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[PSRB]

70mil or so

However he did actually play football really well the odd time, just not enough. And he didn't come from Chelsea.

Sterling failed both of those tests

He also made a few telling appearances. Scored the 1st against United when we beat them 2-0 for Mikel's 1st win as manager. 27 goals in 112 appearances. Not worth ?72m but not as bad as say Anthony or the Ukrainian lad who Chelsea gazumped us for.

[Peter]

He also made a few telling appearances. Scored the 1st against United when we beat them 2-0 for Mikel's 1st win as manager. 27 goals in 112 appearances. Not worth ?72m but not as bad as say Anthony or the Ukrainian lad who Chelsea gazumped us for.

A terrible signing (given the cost) but not a terrible footballer.

Sterling is an odd one because he is (or was) a good footballer but was awful for us. Same with Willian. Those two put in some of the worst performances we've seen in years.

Mustafi wasn't a good footballer. Ever. And he wasn't cheap.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

He also made a few telling appearances. Scored the 1st against United when we beat them 2-0 for Mikel's 1st win as manager. 27 goals in 112 appearances. Not worth ?72m but not as bad as say Anthony or the Ukrainian lad who Chelsea gazumped us for.

He was just totally the wrong player for us. He was a counter-attacker who used his pace with great control and finishing when put in behind. He was useless playing sexyball to break low blocks.

They thought cos he could score 20-30 a season that he's be a RW Alexis. But Alexis could play triangles with Santi and Ozi. Pepe wouldn't have had a clue.

Luckily Jorgy, then Kai then Noni have changed our minds about Chavski rejects.

But ftm, I'm still wary of Ivorian wingers after him and Gervinho.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

A terrible signing (given the cost) but not a terrible footballer.

Sterling is an odd one because he is (or was) a good footballer but was awful for us. Same with Willian. Those two put in some of the worst performances we've seen in years.

Mustafi wasn't a good footballer. Ever. And he wasn't cheap.

I asked my Scouse mate about Raheem when he signed for us. He said RS was great for them, great for City but had gone right downhill since he left for CFC.

[Chief Arrowhead]

Pepe was the La Liga player of the month in August.

[John Bunnell]

Worst signing was Silvestre surely absolutely pointless

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Worst signing was Silvestre surely absolutely pointless

When Man Utd used to buy our best players and sell us their worst.

[John Bunnell]

When Man Utd used to buy our best players and sell us their worst.

Agent Alexis Sanchez went there and stank the place out as revenge for the United dross they sent our way.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Agent Alexis Sanchez went there and stank the place out as revenge for the United dross they sent our way.

It does make you wonder about footballers. I know that ultimately it's a career and things like Wrighty taking a pay cut to join us are rare, but the same time Alexis left, we have 350k pw to Ozil, so he'd have been well paid to stay with us.

Cos apparently after his first day at ManU he asked his agent if he could go back to Arsenal. Maybe his agent sold him the move to get his cut? The team had evolved around Alexis and Ozil - there was that game when those two and Santi ripped ManU appart to be 3-0 up after 20-odd mins. Why risk that for ManU?

We seem to have done rather well recently in buying players who are up for us. Even when we were winning everything, Paddy and Titi were having their heads' turned, but Big Gabby just keeps signing new deals a year early instead of increasing his leverage and Willy just totally ignored Franco's mob. Just need B and Odin to sign new deals soon.

I like to think they believe in each other and what MA's doing. And they know that there aren't any other teams that guarantee they could do better than us. We now have a squad that can deal with injuries to the stars and they're all happy that there's gonna be rotation.

Leo's now happy that he won't start every week and seems to be back to his best. {We forget that he scored 17 mostly from the wing the year before last, like Anders and Marcy in title winning seasons. Being able to chop and change and give people rests for a few games will make such a difference, Ganpati willing. MLS looks great every time he plays.

But if we're chasing a winner against a parked bus, I do want us to try Gabby at LB and Eze at LW but moving inside to have Gabby hugging the touchline and on the overlap.

[John Bunnell]

^^^^

I heard that about Alexis. From my understanding he saw the training methods at United were a joke and the facilities are falling apart. Which Cristiano also picked up on this during his 2nd stint at United.

Begs the question how such a wealthy, once well oiled machine as United turned out this way. Long may it continue.