Is this our most shrewd summer yet?

Ofcourse, we don't know how the new signings will work out or who (if anyone) we'll miss from the departures, but I have to admit I've been really impressed with how we've gone about our business this summer.

We've been persistant with certain targets and ruthless with others. Our signings show foresight and address areas that obviously need addressing. In the past few years many of us have been left scratching our heads failing to even see the thinking behind certain signings let alone agreeing with them.

Hargreaves is pricey, but necessary.
Anderson and Nani will look like a snip should they fulfill their promise
Tevez on loan and paid for out of two summers time's budget.

I'm sorry it hasn't worked out for Rossi, but 5-6m is a good price. Same for Smith and the money for Richardson was a £#%&!ing steal, frankly.

If Heinze goes for about £7m then we'll have got over £20m and won't be missing much.

Only time will tell, ofcourse, but on the surface our dealings seem quite shrewd.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Ofcourse, we don't know how the new signings will work out or who (if anyone) we'll miss from the departures, but I have to admit I've been really impressed with how we've gone about our business this summer.

We've been persistant with certain targets and ruthless with others. Our signings show foresight and address areas that obviously need addressing. In the past few years many of us have been left scratching our heads failing to even see the thinking behind certain signings let alone agreeing with them.

Hargreaves is pricey, but necessary.
Anderson and Nani will look like a snip should they fulfill their promise
Tevez on loan and paid for out of two summers time's budget.

I'm sorry it hasn't worked out for Rossi, but 5-6m is a good price. Same for Smith and the money for Richardson was a £#%&!ing steal, frankly.

If Heinze goes for about £7m then we'll have got over £20m and won't be missing much.
Only time will tell, ofcourse, but on the surface our dealings seem quite shrewd.

add to that the extra money from ST's and we won't have spent a penny for the third glazer season. very shrewd.

Nearly but for me not quite.

The summer we signed Schmeichel and Parker tops it for me. Transformed into genuine title contenders for the first time in my lifetime.

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

Nearly but for me not quite.

The summer we signed Schmeichel and Parker tops it for me. Transformed into genuine title contenders for the first time in my lifetime.

Could you have envisaged, at the time, how good Schmeichel would be though?

I remember the most exciting summer being the RVN and Veron season.

Who would've thought it eh, 10th in October.

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

Nearly but for me not quite.

The summer we signed Schmeichel and Parker tops it for me. Transformed into genuine title contenders for the first time in my lifetime.

Didn'e we buy Kanchelskis that summer too?

Most excited I've been about a signing was when we were getting Ronaldo.

I don't think its just about the players we've bought, its the ones who are coming back from loan too - apart from Rossi - Fergie needs to be ruthless and give them a chance

Originally Posted by Darth Vidic

Most excited I've been about a signing was when we were getting Ronaldo.

I don't think its just about the players we've bought, its the ones who are coming back from loan too - apart from Rossi - Fergie needs to be ruthless and give them a chance

Don't talk silly.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Could you have envisaged, at the time, how good Schmeichel would be though?

Certainly before the start of that season, yes.

Saw every close season game that year and was just mightily impressed by the way he caught shots most keepers would've tipped over the bar, I'd also never seen a guy that big get to ground that fast.

Everton away a few games into that season confirmed that he was a legend in the making.

I must admit the summer we signed Veron and Ruud eclipsed the feeling I got summer '91 but in hindsight...

Originally Posted by believe

Didn't we buy Kanchelskis that summer too?

No, he signed in November the year before, and made his debut shortly before the end of that season. think it was against Arsenal away, just before we played Barca in the CWC

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

No, he signed in November the year before, and made his debut shortly before the end of that season. think it was against Arsenal away, just before we played Barca in the CWC

I thought so because on the celebrations after the ECWC you can see him a few times. £#%&! me its taken 16 years for me to have that confirmed

Originally Posted by believe

I thought so because on the celebrations after the ECWC you can see him a few times. £#%&! me its taken 16 years for me to have that confirmed

I consider him a summer signing for some reason, and tbh most people I know do too.

I just knew some pendant would pull me up on it here so I left him out.

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

Nearly but for me not quite.

The summer we signed Schmeichel and Parker tops it for me. Transformed into genuine title contenders for the first time in my lifetime.

I was ecstatic when we signed Parker. I had been telling everyone who would listen for years that he was a player we should be signing.
Remember he always had Sparky and Choccy in his pocket when we played QPR

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

I consider him a summer signing for some reason, and tbh most people I know do too.

I just knew some pendant would pull me up on it here so I left him out.

can i pull you up on pendant?

Originally Posted by edwin

I was ecstatic when we signed Parker. I had been telling everyone who would listen for years that he was a player we should be signing.
Remember he always had Sparky and Choccy in his pocket when we played QPR

remember that tackle someone playing for QPR did on him? looked a bit like weeman (not ours, Jackass) thought he was the %@#$&!s?

Originally Posted by edwin

I was ecstatic when we signed Parker. I had been telling everyone who would listen for years that he was a player we should be signing.
Remember he always had Sparky and Choccy in his pocket when we played QPR

The Salmon

His league debut against Notts County (ye gods) was piss funny, he took two players out with one tackle. Talk about easing yourself in.

One of my fave memories at OT that fixture, just a great day. Some @#%&!s car set on fire and they announced it over the tannoy too

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

The Salmon

His league debut against Notts County (ye gods) was piss funny, he took two players out with one tackle. Talk about easing yourself in.

One of my fave memories at OT that fixture, just a great day. Some @#%&!s car set on fire and they announced it over the tannoy too

£#%&! me i remember that like it was yesterday Robbo scored a belter too.

Originally Posted by believe

can i pull you up on pendant?

Go on, but I think you're about to embarrass ypurself...

Originally Posted by 24hr Leavesey

Go on, but I think you're about to embarrass ypurself...

i never mentioned a word

Originally Posted by believe

£#%&! me i remember that like it was yesterday Robbo scored a belter too.

yup. Sparky scored a thumping volley with his knee too.

Sparky re-signing was good but the most exciting summer was 96, I'd heard from several very good sources we'd signed Shearer. I was buzzing and then absolutely devastated. I still rate him as the one signing who would have made us unbetable. Him and Eric up front. @#%&!, I hope Jack Walker's in hell.