Did Roy Evans reject Zidane?

[bazza76]

I think we had a chance to sign him after he had a crap year in Italy but we missed the chance when we missed out on the CL after losing five games in a row without scoring a goal.

He stayed in Italy and a year later Real signed him for a World record fee after he had a fantastic season for Juve.

Before his move to Spain, ZZ was quoted as saying he wouldnt go to england because he could not dictate control of the game at the pace of the PL.

[Parm]

Before his move to Spain, ZZ was quoted as saying he wouldnt go to england because he could not dictate control of the game at the pace of the PL.

deja vu?

[Jack D Rips]

I've got a mate who is a Spurs season ticket holder and he never shuts up about Gerry Francis refusing the option to sign Zidane because he was "too wooden".

Any time we talk about football my mate brings it up, followed by a sigh and a shake of the head. Talk to any Spurs fan about it, they're all still very bitter about it.

"Too wooden"! For ****s sake...

Dead right. Gerry Francis was and is too wooden

[Parm]

Ah the old days of BB and Teamtalk circa 1998....somebody always saw Ronaldo/Zidane/anyone else at an airport/hotel/Melwood.

At least it gave us a laugh.

[alunevans]

wasn't it in fowlers book - something about how evans had a list of players he felt needed to win the league but the board didn't back him, there was something like thuram, desailly, gary mac and a strker I can't remember now - evans felt he had enough young talent and needed to strenghten with experience - i'm sure it was fowlers book

sheringham was defo in fowler's book as someone evans wanted and who the board wouldn't buy. sheringham i think is one of the best players since the premiership started and would have fitted liverpool beautifully.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

We have made so many bloopers in not signing players its shocking from Zidane to Etooooo etc........

[BillobShaisley]

zidane was crap anyway!

Yeah. " Not a proven Premiership performer ". "We need Joey Barton!"

[Johnny H]

Roy Evans also turned down the chance to sign Roberto Carlos from Inter Milan for £2m, and Jaap Stam for a similar fee from PSV a year before United signed him.

[dirty_sanchez]

Roberto Carlos was **** as well. Couldn't defend for toffee.

[rushscored4]

Dead right. Gerry Francis was and is too wooden

But I love the way he has defiantly hung onto the same hairstyle since he was England captain in the 1970s...

[KK07]

But I love the way he has defiantly hung onto the same hairstyle since he was England captain in the 1970s...

Everytime I see that ****er I think the same thing!!

Sad ****er,it's 2007 FFS!!!! :whatever:

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Roy Evans also turned down the chance to sign Roberto Carlos from Inter Milan for £2m, and Jaap Stam for a similar fee from PSV a year before United signed him.

Wouldn't have made a difference. We still had David James in goal.

[CJ]

i think every team has made big mistakes in the market. look at the scum no ronaldihno or robben.

but i dont think carlos was ever that good. he lived off that free kick for a long time

[felly]

i remember reading about Sheringham/Thuram and Desially. i think it was in Evan's book Ghost on the wall

[glynner]

sheringham was defo in fowler's book as someone evans wanted and who the board wouldn't buy. sheringham i think is one of the best players since the premiership started and would have fitted liverpool beautifully.

I always wanted us to sign Sheringham too.

He would have been a regular goalscorer for us for years