United have been able to spend big because they have subsidised their spending keeping and improving squad players like O'Shea. He might not have set the world alight but then he was never going to. He's been a solid servant for them and played 255 games for a team that were the Champions of England and Europe sadly.
I hate United as much as the next bloke but O'Shea is the kind of player that if he played for Liverpool would get all the respect in the world.
Sorry, I just dont agree... O'shea is not a great player - he has been at a good club and been given somewhat of a free ride. If he played for LFC he may well have got some respect, but I doubt that he would have been here 10 years.
With regards to spending, having a massive stadium and shirt sales to boot help... They have spent big every year, and will, this has nothing to do with keeping poor players, its because they have the money. He's a utility player at best. The only reason he is still there is because the other players of his type (Butt & that fella from leeds) have left...
We have better and there is a lot better about, i give O'shea no time at all...
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