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Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

schweini at united - £#%&!ing get in

i've been a united fan since the late 80s, and this is the first time i can remember us signing a genuine world class player from another top team. am i right, or have i forgotten somebody?

Originally Posted by Fat Al

Eric.

Not ever had a shock signing since. That one was a massive bolt out of the blue.

it was a shock signing, but he wasn't a genuine world class player when we signed him, imo

Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

schweini at united - £#%&!ing get in

i've been a united fan since the late 80s, and this is the first time i can remember us signing a genuine world class player from another top team. am i right, or have i forgotten somebody?

That scrawny Argentinian we signed last year was probably in that bracket, worked a treat

Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

it was a shock signing, but he wasn't a genuine world class player when we signed him, imo

Really? French international, helped his club to win the league title after being promoted?
I'd say he was deffo a worldy then.

Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

schweini at united - £#%&!ing get in

i've been a united fan since the late 80s, and this is the first time i can remember us signing a genuine world class player from another top team. am i right, or have i forgotten somebody?

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we'd have had a world-class strikeforce in the '90s if the ortega-batistuta axis had come off. £#%&!ing clubcall

Originally Posted by Fat Al

Really? French international, helped his club to win the league title after being promoted?
I'd say he was deffo a worldy then.

not absolute top level when we signed him imo. some united fans even say he wasn't when he left us due to perceived poor performances in europe. don't agree with that, but i still wouldn't say he was a genuine world class star in 1992.

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van persie, veron and di maria all quality, but not world class when they signed for us. veron i would say is the only one you could argue that was at the time of us signing. there's a difference between a quality or surprise signing and a genuine world class one. all imo, of course...

The last one was definitely Veron.

Still can't believe how immense Juve's midfield was with him and Zidane in the centre together.

My nan said it was like we were playing against 12 men against that team.

Originally Posted by taff

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we'd have had a world-class strikeforce in the '90s if the ortega-batistuta axis had come off. £#%&!ing clubcall

remember racking up a massive phone bill on that one summer. my mum thought i was calling sex chat lines, but this was even sadder.

Originally Posted by Why Don?

The last one was definitely Veron.

Still can't believe how immense Juve's midfield was with him and Zidane in the centre together.

My nan said it was like we were playing against 12 men against that team.

Veron never played for Juventus.

Originally Posted by Why Don?

The last one was definitely Veron.

Still can't believe how immense Juve's midfield was with him and Zidane in the centre together.

My nan said it was like we were playing against 12 men against that team.

probably because he never played for juve, pal...

He's thinking of Nedved isn't he. Linked with them both back then. Ish.

Think he's thinking of deschamps or David's but don't know how you can mix them up with veron tbh.

Veron and Zidane - the dream pairing.

Literally.

Originally Posted by dragflick

He's thinking of Nedved isn't he. Linked with them both back then. Ish.

No zidane had left for Madrid by the time nedved showed up.

Originally Posted by dragflick

He's thinking of Nedved isn't he. Linked with them both back then. Ish.

Can't rembeber was nedved against us in 99 ?

Originally Posted by Sparky***

No zidane had left for Madrid by the time nedved showed up.

Oh £#%&! knows who he's thinking of Davids?

think he's thinking of rob lee.

Originally Posted by moyescaust

Can't rembeber was nedved against us in 99 ?

No.

Originally Posted by moyescaust

Can't rembeber was nedved against us in 99 ?

Nah wasn't there then, he played against us for Juve in '03 when we @#%&!ted them 3-0 at their place though. Giggseh tearing them apart iirc.