Rumours rife in Manchester that Fergie is sniffing around Frei, he was impressed with him

in our Carling Cup match earlier in the season and yesterday when given his first league

start.

For me this is a carbon copy of the Smalling situation when he impressed against us and

like Jones who as a kid was brilliant for Blackburn in his debut also against us.

He played on the right of a front three against us in the Carling Cup and caused us countless

problems, yesterday he gave Bosingwa a torrid time on the left.

IF we are looking to the future this kid just could be the ticket, if 'Red Nose' is interested

so should we.

Remember when that kid Aquero tore us apart and we never made a move?

Said the same during the game. Holliett is another one we should sniff around if Malouda ups stick

Fergi always seems to find the right player to fit into his squad and long term plans without blowing up the team and taking a giant step backwards. He did play well yesterday and he is only young...but will he get playing time with this club..probably would with Utd

Don't buy kids! Ever.

22-26. Thats the age for us

Edited December 28, 201114 yr by footballoholic

Don't buy kids! Ever.

22-26. Thats the age for us

I'll let Romeu know he's too young for us then. And I'll tell Christian Eriksen, Gotze, Neymar, Thiago, Lucas, etc. to f**k right off!

Thats right. Wait till they turn 22.

In my defense, I was half-asleep when I made that post. Not sure what I was thinking.

I know exactly what you were thinking and it's something that Carlo spoke about. It's an age bracket where players are just getting to their peak and where you'll usually find the best in the world. It's something the squad does lack, but it's not necessarily something to be adhered to too strictly with the obvious exceptions mentioned above.

It's also the most expensive way to acquire players. With Fair Play looming, Roman wanted to grow his own for good reason.

Looks like an interesting prospect. Came on and gave Fulham an injection of pace.

Fergi always seems to find the right player to fit into his squad and long term plans without blowing up the team and taking a giant step backwards. He did play well yesterday and he is only young...but will he get playing time with this club..probably would with Utd

Like Anderson, Obertan, Djemba Djemba, Etc

Frei looks a good young prospect, very impressed with Ruiz today too.

Ruiz is quite a bit older than I thought he was though. I thought he was about 19/20 as well, but he's actually 26. Not sure he'll really get any better if he's already 26.