Who still does not Rate Smalling?

[Peabody]

This boy is going to go far, just watched him against Arsenal and he was superb, did'nt put a foot wrong. I seem to remember some of you who thought that he was'nt that good. Well I wish that we could have kept him.

[mrska]

Very impressed with him tonight.. as you say.. didnt put a foot wrong... :045:

[Mr Fulham]

He's a fantastic talent.

[White Noise]

He is top class and will get much better. Really looking for to him ousting J Terry. To think they are suggesting Capello might re-instate that twunt as England Captain! :019:

[Ron Sheepskin]

I'll hold my hand up, I thought he was dodgy and lacking a bit of positional sense, particulary in the Europa games for some reason.

Tonight, he looked every inch the £10 million, and a future stalwart for England.  :clap_hands:

This is of course why I had such a crap record when I was a kids football coach, and why Sir RedNose is so successful.

[HatterDon]

This boy is going to go far, just watched him against Arsenal and he was superb, did'nt put a foot wrong. I seem to remember some of you who thought that he was'nt that good. Well I wish that we could have kept him.

Mr. Peabody, here's what I remember.

1. We signed him and everyone said he'd never get a chance to play
2. He featured in Europa League and everyone thought he had some promise
3. He featured in a couple of League matches and everyone was salivating over the future.
4. United bought him, and left him here on loan, and most immediately said he was crap and that both Roy and Sir Alex were idiots for signing him.
5. At the beginning of this season, most thought he'd disappear into the reserves and never be heard of again.
6. As he began to feature more and more, many [who probably saw nothing but highlights] ingored his solid play and concentrated on one own-goal that was hardly his mistake.

Me? He was good when we signed him. His work in Europa -- mostly with Baird or Hughes as a partner -- did him a world of good. When Sir Alex signed him I said he'd captain England one day, and was pretty much laughed out of the room. You could tell the kid was good, and you could tell he had the temprement. I WAS surprised that he featured so heavily this season, but I've seen him play about 10 matches this season, and he's a good young player. I'd have him in the England squad before the lump up the road.

[White Noise]

This boy is going to go far, just watched him against Arsenal and he was superb, did'nt put a foot wrong. I seem to remember some of you who thought that he was'nt that good. Well I wish that we could have kept him.

I wass reading a quote from Rio Ferdinand in the paper today who said how in awe of Man U he was when he joined. He said he found himself pulling on his socks and saying to himself 'these are Man Utd socks, this is what they feel like, this is a Man Utd shirt this is what it feels like to wear it' - we can't compete with that level of starry eyed dream fulfilment.

[JohnKovacs]

I'm still not sold on him. He lacks a left foot, and seems to be clumsy when on the ball. I'm still thinking 10M was fantastic business for Fulham.

[SmithyFFC]

Reminds me a lot of a young Rio, and with coaching from Sir Alex and playing with top class players such as Vidic and Ferdinand, he will go a long way, future england captain, for me anyway.

[cebu]

I actually think he's better than Rio was at that age.

[Rupert]

To state the obvious, whether you rated him or not at Fulham, had he remained with us then his appearences would have been few and far between, it was lucky for him that Man U have had injuries to key midfield players. He may well go on to become an excellent signing for United, he is already an excellent bit of business for us. Good luck to the lad, apart from when he plays us, of course, when he must be due to have a 'mare.

[The Equalizer]

This boy is going to go far, just watched him against Arsenal and he was superb, did'nt put a foot wrong. I seem to remember some of you who thought that he was'nt that good. Well I wish that we could have kept him.

Mr. Peabody, here's what I remember.

1. We signed him and everyone said he'd never get a chance to play
2. He featured in Europa League and everyone thought he had some promise
3. He featured in a couple of League matches and everyone was salivating over the future.
4. United bought him, and left him here on loan, and most immediately said he was crap and that both Roy and Sir Alex were idiots for signing him.
5. At the beginning of this season, most thought he'd disappear into the reserves and never be heard of again.
6. As he began to feature more and more, many [who probably saw nothing but highlights] ingored his solid play and concentrated on one own-goal that was hardly his mistake.

Me? He was good when we signed him. His work in Europa -- mostly with Baird or Hughes as a partner -- did him a world of good. When Sir Alex signed him I said he'd captain England one day, and was pretty much laughed out of the room. You could tell the kid was good, and you could tell he had the temprement. I WAS surprised that he featured so heavily this season, but I've seen him play about 10 matches this season, and he's a good young player. I'd have him in the England squad before the lump up the road.

4a. He scored an own goal on his debut for Man Utd.

[Burt]

Lets not forget that another ex-Fulham player had a great match too. I thought van der Sar was at his best.

[alfie]

I'm still not sold on him. He lacks a left foot, and seems to be clumsy when on the ball. I'm still thinking 10M was fantastic business for Fulham.

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I must have been watching someone else against Arsenal, looked like him though.

[Blingo]

He's not consistent enough. He plays well when he is along side Vidic but plays crap when paired with Brown.

[TheDaddy]

The lads at Man Utd hes only going to get better ! Good luck to the lad.