Interesting that Laurent Blanc has won the French title. A couple of good runs in Europe could see him take over from The Great One when he finally steps down.He knows the club and there isn't anyone within these shores who will get a look-in.

we need a striker of his quality

Can anyone explain reports that Real must pay Ronaldo £26m if their bid for him this summer fails. What is the logic of Real entering such a contract when the player I contracted to United.

And as for Man United fans gloating at the 'pool's financial predicament, there but for the grace of God....

The sums Real, Man City and Chelsea are willing to spend means that Man United could become the new Arsenal in terms of recruitment policy. Meanwhile I like the look of Benzema but why isn't he being chased by Europe's finest.

Benzema?Don't make me laugh.

I want a Ferrari but I can't afford one.

You've got to sell Frazier Campbell first........pmsl.....


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This could be attractive to a player with no real success behind him. Massive salary and free medals. It would be nice to think that he had the vision and ambition to go to a club where the medals weren't guaranteed but had to be earned. Somewhere you could really feel that you were a part of creating that success rather than just a figure perpetuating an existing status quo. Tevez, on the other hand, must have had his fill of that arrangement, cosy,comfortable and unchallenging though it might be.

Honestly would love him at United and think he'd be a massive hit. But I think as fee would be £40 million there's no chance he'll come to United, unless he sets his heart on it and demands a move here. I think Dzeko is a more realistic option, but looks like he's going to the gooners

yes please. but dont sell ronaldo.

i do think that first we need to buy a proper midfield general and some creativity behind the strikers...but if you can get an amazing player, at that young an age, you go go go for it

We should buy ronaldinho. He is a wonderful player and we should buy him, not benzema or kaka! and we must keep ronaldo and tevez

WAKE UP CALL

you won't be making any signings of this magnitude. one more timefor the hard of reading:

YOU HAVE NO MONEY!

United have a tradition in playing the youthfully exuberent ranks. Fergies fledglings proved that age is absolutely no barrier to the ability to win. A great team is more than the sum of its parts and that is why Citeh will have an assembly of mercenaries who have no affiliation of any worth other than the weekly paycheck that lured them to wastelands in the first place. It is HEART that wins the big prize and if your heart aint in it….
Welbeck for one has all the Heart in the world when it comes to Manchester United - a true Red from Salford who would be living the dream and fighting every time he put on the shirt to keep his and our dream alive.
Lets do it, lets use this season to give the likes of Danny Wellbeck and Kiko lots of opportunity to prove they are not the future but the present United greats.
Bank the Ronaldo money, save the Tevez fee and put it all to use in developing the youth project - imagine what an investment of 100million pounds now would reap in 5 years time, 10 years time , 15years time and beyond……
Arm Giggs, Neville , Solskjaer and Scholes with full backing and financing to set up the future of our great club. They have all been brought through the ranks and have the sort of expeerience that is unique to Manchester United and not available to any other club in the world, They have done everything possible within a Football club from boyhood through manhood and now beyond.
The chinese have what they call 1000 year old stock. Each time they cook up a new batch of stock they put in a little of the last pot so that there is always something from the original stock pot recipe going back a thousand years. This should be Uniteds strategy to continue the best of our stock being the flavour of our future for ever and ever.
We will never tire of the sweet taste of victory and will always hate the bitter taste of defeat. Now is the time to dwarf everyones spending. Not on overpriced players like they value Ribery and others, they are good but they are nowhere near value for money. Lets not spend a fortune lets invest one.

You have no money...

We have to go all out to get one of David Villa or Karim Benzema. (I would prefer Villa, since he has a proven track record at the highest level), Benzema hasn't been as prolific, and what we need is a goalscoring machine ala Ruud!

I hope to god this is right as they guy would be like adding another rooney or ronaldo to our team & will get alot of goals for us & more importantly give us the front line striker we lack. also which is good for us to sign him, he can play on the left like rooney as hes played there for lyon in a 4-3-3 in their youth teams & 1st team. a front 3 of rooney, ronaldo & benzema would be unstoppable & they could all rotate positions! i think tevez should go even if we didnt get benzema as he just doesnt score enough & the only type of striker we lack is a goalscorer with pace to fit in to our current style of play which benzema would do!

i think if we got benzema & flogged kuszczak, simpson, martin, gibson, campbell, manucho & park wed be set-up perfectly to regain the champion league. also this would give space for welbeck to get more games on the wing where fergies played him alot would give us the chance to get tosic & nani the games they need to develope

abu dhabi city group

We need to buy to strengthen the team, we only just pipped Citey to the title last year, once your superstars get into gear we will have no chance, i hear Steven Gerrard is signing today along with kaka messi and ronaldinho, why dont you go and get the names tattooed on your face?

Oh oh oh Oasis are in heaton park i hear, shame that, Citey could of filled out their rented stadium this year, never mind eh?

unitedeverywhere, ronaldhino? are joking? he's totally finished dude!

think he will be devastating for us. imagine rooney, ronaldo and benzema? yes, that would be great.

i say sell berbaflop, campbell. manucho,kit kat ,simpson,martin and the other dead woods in the club to finance it.

I'm convinced Benzema will be as good as Torres so please don't miss out this time Fergie! It's a no-brainer signing him and letting Tevez go, Benzema has what we need and what Tevez does'nt have i.e. pace, power and height.

Mr Docherty a regular contributor to this site..is obviuosly more interested in commenting on United than he is on his own club...must spend a lot of time worrying about what goes on at OT.As for transfer speculation...Those in charge at United are proven winners..they will not become losers..thats because the decisions taken are with the head and not the heart..what other clubs do or don't do is immaterial.We will win trophies next season...other clubs will dream but win nothing.Other clubs so called fans outpourings of jealousy ..only go to prove we are thier worst nightmare..and they know its one they will never awaken from.

The sums Real, Man City and Chelsea are willing to spend means that Man United could become the new Arsenal in terms of recruitment policy. Meanwhile I like the look of Benzema but why isn't he being chased by Europe's finest.
Roy,
6/06/2009 at 09:46

He is Roy, oh sorry that should read, he's been chased by the worlds finest. Altogether now 'we've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times' 1 more than England, we've won it 2 times. It must hurt!

Interesting that Laurent Blanc has won the French title. A couple of good runs in Europe could see him take over from The Great One when he finally steps down.He knows the club and there isn't anyone within these shores who will get a look-in.
7501 , Manchester
6/06/2009 at 08:54

Good post mate. I somehow couldn't see 'Larry White' slumping lower amd lower in his chair whilst we were losing in a Champions League Final, like Phelan was. What kind of message does that send out to the players. Would you have seen Mouriniho or O'Neil doing this?

like fergie l too have been keeping tabs on benzema..what a great player with all the potential in the world..strength..height..football talent..and only twenty one years of age..please (try) and sign this world class player..and even though l am a big fan of tevez..let tevez go and sign benzema..who will be a hige success in the premier league with manchester united..(and) my feelings about the "ronaldo saga"..yes..ronaldo is (possibly) the best football player in the world (with kaka and messi) and should he truly want out to real madrid..THEN..sell him to madrid for EIGHTY MILLION and add four more top class players to unuited`s squad..two midfielders and two more forwards..add benzema and four more world class players in place of tevez and ronaldo..then..united will contiinue to be a force in world football..players like campbell/park/gibson/welbeck fringe players only..in this era of world competition football..world class players must be scouted from all corners of the football planet..i.e. dasilva twins..and brought to old trafford and moulded..but only the cream of the crop..looking forward to this coming season.. competition will be more intense than ever before..arsenal/chelsea/liveerpool/manchester city will be stronger in all positions..but manchester united (again) will face all challenges with a (few) smart transfer moves..surely need more strength in midfield and more goal scoring in offence..enough said/

Benzema is ok , also Gourchoff he is a great midfielder

Whoever comes to Old Trafford this summer, You can be certain of one thing, They come to further their career & NOT the money,ps Eric for an Oscar

cant we concentrate on our midfield firstly then an attacking player ffs get ribery as hargreaves is finished and our midfield isnt very good unless we play nani anderson gibson and carrick all the time.
i for 1 have said sell the berbflop to bayern and capture ribery and luca toni the guys 31yrs old but brilliant and has vast experiance.

we need MIDFILDERSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another 30m striker to be on the bench in next year CL final,,,,great!