Comments on: Easter Island Head To Arsenal: Funniest. Transfer. Ever. http://redrants.com/easter-island-head-to-arsenal-funniest-transfer-ever/ Manchester United Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:19:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Red Ranter http://redrants.com/easter-island-head-to-arsenal-funniest-transfer-ever/comment-page-3/#comment-27784 Red Ranter Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:50:19 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=812#comment-27784 This was as of August 19th: <em>Manchester United's Manucho, who has not been registered by the English champions for this season because he needs a British work permit, has been replaced in the squad by Portuguese-based forward Mateus, the Angolan Football Federation announced.</em> [<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/7736902" rel="nofollow">Source: Reuters</a>] This was as of August 19th:

Manchester United’s Manucho, who has not been registered by the English champions for this season because he needs a British work permit, has been replaced in the squad by Portuguese-based forward Mateus, the Angolan Football Federation announced. [Source: Reuters]

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]]> By: Red Ranter http://redrants.com/easter-island-head-to-arsenal-funniest-transfer-ever/comment-page-3/#comment-27738 Red Ranter Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:37:21 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=812#comment-27738 @<a href="#comment-27735" rel="nofollow">AlphaRS</a>: <em>Why are no clubs out there trying to prise Wayne Rooney away from Manchester United?</em> Because he's English. Apart from Lampard there are very few English players linked abroad. Over the past decade only Michael Owen, Beckham and McManaman have played abroad (Hargreaves doesn't count). No English club could possibly buy Rooney off us because we are as big as it gets and even rival clubs recognize that our star players are 'un-buyable'. @AlphaRS:
Why are no clubs out there trying to prise Wayne Rooney away from Manchester United?

Because he’s English.

Apart from Lampard there are very few English players linked abroad.

Over the past decade only Michael Owen, Beckham and McManaman have played abroad (Hargreaves doesn’t count).

No English club could possibly buy Rooney off us because we are as big as it gets and even rival clubs recognize that our star players are ‘un-buyable’.

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