Best signing of late

Who would you consider the best signing for united out of this lot;

vidic, evra, anderson, nani, hargreaves, carrick, ji-sung or tevez (if signed proper)

close race between carrick, evra, and tevez


If I had to choose one, it'd be carrick

Originally Posted by croberts

close race between carrick, evra, and tevez


If I had to choose one, it'd be carrick

I thought about carrick too - when on form he is a sublime footballer and i would have picked him too but for a bit of inconsistency that i thought crept into his game a bit last year.

Sorry i should have included Dong but he would have won by a landslide and skewed the results

vidic by a country mile.

Originally Posted by borsuk

vidic by a country mile.

True that

Originally Posted by borsuk

vidic by a country mile.

Agree.

Carrick and Tevez are two of my favourite United players ever.Class.


But Vida has stabilised the entire defence (not on his own, but you know what I mean), given added confidence to every £#%&!er around him etc.

I think there should be a shout for VDS.

Whilst I think Carrick, Tevez etc are brilliant, Vidic has to be my pick. As soon as he settled down it was clear he would be immense, and he compliments Rio. Some of Rio's consistency over the past 2 seasons can be credited to Vidic. Perfect mix, Rio's elegance, and Vidic's 'tough' style defending. But I've noticed Rio is a lot more 'tough' now he's been with Vidic for a while. He challenges for headers a lot more and generally takes no shit.

I fancy Vidic to chip in with a few goals this season.

My 2nd choice would be Evra.

Originally Posted by borsuk

vidic by a country mile.

Absolutely.

His partnership with Rio has brought a stability and solidity to our defence that we haven't seen since the days of Dolly & Daisey.

It's that defensive rock that has allowed our front 6 to play such attcking football.

They're all £#%&!ing shit and Ferie is a senile old @#%&! who needs £#%&!ing off.

I'd have to go with Vidic, we won our double last year off the back of what I'm fairly sure is statistically the best defensive record ever at United. That is in large part down to the central defensive partnership forged between him and Rio. What is clear from this thread is that since his aborted retirement and the klebbo, D-D, Bellion mess associated with it Fergie has been outstanding in the transfer market.

vidic, great value.
tevez and evra close joint 2nd

Vidic for me too - for the reasons essentially expressed above. Forming foundation with Rio, tackling folk etc etc

Carrick next

evra cos he's mental

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

What is clear from this thread is that since his aborted retirement and the klebbo, D-D, Bellion mess associated with it Fergie has been outstanding in the transfer market.

It makes you wonder just what the hell he was playing at dosen't it

Maybe he had a mental breakdown and no one noticed.

Originally Posted by red red robbo

It makes you wonder just what the hell he was playing at dosen't it

Maybe he had a mental breakdown and no one noticed.

Nah, i think when he announced his retirement he basically took his eye off the ball and stopped forward planning. when he then changed his mind he had an aging squad that desperately needed some fresh faces and he panic bought. Just my opinion.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Nah, i think when he announced his retirement he basically took his eye off the ball and stopped forward planning. when he then changed his mind he had an aging squad that desperately needed some fresh faces and he panic bought. Just my opinion.

wasnt your opinion also that he was past it and should step down.

I s'pose it was difficult for Fergie at the time as he seemed to think he was old and past it and should step down, then changed his mind. Great to see him back to his best anyway and as I said, his signings since have been, in the main, outstanding.

Originally Posted by marlo stansfield

wasnt your opinion also that he was past it and should step down.

It was certainly mine.

I am pleased to say he has proved me wrong.

Originally Posted by red red robbo

It was certainly mine.

I am pleased to say he has proved me wrong.

Proved himself wrong too as it was his opinion too for a while. good on him.