The Official Manchester United Thread [Vol 4]

[mickk]

30m for a defender, that's crazy.

[siovey]

mickk said:

30m for a defender, that's crazy.

The thing is, these lower placed clubs have to over pay wages etc to persuade players to go there, instead of going to the big boys near the top of the table..

[Wombat3]

mickk said:

30m for a defender, that's crazy.

Is it? We paid £30M for Rio 12 years ago & he's ended up playing 400+ games for Utd.

[Haggleburyfinius]

Wombat3 said:

mickk said:

30m for a defender, that's crazy.

Is it? We paid £30M for Rio 12 years ago & he's ended up playing 400+ games for Utd.

Indeed.

There have been a few big money defensive buys over the years.

[uk66fastback]

Kroos ain't coming - he's said so.

[im]

uk66fastback said:

Kroos ain't coming - he's said so.

Irrelevent! Bit of a Units ITK credible source - who's never been wrong yet - says its happening. Thats good enough for me

[Black can man]

siovey said:

The thing is, these lower placed clubs have to over pay wages etc to persuade players to go there, instead of going to the big boys near the top of the table..

Absolute garbage, Players go where the money is, The only reason they go to a lesser club is that they are obviously not good enough & will get regular first team bonuses , thats why all the best players play for the biggest clubs. Too suggest that lesser clubs pay more in wages is pure poppycock.

[CIE560]

Will be interesting to see how Moyes plays Kroos then. Will he cover for Rafael or Evra?

[selym]

Black can man said:

siovey said:

The thing is, these lower placed clubs have to over pay wages etc to persuade players to go there, instead of going to the big boys near the top of the table..

Absolute garbage, Players go where the money is, The only reason they go to a lesser club is that they are obviously not good enough & will get regular first team bonuses , thats why all the best players play for the biggest clubs. Too suggest that lesser clubs pay more in wages is pure poppycock.

Such rash generalisation; how many players actually want honours and feel the 100k a week is enough? If Kroos, for example, was offered 100k a week by Man City plus the lure of CL football, Man Utd would have to offer more to compensate the season (at least) where they will not feature in the CL.

Of course, there are the greedy s who would play football for Saddam Hussein FC if it meant an extra 10k a week on top of the 100k they are already earning.

[mickk]

Haggleburyfinius said:

Wombat3 said:

mickk said:

30m for a defender, that's crazy.

Is it? We paid £30M for Rio 12 years ago & he's ended up playing 400+ games for Utd.

Indeed.

There have been a few big money defensive buys over the years.

I thought I read somewhere that Moyes was to get 100m in the Summer, surely spending 30m on a defender is not leaving him much to spend on re-building the team.

[CIE560]

mickk said:

I thought I read somewhere that Moyes was to get 100m in the Summer, surely spending 30m on a defender is not leaving him much to spend on re-building the team.

Breaking news: defenders no longer part of the team according to Sky Sources.

[anonymous-user]

mickk said:

I thought I read somewhere that Moyes was to get 100m in the Summer, surely spending 30m on a defender is not leaving him much to spend on re-building the team.

I can see 30m of players leaving to be honest

[Wombat3]

anonymous said:

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A good point - and their collective wage bill will be well in excess of what you need to pay a £30M player.

[anonymous-user]

Wombat3 said:

A good point - and their collective wage bill will be well in excess of what you need to pay a £30M player.

Rio and Vida going will free up appx 150-200k a week

[Wombat3]

anonymous said:

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Last I heard Ashley Young was on £130K a week

[London424]

anonymous said:

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Yep...and I'd think he's pretty happy picking that up. Can't see any club matching that offer, can you?

[Wombat3]

anonymous said:

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He's got two years left on his deal. He'll stay one more IMO & then Utd will sell him for what they can get & subsidise his wages for a further year if necessary. He'll be off the wage bill in two years IMO.

[mickk]

anonymous said:

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Forgot about the mass exodus, Evra as well. You'll be quids in!

[Bit of a Unit]

im said:

uk66fastback said:

Kroos ain't coming - he's said so.

Irrelevent! Bit of a Units ITK credible source - who's never been wrong yet - says its happening. Thats good enough for me

I'll be sure to pass on your kind words

He was sure on Carvalho and Kroos. He didn't mention shaw but I'll be seeing him in a week or two and will be checking.

[Bit of a Unit]

And £30 million for a defender like Shaw is well worth it to fill the gaping holes that have been left by Evra this season........hung like an elephant that lad