Ferguson's Strikers

1. Cantona
2. Hughes
3. Cole
4. Solskjaer
5. Yorke
6. van Nistelrooy
7. Sheringham
8. Rooney

McClair?
Mark Robins?

Originally Posted by Argentina

1. Cantona
2. Hughes
3. Cole
4. Solskjaer
5. Yorke
6. van Nistelrooy
7. Sheringham
8. Rooney

all class.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

McClair?
Mark Robins?

It's not based on sentimentality.

Forlan???

I know its probably not the done thing.

But Ruud in his prime should be much much higher than that.

Others may hold bigger parts of your heart, and quite rightly so, but Ruud was one of the very best on the planet at what he does / did, the fact he slowed us down and seemingly there was a big ego in play too should not shroud that fact.

Saha??

who put them in that order?

Originally Posted by Barca '91

who put them in that order?

Argentina by the looks of things.

You could do one of shite players.

McClair
Forland
Bellion
Dublin (had he not broken his leg, would we have won the league?)
Yorke (no, you £#%&! off. He was not worth £12.6M)

I'm sure I've missed off loads.

If it's not based on sentimentality and ranking them as they were in their prime:

1. van Nistelrooy
2. Cantona
3. Rooney
4. Cole
5. Yorke
6. Solskjaer
7. Hughes
8. Sheringham

Originally Posted by thatsfuctit

I know its probably not the done thing.

But Ruud in his prime should be much much higher than that.

Others may hold bigger parts of your heart, and quite rightly so, but Ruud was one of the very best on the planet at what he does / did, the fact he slowed us down and seemingly there was a big ego in play too should not shroud that fact.

I know. I did actually write out why I had put them in that order but thought it would give more scope for discussion if I didnt.
What I was thinking was not who had achieved the most, be it in medals or goals/games ratio but who embraced and fitted into the United way, aswel as adding another dimension to it.
That is why Cantona is top of the list. His individual skill, his influence in the team that year and his subsequent legacy
Hughes was £#%&!ing ace. Nuff said
van Nistelrooy is where he is because he wasnt really a 'United Striker'.
The emphasis seemed always to be about him. Maybe it wasnt his creation but it seemed he was the focal point. You only had to look at a 10 game spell when he was injured and the side started playing free-flowing football again.
Goals became spread throughout the side again, something which was lacking when he was in the side. He scored few spectacular goals a la Hughes but was always in the right place at the right time to poach goals.

Originally Posted by thatsfuctit

Argentina by the looks of things.

To be fair to Fergie: of all the positions on the pitch, he normally does best with buying strikers. That is £#%&!ing impressive list, there's no doubt about that, as he would say.

Average and dud midfielders and defenders, some comedy goalkeepers but strikers very rarely. Bellion is just a bizarre aberation - like the entire coaching staff were tripping that weekend.

anyone who thinks mcclair was a shit striker is a £#%&!ing #@&%!.

Originally Posted by believe

anyone who thinks mcclair was a shit striker is a £#%&!ing #@&%!.

or anyone who puts rooney at 8th in that list

Originally Posted by believe

anyone who thinks mcclair was a shit striker is a £#%&!ing #@&%!.

You should have seen him play then. If we needed someone to take the game by the scruff of the neck and nick us a goal, he'd balloon the ball over an open goal every time. He could not be relied upon and it's no coincidence that things "clicked" when we £#%&!ed that #@&%! off.

Cantona
Rooney
Hughes
Ole
Cole
Yorke
Sheringham
Van Nistelrooy

Originally Posted by Spiffy

Yorke (no, you £#%&! off. He was not worth £12.6M)

Given that United won the Treble in his first season, I'd say that £12.6m was money well spent.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

Cantona
Rooney
Hughes
Ole
Cole
Yorke
Sheringham
Van Nistelrooy

Not based on sentiment MUFC On.....

RvN was twice the striker OGS was and Cole and Yorke for that matter.

Short memories some people.

Originally Posted by Spiffy

You could do one of shite players.

McClair
Forland
Bellion
Dublin (had he not broken his leg, would we have won the league?)
Yorke (no, you £#%&! off. He was not worth £12.6M)

I'm sure I've missed off loads.

£12.6m was a bargain. Double it every decade? £25m in today's climate. I bet you wish Fergie could have spent that little and brought in a player to compliment a player we already have so well, winning the Champions League in the first year. Retaining the Premier League in his next two seasons.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

Cantona
Rooney On what basis?
Hughes
Ole
Cole
Yorke
Sheringham
Van Nistelrooy