Bascombe- Americans to sell up?

[Alpha]

I'm happy as long as Rafa have a fair chance to go for his number one targets in every window and not for his second, third or fourth choice.

If you look at where Man U have spent their money in past couple of years and see how they have paid a premium for the likes of Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Vidic, it comes as no surprise to see them back at the top.

Ferguson is in a priviledged position of getting the exactly players he wants because his board are willing to pay above and beyond the asking price if it guarantees the signature.

Personally, I feel that the amount of money the Scum spent in the summer leaves them open to the accusation of buying success and that isn't a road I would want us to go down.

But I don't think it is unreasonable to let Rafa go for at least one of his first-choice targets in every window.

I'd love us to strike a balance between developing our own talent and supplementing it with the odd top class signing.

[AFII]

I couldnt give a **** wht our budget is to be honest mate, as long as we dont just go spending silly money like them cunts united and chelsea. What liverpool and arsenal do is more my cup of tea, and involves more managerial skill.

I grew up watching us buy one, maybe 2 if your lucky, good players each summer and maybe a squad filler or two. This is what I like to see.

I dont ever want to see us become one of them cuntish clubs like United, Chelsea or Real madrid that just spunk good money after bad in a ridiculous attempt to buy trophys.

I prefer the liverpool way.

Too many players coming in all the time just upsets the rhythm and balance anyway, as Real will testify to down the years.

Some hungry workhorses with a sprinkkling of quality players around is the right balance and we are damn close to having the perfect balance.

A load of superstar bellends coming in would just **** that balance right up[ and send us backwards

You do know that Mascherano and Torres are superstars?

Nothing wrong with buying superstars as long as you buy the right ones with the right mentality.

I don't think Rafa would buy superstar after superstar even if he got the money to do it. The team always comes first for Rafa.

[paulcooper4]

You do know that Mascherano and Torres are superstars?

Nothing wrong with buying superstars as long as you buy the right ones with the right mentality.

I don't think Rafa would buy superstar after superstar even if he got the money to do it. The team always comes first for Rafa.

I do indeed know that Torres and Mascherano are superstars. So is Gerrard. In my opinion we could only afford to have another one or maybe 2 at most "superstar" type players and still be able to function as a proper team that fights for each other.

[AFII]

If you look at where Man U have spent their money in past couple of years and see how they have paid a premium for the likes of Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Vidic, it comes as no surprise to see them back at the top.

Ferguson is in a priviledged position of getting the exactly players he wants because his board are willing to pay above and beyond the asking price if it guarantees the signature.

Personally, I feel that the amount of money the Scum spent in the summer leaves them open to the accusation of buying success and that isn't a road I would want us to go down.

But I don't think it is unreasonable to let Rafa go for at least one of his first-choice targets in every window.

I'd love us to strike a balance between developing our own talent and supplementing it with the odd top class signing.

I think Rafa is trying to strike a balance between developing our own talent and supplementing it with the odd top class signing but he need to be backed a little bit extra until the youngsters he signed are ready.

[Guest]

Fredo, you are considered by many around here to be the village idiot so I hope you'll understand why I don't take that insult to heart.

If it came from one of the more respected posters, maybe I'd feel differently.

i ****in HATE understratement

We need a new forum here and put these two in. It should be labelled the Laurel & Hardy forum.

[Alpha]

We need a new forum here and put these two in. It should be labelled the Laurel & Hardy forum.

Post a poll and put it to the vote then.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

If you look at where Man U have spent their money in past couple of years and see how they have paid a premium for the likes of Carrick, Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Vidic, it comes as no surprise to see them back at the top.

Ferguson is in a priviledged position of getting the exactly players he wants because his board are willing to pay above and beyond the asking price if it guarantees the signature.

Personally, I feel that the amount of money the Scum spent in the summer leaves them open to the accusation of buying success and that isn't a road I would want us to go down.

But I don't think it is unreasonable to let Rafa go for at least one of his first-choice targets in every window.

I'd love us to strike a balance between developing our own talent and supplementing it with the odd top class signing.

Totally agree.

What we did last summer should be the model for the present and the future.

Namely buy a top class - in most cases - expensive player, and talented younger players who can be molded by the manager - Lucas and Babel for example.

And of course bringing in bargains like Arbeloa and Agger doesn't hurt either.

Rafa can win the league with this policy, so why not stop ****in moaning about what others spend compared to ourselves, and let the Yanks and Rafa get on with it?

[Flake]

I just read this whole thread.

[enema of the state]

Totally agree.

What we did last summer should be the model for the present and the future.

Namely buy a top class - in most cases - expensive player, and talented younger players who can be molded by the manager - Lucas and Babel for example.

And of course bringing in bargains like Arbeloa and Agger doesn't hurt either.

Rafa can win the league with this policy, so why not stop ****in moaning about what others spend compared to ourselves, and let the Yanks and Rafa get on with it?

ah ****ing men

end the thread on this post and lets go drink some beer

happy new year to one and all

[tomasjj]

We need a new forum here and put these two in. It should be labelled the Laurel & Hardy forum.

We already got a one man forum for you mate.
It's called the spunkbucket.

[Sydney Vicious]

Totally agree.

What we did last summer should be the model for the present and the future.

Namely buy a top class - in most cases - expensive player, and talented younger players who can be molded by the manager - Lucas and Babel for example.

And of course bringing in bargains like Arbeloa and Agger doesn't hurt either.

Rafa can win the league with this policy, so why not stop ****in moaning about what others spend compared to ourselves, and let the Yanks and Rafa get on with it?

He won't. He hasn't looked like it in the slightest. I'm sick of hearing "let's wait til the end of the season before judging", he's spent a ****load of money this summer. The money he recouped from sales was all on players that weren't getting a game anyway.

Pissed off, another year without the title, getting VERY boring now.

[Dan]

He won't. He hasn't looked like it in the slightest. I'm sick of hearing "let's wait til the end of the season before judging", he's spent a ****load of money this summer. The money he recouped from sales was all on players that weren't getting a game anyway.

Pissed off, another year without the title, getting VERY boring now.

Half way there and already we're not going to win the league.

Some of you posters really dont have a clue about football

[Sydney Vicious]

Half way there and already we're not going to win the league.

Some of you posters really dont have a clue about football

Shall I come back in May and remind you of this post?

[Dan]

Shall I come back in May and remind you of this post?

We'll see dude, but for now I've bookmarked your post and if come May you are proven wrong(which I greatly believe will happen) then I will quote it in my signature and you might just be the laughing stock

[Fiddy]

It looks like you don't have heard of companies that buy things to make the brand stronger.

They are excellent businessmen, look at how much profit they made on Madame Tussauds for example.

IF they buy us then they will have a plan to get the best possible profit. No one knows if that include selling us or not, but they will have a plan, compared to G&H that really don't seem to know what they are doing.

How much profit do you think they will make if we are PL champions a few times compared to if we are a midtable club?

Even if they have to spend a lot of money on transfers it would make business sense to do it to get a better profit later on.

They would probably make us big and then maybe sell us for a very big price.

Say for example that they buy us for £400m and build a new stadium for £400m. That's £800m. Buy players for £200m the next few years.

That's a billion pounds but if you look at Arsenal for example then you will discover that they will be worth much more than a billion very soon.

I know that Arsenals London location will add a few % to the valuation but they are worth a lot because they are a top club with an excellent economy, solid fan base and a great big stadium.

Just one more thing, that was another very intelligent post made by Alpha that don't add a thing to the discussion. He makes insults and then don't explain why. Very, very childish.

I was very close to tell you to **** off but instead of making an insult I explained my point.

Do companies really do that? I thought a lot of the time they just bought things to make the brand weaker.

PS does anyone else think everyone's favourite 'reptile of the mind' aka Fredo is making a bell out of himself in this thread