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I have to admit that I am shocked to see Andy Cole decide to leave Manchester United, and I feel even worse to see that he's gone to Blackburn!!! There's a BIG differnce in comparrison between these 2 clubs. One's a world-wide success, with millions to spend and an overloaded trophy cabinet. While the other is a side that has won the Premiership before but nothing else since, has quite a bit of cash, a Brittish squad of resonable talent, and have returned to the Premiership as potentials to fall into the relegation zone.
Why would Cole leave a club destined for success, for one that can't even get anywhere near the final of the League Cup??? Was it for money?? - No, Blackburn aren't the richest. Was it because Fergie's leaving and he fears he may not like the new manager?? - Nah, it's way too soon for that! What about the offering of first-team football then?? After all, he can't get in the United 11 with van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer on form! - Yes, that must be why. Without regular first-team football he'll only get worse and lose his goal-scoring form, just like Dwight Yorke.
So Andy Cole is a player who will give up the chances of domestic and European glory, just to get regular first-team football, to re-discover his form and claim a place in England's 2002 World Cup squad. Can you blame him??? What's the point in staying at a club where it's obvious you won't be playing, left to 'rot in the reserves'?? How's Eriksson gunna notice what a great striker he is, if he only has the time to go and watch first-team matches? So maybe if he had decided to stay at the club he loved, then he would be decreasing his chances of making the England squad, week-in week-out. He is 30, and there won't be many more left before he retires after this one!
But what has he left behind at Old Trafford? The chance of more success, his good friends (especially Yorke), the possibility of EVEN MORE money, and being part of the world's biggest club! But he feels that England, his country, is more important to him than his club, and he wants to help them succeed!
But why would United decide to let him go??? Especially if they're looking to retain the European Cup and possibly more silverware in Fergie's last year! I think it's simply MAD to let him go!! He wasn't disruptive or anything, he was just un-happy because he wasn't being given the chances he deserved. In my opinion, he was the ideal partner for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the United attack. He has proven himself around the country, and leagues, as a goal-scorer, using his experience he could even teach van Nistelrooy a thing or two, and his love for the club and respect for the manager and his team-mates has always kept him as a hard working, determined player! He is someone United definitley need to succeed in Europe this season, and it was a big mistake letting him go!! Sir Alex can't keep relying on van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer and Yorke, also hoping they'll stay fit for the rest of the season! And the job of finding the ideal replacement will be almost impossible!!
I think that by selling a top player to a rival Premier league club is also a big mistake! With sides like Blackburn you never know quite what to expect, as anything can happen!! They may even thump you 5-0!!! I just hope that when United next meet Blackburn Cole doesn't do something that'll make Fergie regret his sale! This isn't the first time this season that Alex Ferguson has made a mistake in the transfer market (Stam, Blanc...)!! I hope Cole does make it to the World Cup though. Even though he hasn't shown goal-scoring form for England yet, i'm sure that if he finds his feet at Ewood Park, it'll also help him and England in South Korea and Japan!
Good luck Andy, or Andrew as you like to be called.
Why would Cole leave a club destined for success, for one that can't even get anywhere near the final of the League Cup??? Was it for money?? - No, Blackburn aren't the richest. Was it because Fergie's leaving and he fears he may not like the new manager?? - Nah, it's way too soon for that! What about the offering of first-team football then?? After all, he can't get in the United 11 with van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer on form! - Yes, that must be why. Without regular first-team football he'll only get worse and lose his goal-scoring form, just like Dwight Yorke.
So Andy Cole is a player who will give up the chances of domestic and European glory, just to get regular first-team football, to re-discover his form and claim a place in England's 2002 World Cup squad. Can you blame him??? What's the point in staying at a club where it's obvious you won't be playing, left to 'rot in the reserves'?? How's Eriksson gunna notice what a great striker he is, if he only has the time to go and watch first-team matches? So maybe if he had decided to stay at the club he loved, then he would be decreasing his chances of making the England squad, week-in week-out. He is 30, and there won't be many more left before he retires after this one!
But what has he left behind at Old Trafford? The chance of more success, his good friends (especially Yorke), the possibility of EVEN MORE money, and being part of the world's biggest club! But he feels that England, his country, is more important to him than his club, and he wants to help them succeed!
But why would United decide to let him go??? Especially if they're looking to retain the European Cup and possibly more silverware in Fergie's last year! I think it's simply MAD to let him go!! He wasn't disruptive or anything, he was just un-happy because he wasn't being given the chances he deserved. In my opinion, he was the ideal partner for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the United attack. He has proven himself around the country, and leagues, as a goal-scorer, using his experience he could even teach van Nistelrooy a thing or two, and his love for the club and respect for the manager and his team-mates has always kept him as a hard working, determined player! He is someone United definitley need to succeed in Europe this season, and it was a big mistake letting him go!! Sir Alex can't keep relying on van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer and Yorke, also hoping they'll stay fit for the rest of the season! And the job of finding the ideal replacement will be almost impossible!!
I think that by selling a top player to a rival Premier league club is also a big mistake! With sides like Blackburn you never know quite what to expect, as anything can happen!! They may even thump you 5-0!!! I just hope that when United next meet Blackburn Cole doesn't do something that'll make Fergie regret his sale! This isn't the first time this season that Alex Ferguson has made a mistake in the transfer market (Stam, Blanc...)!! I hope Cole does make it to the World Cup though. Even though he hasn't shown goal-scoring form for England yet, i'm sure that if he finds his feet at Ewood Park, it'll also help him and England in South Korea and Japan!
Good luck Andy, or Andrew as you like to be called.
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I have to admit that I am shocked to see Andy Cole decide to leave Manchester United, and I feel even worse to see that he's gone to Blackburn!!! There's a BIG differnce in comparrison between these 2 clubs. One's a world-wide success, with millions to spend and an overloaded trophy cabinet. While the other is a side that has won the Premiership before but nothing else since, has quite a bit of cash, a Brittish squad of resonable talent, and have returned to the Premiership as potentials to fall into the relegation zone.
Why would Cole leave a club destined for success, for one that can't even get anywhere near the final of the League Cup??? Was it for money?? - No, Blackburn aren't the richest. Was it because Fergie's leaving and he fears he may not like the new manager?? - Nah, it's way too soon for that! What about the offering of first-team football then?? After all, he can't get in the United 11 with van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer on form! - Yes, that must be why. Without regular first-team football he'll only get worse and lose his goal-scoring form, just like Dwight Yorke.
So Andy Cole is a player who will give up the chances of domestic and European glory, just to get regular first-team football, to re-discover his form and claim a place in England's 2002 World Cup squad. Can you blame him??? What's the point in staying at a club where it's obvious you won't be playing, left to 'rot in the reserves'?? How's Eriksson gunna notice what a great striker he is, if he only has the time to go and watch first-team matches? So maybe if he had decided to stay at the club he loved, then he would be decreasing his chances of making the England squad, week-in week-out. He is 30, and there won't be many more left before he retires after this one!
But what has he left behind at Old Trafford? The chance of more success, his good friends (especially Yorke), the possibility of EVEN MORE money, and being part of the world's biggest club! But he feels that England, his country, is more important to him than his club, and he wants to help them succeed!
But why would United decide to let him go??? Especially if they're looking to retain the European Cup and possibly more silverware in Fergie's last year! I think it's simply MAD to let him go!! He wasn't disruptive or anything, he was just un-happy because he wasn't being given the chances he deserved. In my opinion, he was the ideal partner for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the United attack. He has proven himself around the country, and leagues, as a goal-scorer, using his experience he could even teach van Nistelrooy a thing or two, and his love for the club and respect for the manager and his team-mates has always kept him as a hard working, determined player! He is someone United definitley need to succeed in Europe this season, and it was a big mistake letting him go!! Sir Alex can't keep relying on van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer and Yorke, also hoping they'll stay fit for the rest of the season! And the job of finding the ideal replacement will be almost impossible!!
I think that by selling a top player to a rival Premier league club is also a big mistake! With sides like Blackburn you never know quite what to expect, as anything can happen!! They may even thump you 5-0!!! I just hope that when United next meet Blackburn Cole doesn't do something that'll make Fergie regret his sale! This isn't the first time this season that Alex Ferguson has made a mistake in the transfer market (Stam, Blanc...)!! I hope Cole does make it to the World Cup though. Even though he hasn't shown goal-scoring form for England yet, i'm sure that if he finds his feet at Ewood Park, it'll also help him and England in South Korea and Japan!
Good luck Andy, or Andrew as you like to be called.
Why would Cole leave a club destined for success, for one that can't even get anywhere near the final of the League Cup??? Was it for money?? - No, Blackburn aren't the richest. Was it because Fergie's leaving and he fears he may not like the new manager?? - Nah, it's way too soon for that! What about the offering of first-team football then?? After all, he can't get in the United 11 with van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer on form! - Yes, that must be why. Without regular first-team football he'll only get worse and lose his goal-scoring form, just like Dwight Yorke.
So Andy Cole is a player who will give up the chances of domestic and European glory, just to get regular first-team football, to re-discover his form and claim a place in England's 2002 World Cup squad. Can you blame him??? What's the point in staying at a club where it's obvious you won't be playing, left to 'rot in the reserves'?? How's Eriksson gunna notice what a great striker he is, if he only has the time to go and watch first-team matches? So maybe if he had decided to stay at the club he loved, then he would be decreasing his chances of making the England squad, week-in week-out. He is 30, and there won't be many more left before he retires after this one!
But what has he left behind at Old Trafford? The chance of more success, his good friends (especially Yorke), the possibility of EVEN MORE money, and being part of the world's biggest club! But he feels that England, his country, is more important to him than his club, and he wants to help them succeed!
But why would United decide to let him go??? Especially if they're looking to retain the European Cup and possibly more silverware in Fergie's last year! I think it's simply MAD to let him go!! He wasn't disruptive or anything, he was just un-happy because he wasn't being given the chances he deserved. In my opinion, he was the ideal partner for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the United attack. He has proven himself around the country, and leagues, as a goal-scorer, using his experience he could even teach van Nistelrooy a thing or two, and his love for the club and respect for the manager and his team-mates has always kept him as a hard working, determined player! He is someone United definitley need to succeed in Europe this season, and it was a big mistake letting him go!! Sir Alex can't keep relying on van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer and Yorke, also hoping they'll stay fit for the rest of the season! And the job of finding the ideal replacement will be almost impossible!!
I think that by selling a top player to a rival Premier league club is also a big mistake! With sides like Blackburn you never know quite what to expect, as anything can happen!! They may even thump you 5-0!!! I just hope that when United next meet Blackburn Cole doesn't do something that'll make Fergie regret his sale! This isn't the first time this season that Alex Ferguson has made a mistake in the transfer market (Stam, Blanc...)!! I hope Cole does make it to the World Cup though. Even though he hasn't shown goal-scoring form for England yet, i'm sure that if he finds his feet at Ewood Park, it'll also help him and England in South Korea and Japan!
Good luck Andy, or Andrew as you like to be called.
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