I'd have Lescott in a heartbeat, only problem would be his wages I reckon.
why keep going for 2nd raters?,lescott is one of them,why do you think City will let him go,because he's not good enough
I'd have Lescott in a heartbeat, only problem would be his wages I reckon.
why keep going for 2nd raters?,lescott is one of them,why do you think City will let him go,because he's not good enough
Again at 31 he will only be short term,we need to be looking futher ahead,ferguson bult his teams to last more than a couple of seasons,just what we need to do,and if we build this stadium,the funds will be needed for that ,not players,so build the team now,while we can.
Again at 31 he will only be short term,we need to be looking futher ahead,ferguson bult his teams to last more than a couple of seasons,just what we need to do,and if we build this stadium,the funds will be needed for that ,not players,so build the team now,while we can.
As Spurs if we build a team for a number of seasons what tends to happen is some cash-rich club tends to come in and tap-up our players and totally decimates the team in the process. Berba/Modric/Bale......
why?,because we let them go instead of playing hardball with them.like pool did with Saurez,let them sulk,but pick them to play,if they do and make us succesfull they will want to stay,like Saurez at pool now
We did play hardball with Luka for a season but then things got out of hand, refusing to train/ play etc and therefore forced our hand.
Bale too ended up refusing to play and train.
Berba apparently wanted out after his first season and so you could that similar to Luka, we did play hardball for a season but then gave in to demands.
The only player i think we'd lose (rather than sell willingly) is Vertonghen. He seems totally lost with it all and just generally not interested. I don't blame him to be honest. However, like others have said, it's up to him to earn his money and not just bail.
A few people have mentioned Lloris and Eriksen.
I'm sure a bid will come in for Lloris, but I don't think he'll leave. Goalkeepers can play for much longer than outfield players and Lloris has years ahead of him yet. It's looking like Van Gaal will become our new boss, as he's even spoken about us/referred to us when questioned about premiership management. I expect a deal to sign him is further down the road than we think. If we do secure him, I think it'll be enough to keep Lloris.
Also, right now, we should be seriously considering making Lloris captain, IMO. He captains his country, and for all the mistakes he's made, he's one of very few players who plays with passion and gives his all. We need leaders right now.
As for Eriksen, He'll give us at least another year, IMO. he's only 21 and has made it clear he wants to play first team football to develop into the best footballer he can. We've got the facilities and we can give him that opportunity. He's got no reason to leave just yet.
Man UTD played hardball with Rooney and refused to sell him when others like City and the Chavs were interested.
Put simply if you want to win things , you keep your best players .
It is hard but if there is a will it can be done.
The promise of a 300k contract probably played a small part in convincing Rooney to show patience.