Manchester United Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 11/12

Samich wrote: »

From what I understand they let Berba go to Spurs as they wanted to see how he did in the PL first.

I think Mclean has done very well. He's really direct and agressive but I don't know.

Would you rather Mclean for 10 million or Bale for 40 million? (don't know Bales valuation)

Bale - I'd spend 4 times more on Bale, without question or thought, because Bale is brilliant right now and you can be far more certain about what you are getting.

Valencia on the right and Bale on the left? ....where is that Randy Marsh 'ecotoplasm' pic....

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Bale - I'd spend 4 times more on Bale, without question or thought, because Bale is brilliant right now and you can be far more certain about what you are getting.

Valencia on the right and Bale on the left? ....where is that Randy Marsh 'ecotoplasm' pic....

I personally wouldn't touch Bale for the money required to get him. We have two better and more consistent wingers than him at the club already.

Des wrote: »

8 months is a long time?

If any sunderland player is worth looking at for United, it's probably Sessignon.

Samich wrote: »

I love Sessegnon

Superb player. He's the best player I've ever seen in a Sunderland shirt (talent-wise) and it will be very difficult to keep hold of him this summer.

Lots of reports that he's homesick though, although others will tell you his family moved over to Sunderland a few weeks, so it's hard to know what to believe.

That said, there's no way O'Neill is going to let Short sell two of our better players in McClean and Sessegnon, and I do think that Sessegnon has bought into O'Neill and what he's trying to do with Sunderland, so maybe we will keep him for another year?

Again we're faced with the problem that if a Manchester United wants him that it's virtually impossible to keep him.

All_in_Flynn wrote: »

Don't see the potential in him to be a player of United standards though but maybe the United Scouting team see something in him.

I'm always unsure on this topic.

If you had have said you don't see him being world class, or a similar comment, I could certainly understand where you are coming from.

However, this issue of 'United standards' is not something I can get my head around in all cases.

As you say yourself, regarding Bale, we have two consistent wingers already at the club. So, we are signing another winger it would likely be as a backup to what we have already rather than a replacement. We'd be looking for a, possibly, 4th choice. We'd be looking for a new Jesper Blomqvist.

McClean, based on what I have seen so far, is certainly good enough for that role and possibly has the potential to be far better than that over the coming years. At 10/12 million, for example, he'd be a great addition to the squad and most of the time that is what a signing needs to be. If we were looking at spending 40million on him I would have a different opinion altogether but at a relatively low fee I can certainly see the up sides and reasons for doing it.

I would gladly have him on the left wing instead of Park.

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I'm always unsure on this topic.

If you had have said you don't see him being world class, or a similar comment, I could certainly understand where you are coming from.

However, this issue of 'United standards' is not something I can get my head around in all cases.

As you say yourself, regarding Bale, we have two consistent wingers already at the club. So, we are signing another winger it would likely be as a backup to what we have already rather than a replacement. We'd be looking for a, possibly, 4th choice. We'd be looking for a new Jesper Blomqvist.

McClean, based on what I have seen so far, is certainly good enough for that role and possibly has the potential to be far better than that over the coming years. At 10/12 million, for example, he'd be a great addition to the squad and most of the time that is what a signing needs to be. If we were looking at spending 40million on him I would have a different opinion altogether but at a relatively low fee I can certainly see the up sides and reasons for doing it.

I would gladly have him on the left wing instead of Park.

Yep, I can accept your reasoning here. Whether that's a role he would be willing to accept is another question!?

Des wrote: »

Was thinking about this this morning.

Who was the last African who played for United?

I think Ferguson avoids them because of the disruption the ACN causes.

I think Mikel is the last one he even attempted to sign.

Fortune would have been the last one to play for us, I think.

Des wrote: »

Was thinking about this this morning.

Who was the last African who played for United?

I think Ferguson avoids them because of the disruption the ACN causes.

I think Mikel is the last one he even attempted to sign.

The ACN is on again in January 2013 so I'd imagine that will completely rule out Fergie signing an African player this summer.

Didnt realise Sessegnon was nearly 28!!!!

Des wrote: »

he's 28?

Ferguson/United won't touch him then.

27, but he'll be 28 before the new season starts. Signed for £6.5m and will have 3 years left on his deal. That's the other thing that we have going for us, bigger clubs won't be too enamored about paying £12m-£15m for a 28 year old.