I know rival fans love to bring up that we've spent close to £250m in two seasons. BUT when you consider how many outgoings we've had, especially this season and LVG getting us back into the CL so the money we receive for that. Am I right in thinking our net spend would be very very low?
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Indeed their attack looks absolute quality with Sterling, Aguero, Silva and of course De Bruyne. A lot will depend on Aguero remaining fit though
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it will be, but the press on report on how much the team on the pitch cost against achieved. Even then they get that wrong.
You kidding mate. City have done a decent job. United have done a decent job. Arsenal ****** it up but that was expected. Liverpool have been solid
The biggest clusterfucks of the window have been Chelsea. Spend 2 weeks chasing Stones before getting rejected. Get led on some wild goose chase for Pogba before getting rejected. End up signing some dude whose name no one has even heard off let alone can pronounce
I was talking in LVG's two seasons he has been here, not just this one. Most rival fans go on about how much we have spent but in reality our net spend must be really really low with a lot of freed wages, CL money he has gained by getting us back in the competition and a better squad. No one has seemed to mention this but he may of secretly worked genius when you think about it. What was a massive rebuild job from David Moyes, with very very low net spend if not profit. Be nice to know if anyone has the figure for last two seasons in his reign.
Nah, you've done better business than Arsenal, they've only signed a goalkeeper who you practically gave them.
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When you get your business done early for once (and pretty darn good business at that); it's been enjoyable to sit back and watch everyone else panic the longer it's rolled.
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13/14 -£101.99mil - http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manc...rein/985/plus/?saison_id=2014&pos=&detailpos=
14/15 -£26.55mil - http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manc...rein/985/plus/?saison_id=2015&pos=&detailpos=
Including today.. there or thereabouts, from
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Buttner, Barmby, Macheda, Vidic, Evra, Ferdinand, Bebe, Kagawa, Lawrence, Welbcek, Keane, Petrucci, Fletcher, Giggs, Zaha, Anderson, Falcao, Amos, Cleverley, Janko, Thorpe, Henriquez, Nani, James, Rafael, Di Maria, Van Persie, Lindegaard.
Those are people he sold or released in last 2 years, not counting some complete unknowns. Considering even most underpaid footballer in United probably makes at least half a mil/year, and quite a few of those guys were probably making double digits, that's insane amount of wages freed, and then many of those were sold for a hefty fee.
Another point though - Van Gaal has 0 excuses now if the team ends up sucking. This is 100% his squad. He needs to deliver or GTFO.
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City are the only ones who have actually pulled things off without incident. Liverpool had the entire Sterling saga and completely failed to replace what he offered no matter how much they want to pretend he's suddenly **** and that Ibe is Messi and Ronaldo's lovechild. Arsenal have done nothing, Cech basically moved himself there. United lost Pedro by dallying (for whatever reason that might be: financial or just by hedging their bets) and have now ended up in this absolute clusterfuck with Madrid over De Gea as well as potentially banking their season on an unproven 19yr old. Spurs have done nothing.
Everyone has either overpaid or underinvested (or both). It is by the least sane transfer I can remember, and that includes January 2011.
Whats mind-blowing to me, is that with all the frankly obscene spending, PL clubs will probably still suck in Europe. The whole thing has gone insane in last few years, with no respectable sport results to show for it. Its all marketing, marketing, and more marketing.
Makes you wonder just how much longer a model like this will be sustainable before it all crashes and burns.
Makes you wonder just how much longer a model like this will be sustainable before it all crashes and burns.
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United statement on De Gea transfer
Manchester United notes Real Madrid’s statement on the attempt to sign David De Gea and sell Navas to Manchester United. The club feels compelled to provide some clarification with the following facts.
- Manchester United did not seek contact from Real Madrid for the sale of David. David is a key member of our squad and the club’s preference was not to sell.
- No offer was received for David until yesterday.
- At lunchtime yesterday, Real Madrid made its first offer to buy David. A deal was agreed between the clubs, which included Navas being transferred to Old Trafford. The deals were dependent on each other.
- In the last several hours of the process, with Navas at the Real Madrid training ground, Real Madrid were controlling the documentation processes of David, Navas and Real Madrid. Manchester United was in control only of the documentation of Manchester United.
- Manchester United sent transfer documents for both players to Real Madrid at 20:42 BST. David’s documentation was returned by Real Madrid to Manchester United without the signatory page at 22:32 BST.
- At 22:40 BST, minutes before the deadline, major changes to the documentation came through to Manchester United which immediately put the deals at risk.
- Only at 22:55 BST were the documents that are needed to cancel David’s contract received by Manchester United from Real Madrid.
- At this point Navas’ documentation was still not returned by Real Madrid.
- At 22:58 BST, the transfer agreement was sent back by Manchester United, uploaded onto TMS and accepted – all before the deadline.
- It is our understanding that the deals couldn’t happen because:
Real Madrid didn’t upload David’s documents onto TMS in time (Manchester United did)
Real Madrid didn’t upload David’s documents to the Spanish league in time, per reports it seems some 28 minutes after the deadline
- The fact that Manchester United filed the papers on time was acknowledged by the Football Association, who offered to support that claim in any discussions with FIFA. The club offered this assistance, as well as its own timestamped documents to Real Madrid but they have chosen not to go down this route.
Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings. The club is delighted that its fan-favourite double Player of the Year, David de Gea, remains a Manchester United player.
Bring it on Florentino.
Manchester United notes Real Madrid’s statement on the attempt to sign David De Gea and sell Navas to Manchester United. The club feels compelled to provide some clarification with the following facts.
- Manchester United did not seek contact from Real Madrid for the sale of David. David is a key member of our squad and the club’s preference was not to sell.
- No offer was received for David until yesterday.
- At lunchtime yesterday, Real Madrid made its first offer to buy David. A deal was agreed between the clubs, which included Navas being transferred to Old Trafford. The deals were dependent on each other.
- In the last several hours of the process, with Navas at the Real Madrid training ground, Real Madrid were controlling the documentation processes of David, Navas and Real Madrid. Manchester United was in control only of the documentation of Manchester United.
- Manchester United sent transfer documents for both players to Real Madrid at 20:42 BST. David’s documentation was returned by Real Madrid to Manchester United without the signatory page at 22:32 BST.
- At 22:40 BST, minutes before the deadline, major changes to the documentation came through to Manchester United which immediately put the deals at risk.
- Only at 22:55 BST were the documents that are needed to cancel David’s contract received by Manchester United from Real Madrid.
- At this point Navas’ documentation was still not returned by Real Madrid.
- At 22:58 BST, the transfer agreement was sent back by Manchester United, uploaded onto TMS and accepted – all before the deadline.
- It is our understanding that the deals couldn’t happen because:
Real Madrid didn’t upload David’s documents onto TMS in time (Manchester United did)
Real Madrid didn’t upload David’s documents to the Spanish league in time, per reports it seems some 28 minutes after the deadline
- The fact that Manchester United filed the papers on time was acknowledged by the Football Association, who offered to support that claim in any discussions with FIFA. The club offered this assistance, as well as its own timestamped documents to Real Madrid but they have chosen not to go down this route.
Manchester United acts appropriately and efficiently in its transfer dealings. The club is delighted that its fan-favourite double Player of the Year, David de Gea, remains a Manchester United player.
Bring it on Florentino.
French radio RMC which is the first source to break the Martial news and had been accurate on the progresses throughout the transfer.
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I take it back on Berahino BTW.
What a complete and utter *******. I thought he'd learned after ditching Ward. But this is STRAIGHT out of the Ward big book of B/S.
Way to potentially permanently damage a very promising young career jackass.
What a complete and utter *******. I thought he'd learned after ditching Ward. But this is STRAIGHT out of the Ward big book of B/S.
Way to potentially permanently damage a very promising young career jackass.
It's his attitude, can't blame it on agents every time. Nothing to do with Ward.