Just what we need: Man Ure in for Duff

Discussion in 'Premier League: News and Analysis' started by sydtheeagle, Jul 31, 2002.

  1. sydtheeagle

    sydtheeagle New Member

    May 21, 2002
    Oxfordshire
    According to radio reports and the London Evening Standard, Manchester United are about to make a significant bid for Blackburn's Irish international, Damien Duff, thus whipping away from under the noses of Liverpool. Talks started last week during the Dwight Yorke deal, and have apparently moved on since that time.
     
  2. benine

    benine New Member

    Jul 22, 2002
    Chicago
    this is a b.s. rumor. We dont have the room or transfer money for Duff. Besides, he's way WAY over-rated, for sure not worth half the 20 million blackburn are asking. Sorry, but a striker who sprints down the field to hold the ball in the corner untill he's double teamed at which point he bitches like a brazilian for a call...fantastic stuff, worth 20 million easy.
     
  3. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    And as we all know, ManU has never overpaid for a player.
     
  4. benine

    benine New Member

    Jul 22, 2002
    Chicago
    What? When have we ever? I'm shocked and offended! ;)

    I should amend the post: we already have a player who holds the ball in the corner untill he can bitch for a call and we spent twenty EIGHT million on him.
     
  5. imasyko

    imasyko Member+

    May 16, 2002
    Spring City, PA
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. Motterman

    Motterman Member

    Jul 8, 2002
    Orlando, FL
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: Denial...

    Kenyon already said we were done buying this summer. (do YOU believe him?) (I don't)
     
  7. sydtheeagle

    sydtheeagle New Member

    May 21, 2002
    Oxfordshire
    Garry Birtles
     
  8. eric515

    eric515 Member

    May 8, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good...Duff needs to stay put, Rovers is putting together quite a stable of strikers with Jansen, Yorke, Cole, and Duff. Granted, Duff will probably see more time on the wings, but he has the ability to play up top as well.

    Now, if only Rovers would sign their former trialist Josh Wolff... :)
     
  9. mcfc

    mcfc New Member

    Jul 11, 2002
    manchester england
    duff will only go to liverpool thats a fact
     
  10. BrianCappellieri

    BrianCappellieri Red Card

    Feb 11, 2002
    No, that's not a fact. That's old news.
     
  11. Mc_Midas

    Mc_Midas New Member

    Jul 30, 2002
    -Rotherham!-
    Man u don't need duff - they just need to get veron to bugger off and play 4-4-2 instead of experimenting and they will walk the league >:eek:
     
  12. Doctor Stamen

    Doctor Stamen New Member

    Nov 14, 2001
    In a bag with a cat.
    Firstly, he is not a striker, but a left winger who can play a bit up front, and secondly £20m is not too much for him. If you saw him playing for Blackburn last season, you'd understand. But then he doesn't play for Brazil and Real Madrid, so he is obviously not very good.
     
  13. Mc_Midas

    Mc_Midas New Member

    Jul 30, 2002
    -Rotherham!-
    20 million is a bit much for him :eek:/
     
  14. Jayhawk

    Jayhawk New Member

    Oct 21, 2001
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    I think they spent one dollar on Massimo Taibi.
     
  15. Doctor Stamen

    Doctor Stamen New Member

    Nov 14, 2001
    In a bag with a cat.
    He's going to be as good as Rivaldo, Beckham etc his potential is that great. A high fee also gives the signal that we're not going to simply roll over and sell our best player on the cheap, just because bigger clubs want him.
     
  16. trickyfool

    trickyfool New Member

    Feb 11, 1999
    Orlando, FL
    Does Anyone really think Ferdinand is worth 30 mill? Just wondering.....
     
  17. Mc_Midas

    Mc_Midas New Member

    Jul 30, 2002
    -Rotherham!-
    rivaldo is a cheat and beckham is very over rated. scholes is a far better player.
     
  18. BrianCappellieri

    BrianCappellieri Red Card

    Feb 11, 2002
  19. benine

    benine New Member

    Jul 22, 2002
    Chicago
    Re: Testing...

    look, its Keaneo
     
  20. Motterman

    Motterman Member

    Jul 8, 2002
    Orlando, FL
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    2 Points:

    1) In a year or two we will know if he is worth the 30 mil.

    2) With transfer fees out there for Zizzou and the like, is any player worth millions and millions?
     
  21. benine

    benine New Member

    Jul 22, 2002
    Chicago
    Whatever. I'm going by primarily what I've seen of the Ireland side over the past few years, so that's why i'm calling him a striker (and that is where ManU would use him). His style is not worth 20 million and I've thought for the longest that he's not too good of a team player, very loving of the ball. Really, before this last WC, who would possibly think near 12 million for him, let alone 20?
     
  22. sydtheeagle

    sydtheeagle New Member

    May 21, 2002
    Oxfordshire
    We can speculate, but we don't need to. And it's got nothing really to do with the financial state of the game, either.

    Last year, United won exactly nothing and most people would agree that the centre of the defence was the major reason.

    If Rio comes in, United win the European Cup and/or the Premiership, he'll have been worth it. Simple as that. Why? Because no matter what anyone else is paying for players anywhere else, United will have made more money as a result of the signing than they'll have spent on it. In which case, it'll have been a good deal.

    The goal here is pretty simple: Thirty pieces of silver for a few peices of silverware, really.
     
  23. Mc_Midas

    Mc_Midas New Member

    Jul 30, 2002
    -Rotherham!-
    ireland didn't have that tough opposition so he should have shined - they did decent but opposition was a bit lacking.
     
  24. Syncope

    Syncope New Member

    Mar 28, 2002
    If a player improves your already very good team, then any price (hypothetically) is worth if you can afford to pay the price. If you haven't the money and you still buy him then it isn't worth it (Fiorentina). ManU is a pretty astutely run business, so I'm guessing it was worth it. Which, of course, is a pisser.
     

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