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Offline Witton Warrior

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5925 on: August 17, 2014, 04:08:11 PM »
I'd take Hernadez or Wellbeck on loan any day. But United won't let them go I would presume.

They will never sell to a title rival

;-)

Offline ozzjim

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5926 on: August 17, 2014, 04:50:13 PM »
I can understand him going to a top club, but  Southampton, do me a favour. Things finally look as if they may be changing at the club and credit to lambert for the signings so far. Senderos and Richardson showed enough yesterday to show that a lot of us (me included) were wrong to write them off

One match doesn't count for much but there seemed a sense of solidity there yesterday that we didn't have even at Arsenal twelve month ago. I don't want to tempt fate, but while I can't see us getting the three or four freak results we had last season I can't see us getting turned over so regularly by teams that end up relegated or losing so many late goals.

Totally agree Dave, we look a far more solid outfit and there is the likes of Benteke, Sanchez and Okore to be added to the squad

Yep, i'm far to lazy to check myself, but how many times did Clark and Baker play together last season ? Whatever it was, it was far too many, hopefully won't be so often this season.

It just makes keeping Vlaar, unless really silly money is offered, the more important. Look at our squad, how many of the "relegation" rivals can boast a world cup dream team centre half, a couple of highly rated midfielders and a £30 million pound centre forward. All in all our squad should now coast to safety, but Vlaar going would put that in jeopardy if not replaced immediately.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5927 on: August 17, 2014, 07:21:59 PM »
trouble is, the WC Dream Team member is made of glass and the £30m striker isn't even playing yet.

Offline Nastylee

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5928 on: August 17, 2014, 09:07:10 PM »
The other problem is the much lauded super striker, Hernandez, has never produced anything as a starter. Also, with many teams playing off one striker, where would he play? He certainly wouldn't entertain being super sub at VP.

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5929 on: August 17, 2014, 09:27:18 PM »
trouble is, the WC Dream Team member is made of glass and the £30m striker isn't even playing yet.

Bit harsh Mr Barnet, the striker will be playing soon it seems. As for Vlaar, he is a Villa player, and want that for a long while.

Offline silhillvilla

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5930 on: August 17, 2014, 09:42:52 PM »
I'd take Hernadez or Wellbeck on loan any day. But United won't let them go I would presume.

They will never sell to a title rival

;-)
They aren't ?

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5931 on: August 17, 2014, 09:52:34 PM »
I'd take Hernadez or Wellbeck on loan any day. But United won't let them go I would presume.

They will never sell to a title rival

;-)
They aren't ?

Well we are higher than them now lol

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5932 on: August 17, 2014, 09:56:53 PM »
The other problem is the much lauded super striker, Hernandez, has never produced anything as a starter. Also, with many teams playing off one striker, where would he play? He certainly wouldn't entertain being super sub at VP.

This is spot on. Hernandez has never been a success when starting for Man U. All his bits of brilliance have usually come as a sub for the last 20/30 minutes when the opposition are tiring. Ask most Man U fans and they will say if they see him down as a starter then they start to worry.

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5933 on: August 17, 2014, 10:11:36 PM »
Benteke is twiice the player Hernandez is and more. We need a wide player and I will be more than happy, even if my missus is agrummpy fecker again ]

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5934 on: August 17, 2014, 10:41:03 PM »
The other problem is the much lauded super striker, Hernandez, has never produced anything as a starter. Also, with many teams playing off one striker, where would he play? He certainly wouldn't entertain being super sub at VP.

This is spot on. Hernandez has never been a success when starting for Man U. All his bits of brilliance have usually come as a sub for the last 20/30 minutes when the opposition are tiring. Ask most Man U fans and they will say if they see him down as a starter then they start to worry.
Hernandez has done his job and helped extend the Manure Brand in Mexico. He has very poor first touch and does not even start for a mediocre Mexican team.
I say leave well alone unless we want to sell a few shirts down Mexico way but I think that ship has already sailed.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5935 on: August 17, 2014, 10:49:19 PM »
I wouldn't mind us loaning Wilfred Zaha. Be interesting to see if he could link up well with with Benteke.

Offline Goldie.7

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5936 on: August 17, 2014, 11:05:35 PM »
I wouldn't mind us loaning Wilfred Zaha. Be interesting to see if he could link up well with with Benteke.

I think he's overrated tbh. Saying that though i thought the same of Sterling a couple years ago, only with an option to buy clause maybe, we don't want another Walker situation happening.

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5937 on: August 18, 2014, 07:42:22 AM »
If we're to play a 433, then the current frontline options are Gabby, Weimann, N'Zogbia, Cole, Kozak and Benteke.  So, in our era of financial prudence, will we take on another big wage to go into that pool?  And if a loan like Gnarby, I'd much rather we give Grealish a chance. 

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5938 on: August 18, 2014, 08:25:16 AM »
Dembele or Holtby are the two players I'd most like to see arrive at VP.

Offline RussellC

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Re: Transfer Speculation / Gossip
« Reply #5939 on: August 18, 2014, 08:50:15 AM »
Dembele or Holtby are the two players I'd most like to see arrive at VP.

I think Chadli would be also a good addition and probably more realistic than either of those 2. He wasn't even on the bench on Saturday and (I'd imagine) be on lower wages than the other 2.

 


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