Transfer Rumour Marcos Rojo

[Toffeepot]

the excitement and subsequent disappointment with the Zaha saga was more than compensated for by the terror and subsequent relief of the Rojo saga.

 

[Baines' left foot]

People saying bullet dodged etc. but if we haven’t got a half decent central defender coming in by 7pm then we’re running a big risk with just Mina and Keane.

 

[Steve Wigan]

He doesn't play over either of them though does he Steve?

I'll give most lads a chance, but if we whack £25 million on a 29 year old like Rojo it's hard to conclude it is sensible business. If it's a loan deal, it is probably quite a smart bit of business. It gives the club a years breathing space.

It was only ever going to be a loan.....it was United who wanted a permanent deal...that's why it fell through.

 

[rochdaleblue]

It was only ever going to be a loan.....it was United who wanted a permanent deal...that's why it fell through.

United got greedy. They could have got their 5th choice centre half off their books for a year, but will now pay him 80k a week to not even make match day squads. As it is I don’t think rojo is of the calibre we need to take United’s place in the top 6.

 

[Walken]

People saying bullet dodged etc. but if we haven’t got a half decent central defender coming in by 7pm then we’re running a big risk with just Mina and Keane.

True, but I'd honestly rather play holgate than rojos

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

We have Holgate who I rate, and Gibson who I also rate highly.
I would much rather they got chances than a run down second rated like Rojo.
Jagielka would have been a better option than this guy, and I’m not being remotely sarcastic.

 

[Baines' left foot]

True, but I'd honestly rather play holgate than rojos

I don’t mind Holgate but I’m not sure he’s good enough.

 

[blue62]

I'm not convinced we were ever after Rojo, there's so much BS to deal with that I can't believe I end up falling for it every window. However, I think we will land Zouma in January.

 

[bazza86]

its his wages and contract length that you need to be worrying about

Like I said, I wasn't going to worry until transfer confirmed by club.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

How much did they want, whatever it was I am glad we avoided a fee for him.

I have my faith restored in Brands due to the back up plan of Iwobi and his refusal to pay money for a permanent signing of Rojo.

Supposedly £25m mate, £25m for a player who has only played 14 prem games in the last 2 seasons for them, he actually only played 5 prem games last season and 3 of them were as a sub.

 

[trueblue84]

Can this thread be deleted and we can all forget this nearly happened.

 

[matty1878]

Supposedly £25m mate, £25m for a player who has only played 14 prem games in the last 2 seasons for them, he actually only played 5 prem games last season and 3 of them were as a sub.

If we had signed him id of been sectioned

 

[MikeH72]

People saying bullet dodged etc. but if we haven’t got a half decent central defender coming in by 7pm then we’re running a big risk with just Mina and Keane.

He’s not a half decent central defender, he’s terrible, a crock, and an absolute trumpet of a human being. I’m the biggest advocate of giving people a chance, but I’d have booed this cart out of town every day until he left.

 

[roy vernon]

Rojo would have been a liability, much sooner give game time to Holgate or Gibson as cover.
It's not ideal, but, Rojo is an accident looking for a place to happen.

 

[Huyton Layne]

VAR turns this walking yellow card in to a walking red card. Got away with murder with Utd.