Mantra among disgruntled Utd supporters on phone-ins is (Cockney accent) "We should have bought Sneijder in the summer". They'd have won the league then.
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:17 (twelve years ago) link
cleverley made his debut at the start of the season, ffs, or close to it. Anderson has been squad for years
That's kind of always been the way Ferguson operates really? I can only think of one example of him signing an established midfielder and successfully integrating him into the team and that's Keane. The others have either been kids brought through/signed young and developed. I suppose you could make a case for Carrick but it would be a long and boring and depressing case.
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
sneijder is a hell of a tackler but he's not gunna provide u the creativity utd ave lacked since lee sharpe died
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
Otherwise you're into the realm of yr Verons and Klebersons and what have you. (xpost)
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:20 (twelve years ago) link
i don't know if i can recall a midfielder who took three years in the squad before suddenly being good enough for the xi every week, matt, which seems to be what you're claiming as fergie's norm
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:21 (twelve years ago) link
real talk tho, united should've never of let william prunier go
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:22 (twelve years ago) link
Fletcher?
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:22 (twelve years ago) link
as separate to kids developed, tbh
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:24 (twelve years ago) link
Scholes?
I mean, "three years in the squad before suddenly being good enough for the XI every week" is kinda how young players come through anyway. Bale fr'instance. Possible I'm overrating Cleverly based on a handful of appearances though.
There isn't a team in the country, including City, that wouldn't be improved by putting Sneijder in the first XI.
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:27 (twelve years ago) link
spurs
And, as i said and you yourself made the distinction in yr post an hour back, kids is different
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 12:54 (twelve years ago) link
Kind of makes you wonder where Inter would be without him.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
Sneijder > VDV.
Dunno though, aren't we talking about a player who joined United aged like 12?
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:58 (twelve years ago) link
anderson? 20m purchase think he was 19, playing in ligue 1
Cleverly- tbh luke chadwick tbh
Chicarito- sub
Dunno who else we were discussing
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 13:02 (twelve years ago) link
Neil Webb
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Friday, 9 December 2011 13:02 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not saying anderson couldn't be united xi standard, fwiw, i think fletcher and he would probably work well enough if the wings and strikers provided the product
Anderson has really been swapped and changed around various roles, probably a large part of why he's not tied down first-team status
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
yes united need a good pair of midfielders, and quickly. but they also need players who can find & don't bottle the final ball. too many games with loads of possession and no penetration.
― thomasintrouble, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:15 (twelve years ago) link
also would be good to have a big proper centre-forward on the bench to get stuck in when the opposition park the bus and Utd run out of creative options.
― thomasintrouble, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:17 (twelve years ago) link
ie after the first 20 minutes of every game
I've just waded through today's posts and feel like I'd like to join in seeing as we're talking about United, but I can't actually work out what anyone's talking about.
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:17 (twelve years ago) link
lol
TIT otm tho
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
a big proper centre-forward on the bench
I know just the fella. Actually, scratch that, he could be absolutely ideal for you.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/p1DuE.jpg
― James, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
lol to Ismael
― pandemic, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
carroll could be ideal for lfc, spurs, arsenal, etc
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 13:48 (twelve years ago) link
reckon torres will do really well in united
― ken c, Friday, 9 December 2011 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
they could have torres and carroll for just £85m but the glazers are too tightwadded and fergie inexplicably keeps faith in 4m rated rooney.
― SandboxGarda (HI IT'S RONAN), Friday, 9 December 2011 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
It's become a favoured pastime of mine lately to point out to Chelsea fans that the entire Spurs first choice XI cost less than Fernando Torres.
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2011 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
hmm think an in form torres could get a draw.
― pandemic, Friday, 9 December 2011 15:14 (twelve years ago) link
that can't be right matt
Modric defoe vdv up to 32m already
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
kaboul parker bale ekotto another 15m
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
It only works if you put Defoe on the bench.
― Matt DC, Friday, 9 December 2011 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
friedel, king, lennon, adebayor
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 9 December 2011 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
xp
Sad universal truth
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
does the united "starting 11" cost £80m?
― ken c, Friday, 9 December 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
Significantly more
― Number None, Friday, 9 December 2011 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
Rio and Rooney alone is 60m
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
don't forget wayne's wages of 250k a week lol
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/story/mario-balotelli-younger-brother-enoch-on-trial-at-stoke-city-120911
― tumblr whineys (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully he'll work out better than Enoch Dia
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
Is it his younger brother by blood, or his adoptive younger brother?
― pandemic, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
by blood. Enoch Barwuah
― Number None, Friday, 9 December 2011 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
by rivers of blood
― SandboxGarda (HI IT'S RONAN), Friday, 9 December 2011 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
Evans has needed a run for a while, still think there's a defender in there somewhere tbh
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Friday, 9 December 2011 11:53 (9 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink
Just because he's been giving me a lot of shit recently, I'm gonna keep this quote of lols around.
― big popppa hoy, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
evans has a fair amount of talent
― nakhchivan, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
Schalke won 2-1 at Hertha Berlin tonight. Pukki with a sweet strike for the winner. Huntelaar got the opener, that's 14 goals in 15 league games for him. Hertha had a mini break in the last minute when lasogga stormed through the middle, rode a challenge and was about to enter the box when he was tripped, buuuuut the ref had dropped his whistle and was looking on the ground for it instead of watching play so missed the foul.
― pandemic, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
Does that make Huntelaar top scorer in Germany?
― lebateauivre, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
level with gomez
― mizzell, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
or i guess that gives him one more? not sure.
buuuuut the ref had dropped his whistle and was looking on the ground for it instead of watching play so missed the foul.
I will remember this ploy the next time I need to bribe a ref
― M. White, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:03 (twelve years ago) link