We rejected Tevez and Mascherano...?!!?!?!?

I just read this from TribalFootball.com. All I have to say is that we're a bunch of idiots for not doing so when we had the chance, and we're a bigger bunch of idiots for admitting it.

Manchester United chief David Gill has explained why they passed up on new West Ham signings Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

"We were never interested in Tevez," Gill told BBC Five Live's Sportsweek programme.

"We were also offered Mascherano but we didn't want to go for him."

Gill added: "We were offered Mascherano for a significant sum at the start of the summer and also last week on a loan deal.

"We had watched him last season but the manager and his staff didn't want to pursue him.

"While he is clearly a very good player it was decided he wasn't required at the club."

I'm pretty sure this is complete and utter bullshit. Any one can tell that this is a face saving interview for the bloop job. Gill and his bunch of croonies should never ever step onto the negociating table ever again. It seems all they do is screw up.

Come to think of it, a scary thought just slipped into my mind. What if this was not a face saving interview? What if he actually meant what he said? If this much is true, then we're truthly screwed by incompetence. Suddenly signings like Kleberson and Djemba Djemba come to mind.

I suppose as fans, all we can hope for is for the squad to remain healthy. Injuries will totally undo all the good we've done in the first 3 games of the season.

More On Tevez and Mascherano, Chelsea and Abramobitch

I've had time to calm down....somewhat. Good thing I don't own a cat, it not it would have be kicked silly the entire night.

Let's give this deal some thought. Tevez and Mascherano are 2 world class players, and I mean REAL world class players. They are the type of players who could, and probably would, step into the first 11 of practically any team on this globe. So I don't believe for a moment that they would sign for West Ham to win trophies. I mean there are about a 100 teams in Europe which have more pedigree than the modern day West Ham. However, if they truely felt this way about West Ham, all the more power to them.

Let's dig deeper into this whole anal transfer. Media Sports Investment (MSI) owns the rights to both players and it's an open secret that Abramobitch owns part of MSI. Are you seeing the light yet? Since they are not signing on to Chelsea this season, it becomes paramount to keep them away from bitter rivals Arsenal and Manchester United, and all the other teams playing in the Champions League. Wow, the sun's rays don't even shine that brightly.

So what better way to screw everyone else than to 'loan' both players to West Ham? Just gives you another reason to hate Chelsea over and over again. And another reason to pray to the football Gods (if there ever were any) that Abramobitch gets caught for some money laundering scheme or some tax evasion charge.

West Ham Signs Tevez and Mascherano

You gotta be kidding me. Seriously you gotta be kidding me. How in the world did we not do this and let West Ham do it is beyond me, especially after all the news coming in that we've been trying to sign them. Actually, I know how the hell this slipped thru our hands....we have a bunch of donkeys at the helm. I'm serious!

Ly and I have always thought that Mascherano was the ideal midfielder we're looking for. He's display with Argentina during the World Cup was exactly what we needed, a tough man in the centre of the pitch. To make things worse, he's able to pass the ball better than some 18 million pound man we got.

And don't get me started on Tevez. This was a guy who wore a Manchester United jersery during one of the interviews last season! We're really one of the worst teams when it comes to making deals....and sort of deals.

So far we've had a brilliant start to the season, however when the wheels start to fall off (which eventually will), we're going to rue this chance to sign 2 world class players.