not another midfielder. Went to bed reading that UWS news about Mitten saying we had a bid turned down for Schneiderlin, so thought I would be waking up to more news on that front...
 
That would be a pointless signing. Neither City nor United really need Falcao. Both clubs have a choice of quality strikers, while United have other areas they need to improve and City needs to think about FFP. Buying Falcao would require a huge financial commitment, the kind of risk you take when you're desperate for that kind of player and no other will do.

If United are wiling to risk lots of money on a player coming off serious injury they'd be better off taking a gamble on Vidal's knees. At least, the Chilean would be a big help in midfield, where your team really struggles.
 
If we do sign Falcao I'd be tempted to believe that this is the start of a shift in Rooney's position to midfield rather than up top. Unless we're splashing huge money on a CB or a CM as well as this Falcao deal then that's one of the only ways I can see it making sense.
 
Apparently he is also following some United players on Instagram.

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That fact he's following Januzaj is most telling... Why would he follow a United teenager?
 
That would be a pointless signing. Neither City nor United really need Falcao. Both clubs have a choice of quality strikers, while United have other areas they need to improve and City needs to think about FFP. Buying Falcao would require a huge financial commitment, the kind of risk you take when you're desperate for that kind of player and no other will do.

If United are wiling to risk lots of money on a player coming off serious injury they'd be better off taking a gamble on Vidal's knees. At least, the Chilean would be a big help in midfield, where your team really struggles.

City do, we don't.
 
Yup, I think that's how many people are reading it. The reality of the current situation is that money isn't a concern and thereby we aren't choosing Falcao over a CM.

Exactly.
Possibly because this is the last day of the transfer window, and I assume if we are going to compete with the rest of Europe's elite in a very expensive and complicated deal then that will demand quite a bit of our attention, meaning we'll have little time, or money, left to close other deals.

Money isnt an issue, that much has been made pretty clear this season. Regarding time, it isnt as if we have 1 man running around trying to close deals who'l be late for the CM signing if we do another deal to go with it.

Whether or not we get a CM, it'l have nothing to do with us getting a Falcao.
 
If we do sign Falcao I'd be tempted to believe that this is the start of a shift in Rooney's position to midfield rather than up top. Unless we're splashing huge money on a CB or a CM as well as this Falcao deal then that's one of the only ways I can see it making sense.
Rooney would have no augment with that as captain either!
God this is insane madness, he will end up at city or arsenal I think!
 
It doesn't make any sense whatsoever. LvG complained about the squad being unbalanced and now he goes and makes more top heavy than ever? does not compute.

He would cost insane money, he is 28, just back from a serious injury and does not solve our most pressing problems. Doesn't even add genuine pace to the attack.
 
There are four positions we should strengthen before attack, RB, CB, CM, RW. Utterly bizarre if we are going to spend the last few hours and money getting a 60 million 28-year-old coming off a serious injury. Must be a Woody ego boost if we do buy him.
 
Rooney's cross-field passing is the best. After some of the shite from our midfield on Saturday, I can understand him being moved back. Trying to turn him into Scholes maybe?
 
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Money isnt an issue, that much has been made pretty clear this season. Regarding time, it isnt as if we have 1 man running around trying to close deals who'l be late for the CM signing if we do another deal to go with it.

Whether or not we get a CM, it'l have nothing to do with us getting a Falcao.
Surely there's a limit. With both Falcao and a midfielder coming in, we'd be approaching 250 million.

And of course time is a factor, just look at Coentrao last year. We should be prioritizing the signings we actually need, not the luxury ones.
 
Rooney's cross-field passing is the best. After some of the shite from our midfield on Saturday, I can understand him being moved back. Trying to turn him into Scholes maybe?

Thing is, Scholes knew when to ping it, Rooney just sprays it indiscriminately, without any real purpose, more just as safety reflex.

Anyway, Rooney is shite in midfield.
 
Surely we are not going to spend £55m on a 29 yearl old who just returned from a ACL.

I would rather us spend that money on a CB and possibly another CM, if we really need a striker to cover for the loss of Hernandez and Welbbeck then i would promote Wilson.
 
I don't think a loan deal is any kind of value at all. Not for £20m.

At least with a permanent signing we'd get additional commercial revenue. I mean Falcao in the biggest league in the world, that's hella marketable.

If you look at it from a FFP perspective. A loan deal is a £20m payment + wages for one year. Whereas a transfer (on a 4 year contract) is £12.5m per year + wages.

Er, why wouldn't we get the commercial value?
 
It doesn't make any sense whatsoever. LvG complained about the squad being unbalanced and now he goes and makes more top heavy than ever? does not compute.

He would cost insane money, he is 28, just back from a serious injury and does not solve our most pressing problems. Doesn't even add genuine pace to the attack.

I wouldn't believe the rumours one bit.
 
Why would we sign him? He might be better than what we have but obviously we have much more pressing issues!

Edit: loan move is also a bit baffling
 
Surely there's a limit. With both Falcao and a midfielder coming in, we'd be approaching 250 million.

And of course time is a factor, just look at Coentrao last year. We should be prioritizing the signings we actually need, not the luxury ones.

Which is the top CM we could have got but are not signing to get Falcao instead then?

And the coentrao deal fell through as we went in last minute and Real didnt want to let him go without getting a replacement, totally different scenario.
 
Why would we sign him? He might be better than what we have but obviously we have much more pressing issues!

Edit: loan move is also a bit baffling

Loan move not baffling in the slightest - if RvP has a long term injury, as has been rumoured.

On RvP - if he is seriously crocked, sadly, I'd say we've seen the best of him.
 
Since it seems we're loaded maybe it doesn't matter, but i don't understand why we'd be spending our time sorting out another striker.
 
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