its shameful to have to scour old threads to make a point of yours seem valid today, burkness...but that's your style eh? taking huge pride in your virtual prowess...i guess this mean the chances of a round or two of soggy biscuit have shot down to zero. but nevermind...if i carry on i will be becoming what i despise, more than what you despise, which is you...hohoohoh!
as for the actual football nature of this thread, i stick to what i said before...we MUST focus upon players who have a massive chance of improving our starting XI drastically. I don't want anyone signed for the first team squad who isnt playing for a decent team in a decent league. Its not in any way disrespectful to say that the US league is miles behind the italian, french, spanish, english, german, south and central american leagues. Its just a logical conclusion. If the kid has talent, and could be good for the primavera, great...but to use up our one non-eu signing on a player who has proven nothing against what i personally see as high quality opposition, the kind of opposition juventus face weekly, and in european competition, would be lunacy.
so besides the animosity, mutual as it always will be, andy...i think our transfer strategy should focus on proven quality, not Maybes...which isnt racist, defamatory, more hot air than reason, its just my opinion on what is best for the club i love. And I do not see the american league as a place to buy champions. Perhaps in 50-100 years...you yankees who watch your leagues could tell me more on that score, but not now. else there would already be established in at least some of the best teams in europe, plenty of americans. and there are not...