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They said the same shit last season.
This time it is apparently Fergie's decision, as opposed to Vidic wanting to leave.
They said the same shit last season.
This time it is apparently Fergie's decision, as opposed to Vidic wanting to leave.
Sounds like bollocks to me.
I don't think he'll leave, but then I wouldn't be amazed if he did either. This is probably the last summer we'll get big money for him and if Fergie reckons that the young players are ready to step up then he might do it. I reckon he was persuaded to stay by Fergie in the past - I don't believe all of those stories were just paper nonsense, though it might have been to get a better deal - and he might not be opposed to playing in Spain for a few years if offered the opportunity.
But I don't see Fergie letting he and Rio go in the same summer and at the moment Rio's position looks more precarious.
He's said Rio has another 2 years at United recently though, hasn't he? Would be odd to keep Rio and show Vidic the door...
The piece even had a name attributed to it. Duncan Castles. Go on Twatter and call him names.
1 in the league since his return.
2 in the league, including the opening match against WBA.
With Vidic/Rio at the back, and Carrick in front of them, we look like a cohesive defensive unit again. Now we only need to gind our attacking self again, and we'll look a bloody good team again. (But probably not good enough to halt the City juggernaut this time around.)
I've never posted anything on twitter and don't intend to start now.
He's said Rio has another 2 years at United recently though, hasn't he? Would be odd to keep Rio and show Vidic the door...
The piece says both will be leaving.
I thought you were on it?
And? Ferguson has made it clear umpteen times recently that Rio is staying and has a future at United. And that was before his recent good displays.
Depends. If he keeps Vidic he doesn't bring in any money on either player to reinvest. If he sells him for big money he has Rio for his 20-ish games a season and the younger players to take Vidic's spot. Not that I'm saying they're as good as him, obviously.
I don't know if that's a consideration, particularly when Rio looks like he's on the slide.
I don't think he'll leave, but then I wouldn't be amazed if he did either. This is probably the last summer we'll get big money for him and if Fergie reckons that the young players are ready to step up then he might do it. I reckon he was persuaded to stay by Fergie in the past - I don't believe all of those stories were just paper nonsense, though it might have been to get a better deal - and he might not be opposed to playing in Spain for a few years if offered the opportunity.
But I don't see Fergie letting he and Rio go in the same summer and at the moment Rio's position looks more precarious.
Actually, I'd guess something has to happen as he won't want to prevent Smalling and Jones from playing.
That said, seems crazy to let a player like Vidic move on while still in his prime, and the above stats make it so clear that that element that Vidic brings us - alongside Rio particularly - is what has been missing at times this season, and what makes this United side potentially great.
I think Vidic is crucial to us still - 1st season without VdS and Rio is struggling. We'd be significantly weaker without him - even next season - if he moved on.
Yeah, I agree with all of that and I'm not utterly convinced that we're ready to do without him - Jones particularly is still very raw defensively, and Evans is prone to crucial errors - so it'd be a big decision to let him go.
But as I said, this is arguably the last summer we'll get somewhere around £20m for him. If Fergie wants to extract a bit of value from the player then you'd think he'd do it now.
We need to stop being a selling club and looking to "extract big money" for our star players. I rather Vidic stayed till the end of his contract and left on a free rather than lose him for 20m. He's irreplaceable. I'm sure Fergie must have noticed the rubbish our defense served up without him at the back.
In what sense are we a selling club?
Not exactly a selling club but this mentality of "getting as much money as possible" seems to be seeping into the fans. I can't even believe people are actually thinking that Fergie would sell Vidic this summer as it's the last time we'll get good money for him. Who cares about how much we get for him? We might get 20m but we're surely not going to win much with a defense as bad as ours is without Vidic.
Vidic will not be sold. His agent has come out time and again denying these stories and I'm confident Vida has no intention to leave.
His name rings a bell already but I can't think why, was he behind some summer transfer super bollocks?
And that is what the piece says.
He's said Rio has another 2 years at United recently though, hasn't he? Would be odd to keep Rio and show Vidic the door...
No, hang on, I made the point that if he was to be sold it may have to do with getting money on a player who won't have a resale value in a couple of years. Not that we should sell him so we have money. Which is relevant when we're competing with other big spenders and we have young players in that position.
Also, I would have thought you'd be the last person to start questioning how other people support this club.
If SAF decides to sell Vidic then he has his reasons and as long as he reinvests the money then thats the end of it.
Why would Vidic want to leave? He is revered at United and well paid = £90k a week?
Reinvest in who? Smalling and Jones are fantastic prospects but Vidic is in a different class. Whoever we would get in wouldn't be a patch on Vidic. Selling Vidic would be a bigger loss than selling Ronaldo was imo.