I don't think anyone would argue that letting Stam go was not a mistake.
Players that Should NOT Have Signed for United
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
He wasn't captain.
People always say that and while I understand how important that goal was, I would have preffered a striker who would not have scored that goal, but may have been fit in the latter parts of the season and made a title-winning difference. As big as the derby is, as big as that derby was, look at the bigger picture.
Completely agree. It was worth it just for that goal.
If this is serious you're a retard.
why? are you on WUM?
a superb back-up keeper who hasn't cost us any game so far.
yeah he might have had let some poor goals in but he was also lucky enough to get away with it
He was sensational at Spurs.
by his own admission.
Poborsky
This isn't about other strikers. It's purely about Micheal Owen playing for the club and in my opinion that goal against City justifies signing him in a fre transfer. That goal alone was with it.
I think he was quite unfortunate. We signed him on the back of a good Euros then in his first season David Beckham went and scored that goal against Wimbledon. Once that happened, there was no turning back.
I agree
ralph milne
nice enough chap though...
nice enough chap though...
I can't beleve that Owen , PIG and Carrick are even mentioned in this tread
PIG has not been that bad.
Owen injuries have rob us of him been a good squad played.
Carrick
sorry him being in here is just wrong
PIG has not been that bad.
Owen injuries have rob us of him been a good squad played.
Carrick
sorry him being in here is just wrongThis is RedCafe though!
Surely this can't be serious.
you must be on a wind up or you just want the abuse that is sure to come your way
well, I agree with some things you said.
Nevland, set his career back by rotting in reserves and showed he was failry capable at Fulham recently
But you cannot blame any of the players for signing but when players lose years by playing reserve team footall in their early 20's it has to be deemed a waste.
Greening too probably wasted a couple of years with us too after joining from York, when he could have easily used those years to play for lesser teams but at least would be getting regular games.
But you cannot blame any of the players for signing but when players lose years by playing reserve team footall in their early 20's it has to be deemed a waste.
Greening too probably wasted a couple of years with us too after joining from York, when he could have easily used those years to play for lesser teams but at least would be getting regular games.
We made a profit on Manucho...
Barthez. Came in as one of the world's best goalkeepers in the world. Exited United as a clown.
Alan Smith. Signed for United in 2004, pissing off Leeds fans to no end and burning all his bridges there. Then, 3 months later, United signed Wayne Rooney. Smith ended up playing a defensive midfielder, then injured, then at Newcastle. I'm sure that he wishes that he never signed with us. We really dicked him over.
Most players, you could see why we signed them. Even if they didn't work out. Bosnich was a bad one. He hadn't done as well in his latter Villa years and his nazi salute at Spurs fans was crass beyond belief
Blanc was clearly a class player... but signed too late in his career. Could you imagine a Stam Blanc partnership three years earlier?What was wrong with Blanc?
He'd lost all pace but still did a good job as a stop gap imo.
Or Blanc coming here in the mid 90s, post Steve Bruce?
Yes he was awful wasn't he.
Threads like this bring out the clueless on here. To compare Cruyff to his dad is ridiculous. Jordi didn't get a lot of goals but the ones he did score were pretty important ones. He was a decent squad player.
Andy Goram only played twice for us, to suggest we signed a player simply as a wind up is idiotic.
I agree about Bosnich though.
Andy Goram only played twice for us, to suggest we signed a player simply as a wind up is idiotic.
I agree about Bosnich though.
Blomqvist
Barthez was one of the top, if not the best, keepers in the world when we signed him. May not have panned out, but I was happy to see him arrive when he did.
Mark Bosnich - I never rated the fella although I was very young when he came to us. I just remember feeling sick everytime I saw him play.
He still played a fair number of matches but I don't recall if he really reached those anticipated heights.
Birtles, Brazil, Davenport, Milne, Miller, Djemba, Kleberson, Fortune, Veron, Taibi, Terry Gibson, Danny Wallace, Roy Carroll, Ricardo, Veron, Dong, Manucho
Some of them more with hindsight than anything else but I can understand why some of them were signed.
Some of them more with hindsight than anything else but I can understand why some of them were signed.
thats just tad stupidBarthez was brilliant in his first season (except for that Di Canio goal!) but after that season, his lack of height was found out. Note the number of chipped/lobbed goals in his latter 2 seasons.
Mikel has to be the best signing. We made money on that affair.
by his own admission.
No. Cheap and vital squad member in the legendary 1999 season. He was ruined by injuries... Blomqvist contributed his short time for us.
The thread title is not actually reflecting the actual content of the thread. There is no sane human being that would not sign for United especially after the club has expressed interest, negotiated and agreed terms with their parent club.
I am sure as surprising as it gets to some of these players when they hear us interested, they still can't say no to United even when all logic says otherwise. Imagine in the case of Mickey Owen, after all that effort into making a brochure to whore himself, the public expression of interest from the likes of Stoke and a few others, bang Fergie comes on the phone. What would you have done in his shoes?
This should be a thread about players that United shouldn't have signed not the other way round. It makes little sense for a club like ours to even have been interested in the likes of Laurent Blanc who had already played one too many games, Michael " I am no sick note" Owen, Bebe etc.
I am sure as surprising as it gets to some of these players when they hear us interested, they still can't say no to United even when all logic says otherwise. Imagine in the case of Mickey Owen, after all that effort into making a brochure to whore himself, the public expression of interest from the likes of Stoke and a few others, bang Fergie comes on the phone. What would you have done in his shoes?
This should be a thread about players that United shouldn't have signed not the other way round. It makes little sense for a club like ours to even have been interested in the likes of Laurent Blanc who had already played one too many games, Michael " I am no sick note" Owen, Bebe etc.
Ah Les Sealey!!! Signed him on loan first I think. Part of United history now as part of the team that supposedly saved SAF from the chop. Got his chance when SAF finally lost patience with Leighton and his dire performance in the cup final. RIP Sealy.
Liam Miller.
Ricardo