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Who should our new striker be ?

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  1. glazerfodder

    glazerfodder Well-Known Member

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    Now that RVP is on his way, who do you think is likely to be our target as a new striker. I'm never a great one for selling before a replacement is in - just in case, and the thought of starting the season with just Rooney does worry me. Who is out there for us to buy - Cavani, Muller ......................
     
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  2. Treble

    Treble Keyser Söze

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    I literally have no idea.
     
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  3. Viva_Giggsy

    Viva_Giggsy Well-Known Member

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    Rooney,Wilson and Hernandez will do.
     
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  4. DerekTheMole

    DerekTheMole Well-Known Member

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    Really? <yikes>
     
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  5. glazerfodder

    glazerfodder Well-Known Member

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    You can just see the Chelsea bench going into panic mode - Rooney takes a knock and Wilson is preparing to come on...................................No Chicarito, no RvP, no Falcao even - I see problems ahead.
     
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  6. Star of David Bardsley

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    You could do a lot worse than Austin for £15m
     
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  7. Chief

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    Definitely not, no!

    We have to get someone in. Muller would be great but I'm fairly sure that won't happen.(reverse jinx!)
    No idea otherwise, we should have kept one of Falcao or RVP in my opinion.
     
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    I guess UTD have a player ready to come or RvP would not be going
     
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    Depay: "I'm excited to do my job for Man Utd and score goals",

    Depay: "I'm excited about scoring goals and giving assists. I'm a striker"

    Louis van Gaal on striker problem: "It is one of the reasons that we bought Memphis."
     
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  10. UnitedinRed

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    Well yeh, Depay can play as a striker but hes really a left forward not someone who plays centrally.

    We will buy a striker. Its blatantly obvious. We've moved over half a milliom off the wage bill already.
     
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    UnitedinRed Well-Known Member

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    With us moving such a large amount off the wage bill, is it possible we sign harry Kane for a big fee on low wages? I mean he wont be earning much at the minute?
     
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    Keep those fingers crossed <laugh>
     
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  13. Star of David Bardsley

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    He's signed a new contract twice fairly recently so I'd imagine he's on around £50k.

    Seems a huge risk on the fee though for a guy who's not even had one full season.
     
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  14. UnitedinRed

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    Not saying we will sign him. Just a possibility. We are clearly freeing up wages we dont have to free up for a reason. Almost like a plan (but not)
     
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  15. lostboi

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    Sincerely with the kind of midfield we are building, we really do not need a top class striker. At the moment what we need is a back up striker. I believe this is the season to leave Rooney up front there and see what he could do, this time around he won't be playing in midfield. We will obviously be playing 4-3-3 , yes we have the players for that formation now with Bastian, Morgan, Carrick, Herrera, even mata can be one of the midfield 3. We can keep Hernandez as back up striker, and of course we still have Wilson. Oh and depay can also play as striker. Getting a world class striker would disorganised the team again just like last season, because we will be forced to play 2 strikers and it will affect the midfield.

    All top class teams play with just one striker backed by a strong midfield. If we must get a striker and it has to be Muller, if we get Muller then we definitely have to sell di Maria. Muller can play on the right, depay on the left and Rooney in the middle. If Rooney gets injured, Muller can then play in the middle, that is how versatile he is.
     
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  16. Stan

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    Balotelli.
     
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  17. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    The City striker!! Name escapes me!!
     
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  18. luvgonzo

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    No you're talking. You can have him for **** all, I'll drive him to Manchester myself.
     
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  19. Master Yoda

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    Feel you need a bit of pace...

    Lacazette, Gameiro, J. Martinez... not really much quality out there right now unless you're spending 60m+ on Suarez, Benzema, Aguero etc.
     
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  20. Treble

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    I'll take all of them.
     
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