Fergie hasnt denied being the leader of al qaeda either.
Wesley Sneijder
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In fairness even Talksport haven't run that story as of yet.
He probably is though.
WR8 made a post in the Sneijder thread on RedCafe about United signing Wesley Sneijder and none of the United directors made any comment!
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Agnew's based in Italy, so unless the director was driving around Italy it had to be via phonecall.
Obviously Agnew isn't gospel or anything but this certainly does look like a United transfer saga doesn't it?
I'm not denying your explanation. I fully accept it.
But it's still a recording of Talksport, no?
I haven't explained anything yet.
I'm sure you can listen to it, just this once.
Absolutely: all the papers are convinced we're in for a star name, rumours start to appear about a deal being done, us muppets get excited - then Fergie comes forth to crush our hopes and the player eventually stays at his club or chooses Real Madrid.
Looks like a typical United saga, yes.
Alright, so this twat called up a United director and asked him about the possibility of a Sneijder transfer & he just put the phone down on him, which amounts to the same thing, it really means nothing.
Does this idiot Agnew get pay per clic on his Twatter thing or something, is that why he posts this shit?
Which quote? There was one that said we had no interest at the moment, which could be due to many things mainly the fact that we're on tour and Gill is supposed to be out there as well and we have over a month of the transfer window to go. Why he would feel the need to slip 'at the moment' in if he isn't interested he isn't interested full stop. You said that he actually said 'we were never in for him' which I was saying I hadn't seen yet.
I'm not sure Fergie has exactly crushed our hopes yet, as I pointed out earlier, there is a difference in his tone and general word choice in the current 'muppet-destroying' interview. Then you look at what he said about De Gea - or our last big saga of Berbatov and you realise it's just Sir Alex being Sir Alex. Dare I say, he's been more open in naming potential targets as of late, which is an interesting new direction.
So are we getting him or not ?
Don't be stupid, he hasn't been asked that question over and over like he has with Sneijder. I'm sure if he was asked if he was the leader of Al Qaeda he wouldn't come out and say 'not at the moment' or 'no comment'. I'm also sure if someone rang up MUFC and asked if Fergie was the leader of al qaeda they would be responding with a pretty big 'no'.
So yeah, in the context and theme I was applying it to, it makes sense.
Not denying something you haven't been asked about is one thing, not denying something you keep getting asked about is another.
If you're going dismiss it so readily you could at least check the facts.
I haven't explained anything yet.
I'm sure you can listen to it, just this once.
This explanation here.
I accept what you're saying. So I don't really need to listen to it to come to the same conclusion I'd arrived at ten minutes before. Take it as a compliment. I trust you. Or that I give so little of a feck that I'll accept anything anyone says once I don't have to listen to Talksport.
It's unbelievable when you look at the facts right there and consider that many still have hope that this will happen.
Fair enough 'at the moment', which basically means everything, all the speculation up to now, is complete bollocks & made up lies by the media. I'm sure if you were to ask him if we were interested in Messi he could give exactly the same answer, we've no interest at the moment for various reasons i.e. cost, wages, terms etc.
He has said we are interested in a midfielder, and you could just as easily interpret his comment as Sneijder isn't under consideration.
Here's something interesting, our papers are currently running with the idea that the wages/price are a stumbling block..
Salaris Sneijder struikelblok - Voetbal | Het laatste voetbalnieuws leest u op Telesport.nl van De Telegraaf [Voetbal]
That's from the 11 July, from the Dutch Telegraph.
United obviously don't want to shell out in excess of 200 grand a week, but if they could sort the image rights out with say, Nike (anyone remember Dr. Dwayne's link to the actual Sneijder Webpage which said he played for United, not merely a simple HTML code) then personal terms could be agreed.
De Telegraaf reporters said we were trying everything to get this done, then the Sneijder webpage appears, but something has hit a stumbling block.
It's alot less likely a dutch newspaper would make this shit up to sell papers.
It's hard sifting the shite from the facts but it's fairly easy to paint a fairly, non-goofball idea as to what's actually happening.
Salaris Sneijder struikelblok - Voetbal | Het laatste voetbalnieuws leest u op Telesport.nl van De Telegraaf [Voetbal]
That's from the 11 July, from the Dutch Telegraph.
United obviously don't want to shell out in excess of 200 grand a week, but if they could sort the image rights out with say, Nike (anyone remember Dr. Dwayne's link to the actual Sneijder Webpage which said he played for United, not merely a simple HTML code) then personal terms could be agreed.
De Telegraaf reporters said we were trying everything to get this done, then the Sneijder webpage appears, but something has hit a stumbling block.
It's alot less likely a dutch newspaper would make this shit up to sell papers.
It's hard sifting the shite from the facts but it's fairly easy to paint a fairly, non-goofball idea as to what's actually happening.
What facts?
We don't have any facts whatsoever...the media make everything up as they go along.
Gill on a plane to Milan? A deliberate lie that everyone knew to be a lie...
Crossed wires I think.
Anyway, what he said was that he spoke to two sources at Inter, one in the press office and one much higher up the chain and they normally either tell him 'yes that's happening' or 'no that's definitely not happening'.
Nobody wanted to say anything this morning which indicates to him that the deal is still ongoing.
The fact that he said he spoke to sources at Inter, not United.
Which is a fair assumption, it would have been easier to tell Agnew it was completely off, Fergie could have washed it away like he did last year (as shown a page back) and we could all simply now be crying into our jizz rags.
Instead - and it's key to remember we're basing this not only on Agnew not lieing but a few establishments like Ogden at the Telegraph - that the deal is either halted at something, or is moving along in secret.
Perhaps at United's wish of stopping city getting wind and driving the price beyond our reach.
Perhaps at Inter's request to stop their fans rioting - which isn't out of the question according to their forums.
We are definitely signing someone. The question is who?
Nitzel Garjamo! (allegedly)
Same Nike page was made for John Heitinga, I reckon we're signing him too?
The Official ManUtdUk Press office just said SAF still seeks Scholes replacement. Sorry it's twitter, but it is actually the official press office of the club. So it's a little like saying, calm down everyone and carry on. Don't panic, it's ok, we know we need a midfielder etc.
World Class player. Seen him play over 100 times.
Great pace, left and right foot, can play in a 2 or a 3
The 'fahct' that Gill got on a plane to Milan, when in fact everyone knew he was going to Switzerland?
He can say what he likes, it doesn't mean to say its true does it?
What proof do we have that he spoke to anybody?
We don't, my point was really if you're going to dismiss him at least get your facts straight.
He said that he spoke to 2 sources at Inter and they didn't want to tell him anything, presumably you think he made that up?
There is a tendency on here at times to dismiss absolutely everything.
Didnt Fergie say during the season that all targets have been identified already?
This is what bemuses me too.
I was really hoping we'd had all our signings (including a midfielder) completed by the time the transfer window had officially opened. I hate summer-long sagas such as this.
Perhaps we've completed our business for the summer
I would hope so yeah, I mean Phil Jones was a target for the next couple of seasons before Liverpool came a-dipping.
We have a definite interest in Sneijder, but I think Fergie would be happy enough to let him go if the price/wages would cause unrest with other players. Let Inter stew on it a little, maybe give them time to sort out his replacement so they ease up on their demands.
Here's a fact for you, nothing imminent at this moment in time, so we are not close to a deal on anyone then are we?
Do we really have any players like that though?
Rooney perhaps but we've already catered to his ego with that lucrative contract we've given him. No one else strikes me as the kind of player who'd be a little upset if we gave Wes a fat wage.
Nani might insist on a better contract, but I wouldn't say no to letting him go
Assuming he's not bluffing of course.
So SAF might be bluffing, but this idiot random journalist is telling the gospel truth?
I suggest SAF is saying they are not close to a deal on anyone yet and the idiot journalist is just that, an idiot.
Nothing's imminent at this moment in time. Obviously we're trying but we've signed three players and we're very comfortable with that," said Sir Alex.
Imminent means like, tomorrow. There is well over a month go to yet. That classes as not imminent. You're saying that we won't, we won't, the media make it all up and then post a quote where SAF says 'obviously we are trying' to sign another. Not being close to a deal, does not mean a deal is not going to be done. SAF and Gill are in America on the tour, there is tonnes of time when they get back.
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