Originally Posted by
Niall_Quinn
Because the financials of the Falcao deal were revealed, he's probably lied about his age, he's got an injury track record to rival RvC, he doesn't want to be at Utd, wants to be at Madrid. Good player but the true cost for one year is ludicrous and it will cost Utd close on £100mill to keep him, which won't be worth it anyway considering he'd be 33 or 34 by the end of any contract. Plus Utd sold a player they didn't want to sell to a rival - us. So that's a reversal of the norm. Plus the fact Welbeck has done okay since the move and as a result has pissed off Utd fans who are doing the reverse of what we're doing and saying he was shit anyway and no big loss (dead giveaway). On top of that, we have the 25 year old England #9 and we got him for £50mill all in. He adds pace to the front line when we had none. He has a team ethic. His goal scoring record isn't nearly as bad as people make out - if you consider the games he's started (rather than sub appearances). He's scored 10 more goals for his country than Lineker did at this stage of development. He seems genuinely pleased to be here, in fact he forced the permanent move rather than a loan. So that shows commitment. But that's all minor compared to the fact he's a replacement for Sanogoals. Even more, the media are pissed because this is another English player in the froggy team that is destroying the English game. And we're football fans so there is absolutely no problem hating a player one minute and cheering for him the next, or vice versa. Oh, and Martin Samuel is looking sillier than usual trying to defend Rooney from the likes of Sterling, Sturridge and now Welbeck, so it's a pleasure to be involved in the cause of his anguish.
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