Ira Gaines Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 30m for Luke Shaw is laughable. He's not even worth half that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 With young players the idea is to buy cheap and sell on for more than you paid. He will be at Sunderland in 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris. Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 £30m, fucking hell. A very good young player, but that's a ridiculous sum of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 "Manc scum" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Rio Ferdinand cost them near enough the same amount and was nothing less than a rampant success. Wayne Rooney cost as much too and, even though he's becoming more and more of a joke figure with every passing season, his profile would have been so high at one point that they could probably quite easily have recouped what they paid for him. No doubt it's a risk to pay so much for such a young player, but given he's a long term signing who already has international recognition I think it will prove a worthwhile investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ferguson said about Ferdinand that it was a huge amount of money but they got 10 years out of him so over that period it wasn't a lot of money. If shaw can keep developing then he could potentially be at united for 10-15 years so could end up being a bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Ponce Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Two signings, neither of which are world class players and its cost £58+ million. Scary. Still 3 defenders and 3 midfielders required to make a team (not a squad, a team) that will compete with top 4 or 5 teams. How much will that cost? A harsh financial lesson in not replacing gradually. TD Utter shite, this was trotted out time and time again last season by puddle drinkers. You don't need a squad or a team full of 'world class' player to compete with the top four or five teams or win the league which is proved year in year out. You need a competent and more importantly tactically flexible coach first and fore most. LVG would have this squad as it stands in the top four. Players like Smalling, Jones, Welbeck and Valencia aren't world beaters but they are your typical squad players for a decent team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Shaw has already proved himself as a more than capable player at the level they're playing at, so it's not an enormous gamble. I'm sure there are better value options out there, but it's hardly like they're spending £30m on an unproven League 1 player. They have a guy who could potentially be their left-back for over a decade, and if that's the case then the fee doesn't really seem so large. There aren't many good English players around, and they need some for their homegrown quotas anyway, so when a talented one does become available there is always going to be an enormous premium on him. The fees are only going to get more and more ridiculous as more money flows into the league through their new TV deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The fees are only going to get more and more ridiculous as more money flows into the league through their new TV deal. That's it, like it or not they've all got this sort of money to spend and in some respects they are trading it amongst each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 My team : Stirling Albion P&B really is priceless at times. Leeds as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 30 m is a lot for shaw but at 18 you can potentially have 15 seasons out of him and he defiantly seems like a class act I know nothing of Herrera but glad they got a CM. Need to go in for a center back or two, godin perhaps? Also some guys need to go - Young being the first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Leeds as well Stirling Albion and Leeds.... Rinky Sidebottom reborn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Are Pars Fans! Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Shaw is a good signing, can be left back for 10-15 years now. Can also see him moving further forward in the future. Ander is a good player as well but will be interesting to see how he settles in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev23 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 With 2 or at a push 3 more additions, centre half being the main one, I think Man utd can will have a very decent starting line up. Add in that they will have a coach that isn't miles out of his depth I think they will improve drastically this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 If Van Gaal can discipline Rafael like Fergie did in the season before last, then there is no real need to get a right back. He did have a hideous season last year, but I reckon VG will get the best back out of Rafael. He was pivotal in the year the title was regained from City. Only 1 centre half needed I think. If Jones can get settled with a new decent partner, then Smalling and Evans are good enough backup options. Would get rid of Cleverly and try get another centre mid in, Vidal would be some signing, however, I think they might wait till January on this one and go for Strootman, he is injured just now. Then a winger is really the only other priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shengus Khan Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Andy Robertson > Luke Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leomessi1984 Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Talk of De Jong being brought in for ten mill. Would be a short term option but a decent one I think. Add a bit of bite and plenty of experience. CB is the priority now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Talk of De Jong being brought in for ten mill. Would be a short term option but a decent one I think. Add a bit of bite and plenty of experience. CB is the priority now. For Nigel? £10 million seems a bit steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leomessi1984 Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 For Nigel? £10 million seems a bit steep. 10 Mill is not too bad. At 29 he has a couple of decent seasons left in him and is currently a starter in the Dutch side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 10 Mill is not too bad. At 29 he has a couple of decent seasons left in him and is currently a starter in the Dutch side. I wouldnt say it was a bad price either compared to some of the transfer fees these days. Good experience and knows LVG well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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