The van Persie Skeptics Brigade

With Robin van Persie’s transfer finally completed, we finally see this long drawn out but unusually calm transfer saga draw to a close. And not surprisingly, lots of United fans are excited at the prospect of van Persie signing with us, as they rightfully should be. Any time a player who has scored 30 league goals in a season is about to sign with your club, delight and joy are the emotions that one should be feeling. But I along with a few others (Ducky included) don’t seem to share the enthusiasm of our peers. For me, it might be my eternal skepticism (a talent that makes me look at the worst case scenario in everything) but ma...