Manchester United Banter Archive December 30 2011

30 Dec 2011 23:14:14
Find it funny how Mancini was moaning about West Brom parking all their players behind the ball, pretty sure most teams have done that against us in the league for 20 years.

30 Dec 2011 21:50:59
smalling has tonsillitus and will just miss the blackburn game more drivel from the tabloids

30 Dec 2011 20:34:14
Is Tiote trying to pass to the Liverpool players every time he gets the ball? He is having an awful game.

Sydney!

30 Dec 2011 19:04:17
good to see friday-night football on , liverpool always seem to be on tv these days , but then they are the most popular team that all other fans from other clubs like to watch after their own , people just like quality and class , dont they.............lfc

30 Dec 2011 18:40:24
Just like to get my well wishing of Happy new years to fellow reds and eds alike as i doubt i will be functioning all to well come this time tomorrow! Keep safe and have a good un!


JWalk

30 Dec 2011 17:19:32
what does everyone think about the sneijder saga starting up again?

30 Dec 2011 16:19:48
So thats Vidic, Evans, Fabio, Smalling all injured, Rafael and Ferdinand are bound to get injured soon as well. So that just leaves us with Jones along with Carrick and Valencia who can fill in there. I think someone like Benatia could come in as he can play along the back line - thats what we need, someone versatile. Alternativly we could get Rodwell who can play in defence or in midfield.

Sneijder could be the other player to come in, something seems realistic and real about it - especially for 25 million. Weirder things have happened...

RedDevil19

30 Dec 2011 14:53:49
I for one would love to sign rodwell. I don't get some peoples attitude. I think its just snoberry. The same people though are the same ones daft enough to pay forty million for bale. Ask yourselves this though. Who would you prefer rodwell or gibson? Rodwell or anderson?

30 Dec 2011 14:26:06
Man united are a business and when I read berba linked with psg , pogba inter etc I laugh , we don't know what goes on behind scenes but club is in good shape lots young talent but personally I don't rate silva brothers they foul to much and always injured, carrick 1 goal 70 games ? Roy keane must be sick as he now wears no16 ,berba top scorer yes but he scored 5 in1 game he has great skill but just doesn't do it for me ! Cleverly took his chance and serious player I'm sure pogba needs to do same watched him v Liverpool res and hit post with rocket ! Their will always be speculation as man u sells papers etc sky got last summer out of Wesley situation right down to wire !
We have no cm , we need goal scoring cm , left back soon as evera getting caught a lot , another vidic please and another forward that can score , wish list Wesley sneijder, chris samba (rock) and torres (red is his colour) Ashley cole

30 Dec 2011 13:53:51
Just a point to make,

Sneijder; full 2010/11 season played 38 games,scored 7 goals,and 11 assists.

Modric;full 2010/11 season played 43 games,scored 4 goals,and only 3 assists.

De silva; full 2010/11 season played 53 gmes,scored 6 goals,15 assists.

Nasri ; full 2010/11 season played 46 games,scored 15 goals,5 assists

Fabregas ; full 2010/11 season played 36 games,scored 9 goals and 17 assists.

Sweinsteiger;full 2010/11 season played 44 games,scored 8 goals 10 assists.

Ozil ;full 2010/11 season played 53 games,scored 10 goals and 25 assists.

Modric is de weakest link.


Super red

30 Dec 2011 13:13:12
IMO...

evans in 10x the defender Cahill is (dare i say it?)

30 Dec 2011 12:37:54
Another injury blow for us :(

I really hope we get the cheque book now out and work on all this talk about sniejder. I know its annoying its all we hear lol but its pretty clear we lack that something special in the middle of the park plus some defensive cover as the injuries in our back 4 are shocking. Gary Cahill/Samba i would take any to be honest as its going cost us dear when we start to play quality teams with a make shift back 4.

It is a pity too the last few weeks we had started to look more like ourselves but lets not get carried away, we are a million miles of Barcalona and quality signings are need in several areas of the pitch.

30 Dec 2011 11:44:32
Only new years wish is that we see the back of Gibson - he's had his 15 mins of fame so let him b***er off into the obscurity and mediocrity his talent so richly deserves

30 Dec 2011 10:56:10
just one last thing on the bale debate a lot of people dont rate him at 30 mill which is fair enough with 20 mill being most peoples agreed price just wondering what price you woud put on nani , young and valencia
jred

30 Dec 2011 10:29:57
I do think Utd need a central defender. Vidic is out for the season and Ferdinand's back trouble is known by everyone. There were rumours this morning that Smalling was out for 3 months. Thankfully this was untrue but that is how close Utd are to a defensive crisis. We got away with Carrick and Evra against Wigan but I do not think we would be so fortunate against one of our title rivals. Of course, SAF is fully aware of all of this and I am sure that he will have a 'little deal' up his sleeve sometime in this approaching window.

30 Dec 2011 09:33:03
Reading all the Banter posts today it is a shame that Santa came a week ago as there appears to be a lot of Reds who have rather a large list of "presents" that they want.

Being realistic, I think Fergie will trade in January but use the opportunity to shift out some of the 2nd string players and use these to bring in players that will fill some of the weaker areas. For example :

Blackburn - desperate to bring in some fresh faces . I can see Samba arriving with the likes of Gibson ( who Blackburn were after in the close season ) and possibly a few others being used in part exchange. Common knowledge that the two have spent a bit of time on the phone to each other and United and Rovers do have a track record of trading together.
( Also what about Junior Hollett ? )

Bolton - Gary Cahill - again in part exchange with possibly Macheda and Diouf going in the other direction. Be a good addition to the squad and understand that he doesn't really want to leave the North West.

Newcastle - Until a few weeks ago , I would have waged money that Carrick would have finished his career in his home time but that may now have to wait. I think Tiote was a United target but perhaps not at present.

Spurs - Harry always wheels and deals in January, so wouldn't surprise me if Modric does leave, though could only imagine him being interested in Berbatov at present, though Ferdinand may well end up there in the summer.

Finally, one for the summer ( when I think most of the activity will take place ) I think either Rooney or Hernandez will end up at Real Madrid. The latter has gone off the boil recently, which can be a sign that his mind is elsewhere. Either way I think one player that will arrive will be Ozil, who Fergie chased after the last World Cup and is the kind of player that we need.

Happy New Year to you all and here's to 3 points tomorrow.

Busby58

30 Dec 2011 08:11:03
Notice what sir alex said about transfers:
- he said he ll only buy a really top class player
- he ll only buy if one of the clubs long-term targets becomes available
-he also said he was'nt sure about whether players currently playin in the champions league would be eligible to play in the europa league.
So the question is, what player is really top class, is a long-term target and is currently playing in the champions league?
Do i really have to say it? O.k! It probably wesley sniejder.
I honestly believe he is our first choice for the midfield. And it makes sense, i mean, can anyone think of a midfielder of wesley's skill, quality and experience who is also available and for only £25M.
Now i would be as happy as anyone if we signed modric, but for some reason, people here seem to think modric is alot cheaper, alot better, and alot younger than wesley.
Well here's a few interesting points:
-modric is 26years old, only 1year younger than sniejder
- modric has little experience of real top level football, while wesley inspired holland to a worldcup final and inter to a trebble, which included defeating an inform chelsea, the unstoppable barca and making bayern look really average.
-sniejder would cost around £25m while modric would cost close to £40m in transfer fees.
-sniejder would demand around £200k in wages but modric would also demand around £180k( which is what chelsea may be willin to pay and remember they are his first choice, he wouldnt have to relocate and they offer a decent a shot at silverware just like us. Simply put, we would have to offer higher wages in order to turn his head from chelsea.)
in summary, wesley's better, he would cost alot less interms of transfer fees and there wont be a significant difference in wage demands.
personally, id like us to have both. They would be like our xavi and iniesta. But if i had to choose, id pick wesley hands down!

Millz

30 Dec 2011 07:17:57
HI,
Does any1 remember the name DEAN ASHTON... i knw this has nothing to do with UTD.. but saw his goal against us... and thought tht ENGLAND lost a great Striker.... Retiring @ 26 was really sad... he wud hav been another legend if he wud hav continued.. ne1 wants to say sumthing abt him???

30 Dec 2011 05:52:32
Seems everyone's been playin the 'what if i had £100m game'. So here's my 2 cents, but brace yourselves, and remember its MY opinion!

in:
-sniejder(CAM) £27m
-cavani(ST) £35m
-modric(CM) £35m
-hazard(LW) £35m
-cahill (CB) £8m
total = £150m

out:
-berba( i like berba but funds need to be raised and sniejder is a good replacement for berba's skill and touch) £15m

-henandez( never rated him, people only got carried away coz he scored 20goals and didnt cost much. Well guess what? Welbeck will probably score as much, is more skillful and cost nothing. Cavani is a fantastic replacement anyway) £25m
-id release the polish goalkeeper.
-park £3m
- retire giggs to preserve his legendary status.
- gibson £5m
- diouf £3m
- anderson £10m
- i ll give ferdinand 1more season.
- id sell vidic when he recovers and get a decent price before his injuries begin to take their toll.
Total= £61m
Net spend= £89m
o.k, thats all folks.

Millz