Comments on: Manchester United are NOT trading Pique for Gudjohnsen

By: Tomas

Tomas — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:27:48 +0000

Torres would be a major hit in Man United, but so would Tevez. About Torres: if you place him in a team with other equally dangerous players, he’d be lethal with his pace and touch.

For the good of the team, I think Smith should go (as long as it means someone better comes in of course). Obviously you won’t ever get the same heart as Smitty’s but our team is more than heart…it’s a flair, speed and skill team, and Smith has neither, unfortunately. He’d be excellent in many other teams, but the rest of our players are simply faster and more skillful, which makes the game around him too difficult for him to compeed in. The addition of Nani and Anderson certainly won’t help his cause.

Tevez would fit perfectly, because he can certainly play with pace and control like not many others.

By: Artathegreat

Artathegreat — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:11:50 +0000

actually apparently boro’s bid for smith just got accepted for 6 million pounds according to mirror!
Goal claims we are gonna cash in on rossi as well to get torres… I hope thats not the case!
I have seen Rossi play and trust me you want this guy in manU shirt! and Personally i think Torres is overrated, he misses way more than he makes in
If we want to spend a figure close to 35 million, I would def go for TEVEZ… I mean come on how can people not see it!!!

By: karl

karl — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:37:23 +0000

Where do you guys get 7mil for Smith? According to Manutd.com, the last bid from Newcastle is for 3.5mil. For that money, I think Smith should definitely stay.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:49:12 +0000

- the Smith move isn’t confirmed but he should go (sad as it is)

- Klose has his heart set on Bayern.

- Tevez is my pick, but I don’t know what Fergie will do here. If Tevez does come United fans will be delirious, because that kid is crazily good.

By: Artathegreat

Artathegreat — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:42:09 +0000

This question is more directed towards ahmad whose opinions, i highly value as he doesnt right BS.
As a life long Man U fan who at least tries to be realistic, we definately need another striker in high calibre that can either pair up with rooney or be his first back up. Now with smith leaving to newcastle for 7million, i was wondering realisticly what are our chances in signing either Tevez or Klose cause out of all the names mentioned i only see these two fit enough, skilled, and committed enough for a red devil shirt. ( i always fancied Raul jooining us but now is too late) what are our chances can we get either!!!?
and also do you think nelson is good replacement for nevile
or Kaabi the Iranian 20year old prodigy( maybe after he is test drived by wigan who are signing him next week)???
Thanks,RED DEVILs all the way

By: Imran

Imran — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:35:43 +0000

i think from a business perspective we should sell smith and not saha. smith would be a good squad player but if man utd going to get Â£7m pound for him then why not. if the glazers wernt in charge and united wernt in a massive debt im sure he would have got his contract

back to the main topic. pique is a young talent. surely if barcelona want a young talent then there must be something about him. i saw him against real and he wasn’t all that but perhaps like mascherano he will play better with better players around him. if gudjohnson is surplus to requirements at camp nou wouldnt be a bad idea to consider acquiring him on loan

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:36:10 +0000

Both Saha and Smith are different kind of strikers. Having both on the team only helps the team (flexible).

Sometimes, with all this rumors about Quagliarella…it’ll only hike up his price. And for me, 10 million pound is the most we should be paying for him. Nothing more.

I’ve never heard of this guy before. He might be good just for 1 season…and disappear the following seasons…just like how some Italian strikers do.

Also, he is playing in Serie A. Crespo and Sheva both did very very well in Serie A but became a flop in EPL.

Well…I expect SAF to sign another striker…but someone we won’t be expecting him to sign (and hopefully not Mr Eidur!!).

By: just1ncapetown

just1ncapetown — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:21:17 +0000

If we can get this guy for Â£10mill then that would be ok but from what i have seen on republikofmancunia.org some people reckon that rossi is a better prospect…so that is some food for thought. I would keep Saha and sell smith… saha is the reason we were playing such amazing footy at the start of the seaon…how soon do people forget…

By: Xs from Maurtius

Xs from Maurtius — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:36:33 +0000

Fabio Quagliarella is a must buy. I been saying this time and time again and i really hope Man Utd gets the player before the italian giants like Ac Milan or Inter Milan wake up and start taking notice. It may even be too late now that he celebrated his first start with italy yesterday with two wonderful goals! He is currently playing at Sampdoria and is a 6ft striker with an eye for spectacular goals. IMO he is a typical Man Utd player with his ‘never say die’ and committed attitude. What is more he has explosive pace and is still only 24 years old. He is also a powerful player who would adapt very well with the physical nature of the premiership. Mark my words Quagliarella and Palladino (and hopefully also Rossi) are the future stars of italian football and according to me the former is more suited to the english game as compared to the latter. I read a report some time back that Man Utd was supervising the player so let’s hope something good comes out of it or else next thing we’ll see would be Quagliarella smiling at us with an Ac Milan shirt on!!! If you want more information about this explosive and spectacular stiker just check him out on youtube.com.

By: Xs from Maurtius

Xs from Maurtius — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:24:24 +0000

Frankly speaking I can’t understand this urge from so many Man Utd fans to see Rossi in a Man Utd shirt for the forthcoming season. IMO he is just a decent young prospect and nothing else. True it is that he scored loads of goals for Man Utd’s reserve team but that was for the reserve team (i remember David Healy doing the same some years back but where is he now???!). Also true it is that he has been quite prolific for Parma last season but that was in the Italian league. According to me the crucial question that needs to be asked is what has been his record in the English Premier League?! I remember making it a must to watch Newcastle United play during the secong part of last season in order to see Rossi play and to be frank I was left totally disappointed. I remember asking myself whether Rossi wasn’t too small and whether he didn’t lack the necessary physical power to play in the Premier League! Moreover he was supposed to set the UEFA Under 21 championship alight but then what has happened? He hasn’t even been able to earn a starting place in Italy’s under 21 starting eleven! Up to now he has only played as back up to Palladino of Juventus (whom I rate as a better player than Rossi)! So IMO Rossi is a decent young player but to mention him in the same breath as Rooney or Ronaldo is total madness.

On another note it is obvious that sooner or later Man Utd needs to find a replacement for our trusted old war horse G.Neville. IMO a possible replacement that we need to have a look at is Sagna who plays for Auxerre who is knocking at the door of France’s starting eleven and on whom Arsenal has shown a strong interest lately. Richards from Citeh would be my first choice to replace G.Neville but believe me Sagna is also a name we need to keep in mind for the right back position.