Re: Cunt
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I'm fully calm thanks. All you say about Cunt and his striking style was before he landed himself a role up front for the best team in England, with the best ever (arguably) manager, who must have worked out how he'll play him. Cunt is certainly not the same type of striker he was, but the fear is he'll be something Fergie can use to brilliant effect.
I'm totally with you over the last sentence.
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First of all, I apologise if I sounded condescending with the whole "calm down" thing.
Secondly, Fergie's a great manager but he isn't a miracle worker nor a doctor.. Cunt's legs are shot.. I don't believe in sod's law or anything like that. I believe more in Science. Science says that gravity pulls everything down to Earth. Science says that the Earth orbits The Lying Rag. Science also says once a man's legs and knees have been knackered he's pretty much done for life.. Cunt won't gain an extra yard of pace in a United shirt.. and he won't suddenly become Action man (injury free) or Cunt circa 1998.. right now, at his very best or fittest he's about as useful as Peter Crouch.. he'll "do a job" but regardless of his goal count, he'll be far from world class and the sort of player who almost forces you to play a certain way to accommodate him (intentional or not).
United and Fergie have taken a gamble, and a desperate one by the looks of it.
The thing with Cunt is the media circus that comes with him will far outweigh any positive contribution. Behind his apparent "clean cut straight edge" facade lies a very cunning, calculating man whose sole aim is to do what's best for him, and him alone. The whole "Cunt Show" and media circus will put Fergie under big pressure to start the guy (especially in the lead-up to the World cup).. then whenever he's on the bench, you'll have the Sky cameras panning in on him to look for any wince or grimace.. when he's warming up, the commentators (Gray and Tyler) will be talking about how much of a great player he is, and how he should be starting games more regularly.. and when he produces fcuk-all, you'll have those same pundits clamouring about how he needs more games or game time.
I really think Fergie has shot himself in the foot here. It's one thing bringing in a Larsson, or even Sheringham.. but Cunt!? a player whose main attribute was pace, until it went, then clinical finishing, until that went.. and then when you factor in the whole Pro-Cunt led media circus, you start to see why WE and RAFA don't need attention like that taking away from our performances on the pitch.
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Where is the risk? He is only going to cost them £4m over 2 years. You can't get a backup up defender for that type of money there days.
But if they sign other big name players and have Cunt as a dirt cheap backup striker who might just stay fit and regain his form. The cunt has only just turned 29 . At £4m it could be steal.
I was ok actually very smug about this Cunt joining them but after thinking about it over a few beers I'm not so sure.
Could he thrive playing ahead of Rooney and Berbatov?
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Money wise, there's very little risk. But this isn't about money, it's about trophies and I think there's a genuine risk that the whole "Cunt show" could potentially unsettle certain players within the United squad namely Berbatov.
Fans and media-alike are already on his back. For United to win the title, he will have to have a good season and the Cunt transfer could bring out the best in him. Conversely, and more likely in my view, he'll start the season off slowly with Cunt on the bench, and perhaps after 1 apparent "lazy" display (it's his *style*) the media will start clamouring how it should be Cunt and Rooney upfront for United (and that Berbatov is a lazy waste of space). Pressure will mount on Fergie to play the "England duo" upfront together, what with a World Cup around the corner! and this type of media attention will take away from the team's performance and focus.
Now Fergie is obviously experienced with handling the media; he's dealt with the only show in town that is bigger than the "Cunt show" - the "Beckham show", but that was when Beckham was actually a very good player (anyway) and when he was more than worthy of his first team position. Cunt, on the other hand, isn't. But Fergie will pressured to throw him on in place of the likes of Wellbeck or Macheda (whose development could be hindered).
Now all things can obviously go either way, but that's the gamble/risk Fergie is taking, for what essentially most people are claiming to be just a supposed "squad player".
