Players we ALMOST lost out on

• iceFatboy

  11 May 07, 13:37

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A22558061
  
  very so often, posts about the players we MISSED out on (Ronaldinho, Robben, Essien, Batistuta, Salas etc) pop up.
  
  To prove what a pointless exercise that is, here's a list of players we narrowly missed NOT signing:
  
  1. Cristiano Ronaldo (also wanted by Juve, Chelsea, Arsenal among others)
  
  2. Wayne Rooney (wanted by Chelsea and Newcastle)
  
  3. Michael Carrick (wanted by Arsenal, Everton)
  
  4. Ryan Giggs (was on Man City's books as a youth)
  
  5. Paul Scholes (could have ended up at any one of the other area teams' youth academies, including, *shudder*, Oldham!)
  
  6. Nemanja Vidic (almost signed by Fiorentina)
  
  7. Eric Cantona (could have remained at Leeds. Wanted by other teams)
  
  8. Bryan Robson (coveted by top teams, including Liverpool, during his time at West Brom)
  
  9. David Beckham (could have ended up at Tottenham's youth academy)
  
  and the list could go on...
  
  Hope you see the silliness of exercises like "What if [player] had signed for us?".
• iceFatboy

  11 May 07, 13:38

  roy keane was on his wat to blackburn before ferguson hijacked the deal,keane was in a hotel in dublin(the one across from houston station,cant remember name now) when he got a call from United.
  
  And he mentions in his autobiography that he had to break the new to a furious Kenny Dalglish.
• iceFatboy

  11 May 07, 13:38

  We almost lost out on Forlan. Maybe we should have.
• Rock^Star

  11 May 07, 14:19

  We also lost out on Obi Mikel and Robben......thank God.
• manutdsg

  11 May 07, 14:37

  We missed out on Alan Shearer who snubbed us for Newcastle when he was available at blackburn..I seriously think he regretted his decision but didnt want to admit.
• Bontakun

  11 May 07, 14:53

  Lost out on Ronaldinho.
• iceFatboy

  11 May 07, 17:08

  Originally posted by manutdsg:

  We missed out on Alan Shearer who snubbed us for Newcastle when he was available at blackburn..I seriously think he regretted his decision but didnt want to admit.

  well, he played for his supported club, newcastle united.
• Rock^Star

  11 May 07, 17:11

  Originally posted by Bontakun:

  Lost out on Ronaldinho.

  Man U's greatest loss ever.
• omgukilledkenny

  11 May 07, 17:30

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Man U's greatest loss ever.

  but if we had signed Ronaldinho, we wouldnt have gotten Ronaldo
• CKeer

  11 May 07, 20:14

  Originally posted by manutdsg:

  We missed out on Alan Shearer who snubbed us for Newcastle when he was available at blackburn..I seriously think he regretted his decision but didnt want to admit.

  Shearer snubbed us TWICE.
  
  When he was with Southampton, United and Blackburn came knocking and he chose Blackburn.
  
  When he was with Blackburn, United again went for him and Newcastle got their man.
  
  Which is why Solskjaer is our legend now. If Shearer was signed, Solskjaer will never be here. He'll never wear the number 20 United jersey and scored that Champions League Equaliser.
  
  And so, this is why this chant is so popular:
  You are my Solskjaer, my only Solskjaer.
  You make me happy, when skies are grey.
  Oh Alan Shearer, was f*cking dearer.
  Please don't take my Solskjaer away.
  
  Cheers.
  CK
• givemeluck

  12 May 07, 01:48

  could have sign me , but i wasn't born in england.
  
  ok
  
  imsorry.
• Dead_Man_Inc

  12 May 07, 02:35

  It was a pity Ronaldino didn't sign with us
• Rock^Star

  12 May 07, 11:03

  Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:

  but if we had signed Ronaldinho, we wouldnt have gotten Ronaldo

  Ronaldinho is better than Ronaldo leh, he can playmake, Ronaldo not confirmed yet.
  
  And Barca wouldn't have won the European Cup if not for him.
• manutdsg

  12 May 07, 15:14

  but ronaldinho is not proven in english football so that is an unfair comparison with ronaldo who has already done it.
• Rock^Star

  12 May 07, 22:49

  Originally posted by manutdsg:

  but ronaldinho is not proven in english football so that is an unfair comparison with ronaldo who has already done it.

  Ronaldinho is just like a Zidane, a special player. He will succeed in any league the world over.
  
  Look at how he tormented England in the 2002 world cup, hey we don;t need to say more right.
• Rock^Star

  12 May 07, 22:55

  duplicate
• manutdsg

  12 May 07, 23:37

  no doubts he's good but like I said he's not proven in epl..just like shevchenko..he is imo one of the greatest striker in the world but what happen after he came to chelsea in EPL? you know the rest. SO I am saying it's so unfair to compare ronaldinho with cristiano ronaldo because the latter has prove his worth in EPL while the former is still untested.
• Rock^Star

  12 May 07, 23:43

  Sheva is not in the league of Ronaldinho or Zidane.
  
  Alright, to each his own opinion.
• manutdsg

  12 May 07, 23:50

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Sheva is not in the league of Ronaldinho or Zidane.
  
  Alright, to each his own opinion.

  if ronaldinho ever come to any team in EPL..we'll see what happens.