Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:22 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

The reviews I've read are that he's very raw, but has the potential to be a superb player. I think Everton's interest is a short term thing, bring him in build up his strength and develop him then sell him on to a big European club for three or four times what we paid for him once he scores a few in the PL. From reading up on him it seems he wouldn't be good enough now to get gametime at a Barca, Milan, United, PSG level club but that they think he'll end up there. AC Milan have been linked to him for a good 12 months now and Arsenal had a bid turned down recently for him. His club have since been relegated and would now accept less than £5m, provided most of it was up front.

Sounds like a decent prospect too from what I've read. Wouldn't be supposed if he joined PSG to be honest.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:37 pm  

Man U agreed terms to sign Van Persie!

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:40 pm  

United finally sign Van Persie. 24m, 4yr deal.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:44 pm  

The Van Persie deal must be heavily staggered. Who pays £24 million for someone with one year on a contract?

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:03 pm  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

The Van Persie deal must be heavily staggered. Who pays £24 million for someone with one year on a contract?

Rather pay £24m for someone with 1 year left than pay £35m for a lump of wood with +1 year.

I guess Citeh didn't want him then. I hope they're ''RVP'ing'' themselves with fear now

i know it was awful..

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:06 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Fabrice Muamba has retired on medical advice.

Surely he should be taking God's advice? God is the one who saved him, remember?

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:27 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

Rather pay £24m for someone with 1 year left than pay £35m for a lump of wood with +1 year.

I guess Citeh didn't want him then. I hope they're ''RVP'ing'' themselves with fear now

i know it was awful..

City clearly did want him, Mancini made that very clear. Reading between the lines it seems Van Persie has been set on a move to United for a good while, City's early admission of defeat made that clear.

I think we'll see more movement this window too. With RVP and Rooney, is there any room for Hernandez or Welbeck at United? Mancini seems frustrated by City's lack of progress so I think they will tie up Agger and Sinclair.

Arsenal having some spare cash and no doubt major pressure to spend it from the fans worries me too. I just hope they don't come calling for Baines, Jagielka or Fellaini.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:09 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Bluenoses are generally sound. I was referring to the likes of Mark and LGJM who turn everything into a DlCK measuring contest.

Scouse whining because you keep losing.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:10 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I think we'll see more movement this window too. With RVP and Rooney, is there any room for Hernandez or Welbeck at United?

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With Owen gone and Berbatov going, I'd reckon that both Welbeck and Hernandez will see plenty of action.

Re: Football Chat Thread - Euro 2012 edition : Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:22 pm  

The best thing about the van Persie deal is seeing Piers Morgan losing it on twitter.

Massive risk from United, but the rewards are potentially huge. If RVP carries on like last season then United have just improved themselves massively. But if last season was just a freakishly good season that won't be repeated then it could harm them enormously. It's a risk Citeh could have taken without thinking, but United won't be able to shrug it off if he goes back to his sicknote past.