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Transfer Talk/Gossip/Rumour Thread - Summer 2014 - Mod note in OP

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  • #1472
    Hangballlouie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,208 ✭✭✭Hangballlouie


    A super signing but that is some fee. Transfers fees have become ridiculous.

    https://twitter.com/dtguardian/status/503282407781724160


  • #1473
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Rumors Barca bid for him to up the price.


  • #1474
    Iused2likebusts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    Turtwig wrote: »
    Rumors Barca bid for him to up the price.

    That makes no sense. To give their main rivals more money:confused:


  • #1475
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    Turtwig wrote: »
    Rumors Barca bid for him to up the price.

    What would Barca have to gain from Real making more money?


  • #1476
    dreamers75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Bid for him few hours before the ban was upheld.


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  • #1477
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Bid for him few hours before the ban was upheld.

    And does anyone think that Real Madrid took it seriously? A bid to waste their time is all


  • #1478
    Oat23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,610 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    I'm no Man U expert, but shouldn't they be spending money on players for other positions? When I watched them last season they were awful poor in the center of the park. I think they have spent money on a great player that they could do without given other positions of concern.


  • #1479
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Oat23 wrote: »
    I'm no Man U expert, but shouldn't they be spending money on players for other positions? When I watched them last season they were awful poor in the center of the park. I think they have spent money on a great player that they could do without given other positions of concern.

    Their entire midfield was rank rotten. Everyone besides Mata could be sold


  • #1480
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    Oat23 wrote: »
    I'm no Man U expert, but shouldn't they be spending money on players for other positions? When I watched them last season they were awful poor in the center of the park. I think they have spent money on a great player that they could do without given other positions of concern.

    That would be working on the assumption that United don't have more money to spend to strengthen other positions. I'm fairly sure they do and probably will bring in more players.


  • #1481
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    Oat23 wrote: »
    I'm no Man U expert, but shouldn't they be spending money on players for other positions? When I watched them last season they were awful poor in the center of the park. I think they have spent money on a great player that they could do without given other positions of concern.

    It's real fingers in ears stuff with a lot of United fans at the moment. They're signing a world class player, that's all that matters, the glaring deficiencies in defence and midfield don't seem to bother anyone.


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  • #1482
    [Deleted User]
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    Everyone believes Daniel Taylor who has been out of the loop all summer over Sky on the price, strange.


  • #1483
    hjkl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭hjkl


    Oat23 wrote: »
    I'm no Man U expert, but shouldn't they be spending money on players for other positions? When I watched them last season they were awful poor in the center of the park. I think they have spent money on a great player that they could do without given other positions of concern.
    Their wingers are just as bad as their central midfield.


  • #1484
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Vinz Mesrine wrote: »
    It's real fingers in ears stuff with a lot of United fans at the moment. They're signing a world class player, that's all that matters, the glaring deficiencies in defence and midfield don't seem to bother anyone.

    Yeah you're right, nowhere in the United thread that you frequent is there anyone saying anything about defense and midfield. Right.


  • #1485
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    Liam O wrote: »
    Everyone believes Daniel Taylor who has been out of the loop all summer over Sky on the price, strange.

    I wouldn't say he's been out of the loop. He was working at the World Cup and was on holiday afterwards.

    He's not a bull****ter imo.


  • #1486
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    Liam O wrote: »
    Yeah you're right, nowhere in the United thread that you frequent is there anyone saying anything about defense and midfield. Right.

    I didn't say all United fans did I?


  • #1487
    Christy Browne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭Christy Browne


    Vinz Mesrine wrote: »
    It's real fingers in ears stuff with a lot of United fans at the moment. They're signing a world class player, that's all that matters, the glaring deficiencies in defence and midfield don't seem to bother anyone.

    Just because we're signing Di Maria doesn't mean we're not signing anyone else. There's lot of talk of two more coming in....


  • #1488
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Blatter wrote: »
    I wouldn't say he's been out of the loop. He was working at the World Cup and was on holiday afterwards.

    He's not a bull****ter imo.

    Maybe not intentionally, I've never found his opinion pieces to be any good and he always seems to go for the more tabloidy headlines which is something that's disappointing coming from the Guardian.


  • #1489
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,923 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Vinz Mesrine wrote: »
    I didn't say all United fans did I?

    Go find people saying there's not a problem with midfield and defense then since there's a lot of them.


  • #1490
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    Liam O wrote: »
    Go find people saying there's not a problem with midfield and defense then since there's a lot of them.

    It's late, the evidence is there for anyone who cares enough to go and have a look. The red baron poster comes to mind first.


  • #1491
    [Deleted User]
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    Vinz Mesrine wrote: »
    It's late, the evidence is there for anyone who cares enough to go and have a look. The red baron poster comes to mind first.

    As I thought...


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  • #1492
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    Liam O wrote: »
    As I thought...

    I'll happily oblige in the morning.


  • #1493
    Vinz Mesrine
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭Vinz Mesrine


    "My bubble isn't burst. We're signing a world class player, it inflates my bubble."

    That was a post from the United thread. A bubble being inflated while defence and midfield is ignored?


  • #1494
    Christy Browne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭Christy Browne


    Vinz Mesrine wrote: »
    "My bubble isn't burst. We're signing a world class player, it inflates my bubble."

    That was a post from the United thread. A bubble being inflated while defence and midfield is ignored?

    Di Maria doesn't have to be our only signing, how many times do you have to hear it before you stop spouting rubbish?


  • #1495
    marno21
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,706 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Christy Browne wrote: »
    Di Maria doesn't have to be our only signing, how many times do you have to hear it before you stop spouting rubbish?
    Di Maria included ye will have a net spend of about £130 million for this window, how much more do you think the club will spend?


  • #1496
    Godge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,727 ✭✭✭✭Godge


    Vinz Mesrine wrote: »
    It's real fingers in ears stuff with a lot of United fans at the moment. They're signing a world class player, that's all that matters, the glaring deficiencies in defence and midfield don't seem to bother anyone.

    They are not the only ones like that.

    There are a lot of Liverpool fans with fingers in the ear stuff about not missing Suarez.


  • #1497
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,313 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    Godge wrote: »
    They are not the only ones like that.

    There are a lot of Liverpool fans with fingers in the ear stuff about not missing Suarez.

    And that has what to do with Di Maria?

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #1498
    Christy Browne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭Christy Browne


    marno21 wrote: »
    Di Maria included ye will have a net spend of about £130 million for this window, how much more do you think the club will spend?

    Lots of talk from usually reliable people on Twitter saying we're after Blind (defensive midfielder and cover for left back) and another (hopefully Vidal, although unlikely) so anywhere from 50-70 based on that. Plus offloading the likes of Hernandez, Anderson, Zaha and some other youngsters on loan maybe.


  • #1499
    sword1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,991 ✭✭✭sword1


    There are a lot of Liverpool fans with fingers in the ear stuff about not missing Suarez.[/quote]

    We Know he will be missed,He wanted to go ,i am Happy That the club is doing well in the Situation it is in to improve the squad,we are not ablle to afford or attract a similar player,We are in a better place than a Few years ago


  • #1500
    Chancer3001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,480 ✭✭✭Chancer3001


    Why do people not realise that di Maria, will in fact play centre mid.

    It's where he played for Argentina. And his best for Real Madrid. And where he played when he got his move to Real Madrid


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  • #1501
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 23,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    If there is any truth in that fee it seems excessive to say the least to me especially for a player who has already been replaced and publicly stated he wants out.

    Think its odd to use this as a stick to beat united with too. As far as I had heard what they needed to sort out the most this Summer were LB, CM & CB. They have signed Shaw for LB or LWB in Van Gaal's new formation, Herrera for CM and Rojo for CB but he can also cover LB. The are rumoured to also be signing Blind who can cover a number of positions including DM and LB but on top of this they are also trying to sign a world class attacking midfielder from Real Madrid, ok perhaps not what they desperately need but they do seem to be trying to address that as is.

    Where exactly will he fit into uniteds line up though? If its Mata behind Rooney & RVP with 3 at the back and 2 WBs he is too attacking for CM beside Herrera isn't he? Surely Kagawa would be gone assuming he signs too


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