robin van persie (continued)

The Flash said:
So for all his bluster regarding City and Mancini not blooding youngsters and not giving youth a chance, Taggart puts a 29-year old, Dutch rapist, with a terrible injury record ahead of his young strikers, like Welbeck & Hernandez?

Would Manchester City do that?
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Woah rapist?
 
The media have started already.

BBC Sports David Ornstein on Twitter.

"RvP move not motivated by money. On a far better deal at Arsenal than people knew & could have earned more elsewhere than he'll get at Man Utd."
 
bluetrue said:
The media have started already.

BBC Sports David Ornstein on Twitter.

"RvP move not motivated by money. On a far better deal at Arsenal than people knew & could have earned more elsewhere than he'll get at Man Utd."
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Wasn't there talk today that he hasn't even discussed personal terms yet,just the rags have had a bid accepted.

All subject to medical and personal terms to be done.

So to say he could have got more else where is bollocks.
 
Another Hitler parody; only this one made me laugh

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCWQ1vWVErU?=1&feature=endscreen[/youtube]
 
I think RVP is a big, big gamble by Ferguson, and it shows how wounded and bitter he is about our taking the title from them in the last minute of the season.

He has gone against his own pious declarations (see quote below from May 2012) that Man U don't spend a fortune on proven players from another club, and if they don't win the league this season, the the gamble will have backfired and Fergie's time at United will be in danger of stumbling to an acrimonious end.

In truth I think RVP is an asset to them and will improve their prospects, BUT at huge cost.

The pressure on us has reduced (relatively), but has been ramped up hugely on them now ... it will be an interersting season, that's for sure!!

And I think we will beat them again - now how sweet would that be?? :)

We invest in young players. That is what we are good at – we're not like other clubs who can spend fortunes on proven goods. We know that City are going to spend fortunes, pay stupid money, pay silly salaries and all that. We can't do anything about that. We concentrate on what we can do to try to bring players in for the right reasons. We invest in players who will be with the club for a long time, who will create the character of the club, who will create excitement for our fans, and we are very proud of that and we are going to continue that way.
— Sir Alex Ferguson saying Manchester United will not spend money extravagantly like Manchester City / May 14, 2012
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<br /><br />-- Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:01 am --<br /><br />Another hilarious Fergie quote;
It’s true that City became rich in an incredible way, but it is not the fact that there is a new owner and new ambitions which necessarily change things. The difference is perhaps that we’re trying to build with youth.
— Sir Alex Ferguson / April 24, 2012
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As I said, pressure is on him now, big time.
 
bluetrue said:
The media have started already.

BBC Sports David Ornstein on Twitter.

"RvP move not motivated by money. On a far better deal at Arsenal than people knew & could have earned more elsewhere than he'll get at Man Utd."
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Yeah im sure the 160k a week he's on at Utd is well below the minimum wage.
 
Armaan said:
bluetrue said:
The media have started already.

BBC Sports David Ornstein on Twitter.

"RvP move not motivated by money. On a far better deal at Arsenal than people knew & could have earned more elsewhere than he'll get at Man Utd."
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Yeah im sure the 160k a week he's on at Utd is well below the minimum wage.
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His agent will already have made his terms clear to all parties

Reports I have read suggest 200 to 220k pw and parity with Rooney

Might be fair to say that the player's motivation on leaving Arsenal was trophies. At 29 I don't blame him on wanting to fight for titles, and I am sure deep down most Arsenal fans don't either.
 
Excerpt taken from Wiki lies

Berbatov moved to Manchester United on 1 September 2008, costing the club £30 million and signing a four-year contract. (at age 27)

It is because of these characteristics (tactical acumen, skill,physical stature)that he was signed by the swamp dwellers, who intended for Berbatov to complement the combative and busy style of their English striker Wayne Rooney. Whereas Rooney is known for exerting himself vigorously and verbally abusing referees for the entirety of a match, Berbatov employs a more laid-back and composed style, and because of this is sometimes criticised by observers who interpret this as laziness

Now, doesn't this ring some bells? They paid over the odds for someone to partner ruggy at the beginning of the season as a desperate measure to stop us signing him. He didn't set the world on fire and had one good season in front of goal (although scoring never was his greatest attribute).

To me bacon chops is repeating the same strategy.
 
Carver said:
Excerpt taken from Wiki lies

Berbatov moved to Manchester United on 1 September 2008, costing the club £30 million and signing a four-year contract. (at age 27)

It is because of these characteristics (tactical acumen, skill,physical stature)that he was signed by the swamp dwellers, who intended for Berbatov to complement the combative and busy style of their English striker Wayne Rooney. Whereas Rooney is known for exerting himself vigorously and verbally abusing referees for the entirety of a match, Berbatov employs a more laid-back and composed style, and because of this is sometimes criticised by observers who interpret this as laziness

Now, doesn't this ring some bells? They paid over the odds for someone to partner ruggy at the beginning of the season as a desperate measure to stop us signing him. He didn't set the world on fire and had one good season in front of goal (although scoring never was his greatest attribute).

To me bacon chops is repeating the same strategy.
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To be fair I thought this a few hours ago, but if my memory serves me right I think we tried hijacking the deal from united? I could be wrong though.

Either way another bullet dodged!
 
Re: Utd new strike force

WOW, you are going to get slaughtered for that one.....get yer tin hat on!
 
A desperate signing. It smacks of desperation. There's many reassuring imponderables still for that team. Will Van Persie's fitness last another entire season bearing in mind his overall record? Will Vidic return as good as he was before and indeed for how long? Will Camelgob's form and fitness deteriorate further still? Will the best they have on standby at centre half still be Johnny (not good) Evans? This does look like Fergie's last throw of the dice. He's on the precipice.
 
Re: Utd new strike force

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Top marks for effort though.
 
As I have said in my previous posts on this subject if RVP stays fit then him and Shrek will cause problems for most teams.
However, I don't see this as being the end for Wellbeck as many are predicting - infact just the opposite. Don't be surprised if RVP and Wellback start as their 2 main strikers in a lot of games. Shrek will be play just behind both of them and try and pull the strings. I think Ferguson will see Shrek as 'the creative midfielder' they are currently missing. As we know, like or not Shrek can cause problems from this position and he does know where the net is and he can finish so could be dangerous if he does sit behind the main 2 strikers. Throw in Valencia and the diving swan on the wings delivering good service (which they do) and all of a sudden it doesn't look to bad. Add the return of Vidic who is to them what VK is to us and you have to admit that they will be there or thereabouts.
I still genuinely believe we have a far superior squad and more talented players and for this reason we will finish above them. My only really worry is if Tevez is still with us after the January transfer window. We all know for sure he just cannot be trusted not to throw in a transfer request come Christmas.
I still think Chelski we challenge strongly and will be a much better team in the EPL than last season - as we know they effectively jacked it in for circa 8 weeks to rid of AVB. This won't happen this year.
Thats the top 3 sorted (could be in any order) so it makes for a very interesting season. Again as I have said in previous posts: Whiskey Nose HAS to win the title in what will almost be for sure his final season. He will concentrate on this fully and will be willing to sacrifice all other competitions to do it including the Chimps League.
My prediction:
City
Chelski
Scum
Spurs
This means the arse and Wenger will miss out on the Chimps League and that will finally be the end of him.
Can't wait!
 
Don't get where this 'desperate' signing is coming from, from some of us?

We can debate whether last season was a 'career' season (as Matty asserts - and I don't necessarily disagree) and we can debate his injury record too, however, if he had chosed us and not them, would we have the same opinions?

Now don't get me wrong, I did not want him at City UNLESS we were getting rid of one of our strikers and it appears we are not. However, if you look back at last season, RvP scored some absolute quality goals and the sheer quantity as well? He will improve their attack force, assuming he carries that momentum through and stays injury free of course.

Don't forget, we are asking our club to sign a 29 yr old, unproven in the Prem, midfield player with sciattica for a similar fee.

As I have posted previously, this will make it harder for us to win the league again this year, however I am confident we still will.
 
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