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[Qaz]

I'm with TimW on this one but have to ask, why was Veron a mercenary?.

He was crap yes, but I don't beleive he was anymore mercenary than any of the other players out there.

[The Moos]

Loz asks about Maloudas injury and suddenly he's back. Can't you start asking about the injury on Lampard please {SMILIES_PATH}/happy0034.gif

[Enrico]

"Qaz":2f0aowid said:

I'm with TimW on this one but have to ask, why was Veron a mercenary?.

He was crap yes, but I don't beleive he was anymore mercenary than any of the other players out there.

Wasn't this concluded long ago? He is Argie. And all Argies are mercenaries. Somebody oughta put this on Wikipedia.

[mad_mac]

"Tim W":wugcrh71 said:

Cut the guy some slack - we're sitting here judging a person on crap written in tabloids or on poxy websites or on other people of the same nationality. Why can't he be injured? Different training routines and faster football can have a major effect on the body - ask anyone who trains seriously - and the body takes time to adjust. Sure if he throws his toys out the pram and wants to leave at the end of the season (with Drogba) all's well and good crucify the guy, but at the moment he is a Chelsea player who just maybe needs the support of the fans. - Come on people get a grip!

exactly what I was saying.  Oh and I think veron is a mercenarry but also a stupid signing.  He didn't exactly set the world alight in Manchester, so why come to a league again that he has failed in.  He was also pretty quick to leave the club when it suited him, and we still paid half his wages just to make him happy.

Same could also be said of Crespo, but Crespo had not tried his hand in the EPL prior.  However, both of these sagas had a lot to do with stupidity on the clubs behalf

Scott

[Qaz]

I remember Veron comming out and saying that he was disappointed that Man Utd chose to sell him, that he wanted to stay at the club and that he was only leaving because Man Utd chose to sell him.

I was suprised that Man Utd did cash in on him as though we did pay a fairly substantial fee for him, it wasn't THAT big of a fee and with Beckham just having been sold to Real Madrid it seemed Veron was going to be given a greater role at the club.

I hasten to add, that Veron wasn't as bad as people make out at Man Utd. He had a few outstanding games when the team played around him. It was just the fact that he didn't fit in with the other players allready at the club at the time which really held him back in his time at Man Utd. I honestly beleive with Beckham's departure, had Veron stayed, he would have had a far better second season at the club and that joining Chelsea was ultimately a mistake on his part (that said, if the manager comes up to you and says "you sold" what are you supposed to do?, do a Bogarde?)

[Barn]

Alright so he's back and I thought had a decent game, he certainly put the effort in, a few more of those over the next couple of years and I'll be eating hat not for the first time.
Well done Mr Malouda.

[Elliott]

For someone who has been injured for a long time, he looked very sharp last night, and had an excellent work rate. Well done Malouda!?

[blizeH]

"Elliott":s5ev9mp6 said:

For someone who has been injured for a long time, he looked very sharp last night, and had an excellent work rate. Well done Malouda!?

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