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ATL Recs said:
No it didn’t
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Yes it did

Obviously a typo but it definitely printed it quantity before quality

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I would hope the Star have got their Q’s mixed up?

“Ruben Selles is hopeful that Sheffield United can supplement their squad with a couple of extra players in the next fortnight, despite insisting that the focus remains on quantity rather than quality in the transfer market.”


Hopefully 2 more next couple of weeks?



The Star have since corrected their error
 
CaptainMorgans said:
More the timing. Were we not on for promotion both times? No replacements brought in and instantly nosedived.
Pathetic fees too.
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The biggest mistake was giving Bryan Robson the chequebook. The board were confident that we would bounce back to the PL, it didnt happen and this caused us financial problems in the next few years despite that we got compensation from West Ham.

Blackman was never a team player, he was always hogging on the right wing with his blinkers on.
 
If he goes he goes but personally I hope he stays, I like watching good footballers and Gus is one of them.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
McCabe flogging James Beattie and Nick Blackman at ridiculously idiotic moments were pretty traumatic to me too.

As was needlessly shoehorning Walker into the Naughton deal.

He had some pros (investment into club infrastructure), but he was atrocious at the football side.
The reverse of the Prince.
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Bob on.

Beattie one I sort of get-ish. His wage was just too big. Despite the fact he had only been with us 18months.

But Walker going for 3m just utter daft. It became clear at the end of that season that Walker had just the same or bigger potential than Naughton.

McCabe had a nack of not being able to hold out for fee's though. The Maguire saga was fascinating really.
"No he's not for sale. Bid 3.5m nope not happening..... oh wait you are now giving up and Harry wants to go. How about 2.5m?"
 
Silent Blade said:
The biggest mistake was giving Bryan Robson the chequebook. The board were confident that we would bounce back to the PL, it didnt happen and this caused us financial problems in the next few years despite that we got compensation from West Ham.

Blackman was never a team player, he was always hogging on the right wing with his blinkers on.
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Agree on Robson. Huge mistake.

Re: Blackman.. he stood out in a poor team. He bagged pens, yes.. but he was about our only threat that season.
We sold our promotion hopes for less than £2m. I think we brought Jon Forte in as a replacement... absolutely pathetic stuff.
 
godsufc said:
Other way round
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https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...rmed-amid-ruben-selles-good-news-hope-5220516
Th!stledo said:
Quote from the article:
"Ruben Selles is hopeful that Sheffield United can supplement their squad with a couple of extra players in the next fortnight, despite insisting that the focus remains on quantity rather than quality in the transfer market."
Seriously Danny Hall??? :rolleyes:

Edit: Sorry just noticed that this has already been picked up by ChipButtyBlade.
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ATL Recs said:
No it didn’t
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That Danny Hall did a crafty "edit".
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Agree on Robson. Huge mistake.

Re: Blackman.. he stood out in a poor team. He bagged pens, yes.. but he was about our only threat that season.
We sold our promotion hopes for less than £2m. I think we brought Jon Forte in as a replacement... absolutely pathetic stuff.
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We signed Jamie Murphy a few days before we sold him but he struggled with an injury that first few months and didn’t really start playing well until the following season.

We did also sign Forte like you say which turned out very badly.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Agree on Robson. Huge mistake.

Re: Blackman.. he stood out in a poor team. He bagged pens, yes.. but he was about our only threat that season.
We sold our promotion hopes for less than £2m. I think we brought Jon Forte in as a replacement... absolutely pathetic stuff.
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Agree that selling Blackman ruined the whole season, in one act.
 
brownblade said:
Agree that selling Blackman ruined the whole season, in one act.
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Especially when you then add in the fact that both Shaun Millar and Diego had just picked up serious injuries.

It was a nice bit intuitive to what was going on the field of play at all.
 



Champagneblade said:
Especially when you then add in the fact that both Shaun Millar and Diego had just picked up serious injuries.

It was a nice bit intuitive to what was going on the field of play at all.
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I really thought Millar was a great finisher as well. I'm sure he was banging them in.

Edit: In my glory days of having a season ticket. I was really spoilt.
 
brownblade said:
I really thought Millar was a great finisher as well. I'm sure he was banging them in.

Edit: In my glory days of having a season ticket. I was really spoilt.
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Still remember Miller doing his knee. Won me a bet that day too. Miller 1st goal, Blades to win 3-0 vs Scunthorpe on Boxing Day. Then he got injured and it felt like a hollow victory.
 
Bladeinleeds said:
They play in the champs league have revenues of over €150m, made a large operating profit and are selling players for c€40m. I’m quite sure they can pay what it takes to get Gus if they want him.
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PSV broke their transfer record this summer with a €15.8m signing.

Mateja Kezman is still their 3rd most expensive signing at €14m and they signed him in 2000.

For comparison, United have signed 6 players above PSV's record.
 
mattbianco1 said:
PSV broke their transfer record this summer with a €15.8m signing.

Mateja Kezman is still their 3rd most expensive signing at €14m and they signed him in 2000.

For comparison, United have signed 6 players above PSV's record.
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One of the articles suggested because he’d got two years left on his deal we’d accept 10m.

I’d say because he’s still got two years left then that’s the reason we wouldn’t accept lowball offers.
 
The Blackman sale demonstrated unbelievably poor football judgement. It was peak Tinpot United. We were a limited team, and Blackman wasn't outstanding, but he was enough to get us up that season, as our one and only outlet. He was also on an upward trajectory with his form, as he proved after signing for Reading

Add Miller staying fit to keeping Blackman, and we would have won the league
 
Blade58 said:
Yes it did

Obviously a typo but it definitely printed it quantity before quality

I posted the link in another thread:

Blade58
Blade58
Once a Blade, always a daft ****
Today at 2:48 PM

Add bookmark
#208
I would hope the Star have got their Q’s mixed up?

“Ruben Selles is hopeful that Sheffield United can supplement their squad with a couple of extra players in the next fortnight, despite insisting that the focus remains on quantity rather than quality in the transfer market.”


Hopefully 2 more next couple of weeks?



The Star have since corrected their error
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Not what I read it said qualify before quantity
 
One way of looking at things is that if we are a bit financially strapped by selling Vini we have a bit more time to hold out for a decent price for Gus not the usual sell at all costs for the usually United knock down price.
 
Having listened to Selles it appears that the Souza sale was agreed soon after the season ended and can only assume that we agreed to let him go if we did not go up.
Not sure if a need for money came into it
 
Old Programme seller said:
One way of looking at things is that if we are a bit financially strapped by selling Vini we have a bit more time to hold out for a decent price for Gus not the usual sell at all costs for the usually United knock down price.
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We haven’t been selling at knock down prices since McCabe left.
 
bertieblade said:
Having listened to Selles it appears that the Souza sale was agreed soon after the season ended and can only assume that we agreed to let him go if we did not go up.
Not sure if a need for money came into it
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He wanted to leave last summer but was persuaded to stay.
 



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