Originally posted by kemo:
<strong>Ayala 15m
Tudor 11m
Coly 7m
Escude 4m
and jedi master suppose they'd communicate in wookie language? brilliant.....
Originally posted by michael owen's mum:
<strong>...good as he's looked at the world cup, ferdinand's only been up against 1 striker in each of the games really, allowing him to drop off and act as a sweeper while campbell marked. he's also had far more time as the pace of games have been slower over there.
he doesn't look the same player in the premiership when he's up against 2 attackers and forced to mark in a higher-pace match. . . .</strong><hr></blockquote>
those are astute points, mammy....did not think of it that way did jedi master....but you must admit, even in the premiership, he does look probably one of the best, behind only hyppia and of course blanc, no....
and in reply to the thread, 30 mil quid IS a lot of money, but considering juve paid 32 mil for buffon, it does pale in comparison....only worry about the transfer cap that may very soon come into effect........United seemed to have cooled on ayala & thuram,probably coz of the age factor in both....so 30 mil on either rio or nesta is definitely sound investment, both are good defensive leaders.....let's blow some quid, say jedi master.....we are after all MANCHESTER UNITED!!!!!
Originally posted by jedi master yoda:
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those are astute points, mammy....did not think of it that way did jedi master....but you must admit, even in the premiership, he does look probably one of the best, behind only hyppia and of course blanc, no....
and in reply to the thread, 30 mil quid IS a lot of money, but considering juve paid 32 mil for buffon, it does pale in comparison....only worry about the transfer cap that may very soon come into effect........United seemed to have cooled on ayala & thuram,probably coz of the age factor in both....so 30 mil on either rio or nesta is definitely sound investment, both are good defensive leaders.....let's blow some quid, say jedi master.....we are after all MANCHESTER UNITED!!!!! </strong><hr></blockquote>
Do you ever get bored of talking like a knob?
Originally posted by jedi master yoda:
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those are astute points, mammy....did not think of it that way did jedi master....but you must admit, even in the premiership, he does look probably one of the best, behind only hyppia and of course blanc, no....
and in reply to the thread, 30 mil quid IS a lot of money, but considering juve paid 32 mil for buffon, it does pale in comparison....only worry about the transfer cap that may very soon come into effect........United seemed to have cooled on ayala & thuram,probably coz of the age factor in both....so 30 mil on either rio or nesta is definitely sound investment, both are good defensive leaders.....let's blow some quid, say jedi master.....we are after all MANCHESTER UNITED!!!!! </strong><hr></blockquote>
half of me agrees with you jedi BUT i posted this before but i would like to see how you see it..
don't you think if we signed a player for 30mil it would yet again be a no win situation ie like veron .... if he (nesta/rio/veron etc) plays well then people will say "so he feckin should he cost enough money" and if he plays badly people will comment like "what a waste of money etc". Not to mention the tabliods who would/were poised ready to crusify RIO/NESTA/VERON when they didn't put in a good enough preformance.
i just think that if the price tag is to large if can be hard for a player and the club to shake it off.
Originally posted by the reporter:
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According to your theory we might as well forget about ever signing a quality player like him again.
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yes thats exactly what i meant
30mil is alot more than 19mil.
Originally posted by JOBT:
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yes thats exactly what i meant
30mil is alot more than 19mil.</strong><hr></blockquote>
We got a bargain signing Ruud for £19 million - how much would he cost now? You have to pay the market value. We could have signed Zidane last summer and it would have cost us £50m give or take a pound or two - that's how much peoplke were prepared to pay. All I'm saying is that it would be great to see the best plyers in the world playing at Old Trafford - but if we want them, we got to show the money.
People are even talking about Damien Duff costing £20m for god's sake!
I do get your point though - It would be great to see United buying players they way Arsenal do - players like Petit, Viera, Overmars etc for relatively cheap prices in today's market. I'd like to think we could hold onto them longer than Arsenal do, though. But if it's established, experienced players we're after then the higher prices must be paid.
Originally posted by michael owen's mum:
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that's the outlook of a glory-hunter.
sami hyypia cost £2.6M, markus babbel was free, sol campbell was free, ashley cole came through the youth system as did jonathan woodgate and wes brown. it's more than possible to find excellent players without having to pay a king's ransom and have that albatross around both the manager's and the player's necks in the event they don't perform. . .</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes ur right in that sense. But if we are talking about established supposedly world class players like ZZ or figo or even midget owen
Note the similarities amongst the three. i guess it's because they are attacking players and to pple, they muz worth that stupid money that can feed a nation. 30m on Raul, any fuss from anyone here??
Originally posted by True Treble Reds:
<strong>Good mate, very good!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Cheers. I do try not to let the side down...
Originally posted by Davo:
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Do you ever get bored of talking like a knob?
eh...who be this knob bloke that speaks like jedi master?!?!
Originally posted by jedi master yoda:
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well....jedi jobt....jedi master thinks it's pretty much up to the player himself and of course to a large extent, grandmaster ferguson.....the bit about grandmaster we don;t have to worry, he'll sort the bloke out....but the bit about the player himself, well rio has shown that he can indeed handle the price tag issue quite comfortably, as in when he moved to leeds.....but the same can't be said about nesta as of yet....personally jedi master thinks he'll do more that ok....of course even jedi master in the United defence would look pretty good after the fiasco last season(no offence to blanc!)......and jedi master would be most unhappy to see veron leaving....he deserves another season...i'm sure he'll set the theatre of dreams alight......ah, but digress does jedi master, hmmmm....coming back, jedi master thinks the deal for rio was sorted out even before the WC....in fact jedi master does remember posting it in some thread sometime late May....jedi master also feels we may indeed sign that escude bloke....</strong><hr></blockquote>
SHUT UP
Feckin weird talking cnut you is...
Originally posted by JSV:
<strong>Alright jmy!
How ya doin mate?
er....greetings jedi jsv...fine thank you, and yourself?
word of advise from old jedi master, young padawan....not use shortcut for all things jedi must learn....in future address jedi master as master yoda, you will hmmm.....
Originally posted by jedi master yoda:
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er....greetings jedi jsv...fine thank you, and yourself?
word of advise from old jedi master, young padawan....not use shortcut for all things jedi must learn....in future address jedi master as master yoda, you will hmmm.....
have you heard his name Yoda?
Its feckin shit and no mistake..
