The definitive list of Caf mistakes

[SER19]

Every now and then we are linked with a player, sometimes on the basis of little and it causes a real frenzy on the caf. Posters talk with righteousness and certainty that the club are absolutely mad or clueless to not be signing a certain player. Latest efforts seem to be Haaland and Bruno fernandes. Countless times these players have been flops, or clearly not what we needed. And nobody ever mentions just how wrong they were. Same could be said for managers linked with us.

Anyway, since we enjoy giving the club a battering for their rubbish signings, let's turn the mirror on ourselves. I'll add to the list with suggestions that fit the bill

Feast your eyes on what might have happened had random caf guys been in charge of transfers

Redcafes dreadful signings list

Ousmane Dembele
Freddy Adu (vintage feel)
Declan Rice (maybe premature)
Arturo Vidal - when right on the cusp of decline
Jack Wilshere - Phil Jones and luke Shaw injury list multiplied by ten
Tom 'QB' Huddlestone
Jack Rodwell
Timoue Bakayoko
Alvaro Morata
Mario Gotze
Eric Dier
James Mccarthy
Nicolas Otamendi
Ron Vlaar
Kevin Strootman
Samuel Umtiti
Yerry Mina
Nigel Reo Coker
Gabby Agbonlahor
William Carvalho
Sergej Milinkovic Savic (for megabucks)

The not United quality list

Virgil van Dijk
Sadio Mane
Bernardo Silva

 

[Samid]

I was going to ask if the caf even existed when Freddy Adu was a teenager but then I googled him and he's... 30?! How the feck?

 

[P-Nut]

Vidal just before his steep decline

 

[SER19]

Vidal just before his steep decline

Great shout would have been a schweinsteiger level failing

 

[Classical Mechanic]

There are loads and loads.

 

[SER19]

There are loads and loads.

Fess up. I know there are some wilshere enthusiasts here somewhere

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Fess up. I know there are some wilshere enthusiasts here somewhere

I would have backed Wilshere back in the day. I’m pretty sure most posters back a number of eventual duds every year.

 

[manutddjw]

People actually wanted Huddleston

 

[SER19]

People actually wanted Huddleston

Oh god

 

[Pexbo]

Jack Rodwell

 

[JPRouve]

Bakayoko, the caf had many fans of his.

Edit: And Cabaye too, when he was at Newcastle.
Edit2: And Sidibé.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Naby Kieta, plenty of wanking over him.

 

[Irrational.]

Gotze.

 

[DoomSlayer]

Eric Dier for £40 million to play DM. Apparently was top class and would have been the perfect Mourinho signing.

 

[charlenefan]

Great shout would have been a schweinsteiger level failing

Really? Because he's still looking half decent for Barca when I've seen him this season

 

[GDaly95]

Think quite a few were keen on James McCarthy at one point.

 

[SER19]

Really? Because he's still looking half decent for Barca when I've seen him this season

Really not sure on that, looks a shadow of what he was. I'll allow him.

 

[Traub]

Eric Dier for £40 million to play DM. Apparently was top class and would have been the perfect Mourinho signing.

To be fair it was instead of Matic, so it would’ve been a better signing.

I wonder if Sneijder counts? I can’t remember at what stage it went into overdrive here.

edit: wasn’t otamendi another one?

 

[JPRouve]

Wasn't Mangala one of them?

 

[SER19]

Wasn't Mangala one of them?

There was definitely an appetite for him.

I suspect Nicolas pepe will be one too

 

[Cliche Guevara]

Not to mention all those written off who would clearly have been more than good enough for us.

 

[The Don]

Not to mention all those written off who would clearly have been more than good enough for us.

Mane, VVD and Bernardo Silva, were all touted as not being good enough for Manchester United.

 

[Big Ben Foster]

To be fair, some of these players declined due to injury problems that started after they were identified as potential targets. Can't predict something like that.

 

[Adam-Utd]

Mandzukic.

 

[Based Adnan]

Really not sure on that, looks a shadow of what he was. I'll allow him.

Weren't we linked to him before he went Bayern though? He was good for them. Haven't been linked with him since.

 

[Leftback99]

Darmian

 

[Green_Red]

I wanted us to sign Strootman a few years back. He went to Roma instead, thank feck!

 

[Token Sheet]

Mane, VVD and Bernardo Silva, were all touted as not being good enough for Manchester United.

I seem to remember when we bought Depay and Liverpool got Firmino in same transfer window, that the caf thought we had the far better player.

That went well.....

 

[DoomSlayer]

I seem to remember when we bought Depay and Liverpool got Firmino in same transfer window, that the caf thought we had the far better player.

That went well.....

I remember thinking the same so I have to hold my hands up in this case.

 

[Dec9003]

Renato Sanches maybe? I don’t know how he’s doing at the moment though, I just recall there being a bit of a meltdown on here when we didn’t sign him.

 

[Still ill]

Whoa whoa whoa. What is this thread? It's almost like you're implying that we don't know what we're talking about.

 

[arthurka]

I wanted us to sign Strootman a few years back. He went to Roma instead, thank feck!

He was a great player at the time. But feck me it all went to shit. Remember wanting Reus but he has been a permacrook for years.

 

[Cutch]

Johan Cabaye and Scott Parker

 

[Still ill]

Ah, Scott Parker.

 

[mu4c_20le]

Luke Shaw

 

[berbatrick]

Personally - Victor Moses and Wilshere.

 

[RUCK4444]

Charlie Adam!! “His corners are worth £8 million” Fergie once said

 

[Utdstar01]

Cabaye was actually a very good player in fairness.

 

[RUCK4444]

Moutinho

 

[iammemphis]

Ronaldinho
Firmino
Mané
Benzema

Am i doing this right?