Zaha or Ince

VC - do you think it's more worthwhile spending £15m on a player with potential, rather than a proven player? I mean, for an example a player like Sneijder went for £8.5m.

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Who did we spend 15 million on?

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 5 seconds ago
VC - do you think it's more worthwhile spending £15m on a player with potential, rather than a proven player? I mean, for an example a player like Sneijder went for £8.5m.

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Who did we spend 15 million on?
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Sorry I meant £5m with the £10m optional addons. Palace's quote, "here Fergie, just fire us the cash down whenever you feel like it, if you want, like.

OK, let's leave the price out and say, spending a lot of money on a player with potential....

RR

In answer to the rest, look back at how United have been at the top for the last twenty years.

Look at how SAF has built all his teams.

Buying proven players doesn't always work out, see Veron and Berbatov for example.

RR

10 million with 5 million in add ons.

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 5 minutes ago
RR

In answer to the rest, look back at how United have been at the top for the last twenty years.

Look at how SAF has built all his teams.

Buying proven players doesn't always work out, see Veron and Berbatov for example.
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But Fergie has always spent big on proven players, yes in the background he has bought a few young players but never for these types of fees. When a player was old and ready to move on, like Pallister or Bruce for an example, who was signed?

Cole and Yorke, who was signed?

Never was it young players with potential, always proven players for big cash.

I suspect changes at United.

But Fergie has always spent big on proven players

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Not as often as you think. SAF only signed the odd one or two proven players to compliment his younger ones. remember he has been doing this for 26 years or so.

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Never was it young players with potential, always proven players for big cash.

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Back in the early days he didn't have to buy them, they came through the youth set up. But the FA then went and changed the rules, limmiting where you could sign the youth players from. They had to be from within a certain distance from the club.

This led to having to by young players from abroad, to get round this rule. Hense SAF buying Ronaldo, Nani Vidic, Anderson etc.

Rafa done it, in plenty, for your own club as well.

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I suspect changes at United.

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There are always changes at United. SAF knows we can not sit still, and he never has.

Just out of interest, why the name change TOOR?

Just out of interest, why the name change TOOR?
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People kept removing the "R" and replacing it with the "L". I think he had enough

Just wanted a change VC. Thought I might get away from the stalkers who scream you arent allowing an opinion, just because I gave mine. Wasnt to be however but I deal with it.

Not at all Rash, I got the humour in that.