Van Persie has signed for United!

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Why will it cost £24 mil end of?
If a large portion of that money is based on appearances and he is such an injury prone player, according to most on here, why will we have to pay any more than our initial outlay?
As you point out, you can`t have it both ways.

Fair point, I was thinking more in terms of winning things <ok>
 
(puts on his safety helmet and covers his ears in anticipation of the ****e UIR is 100% guaranteed to spout in response to this)...Do you know what you've just done?! PMSL

took me a while but I managed to hook him in the other post.. :P
 
Which forum, the biggest United forum is positively buzzing at the signing.

Even a Utd fan as blind as you has to admit the Midfield is piss poor, the 'keeper is joke and Ferdinand is way past it. They can rescue this by signing a World Class midfielder though... but they wont.
 
I will take your word for it but conclude by saying these fans are a tiny minority.

I mean who actually moans about signing one of the worlds best striker? Who?

He's one of the best prem strikers mate, he's only had one cracking season and well.. Ye said same of Torres, 1 season injury prone ect, comments coming back to haunt me thinks

A great addition but he's just not consistently fit whioch is not a very good thing is it
 
He's one of the best prem strikers mate, he's only had one cracking season and well.. Ye said same of Torres, 1 season injury prone ect, comments coming back to haunt me thinks

A great addition but he's just not consistently fit whioch is not a very good thing is it


You beat me to it chief. I was just about to say they hadn't signed one of the worlds best strikers...they signed Robin Van Persie. Like Rooney, he's a very good premiership striker. Worlds best again like Rooney, sorry..nope.
 
He was the best striker in the word to my knowledge and opinion last season, that's where it ends though there are questions now, will he be able to maintain that level? If yes then Utd have a top player. Can he stay injury free? Same answer.

As much as I think this is a good signing for Utd they are still in dire need of a midfielder and won't win the league without one. IMO of course.
 
He was the best striker in the word to my knowledge and opinion last season, that's where it ends though there are questions now, will he be able to maintain that level? If yes then Utd have a top player. Can he stay injury free? Same answer.

As much as I think this is a good signing for Utd they are still in dire need of a midfielder and won't win the league without one. IMO of course.

A Utd fan told me yesterday 'based on his current form he is the best in the world'

Current form?? the season hasn't started yet!! If you want to go back to his last games he had a shocking Euros!
 
He was the best striker in the word to my knowledge and opinion last season, that's where it ends though there are questions now, will he be able to maintain that level? If yes then Utd have a top player. Can he stay injury free? Same answer.

As much as I think this is a good signing for Utd they are still in dire need of a midfielder and won't win the league without one. IMO of course.

midfield really isnt an issue.

We dont set up to make the midfield the key to our game plan, its very simple. Get the ball to the wingers and they will create. Its an old school method but one that works and one season when a club who spent a billion in 3 seasons to win the title wont change Fergies mind.

Didnt one of our potential midfielder partnerships play for england last night?
 
midfield really isnt an issue.

We dont set up to make the midfield the key to our game plan, its very simple. Get the ball to the wingers and they will create. Its an old school method but one that works and one season when a club who spent a billion in 3 seasons to win the title wont change Fergies mind.

Didnt one of our potential midfielder partnerships play for england last night?

What happens when the supply is cut off to your wingers and you are made play through the middle? C'mon be honest, Manchester United don't have a strong central midfield, Scholes and Giggs are old and Carrick and Anderson are ****.
 
midfield really isnt an issue.

We dont set up to make the midfield the key to our game plan, its very simple. Get the ball to the wingers and they will create. Its an old school method but one that works and one season when a club who spent a billion in 3 seasons to win the title wont change Fergies mind.

Didnt one of our potential midfielder partnerships play for england last night?

I know what you mean, but not having that quality in there will make a difference throughout the season. Carrick will do a job holding and giving simple balls but surely you need someone creative in there? As much as you will do well this season (you always bloody do!) I still think that a class midfielder will be the difference between you getting ahead of City.

Into 2nd place behind us.
 
midfield really isnt an issue.

We dont set up to make the midfield the key to our game plan, its very simple. Get the ball to the wingers and they will create. Its an old school method but one that works and one season when a club who spent a billion in 3 seasons to win the title wont change Fergies mind.

Didnt one of our potential midfielder partnerships play for england last night?

You mean Carrick who looked completely out of his depth??

Football is won and lost in midfield. For me, nobody can compete with Man City whilst they have Silva and Yaya who are the best players in the EPL without a doubt.
 
I know what you mean, but not having that quality in there will make a difference throughout the season. Carrick will do a job holding and giving simple balls but surely you need someone creative in there? As much as you will do well this season (you always bloody do!) I still think that a class midfielder will be the difference between you getting ahead of City.

Into 2nd place behind us.

Carrick is an interesting player, he used to be good but hasn't been good for a few years now. Fletcher is terrible.

Why does Fergie hang onto bad player for so long?? Is it a pride thing?