@Alfie - Unlike you, I don't keep changing stories. My stand on Van Persie has been consistent. I have said the same thing before, during and after his transfer.
Click on
this link and read post#221 [before transfer], and
this one post#14 and post#14 [After the transfer]
My stand has been simple:
1) Van Persie is an excellent player and would be [now is] a great addition to Man United.
2) Van Persie is too expensive.
3) Our strike force was more than suffient before the arrival of Van Persie.
4) We have bigger problems. Money should be spent on mid fielders.
5) I will support Van Persie if he becomes a Man United player [and he has]
etc.
I don't contradict myself or change stories to suit the situation. But you can pull up threads where I have if they exist!!!
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