2 comments on Sky sports website, made me angry, really, really angry. I very much doubt they are United fans but I just wanted to bring highlight the comments so people can shoot em' down accordingly.
On the topic that Sir Alex doesn't wish to sign anyone else, these were 2 replies;
1) quongy says August 13, 2011 7:12pm I hear what everyone is saying but you will not and i repeat, WILL NOT dominate europe with Cleverley playing CM ... A club of United's stature should be cementing themselves as Europes top dog but instead we're getting absolutely anialated by a Barca team, who in my eyes match us in every department on the field apart from CM, they tear us apart in there ! whether you like it or not, we need a world class talisman, people need to wake up and smell the coffee, barca by fabregas , united want cleverly to be a regualar instead of Sneijder, says it all ...
and even worse
2) schism says August 13, 2011 6:51pm i'm afraid fergie has got this one WRONG. we are crying out for a midfielder with class. Carrick is championship level at best. Anderson just doesn't do it consistantly. The youngesters coming through maybe good but against barca will be made to look like kids. Fergie said he wanted to topple barca who have invested in sanchez and fabregas. we are a long way behind and will stay there unkless the stubbon old fool gets his checkbook out and signs a decent midfielder
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United forever, boo to these 2.
Do people really believe this?
posted on 14/8/11
OK, I'm in disbelief that you think that but you're entitled.
And yes, I will be watching the two best teams on earth play in an hour or so. They've got the best players and play they best football bar none. Why wouldn't anyone want to watch that?
posted on 14/8/11
Ashley Young will be a great United signing, I would find it unlikely to say that there is a casm in class between the two, I may be wrong, but again if you open up your eyes and take off the blinkers he didnt wish to come to us so it is TOTALLY IRRELEVANT.
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Ashley Young is a good player, Proven in the PL and integrated into the squad nicely so Ill give u the benefit of the doubt even though sanchez could be the new ronaldo. I like Ashley Young and he will do well for us.
Fabregas isnt better than
Anderson
Park
Giggs
Cleverley
Fletcher
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That is wrong in so many ways. First of all Fabregas and Fletcher are different type of players so cant really compare them. truth is we dont have anyone to compare with Fabregas. Fabregas oozes class(I can say that because he is leaving). His close control, vision and composure on the ball is second to none. He is the kind of player we need. If Fabregas is not hellbent on barca im sure SAF will break the bank to sign him
posted on 14/8/11
ShevyMoorDevil (U1429):
"We are crying out for a top clas midfielder yet no one has arrived which is just mind boggling bad management! "
The only thing that is "mind boggling" here is that anyone would accuse SAF of "bad management" - especially if they are so foolish as to think that a "top class midfielder" is something you can pick up at the local convenience store.
Such a player would need to be of sufficient calibre to make a significant improvement to our team, and who would be within range of our current restricted finances.
So who would that be? Modric? Wants to go to Chelsea.
Nasri? wants to go to City.
Sneijder? Doesn't want to lower his financial demands.
Rage of Reaper (U4088):
"See what your saying, but thats like saying that coming 2nd over a period of 20 years is better then coming 1st for 10"
No, that's what you just said. Please don't try to attribute me with such nonsense just so you can knock down such an absurd statement.
Besides, we have done better than 2nd more than once and no-one has always come 1st in Europe for 10 years anyway, so I really don't see the relevance even were it a sensible statement.
"I dont think we have dominated Europe, more that we have consistently faltered..."
Think what you like, it's free country... but it doesn't alter the fact that UEFA has had Man Utd the top team over that time.
I would suggest their rankings for their own competitions probably have rather more to commend them than the opinion of a fan or three.
And frankly, any team who does not win the competition more than once every two years can be said to have "consistently faltered", as they have clearly failed at some stage in the competition more regularly than they have succeeded. And this of course means that every single club in Europe have failed thus, so it is a rather pointless criticism.
Since there is no other team in Europe who have won the competition and made the semis and QF as often as Man Utd over that time - and I can't even recall the various records like goalscoring, clean sheets, undefeated runs etc - I really cannot see any real basis for people's complaints over our European status.
posted on 15/8/11
Umpteenth
Anderson as Carrick world class? And better than Fabregas? Really?
There are precious few players that I personally would deem WC in the PL, and those two are not among them. I'm not even entirely sure how you would qualify a player as being WC, but I'm certain those two don't match the criteria. At least you seem to be in the minority even amongst your own fans.
I hope you don't get Sneijder as you really would be the team to beat then. Not that you aren't already. We're looking a lot better, but can't see us grabbing the title this year. Maybe next, although I'll go on cheering and believing anyway.
posted on 15/8/11
SCREEN - "First of all Fabregas and Fletcher are different type of players so cant really compare them. truth is we dont have anyone to compare with Fabregas. Fabregas oozes class(I can say that because he is leaving). His close control, vision and composure on the ball is second to none. He is the kind of player we need. If Fabregas is not hellbent on barca im sure SAF will break the bank to sign him."
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Last year 11 assists and 3 goals in a team he played for all season, not rotated like ours, he played there all season long. Anderson has more vision than Fabregas, Cleverley shows a good motor good vision and close control and intricate passing.
Oozes class, close control and vision second to none - good god!!!! Just rubbish, I can't think of any game I have ever seen him dominate against us or anyone for that matter. I have most definately seen Anderson have him in his pocket for a whole 90 minutes I remember that very well.
And your last comment - if he is not hellbent on signing for Barca - has anyhting over the last 2 years given you the indication that he may wish to sign for anyone else other than Barca?
To temper any argument i will state again, he is not better than what we have or at the very least he is not a world away from what we have. I am as passionate a United fan as anyone and I have faith in our team, players and manager, 3 european cup finals in 4 years and 19 leagues titles, gives me no reason to wish for anyhting else. Anderson will show you, Cleverley will show you, I really think all this mistrust in our own players really, really makes me mistrust your level of support.
posted on 15/8/11
@ Giggs_Deserves_To_Be_Knighted (U3625)
I didnt slate my team. I expressed my opinion about a non united player as a football fan. I said we dont have anyone to compare with Fabregas because we dont have a player who plays that style and not because i dont rate our players. For ur Fabregas bashing I take u still see him as player of a rival team so wont debate with you about it any further.
posted on 15/8/11
Screen - Fabregas oozes class(I can say that because he is leaving). His close control, vision and composure on the ball is second to none.
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On those criteria I believe Anderson is as good as Fabregas - Giggs, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Ronaldo, Scholes - still. All better, second to none eh?
posted on 15/8/11
Anderson.
Lol.
posted on 15/8/11
Chelsea pensioners
Lol.... LMFAO
posted on 29/8/11
AND THE REDS GO MARCHIN' ON, ON ON!!! MIDFIELD NONE TOO BAD AT THE MOMENT!