Fergie interested on Viduka?
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SAM ALLARDYCE is facing a battle with Alex Ferguson to land Mark Viduka. Middlesbrough’s Aussie ace becomes a free agent next month and is still refusing to commit his long-term future to the Riverside despite a new two-year, £40,000-a- week offer on the table. Manchester United chief Fergie, who believe the 31-year-old is the best free transfer on offer this summer. United can guarantee the European football that Viduka craves.
Boro boss Gareth Southgate hoped the signing of Jonathan Woodgate would convince Viduka to stay on Teesside. And chairman Steve Gibson was so desperate for the 19-goal hitman not to leave that he made a last-ditch effort to persuade him to stay before jetting off on holiday Down Under.
Yet Viduka is holding out for a bigger club. He does not want to relocate as his family are settled in North Yorkshire and that has ruled out moves to Portsmouth and Italian side Genoa. -
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the worse transfer news..
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shameful
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the worse transfer news..
Fatboy get a life lah
At least Aussies are the flavour of the month meh
Dare I say when the Aussie play here in July lah the lions will be tamed and the kangas will now rule the Asian jungle lah -
viduka is good.
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why I said so, cause I was hoping MUFC will not create a dad's army..
Comparing thru top 4, I believe MUFC has the oldest teamsheet.
why add Viduka to that list? So that he can do a larsson??
As we may know, youth rebounds the fastest, while older team needs more time to recuperate. So we are at an disadvantage..
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Chelsea can have him then.I bet he will score more goals than Sheva.Originally posted by stellazio:viduka is good. -
i dun mind really, since drogba and kalou going for african cup of nation.Originally posted by iceFatboy:Chelsea can have him then.I bet he will score more goals than Sheva. -
Actually i think he is quite a good finisher tho... Better than A smith. His age may be a disadvantage but teams need experience as well as youth... And with Solskjaer into his last year, and also there is no telling if he can continue at the top level next season when he will be 35 yr old... So if Viduka does come, he can be a super sub kind of player...
Not bad idea lah. He is free somemore. -
he has very good touch and feet for a big man..
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this is a old news
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I know Allardyce was keen on Viduka but this is the first time i have heard that maybe Fergie would be keen on him too. So not old news.Originally posted by allentyb:this is a old news -
surprised fergie is interested in a lazy player.....
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if he wasnt 31 years old i wouldnt mind
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waste of funds.
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I dun think viduka would come though, given United policy, any player above 30 will only be given a one year extension per contract, however viduka would be seeking a minimum 2 years at least probably..and viduka is not the kind of forward who love to track back to defend if necessary.. something our forwards are used to..but not him
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no please spare Viduka the reds.. I like him but not in a mAn u shirt
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Uh-uh. Not a chance. I thought Fergie is replacing Saha and maybe even Solskjaer? With a 31 years old striker? Come on!
Cheers.
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If he is free, willing to sit on the bench and not make too much noise, then I don't really mind too much.
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He may not run a lot but he sure can finish... Cos not only can he score from the ground, he is pretty good in the air too. At present, united don't have a striker that is good in the air... I mean, if they plan to use him as a sub, i think its a very good idea cos as a sub, you don't really need to run that much, coming on late in the game to do the business.
Fergie has always use one older experience sub striker on his team... Before they had Teddy Sheringham, now its Solskjaer and in between they had Larsson too. Sometimes experience is important at difficult period.
And since he is free, why not? They can save a lot in transfer fee alone. A 2 yrs contract on $50k per week wouldn't hurt if it adds up to less than $6m. Don't forget, he got 19 goals this season with an average midfield assist. Maybe he could do more with better supply. -
I had nothing against viduka..even had a few mins talk with him when I met him in hong kong but to be frank he wouldnt be able to fit in to the Man u team now.
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it's like giggs as a striker
gd choice
since they drawed man u dat time