@Billy You really seem to hate man united.. :/
If Fergie identifies a player he wants for a lot of money, he will try to sign him.. he put in around 35 million for David Villa in the summer..so it's not like the money definitely isn't there. Also it's amazing how United haven't spent as big as City and Chelsea, yet have had more success than them in recent years with a squad with barely any world class players (apparently). United have young players such as Nani, Hernandez and Rafael who are around 3/4/5 years away from being world class and their development is crucial. The only position United really need to sort out is a creative midfielder, perhaps we could even scout a little gem out of nowhere.. you never know.
Even if United don't have money, I don't understand the reasoning behind people saying "Chelsea and City have much better squads" when being taken over by a bazillionaire and given 500 million to spend is hardly what you'd call a real football team with determination, they haven't achieved success in order to claim themselves as bigger clubs.. they just have more money. The only thing attracting people to clubs like these rather than United is the huge chequebook...
Where to begin...
First of all, I do hate United, well spotted.
Secondly, you talk about success in recent years with United like you didn't have the best player in the world carrying your team with a ridiculous amount of goals out of nothing. Ronaldo left at the end of the 2009 season, and suddenly Chelsea are champions again. Interesting coincidence, and your debts have only increased from there, so expect it to continue.
As for your opinion on Hernandez, Rafael and Nani, I won't argue as that is your opinion, but I disagree. Nani is the only one of those three with the ability to possibly reach 'world-class' ability. He's 23 though and it's time he started performing at a consistent level if he ever wants to be regarded as one of the world's best.
Your point about scouting... yeah sure, you could find a diamond in the rough, kicking rocks around the streets of Venezuela, but doesn't mean you will. To invest hope into something like that seems a bit foolish to me.
Finally, your paragraph about City and Chelsea - It doesn't matter how they achieve their success. The simple truth is that they will do it anyway, whether it's by throwing 9 figure sums at every Tom, **** and Harry that cruises through the football world, or whether they start developing their own talent by investing in their own academies. United are on the down, whereas Chelsea and City will be challenging at the top in future, of that I am sure.
Scott said:
Fletcher is above average and you know it. VDV inconsistent and crocked. what are you on about he played the majority of last seasons games. only missed one this year. and made one real mistake in like 3 season. To call Scholes average is just an insult to football, same goes for giggs.
Nice to see you dismissed young players like Herdandez, evans, rafael, fabio, macheda, obertan and smalling as average, when there only going to get better. they have the potential to all be top class players.
we finished 2 points of last season, is that pretty close.
Disagree about Fletcher. I won't bother arguing about it, as you love him so you won't see reason.
I didn't call VDS, not VDV, crocked or inconsistent. You read my post wrong. I called him ancient, which is true, and you're going to need a quality replacement soon. Scholes and Giggs are both average now, through no fault of their own. They are old, and the only reason they remain in football is because Ferguson has asked them personally to stay on, because your squad is so thin. Imagine how much worse it would look without two of the best past midfielders on the team sheet.
Your young players are average until proven otherwise. I can hardly call them quality if they've done nothing worthy of note.
As for your finishing 2 points off last season - Yes, you did extremely well and Rooney carried your goal tally. Let's see if he manages it again this season.
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