VDS should have been bought when he went to Fulham. I was amazed when they made that signing.
Gazza.
Lost him because SAF went on holiday thinking the deal was done and Spurs bought his parents a house!
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 1 minute ago
VDS should have been bought when he went to Fulham. I was amazed when they made that signing.
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Meant to include him too. Would have solved the problem a few years earlier.
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 51 seconds ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
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I’ve no problem with us missing out on players as that happens and will again but the ones I’ve mentioned we seemingly weren’t even in for or pulled out of the deal.
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
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Arjen Robben and Damien Duff spring to mind
Zinedine zidane was recommended to fergie by Eric Cantona when he was young and undiscovered. Fergi said he wouldn’t know where to play him in that current side.
comment by Dunne was under Unger and I was over Dunne (U6037)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
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Arjen Robben and Damien Duff spring to mind
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Robbed rejected us and that’s probably why SAF didn’t go for him when Ronaldo was leaving.
Correct me if I’m wrong but not sure we were ever seriously in for Duff. He’s a big United fan.
Chelsea bidded for aguero at atletico, I think the year before he went to city, and we wouldn’t match their asking price when we were spending willy nilly. Has come back to bite us time and time again
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dunne was under Unger and I was over Dunne (U6037)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
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Arjen Robben and Damien Duff spring to mind
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Robbed rejected us and that’s probably why SAF didn’t go for him when Ronaldo was leaving.
Correct me if I’m wrong but not sure we were ever seriously in for Duff. He’s a big United fan.
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https://www.the42.ie/damien-duff-man-utd-3460065-Jun2017/
Just found this. We were interested and Duffer wanted the move but we wouldn’t pay up.
Rooney after he left Everton a couple of years ago. Would have won us a few more titles.
comment by Ban Wissaka (U5318)
posted 39 seconds ago
Ronaldinho
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Hmmm not sure about this. Not sure he would have had the same impact in the PL and we may not have signed Ronaldo then.
Josimar after the 1986 WC.
We settled for a half clapped out Viv Anderson a year later.
comment by Ban Wissaka (U5318)
posted 1 minute ago
Ronaldinho
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This.
That summer saga with all the speculation about whether he'd be with us or Barca stands out as being quite gripping (by transfer standards).
What a player and signing he'd have been.
I believe we were in for Dalglesh back in the day but he chose to go to Liverpool and we got Lou Macari instead.
comment by Dunne was under Unger and I was over Dunne (U6037)
posted 49 seconds ago
I believe we were in for Dalglesh back in the day but he chose to go to Liverpool and we got Lou Macari instead.
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'Kenny Dalglish's Fish and Chip Shop' doesn't have the same ring to it though.
not utd based but
maradona nearly signed for sheffield utd
jack walker decided against Zidane stating “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood"
messi almost joined rangers in 2004 after impressing them on football manager
I remember in 96 and 97 we were after Shearer and Juninho.
Got neither and had to settle for Sheringham and Solskjaer...
comment by dunc manson... you must follow ole... you must follow ole (U11713)
posted 2 minutes ago
not utd based but
maradona nearly signed for sheffield utd
jack walker decided against Zidane stating “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood"
messi almost joined rangers in 2004 after impressing them on football manager
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Blackburn missed out on Lewandowski due to the ash cloud too, if memory serves me correctly
From the independent :
In 2004, United were keen to sign Arjen Robben from PSV Eindhoven. They indicated to Harry van Raaij, the rather old-fashioned PSV president, that they would pay £12.5m but when the official offer was received it was around half the figure. Van Raaij was appalled and Chelsea took advantage to bring the Dutch winger to Stamford Bridge. United had already signed Cristiano Ronaldo and would go on to buy Wayne Rooney from Everton at the end of the summer. The tantalising prospect of Rooney, Ronaldo and Robben operating together feels like one of the great missed opportunities of English football.
Ronaldinho was probably the worst one. Another £1m and he would have been ours.
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 25 seconds ago
Ronaldinho was probably the worst one. Another £1m and he would have been ours.
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Something about Peter Kenyon deliberately scuppering it because he knew he was on his way to Chelsea
comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 25 seconds ago
Ronaldinho was probably the worst one. Another £1m and he would have been ours.
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Something about Peter Kenyon deliberately scuppering it because he knew he was on his way to Chelsea
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There was definitely something awry with Kenyon in his last 18 months with us
I’m with Ferguson on his decision with Hazard. Yes he would have been brilliant for us but we shouldn’t ever cave into the demands of agents, if all clubs did that then they soundly be as powerful as they are.
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posted on 12/8/20
VDS should have been bought when he went to Fulham. I was amazed when they made that signing.
posted on 12/8/20
Gazza.
Lost him because SAF went on holiday thinking the deal was done and Spurs bought his parents a house!
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 1 minute ago
VDS should have been bought when he went to Fulham. I was amazed when they made that signing.
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Meant to include him too. Would have solved the problem a few years earlier.
posted on 12/8/20
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 51 seconds ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
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I’ve no problem with us missing out on players as that happens and will again but the ones I’ve mentioned we seemingly weren’t even in for or pulled out of the deal.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Arjen Robben and Damien Duff spring to mind
posted on 12/8/20
Zinedine zidane was recommended to fergie by Eric Cantona when he was young and undiscovered. Fergi said he wouldn’t know where to play him in that current side.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Dunne was under Unger and I was over Dunne (U6037)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Arjen Robben and Damien Duff spring to mind
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Robbed rejected us and that’s probably why SAF didn’t go for him when Ronaldo was leaving.
Correct me if I’m wrong but not sure we were ever seriously in for Duff. He’s a big United fan.
posted on 12/8/20
Chelsea bidded for aguero at atletico, I think the year before he went to city, and we wouldn’t match their asking price when we were spending willy nilly. Has come back to bite us time and time again
posted on 12/8/20
Ronaldinho
posted on 12/8/20
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Dunne was under Unger and I was over Dunne (U6037)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by *Robbing Hoody - tell me I can't and I'll show you I can (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
Didn't Utd miss out on Essien.
There was that whole Mikel thing too although not quite the same.
Chelsea in general around that time seemed to be going for tge same players.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Arjen Robben and Damien Duff spring to mind
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Robbed rejected us and that’s probably why SAF didn’t go for him when Ronaldo was leaving.
Correct me if I’m wrong but not sure we were ever seriously in for Duff. He’s a big United fan.
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https://www.the42.ie/damien-duff-man-utd-3460065-Jun2017/
Just found this. We were interested and Duffer wanted the move but we wouldn’t pay up.
posted on 12/8/20
Rooney after he left Everton a couple of years ago. Would have won us a few more titles.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Ban Wissaka (U5318)
posted 39 seconds ago
Ronaldinho
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Hmmm not sure about this. Not sure he would have had the same impact in the PL and we may not have signed Ronaldo then.
posted on 12/8/20
Josimar after the 1986 WC.
We settled for a half clapped out Viv Anderson a year later.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Ban Wissaka (U5318)
posted 1 minute ago
Ronaldinho
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This.
That summer saga with all the speculation about whether he'd be with us or Barca stands out as being quite gripping (by transfer standards).
What a player and signing he'd have been.
posted on 12/8/20
I believe we were in for Dalglesh back in the day but he chose to go to Liverpool and we got Lou Macari instead.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Dunne was under Unger and I was over Dunne (U6037)
posted 49 seconds ago
I believe we were in for Dalglesh back in the day but he chose to go to Liverpool and we got Lou Macari instead.
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'Kenny Dalglish's Fish and Chip Shop' doesn't have the same ring to it though.
posted on 12/8/20
not utd based but
maradona nearly signed for sheffield utd
jack walker decided against Zidane stating “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood"
messi almost joined rangers in 2004 after impressing them on football manager
posted on 12/8/20
I remember in 96 and 97 we were after Shearer and Juninho.
Got neither and had to settle for Sheringham and Solskjaer...
posted on 12/8/20
comment by dunc manson... you must follow ole... you must follow ole (U11713)
posted 2 minutes ago
not utd based but
maradona nearly signed for sheffield utd
jack walker decided against Zidane stating “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood"
messi almost joined rangers in 2004 after impressing them on football manager
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Blackburn missed out on Lewandowski due to the ash cloud too, if memory serves me correctly
posted on 12/8/20
From the independent :
In 2004, United were keen to sign Arjen Robben from PSV Eindhoven. They indicated to Harry van Raaij, the rather old-fashioned PSV president, that they would pay £12.5m but when the official offer was received it was around half the figure. Van Raaij was appalled and Chelsea took advantage to bring the Dutch winger to Stamford Bridge. United had already signed Cristiano Ronaldo and would go on to buy Wayne Rooney from Everton at the end of the summer. The tantalising prospect of Rooney, Ronaldo and Robben operating together feels like one of the great missed opportunities of English football.
posted on 12/8/20
Ronaldinho was probably the worst one. Another £1m and he would have been ours.
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 25 seconds ago
Ronaldinho was probably the worst one. Another £1m and he would have been ours.
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Something about Peter Kenyon deliberately scuppering it because he knew he was on his way to Chelsea
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Barf Vader (U15867)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 25 seconds ago
Ronaldinho was probably the worst one. Another £1m and he would have been ours.
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Something about Peter Kenyon deliberately scuppering it because he knew he was on his way to Chelsea
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There was definitely something awry with Kenyon in his last 18 months with us
posted on 12/8/20
I’m with Ferguson on his decision with Hazard. Yes he would have been brilliant for us but we shouldn’t ever cave into the demands of agents, if all clubs did that then they soundly be as powerful as they are.
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