United offered £100 million for Bale.

I guess it was probably something like £50m+ Nani and Hernandez and United valued those two at £50m combined

I read today that United went for Bebe instead of Hazard. Is that true or was I tripping? Cause if I wasn't somebody was?

I guess it was probably something like £50m+ Nani and Hernandez and United valued those two at £50m combined
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You are laughing at some valuation you have just made up. Strange bloke

Yes it's in Fergie's book.. he went for Bebe instead of Hazard, French footballer of the year. On the recommendation of Carlos Queiroz. Dear oh dear !!!!

Robb

I have t agree

The way we were penny pinching was unreal. I just didn't get it

My hunch is our new CEO thought we could play hardball and win

I didn't want moyes to overdo things but a top central midfielder was a must and we got fellaini for 27 million. I don't personally blame moyes. Pretty sure he doesn't say how much we can spend

It was Woodward that came home early from oz

Good thread by the way

comment by Stretford_Ender85 (U10955)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
It's total BS in my opinion.

If Spurs had have called our bluff and said "go on then 100m and he's yours"..........the tumbleweeds would have blown by.

No way on earth would we offer 100m for him when a player we needed far far far more (Cesc) we were bartering all the way for.

Pre 2005 (before the Glazers) we had the british transfer record. Since their arrival we've dropped to 5th in the PL alone.

They prefer the money going the other way.
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Since the glazers took over, we have spent a higher percentage of revenue on player costs than the cool more crew did

Not a glazer fan but I can't ignore the amount they have spent

I think fergie trusted the players he had and bought who he want

comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
I wouldn't be surprised if you were willing to pay a lot for him. I've heard god knows how many times that you thought you would get Ronaldo in the summer and I personally believe that too, so there was the money there for me.

Agree about the Fabregas one, that was bizarre. Difference between your outgoing chief exec and your incoming perhaps?
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No perhaps about it for me melts

comment by VCD © (x 20) (U13761)
posted 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Most sensible blue on here ^
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Melts is a red

He just pretends to be blue because it's trendy

I think that Bale would have been an ideal player to improve us, but £100m is ridiculous.

At the same time I think that our wingers, despite not being world beaters, are victimised by most of our fans despite the fact that our tactical system doesn't allow them to attack effectively. Changes need to be made, but I think that tactics is the first port of call, rather than personnel.

Moyes would have ruined Bale with his dinosaur tactics