I mean in the past we havent, its a bit silly to start doing this now.
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Well that's because Gill and Fergie chose to keep things quiet

Ed and Moyes are different people and clearly they have different styles to Gill and Fergie

Personally, as much as I hated being kept in the dark over transfer targets, I think it was the respectable thing to do.

Personally, as much as I hated being kept in the dark over transfer targets, I think it was the respectable thing to do.

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I prefer it this way. Not knowing who you will sign till its done.

Worst thing about the speculation is waiting and then not getting your target.

I reckon a bid of £40M will tempt Barca.
£30M isnt worth if for Barca, especially when you consider the amount that'll go to Arsenal

It was great when we signed a top player pretty much out of the blue.

Tevez, RVP and even when we singned Nani, Anderson and Hargreaves all pretty much on the same day without much specualtion.

Having said that, maybe if we'd been more vocal and showed the player we wanted him more we may have signed one of Hazard, Lucas, SNeijder, Nasri etc.

comment by Smalling_Jones_ (U16290)
posted 1 minute ago
It was great when we signed a top player pretty much out of the blue.

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Tell me what top player we have signed out of the blue?

I really can't think of any, simply because United rarely sign top players.

As I said above, Veron, Berba and RVP were not done in secret.

When United were after Shearer everybody knew about it. And he ended up rejecting us.

Veron, Berba and RVP were not done in secret.
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Obviously with world class players it was never going to be done in secret

But I'm talking relative. We managed to get RVP and Tevez without long drawn out sagas.

There's a difference between 'secret' and 'quickly concluded'. RVP and Tevez were not suddenly announced to a surprised public, they just got done quite quickly after we became aware of them. (Actually, was the Tevez transfer that quick? I don't remember it as such.)

Didn't the Hargreaves saga go on and on?

You don't think the RVP transfer would've taken a while behind the scenes?

We're talking about Wenger's crown jewel here. We're talking about Arsenal selling their main asset to Manchester United. It would've taken a while believe me

Had Fergie come out affter his inital offer and said he's trying to sign RVP, it would've been all over the media, on twitter etc like the THiago saga if not worse considering it was between 2 english clubs

Tevez transfer was far from an Easy transfer. I was 14 at the time and at that age you are very keen on knowing the details. I remember we had a problem signing him because of Kia jorbichian (spelling). There was some issues regarding his registration.

comment by VCD © (x 20) (U13761)
posted 32 minutes ago
Does anyone really believe that Moyes would set himself up like this ?? Surely Utd know something or wouldn't comment.

Why would they make Moyes look like an idiot ?





I agree, whether we get him or not I don't know, but we are clearly serious about this transfer.

The thing which concerns me is Moyes clack of confidence or conviction that we will actually sign any if the targets.

But I'm talking relative. We managed to get RVP and Tevez without long drawn out sagas.

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We didn't buy Tevez, and the loan deal with him went on for quite some time.

Are you new to supportinmg United?

its all gone very quiet


has this bid has been accepted and the club are thrashing out personal terms with fabregas before making the announcement....

blabla

I believe Barca will wait until their new manager comes in, before any decision is made here.

I think he will be staying put to be honest.

Have to agree with you VC. In fact deep down I think most UTD fans think this a long shot anyway and the fact that barcelona are searching for a new manager makes it even more unlikely.
I would assume that the club have other midfield targets to fall back on.

2nd bid rejected

well thats definately put an end to my little lapse into fantasy