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Tonight we discuss the Manchester of the Reunited.
Van Gaal mentioned Manchester of the Reunited’s commercial links at his unveiling, not just once, but twice. His bestie, Ed-deadwood Woodward denied these were an issue for the manager.
“We are a different sized club. You have not experienced what being a Manchester United manager is until you have been Manchester United manager.”
So it seems…
Louis van Gaal has been told he is free to break the world transfer record to bring the right player to Manchester United.
Not so long ago, (2 years in fact), Slur Alex Ferguson was bemoaning that:
“nobody can match their [Man City’s] financial power, no one.”
How times change, eh?
Think back to some of Fergie’s signings:
* Veron - £28million
* Berbatov - £30million
* David de Gea - £19million
* Roy Keane - £7.50
And that’s a drop in the ocean of the foreigners.
The English players?
* Rio Ferdinand - £30million
* Rooney - £26million
* Phil Jones - £17million
* Ashley Young - £15million
* Andy Cole - a bag of coal from Newcastle
* Michael Carrick - a packet of cheesy nibbles from Tottenham Court Rd
And what has this done? Made English players stupidly expensive!
Ferguson’s comments on the transfer market in 2012 as his dominance began to crumble?
“[It’s]been insane for a while, for a long time, and I think clubs like City create that”.
Yep folks - nothing to do with United’s transfer policy at all.
And what has this transfer policy done for them? Eh? Apart from the plumbing, the roads, sanitation, etc, etc…
Premier League titles, Champions League titles, FA Cups, Carling Cups, Charity Shields - I could go on.
Funny how, when Mantreasurechester City spend money on the best players available, and start to win trophies that United thought were theirs by right, it’s because their transfer policy is damaging the transfer market.
Did anyone say ‘double-standards’?
Again, Louis van Gaal has been told he is free to break the world transfer record to bring the right player to Manchester United. Notice that it says ‘right’ player - not like Torres at Chelski or some of the Spurs donkeys of recent seasons.
On top of this, unlike ‘stab me in the back Moyes’, Lucky Louis has been told his transfer activity will not be constrained by money. Ed-deadwood Woodward really is hammering the nails in this coffin:
“we’re not afraid of spending significant amounts of money in the transfer market.”
Really?
* Luke Shaw - £27million - again inflating the price of unproven English players
* Ander Herrera - £28.5million
* Juan Mata - £37.5million (but pre-Louis)
And why these sums Ed?
“Whether it’s a record or not doesn’t really resonate with us. What resonates is an elite player that the manager wants who is going to be a star for Manchester United.”
Deep pockets, eh?
“I stand by what I said – there is no budget. We are in a very strong financial position. We can make big signings. That doesn’t mean we go and throw money around. Louis is the manager. We have a lot of scouting output through the last 12 months, flagging up various things to us. Louis is the one that makes the ultimate decision around who he wants in the squad. I’m not going to force feed him with a player that he hasn’t selected.”
Wow. I bet Moyesy is lapping up this kind of support as he signs on down the dole office now that his short-lived job as a Mancunian knife-rack has ended prematurely.
Not that Ed’s slagging the guy off…
“It was a challenging year. In an ideal situation I would have worked with [Sir] Alex [Ferguson] for a year. I feel a lot more positivity in terms of this coming season. Part of that is simply because of what Louis did at the World Cup.”
Really?
Can’t wait to see what the Stretford End nickname King Louis - bet The Chosen One has a few names lined up though…
Only a few weeks to go peeps and the proof really will be in the pudding…

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http://www.footballspeak.com/post/2012/05/10/Fergusons-Criticism-of-City.aspx. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/22/manchester-united-louis-van-gaal-transfer-record