25 Jun 2020 13:42:04
For a few seasons post SAF we have bought some stinkers to put it nicely! Whilst the likes of Liverpool and Co have bought some cheap gems Suarez Coutinho Kante Vardy etc etc

So Olá Bruno Fernandes Bem-Vindo to Manchester United ( even if you did cost a packet )


1.) 25 Jun 2020
25 Jun 2020 15:24:43
Suarez was bought much before SAFs departure. And Coutinho also signed when SAF was still at the helm. Maybe you should blame SAF for not buying them. We have been bad in our recruitment but that problem was there much much before SAF departed. We missed on a lot of "bargain" deals even under SAF.


2.) 25 Jun 2020
25 Jun 2020 16:33:25
That's true Deep. The likes of Ronaldinho, Robben, Hazard and Duff come to mind.


3.) 25 Jun 2020
25 Jun 2020 17:58:25
Great point deep, in hindsight considering how the market exploded after Sir Alex retired, his “no value in the current market” mantra towards the end of his tenure was actually a buyers market.

City bought the like of david silva, aguero, yaya toure in the 20-30m bracket who went on to play for a decade.

Chelsea bought hazard for 30m and he went on to be one of their best players ever.

All of the above would probably cost upwards of 100m in a pre C.V. transfer market.


4.) 25 Jun 2020
25 Jun 2020 20:06:47
In hindsight, Man City did amazing business during the late 2000s and early 2010s; when SAF was saying "no value in the market". They bought Kompany, Zabaleta, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Aguero for under £50m each which wasn't market shattering fees even then.

So I think we can't say our recruitment has been poor ever since SAF retired. Everyone here was complaining and moaning about our poor transfers for many years, before SAF left. But it seems the club haven't realized it completely yet.

Having said that I think Bruno might turn out to be a bargain if he can continue building on the early promise he has shown. I like him a lot, Bruno is already one of my favourite player in the whole league but let's not get too excited, Di Maria had a good start too and look how that turned out.


5.) 26 Jun 2020
25 Jun 2020 23:53:52
I worded that wrong should have been pre SAF retiring. I am sure you got the jist of it.