To be fair its not the club's fault if a few players turn them down/clubs refuse to sell
Also bare in mind that by the CL Final the economic downturn wasnt that evident - but by August time it was already starting
Tevez last season was immense no question about it, Im just not sure he has shown £26m (or anything like) this season. This is the reported balance that Utd owe to sign him permanently. There is the valid arguement that for a few months he hasnt had a long run of games (I think the longest run was from the Blackburn CC game - 1st in the run - thru the Villa game and a couple more after) and to be honest apart from the Blackburn game the whole team was pretty dreadful
I know two years ago we agreed to the £26m, and right now Berba hasnt shown anything like his transfer fee either, but if we could get Tevez for between £15-20m now it would be easier to swallow.
The other question is come the summer - if we buy Tevez and and no-one else (because cash will be tight - especially considering the Serbs we just signed) will the squad be good enough next year?
Giggs hinting at retiring - a good thing maybe but his experience on the field as a sub is still worth having imo
Hargreaves - who knows how the double operation will turn out, but certainly a big miss this season so far
Fletcher - reasonable but we should be able to attract better
Park - Questionable to say the least (can have great games, but majority he disappears/is very wasteful)
Carrick - wish we had two of him, so we could play him in every game!!
Scholes - brilliant on his day, but they are gettting further and further inbetween
Nani - worth another few seasons, and with competition from the Serb they should both improve
Welbeck (and by next season Cambell) no where near the finished article(s) by any means but surely should be integrated into the squad and at least be given regular CC /FA Cup early rounds games and a few EPL to see what they can do for us
Without even considering the defence - JE is reasonable, but maybe we need more/better cover for Rio and Vidic - and Full back positions should be reasonably covered with Da Silva's and Brown/Evra
Admittedly Im not allowing for any potential winnings from this season - but better not to allow for any such funds
sorry for the rant - Im just not sure Tevez is definitely worth what we agreed nearly 2 years ago, when midfield esp needs to be cleared out and better players bought in (if we can afford both then great - Im just not sure we can)
