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Post by Deez on Oct 20, 2015 17:34:44 GMT
The word "Smalling" isn't appearing anywhere near enough in here, considering Alt and myself fought an almost continual battle on his behalf since Christmas...... I don't usually hop on these trains but I've been championing Mike since Crimbo, going to make me look quite stupid if he slips back again. But anyway, brilliant thread. I hope we get to put Klopp in here in a couple of years time after our meltdown |
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Post by Sméagol on Oct 20, 2015 17:37:59 GMT
Obertan - for some reason I thought he could be the real deal
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2015 17:44:08 GMT
if this man came to play for us and you'd not seen him play, would you write him off?  It isn't really a fair question as we have all seen him playing for us over the last ten or so years.  |
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Post by Deez on Oct 20, 2015 17:58:53 GMT
Brendan - I believed the hype during the Suarez peak, I even mentioned in here that he should have been our man.
Thank Zeus I'm not in any position of power at United
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Post by Coogie on Oct 20, 2015 20:50:11 GMT
I'm pretty sure I said Welbeck would be as good as bale a few years back :S
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Post by Coogie on Oct 20, 2015 20:53:06 GMT
Oah and going Old school.. Alan Smith was the next Roy Keane... Dafuq!
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Post by Stew on Oct 20, 2015 22:09:40 GMT
I'm going to mention Wilf Zaha . Honestly thought we were on to a good prospect there. I still think he'll go on to prove a good player. Powell is another good shout. He really should have made a big impact in the game. Huge natural talent. |
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Post by sanners on Oct 20, 2015 23:37:16 GMT
I said Rooney would get 20+ league goals this season. Oh dear  What was I thinking ( or smoking ) great idea for a thread this is! |
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Post by aussiegraham on Oct 21, 2015 1:17:08 GMT
I'm as guilty as others on a lot of the aforementioned, but my individual picks would be Liam Miller (I really thought he was going to prove to be the ducks-nuts) and Andy (Andrew) Cole, who I thought was an over-hyped, over-priced Newcastle standard goal poacher.
"D'oh!"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 4:33:54 GMT
I named my Cat, Rooney, about 7 years ago. Yeah, I have an eight year old Labrador called Rooney. Now there's two Rooney's who have to regularly be taken on to a large field so that they can bark randomly and shit all over the place. |
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Post by ZlattackRed on Oct 21, 2015 5:20:04 GMT
Brendan - I believed the hype during the Suarez peak, I even mentioned in here that he should have been our man. Thank Zeus I'm not in any position of power at United Same here. Thought that Brendon was being overly criticized Was initially unhappy with Fellaini's acquisition. I know many wont take that as a mistake, but, ignoring the price tag, now I am pretty Ok with him in the squad. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 8:01:03 GMT
i really don't understand why anyone would write off a player that they've never seen (regardless of the fee) ?? being wrong about a player you saw reaching the top is different. some of the initial predictions about martial (not here, from pundits and so-called experts) were astonishing. just looking at him, the kid has all the physical attributes you could ask for, and at 19 he's pretty much a blank canvas. seeing his full debut for france v denmark he was absolutely brilliant. and i've never seen anybody breeze by seamus coleman so easily, repeatedly. were i LVG, id rotate him/memphis in the LW position, keep rooney (if we must) up front and keep ander @ #10. the final third was better by leaps and bounds v everton. Never wrote off the player himself. Didn't understand why the Pedro deal failed and then we paid huge for a teenager. It was pretty much confirmed by a French paper that we went in last second and he was not an original priority. |
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Post by Rustin Cohle on Oct 21, 2015 8:38:37 GMT
I thought Darren Fletcher would never be of United quality.
Backed Falcao to come good for us.
Thought Shevchenko going to Chelsea would lead to them winning the PL 3/4 times in a row.
Thought we should have sold Smalling.
Thought Evans was a future United captain.
Didn't want us to buy RVP.
Was really annoyed Arsenal signed Nasri, thought he was gonna be a top top player
Thought Cleverley would be a very good creative outlet for us.
Thought City would turn their 11/12 title win into a strech of dominance.
Thought Chelsea would walk the PL this year.
Thought Anderson would be a top player for us.
Thought Real were stupid to sell Ozil & buy Bale (won them the CL though).
Had no doubt Rafael would be a world class right back for us for a decade.
Thought Zaha would be quality (and form a great partnership with Rafa). Thought Powell was a great purchase too.
Was convinced Kagawa would be key (maybe I get a pass though as he wasn't shipped out for being sh*te).
Thought SAF would continue until at least 2017 and then hand straight to Giggs.
The biggest one of all? I put £20 on Rooney to be top scorer in the PL at the start of the season. I still had faith in pre-season, but was very quickly turned; Swansea & costing us that goal was the final nail in the coffin.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 9:07:08 GMT
I remember being more than a little excited by Poborsky back in the day.
Darren Fletcher was far too weak to be a midfielder according to my expert judgement.
Somebody else mentioned it, but was convinced Alan Smith would make an excellent defensive mid.
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Post by Bestie on Oct 21, 2015 9:10:33 GMT
I thought Darren Fletcher would never be of United quality. Backed Falcao to come good for us. Thought Shevchenko going to Chelsea would lead to them winning the PL 3/4 times in a row. Thought we should have sold Smalling. Thought Evans was a future United captain. Didn't want us to buy RVP. Was really annoyed Arsenal signed Nasri, thought he was gonna be a top top player Thought Cleverley would be a very good creative outlet for us. Thought City would turn their 11/12 title win into a strech of dominance. Thought Chelsea would walk the PL this year. Thought Anderson would be a top player for us. Thought Real were stupid to sell Ozil & buy Bale (won them the CL though). Had no doubt Rafael would be a world class right back for us for a decade. Thought Zaha would be quality (and form a great partnership with Rafa). Thought Powell was a great purchase too. Was convinced Kagawa would be key (maybe I get a pass though as he wasn't shipped out for being sh*te). Thought SAF would continue until at least 2017 and then hand straight to Giggs. The biggest one of all? I put £20 on Rooney to be top scorer in the PL at the start of the season. I still had faith in pre-season, but was very quickly turned; Swansea & costing us that goal was the final nail in the coffin. I think that any player who 'failed' under Moyes gets a pass. Zaha was never given a chance here, neither was Kagawa. I think leeway should be given for Powell too, as it isn't a lack of ability that is hampering him. |
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