Manchester United Banter Archive June 28 2011

28 Jun 2011 22:55:22
I've been thinking a lot about our problem in midfield; what about Marek Hamsik ? He's been mentioned a couple of times, but not any more than that. The lad is pure quality, and I think that he would fit well into our style of play. When our push for Modric, Sneijder and Nasri may seem difficult, why don't we turn our attention to Hamsik ?

What do you think, ED ? Is he the type of player that can plug our hole in midfield? And is there the slightest opportunity that Sir Alex may make a move for him, or is he AC Milan-bound? {Ed007's Note - I do think he will be Milan bound if they meet Napolis very expensive valuation of him, he is a fantastic player though, I agree.}

28 Jun 2011 21:05:23
Berbie has to go this season or lose 30 mil on him nxt season. He and SAF havent sin eye to eye for awhile he hardly played in second halve of season. Not being in the CL squad says it all and then for berbie to walk out of the stadium. . . . Berbie is goning. That to me means we need a proven striker to replace him and as it already seems a big name CAM . expect two big name signings. TORQS

28 Jun 2011 18:50:52
Not going to pretend to be in "the know" cos I ain't just a little more realistic than some folk.

De Gea just about done
Jones and Young done
Sneider, Modric and Sanchez not a chance in hell

I can see two more coming in and I think Thiago is a possibility where as there is quite a good chance of Nasri.

I can see Nani and berba going Fingers crossed Nasri will come in I think he is class plus the wife is a gooner lol

28 Jun 2011 18:20:19
do you think thiago alcantara will eventually sign for utd if fabregas does go to barca?

i would really love to see thiago in utd red next season

28 Jun 2011 17:53:00
Ed what do you think the chances are of signing Alcantara? I was excited when the news came out {Ed004's Note - Not turning this into the pool site}

28 Jun 2011 17:03:57
@The deal is done, it's being dragged on til the 1st July as if he is still undecided simply because of the agent thing. I imagine he will be house hunting most of the day, not exploring Manchester.

Sydney!

Why does De Gea need to change agent? Why did Bebe need to change his agent last year? Is it because their current agents are not recognised in the UK?...Don't understand

28 Jun 2011 16:43:42
see the anti glazer brigade MUST, went quiet at old trafford last season, is that cos we were winning..

28 Jun 2011 15:52:58
eds, what do ye think on swapping berbatov +20million for neymar or sanchez? {Ed002's Note - Zero chance. Would Manchester United accept Konchesky + 5 million for Chicharito?}

That reply from the Ed is absolutely ridiculous
Berbatov plus 20 m would equate to around 32 - 35 million which in fact would be more than what has been reported to have been offered for Sanchez where as Konchesky plus 5 million is still nearly 5 million.
Add that to the fact that Chicha in todays market must be valued at a realistic 40 million, 002's reply although possibly made in jest makes no sense whatsoever

Rant over.

Red Knight.

28 Jun 2011 14:59:33
What does everyone think about Diego? With him saying that England would be his preferred destination he could be a cheaper alternative to Wes/Modric/Nasri (obviously I would want those three before dealing with Diego). I know he has had his problems with attitude, etc and he has maybe created riff within his teams but he does have skill. Could Fergie suppress his attitude and mold him into the player that he was suppose to be? Would having the twins and Ando help with integrating Diego into English lifestyle and football help with his attitude?

B

28 Jun 2011 14:51:31
I know nobody will be able to answer this question correctly but in peoples opinions . . . when can we realistically see SAF retiring?? CASSTE

28 Jun 2011 14:42:27
"One day in 1959, when Huddersfield were playing Cardiff City, Tom Williams, who was then chairman of Liverpool, and Harry Latham, a director, came down the slope at Leeds Road to see me.
Mr Williams said, 'How would you like to manage the best club in the country?'
'Why, is Matt Busby packing it up?' I asked."
-Bill Shankley

28 Jun 2011 13:48:50
fingers crossed alex ferguson makes a suprising bid for neymar for 41 million
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Fingers crossed he doesn't.

28 Jun 2011 13:31:11
I don't understand why all these young players like varane and neymar want to go to madrid. They just wont get the playing time they need to nuture their natural ability, whereas Manchester United and arsenal give there young players the chance to shine

28 Jun 2011 12:27:55
28 Jun 2011 09:23:51
eds, what do ye think on swapping berbatov +20million for neymar or sanchez? {Ed002's Note - Zero chance. Would Manchester United accept Konchesky + 5 million for Chicharito?}
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Hey, watch your mouth...Don t forget that you are talking about a player that made United 2 times Champions and played 2 finals, top scorer last year...I m just thinking what it will be if Berbatov didn t score those goals against Blackpool and the one against Bolton. So if you think he is a flop, so you don t no sh*t about the game called FOOTBALL Did Chcharito play in the final against Barcelona ? I did not see him...Yeah and maybe Owen made a great impact for the 2 years he had ? 1 goal agains City and one against Bolton for 2:2 draw...Be real people, Berbatov is a great player. When Rooney was down for much of the season, who scored all the important goals ?

So, I heared the roumor about Moutihno...A couple of years ago, I would have welcome him with open arms, but not now.
On my wishlist are 1. Nasri/Mata (hope we could get one of them, but I m 99% sure Arsene would not sell Nasri to United) 2. Modric (I think is a 60/40 chance to join Chelsea - London thing...) 3. Snejder ( I really don t know what is happening with this one...I don t think anybody knows...)

28 Jun 2011 11:54:38
"""Sydney!..............................Sydney alwayst the politician Gives you one side of the story that suits his argument. Remember we still haven't spent anywhere near the £80 mil from the Ronaldo sale plus the £25 mil they promised every year. You are all getting excited about how much we are spending this summer but lets face it for the biggest club in the world with our commercial turnover we should be able to spend this every window if the manager wants to. Instead the money is Haemorrhaging out of the club to pay off someone elses debts. May i make the point that i do not doubt Sydney's loyalty to the club or his knowledge of the club. I just wish he would join the fight instead of sitting on the fence hoping everything will turn out right. The rest of you I ask to look at the big picture, we have forced the Glazers to keep the ticket prices down even though they planned hikes and we have slowed down the money that they have taken as dividends but that doesn't mean that they are not just sat there waiting for us to go away so that they can bleed the club dry. RAINFISHTROMBONE"""

@I completely agree with your thoughts on the Glazers Rainfish, and I can say without any doubt that what you and the others have done has 100% stopped the Glazers from taking out 'ANY' dividends since their arrival at the club. You have also stopped tickets from going through the roof. I have been told by a very good source that the Glazers 'DID' plan to take out the £125m in dividends, but because of the pressure from the fans they decided to refinance the PIKs instead.

So you can give yourselves a pat on the back for that one bud. I do have to say though, we have never been a club that goes out and spends like Chelsea & City. So Glazers or not we would not be breaking the bank to keep up with the sugar daddies. I am also very confident that they will be done with the club soon enough. They will either float us or sell us to the Qataris. So I am hopeful for our future. But in the meantime I will still enjoy the ride just like you are doing mate, you go to many games and you get excited when we win.

That is all I meant mate,

Sydney!

28 Jun 2011 11:12:16
Ed, why dont Manchester United try to sign robben or ribbery?
They both hv exellent pace and can deliver death ball...
why do u think ED?

-RavinSneijder-

@What is this death ball you speak of? Would it be permitted in the EPL? Sounds exciting.

Danny Pughnited

28 Jun 2011 10:46:33
Article from Manchester Evening News, De Gea is set to complete a 5 yr deal and if you don't believe me they have a pic of trying to cover his arrival with a blanket lol.

28 Jun 2011 10:09:28
We need a full back so I tink fergie will sign

De gea.
jones.
young.
Nasri.
izagurre.

Outs:
brown.
O Shea.
Gibson.
Obertan.
Bebe.

28 Jun 2011 08:38:57
If O'Shea does leave, we'll definitely make a move for another full back. And with the da Silva's versitility we won't be needing a direct replacement at RB.
The Izaguirre rumours have me very excited and I hope something does materialise.
Are there any other targets? Ramos seems far-fetched and too expensive IMO.

No new striker is needed even if Berba does leave: Owen, Rooney, Welbeck and Hernandez.

Sanchez is still up in the air due to Barca's relative lack of funds. Fingers crossed If he comes, maybe Nani leaves. Maybe

deGea, Jones and Young are great signings.

M.D.

28 Jun 2011 06:51:15
eds you know i got heart for this site woo woo, the old banter pages seem to be getting shorter. Day old posts for those who are once daily visitors mighty handy to still have around if its poss. cons red {Ed002's Note - Everything is there in the Archives.}

28 Jun 2011 03:19:09
Valencia are apparently interested in Berbatov for £14m and we have made inquiries regarding the signing of Edinson Cavani as his replacement.

I'm not sure how reliable the source is (Footy Bunker) as I have never been on the site before now. I did read a quote earlier from the Napoli president saying that Cavani was worth E100m so I can't imagine it is too likely (the latter part at least).

Talksport are reporting that Diego is in talks with an unnamed club. It could be us but I imagine it will more than likely be Liverpool.

I'm also told that Barcelona are refusing to meet Udinese's valuation of Alexis Sanchez. He is supposedly not keen on a move to Manchester City so were we to offer more than Barcelona we would be in with a chance of signing him. Chelsea refuse to get involved in a bidding war with City but were they to offer the right amount Sanchez may accept the move. Udinese are eager to sell this summer however so if a deal can't be arranged with any of the premier league clubs they may be forced to reach some form of compromise with Barcelona.

Arsenal are being linked with a variety of midfield players making it appear that at least one of Fabregas and Nasri will leave. Fabregas is the more likely to do so and we have not made contact yet regarding the signing of Nasri - so whether or not we are interested is unclear.
T0MB0Z

28 Jun 2011 02:42:28
im just waiting in manchester airrport wesley snijder is here im a chelsea fan :(

27 Jun 2011 23:01:22
this isnt a rumour or a dead cert transfer id love to see ozil at utd playin in a midfield role i think he wud round this utd squard to a match of barca again not a tranfer rumour just a fantasy or is it?

27 Jun 2011 22:40:12
Dont know about other fans but I still feel we have yet to replace Ronaldo nevermind scholes, who will be even harder to replace And where the hell is the 80M gone? Why are the club refusing to pay high transfer fees for Modric, Sneijder or Sanchez when we still have that money? Sure, we bought young and jones and now De gea but are these as good as Ronaldo Scholes and VDS?
Absolutely NOT The greedy glazers have made AF their B% $£ and its disgusting