Berb's contributions off the ball have long been praised by SAF, who apparently knows a thing or two about such matters, and I am pleased to see Giles point out these aspects of The Berb's play. If you understand football -- I mean really, truly understand the sport, as opposed to being someone who is merely titillated by the occasional "trick" or stunning goal -- then you must surely agree with the significance of what Giles is saying. I think The Berb should stay, and I hope he does. As I've said repeatedly, I haven't seen any problems with Berbatov's interaction and combination play with young players like Nani and Hernandez. And we don't know where injuries, form and the various ups and downs of a season will lead us. CedarsDevil says: I think the blabbering could be described as with out Berba we would NOT have won the league last season...... that doesn't mean he's irreplacable, he's nowhere near the most important players in the team Oh, and I do wish people would stop pretending they are United's Chief Financial Officer. Discussion of whether a player justifies his salary (or worse, his transfer fee -- which doesn't even go to the player), or whether we can afford it or would be better off spending the money elsewhere, is the lowest form of argument. Why? Because it's an argument that requires detailed knowledge of two different areas -- the club's finances, and its football operations -- and not one of