take your tears and put them on ice.

RUUD'S REAL DEAL

Ruud Van Nistelrooy, my all time favourite striker signed for real madrid. wahlao eh, first beckham, now nistelrooy. alex ferguson is always so stupid to sell away his prized asset. for a cheap deal.

first, look at beckham, although a 25m pound deal is considered high, how's what manchester united missed out:

less income on jerseys expenditures.

on the endorsement deal.

more fans.

poor delivery on the right wing.

2 premier league titles.

lack of van nistelrooy's goal (which i believe lead to his poor form)

yes, his replacement, cristiano ronaldo is doing a good job too. but they are players of two different calibre. many says beckham is overrated, i think they are just bunch of idiots who think that supporting beckham means they have shallow knowledge of football. or maybe they want to be different. im not his biggest fan, i dont scream his name everywhere he goes, but i dont deny that his actually a dream player in a team. why, for his's simply the best deliverer. look at his contribution to real madrid last season, even though they didnt win the la liga, stats tells all, he is the most consistent player. he provided all most of the assists, no doubt.

then, now cristiano ronaldo, signed under the many request of united's top star. players with immerse potential, rising star. after a startling debut, everyone thought he's bigger than beckham. i thought so too. his skills and technique are mesmerising, he's a pretty face too. he too contributed to united in a huge way. he scored goals, his run create opportunity. but he is selfish and showy. you cant deny it. i always curse him when he cant get good cross in and slowly it turn to a normal sight. LOL, his cross are really poor, but his still a good player i must say.

lay back styled beckham and gung ho attacker ronaldo. two different player. so this explain why i said alex ferguson didnt sign someone to fill in beckham's boot. he did however produce a new breed of player good enough to fill in ryan giggs instead.

so, now with van nistelrooy joining the already galaxies of stars in madrid, who is united going to partner with Rooney? Saha never prove to be a good signing to me, Rossi? still growing and not a clinical striker like Nistelrooy. Smith is one i think having the striker quality, he's agressive, he's brave, but not a fox-in-the box type player van the man is.

i was rather looking forward to the arrival of fernando torres from athletic madrid, but he instead pledge loyalty to the club, and also luca toni's move remain a rumour. cursed luck. LOL

also, only with newly to-be-unveiled new signing micheal carrick as the sole signing, im worried for manchester united. carrick is a big player capable of feeling in keane's boots. but i would prefer gennaro guttuso instead, or andrea pirlo. these italian guys are better experience and reliable.

more effort on the transfer is what's neccessay to a new campaign.

however, with ruud joining real, i hope they better win the la liga. but i think they havent done enough. no signing in midfield, except for emerson, filling in makelele space instead of zidane's.

ruud arrival add to their big name up front of ronaldo, raul, baptista, robinho. how to fight?

cannavaro signing is a masterstroke, now they have a good central defender. and appointment of fabio cappello may be crucial too. he is a worthy manager. after juventus last two impressive season under him.

fingers cross. manchester united and real madrid better get more silvereware in the cupboard.