Who have we had?That 15 goals can't be true, I mean I know it's low but I can't believe it's that low
This “sold on the cheap” business needs to stop.Definitely the start of the downfall. Sold on the cheap giving way to the era of no value in the market.
It does not need to stop. He was the most talented player in the world alongside Messi at that time and was scoring for fun in the league. He was easily our best player and he was only going to get better. Any way you look at it, IMV, it was a shit deal and I thought so at the time. Either we should have gotten a nice lump sum and players in exchange or tied in loads of bonus payments knowing full well they would be activated.This “sold on the cheap” business needs to stop.
He went for 42% over the previous world record which itself had just broken a world record which had stood for 8 years.
Pogba broke the world record 7 years later and that was only £9m more.
We didn’t sell him for cheap, he just proved to be incredible value.
That's one way of putting it.Valencia easily the best and had the bollocks to change his number because he knew he wasn't worthy.
Ah I see they're only counting Valencia's goal when he was number 7I think the stat is actually even worse then what the tweet says, I think these players have only scored 14 goals in the league wearing the nr 7 shirt. So the joke's on you ESPN!
Owen 5 goals
Valencia 1
Sanchez 3
Di María 3
Depay 2
It was a poor business by us. We could have easily asked 80m + Robben or SNeijder and Madrid won't have had any issue. We just succumbed to their demand. Definitely start of our downfall.This “sold on the cheap” business needs to stop.
He went for 42% over the previous world record which itself had just broken a world record which had stood for 8 years.
Pogba broke the world record 7 years later and that was only £9m more.
We didn’t sell him for cheap, he just proved to be incredible value.
A club the size of United should have forcasted better the way transfers were going. A few years ago Mourinho said Pogba at 100 million would end up being cheap and he was correct and it was a pretty fair prediction. United messed up on this transferThis “sold on the cheap” business needs to stop.
He went for 42% over the previous world record which itself had just broken a world record which had stood for 8 years.
Pogba broke the world record 7 years later and that was only £9m more.
We didn’t sell him for cheap, he just proved to be incredible value.
The sum Ronaldo was sold for was absolutely insane at the time. An almost unthinkable amount of money for a single player. Its only the past 2-3 years that squad players are sold for £50mill or more, money in football has grown to unfathomable levels since the oil sheiks entered the arena, and TV deals became ultra lucrative for the clubs.It does not need to stop. He was the most talented player in the world alongside Messi at that time and was scoring for fun in the league. He was easily our best player and he was only going to get better. Any way you look at it, IMV, it was a shit deal and I thought so at the time. Either we should have gotten a nice lump sum and players in exchange or tied in loads of bonus payments knowing full well they would be activated.
Yeah defo! If I'm not mistaken, Sneijder and Robben left the same summer we sold Ronaldo to Real! Depressing to think we got Valencia and Owen as replacements instead! We just got hammered by Barca the same year in the Champions League final too!It does not need to stop. He was the most talented player in the world alongside Messi at that time and was scoring for fun in the league. He was easily our best player and he was only going to get better. Any way you look at it, IMV, it was a shit deal and I thought so at the time. Either we should have gotten a nice lump sum and players in exchange or tied in loads of bonus payments knowing full well they would be activated.
Ronaldo agreed with saf for one more season, he honored that deal. Saf honored his.It was a poor business by us. We could have easily asked 80m + Robben or SNeijder and Madrid won't have had any issue. We just succumbed to their demand. Definitely start of our downfall.
Especially when you look at what we had leading up to Ronaldo? In hindsight, we'd have been better 'retiring' the shirt.Feck, that's depressing.
Not saying we should have kept Ronaldo but we should have asked for Robben or Sneijder from Madrid or signed some better player. We didn't get the best out of anything in 2009. We just bowed down to Ronaldo and Madrid. The only reason we somewhat dominated from 09-13 is because of sir alex but even then our value was going down.Ronaldo agreed with saf for one more season, he honored that deal. Saf honored his.
It could get ugly if we kept him beyond that one year. So nope, we get the best out of the situation
For that matter our current number '7' is Mariano.Especially when you look at what we had leading up to Ronaldo? In hindsight, we'd have been better 'retiring' the shirt.
Definitely.Especially when you look at what we had leading up to Ronaldo? In hindsight, we'd have been better 'retiring' the shirt.
How the feck was he sold on the cheap. That was a lump sum amount that broke that record by far. That too for a player who was going to go anywayDefinitely the start of the downfall. Sold on the cheap giving way to the era of no value in the market.
Anyone else read that as 7 great number sevens?Especially when you look at what we had leading up to Ronaldo? In hindsight, we'd have been better 'retiring' the shirt.
This “sold on the cheap” business needs to stop.
He went for 42% over the previous world record which itself had just broken a world record which had stood for 8 years.
Pogba broke the world record 7 years later and that was only £9m more.
We didn’t sell him for cheap, he just proved to be incredible value.
And many on here think he's over rated.Makes it even worse when you think City's number 7, Sterling, has scored more in this season alone.
Yes but no.Anyone else read that as 7 great number sevens?
and wonder who the other two are?
I think he wore 8 the mostDidn't Best wear the number 11 shirt more times than he wore the 7 ?
Anyway,that's a damning stat regarding the goals.
Lee Sharpe and Andrei Kanchelskis. Or is that just my pubescent memory?Anyone else read that as 7 great number sevens?
and wonder who the other two are?