Honestly I don't think we got involved till late on. Something must have come up with RVP, and with Welbeck/Chicha both going, LVG decided to pounce.
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wtf lol
what a time to be alive. Di Maria, Falcao, young and Ando in the same team.
If the team creates proper chances, Falcao will put them away, Ruud Van Nistlerooy mark II. If LvG continues with that 5 at the back crap, then the strikers will suffer no matter who is chosen.
Ah that interview is brilliant. He seems a very humble and intelligent guy. Can't wait to see him play.
I think there was a lot of talk that the move to Monaco was engineered by third parties that controlled his player rights and they wanted to cash in with one of the oil clubs. You could clearly tell he was unhappy there. Hopefully now he's in a footballing mecca, he can get back to his Atletico form. If he gets anywhere near his best, he will be a dominant player in the EPL.
Still can't believe we signed Radamel Falcao. 
Had no doubt that it would have got done ,but man did they go right up to the wire ,considering it was the first transfer out of the traps.
No, if he continues with that Valencia/Young crap the whole team will suffer.
I really do think this could be another RVP in the making. He will feel like he has got a new lease of life after being at Monaco. He is back in the big leagues now, and will want to finish his career with as many trophies as he can get.
Sure his ACL injury is a worry, but no doubt he has had the best treatment possible. The good thing is those type of injuries don't usually take away pace, so that's not much to worry about. If he can find his top form here, he will be an absolute weapon.
Sure his ACL injury is a worry, but no doubt he has had the best treatment possible. The good thing is those type of injuries don't usually take away pace, so that's not much to worry about. If he can find his top form here, he will be an absolute weapon.
Wov, this looks unreal, welcome Falcao, I'm sure you'll bang a ton of goals for us.
Interview was great, he looks and sounds like such a nice guy.
Interview was great, he looks and sounds like such a nice guy.
Watching the last 4 games, it's our lack of creativity going forward that has resulted in the sorry start to the season. If we continue to play 5 at the back, Rafael and Shaw are not going to be provide any creativity either. Switch to 4 at the back and we would not have to suffer watching Valencia and Young. Let Rafael and Shaw do their primary job, which is defend, let the midfielders and strikers create for each other.
I`m really pleased that he has decent English. It will surely help him to settle in quickly.
Can't wait for our next game
Can't wait for our next game
Considering Valencia had most the ball against Burnley and did nothing with it, I'm confident if teams allow Rafael that much time he'd create more than Valencia easily.
I ddid not see this transfer coming until I heard from Sky sports yesterday that it might happen. Absolute shocker. I don't really think we needed another striker, but when a player of Falcaos ability becomes available, you should get him, especially if he wants to join us himself. From the interview he seemed like he was happy and he does have immense quality. I wonder if this deal is really just a loan or if it is really a permanent deal behind closed doors intended to give Monaco more breathing room for FFP.
why would anyone laugh at us buying Falcao? Only a jelous, scared idiot would
When we signed RVP, and again with Di Maria, I was simply thrilled. Genuinely exciting signings
With Falcao I'm strangely nervous. It just doesnt feel real. Its as if he's too good, and the thought of him not being great or getting injured is just scary
Its like buying a new house. If you can afford it then you're excited, but if you really stretch your budget its exciting but scary too
ps. WOW !
With Falcao I'm strangely nervous. It just doesnt feel real. Its as if he's too good, and the thought of him not being great or getting injured is just scary
Its like buying a new house. If you can afford it then you're excited, but if you really stretch your budget its exciting but scary too
ps. WOW !
Good! So we only have to apply for one work permit. PhewwwWhat a signing!
Sorry, but get used to seeing a lot of Valencia. Rafael cannot even get onto the pitch let alone play a match. Valencia has played too many games already for my liking, but unless we want to continue to ruin Jones, Valencia will be chosen.
This international break after the transfer market closes it's the worst ever. Everybody wants to see their new signings and they have to watch some shite international friendlies that nobody cares about instead.
Falcao cried during farewell session with Alectico Madrid.
Aww, he wants to thank God, what a nice chap.
I would have loved him here, we were so close as well.I am delighted. We need this type of player so much. This type of aggressive south american players (Tevez, Edmundo) often go very well in the PL compared to the more technically gifted primadonnas.
This transfer also brings back memories of Marcelo Salas - a guy I always dreamt of having in my team. So about 15 years later on we finally get our own version of the animal.
Is it weird that seeing him speak English and smiling like a goof in that interview has actually made this transfer more palatable to me? 
Jesus you are like an awestruck teenager
He has played for Monaco and Athletico Madrid and you feel like he is too good for Utd?
Bah
Seems the reason he's so happy is because we've rescued him from a footballing nightmare.Falcao
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Thank you to Jorge Mendes and my lawyers Paulo Rendeiro and Carlos Osório for making this happen. Manchester United
He sounds absolutely ecstatic that he's joined a proper club.
Excited to see what he can do.
dude, you have no idea what a great signing Falcao is, i saw him in river plate (saw him? enjoyed him!), he never gives up, he is the kind of player that scores in the first minute or in the 94th minute, and in all the minutes in between, he is always poachingIs it weird that seeing him speak English and smiling like a goof in that interview has actually made this transfer more palatable to me?
is the target man we need for di maria
ok, gotta go wank, then i'll come back
He is going to tear this league apart. I can't wait 2 weeks for our next game!!!!
There are friendlies but there are also Euro qualifiers. Secondly, these two weeks gives our injured players the time to get fit, so probably a good thing for us
Oh, don't get me wrong. He's a brilliant player. But then again, maybe I'm just a sappy guy who's still sad to see Welbeck go.dude, you have no idea what a great signing Falcao is, i saw him in river plate, he never gives up, he is the kind of player that scores in the first minute or in the 94th minute, he is always poaching
is the target man we need for di maria
ok, gotta go wank, then i'll come back
You could actually be describing Boca's Carlos Tevez, in that post of yours. And he did brilliantly for us, the cnut. @Lay mentioned Marcelo Salas. Ah, the memories of being a teenaged transfer muppet. I must have signed that guy for United for three consecutive Championship Manager saves.
Why should he have to pay tax when he obviously has residency status in Monaco for this tax year. It doesn't matter where he earns his money he qualifies for their tax laws.
marcelo salas, i loved that guy, he played for river plate too, he was the first chilean ever to be considered a football hero in argentina
Don't worry, it doesn't stretch our budget too far I'd imagine
What great news to wake up to in two successive days: yesterday was finding out we had done the loan deal, and the next day I wake up to find the medical was finally passed and he's holding the #shirt ! Bring on QPR where we can play with all of our shiny new toys at once.
Bring on QPR where we can play with all of our shiny new toys at once.I'm fairly sure our team was assembled by a kid on FIFA...
Van Gaal is a lot more of a transfer Muppet than I was expecting.
The funny thing is, our squad now doesn't look too different to how I'd imagine my typical FIFA career squad to look like - full of marquee attacking talents with a lack of balance.
He will, since he is officially a first team player.
Wow! So soft spoken for a big man who call The Tiger!
Had a big grin on him from start to finish and the fact that he did the interview in English is bloody great as well! Love him already!
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