**Summer Transfer Thread: News, Rumours and Speculation**

There isnt really that much more choice so you would be right with "no question" :D (without stepping down a huge amount in experience and skill)

Well after saying this you went on to say you'd pick Fletcher (*chortle*) in front of him...

I'm just glad no-one has mentioned Anderson or Scholes. One simply isn't good enough and the other doesn't have the legs.
 
How's he a "money grabbing individual"? He went from Aston Villa (who are a good team), to Manchester City (who are going to spend their way into competing with the top four in a way Aston Villa couldn't manage if they tried).

That he didnt wait for Liverpool who are already there (in the top four) when he knew Benitez - whether he was right or wrong - was waiting for the window to open to sign him.

Thought it was pretty obvious as it isnt the first time its been mentioned
 
Well after saying this you went on to say you'd pick Fletcher (*chortle*) in front of him...

I'm just glad no-one has mentioned Anderson or Scholes. One simply isn't good enough and the other doesn't have the legs.

it was an ENGLAND reference so Fletcher couldnt be chosen infront of him

Anderson will come good - and Scholes is past it

edit - apology for double post
 
I'm just glad no-one has mentioned Anderson or Scholes. One simply isn't good enough and the other doesn't have the legs.

One is only 20 and has his entire career ahead of him (and yet still has won more than Barry ever has) and the other when in his prime it wasn't even a serious question
 
Well in all honesty Barry is better than Fletcher in most areas yes.
But Anderson has a lot of talent.
He's had some games when he has been truly terrible yes but he's also had some when he's been terrific. I am still not sure he knows his best role, his fitness seems an issue at times (often goes missing in the final 30 mins - he's had a fair few injury's for someone so young) and he tries to do too much at times.
But such things can be improved from playing more often and simply getting a bit older.
 
One is only 20 and has his entire career ahead of him (and yet still has won more than Barry ever has) and the other when in his prime it wasn't even a serious question

Exactly. I think Anderson will end up far, far better than Barry. Scholes in his prime was 20 times the player Barry is easily. Now obviously you would go for Barry.
 
Roy Keane, David Platt and Paul Gascoigne to name but three who were better than Scholes in their pomp.

I was thinking International in that respect :D

Gascoigne fair call, even though his "pomp" didnt seem to last that long (and it was nearly 20 years ago - Wasnt it Italia 90 where he was his best?)

Platt must have been even before that (pure guess though)

I guarantee you now that Roy Keane would disagree that he was a better player than Scholes

Fabulous in combination - but completely different types of player so it doesnt do the other one justice to compare them
 
Roy Keane, David Platt and Paul Gascoigne to name but three who were better than Scholes in their pomp.

Keane isn't British.

Ibrahamavic, overrated, doubt he would be amazing in the PL.

Good goal record in Holland doesn't necessarily mean poor record elsewhere, it's not only RvN but also the likes of Van Basten, Romario and Ronaldo who were VERY successful once they left also. I mean to be honest you could argue that those three were at one stage the best striker in the world, with the possible exception of Romario (there or thereabouts at least).
 
Well after saying this you went on to say you'd pick Fletcher (*chortle*) in front of him...

I'm just glad no-one has mentioned Anderson or Scholes. One simply isn't good enough and the other doesn't have the legs.

Fletcher is a good player, not quite at Barry's level yet, but has come on leaps and bounds over the past two seasons, and looks set to improve, Fletcher has the potential to be a very good midfielder.

Anderson, is 20, and is coming on leaps and bounds, he's improving and will become a great midfielder, never understand playing him defensively.

In his prime Scholes was the best british midfielder for the last 10 - 20 years (even if his tackling has always been shocking!!)

Scholes has never been able to tackle, he's always had people to do that for him, Keane, Butt, Carrick, Fletcher, Hargreaves et al, Scholes has never had much pace either.

Scholes at his peak, at his very best was the best English midfielder no question. I'd go as far as to say he was a world class midfielder. The best English midfielders for a long time. Fantastic in his prime.
 
Seems twitter is the next craze for 'ITK' postings:

Liverpool FC are currently in advanced negotiations with D.Villa and D.Silva in a £40mil deal seeing A.Riera and A.Voronin Valencia bound.
D.Pacheco will also head to the mestalla on a season long loan, something Rafa was at first reluctant to sanction. You heard it here first.
For the numerous people asking...The valencia deal HAS been agreed in principal. will go through as soon as Alonso deal has been finalised.
Some very suprising details on Rafa's 40 player "hit-list" for possible summer targets. Carlos Tevez still remains very high on the list...

Even more suprisingly, West Ham's Mark Noble has been marked as a "priority" target.
An agreement has been concluded between Real and LFC. Xabi Alonso will join Madrid on 19th July for £26million. More on this incoming...

Be interesting to see if any of it comes true!
 
There isnt really that much more choice so you would be right with "no question" :D (without stepping down a huge amount in experience and skill)




Not a chance - Fletcher isnt brilliant by any means, but no chance at all I would replace him with Barry (Money Grabbing Little G** that he is) in the centre for Man Utd for any of Fletcher's games that he has played in nearly 2 years

Its not about money grabbing tho or who you would want to play for your side. Its who is better and in this case Barry is better than Fletcher.

Fletcher might be a good team player but he doesnt stick out in games like Barry did for Villa.

Barry looked good in a good team.

Fletcher looked average in a very good team.

Unless you are a player that loves to be top dog (neither do) then you are going to look better in a better team. If fletcher played for villa I dont think he would look that good in anyones eyes.
 
Its not about money grabbing tho or who you would want to play for your side. Its who is better and in this case Barry is better than Fletcher.

Fletcher might be a good team player but he doesnt stick out in games like Barry did for Villa.

Barry looked good in a good team.

Fletcher looked average in a very good team.

Unless you are a player that loves to be top dog (neither do) then you are going to look better in a better team. If fletcher played for villa I dont think he would look that good in anyones eyes.

Strange way of looking at it to be honest, of course Barry has more chance of standing out at Villa than Fletch does at United. At Villa Barry is the captain and arguably their best player, at United even players like Rooney & Berbatov had trouble standing out above someone like Ronaldo in most games.

That being said in many a big game Fletcher did manage to stand out over all the aforementioned players.

To be honest I'm really shocked (shouldn't be really given the track record of some on this forum) that Fletcher's worth to United or ability is still in question considering his absence was all to see against Barcelona in Rome :rolleyes:
 
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