Wandy Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Looking extremely likely that Man Utd will be the next oil takeover as the Qataris have apparently put their bid in, and a Saudi consortium also about to hoy a bid in. Must admit that them also having Saudi owners makes me a bit nervous for our own future. Would it be compromised? If Man Utd do better than us under a Saudi consortium then would PIF lose interest in us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 We're going to the very top with PIF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 22 minutes ago, Wandy said: Looking extremely likely that Man Utd will be the next oil takeover as the Qataris have apparently put their bid in, and a Saudi consortium also about to hoy a bid in. Must admit that them also having Saudi owners makes me a bit nervous for our own future. Would it be compromised? If Man Utd do better than us under a Saudi consortium then would PIF lose interest in us? The Saudi interest in Man-U is reportedly from private investors, so nowt for us to be worried about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, Geordie Ahmed said: The Saudi interest in Man-U is reportedly from private investors, so nowt for us to be worried about Yeah but my point was that if those private investors make a big success of Man Utd, might PIF think that there is no need for SA to own two PL clubs. I hope that the Qataris get MUFC as it would just intensify the rivalry between the two nations and therefore the two clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Wandy said: Yeah but my point was that if those private investors make a big success of Man Utd, might PIF think that there is no need for SA to own two PL clubs. I hope that the Qataris get MUFC as it would just intensify the rivalry between the two nations and therefore the two clubs. Aye, always dreamed of my club becoming a proxy for a rivalry between 2 Middle Eastern states Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Personally think it works in our favour, SA won’t want anyone upstaging them from their backyard. Not that I relish us being involved in a dick swinging contest. Just want to enjoy football without all this shit going on but obviously they’re inseparable these days Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandy Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, triggs said: Aye, always dreamed of my club becoming a proxy for a rivalry between 2 Middle Eastern states Good stuff, cos that's what you are about to get. To clarify, I don't want Man U to get an oil takeover at all, but if they do then I don't want it to have any Saudi involvement as that *might* compromise us at some point in the future. Edited February 16, 2023 by Wandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Nope, let them stick with the yanks in some other leveraged bullshit takeover. Doesn't really bother me in any case, we’re running our own race and the more competitive clubs in the league the more unpredictable it will become.. it feasibly gives several teams the chance of winning something each season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Should a Saudi consortium buy Manchester United, the sheer force of the media backpedalling will be something to behold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) How would you rank them? R9 is the obvious for first. Edited February 17, 2023 by Rafalove Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) It's not even a question, anyone who saw Ronaldo at his peak is choosing Ronaldo. The only two that you could really have a preference for are Shearer and Shevchenko because Ronaldo wasn't aerially dominant to the extent they were, but overall they and everyone else was nowhere near what Ronaldo was at his peak. Edited February 17, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Rafalove said: How would you rank them? R9 is the obvious for first. 1. Ronaldo 2. Adriano 3. Shearer 4. Crespo 5. Shevchenko 6. Owen 7. Inzaghi 8. Larsson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 44 minutes ago, Conjo said: 1. Ronaldo 2. Adriano 3. Shearer 4. Crespo 5. Shevchenko 6. Owen 7. Inzaghi 8. Larsson My ranking exactly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Owen and Inzaghi are the worst footballers there. Crespo was like a similarly raw but better version of both. Ronaldo, Shearer, Shevchenko, Crespo, Adriano, Larsson Inzaghi, Owen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Ronaldo was my favourite footballer all through my youth and then when Messi came along they’ve occupied top spot together. I don’t really remember Adriano that well, was his peak extremely short lived? Got no idea how Larsson or Inzaghi even make that list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I loved Ronaldinho too. Interesting that folk have Adriano as no.2. Cant say I remember much of him other than long-term injuries. Not that he wasn't talented, mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Shearer > Adriano. it’s actually closer between shearer and R9 than it is between Shearer and Adriano. Al was the complete striker before the two knee injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Crespo was hellishly underrated. Agree with Conjo's list in its entirety as it happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 The people who have Adriano that high up... any chance you were big PES 6 players? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Adriano was an absolute beast for those few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, gbandit said: Ronaldo was my favourite footballer all through my youth and then when Messi came along they’ve occupied top spot together. I don’t really remember Adriano that well, was his peak extremely short lived? Got no idea how Larsson or Inzaghi even make that list Inzaghi's "tap-in merchant" tag is not entirely without justification, but for the mid-2000's he really did display an otherworldly ability with his timing and finding space. On a list of purely predatory forwards Pippo would deserve a spot but I agree, on a list of with (mostly) more all-around contributing #9s he's an odd one. Edited February 17, 2023 by thomas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, SEMTEX said: The people who have Adriano that high up... any chance you were big PES 6 players? Have you not seen his stats on FM 2004? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, thomas said: Inzaghi's "tap-in merchant" tag is not entirely without justification, but for the mid-2000's he really did display an otherworldly ability with his timing and finding space. On a list of purely predatory forwards Pippo would deserve a spot but I agree, on a list of with (mostly) more all-around contributing #9s he's an odd one. Agreed. I actually really liked his game, it’s an enormous skill to read the game like he did but it’s just odd looking at his name against some of those other names Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hard for me to think of Inzaghi without thinking of being offside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1. Ronaldo Then the actual list: 2. Shearer 3. Shevchenko 4. Crespo 5. Adriano 6. Owen 7. Larsson 8. Inzaghi Batistuta and Weah should be included tbh and would make it harder to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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