Clearly, I mentioned nothing about the game against Exeter and whether or not fielding a full team was necessary. What I did bring to mention was the fact that the "Youth Cup Winning" side that ushered in all those Manchester United greats, many still playing today at Old Trafford, are gone. And people complain about Arsenal going foreign....I mean, make no bones about it, Arsenal does, but Man U "prides" itself on developing local talent, but then has made some terrible buys. 25 million for a teenager who throws his armbands at internationals and beats up women? Give me a break....I may not like Man U, but Giggs, Scholes, and G. Neville are where its at, and if Man U want to truly strike terror like in the '99 season they have to bring back their youth training programs, and not keep buying these highly-overrated teenagers who still need to develop.
Now Alan Smith, there's a player....but it seems all Man U fans just drop him like a sack of hammers once Rooney comes along, and don't lie, we all know that if all were healthy, it be Rooney and Van Nistelrooy on the front line, maybe Saha, and Alan Smith, a fighter if there ever was one, would be dropped for a professional diver and a kid who looks like he was dropped too many times as a child. Shame, really.