I said the transfer has disaster written all over it (a potential for disaster), not that it IS A disaster. Fergie should have never said he hadn't watched the kid play, or that it was an impulse buy. Now, everyone and their mothers know that this lad is here on a punt. That would have been fine if his transfer was 1-2 million, but 7 million is a huge transfer fee for someone who is relatively unknown even in his own homeland. I don't see why Fergie should expose the lad to that kind of pressure so early on. We should have got him here with the fee undisclosed, and just blended him into the team under the media and fan radar.
Now if he has a poor first few games the media and some fans will be screaming Ali Dia. United don't need that, and neither does Bebe.
And WTF are you talking about it not being my money...it's MY club. If you honestly believe that you need to have a personal financial stake to voice your opinion about football transfers then 99.99% football fans should just stop talking about players, transfers and tactics. Oh, and 7 million isn't a small amount to turn our nose up at...we're a club that's now focused on getting 'value' in the transfer market. Figure out what that means and you might understand why some people are concerned.