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Manchester United Superthread 2014 mod warning #8081

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭mitosis


    go on then, rattle off a list of players we have sold to our domestic rivals in the last 5-10 years?

    Saha
    Tevez
    Silvestre
    Berbatov
    O'Shea
    Browne
    Obertan
    Hargreaves
    Morrison


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    mitosis wrote: »
    Saha
    Tevez
    Silvestre
    Berbatov
    O'Shea
    Browne
    Obertan
    Hargreaves
    Morrison

    So you can't list off any then


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    mitosis wrote: »
    Saha
    Tevez
    Silvestre
    Berbatov
    O'Shea
    Browne
    Obertan
    Hargreaves
    Morrison


    Tezez was a free agent, we did not sell him.
    Berbatov was sold to Fulham, they are not a rival.
    Sunderland and Newcastle are not rivals.
    Hargreaves was a free agent, we did not sell him.
    West Ham are not a rival.
    the Everton Zaha deal was pretty much a free agent scenario also and, until Moyes joined us this year, Everton were not a rival.

    keep digging.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭mitosis


    kryogen wrote: »
    So you can't list off any then

    With all due respect, they were all players sold by the club to another club in the same division. Or is there some other criterion I am unaware of?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,690 ✭✭✭ElChe32


    Ah yeah Sunderland always up there challenging for the title, complete rivals for sure.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,843 ✭✭✭GSPfan


    mitosis wrote: »
    Saha
    Tevez
    Silvestre
    Berbatov
    O'Shea
    Browne
    Obertan
    Hargreaves
    Morrison

    Only Silvestre was sold to a rival in any shape or form though.

    Tevez was on loan at United. Never sold him.

    Hargreaves was a free agent.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    mitosis wrote: »
    Saha - Everton
    Tevez - city
    Silvestre - Arsenal
    Berbatov - Fulham
    O'Shea - Sunderland
    Browne - Sunderland
    Obertan - Newcastle
    Hargreaves - City
    Morrison - West Ham

    The important word here is rivals. Only Tevez who was only on loan at Utd and Hargreaves who was out of contract can be consider to have went to a rival and Utd didn't sell either.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭mitosis


    Tezez was a free agent, we did not sell him.
    Berbatov was sold to Fulham, they are not a rival.
    Sunderland and Newcastle are not rivals.
    Hargreaves was a free agent, we did not sell him.
    West Ham are not a rival.

    keep digging.

    How are they not rivals? All start the season with the same number of points and play each other. Rivals, if you will.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,612 ✭✭✭jaykay74


    mitosis wrote: »
    Saha
    Tevez
    Silvestre
    Berbatov
    O'Shea
    Browne
    Obertan
    Hargreaves
    Morrison

    So what you're saying is that you don't have a clue what you're on about. Gotcha.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,690 ✭✭✭ElChe32


    mitosis wrote: »
    How are they not rivals? All start the season with the same number of points and play each other. Rivals, if you will.
    Ah would you go home


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,822 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    mitosis wrote: »
    How are they not rivals? All start the season with the same number of points and play each other. Rivals, if you will.

    You are smart enough to know that isnt true. One of those where you just have to accept the original statement made was wrong.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭mitosis


    Tezez was a free agent, we did not sell him.
    Berbatov was sold to Fulham, they are not a rival.
    Sunderland and Newcastle are not rivals.
    Hargreaves was a free agent, we did not sell him.
    West Ham are not a rival.
    the Everton Zaha deal was pretty much a free agent scenario also and, until Moyes joined us this year, Everton were not a rival.

    keep digging.

    This surprises me.

    Soccerbase, eg

    Carlos Tevez Man City £47,000,000 14 Jul, 2009


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    mitosis wrote: »
    How are they not rivals? All start the season with the same number of points and play each other. Rivals, if you will.

    Rivals means a club that could challenge Utd. Over the last number of years thats been a short list of City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea. And City are only recent additions to that list.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    irishfeen wrote: »
    I just don't get the big deal about her at all - average at best.

    to be fair, its mostly her slutty outfits and actions than her looks that gets her attention. she is nothing special and falls within the "attractive because she is famous" category

    in saying that, i doubt there is a straight man on here that would turn her down if she dropped her knickers in front of them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    mitosis wrote: »
    With all due respect, they were all players sold by the club to another club in the same division. Or is there some other criterion I am unaware of?

    Yeah, was a pretty clear one.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    mitosis wrote: »
    This surprises me.

    Soccerbase, eg

    Carlos Tevez Man City £47,000,000 14 Jul, 2009

    Google 'Kia Joorabchian'


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    mitosis wrote: »
    This surprises me.

    Soccerbase, eg

    Carlos Tevez Man City £47,000,000 14 Jul, 2009

    What part of he was only on loan at Utd did you not understand?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,843 ✭✭✭GSPfan


    RIVAL

    1. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
    2. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.

    There is no way in hell you can claim that 19 other teams in the league each year are trying to equal or surpass United. Most are just happy to survive. Its only the top 6 to 7 clubs who can really claim a rivalry and even at that it's pushing it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    apologies if this was already discussed, but just having a look through the redissue twitter page and saw this -

    this was posted a few days before Moyes was sacked.
    Fergie's become very isolated on MUFC board. He has few friends left there & he's far from happy about it. Don't expect his resignation tho.

    this was then posted a week or so ago -
    Former Voice Of Fergie @Bob_Cass is on @talkSPORT speaking about him being frozen out at OT

    its a shame that its starting to go this way for him after all he did, but his stubborness led to this and he cannot blame anybody apart from himself.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    to be fair, its mostly her slutty outfits and actions than her looks that gets her attention. she is nothing special and falls within the "attractive because she is famous" category

    in saying that, i doubt there is a straight man on here that would turn her down if she dropped her knickers in front of them.
    Well I thought that was taken for granted Homer lad :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,216 ✭✭✭✭bucketybuck


    mitosis wrote: »
    How are they not rivals? All start the season with the same number of points and play each other. Rivals, if you will.

    Quit talking ****e.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    apologies if this was already discussed, but just having a look through the redissue twitter page and saw this -

    this was posted a few days before Moyes was sacked.



    this was then posted a week or so ago -



    its a shame that its starting to go this way for him after all he did, but his stubborness led to this and he cannot blame anybody apart from himself.


    Dont know if that is to be believed. Dont think Cass and SAF see eye to eye anymore.
    Maybe trying to get under his skin a bit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,338 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Was speaking to random Everton fan I met today.

    He was saying he would not be surprised if Fellaini made a return to Everton maybe next season if things don't work work.

    Got me thinking if he may feel slight outsider with him being Moyes buy and Giggs not having him in squad for first game in charge.

    Did think Everton fan may have a point.

    EVENFLOW



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,338 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    I have to say it was a nice change to see nobody tell us Kate Upton was average or that you see better in Grafton Street.

    At least we ain't as blind and little more honest now;)

    EVENFLOW



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Antibac


    Was speaking to random Everton fan I met today.

    He was saying he would not be surprised if Fellaini made a return to Everton maybe next season if things don't work work.

    Got me thinking if he may feel slight outsider with him being Moyes buy and Giggs not having him in squad for first game in charge.

    Did think Everton fan may have a point.

    Maybe Kew. Personally I think he will follow Moyes wherever he ends up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,843 ✭✭✭GSPfan


    Was speaking to random Everton fan I met today.

    He was saying he would not be surprised if Fellaini made a return to Everton maybe next season if things don't work work.

    Got me thinking if he may feel slight outsider with him being Moyes buy and Giggs not having him in squad for first game in charge.

    Did think Everton fan may have a point.

    I don't see it happening. I doubt an Everton team under Martinez would have much use for him. It's just my opinion but I think Fellaini will either shape up or be shipped out to the highest bidder next Summer and Everton wont be interested.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭irishfeen


    I have to say it was a nice change to see nobody tell us Kate Upton was average or that you see better in Grafton Street.

    At least we ain't as blind and little more honest now;)
    I think we have as progressed as human beings today Kew :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,446 ✭✭✭glued


    apologies if this was already discussed, but just having a look through the redissue twitter page and saw this -

    this was posted a few days before Moyes was sacked.



    this was then posted a week or so ago -



    its a shame that its starting to go this way for him after all he did, but his stubborness led to this and he cannot blame anybody apart from himself.

    I have to agree. The Glazers entrusted Ferguson to pick his successor. Ferguson picked a friend. Not the right choice. Two Glaswegians from protestant families who were staunch Labour supporters and fund-raisers. As far as I can see that's all they had in common. It was a terrible choice.

    When news spread that Moyes was going to be sacked, he tried to contact Ferguson. Ferguson didn't answer. He didn't want to be the one to tell him. Ferguson always looked after his friends and family. He didn't talk to the BBC for years after a documentary they made about his son Jason, he often, along with other managers, tried to look after Darren Ferguson with players and anything else as he saw fit. Including Tony Pulis and himself recalling five players when Darren was sacked at Peterborough. His brother was chief scout at Manchester United at his request despite being pretty anonymous for many years in the role. It's no surprise that Moyes was selected considering their friendship and share of such limited interests.

    The Glazers are trying to run a business. Moyes was an awful appointment. If I was a shareholder I would be calling for Ferguson's resignation such was the quality of successor selected and the staunch defence. A legendary manager, but schoolboy board member. It'll be interesting if he decides to write a book that is not based on settling scores. It would be fascinating to heard part of what really went on. I suggest that will never happen due to the nature of the role of a director.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    GSPfan wrote: »
    I don't see it happening. I doubt an Everton team under Martinez would have much use for him. It's just my opinion but I think Fellaini will either shape up or be shipped out to the highest bidder next Summer and Everton wont be interested.

    Everton dont have the money to buy him back unless we sold him off at £6m-£10million maximum.

    in saying that, if he has another season like last then thats all he would be worth if we were to sell him this time next year. he needs a good world cup and some time off to have a good season.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,338 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Do people expect Fellaini to at least be a solid option for us in CM or do you fear it's a flop already and that it was a mistake buying him?

    Personally, I think he not got a fair crack yet. I don't know if he be a 27 million player but I think he is much better then what he has shown and I hope we can see his Everton form more with LVG in charge, hopefully.

    EVENFLOW



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