Dean Ashton for United

Man-United · 2nd May 2008, 00:29

MANCHESTER UNITED are weighing up a shock summer bid for Dean Ashton.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been keeping tabs on the West Ham striker as he searches for a player to add physical presence to his options at Old Trafford.

He is considering making an £8m bid and wants the England hopeful to play in a similar role to the one Teddy Sheringham performed for him at United.
Ferguson tried to sign Ashton before he joined Crewe as a youngster and has monitored his progress ever since.
Despite a year sidelined with a broken ankle, the former Norwich forward is still regarded as one of the brightest attacking talents.
Yet the Hammers have been slow to offer him a new deal.

Talks are due to resume in the summer but a spending squeeze at Upton Park means he is only likely to be offered half that of other big-name Hammers.

He has two years left on his deal and Portsmouth, Newcastle and Sunderland are monitoring him.

All three are likely to offer better packages and Pompey could even add UEFA Cup football if they beat Cardiff in the FA Cup Final.

United have also been watching Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz, who has impressed in his first Premier League season. But Rovers are likely to ask more than £15m for him.

Wigan Warriors have put back their Challenge Cup tie with Whitehaven to Monday week to protect the pitch for what could be United’s title decider with Wigan.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/...es-Ash-splash/

What can you say? Ashton?

lem8sh · 2nd May 2008, 00:30

Dailystar

cockneyred · 2nd May 2008, 00:32

maybe this is why cockney hammer got banned

KeyserSoze · 2nd May 2008, 00:32

Dailystar

Diabo_Sam · 2nd May 2008, 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by cockneyred

maybe this is why cockney hammer got banned

Raven_Blade · 2nd May 2008, 00:42

Dean Ashton. Good striker but no thanks. He is a little bit injury prone and we cant afford another sicknote striker.

Top · 2nd May 2008, 00:51

So to summarize:
We'll buy Dean Ashton, Valencia and Palacios!

What about McBride now we're at it?

kanchelskis14 · 2nd May 2008, 00:53

He could be a good sining for us i reckon, been watching him more closely this season, fairly impressed. Looks like he is fighting against getting fat though!

Man-United · 2nd May 2008, 00:58

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Originally Posted by kanchelskis14

He could be a good sining for us i reckon, been watching him more closely this season, fairly impressed. Looks like he is fighting against getting fat though!

What type of player is he? I can't remember seeing him play this season. He looked great at Norwich though.

Rowem · 2nd May 2008, 01:11

Good player. In the Alan Shearer mould. Would be a good option from the bench or to rotate our strike force. Certainly a better option than Manucho.

I can only see it happening as a fourth choice striker though. We still need another top class striker in the squad. A strike force of: Rooney, Tevez, Benzema and Ashton would be fucking awesome.

kanchelskis14 · 2nd May 2008, 01:12

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Originally Posted by Man-United

What type of player is he? I can't remember seeing him play this season. He looked great at Norwich though.

'Old fashioned English centre forward', with more technical ability than the usual Old fashioned English centre forward. For £8m, could probably be a decent addition to the squad, although untested at any top level mind, and suspect fitness.

::sonny:: · 2nd May 2008, 01:15

I think he's a very good striker, but he's a little bit injury prone

sign him

pert · 2nd May 2008, 01:25

This is going to be a fecking long summer...

Exile for moi

marcus agrippa · 2nd May 2008, 01:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowem

Good player. In the Alan Shearer mould. Would be a good option from the bench or to rotate our strike force. Certainly a better option than Manucho.

now, given that Manucho has hardly...hell, has NEVER...kicked a ball in anger for us, how in god's bleedin fuck can you know this? - can you see the future?

Jesus wept.

Chris H · 2nd May 2008, 01:31

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Originally Posted by cockneyred

maybe this is why cockney hammer got banned

He did? What happened?

Rowem · 2nd May 2008, 01:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus agrippa

now, given that Manucho has hardly...hell, has NEVER...kicked a ball in anger for us, how in god's bleedin fuck can you know this? - can you see the future?

Neither has Ashton, whats your point?

Ashton is clearly superior to Manucho, plus he's already proven in the PL and would not need as much time to adapt. He would be a far better option as backup striker for us.

::sonny:: · 2nd May 2008, 01:37

olesmyhero · 2nd May 2008, 01:57

Nah, West Ham can keep him.

Tumbling-Dice · 2nd May 2008, 02:00

Usual pre match paper bollocks.

We'll be signing Heskey before the Wigan game.

bergen · 2nd May 2008, 02:06

I wouldn't mind Santa Cruz...

kanchelskis14 · 2nd May 2008, 02:06

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Originally Posted by ::sonny::

It's amazing that West Ham were losing 1-0 before every single goal Dean Ashton scored in that compilation!

KeyserSoze · 2nd May 2008, 02:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tumbling-Dice

Usual pre match paper bollocks.

We'll be signing Heskey before the Wigan game.

They wouldnt be that unrealistic. Will be Palacios and Valencia.

Tumbling-Dice · 2nd May 2008, 02:26

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Originally Posted by Keyzer Soze

They wouldnt be that unrealistic. Will be Palacios and Valencia.

I think that was my first ever post in the Tranny forum.

Seriously though the two you mention Palacios and Valencia have been very good this season, I also rate Scharner and Jason Roberts can be a handful on his day. Now I gotta get out of here, this place is addictive.

reddevilcanada · 2nd May 2008, 02:38

fuck off Dailystar

Trippin_Stoned · 2nd May 2008, 09:31

He's a good striker, English and different from what we have at the moment. If the price is right then I can't see why not to take a punt on him. Before his injury he was in good form and in the England setup. Not recaptured his form every since though.

Pogue Mahone · 2nd May 2008, 09:44

I've been thinking about this whole summer striker thing and I've come to a few conclusions.

Louis Saha will be replaced. And he will be replaced by a striker with similar attributes - tall, strong, aggresive (although ideally not made of glass)

Manucho might be a good replacement. But he's not had much joy in Greece and his work permit situation is a long way short of a done deal. We could be waiting until the very end of the transfer window before we find out if he's even eligible to play for us. Massive gamble relying on him to sort out our striker issues.

Next we have Welbeck and Cambell. Two players who SAF seems genuinely excited about. Unfortunately, they are both a year or two away from really pushing for a place in the first-team. At least one, possibly both, of them will go out on loan next season, IMO.

So it looks like there's a gap in our squad for a striker. We spent a lot of money last summer (albeit mainly with staggered payments) and these debts aren't going away, so anyone expecting us to spend 10s of millions on the likes of Benzema, Huntelaar or Berbatov is living in cloud cuckoo land. Barca, Chelsea, Real and Milan will all be trying to sign strikers in the summer and the inevitable bidding war (combined with the strong euro) means it's gonna take mega-bucks to sign on of these three, mega-bucks we don't have.

If we do sign anyone, I think it will be a youngster from out of left-field or someone like Dean Ashton or Santa Cruz. They would both be very similar signings to the player we're looking to replace. A player from a mid-table club, who has proven PL experience and who won't cost us the sun, the moon and the stars.

This rumour might have legs.

Pogue Mahone · 2nd May 2008, 09:47

Mind you, I hope Ashton hasn't read The Star. Whenever a player is linked with us, they always have the game of their lives when they next play us. Which makes this story particularly badly timed.

Anduin · 2nd May 2008, 09:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

If we do sign anyone, I think it will be a youngster from out of left-field or someone like Dean Ashton or Santa Cruz. They would both be very similar signings to the player we're looking to replace. A player from a mid-table club, who has proven PL experience and who won't cost us the sun, the moon and the stars.

Santa Cruz would be expensive and I don't think West Ham would sell their players for peanuts as well. Beside that I totally agree though we have to take sales into account. I can see Saha, Pique or Evans (one of them must stay IMO), Eagles and maybe even Simpson leaving, which could raise up to £15m at best I think. We still don't know what our transfer budget will look like, but anything under £15m would surprise me. For that kind of money we certainly won't get the likes of Benzema, Villa, Eto'o or Berbatov, but definitely someone better than Dean Ashton. The question is whether Fergie is planning to spend big on Tevez next summer or not, unfortunately he's not ours yet.

gaffs · 2nd May 2008, 09:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pogue Mahone

We spent a lot of money last summer (albeit mainly with staggered payments) and these debts aren't going away, so anyone expecting us to spend 10s of millions on the likes of Benzema, Huntelaar or Berbatov is living in cloud cuckoo land.

As you say, the euro being so strong against the pound could be a big factor which may mean we sign British or even South American.

We may have a bit more cash in hand though for getting into the CL final and even more for winning it.

This article estimates that the winner of the 2007 final will make £67mil...

http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/16...earn-up-to-67m

I would imagine that the 2008 figure will be more.

Eto'odinho · 2nd May 2008, 10:14

Sign him

ERICSAGOD · 2nd May 2008, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ::sonny::

I think he's a very good striker, but he's a little bit injury prone
sign him

Do you want him to keep Saha company on the bench, maybe they could discuss their current injuries.

2nd May 2008, 00:29	#1 (permalink)
Man-United Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,994	Dean Ashton for United MANCHESTER UNITED are weighing up a shock summer bid for Dean Ashton. Sir Alex Ferguson has been keeping tabs on the West Ham striker as he searches for a player to add physical presence to his options at Old Trafford. He is considering making an £8m bid and wants the England hopeful to play in a similar role to the one Teddy Sheringham performed for him at United. Ferguson tried to sign Ashton before he joined Crewe as a youngster and has monitored his progress ever since. Despite a year sidelined with a broken ankle, the former Norwich forward is still regarded as one of the brightest attacking talents. Yet the Hammers have been slow to offer him a new deal. Talks are due to resume in the summer but a spending squeeze at Upton Park means he is only likely to be offered half that of other big-name Hammers. He has two years left on his deal and Portsmouth, Newcastle and Sunderland are monitoring him. All three are likely to offer better packages and Pompey could even add UEFA Cup football if they beat Cardiff in the FA Cup Final. United have also been watching Blackburn’s Roque Santa Cruz, who has impressed in his first Premier League season. But Rovers are likely to ask more than £15m for him. Wigan Warriors have put back their Challenge Cup tie with Whitehaven to Monday week to protect the pitch for what could be United’s title decider with Wigan. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/...es-Ash-splash/ What can you say? Ashton?

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Raven_Blade Attention Whoring Common Crow Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester United vs The World Posts: 14,195	Dean Ashton. Good striker but no thanks. He is a little bit injury prone and we cant afford another sicknote striker.

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Top Top Gifs Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: He came from China. He made Kaizer Chiefs cry! Doooong Posts: 3,065	So to summarize: We'll buy Dean Ashton, Valencia and Palacios! What about McBride now we're at it?

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kanchelskis14 Transfer Enthusiast Join Date: May 2004 Location: The slums of Hackney Posts: 12,275	He could be a good sining for us i reckon, been watching him more closely this season, fairly impressed. Looks like he is fighting against getting fat though!

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Rowem Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,864	Good player. In the Alan Shearer mould. Would be a good option from the bench or to rotate our strike force. Certainly a better option than Manucho. I can only see it happening as a fourth choice striker though. We still need another top class striker in the squad. A strike force of: Rooney, Tevez, Benzema and Ashton would be fucking awesome.

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::sonny:: Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Metallica HQ Posts: 912	I think he's a very good striker, but he's a little bit injury prone sign him

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pert Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,167	This is going to be a fecking long summer... Exile for moi

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 10,088	Nah, West Ham can keep him.

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Tumbling-Dice Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at. Posts: 2,289	Usual pre match paper bollocks. We'll be signing Heskey before the Wigan game.

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bergen Author of gayest thread 07/08 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 5,009	I wouldn't mind Santa Cruz...

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Trippin_Stoned Reserve Team Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,259	He's a good striker, English and different from what we have at the moment. If the price is right then I can't see why not to take a punt on him. Before his injury he was in good form and in the England setup. Not recaptured his form every since though.

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Pogue Mahone Dr Death wasting tax payers money on the Caf all day Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "As relaxed and natural on the park as a dog chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind" Posts: 10,445	I've been thinking about this whole summer striker thing and I've come to a few conclusions. Louis Saha will be replaced. And he will be replaced by a striker with similar attributes - tall, strong, aggresive (although ideally not made of glass) Manucho might be a good replacement. But he's not had much joy in Greece and his work permit situation is a long way short of a done deal. We could be waiting until the very end of the transfer window before we find out if he's even eligible to play for us. Massive gamble relying on him to sort out our striker issues. Next we have Welbeck and Cambell. Two players who SAF seems genuinely excited about. Unfortunately, they are both a year or two away from really pushing for a place in the first-team. At least one, possibly both, of them will go out on loan next season, IMO. So it looks like there's a gap in our squad for a striker. We spent a lot of money last summer (albeit mainly with staggered payments) and these debts aren't going away, so anyone expecting us to spend 10s of millions on the likes of Benzema, Huntelaar or Berbatov is living in cloud cuckoo land. Barca, Chelsea, Real and Milan will all be trying to sign strikers in the summer and the inevitable bidding war (combined with the strong euro) means it's gonna take mega-bucks to sign on of these three, mega-bucks we don't have. If we do sign anyone, I think it will be a youngster from out of left-field or someone like Dean Ashton or Santa Cruz. They would both be very similar signings to the player we're looking to replace. A player from a mid-table club, who has proven PL experience and who won't cost us the sun, the moon and the stars. This rumour might have legs.

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Pogue Mahone Dr Death wasting tax payers money on the Caf all day Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "As relaxed and natural on the park as a dog chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind" Posts: 10,445	Mind you, I hope Ashton hasn't read The Star. Whenever a player is linked with us, they always have the game of their lives when they next play us. Which makes this story particularly badly timed.

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Eto'odinho Retard magnet Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chief Fiwagboola Posts: 8,651	Sign him