Not been so dross??? You've played 2 games FFS

comment by TheFuhrer (U19135) posted 1 minute ago
Wild Rovers is just angry because Di Maria is worth more than his entire club.
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Fack that...Bebe is worth more than our team

comment by Wild_ Rover (U5211)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by TheFuhrer (U19135) posted 1 minute ago
Wild Rovers is just angry because Di Maria is worth more than his entire club.
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Fack that...Bebe is worth more than our team
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Haha.

comment by Manc Python (U17527)
posted 2 minutes ago
Not been so dross??? You've played 2 games FFS
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and have they been dross....!?

my point being that nothing is certain....however much the outlay.......

they may click right away....take a season....or never hit the heights.

to write players off after 1 season is madness.

comment by TheFuhrer (U19135)
posted 4 minutes ago
Wild Rovers is just angry because Di Maria is worth more than his entire club.

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There is a slight possibility that Tom Cleverley is worth more than Blackburn.

comment by VC - Darren Fletcher is the white Bryan Robson (U3584)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by TheFuhrer (U19135)
posted 4 minutes ago
Wild Rovers is just angry because Di Maria is worth more than his entire club.

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There is a slight possibility that Tom Cleverley is worth more than Blackburn.
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There's always one that takes it too far.

I think it's a crazy signing.

I don't rate Di Maria anywhere near this value, and it concerns me that we are making a marquee signing instead of addressing the real problems in the squad.

I wanted to back Moyes last year and I want to back LVG this year, but the transfer policy up to this point leaves me confused... as it did last year.

comment by junction8 (U1074)
posted 54 seconds ago
comment by Manc Python (U17527)
posted 2 minutes ago
Not been so dross??? You've played 2 games FFS
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and have they been dross....!?

my point being that nothing is certain....however much the outlay.......

they may click right away....take a season....or never hit the heights.

to write players off after 1 season is madness.
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I'm not. However you can't deny that after a full season the money you spent which was around 100m mark the players that you bought were pretty shît last season.

Liverpool fans are doing the same with Balotelli. Last year no one’s talking about him (at least about his football). Now Liverpool fans reckon they’ve signed one of the best strikers in the world! Do me a favour
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Difference is, Di Maria helped Argies to a WC Final, even if everything didn't actually go through him and I actually felt he didn't do his ability justice in the WC.

He also won MOTM in a CL Final. I read that he had something like 35 goals/ assists in 42 games last season for Madrid.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 25 seconds ago
I think it's a crazy signing.

I don't rate Di Maria anywhere near this value, and it concerns me that we are making a marquee signing instead of addressing the real problems in the squad.

I wanted to back Moyes last year and I want to back LVG this year, but the transfer policy up to this point leaves me confused... as it did last year.
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No disagree.
For around a year now our fans have complained about the lack of speed going forward. It's far too static with the likes of mata, Kagawa, Rooney, RVP etc. now we have a top quality player who is absolute lightning. What we have been crying out for. Yes we need a cm and yes we need a commanding cb. Di Maria at least is a big start and what we needed attacking wise

"I don't rate Di Maria anywhere near this value, and it concerns me that we are making a marquee signing instead of addressing the real problems in the squad."

Issues like having 60% possession away to Sunderland and not being able to break them down?

I think he'll be great at it myself. Certainly better than Valencia or Young.

and it concerns me that we are making a marquee signing instead of addressing the real problems in the squad.

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It is addressing one of the real propblems with the squad Winston.

Or do you think Nani, Valencia and Young are adequate? If you do, you are very much on your own I would think.

He also won MOTM in a CL Final. I read that he had something like 35 goals/ assists in 42 games last season for Madrid.
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It was 29 goals/assists. Still 9 more than all our wingers combined

comment by VC - Darren Fletcher is the white Bryan Robson (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
and it concerns me that we are making a marquee signing instead of addressing the real problems in the squad.

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It is addressing one of the real propblems with the squad Winston.

Or do you think Nani, Valencia and Young are adequate? If you do, you are very much on your own I would think.
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This notion does my head, has for the last 3 years and I've wanted a winger every window.

When Di Maria gets playing everybody suddenly what it;s like to watch an exciting player again.


Manc Python, ESPN says he got 12 goals and 24 assists for Madrid alone last season.

Obviously he will improve the team.

But I will repeat - I think we're paying way over the odds for him, and I think we're failing to address one of the major problems in the team at the moment.

You guys disagree, fine.

I think our issues are further back up the pitch, and unless Di Maria is going to play centrally as a box to box midfielder, I don't see that changing.

"and I think we're failing to address one of the major problems in the team at the moment."

Depends on what you consider major problems. For me, cb, cm and wingers are major problems.

To be fair, I wonder how many of those assists were passes to Ronaldo.

Good signing for me, regardless of the cost. It will be interesting to see who else comes in for United now.

comment by Manc Python (U17527)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by junction8 (U1074)
posted 54 seconds ago
comment by Manc Python (U17527)
posted 2 minutes ago
Not been so dross??? You've played 2 games FFS
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and have they been dross....!?

my point being that nothing is certain....however much the outlay.......

they may click right away....take a season....or never hit the heights.

to write players off after 1 season is madness.
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I'm not. However you can't deny that after a full season the money you spent which was around 100m mark the players that you bought were pretty shît last season.
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they were....and it was done wrong.....too hard to intergrate that many at once....and even now....we'll have done very well if even 4 of them REALLY shine all season.

But I will repeat - I think we're paying way over the odds for him

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We know this, but this is now where we are at due to these problems not being fixed by SAF.

And, we all, also know the CM needs fixing tout de suite as well.

Manc Python, ESPN says he got 12 goals and 24 assists for Madrid alone last season
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Ah I was going by skysports who said he got 7 goals and 22 assists

Busbybabes (U9083)

Indeed, that is the crux of the disagreement!

comment by Manc Python (U17527)
posted 1 minute ago
Manc Python, ESPN says he got 12 goals and 24 assists for Madrid alone last season
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Ah I was going by skysports who said he got 7 goals and 22 assists
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In the league I think.

Gary Neville said last night that this signing could invigorate Mata's standing within the team and get the best out of him and I agreed with it.

Though Neville also had Di Maria as a left wingback

He also said he sees Di Maria behind the striker so I don't know where Mata will play if so?

Perhaps we can play Di Maria alongside Rooney, Mata, Kagawa and Fellaini in the lesser known 'five man number ten formation'.