I think ESPN should tell their source to go urgently seek medical attention - they have signs of dissociative identity disorder.
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I think ESPN should tell their source to go urgently seek medical attention - they have signs of dissociative identity disorder.
he'll only leave us to go back when he gets good enough. Feck No, especially if he is a client of mendes.
Yeah I've read before about how players costs are amortised, which is really helpful for FFP purposes. People see the figures City are spending and instantly see that as one huge outflow for this window but in the accounts it is recorded differently. It was reported at the beginning of the window City had a £150m budget and if we sign de Bruyne then that would be basically our spend. We've shifted Dzeko, Jovetic, Sinclair, Lampard, Milner, Nastasic, Richards, Rekik and Boyata off our books to free up some wage space, and it's worth pointing out we're cutting costs by promoting Iheanacho as third choice striker and not replacing Dzeko or Jovetic. Ultimately, City will be aware of what they can afford to spend, so if we're spending it, it's safe to assume we can afford it. People vastly underrate City's revenue as well.
Really, it would be interesting to know how you actually "generate" all that revenue? You don't have a very big stadium. Your fan base is very small compared to other clubs who are known across the world. That leaves you mainly with TV money and sponsorship deals. Many of your sponsorships are connected to UAE (surprisingly!) and thus you can try to boast of a big revenue stream. Still it is really interesting to see City splurge so much cash even if we agree to the amortised theory because you have bought players in previous windows who have cost a lot and they will still be showing as part of your expenditure.
That's awesome. Now let's sell Evans for 8m, Hernandez for 12m, Get Navas + 20m for De Gea, add 100m kept aside for this window and buy us Benzema, Griezmann & Stones.
Simple. So easy. Get it done, Woody!
Now here's someone who can lead the line
I am definitely not saying that the Southampton players we bought are bad players or anything like that though..In fact I think they are very good players..its mocking them for spending money there in the first place and then doing the same thing that I am talking...not the subsequent performances of those players
This makes very little sense. So LVG decided, in the 11th hour, that Pedro does not have enough pace for our front line or that he is not the forward to aid Rooney but is instead a midfielder?
If any of that is true, that smacks of the same confusing and undecisivess for which Moyes was mocked and abused on here.
It's not a theory, dude, that's how accounting works.
I agree with the rest. The sponsorship deals are shady and hugely inflated because they are from "friendly" businesses.
Van Gaal changing his mind is just what the club is saying to save face. We obviously wanted him but spent too long trying to come up with a payment deal that Pedro got frustrated and Chelsea took advantage.
It wasn't that Barca were delaying things until the cup games were done, and that gave time for Chelsea to offer Pedro the London gig he really wanted?
No, that wouldn't stoke up enough hate for Woodward so that can't be it.
One thing that was interesting and i read it on rawk and on saitsweb is that even if Liverpool completely raid Southampton they failed to recognize who are there best player, Schneiderlin. And in Shaw we got one of the best LB of his generation, arguble the best, who is only 20 years old and is good enough to be first team player for our team and for most teams in the PL.
If we would buy Mane from Southampton we will once again buy their best player, at least that is the opinion on saintsweb. TBF i don't rate him as good enough for us but i understand that LVG knows a lot more about football, know much more what do we need and can judge players much better then in can, sadly many posters in this forum fail to understand that.
Liverpool bought good players but not good enough to be first team players for top4 side, especially the likes of Lallana, Lambert and Lovren are not good enough, judgement is still out with Clyne.
Believe whatever makes you happy I suppose. That goes against basically every report but if you can't accept we messed up on a particular transfer so be it.
Yes I get that as I'm part of this generation. But you kind of have to take a step back and realise there are several factors that could be why transfers fails. Nothing to do with incompetence imo.
So you are saying that we could not have agreed a deal and got it sorted and let Barca keep him for a cup game? No, obviously that is not possible as we were happy to play the risky game of letting someone else come and swoop in.
We haven't denied being in for Pedro, we said we pulled out of the race, something which has been widely backed by the media. We overpaid for Shaw, but it will turn out to be a bargain in the long term, we didn't overpay for Schniderlin if that's what you're trying to say.
Chelsea director was at the Monaco game last night regarding Martial.
Isn't pace one of Pedro's key attributes? Why would that be the reason for deciding against signing him?
Again, im not talking about the quality of the players..but rather the financial outlay (and yes, i think we got the better players on our purchases down there...but its the mythical transfer committees fault )..
What i was highlighting with that point, as i think devil may care is also stating is almost the amount of hypocrisy involved with us fans...we believe 100 percent that pool were genuinely interested in Depay and saving face , but steadfastly refuse to believe that the same may have happened to us with pedro.
Thats what im saying, thats where some of the reservations about the dropped interest by united come from
@Damien thats what im saying
It's pretty evident that Woody flew out to speak to Barca and not Pedro or his agent. Therefore the only reason we 'lost out to Chelsea' was because we weren't willing to match the required fee.
We have a player (Pasalic, who scored yesterday) on loan at Monaco. Emanalo was probably there to watch him.
Sounds like a lazy media link to me.
Oh yeah, because it's not as though the media don't love putting a spin on any story that makes United look as bad as possible
But hey, if you always want to think the worst of the club then I'm sure that's great fun for you.
This guy is just what we need in attack. Pace, creativity and can create chances by on his own.
Why is there a problem if we buy a young player, we get a few years of world class service out of him & then he leaves?
Feck I'd have a Ronaldo type signing every season if it were possible. Enjoy the time while they're here, over getting all twisted over if they dare leave one day.
so poor old Pedro would have chosen United over Chelsea? He's going to London pissed off because he would have preferred United?
Fecking hell! If Pedro wanted United he'd be going there. End of story. He chose Chelsea over United. So feck him.
Yes and it's not. Journalists are just making shit up. According to LvG, Pedro is a 'fast (and penetrative) player'. His pace isn't the issue.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33917566
I think it's as simple as the manager not wanting the player. Pedro changing his mind is as likely as LvG changing his. The reason I believe it's the latter is that a fee could have been agreed a long time ago, but we never bothered to meet Barca's asking price. Had a fee been agreed and then Pedro rejected us, then it would be different.
I bet you love the off-season on FIFA and FM.
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He is, by quite a distance, the most effective and important Southampton attacker at the moment.
Now the meltdown begins 
Chelsea can have him.
I can go back to hating his face again now.
Navas is a good keeper and I'd be happy with him, but we'd certainly notice the difference without De Gea. In fairness, though, we would with most keepers.
I dont hate the guy, but I must admit that I want a player like Bale, Reus or Griezmann, but hey, we cant have everyone we like
I do. You know when are new releases coming out?
That's fecked up my day!
pah it took them nearly 36 hours to complete the deal
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I got that impresion when watching him but i watched Southampton just 5-6 times last season and i don't like to rate if a player is good or not based on just a few matches i watched. I would just argue against effective part, he is quick, can dribble but he is often waistful and do wrong final decisions...
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