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by **LFC #1** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:32 pm

I know ManU needed a midfielder, and I know Carrick is a good player, but 15mn is taking the :censored:

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If Carrick is rated at 15mn, Xabi must be around double that and Stevie triple.

yet more proof that English talent is very pricey.

by **Cool Hand Luke** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:55 pm

Madness I tell you, Pennant and Bellamy are roughly from the same quality category but we have paid reasonable money were as Man Utd have been taken to the cleaners by Tottenham.

Man Utd are suffering from being so rich and setting precedents in the past, thank god Rafa has a consistent policy or pursuing value for money or we would be in the same situation eventually, Man Utd are struggling to find good deals because of the money they have and the transfer fees they have paid in the past.

Carrick is a good player, not a top player, he will improve the Man Utd central midfield because they haven’t got any, he is worth about 7/8 Mil, I would guess that there are loads of players abroad as good as Carrick in his position that you could sign for about 5 Mil.

by **dawson99** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:23 pm

considering spurs brought him for 2 million thats not bad business for them

by **laza** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:11 pm

Friggin brilliant if you ask me

First they lose their oaks winner, hopefully crybaby actor will go and then they splash out 15 million for him

Rafa's business this summer is looking better by the moment

by **jkop** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:57 pm

Just goes to show man u are desperate dont get me wrong carrick is a good player but not worth 15 million.

by **Bad Bob** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:04 pm

Cool Hand Luke wrote:Man Utd are suffering from being so rich and setting precedents in the past, thank god Rafa has a consistent policy or pursuing value for money or we would be in the same situation eventually,

Amen to that (feeling better today Luke?

). Rafa's transfer policy is the only way to prevent this kind of buggering. And, people were worried that we were going to have to pay over the odds for a RM given our well-publicized search for one. Well, look at the Mancs! How long have they publically been hunting for CMs? They were always going to have to pay inflated prices for any halfway decent CM--especially, as Luke says, given their long history of profligacy.

Good on Tottenham, I say, for forcing them to put up or keep searching!

Oh, and LFC#1, I like the new banner and avatar mate. Somehow it reminds me of Han Solo being carbonized and sold to Jabba the Hut!

by **Pakat** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:04 pm

They can get a better defensive midfielder for £15m like Cambiasso, Mascherano, Vieira, etc...

by **luvliverpool** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:05 pm

Keep wasting the funds Fergie..........that will do us nicely!!!!!

by **JC_81** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:29 pm

If signing Carrick for 15 million isn't confirmation that Ferguson is now senile then I don't know what is.

He's a poor man's Alonso. A similar style of play but inferior in probably every attribute. Spurs have done well to cash in on a player who is the current flavour of the month. The replacement they've got in Zakora is a better player anyway imo.

by **coddy** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:39 pm

If ManUre Dont get Carrick..... They are in big trouble

But hey, at least we didnt lose to Preston today.....

by **LFC #1** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:28 pm

Bad Bob wrote:Oh, and LFC#1, I like the new banner and avatar mate. Somehow it reminds me of Han Solo being carbonized and sold to Jabba the Hut!

it's thanks to none other than jonnymac of course, looks quality I think. :nod

by **Bad Bob** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:26 pm

LFC #1 wrote:
Bad Bob wrote:Oh, and LFC#1, I like the new banner and avatar mate. Somehow it reminds me of Han Solo being carbonized and sold to Jabba the Hut!

it's thanks to none other than jonnymac of course, looks quality I think.

Sure does, mate. Nice one! :bowdown

by **joko** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:24 am

carrick is not a bad player
but is very bad for being valued at about
pennant+bellamy+paletta

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:43 am

BBC Sport just reported that Man U have paid 18.6 million for carrick

BBC Sport

by **dawson99** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:46 am

18.6 includes the bonus money for appearences etc etc. This is just a mad mad price. Think about what we spent on alonso and sissoko....

think fergie might have finally lost the plot?

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