Forward line like 1999 - Ferguson

[Win2Win]

Sir Alex Ferguson believes the signing of Robin van Persie means he has a strikeforce close to matching his 1999 line-up.



Content from... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19287102)

[lastlid]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Dedworth]

On this one Ferguson made me think of Dads Army

"I think you're entering the realms of fantasy here, Jones" Captain Mainwaring

[lastlid]

On this one Ferguson made me think of Dads Army

"I think you're entering the realms of fantasy here, Jones" Captain Mainwaring
Well that "dad" scored a lot of goals only last season...

[Dedworth]

Well that "dad" scored a lot of goals only last season...

:Erm:

I think 2011/12 was his best season. His injury record is a bit better than Owens though, over his Arsenal career he's managed to average 26 starts per season. Got this from an Arsenal blog

2004-05: Debut season cut short by and ankle injury in February after also spending time out with two sprained ankles (not at the same time).

2005-06: Suffered a knee injury, and two more ankle injuries. Arsenal fans are starting to realise why the Dutch fans refer to him as ‘glass ankles.’

2006-07: Just to mix things up a bit Robin suffered a hip injury followed by a metatarsal fracture then another knee injury before suffering a thigh muscle strain.

2007-08: Managed to make it January before injury set in and then suffered three thigh muscle strains in quick succession.

2008-09: An ankle injury started the season off followed by a hamstring injury and a couple of groin strains to end the season.

2009-10: A knee injury arrived in September followed by a sprained ankle. This was the season he tried to use horse placenta to cure what turned out to be torn ligaments and missed five months of the campaign only to return in April to feature in the last few games.

2010-11: Another early ankle injury suffered in August kept him out until November. He caught flu in February as well as pulling a hamstring and then injuring his knee.

2011-2012: Robin’s most injury-free season since he signed for Arsenal, he picked up the obligatory ankle injury in August then had an injury free run until he picked up a little groin strain in February.

I think United are recruiting extra staff for the sick bay :D

[joebloggs]

half the price of torres :xxgrinning--00xx3:
and err torres being a top goal scorer :rolleyes:


Premier League 2011-2012 - Top Scorers
Pos. Player Goals Team
1 Robin van Persie 30 Arsenal
2 Wayne Rooney 27 Manchester United
3 Sergio Agüero 23 Manchester City
4 Clint Dempsey 17 Fulham
4 Yakubu Aiyegbeni 17 Blackburn Rovers
4 Emmanuel Adebayor 17 Tottenham Hotspur
7 Demba Ba 16 Newcastle United
8 Grant Holt 15 Norwich City
9 Edin Dzeko 14 Manchester City
10 Mario Balotelli 13 Manchester City
10 Papiss Cissé 13 Newcastle United
12 Steven Fletcher 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 Danny Graham 12 Swansea City
14 Jermain Defoe 11 Tottenham Hotspur
14 Rafael van der Vaart 11 Tottenham Hotspur
14 Frank Lampard 11 Chelsea
14 Daniel Sturridge 11 Chelsea
14 Luis Suarez 11 Liverpool
19 Javier Hernández 10 Manchester United
19 Peter Crouch 10 Stoke City
19 Peter Odemwingie 10 West Bromwich Albion
22 Darren Bent 9 Aston Villa
22 Steve Morison 9 Norwich City
22 Nikica Jelavic 9 Everton
22 Gareth Bale 9 Tottenham Hotspur
22 Danny Welbeck 9 Manchester United
27 Anthony Pilkington 8 Norwich City
27 Matt Jarvis 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers
27 Theo Walcott 8 Arsenal
27 Nani 8 Manchester United
27 Heidar Helguson 8 Queens Park Rangers
27 Ivan Klasnic 8 Bolton Wanderers
27 Scott Sinclair 8 Swansea City
27 Shane Long 8 West Bromwich Albion
27 Nicklas Bendtner 8 Sunderland
36 Jonathan Walters 7 Stoke City
36 Sebastian Larsson 7 Sunderland
36 Mikel Arteta 7 Arsenal
36 Dimitar Berbatov 7 Manchester United
36 Bobby Zamora 7 Queens Park Rangers
36 Stéphane Sessegnon 7 Sunderland
36 Franco Di Santo 7 Wigan Athletic
36 Gylfi Sigurdsson 7 Swansea City
36 David Hoilett 7 Blackburn Rovers
36 Jamie Mackie 7 Queens Park Rangers
46 Victor Moses 6 Wigan Athletic
46 Juan Mata 6 Chelsea
46 David Silva 6 Manchester City
46 Pavel Pogrebnyak 6 Fulham
46 Thomas Vermaelen 6 Arsenal

where is he :laugher::icon_lol::laugher: £50m :doh:laugher:

[lastlid]

:Erm:

I think 2011/12 was his best season. His injury record is a bit better than Owens though, over his Arsenal career he's managed to average 26 starts per season. Got this from an Arsenal blog

2004-05: Debut season cut short by and ankle injury in February after also spending time out with two sprained ankles (not at the same time).

2005-06: Suffered a knee injury, and two more ankle injuries. Arsenal fans are starting to realise why the Dutch fans refer to him as ‘glass ankles.’

2006-07: Just to mix things up a bit Robin suffered a hip injury followed by a metatarsal fracture then another knee injury before suffering a thigh muscle strain.

2007-08: Managed to make it January before injury set in and then suffered three thigh muscle strains in quick succession.

2008-09: An ankle injury started the season off followed by a hamstring injury and a couple of groin strains to end the season.

2009-10: A knee injury arrived in September followed by a sprained ankle. This was the season he tried to use horse placenta to cure what turned out to be torn ligaments and missed five months of the campaign only to return in April to feature in the last few games.

2010-11: Another early ankle injury suffered in August kept him out until November. He caught flu in February as well as pulling a hamstring and then injuring his knee.

2011-2012: Robin’s most injury-free season since he signed for Arsenal, he picked up the obligatory ankle injury in August then had an injury free run until he picked up a little groin strain in February.

I think United are recruiting extra staff for the sick bay :D

If he does the same as last season then you sure will know about it.....:D

[Dedworth]

He's leaving a team that won nothing last season (and for the previous 6 despite his fabulous talent) for another who did exactly the same :icon_lol:

[joebloggs]

He's leaving a team that won nothing last season (and for the previous 6 despite his fabulous talent) for another who did exactly the same :icon_lol:

but have the most successful manager ever, won more than any other team, and only came second on goal difference, while Chelsea well i dont need to tell you where they finished (again) :icon_lol:

[lastlid]

He's leaving a team that won nothing last season (and for the previous 6 despite his fabulous talent) for another who did exactly the same :icon_lol:

Its a new dawn its a new day....:D

A new season...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSK9kkM7GL4

[lastlid]

but have the most successful manager ever, won more than any other team, and only came second on goal difference, while Chelsea well i dont need to tell you where they finished (again) :icon_lol:

And again and again...

[Dedworth]

And again and again...

There's no prizes for coming 2nd and 3rd in the league or 15th & 16th in the ECL chaps :icon_lol:

https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJLXl7IPQlEXcKxpFXL8WVNZ4x27qCQLNnstcLLD6mUNbRIt7yyA

[bigmarco]

I think the Gooners are becoming a feeder club for the Mancs. Personally I hope he has the same impact as Berbatov.

[lastlid]

I think the Gooners are becoming a feeder club for the Mancs. Personally I hope he has the same impact as Berbatov.

I was reading that this is the first transfer from Arsenal to United since Viv Anderson, decades ago...:Erm:

[lastlid]

There's no prizes for coming 2nd and 3rd in the league or 15th & 16th in the ECL chaps :icon_lol:



We will see. Back to square one, for all teams. Blank canvas again.

[bigmarco]

I was reading that this is the first transfer from Arsenal to United since Viv Anderson, decades ago...:Erm:

But not the first to Manchester.

[Dedworth]

Fatman & Robin up front for United next season

[lastlid]

But not the first to Manchester.

True...

[lastlid]

Fatman & Robin up front for United next season

You wont be saying that when they both bang a brace in each at Chelsea this season...:D

[Dedworth]

You wont be saying that when they both bang a brace in each at Chelsea this season...:D

:icon_lol:

RVP's personal treatment table starts it's journey to Old Trafford

http://www.7msport.com/news/upload_img/20120817/Page07_05_1567692a_2012081709483062.jpg

[joebloggs]

well judging by van persie performance last season you should be putting £50m torres out of his misery :NEW4::action-smiley-081::cwm24:

imagine how few goals torres would score if he was injured :laugher:, judging by his tally he should be sat next to owen injured or not :rolleyes:

[lastlid]

To be honest, I have always admired Torres. You don't become a bad player overnight (or do you?). I have a feeling he may pay back his fees on the field this year........

[joebloggs]

http://www.manutd.com/~/media/4928231D30BE46BA967B692D10D0888B.ashx?h=183&la=ar-SA&w=330&rgn=0,78,2248,1321

:D

[lastlid]

http://www.manutd.com/~/media/4928231D30BE46BA967B692D10D0888B.ashx?h=183&la=ar-SA&w=330&rgn=0,78,2248,1321

:D

:xxgrinning--00xx3: :D