Manchester United Banter Archive July 03 2011

03 Jul 2011 23:48:22
In tomorrow's Daily Mirror, it states that Barcelona's offer for Sanchez is £24m plus £10m in add-ons. The £10m add-ons are based on Sanchez playing 50% of games in the next 4 years. Very strange offer. United's offer is believed to be £28m, with add-ons. I would say Udinese would rather United's offer, mainly because they need to find a replacement for Sanchez quickly, and would like as much money as possible right now. There is also no guarantee that Udinese would get Barca's £10m add-ons due to injury, out of favour etc. But, it is up to Sanchez to decide where he wants to go. Not the greatest paper in the world, but it is an interesting story.

G.A.G.U.S

03 Jul 2011 22:58:09
I must say, David Haye was TOE-tally outclassed last night

G.A.G.U.S

03 Jul 2011 22:40:37
i was reading the conversation between GAN and Sydney regarding United supporters in India. Will someone please explain to me why you support United when you have no connection to the club geographically or socially. If you are from Cornwall or Birmingham or London and have no connection to Manchester why do you support United. I would love someone to give me a sensible answer to this as I can only think of one answer and it contains the words glory and hunters. RAINFISHTROMBONE

DEAR MR RAINFISHTROMBONE
i am a 21 year old fan of man utd from india and i hope to play for the red devils one day.now to answer your question i would suggest that in general the popularity of manchester united in india is due to strong promotion tactics and much more coverage given to the club then the rest.but as far as i am concerned i grew in a country mad for cricket, my family only wants me to become an engineer or doctor but still i love football the most and the first match i saw was of manchester united and i fell in love with them.next i hero worship rooney and when he signed for man utd the love just grew and now football and utd r 2 things for which i live.i would also like to advice u not to question/doubt fellow utd supporters religion/culture/social status etc.
PRATEEK

03 Jul 2011 22:08:51
i was reading the conversation between GAN and Sydney regarding United supporters in India. Will someone please explain to me why you support United when you have no connection to the club geographically or socially. If you are from Cornwall or Birmingham or London and have no connection to Manchester why do you support United. I would love someone to give me a sensible answer to this as I can only think of one answer and it contains the words glory and hunters. RAINFISHTROMBONE

03 Jul 2011 20:17:55
Does anyone think Asamoah Gyan might be worth a punt? I've always thought he seemed pretty decent. I personally think Berbatov is a class act, but if he were to leave, Gyan would be a cheap alternative (around £10m) with still a few years in him, linked up well with Welbeck while at Sunderland, wouldn't mind sitting on the bench... put some money saved towards the creative midfielder we need?

Plus I'd love to see him dancing in a United shirt.

APC

03 Jul 2011 20:11:40
Question guys I'm assuming he is but is Antonio Valencia in Ecuador's Copa America squad?

Rjmanutd

03 Jul 2011 19:10:42
I've been doing some diggin' on the Nasri front, And according to a few on the Arsenal site they view him as somebody who wants to be centre of attention all the time and somebody who goes missin' in the 'big games'.

I'd still love for us to sign him but I just thought I'd share that with you...

Onto the Summer predictions game, The predictions from the posters are as follows:


Sydney:
Adler - Rodwell - Goetze - AOC - Young

Moon:
De Gea - Varane - Sneidjer Rodwell - Young

Mpez:
De Gea, Varane, Sneijder / Modric, Sanchez

ED002:
Adler; Coentrao; Defour; Sanchez; Defoe

Jono: De Gea, AOC, Rodwell, Young

G.A.G.U.S: De Gea, Modric, Rodwell, AOC and Henriquez

-De Oddi-: De Gea, Rodwell, AOC, Young

Matthew..: De Gea, De Rossi, Goetze, Young

Rjmanutd: De Gea, Sneijder, M'Vila

P&: Adler rodwell Montolivo young

Calvin: De Gea, Rodwell, Defour/ goetze/ kagawa, young, Pato

Scholes Shootin Boots: De Gea, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rodwell, Chilean kid (is it Henriquez?) maybe Sneijder

Bread:De Gea , AOC , Sneijder

Gilly: De Gea/Adler, Witsel, Sanchez, Varane

Red Assassin: De Gea, Young, De Rossi/Rodwell

Gan: stekelenberg/ a**m/ young

RedFaith: De Gea, Sneijder, MVilla, AOC

Monk: De Gea, Cheillini/ Subotic, Witsel/ Defour/Pastore

Red Knight: De Gea, Rodwell, young, AOC

Ed004: De Gea, Rodwell, Chamberlain and Sanchez

Stu: De Gea, Rodwell, Sneijder

SK: De Gea, Rodwell, AOC, Sneijder and Young

Shappy: De Gea, Witsel and AOC.

Raplh: De Gea, Rodwell & Ericson

The Moon. {Ed007's Note - Cheers, I didn't even make the list!! We need a new Statto on here}

03 Jul 2011 18:22:21
Samir Nasri came from a very poor background so money is not the issue to him. He just wants to make a better legacy for himself. He wants people to remember how successful he was.

The best place for him to do that is Manchester united. So I think there is a very good chance that he could join us.

The Red Manc

03 Jul 2011 17:41:55
Ronaldo denies making city claim. The Real Madrid forward released a statement on Twitter to clarify that he did not speak to the newspaper and he did not make the reported comments about City.

"The Sunday Mirror publishes an interview with me today, " read the statement. "All that content is false.

"I have never spoke with the newspaper, and never made those statements."

03 Jul 2011 17:40:32
I'm from India and for every liverpool fan we have 10 United fans....thats 1:10, i'm sure same is the picture everywhere...

i am from India too, i agree with you boy, here the fight is between Chelsea and United fans, Liverpool doesnt even comes into picture..i dont know whether Chelsea or United fans are more though..even our national team is full of either chelsea or united supporters..i cant find any Liverpool supporter even there..to be frank, i havent seen a real liverpool kit here in my place..but i have seen lot of people wearing chelsea, united, barca, madrid and even milan jerseys (am speaking about genuine original kits)wich are most common here..i dont know about other places, but speaking precisely about number of fans in south india, liverpool doesnt count as serious competor for united or even chelsea... :)

03 Jul 2011 17:28:15
Nobody has talked about Football for a while now
Maybe I can get that ball rolling (no pun intended) by asking everyone - if you could sign any player - just this one - and money was no issue - who would it be?

I think i'd choose Xavi. He'd be perfect for that CM role that needs filling.

Any takers?

-Joe {Ed007's Note -Gonzalo Higuain for me, Joe, well that is Celtic took care of ;-)

03 Jul 2011 17:06:45
Alright Guys,

Just taken a look at our Transfer predictions for September and i'm proud to say that EVERYONE was wrong ;-).

The Moon.

03 Jul 2011 16:53:20
He just makes it up as he goes along, over the past 2 weeks ive checks some of his stats that he's posted and all have been way off the mark {Ed007's Note - Get a life}
"""
dear mr unnamed sir
to be fair
its very subjective
and the only "objectivity" that he can see
is some reports in the media
which he graciously quotes for you guys
no one is perfect
neither can your facts be that accurate either
gan {Ed007's Note -To sit and take notes etc of what someone posts is verging on perverse, be afraid Sydney mate! If you want I will send round Gan to overlook your personal security}

03 Jul 2011 16:02:23
*** GAN ***

What football team do you support?
favourite current footballer?
all-time favourite footballer?
are you looking forward to happy feet 2 ?

03 Jul 2011 15:46:36
I'm from India and for every liverpool fan we have 10 United fans....thats 1:10, i'm sure same is the picture everywhere...

MUMBAI_BOY"""
dear mr mumbai boy
ngiak has many associates with the subcontinent
many of the older generation are liverpool fans
ngiak has no idea about the ratio
but in many asian countries, indians are famed for the support of liverpool
man united are a new young generation fad for indians in particular
thats ngiak's out of the box view on a neutral perspective
maybe now, there may be more man united fans
but there is a huge liverpool fan base in asia... thats a given they are not that far behind..if at all
gan

03 Jul 2011 15:15:49
Gan your off your penguin head
Parker would be a disaster and a joke"""
dear unnamed sir
paul parker or scott parker?
you will never know will ya, until he actually plays for us?
paul, for his level of play, actually was a rather good squad member, so why not scott?
whats the relevance of ngiak's argument?
well, its similar to lopping off a penguin's head and calling the PLAYER OF THE YEAR a disaster and a joke.
other than that,
it was a funny post
gan {Ed007's Note - Lopping off a penguins head???????}

03 Jul 2011 14:51:22
If Nasri wants more money he will join City. If he wants to win trophies, he will join United.

One thing I'm 100% sure on is that Nasri will play in Manchester this season coming but will it be the red side or the blue side?

03 Jul 2011 13:56:21
I think this is a summer which SAF has been given a chance to spend big and rejuvenate the squad. I think SAF will take full advantage of this. Parker turns 31 this year, I think he would be a backwards step. A**m IMO is not good enough, he has a wicked left pin and is a dead ball specialist, but his movement and positioning when the game is moving is woeful.

I would rather give Pogba, Morrison & Tunners a chance over these pair. I want us to target someone between 21-24 for a creative midfield position. If we have money to spend this summer then we should spend it, I expect money will be tighter in future seasons while we concentrate on bringing through the youth.

Sydney!"""
dear mr Sydney!
your two scenarios are valid
however ngiak thinks the next generation will need a guide the next two seasons
they have scholes and giggs off the pitch
someone like parker can be a guide on the pitch while they are learning
arent you the one who said they are not quite ready yet?
someone like parker is also a good role model off the pitch as well
he would be the perfect link for the youngsters
a 21-24 year old would hold back and retard the development of these youngsters...
like you said you rather see these guys develop right?
and this "guy" would probably be expensive and earn a lot. very disruptive to team spirit
gan

03 Jul 2011 13:33:50
Manchester United has been my dream all my life and they would be my first choice.

Alexis Sanchez exact words on Chilean TV in the summer of 2010.

GREED."""
dear unnamed sir
no one on this planet goes to man city and real madrid for the money
its the "interesting project", the "being part of a greater plan", the "great players" that are there,
especially for man city, the "rich heritage" and "famous club" that they are playing for
its NEVER the money
thank your lucky stars that players like sanchez and tevez etc are all there
guess what ronaldo says? he would join man city if mourinho leaves
that means? either mourinho is going to man city where he belongs as a mercenary
or... he is a greedy mercenary who will go where the salary is the highest
by the way man city is the ONLY club in the world who could afford his salary
we dont need them nor do we want them.
gan

03 Jul 2011 12:44:14
Gan, I am very happy with what we have brought in up til now, and I wouldn't expect much more to happen in the window if we retained Nani & Berb, if either or both are sold then they will need replacing. I am with you, I would be happy with what we have now. But I do expect a central midfielder brought in. A central midfielder could be our last signing, unless we need to replace Berb or Nani."""
dear mr Sydney
agreed
ngiak gets the feeling that unless someone with an Italian, French Dutch or fancy German name does not come in, our season will be a disaster
what's wrong with Parker and Adam ngiak wonders?
what's wrong with pogba Morrison and tunnicliffe?
maybe it's because we did not waste tens of millions of dollars?
or are their names too simple and too British?
they rather have expensive players from poor leagues ruin our system of play
ngiak totally can't understand why a name with 'eijd' in succession is so attractive to people here. he plays in a piss poor league
gan

03 Jul 2011 12:16:07
and just who appointed you as spelling and grammar coach? As far as i can tell you've been on here all morning moaning at other peoples posts telling them what they can and cannot say and contributing nothing yourself. All myself and sydney were saying is why the moaning two days into the window. I explained my own point we have signed three players and have eight weeks left so why moan. Rincewind

03 Jul 2011 11:44:02
IMO Juan Mata or Samir Nasri would be great signings....I also think this is the year for Anderson to step up to the plate... believe he has the talent. We should not sell Nani or Berb. Nani is good, becoming better every season IMO. As far as Berb is concerned I think he is very skillful and when he turns on the style he does exactly that..next season we should give Rooney a free role & let him play all over the pitch...Starting 11:

De Gea
Rafael Ferdinand/Smalling Vidic Evra

Fletcher/Jones
Valencia Rooney Young/Nani

Berbatov Chicharito

Of course to change if we do get another first teamer....

03 Jul 2011 11:39:34
According to SSN the ONLY reason Nasri would ever consider moving is to win trophies playing football he enjoys and he has never ever made any decision in his career where money has been the motive. So either he joins United, or he is a liar. (And joins City)

Still up in the air then IMO. He could quite easily spout the usual rubbish about seeing the 'vision' City have and all the 'potential' while he is sitting on the bench earning stupid money or playing out on the wing.

APC

03 Jul 2011 10:47:34
All seems to have gone deadly quiet on the M'Villa front - did I miss something or was it just rubbish?

03 Jul 2011 10:01:43
Man utd meant to be one of the best teams in the world. True?
Have a squad of forty players etc . . . . . . . evra rooney vidic de gea hernandez only world class players we have. . . . Says it all Come on SAF youth yes . . .gambles yes . . prospects yes . . . World class great indivdual talents NO Sort the problem SAF or we ll b left behind . Jones tuncliffe cleve etc aint answer yet big names required . . . DNT sign two big names now we ll win nothing this year . TORQS

Drunk as a monkey while you wrote this.....YES....LOL

Red Knight.

03 Jul 2011 07:59:49
TORQS - Stop your moaning, the window opened two days ago, leave the moaning til 1st September when it's shut, if you are still not happy, moan then.

Sydney!"""
dear mr torqs and mr Sydney
hmmm
guess both of you guys are missing the point
we are league champions and euro runners up
the core of the team is the same
brilliant youngsters graduating to first team
3 fantastic players brought in
we are set. ngiak is very happy with what we have now
preseason is to integrate the youngsters together
it would be absolutely perfect to get a strong cm like modric or nasri. nasri is too soft, but it's ngiak's personal view.
without them we have a squad that can produce great football if coached well
gan

03 Jul 2011 03:17:12
Lets be honest with each other, SAF is not stupid I find it very hard to name a player that cost more than 16 million that has lived up to all the hype... apart from rooney

Berbatov..... how much did he cost
Kleberson = flop
Veron = flop
taibi another flop
carrick

So i dont think we will be signing any money hungry players, TBH i would like to see some big hearted players come to the club that want to play and win trophies and most of all earn their money....

why cant we have another Keano, cantona or OGS instead of all these greedy players that seem to be attrated to all these below par teams with ridiculous amounts of money..... MU got to were they are today with HG players or players who came through the ranks....

Ehat we all must remember is that big names =

BIG MONEY TRANSFER FEES

RIDICULOUS WAGES

HIKES IN TICKET PRICES

AND LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LESS

MORE FLAMING DEBT

03 Jul 2011 00:58:23
"I have heard Theo Walcott wants to come with Nasri to Man Utd.."

Is Old Trafford short on ball boys or something? Because I don't imagine any team would buy Walcott for his footballing talent.

Matthew...

03 Jul 2011 00:28:03
David haye a joke all that talk n he delivered absouletly nothing . . just as us english alwys do all talk no action. Fergie get it sorted this summer get the big names we long for and lets put us bk o n the map . Coz in rugby cricket tennis footy and boxing weve b in a joke . My hope and aspirations lie wiv u SAF to put us right. TORQS

03 Jul 2011 00:03:21
ED007 you will be very happy with that boxing result : )

PRR8 {Ed007's Note - Delighted, makes forgetting Moneypennys birthday worth it, I said I had a sore toe}

02 Jul 2011 23:46:53
{Ed007's Note -my sources have told me that a french international that goes by the name of Samir nasri has booked a direct flight from las Vegas to Manchester for talks with BOTH united and city. Also learned that united set to loan out another key youth player to Peterborough along with Ryan tunnicliffe :-"""
{Ed007's Note -Good sense of humour, see you in a few days, after your ban is up :-)