United did. Tbf exactly what I was thinking, United and the Chavs strengthened but Spurs and Arsenal haven't really strengthened at all.
Everyone is going to support the club let's not go there, it is a disappointment. You are lying if you don't think that! Rivals didn't strengthen....... worried about Mata going to United to be honest. Think when RVP is fit they will start really kicking on. Nervous about them more than Everton or Spurs.
Dave, being serious for a moment do you not think this is our suits trying to apply a business approach, admirable as it is to a crazy assed environment. Only sane person in an assylum is still locked up.
United need a lot more than Mata to be considered a threat imo. They have massive issues in defence and midfield, at least we have a lot of first 11 players to come back from injury.
Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC 14m Ian Ayre is an easy target. Collapse of this particular deal was not his fault. He was dealing with an impossible owner So why chase an impossible target? Did we not get a sense of that though??
No. Most of the players we've missed out on have chosen to go to a CL club instead. A couple went to Spurs as they offered more money which quite simply is a player I'd rather not have and this one had a stubborn billionaire owner that refused to let his star player leave.
United are not far behind us and spent £40mill. Everyone said Ozil wasn't in a position Arsenal needed... but he came and improved them. One could say Utd didn't need Mata, but he is a big improvement on what they had and could be the 6 points difference they were behind us in the first half. If we slip up just a little now- United will be favourites for 4th.
Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC 6m #LFC had an agreement with Konoplyanka. Owner of FC Dnipro refused to sign the paperwork
The Chavs are a law unto themselves. However City for all their money didn't hit their targets either. Its arguable just how useful United's most expensive purchase will be when their midfield has no steel and their defence is creaking. So it almost as you were. Before the window we were saying just concentrate on ourselves and don't worry about those above and below you. It's just continue as before.
He was never going in this window anyway. Last summer that was our best business. It was a given he was staying this time round
