this so called youth team...

[T.S]

Southern biased media? Is he having a laugh? Maybe Mr. Know It All can enlighten us as to who exactly owns BSkyB? And the media is biased towards us, right? Give me a break. Every time we win, someone in the media is complaining about our foreigners (which is a redundant argument) and not giving us the credit we are due. Doesn't sound too biased, does it? It sounds like you're being biased, Pancho. Now, that's not like you to be hypocritical, is it? Silly boy.

[EdgeOfTown]

just had some great news...the boss says we can finish early today...so as much as I would love to stay and chat........well ya know


bye

getting off work and going home without doing anything? You sound like Ryan Giggs on international duty..

[augie]

You have to laugh though at his "our players cost us nothing cos we sold other players arguement" My car,house,holidays etc cost me nothing cos I sold my time to work and the money I received paid for them too

[Magic Hat]

and the team you had out last night against blackburn cost £10m more than thiers...

I did the sums and we did have a squad (ie the 16) worth more then theirs it is true. Only your sums are a tad too high, it was only by £3 million more then theirs.

But hey, how much more did your players cost against Coventry?

[EdgeOfTown]

[quote="Pancho"

and the team you had out last night against blackburn cost £10m more than thiers...

I did the sums and we did have a squad (ie the 16) worth more then theirs it is true. Only your sums are a tad too high, it was only by £3 million more then theirs.[/quote]

gotta love the irony of a Manc moaning at the money we've spent!!

[Red Gunner]

Blackburn

Brad Friedel - free

Steven Reid - 2 million
Christopher Samba - 400k
Ryan Nelsen - free
Stephen Warnock - 1.5 million

David Bentley - 2 million
Robbie Savage - 3 million
David Dunn - 2.2 million
Morten Gamst Pedersen - 2.5 million

Roque Santa Cruz - 3.5 million
Matt Derbyshire - free

Subs:

Benni McCarthy - 2.5 million
Aaron Mokoena - 300k
Zurab Khizanishvili - 500k
Jason Brown - free
Jason Roberts - 3 million

Total = 23.4 million

Arsenal

Lukasz Fabianski - 2 million

Justin Hoyte - free
Philippe Senderos - 2.5 million
Alexandre Song - 1 million
Armand Traore - 1 million

Mark Randall - free
Abou Diaby - 2 million
Lassana Diarra - 2 million
Denilson - 3.4 million

Eduardo da Silva - 7.5 million
Nicklas Bendtner - 1 million

Subs

Nacer Barazite - 1 million
Fran Merida - 2 million
Kieran Gibbs - free
Vito Mannone - 400k
Gavin Hoyte - free

Total = 25.8 million

Looks like Arsenal's side cost only 2.4 million more

All of you, better appreciate this; it has taken me ages to do it all

[Magic Hat]

I have different prices on quite a few players which is odd.

[TheOne2Smooth]

Blackburn

Brad Friedel - free

Steven Reid - 2 million
Christopher Samba - 400k
Ryan Nelsen - free
Stephen Warnock - 1.5 million

David Bentley - 2 million
Robbie Savage - 3 million
David Dunn - 2.2 million
Morten Gamst Pedersen - 2.5 million

Roque Santa Cruz - 3.5 million
Matt Derbyshire - free

Subs:

Benni McCarthy - 2.5 million
Aaron Mokoena - 300k
Zurab Khizanishvili - 500k
Jason Brown - free
Jason Roberts - 3 million

Total = 23.4 million

Arsenal

Lukasz Fabianski - 2 million

Justin Hoyte - free
Philippe Senderos - 2.5 million
Alexandre Song - 1 million
Armand Traore - 1 million

Mark Randall - free
Abou Diaby - 2 million
Lassana Diarra - 2 million
Denilson - 3.4 million

Eduardo da Silva - 7.5 million
Nicklas Bendtner - 1 million

Subs

Nacer Barazite - 1 million
Fran Merida - 2 million
Kieran Gibbs - free
Vito Mannone - 400k
Gavin Hoyte - free

Total = 25.8 million

Looks like Arsenal's side cost only 2.4 million more

All of you, better appreciate this; it has taken me ages to do it all

RUBBISH!!!!

[proudtosaythatname]

Khalid, I'm sure we all appreciate the massive amount of effort you put into your research. But in the context of last night I'd suggest it's pretty much irrelevant.

More useful would be a by-player summary of previous Premier League appearances, which might show a slightly different picture.

Unfortunately I don't have the time or inclination to scour the Internet for boring Blackburn stats just to prove a point. I'd be interested however if you do - would make interesting reading - perhaps to our Mancunian interloper too

[proudtosaythatname]

In fact I'll start it off - Brad Friedel 259; Robbie Savage 74 for Blackburn alone against under 100 I'd guess for the whole Arsenal team from last night...

[gus ceasar is a legend]

just had some great news...the boss says we can finish early today...so as much as I would love to stay and chat........well ya know


bye

Had no idea ditch diggers used computers!

Or maybe you meant your part time job of identify theft?

[Wayno]

just had some great news...the boss says we can finish early today...so as much as I would love to stay and chat........well ya know


bye

Bye bye Panto, be sure to come back soon and entertain us some more with your well balanced and carefully thought out points of discussion. I hope it doesn't take you too long to get home, I know that the traffic in Surrey can be pretty awful at times.

[TheOne2Smooth]

I like Punko I win every arguement with him!

[Rob Admin]

Panto - United have a policy of buying every big player at the top of his game from other Premiership sides. It is very much like the Chelsea approach a few years back - cleaning up the best players and preventing the opposition from strengthening.

As long as United continue this approach you'll never be seen as a team of young protégés - a title you obviously covet so badly. It pains United and Fergie that this policy is negated by Wenger's buying policy of buying unknowns from overseas. Arsenal don't shop in Sainsbury's, Tesco's or Waitrose so Fergie can't wipe the shelf clean into his basket because Wenger is down at the Delicatessen doing his shopping.

Here's a list of 'big' buys some of which you confuse with youth players. Just how many of these were top of their game when United purchased them:

Rooney
Tevez
Ferdinand
Saha
Hargreeves
Carrick
Van Der Saar
Stam
Dwight Yorke
Andy Cole
Veron
Sherringham

They are just a few that spring to mind. Compared with Arsenal big and obvious buys:

Sol Campbell

United, since the demise of their home-grown players are no different to Blackburn or Chelsea in buying title after title. Fergie is worried at the challenge Arsenal are posing this season especially since Wnger's young guns was assembled with the kind of money Fergie spends on two players. Which is why Fergie will move heaven and earth to get Berbatov this Jan. Oh guess what another player at the top of his game!

Rob.

[Goonanana]

Eduardo £7.5 Million...

Don't be silly Khalid, If we follow Pancho's argument of "Yea but if you don't include Almunia that your average age is higher" then surely if we just don't include Eduardo then our team cost £4 million less!!!

LOL - PANCHO = MUPPET, I imagine the Boss sends him home early to stop costing the comapny money