Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
Yeah, but it wasn't a speculative buy, he was already 18 and playing in the Champions League. Ferguson saw the raw talent and thought he could improve him, which he did. We are comparing apples with oranges here, clubs like Chelsea are doing an entirely different thing.
Seeing Ronaldo at 18 and thinking "he's quite good" does not make Fergie a genius. It's almost like "the scout that found Messi". Well done, mate; I could have told you he's half decent at football.