Man Utd bid £4.5m for Ramsey

Originally Posted by Smeggs

seems we have a good relationship with cardiff/dave jones.



massive move for the young lad, imagine the prospect of joining the double league champions and european cup holders as a 17 year fan of the club. just thinkin about your first day in training with the first team. amazing.

only seen fleeting bits, but looks a tidy player.

We should just give him to Madrid now.

I've heard he's signing to replace Ronaldo.

Steve Claridge certainly seems to rate him. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, mind.

There are few teenage players in the country who come as highly rated as Aaron Ramsey. I've heard the stories of Sir Alex Ferguson asking about his progress; of the leading lights of the Premier League tracking him and tabling bids which start at seven figures. Sometimes young lads with big reputations don't always come up to scratch. With Ramsey, though, that is emphatically not the case.

I watched him in Cardiff's game at Wolves two weeks ago, having tried to scout him previously only to find that he didn't feature. It was well worth the effort and the wait. In fact, having seen him, even in a 3-0 defeat in which he played slightly out of position and was substituted after an hour, I would drive the length of the country to see him again.

The thing that leaps out at you from his game is his appreciation of a pass. It was second to none. When a team-mate received the ball from him, the pass almost told him where his opponent was. It had all the information on it that you would need and it was, invariably, the right ball.

His retention of possession was very good - I could not remember him giving the ball away - but we are not talking here about a player who merely chose the easy option. He was equally adept at simple five-yard passes and marvellously weighted 60-yard diagonals in behind the Wolves centre-halves, which led to scoring opportunities. He works opponents with the ball, creating little angles with his left or right foot and his quality always shone through.

He has a sixth sense telling him where his opponents are. This was reflected in his first touch and the placement of his body, which meant that even when opponents doubled up on him, he managed to escape unscathed from tight areas.

He isn't blindingly quick, nor does he have fantastic body strength but Ramsey has compensated for these shortcomings with non-stop movement. He refused to stand and admire anything he had done and, instead, was constantly alive to the next phase or the next option he could give to a team-mate.

Central midfield is his position, although against Wolves, he played on the right of a five. Such was his desire to get on the ball and make Cardiff play that he drifted inside and there were many occasions when the esteem in which his team-mates hold him was apparent. They were happy to pass the ball up to him, even when he was marked, because they knew that they were giving it to a better player.

He had no problems defensively - he chased and was not afraid to put his foot or head in where it hurt - but I prefer to concentrate on what he can do with the ball. There is an easy rhythm to his game and an awareness of how to hurt opponents with passes. There is no doubt that Ramsey has a big future and I hope that a global audience for the FA Cup final on Saturday week will have the same privilege of watching him that I did.

Age 17

Born Caerphilly

Position Midfield

Height 5ft 10in

Weight 10st 7lb

From Trainee

Pace 8/10

Passing 10/10

Tackling 8/10

Crossing 9/10

Team responsibility 8/10

Value £2m

Originally Posted by dunk

I hope there's none of this loan back to Cardiff %@#$&!s.

i think thats guranteed

I want him starting first game of the season

so we have sold a young defender and signed a even younger midfielder when we need a striker.

is this lad any good?

Originally Posted by Ed Sullivan

I want him starting first game of the season

in the number 7 shirt?

Originally Posted by Ed Sullivan

I want him starting first game of the season

Bet he plays at Left Back before his 19th Birthday.

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

so we have sold a young defender and signed a even younger midfielder when we need a striker.

is this lad any good?

Can't believe you don't have an absolute and definitive answer? You losing your touch Chalky?

this could spell the end for Fletcher and/or Park!

nft.

Originally Posted by El Calafate

this could spell the end for Park!

nft.

dont tease me

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

in the number 7 shirt?

Originally Posted by Crumps

Bet he plays at Left Back before his 19th Birthday.

I also think he deserves the captain's armband.

Originally Posted by Sloane

i think thats guranteed

That he will or he won't?

Originally Posted by Ed Sullivan

I also think he deserves the captain's armband.

He is Giggs succesor after all.

Originally Posted by Ed Sullivan

I also think he deserves the captain's armband.

and £150,000 a week.

is the rumour of him holidn his own press conference true?

i bet leg saf and luffy are pissed. a signing without a youtube video to judge him on.

I've just heard an interview with him...

'Alright butt. The future...who knows about the future. I am happy but who knows what will happen...I will make my decision in the next few days or after the european championships. As I want to watch it on tele.'

Originally Posted by El Calafate

this could spell the end for Fletcher and/or Park!

nft.

No chance.

Both will be here for a good while yet.

We were light in Ramsey's position anyway and with the retirement of Scholes and Giggs on the horizon, they are getting a player in who could help fill the void they leave.

I just hope nobody launches a vitriolic hate camapaign against him on here before he ever plays for us, then denies it when he develops into agood player for us.

Originally Posted by dunk

No chance.

Both will be here for a good while yet.

We were light in Ramsey's position anyway and with the retirement of Scholes and Giggs on the horizon, they are getting a player in who could help fill the void they leave.

what position does he play? thought he was a winger?

only saw a few minutes of him in the cup final.

nft.