Uncle Albert Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 christian vieri has to be our greatest failed target, if only we could have got him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Link to Robbie Keane on Irishtimes (via News now); http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/undecided-robbie-keane-held-in-high-regard-by-redknapp-and-lambert-1.2034511 I'd personally love him back in Claret and Blue but not sure that is part nostalgia/ hero worship from my younger years or whether he'd actually be of any use in the here and now. If Bent went out on loan and Keane came in it'd be aces. Off the bench to play off Benteke who seems so good at coming deeper to pick up the ball and hold up play to bring in others. Think about it, we bring Keane & Cole in off the bench in a pre planned formation change when we need a goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 christian vieri has to be our greatest failed target, if only we could have got him Shearer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Link to Robbie Keane on Irishtimes (via News now); http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/undecided-robbie-keane-held-in-high-regard-by-redknapp-and-lambert-1.2034511 I'd personally love him back in Claret and Blue but not sure that is part nostalgia/ hero worship from my younger years or whether he'd actually be of any use in the here and now. No Defoe links yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2870016/Ryan-Shawcross-tracked-Roma-Dinamo-Moscow-Lukas-Podolski.html Aston Villa and Sunderland have joined Hull by showing interest in Manchester United's Darren Fletcher. The 30-year-old has six months left on his contract at Old Trafford and is at a crunch time in his career. He wants to stay at United but also wants to play and his opportunities have been limited owing to the signings of Ander Herrera and Daley Blind. A raft of injuries have presented him with chances from the bench but other Premier League sides are willing to give him the chance to play more regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 christian vieri has to be our greatest failed target, if only we could have got him Our greatest fail was whoever else we were after instead of heskey. Pretty much anyone else meant champions league 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Fletcher is very good. Would love him here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 christian vieri has to be our greatest failed target, if only we could have got him Didn't we miss out because he had a great world cup and bigger teams came in? What a coup that would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Fletcher would be an excellent addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 He'll end up at a club doing better than ourselves or Sunderland are at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 christian vieri has to be our greatest failed target, if only we could have got him Shearer? Duncan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2870016/Ryan-Shawcross-tracked-Roma-Dinamo-Moscow-Lukas-Podolski.html Aston Villa and Sunderland have joined Hull by showing interest in Manchester United's Darren Fletcher. The 30-year-old has six months left on his contract at Old Trafford and is at a crunch time in his career. He wants to stay at United but also wants to play and his opportunities have been limited owing to the signings of Ander Herrera and Daley Blind. A raft of injuries have presented him with chances from the bench but other Premier League sides are willing to give him the chance to play more regularly. If only this were true! I'd love him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Fletcher was a very very good player 4 years ago. No idea now myself, I've seen so little of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Darren Fletcher was the kind of player that was ridiculed for large parts of his career, always not been good enough for United, but in the end he became a very important player. He has excellent tactical and analytical skills on the pitch, he makes other players better. A bit like Carrick at the moment, you can see that he calms the other players down and makes only the right decisions. Fletcher of course is much less of a pass- and playmaker, but that suits a poor team like ours well. Players like Darren Fletcher would make us much, much better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Yeah Paps has summed him up quite well. I just worry the illness has taken a lot out of him, didn't he miss never enough two years of football? Looked a bit poor in his Man. United appearences this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Yeah Paps has summed him up quite well. I just worry the illness has taken a lot out of him, didn't he miss never enough two years of football? Looked a bit poor in his Man. United appearences this season. I'd love to have him, as well. Perhaps those two years missed are two years less wear and tear for him to carry with him into his 30s. And to be fair, most of the United team have looked poor in their appearances this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 If Delph doesn't want to sign I'd sell him and I think Fletcher would be an ideal replacement. At 30 I can't see that many top clubs after him so he'd be looking at mid to lower PL that would IMO be us amongst others. I'd actually prefer him to Cleverley. As for the biggest signing that got away it's got to be looking at Sheringham and ending up with the crap cockney Irish italian fella who says burmenham! It cost us the league! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 As far as potential signings that did not quite ever happen how about Bergkamp, Lineker, Hans Krankl, Gazza and Dave Mackay? "Darren Fletcher was the kind of player that was ridiculed for large parts of his career, always not been good enough for United, but in the end he became a very important player. He has excellent tactical and analytical skills on the pitch, he makes other players better. A bit like Carrick at the moment," Or a bit like Cleverley might yet become Papillon? I think the question is whether Fletcher's illness has and will have an ongoing impact on him. A loan move would be worth considereing but I would guess the usual clubs for ex-Manchester United players who have already been linked with him will be a more likely destination for him. If Keane is available and wants to join us I would not say no to that. He is another player we almost got and that we did at long last see in a Villa shirt albeit for only a couple of games. He is not getting any younger but he would offer us an option that we would need up front in the event of another injury or suspension and the price would be right for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndJo Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Would anyone take Michu? Swans don't want him and he never plays at Napoli so could be available 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Is there even funds available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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