He is too cool to show he actually enjoys scoring goals.
Berbatov | Fulham player
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He is too cool to show he actually enjoys scoring goals.
Even though he has been benched at United you don't think the clubs in England are already aware of him I mean he spent a couple of seasons at Spurs, then a few with us. I would think they don't really need to watch him at Fulham to figure out if they like him as a player.
But United wouldn't sell to any rival right now, especially the likes of Liverpool.
Give it a year of Berba at Fulham and I would not be surprised to see him donning a scouse shirt next season.
My Spud supporting colleague is devastated.
I wonder why Spuds never came in for him...
I wonder why Spuds never came in for him...
I remember like it was yesterday how he was spotted in that jacket walking to sign the contract on SSN, he graced the pitch of Old trafford and the only thing we are left with is memories now. He protested at tottenham because he wanted to join us so bad, he left CL fulham just for his family, he said he would never moan and huff about leaving us and he was true to his word. Thank you Dimitar Berbatov.
Hopefully he fires a few goals against our rivals to help us in the title stakes. There's something about ex-United players helping us
I hope he has a great spell there. Good luck Berba.. Should have gone to Juve though.
He's one of the few things in which I disagree with SAF over. I don't think he should have been dropped and that ironically in RVP and Kagawa we've finally signed players on his level in terms of vision and technical ability in the final third. In previous years our attacking players have always had a gung ho approach in my opinion. Whilst Berbatov was more of an artist. I think he'd link superbly with RVP and Kagawa. It's a shame Dembele has left Fulham, as I'd pay to see him Ruiz, Petric and Berbatov all in the same side.
sad day
Good luck, and thanks for fond memories Berbs.
One of the very few players I actually feel has been slightly unfairly treated by the club, but even then he has always been a model professional.
Hattrick against Liverpool and that assist to Ronaldo after that insane piece of skill against West Ham? come to mind as the fondest memories.
One of the very few players I actually feel has been slightly unfairly treated by the club, but even then he has always been a model professional.
Hattrick against Liverpool and that assist to Ronaldo after that insane piece of skill against West Ham? come to mind as the fondest memories.
No hard feelings about him at all. Hope he does well.
Well chuffed to see him continue in the PL, I'll finally see him strut his stuff in a team where his talents are appreciated.
i really hope he gets a good reception when he visits OT. He deserves it. Top Guy.
Back to his level Im afraid. He's not a Manchester United/Real/Barca/Bayern level of player.
And as we all know, Fulham is the next step below those teams.
No.
However at 31, after a year rotting on our bench + with the financial crisis hitting football hard, it was always going to be hard for him to find a better club.
Things may have changed if he was ready to take a massive wage cut.
------------------VDS
Neville---O'Shea---------Brown-----De Leat
------------Gibson-----Park
Saha-------------------------------Obertan
-------------Berba-----Owen
:'(
Neville---O'Shea---------Brown-----De Leat
------------Gibson-----Park
Saha-------------------------------Obertan
-------------Berba-----Owen
:'(
Well he's our what...5th choice striker now? And no big club was ready to go the distance for him. The market speaks for itself.
I wont be surprised if he ends up being listed amongst the EPL top expensive flops.
Just saw this on F365 - brilliant:
Sir Alex Machiavelli
Incidentally, we can't help thinking that the whole 'Berba to Juve' thing was a Machiavellian scheme designed to tease the Old Lady into thinking she had her man...in revenge for the past transfer jiggery-pokery of the summer.
We suspect at around 7pm last evening, a fax appeared in the Juventus office which simply contained a picture of Sir Alex Ferguson and Berba.
They are both laughing and smoking cigars, and written underneath the photo it simply reads 'That's for Pogba, you b**tards.'
Sir Alex Machiavelli
Incidentally, we can't help thinking that the whole 'Berba to Juve' thing was a Machiavellian scheme designed to tease the Old Lady into thinking she had her man...in revenge for the past transfer jiggery-pokery of the summer.
We suspect at around 7pm last evening, a fax appeared in the Juventus office which simply contained a picture of Sir Alex Ferguson and Berba.
They are both laughing and smoking cigars, and written underneath the photo it simply reads 'That's for Pogba, you b**tards.'
Fulham's owner must be reading my posts, Berbatov is probably the world cheapest guarantee of staying up, would be a fantastic move, especially if they sell Dembele.
I get this impression too... A shame because he easily had the talent to be a World Class player.
The football market is a shambles, how it's escaped you is beyond me.
Rooney was always going to be our supporting striker, Berba was a direct competitor to that role, but as he's not as dynamic as Rooney he was never a real competitor suited to our play.
Jol knows what he'll get, I hope they keep hold of Dempsey. They could be quite a fun team to watch with Berba pulling the strings.
Were Juve and Fiorentina not actually interested then?
Saha would never have played with those guys. Better bet would be Tosic or Bebe.
What the hells is that lineup JakeC posted about?
Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Park, and Berba were quite good players. Owen was good as well but a crock. Saha never played on the wings. VDS is a great keeper.
Have no idea what that lineup is in regards too.
Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Park, and Berba were quite good players. Owen was good as well but a crock. Saha never played on the wings. VDS is a great keeper.
Have no idea what that lineup is in regards too.
If he's staying I hope SAF gives him the chance to earn his pay. He'll score goals for us in smaller games - no doubt. If we were ready to give Owen the chance of playing, why not have Berbs ready to fire off? I'm still a huge fan of his, and I don't really see where it all went wrong. He seems happy even coming off the bench. Wish he could prove us all wrong and make us hope he signs for another year come january.
I think both Juventus and AC Milan were initially interested. However his salary, his age + the fact that he ended up our 4th choice striker hindered such move badly.
Owen was on peanuts, Berba is paid top dollar. If he doesn't leave before the transfer market shuts down, then I won't be surprised if SAF decided to let him go on free. We can't and shouldn't afford a 100k+ a week 4-5th choice striker.
No, all people are pointing out is that Fulham is a level below where Berba could be playing, which you cant see with your irrational assessment of his ability as a player.
There is a huge gap between "Real, Man Utd, Barca, Bayern" and Fulham, and its baffling that none of those clubs picked him up. Spurs especially with their awful striker problems.
It's apparent to me that either he burnt bridges at Spurs and/or has no desire to play for them again.
Isn't it really the case?
Berba's style of play goes completely against the Spanish style of game (ie were players are expected to drop deep, win the ball, attack and actually work hard to win the ball), so the Spanish sides are out. The top 4 -5 clubs wouldn't have got him (Chelsea and Shitty don't need him, Arsenal are a bit skint and replacing RVP with a United reject would be insult to injury, Spurs fans considers him as a traitor + we would never sell to Liverpool). The Italian clubs cant afford him (financial crisis + last year he's done little to justify that massive salary of his), PSG had other targets in mind and I think that Bayern had spent all the dosh on Martinez.
There aren't many options around for a 31 year old United reject whose not exactly renowned for his work rate (important for mid - low level side teams).
If either of those bothered them then they'd never have been interested in the first place. We've no idea about what his wage demands were or how they were received. It seems odd to assume Fulham offered more, and these quotes suggest a different reason for his decision.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/berbatov-set-fiorentina-move-064503466.html
All in all, it doesn't really fit with your view that he has found his level with Fulham, and that no bigger clubs were prepared to follow through a deal with Berbatov.
The strategy currently used by many Italian clubs is to go for players who are unhappy at the club or at the end of their contract and try to get them on cheap (salary wise etc).
Honestly I wont be surprised if Fulham were more keen to offer more in terms of salary then the italian clubs. First of all, they aren't passing from their best of times (financially). Secondly, Berba is an unknown article in Italy and having such a big salary + being United's 4th striker hasn't helped him much.
Like I said the fact that he was our fourth striker obviously didn't factor in their thinking otherwise the interest would have never got off the ground. Those quotes were from Juve's CEO by the way, and if the stumbling block had been wages then I imagine he would have mentioned it. It wouldn't really reflect badly on Juventus if he had come out and said "We were interested in the player but his wage demands were unrealistic". Besides the quotes seem to imply that Berbatov made it known to him that he wanted to stay in England and that was the end of that, negotiations wouldn't have got far enough to disagree over wages.
All of which isn't that relevant considering that you're original point was that Berbatov must have struggled to find a bigger club than Fulham that wanted him, when it's clear that Fiorentina and Juve did.
So who fancies him to be top goalscorer in the prem this season? Must be some good odds.
Logical move to Fulham if he's planning to star in the GodCottage with Martin Jol.
I'd rather Dimitar Berbatov in our shirt than Wayne Rooney 
I'd rather Dimitar Berbatov in our shirt than Wayne Rooney
That's why you are retarded