he could write several books on it. Keegan and Wenger could to the forewordhyder10 said:fergies the king of mind games
Utd Sign Carrick
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Yep, great mind games, we end up paying 14m or 17m
In all honestly, it's a good signing. Chelsea are still far ahead though. Someone compared our midfield to theirs. Problem is, after their first choice three midfielders, comes Essien. With us, IF we sign Mascherano and Carrick, come O'Shea or Fletcher.
In all honestly, it's a good signing. Chelsea are still far ahead though. Someone compared our midfield to theirs. Problem is, after their first choice three midfielders, comes Essien. With us, IF we sign Mascherano and Carrick, come O'Shea or Fletcher.
feck all about htis on either BBC or Reuters - so I think we can safely assume this is just more made up bollocks along the lines of a reliable source who is a mate of the guy who works behind the bar..... etc bollocks.
so could I kindly request you feck off please ? thanks awfully
so could I kindly request you feck off please ? thanks awfully
yep, great mind games, we end up paying for a quality midfielder. In todays football, quality costs. Bear in mind mate when we bought Keano it was a record breaker then. Many said it was far too much to pay for a player.....Amir said:Yep, great mind games, we end up paying 14m or 17m
In all honestly, it's a good signing. Chelsea are still far ahead though. Someone compared our midfield to theirs. Problem is, after their first choice three midfielders, comes Essien. With us, IF we sign Mascherano and Carrick, come O'Shea or Fletcher.
Hope so,hyder10 said:fergies the king of mind games
I mean he should of been sacked for his comments the other day along the lines of i'd be happy with this current squad and im sure the fans would!
"If I were to start the season with all the players I've got available, all fit, I don't think the supporters would be disappointed - neither would I."
Obv he shouldn't really be sacked but it was a dumb comment to make when you have 635 people on Red Cafe pulling their hair out for a transfer.
In all honesty, I don't think the silly mind games came into it, there were never going to make any difference. We wanted Carrick, Spurs wanted a top price, it was always going to end this way.
i hope your right. Im just not that convinced thats all. If he turns out to be an outstanding player for us then i guess i'll be happy for him.londonredmaniac said:
I think he will he will continue to improve dont worry bout that. Spurs wanted top dollar cos they are not a selling club anymore, they didnt want or have to sell him. If we wanted him we were always going to pay this sort of priceorton2005 said:
ronaldo---carrick---scholes---giggs
If true this is a lot of money - but what can you do? I can't remember the last time UTD paid a reasonable price for anyone
Carrick is a quality player who'd do well at UTD imo, people slagging him off for no reason are idiots. He's improved no end in the lsat 2 years and a step up could be just what he needs. It wasn't until chelsea started signing other top players that lampard really kicked on and there's no reason why, surrounded by better players, that carrick can't improve even further with us
Carrick is a quality player who'd do well at UTD imo, people slagging him off for no reason are idiots. He's improved no end in the lsat 2 years and a step up could be just what he needs. It wasn't until chelsea started signing other top players that lampard really kicked on and there's no reason why, surrounded by better players, that carrick can't improve even further with us
fecking hell someone with some sense...hale fecking lujahRed_Aaron said:
Im the only one who is happy with this then?
Never going to be cheap, but he'll help us keep the ball a lot better which will be crucial in Europe. If we pair him with someone like Hargreaves or idealy (though unrealistically) Mascharano then it would be perfect.
This is honestly a good move for the club. Fergusons record on domestic buys is very good indeed. Im pleased.
Never going to be cheap, but he'll help us keep the ball a lot better which will be crucial in Europe. If we pair him with someone like Hargreaves or idealy (though unrealistically) Mascharano then it would be perfect.
This is honestly a good move for the club. Fergusons record on domestic buys is very good indeed. Im pleased.
We always pay the classic "Utd Tax" but £17 million goes far beyond that! It's absolutely astonishing that they would pay that much, especially 2 days after SAF says we wont pay over the odds............Red_Aaron said:
same, the lad has crisp, incisive and positive passing.VanNistelrater said:
The right sort of player
carricks quality......hargreaves very shite.
Moan if we don't sign a player, moan if we do...
All in a day in the life of a muppet
All in a day in the life of a muppet
I'm fecking ecstatic, the boy replaces the most important part of Keanos game (the passing which he actually betters) whilst also being a very fine when defending.VanNistelrater said:
The player to pair him with is Reo-Coker, or any other attacking midfielder that runs hard, we don't need a second midfielder whos first instinct is to defend
We need a Makelele/Gattuso type of player now, we already got a attacking midfielder in Scholes.Mozza said:
and still everyone ignores the fact there hasn't been ONE reliable link posted - ah well f**k facts eh ?
You can't deny that Carrick would be a good addition to the squad.Richter said:
It's a matter of time anyway. Spurs want to sell and Carrick wants to move.ruuds left boot said:
if you have quality passers of a ball, you dont need a gattuso type whoes sole aim is to break up play.Richter said:
And where are they going to play? Carrick will play with ScholesRichter said:
Yes, it just shows how desperate we are for a signing, we'll believe anything.ruuds left boot said:
"Kaka seen in Salford Co-op!"
"Torres in Manchester Estate agents!"
I'm very pleased, Scholes and Carrick will work well against teams like Reading/Lille but against Liverpool/Chelsea we also need a ballwinner or their midfields will run over us again.jasonrh said:
He might be playing with the idea of Rooney and Scholes with Carrick behind them, and Saha lone upfront.Richter said:
Fergie has surprised us before with his lineupsWeasteDevil said:He might be playing with the idea of Rooney and Scholes with Carrick behind them, and Saha lone upfront.
No links anywhere yet. This has to be a wind up.
Anyways, a good addition if he comes but severly overpriced. Also, I've not seen him week in week out, but from what I have, he seems to be a really good at holding posession and passing forward.
Havent seen too much of his tackling though. Lets hope hes as good at winning the ball as he is at keeping and passing it.
Anyways, a good addition if he comes but severly overpriced. Also, I've not seen him week in week out, but from what I have, he seems to be a really good at holding posession and passing forward.
Havent seen too much of his tackling though. Lets hope hes as good at winning the ball as he is at keeping and passing it.
Either way, it'll be better than last year.Richter said:Fergie has surprised us before with his lineups
Everybody was complaining about a lack of transfer activity, but suddenly there are a lot of people who strongly believe that no signing is much better than 17m for Carrick.
I thank God that I'm not a football manager.
I thank God that I'm not a football manager.
kinell.WeasteDevil said:He might be playing with the idea of Rooney and Scholes with Carrick behind them, and Saha lone upfront.
Deep breaths.
Enough of the shenanigans!
Are we signing him or not? This is getting very irritating.
Are we signing him or not? This is getting very irritating.
Great news if true.
I want to try him on my United team on pro evo 5, but I'm worried I'll jinx it.
I did it in my master league game. He was rubbish so i replaced him with Pirlo.Jon Paul said:
amolbhatia100 said:
His default stats are shite though.
By far the most reasonable post yet in this thread. The only reason I would find logical to bitch about the price is if it limits our ability to sign someone else, especiallly Masherano. Otherwise, who cares. He is absolutely an upgrade to what we have in that position and obviously adds much needed depth.Champions4ever said:
Why isnt this oon sky yet ?
The Spurs fans are furious and sad. I see that as a good thing. Someone who was a key player in their very successful side of last year can surely do a good job for us. The price is a letdown, but I suppose that we had to spend the cash on somebody.
Carrick is not our last signing this summer, not by a long shot.
Edit: IF, of course, we actually signed Carrick.
Carrick is not our last signing this summer, not by a long shot.
Edit: IF, of course, we actually signed Carrick.
BECAUSE IT HASN'T HAPPENEDMaltese Manc said:
seems a good enough reason to me.mind we have signed Torres for 33 million swiss francs, a curly wurly and a 1972 issue of Men Only