Quote Originally Posted by Syn View Post
He doesn't say anything about being close to signing Van Persie or not being able to sign Van Persie. He doesn't say anything about Caniggia and Flo. All he says is that his team played against Van Persie and he knew he was going to be great. That's all. The headline in The Sun 'I nearly signed Van Persie' is designed to mislead morons.
Very interesting that McLeish almost signed RVP!