Manchester United Rumours Archive December 13 2012

13 Dec 2012 22:35:21
Who's everyone's favourite player? Mines is rafael! Quality player turning in to a world star!

Caolán. {Ed007's Note - Phil Jones for me.}

Paul Scholes, closely followed by Welbeck for some reason. Not sure why.

Hoppy

I like smalling, rafael and anderson equally.

JK92

Smalling/rafael/RVP for me.

In previous years it was King Eric, then Keane/Ole, then Ronny.

Strange thing for me personally is I played as a left wing/striker, I'm 29 & my favourite players growing up were Van Basten/Ronaldo/Hagi, and I watched videos of Best/Maradona/Puskas/Di Stefano/Socrates/Muller/Zico etc

Point is always watched attackers yet 2 of my favourites are defenders?!

Moog {Ed007's Note - Roy Keane is not only my favourite Utd player ever, he is my overall favourite player of all time.}

14 Dec 2012 00:12:45
Always had a soft spot for Ando to be honest. Shame about the injuries, but i can't help thinking we've not allowed him to become the player he was destined to be!

Rafael.

Percy

He's not in best of form but his dedication and humility are refreshing: Antonio Valencia

Welbeck & Cleverley England's new hope. Great understanding together.

TJ

Rafa & kagawa
saj

Carrick has been too consistent for me and 2007-08 season proves he is world class
UNITEDABHISHEK

Not to sound like an a** kiss but i agree with ed007,jones for me,he's the future captain of united in my eye's,he's got that aura about him,Keane is also my favourite player of all time,his no-nonsence and channeled aggression was awe inspiring,there were no grey areas with that man,your never see a finer captain,joeyored

Ando. He plays the game with a smile rather than a scowl or pout like most of them.
Evans because its always nice to see a local lad do well at the biggest club in the world, and
RVP. He makes the game look easy, and he's a truly world class player in an age when mediocrity and average is considered top class.

StevieK

It used to be Valencia but now changed to Van Persie.

He is a class act.

Giants14

Hernandez hands down, work rare, attitude, class movement and a hunger to score goals.

Are you sure Percy?!?

Cooper

David de gea

All time Roy Keane. Currently Vidic, Carrick,Rafael.

Shahram

This season RVP and Rafael in no particular order, closely followed by Rooney. Smalling has made a great comeback after such a long time out

Although Rooney hasn't always been on fire he makes a big difference when he is out the team. And has good as he is I think he is wasted in midfield. Hope he stays up top with RVP

Hernandez, when I see him smiling it reminds me how much he loves this club. But to be honest I love all of our players.

-JakeW

Current faves Chico and Evans.

Past faves Robson, Whiteside, Scholes, Kancheskis, Cantona, Sparky, Andy Cole/Dwight York partnership.

Greatest, Bestie

Clarko

14 Dec 2012 10:27:56
Rooney!

Cleverley, he is making progress all the time
PJ
P.S. RVP is second

Smalling and Jones for me.

Sydney!

14 Dec 2012 10:52:58
Im fond of De Gea

I can't just pick one, there are too many!
Rafael, Nani (when he's on form) and Vidic/Hernandez.

Christiano, Scholes and van der Sar out of the relatively recent old guard.

Covey

Rooney. Also have huge respect for smalling, jones, rafael, cleverley and welbeck. But out of the legends, it has to be Scholesy, has to be!

Ozwald

Valencia because of his attitude and ability to come back stronger each time he gets injured and Anderson who bring a ronaldinho-esque attitude with a permanent smile on his face.

And in the past i used to like my fellow frenchman Cantona and of course Roy Keane.

Mick

Smalls and Rafa are the ones I have the most admiration for as they have clearly shown the correct amount of dedication and application to make the steps they have and are now considered borderline world class in their positions.

Plus we have helped in that progress which shows if they are the correct type of person and are willing to do the work we can still pick gems up and polish them into diamonds.

Favourite in the current team hmmm difficult. I could go Nani or Evra haha no chance.

Smalls or Toni easily.

Younger ones I like W Keane and really hope Blackett pushes through.

Favourite in SAF times Big Pete, Keane and Blomqvist.

Jono

Anderson doesn't smile...... its called gasping!

Jono

David De Gea for me. Then Rooney, RVP and Vidic. But before it used to be CR7


Cult Of Personality

First team player: Rafael

Overall united player: Mats Daehli

Dan

Cleverley, Anderson and Rafa

PerthDave

Rooney!

Darren Fletcher,Paul Sacoles,Chris Smalling and David Da Gae.

kdevil10

RVP for me.

Favourite of all time is Frank Stapleton, remember watching him as a kid and just wanted to be him.

Barry

Very interesting reading there, and also quite surprised by the amount of Anderson's! Like him, and has been unlucky with injuries, but to name his your fav player at present is crazy!

Roooooooooooney for me, second Vidic

Grubbo

Rvp present, robbo past

parkie mufc

Carrick, without Carrick in the starting 11 we dont keep the ball. Feel safe when Carrick is there

I'm torn between Rafael and Smalling.
Rafael has come on in leaps and bounds this year. His commitment to the cause is astounding and the growing up he has done since being sent off against munich (at that moment i will freely admit i said this kid is a liability and has more chance of getting sent off than putting in a great shift) is incredible.

As for smalling his attitude and work rate are second only to maybe hernandez, right now he would be picked on my team sheet and yet when he does come on when given the chance he plays for the team there's no ego with him. Good with the ball at his feet, positional awareness is outstanding for his age.

With these two players our defence is looking very strong for the coming years.

United We Stand...

Ryan giggs all day long. True united legend!!

Robin van sexy has bin awesome.

Also Gary Neville, I played right back when I was younger so he was the man I looked to. Most underrated crosser of the ball in English football.

Joe.a

For me its Hernandez he always gives his all.
RVP has been amazing since he joined he seems like a really intelligent guy.

Hernandez out of the current squad and Solskjaer out of our history, the supersubs.

APC

Chicarito

19-20 MUFC

Anderson for me, with Vidic and Hernandez a close 2nd / 3rd

Favourite of all time: Solskjaer

Ianskip

Scholes by a country mile, also like Chicarito

Out of the newer crop coming through I like the look of Buttner and Powell

Simple - georgie is the greatest ever !

As a little kid there was Law, Best and Charlton. Though at Primary school I always pretended to be Bobby Charlton.
So I guess Charlton is my all time fav. He is Mr Manchester United.
Giggs, Scholes, Ronaldo in recent history. Of the present team Rooney, the teams heartbeat. 2nd the much maligned Nani. 3rd De Gea for his bravery and attitude. To come to a massive club like United,in a different country,with a different language and start with a few bad mistakes would have finished most people.Yet the 21 year old goalkeeper, just put his head down, believed in his ability and came back. He is an excellent goalkeeper and once he sorts out his hestation on crosses, will become one of the very,very best.
Mik

One for our older readers.... RALPH MILNE lol

Halesini

I actually think the original post was referring to our favourite player now but will give you my fave current and all-time hero.

1213 season - Van Persie. Pure class and outshining Rooney now in terms of impact though our favourite scouser's work-rate and dedication to the United cause is second to none.

All time - christ there are so many legends at the club. I cant comment on the likes of Georgie Best and Charlton as never saw them play live.

Robson, Hughes, Schmeichel, Keane, Beckham, Scholes, and Shagger Giggs will feature on many lists but for me Old Trafford's only ever had one King.

Cue La Marseilleise........

Allways Scholes!
The Dane

All time - robbo, keano, and scholes.
now - vidic

sparkyred

13 Dec 2012 13:18:54
Wenger Blow United set to sign another Arsenal star.

SOURCES Understands Theo would Like to play with Robin Van perise again and is Understood to be Pondering on United move '; Sources in Manchester Understands '; United are Intested in Theo but only for the Right price '

#RESPECT (INDIA)

Lets hope not. If we really want a sprinter lets sign Usain Bolt

I lost you at the word "star"
DJ

Massively overrated. All he is about is pace and if he only wants to play in the centre he will be average at best. We dont even need to replace him with another player. Kagawa, Valencia, Young and Rooney can all play out wide. Have to use that money for Wanyama IMO.

Dan

13 Dec 2012 03:30:59
Hey ed002,with ince looking more likely to sign for Liverpool in January,have united got any chance of bringing Walcott/Zaha in?preferably Zaha even if he goes back on loan.you said a midfielder might come in do you think it could be strootman?or is that more likely to happen in the summer?thanks ed's great work on the site {Ed002's Note - Manchester United and Liverpool are the two clubs who have looked to Ince. I know nothing of interest from MU in Walcott. Zaha might be an option if Rodrigues is not viable and Palace are willing to sell - but there will be interest from Arsenal as well. See the answer to Syd about Strootman.}

I really hope we don't sign Walcott or Zaha. How are we supposed to compete with the best in Europe with players like that? walcott is a mid table prem player and the hype surrounding Zaha is ridiculous, if he becomes world class I will eat my skiddy pants.

Snakey

Before dreaming of so nd so.. We should ask ourself " is he any batter "
I guess ince and brady fall in same braket..
Rodio17

Seems a bit weird that Liverpool would have to look at Ince. I'd expect Liverpool to know all about Ince seeing as he was there up until a short time ago. But then again Liverpool let him go for next to nothing so what do they know.

clarko

12 Dec 2012 21:14:06
If Ed002 is about, is there any news on players that United have an interest in? We are approaching that time of the year. I do not expect much to happen in January if anything, but have you heard any whispers? Thanks.

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - There is nothing particularly to be said to this time Syd. However, a decision is going to likely be forced regarding a midfield player. Whilst I suspect that Manchester United and Arsenal both remain interested in Wanyama but reluctant to pay the sort of figure Celtic will be looking for in January, given that Begiristain has hinted that Manchester City are considering making a bid for the player as well, one or both might be tempted to try and tempt Celtic to sell and the player to drop his Champions League ambitions for the rest of the season. The other player to consider would be Strootman and the need to take a decision as interest is growing from elsewhere.}

Thanks Ed, can I ask who have recently upped their interest in Strootman? Is AC Milan preparing a bid? Thanks.

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - It is Milan.}

Thanks Ed, I know you do not like talking about money, but what sort of fee would Strootman command? £10m-£12m? Thanks again.

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - Is that the fee with VAT, agent fees, VAT on agent fees, relocation fees, exchange rate compensation, signing on fees - or something else?}

To quote Bruce Wayne. Its all a bit technical. Right Ed002? ;)

REDFAITH

Just transfer fee please Ed ;)

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - No idea Syd.}

Ed002, just thought I'd ask as sometimes you know the exact amount a player will cost. Does this mean Eriksen could be a possibility if AC win the race to sign Strootman?

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - They are unrelated transfers Syd.}

Ed, I guess it would rule AC out of the running for Eriksen? Unless AC are planning a big spend this summer to deal with Juventus' emergence.

Sydney! {Ed002's Note - Milan are able to have interest in more than one player.}

13 Dec 2012 05:13:35
Nobody with any actual knowledge has confirmed this to me. If they've done so for you, please share it and I'll happily concede that I'm wrong. Otherwise, I'll take the speculation for 2011 and think of it as just that, media b*******.

Percy
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Percy, be a dear, and ask Ed002.

G.A.G.U.S

FC Porto will want alot for him though. I think Isco is still the ideal choice.

13 Dec 2012 00:35:16
With this constant Lewandowski speculation and reported interest. Does anybody think he could come in as a 4th striker. And Fergie has planned for Rooney to drop into midfield. Providing he'd do that?

Andy S

Would rather get a proper midfielder, Rooney is best up front. Lewandowski will join, but someone if going to be leaving.. Welbeck? Hernandez? Or even Rooney.

-JakeW

I thought this same thing, we need a midfielder but constantly being linked to strikers (in particular lewandowski) that maybe Rooney will move further back. After all has anyone noticed how important his tracking back and defending has been in the last couple of seasons?! He will stay with Paul Scholes day and night until he becomes the complete midfielder.

Ozwald

Why the hell would that happen? Rooney is 10x the striker Lewi is in the same postition. Why is everybody obsessed with buying another striker?! We need a defensive midfielder, and a left-footed winger. That is it.

Well i'm not the one linking us to the strikers. I'm just highlighting the fact we're being linked to strikers and coming up with a possible outcome if we do get Lewandowski. I didn't state whether I totally agree with it or not, personally i'd like to see a defensive midfielder and that left footed player. But running with what's being touted is the logical thing to do no?!

Andy S

Rooney is a better forward than Lew IMO

And there are far better CM'ers out there than Rooney IMO

So a backwards step for me, can't see why we need Lewandowski and in fact can't imagine him and RVP striking a good partnership?! I'd rather RVP up front on his own with Rooney or Kagawa just tucked in behind him

G

Rooney will become cm, van Persie up with Lewandoski probably Kagawa slotting behind. IF Lewandoski even signs, cant say till confirmed.