This is such a weird deal. Genuinely the weirdest deal I can remember us making
Radamel Falcao | Ducker: Medical passed!
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He's an absolute beast. Best goalscorer that isn't called Messi or Ronaldo. We might have good options but we're struggling for goals and this can only improve that.
On a side note, this will be the 5th season in a row for Falcao without CL. He only played there in his first season in Europe.
It's been mentioned that it's likely Monaco's side of things. Better for them to receive the Falcao fee next year since they already got the James one this year.
he never said it was agreed, he said we'd submitted a bid. Why is it bollocks and why did he get lucky?
This is the only remote confirmation of the reported loan FFP quote
We've surely got a midfielder and/or CB deal tied up? Surely?
He would be much more likely to switch Rooney and Di Maria, tbh.
Going by other posts in this thread, it's Monaco wanting to spread the income from the James and Falcao transfers over two years. That way they have guaranteed income next summer too.
But he gave a very big hint that he wants Di Maria for where he played last season, left midfield of a 4-3-3
Falcao is the perfect kind of striker for a 4-3-3
But then once again we have players who dont get their favoured roles, namely Rooney (not best suited to a lone forward and not best suited to playing from the left) and Mata (needs the number 10 role, doesnt play the wide role like he did at Valencia. And even when he did well out there for Valencia, he wasn't a £40 million player. He was just a good one)
Obviously Di Maria and Shaw would be overlapping a huge amount, whoever is left of a 4-3-3 so that player would get a lot of help. And I suspect it'd be Rooney
Because I'm 90% sure he just tweeted that because City were interested and then by complete chance early this morning we became interested.
Tancredi has always been a scatter gun journalist. He speaks on every rumour. That sort of approach always looks like bearing the odd bit of fruit.
Why?
Surely the Bebe deal was weirder!
Where's giggs?
He's a legit painting. Here's Fergie at the unveiling of it.
No offense to the lad, but the painting is ruined by John Curtis. Not Paul Scholes. Not Ryan Giggs. John friggin' Curtis.
Why is Scholes sniffing Cantona's ass?
Had a quick peek at rival forums. Arsenal seem to be having the biggest meltdown. Liverpool fans mostly still think we are shit and they are going to win everything anyway. City have locked their forum.
Do you mean John O'Kane?
RMC reported we'd enquired before Tancredi did anyway.
Think it was more of an England centric painting, hence the Flag.
But then, feck knows how Fergie and Cantona are in there.
looks sweet
What has happened to the universe in the last 12 hours or so? Is it the impending apocalypse? Things have gotten too crazy. Half expecting to see flying pigs out my window in a minute.
Seems like Woody has adopted this philosophy regarding football:
"When the game is going full retard, you can only go with it. If you start going against it, if you start going half retard, you´re fecking done for."
Seems like Woody has adopted this philosophy regarding football:
"When the game is going full retard, you can only go with it. If you start going against it, if you start going half retard, you´re fecking done for."
Amazing
O'Kane isn't even in the painting, John Curtis is seen with the wreath behind SAF.
Mystery how he didn't kick on, seemed a cert according to people at the time.
Falcao as RW? For real?
65 million euros? Sorry but thats just obscene.
No need to play anyone out of position on the wing. 4 at the back, Blind at the foot of a diamond with Di Maria and Herrera behind Mata and Falcao and Rooney up top.
I can't stay mad at Neville.
It'll be like more of a 4-4-2/4-4-1-1 and less like a 4-3-3/4-4-2 like that of Real Madrid last season. Rooney doesn't have the dribbling, pace, and technique needed to play on the left channel, so I doubt we'll see him roam around the left channel enough in this formation.
My feeling tells me we'll play the AZ Alkmaar 4-4-2 with di Maria coming into the middle to help out defensively and going out to the left channel when we're attacking. Rooney will play the Litmanen role behind Falcao, IMO.
Amazing
I think the City one is mainly down to arseholes like me popping over to check on them and slowing things down, but still, I imagine they are still pretty gutted we beat them to him.
He looks like a Hispanic Jared Leto.
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