David Conn piece on United's finances

Originally Posted by Spiffy

How many of those appearances were as substitute? How many of them did they have "good games" in?

i don't know sniffer. what i do know is that Brown came through in 1998.

i note that you ignored the part about the money the youth set-up has brought in..

michael owen in - a gamble with no downside.

the glazers in - a gamble with no upside.

anyone who does anything that even hints at justifying their presence can £#%&! off.

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

there are some exceptional players in the youth set up, and currently Evans and Welbeck are big in the manager's 1st team plans

aside from that, the brilliant youth set up has raked in £16.5m over the last 4 seasons, plus another 12m form Pique and Rossi.


Wes Brown is currently 45th on United's all-time appearances list with 321. Fletcher is 80th with 218 apps, and O'Shea is 37th with 347.

Great point.

Originally Posted by wonky no

Great point.

if the point was that we have room for mediocrity.

Originally Posted by jem

if the point was that we have room for mediocrity.

the point was in reply to post 117

hth

Originally Posted by jem

anyone who does anything that even hints at justifying their presence can £#%&! off.

including working in the same industry that bankrolled the takeover?

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

including working in the same industry that bankrolled the takeover?

dismissed your claim that bankers were to blame.

it's in our nature.

I'm fighting from within.

or whatever it was called.