Indeed, also young and English too.
Would you trade the potential of Rashford for Harry Kane ?
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You're bringing up stats from the last three seasons for Kane, right? So look at our team, this team in the same last three seasons.
2016/17 - obviously yes. Old man Ibra has a very respectable 17 goals and would have hit 30 in all comps if not for the injury. So all those guys , Kane, yes they hit the mark maybe even turn the draws into wins to the point we are where Spurs are now.
2015/16 - didn't we have one of the lowest chance creations in the league? I can't recall the exact position Vs the rest of the league. I can't imagine Ruud or Kane getting 20 goals that season.
2014/15 - not as poor in terms of chances if I recall but still far from dazzling. It's a maybe that any of them would 20. 15 maybe.
Now if we are talking about putting one of these forwards into the United side next season with better wingers, fullback another year with Jose at the helm then that's a whole different story.
But that's not my point. I'm not dismissing the quality of any of those guys and saying Rashford is or will become better. I just think as far as pure goals there are a lot of guys that can come in and do a job. I'm recalling Benny McCarthy for instance. If we look abroad there are in my opinion a fair number of strikers that could come in and get the job done. But I don't feel the same about the skill set that Rashford has. He's a different type of forward and if he reaches his potential then regardless of actual goal haul I think he'll be as effective and influential for us as Henry was for Arsenal or Etoo for that Barca side. His pace and ability on the ball are damn good for his age and if he adds clinical finishing I don't think it can be rivaled. I imagine someone like Aubamuanfofog but better.
There are players who I would trade Rashford for, but Kane isn't one of them.
Needs a "feck no" option.
no...because at Totts he is motivated and hungry..but will he be the same when he tastes success?
What happens when he lands here on a 300k a week contract? will he still be hungry and strive for success?
Rashford is a boy from Manchester. He's a proper United player......we do not need to trade him for anyone.
What happens when he lands here on a 300k a week contract? will he still be hungry and strive for success?
Rashford is a boy from Manchester. He's a proper United player......we do not need to trade him for anyone.
Definitely. Rashford is exciting and pacey. Kane doesn't excite me at all.
I dunno about that, I'd happily see Kane join us, but not at the expense of Rashford.
Watching a young talent develop into a first team player is one of the most enjoyable things about football, especially a local lad. That people would want to chuck that away for another player is madness to me.
No. Currently, Kane is obviously the better player (well, goalscorer), but I feel Rashford has more strings to his bow and is potentially the better player - certainly more complete than Kane anyway. That, and Rashford is United through and through.
Spurs fans must me pretty excited when he puts the ball in the back of the net.
I bet the people voting yes are the kinds of people who buy Grand Theft Auto and immediately enter all the cheat codes just to get all the money and cars without any of the enjoyment of the journey and earning the success.
Why any United fan would be happy to lose what looks to be an enormous talent brought through our own academy, who grew up down the road playing in the park with his mates dreaming about playing for United, just because someone 5 years older might score a few more goals next season is lost on me.
Why any United fan would be happy to lose what looks to be an enormous talent brought through our own academy, who grew up down the road playing in the park with his mates dreaming about playing for United, just because someone 5 years older might score a few more goals next season is lost on me.
Wtf is this thread?!?! You've got a guy with amazing skill, technique, footballing brain, athleticism and pace, easily the most talented young English footballer in a generation, yet you'd consider swaping him for Harry feckin Kane????? The only ones who'd consider swapping him for Kane should be Spurs fans.
No, purely because watching a local player come up through the youth system to play for their hometown club is what it's all about. The quality of the two aside, that's a lot more fun to see as a fan than just throwing a load of money at another club.
Course not, I still think Kane only works in the Spurs system, I don't get what he excels at, but seems to post amazing stats. 
No, we need goals but Kane isn't the only goalscorer in football.
Would you have considered swapping Ryan Giggs for Carlton Palmer? Ffs, what is wrong with you people???
RASH has a higher ceiling
Voted yes. Even if it meant Rashford +30m.
Why not have both ? Kane is a great player to go for if as expected we let Zlatan go now because of his injury.
Imagine a front line of Rashford, Martial, Mhkitaryan, Mata, Kane and Lingard with how interchangeable that all is as well as pace, power, guile, creativity and best of all proven quality in our league.
Imagine a front line of Rashford, Martial, Mhkitaryan, Mata, Kane and Lingard with how interchangeable that all is as well as pace, power, guile, creativity and best of all proven quality in our league.
While I completely understand not wanting to trade a United youth player, you're doing a massive disservice to Kane by comparing him to Palmer.
After Rashford helps us win the league next year we could buy whoever we want to...Kane included.
Would probably swap Rashford and many millions. Could always buy him back. He needs to play up top for a few years to become as valuable as Kane.
Kane looks like the kind of forward that will never stop scoring goals.
If they both played at different clubs (rather than just one of them) we would not have Rashford as part of a discussion for the summer transfer window.
Kane looks like the kind of forward that will never stop scoring goals.
If they both played at different clubs (rather than just one of them) we would not have Rashford as part of a discussion for the summer transfer window.
Nice comparison.
I voted Hell no. Not because I don't rate Kane, infact wouldn't mind him in a Utd shirt but not at the expense of the best piece of talent since the 92' boys. Plus its rather exciting seeing him hopefully blossom
On paper it's a no brainer. Kane is the better player right now, and Rashford may never be as good as Kane. It's not like Kane is old.
But the % in favour of Rashford doesn't surprise me, even though if you asked any neutral it would probably be the other way. The romance of football lives on.
But the % in favour of Rashford doesn't surprise me, even though if you asked any neutral it would probably be the other way. The romance of football lives on.
Being totally honest, 'ceilings' in professional sports are extremely overrated and almost always disappoint to some degree. I'd rather go for what I can already see rather than what I may never see.
From the outside - no brainer. Kane is only 23 and is borderline top class already. A guaranteed top class striker for 10+ years. Rashford is a United academy product though and a top talent who could possibly become a very good player, so if I was a United fan I'd probably say no.
No chance
Kane is a better player but Rashford is a special talent and has the mentality of a champion, which will take him far, not to add he's one of ours. So no, I wouldn't.
Kane will never be a world class player but Rashford can. So ..NO.
I might have swapped him for David Batty though...
This is exactly how I feel mate. Yeah Kane scores goals, but he's such a bland player to watch. He doesn't beat players, he isn't a creative hold up player like Ibra, he just manages to get the ball in the net. There are loads of other strikers who can do that while being easier on the eyes, and Rashford definitely seems like he's on his way to be one of those.
Nah. Rashford will do well if he reaches Kane's level but if we are going to buy in strikers they need to be proper world class, someone at the level that Ruud was. Kane will never be that good.
Kane, at 23, has scored 20+ goals in 3 seasons already in the Premier League. That's better consistency than a Torres or Drogba at still a young age. Yet by reading this thread, you'd think he's the reincarnation of David Nugent.
From a non-biased point of view, I'd take Kane all day.
From a non-biased point of view, I'd take Kane all day.
But we're not asking for a non-biased view we're asking what you would do. I'm biased as hell towards United and I'd rather keep Rashford to enjoy watching an academy product mature.
Yeah, I get that. Just voicing my opinion.
Surprised more people haven't gone for Kane.
This. I find him incredibly dull.
I dont care if Rashford becomes a 30 goals a season striker or a 10 goals a season striker, I just want to watch his journey unfold. Exciting academy player.
Is that still an option? Doesnt sound like a bad deal!
Ah from the tone of your post I thought you meant that from a biased view you would take rashers
Same. Good Premier League goalscorer but i think the whole world laughed at him during the last worldcup. If he gets good suport he will score but he wont do anthing special/exciting by himself.
He would be good enough if you want to win the EPL but not if you want to win the CL.
I agree. If we're not going to bring up academy players to play in the team then it really diminishes the idea of Manchester United.
Just my opinion of course.