Patience my man! Deadline day is still young! Enough time to build a whole new 11 if we want
Radamel Falcao | Ducker: Medical passed!
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Apparently RvP will need a knee op, so not that different to you guys signing Xabi Alonso after Martinez'/Schweinsteiger's injury problems.
Herrera, Blind, Rojo, and Shaw aren't enough? Our issue isn't much on the squad personnel. It's more on adjusting to the new system along with the weak mentality of our players. Once those two things are sorted, we'll perform much better.
Crazily unbalanced.
I get that we might want to replace Hernandez but he was fourth choice striker, Wilson will do fine. This is a strike force to conquer Europe with, just a shame we aren't in it, or that we can't seem to create a damn thing for the two great strikers we already have.
Rooney, Van Persie and Falcao. Has there ever been a greater set of strikers?
Is it bollocks baffling. RVP is clearly lined up for surgery and, for all we know, we might not see him this season. Even with a fit RVP we were struggling to compete and without him possibly mid table. Kaboom - Falcao on loan and problem solved.
Outstanding piece of business form the men in suits with the Brucie bonus of City not getting even more firepower on board.
Outstanding piece of business form the men in suits with the Brucie bonus of City not getting even more firepower on board.
How good is he at the moment? In the class of Aguero/Costa?
I have not seen a huge amount of Falcao, but isn't he quick?
3-5-2: De Gea; Jones, Evans, Rojo; Rafael, Herrera, Blind, Di Maria, Shaw; Rooney; Falcao.
Looking at that I'd replace Evans with a quality centre half. However, that looks like a minor op not heart surgery.
What a ridiculous signing I absolutely love it (CB as well though please)
Now I know how Real Madrid fans feel about their Galactico signings...no wonder many Real Madrid fans don't care about long-term sustainability and prefer the Galactico approach!
As if one was not enough!
The difference is that pretty much our entire designated starting midfield got injured to the extent that a 17 year old got a start. While RvP is important, he is, in my eyes, not as important as finally getting a decent midfielder and/or CB (preferrably both). Your attack can compensate RvP, but Falcao can't compensate the lack of defensive stability.
So, we have Wayne Rooney, we have Robin van Persie, we're trying to sell our 3rd choice striker to a top 5-7 club, we're loaning our 4th choice striker to the world's biggest club, and we're about to sign one of the best #9's in the world on loan.
Meanwhile, in London...
With our injury record, it should be easy to keep them all happy.
Seriously though. With all of them fit, that is some crazy competition for places.
Guys, any details of the deal? How long, much?
Still no official word...
RVP needs surgery.
We need a forward to replace him.
Hernandez not good enough all round forward.
This made sense and a loan deal suggests we know what we are doing. Yes we need a CB, but look how we did with RVP out for huge periods last season? Can't risk that again.
We need a forward to replace him.
Hernandez not good enough all round forward.
This made sense and a loan deal suggests we know what we are doing. Yes we need a CB, but look how we did with RVP out for huge periods last season? Can't risk that again.
If RvP's out for surgery then this is a great bit of business. If he's not, then it's a bit strange but hey, that's why Van Gaal is paid the big bucks. Up to him to keep our three big name strikers happy and motivated.
Can't help feeling a little bit sad that this means Welbeck is entirely surplus to requirements. The departure of him and Cleverley means our next team based mainly on home grown talent looks more remote than ever.
Can't help feeling a little bit sad that this means Welbeck is entirely surplus to requirements. The departure of him and Cleverley means our next team based mainly on home grown talent looks more remote than ever.
Absurd signing to appease the fans and make the squad even more difficult to manage. Great stuff.
But were Bayern in the same kind of state we are in?
Great signing, he guarantees goals and has great variation in the goals he scores too. I'm genuinely shocked. I'm inclined to believe the £12m loan fee reported by Ducker as €20m has been touted around this whole summer and if the fee was £6m, you'd imagine that Real would have gone after him, instead of Hernandez even if Falcao is on higher wages.
Rooney is our captain, find it hard to believe he'll be marginalised in any way, except if he's playing really shit
..Rooney. Falcao. Januzaj
..Di Maria.Blind.Herrera
Shaw.. Roho.. Jones.. Rafeal
................DDG
..Di Maria.Blind.Herrera
Shaw.. Roho.. Jones.. Rafeal
................DDG
We don't seem to have a real plan with some of our signings recently tbh and a signing like Falcao I can't complain about, even if it's just to appease us.
Reading the first page of this thread again, oh how little we knew
That's as close to greatness as Stevie G will get. Talking about the jersey he's holding.Meanwhile, over at Liverpool...
I still hope Welbeck will only be a loan deal and he comes back to stake his claim next season with one of RvP/Falcao moved on. Cleverley, let's just say I am glad (hopeful?) he is leaving this season itself.
Well it has been obvious for a while, last match was just the latest when we showed we forgot how to find the net. We are going to come good again this season I am sure of it.
About 6 million loan fee for a year, plus his wages. So under 15 million. Also a buy option for 40 million.
Phil Neville just put a pic of Falcao on his instagram.
He's a muppet like the rest of us.
He's a muppet like the rest of us.
I dont care about balance. Signing Falcao is simply staggering. Awesome. Woodward for Prime Minister !!
Just read that he rejected City. Any trust to this?
That's what you get with rolling 24 hours based on speculation I guess. Seriously though, happy at this, but surprised to say the least, especially given our priority list.
Now we've got to wait two weeks for our next match 
Rumours say loan at £6m plus his wages for a year and then option to buy. Seen figures of €55m mentioned for a future fee.
Isn't his agent Jorge Mendes? Which could be why we've been able to strike the deal at a more reasonable fee.
I think the gun has been jumped a little, nothing official yet - plenty can still go wrong.
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