alexf Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Maybe Marvellous Marv will play leftback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 ruomours manu are looking at barton, have anything to do with this signing? lets hope hes(obertan) as good as the cole/gillespie one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Man U mate of mine says he's nowhere near as bad as people make out, great on the counter attack but liable to the odd error of judgement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Not excited by any means, but interested to see how he does and he'll get my full backing. TTBAWA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Not excited by any means, but interested to see how he does and he'll get my full backing. TTBAWA Wat? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Can see him excelling of the bench possibly, bring in speed when tired legs. Huge improvement on Routledge and Ranger I believe. Really hope he can be that impact sub, because surely Marveaux, Jonas and HBA are all ahead of him in the pecking order. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Not excited by any means, but interested to see how he does and he'll get my full backing. TTBAWA Wat? Toon Toon. Black and White Army. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Man U mate of mine says he's nowhere near as bad as people make out, great on the counter attack but liable to the odd error of judgement Can see why Pardew went for him then, ho ho ho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I like to use the 'James Milner scale' on signings like this, some fans think he is ok, the majority think he is shit and are just happy to get the money back on him. Expectations being low can be a good thing, as long as some aren't so hell bent on being proved correct they fail to acknowledge any good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 The few times I've seen him, he's done okay. He's got a lot of tricks and pace and actually has a decent shot on him. Seems confident in the one on one situation, too. I wish him good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Not excited by any means, but interested to see how he does and he'll get my full backing. TTBAWA Wat? Toon Toon. Black and White Army. Damn! I usually get them where others are scratching their heads but that completely went past me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Anyway, say we sing a Peter Lovenkrands song about him like "Gabby Obertan..." what are the other words? Best I can come up with is "He's fucking French, he's not Judi Dench, Gabby Obertan" so I'm hoping there are improvements to be made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 We needed to replace Routledge and we have done, finally. Not overly fussed on the signing itself (partially cos i'm still simmering about the N'Zogbia fiasco), but it's a body that we did need and i wasn't certain we'd go for. By that i mean another winger. Certainly more pace in the squad now. Would imagine he'd be third or fourth choice behind Jonas, Marveaux and Barton. Can see him being a decent option from the bench if anything, particularly away from home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Given that half our players are French I'm expecting to see Cabaye take quite an authorative role, if he does do that Barton may not be as big a miss as some imagine. Obertan could get more game-time than many think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Anyway, say we sing a Peter Lovenkrands song about him like "Gabby Obertan..." what are the other words? "Signed for a fee, by Mike Ash-ley?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Anyway, say we sing a Peter Lovenkrands song about him like "Gabby Obertan..." what are the other words? "Signed for a fee, by Mike Ash-ley?" Brilliant, like it a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Good luck to him. Hope he finds his form here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 We just give him the Oba, Oba-fem song. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ober, obertan Ober, obertan Ober, obertan You're a walking lightbulb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H09 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hopefully he gets number 44 shirt. 44, what a freak 44, what a freak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ober, obertan Ober, obertan Ober, obertan You're a walking lightbulb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elbee909 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 O-Gabby, O-bertan, life goes on, wooooah, lalalala life goes on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_cowell141 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I think the problem with the negativity is to what extent Obertan is an addition to our squad. If - as it has been said - Obertan is an upgrade on Routledge, then I think most of us would agree it could be a good signing. After all, Routledge has had plenty of chances to prove it at this level, which he has failed to take, unlike Obertan to a certain degree. If, on the other hand, he is to be Barton's replacement, then I think we all have the right to feel underwhelmed. Yet another opportunity to show that we can sign a proven quality player for a significant fee, missed. Unfortunately, given the relative lack of investment in the squad, I have a nagging feeling that it's the latter, not the former. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Agree with most of that, if he is Barton's replacement It's a gamble too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Agree with most of that, if he is Barton's replacement It's a gamble too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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