Greatest Bargains of all time

Charlie · 18-07-2008 02:29PM

RefulgentGnomon wrote: »

I agree with many of the above but I don't buy into this Solskjaer thing. The chap is remembered as being greater than he actually was IMO.
His goalscoring records aren't great and I never really felt he was that important for United in the nineties. If he didn't score THAT goal, I think he would be remembered quite differently......

Does my nut in when the United away supporter start chirping out with that 'my only Solskjaer' song when they come to St. James. FFS, Alan Shearer was dearer for a reason ya bitter tools.

Mr Alan · 18-07-2008 02:47PM

Sami Hypia is a great shout at £2.6million afaik.

Necronomicon · 18-07-2008 03:10PM

RefulgentGnomon wrote: »

I agree with many of the above but I don't buy into this Solskjaer thing. The chap is remembered as being greater than he actually was IMO.
His goalscoring records aren't great and I never really felt he was that important for United in the nineties. If he didn't score THAT goal, I think he would be remembered quite differently......

126 goals in 366 appearances isn't a great record? Whether you think he's a great player or not, I don't see how you can't consider that a bargain for the money paid. Solskjaer changed absolutely countless games for United. He must've been a manager's dream, never complaining about having to start on the bench. Even when he was asked to do a job out on the right wing, he completely re-invented himself and pretty much kept Beckham out of the team. After years of rehab and coming back from a career threatening injury (and one that ultimately undid him) he still managed to get 11 goals when United won the Premiership two seasons ago, despite limited playing time and having to retire towards the end of that season. Arguably the most clinical finisher we've ever had, certainly in this generation. How was he not a bargain?

ITT-Pat · 18-07-2008 03:14PM

lol bitter.......

Royale with Cheese · 18-07-2008 03:15PM

Too many players from the early 90's being mentioned here. Not saying they weren't bargains, just that the market was very different back in those days and it's hard to judge whether they were bargains or not.

james123 · 18-07-2008 03:16PM

Henry nuff said

MuPpItJoCkEy · 18-07-2008 03:19PM

Anelka
Viera
Henry
Cantona
Fabregas
Zidane
Schmeichel
Roque Santa Cruz
Michael Ballack
Gianfranco Zola
Dennis Bergkamp

In no particular order

RefulgentGnomon · 18-07-2008 03:21PM

Premier League goals in his 11 seasons: 17, 6, 12, 12, 10, 17, 9, 0, 0, 0, 7.
A total of 90 league goals in 235 games, not that impressive IMO at such a successful club.
You say he changed games with the goals he scored. I was impressed by the 4 goals against Forest etc and wouldn't regard him as a bad player but I think if United had a different striker at that time, who was decent (not saying Ole wasn't), he could have scored that amount of goals too.

Henry etc much bigger bargains

Mr Alan · 18-07-2008 03:25PM

MuPpItJoCkEy wrote: »

Anelka
Viera
Henry
Cantona
Fabregas
Zidane
Schmeichel
Roque Santa Cruz
Michael Ballack
Gianfranco Zola
Dennis Bergkamp

In no particular order

poor defenders

ITT-Pat · 18-07-2008 03:25PM

Scott Carson, £3.25m

newbie2 · 18-07-2008 03:27PM

Anelka - I don't think anyone else comes close to a bargain.

meditraitor · 18-07-2008 03:28PM

Cantana, solskar and irwin will get a mention because of united fanbase but if you really want to call someone a bargain.
Someone who got results and helped change the game in England there is only one player in my time that deserves that accolade (im a liverpool fan)

Thierry Henry

gifted

and a genuine football legend.

And unlike another frenchy I could mention- Sane(nice guy)

Smegball · 18-07-2008 03:42PM

Darren Bent - £16.5m :pac:

OhNoYouDidn't · 18-07-2008 03:47PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Sami Hypia is a great shout at £2.6million afaik.

there just has to be a murderpool player in there, doesnt there. Regardless of whether he was a bargain or any good. :rolleyes:

mayordenis · 18-07-2008 03:50PM

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

there just has to be a murderpool player in there, doesnt there. Regardless of whether he was a bargain or any good. :rolleyes:

ah come on now.

Sami Hyypia was an absolute steal.

Like I agree there shouldn't be even mentions of Riise - like I love the guy but cost about 5m from monaco - and in fairness was always culpable - but hyypia for **** sake has been a rock in the hearth of our defense for a decade.

Im_No_Superman · 18-07-2008 03:52PM

RefulgentGnomon wrote: »

Premier League goals in his 11 seasons: 17, 6, 12, 12, 10, 17, 9, 0, 0, 0, 7.
A total of 90 league goals in 235 games, not that impressive IMO at such a successful club.
You say he changed games with the goals he scored. I was impressed by the 4 goals against Forest etc and wouldn't regard him as a bad player but I think if United had a different striker at that time, who was decent (not saying Ole wasn't), he could have scored that amount of goals too.

Henry etc much bigger bargains

Well those goal scoring figures look alot better when you show how many games he played:

Apps Goals
33

17
22

6
19

12
28

12
31

10
30

17
37

9
13

0
0

0
3

0
19

7

He was out injured for in and around 2 seasons and was deployed as a right winger for awhile too. Averging a goal every 2.6 games for a player who was constantly coming off the bench and had an injury plagued few seasons is amazing imo. You certainly would pay a hell of alot more than £1.5 million for a player of his qualiy now, thus making him one of the greatest bargins of all time imo.

Mr Alan · 18-07-2008 03:52PM

Sami Hypia is one of the best defenders ever to play for Liverpool. and one of the best defenders ever to play in the Premier League, he has won every honour for the club except the PL and is there 10 years during that time scoring some vital vital vital goals.

You really do expose yourself for wat you are from time to time.

meditraitor · 18-07-2008 04:11PM

OhNoYouDidn't wrote: »

there just has to be a murderpool player in there, :

Poor post

chopperbyrne · 18-07-2008 04:19PM

Gary Mc was one of the best free transfers ever.

hunter164 · 18-07-2008 04:20PM

Grow a pair lads.

Death or Glory · 18-07-2008 04:20PM

Murderpool? f*ckin hell........ and I got a week ban for calling Harry Kewell a tosser.

No consistancy

Pepe LeFrits · 18-07-2008 04:22PM

Death or Glory wrote: »

Murderpool? f*ckin hell........ and I got a week ban for calling Harry Kewell a tosser.

No consistancy

:rolleyes:

Report the post and stop crying.

PHB · 18-07-2008 04:50PM

Red card for OhNoYouDidn't for blatent unprovoked abuse
Yellow card for meditraitor responding to the abuse
Yellow card for Death or Glory for debating moderation in thread

This card system is nice ain't it

aidan24326 · 18-07-2008 11:16PM

RefulgentGnomon wrote: »

I agree with many of the above but I don't buy into this Solskjaer thing. The chap is remembered as being greater than he actually was IMO.
His goalscoring records aren't great and I never really felt he was that important for United in the nineties. If he didn't score THAT goal, I think he would be remembered quite differently......

Have to disagree with you. Solskjaer is not just remembered by United fans for 'that' goal, not at all. He is remembered as a superb finisher and a great pro, and probably the greatest supersub of all time. You forget that Solskjaer didn't start alot of those games, but even coming on for 20 minutes he was always likely to nick a goal, as he did so often. His testimonial is guaranteed to be a sell-out, which shows the affection in which he's held at United.

I bet in a goals-to-chances ratio he would be up there with the very best.

Zaph · 18-07-2008 11:52PM

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

WRT Cantona, a Million was quiet a bit of cash pre premiership. I'm not saying he wasn't worth it but i would hardly call it a bargain.

Even at the time £1m for Cantona was considered a steal seeing as he single-handedly reinvigorated Leeds at a time when their title challenge was flagging. Without him we wouldn't have won the league that year. His subsequent career at Man U made it look as if we should have asked for £10m for him.

ITT-Pat wrote: »

Scott Carson, £3.25m

Liverpool bought Scott Carson from Leeds for only £1m. I'd say that was a bigger bargain.

For me, the £300k that Leeds spent on Gordon Strachan was possibly the best money the club ever spent.

Esse85 · 19-07-2008 12:11AM

Peter Schmeichel and Henrick Larsson

CantGetNoSleep · 19-07-2008 12:33AM

Kaka only cost £4.5 million

Mr Alan · 19-07-2008 12:44AM

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Kaka only cost £4.5 million

**** me-thats incredible business, considering it was in 2003 that really is peanuts.

Racing Flat · 19-07-2008 01:11AM

aidan24326 wrote: »

Have to disagree with you. Solskjaer is not just remembered by United fans for 'that' goal, not at all. He is remembered as a superb finisher and a great pro, and probably the greatest supersub of all time. You forget that Solskjaer didn't start alot of those games, but even coming on for 20 minutes he was always likely to nick a goal, as he did so often. His testimonial is guaranteed to be a sell-out, which shows the affection in which he's held at United.

I bet in a goals-to-chances ratio he would be up there with the very best.

A great bargain and a great sub, but I find it hard to call someone a great player when he was never a first choice starter for his club. Always a sub, or a starter only when those before him were injured. As for 'great pro' - 'loyal' might be a better description - would a 'great pro' not go to another club lower down the league to try and be a starter, when it's clear after a few years that he will never be a starter at his current club?

Racing Flat · 19-07-2008 01:19AM

Beckham to real Madrid? - did they not make so much in jersey sales etc. as well as Sky Sports suddenly putting a lot more emphasis on Spanish soccer (maybe Madrid benefited from this).

Everyone going for cheap deals - Shearer for 15mill was massive at the time, but in terms of value for money, shirt sales, giving a club some identity etc. it was probably a great bargain.

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