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Up until about 2002 united didn't have the financial strength for either the transfer fees or wages to compete with the top European clubs in signing the world class players. I think it was only around that point when united started to generate yearly profits greater than the world record transfer fee, and generating income levels where they could pay comparable wages to the other top foreign clubs.
Having finally built the clubs income to a point they could finance such players, they mostly concentrated on expensive British players and europe's highest rated young players - Rooney, Ferdinand, van nistlerooy and Ronaldo. Whilst also signing veron. All in quick succession, and an indication of uniteds growing financial power in relation to europes biggest clubs. Then the glazers put united into a shit load of debt and the club lost its hard earned financial strength in the transfer market. 15 years of work down the drain. The boards own fault for not buying up shares with the spare cash or taking on a little debt, and protecting the cash rich club from such a takeover that happened. A bit like bayern Munich in recent years, havng worked hard to build their income to the point they can now do what they've been doing in recent seasons. They are now capable of paying the fees and wages to attract the expensive and world class foreign players. Only they won't now be bought and placed in loads of debt, so their newly acquired financial power with regards fees and wage budget will remain. They're at the stage financially, in comparison to the top foreign clubs, that united reached in the 4 or so years prior to the glazer takeover and an example of what united could and would now be if it had never happened. |
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Perhaps Schmeichel? I suspect back then he was regarded as an emerging world class 'keeper. |
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He just didn't make glaring errors in his first season like in his second. Passing the ball straight to Henry for example |
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