Summer Transfer Thread 2012

[Rafiagra]

 

I'd blocked that cunt from my mind.

[Rafiagra]

"Souness made comments about it being easy to win at Porto - It was easy to win at Liverpool in the '90s and the '80s, wasn't it? But he was five years there and didn't win anything."

 

Ok

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Ok

 

I didn't post that in the wrong thread. Nope. Definitely not.

 

 

*slinks away to the AvB thread*

[Mr Nando]

Aquilani has to be the shittest signing we have ever made. At least Downing has played for us.

 

I somehow must of missed all the assists that Downing contributed this season?

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

 

oh, dear this could be a massive thread now you've opened the floodgates

[Unrighteous]

Aquilani still contributed more than Downing

 

Laughable post. Go wash your mouth out, lad.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Laughable post. Go wash your mouth out, lad.

 

Well, he scored in the league and in Europe. And he made some assists.

[Unrighteous]

Well, he scored in the league and in Europe. And he made some assists.

 

Downing scored in the cups, and netted a penalty that helped win the carling cup.

 

I guess that doesn't suit him though... winning a trophy?

[Red Banjo]

You can put /insert random name/ against Stewart Downing and compare effectiveness and contribution and Downing will nearly always come 2nd. And i include virtually everyone in that. Its almost laughable how bad Downing is, and how little he does. The fact he scored a goal against a Championship club in the league cup tells you all you will ever need to know. Its his level. The fact Aquilani cost less further promotes his superiority over Downing.

[WaltonRed]

He cost more than Downing over all

 

he was one of the nails in Rafa's managerial coffin.

 

aqualani should never ever of been signed

[N'Gog I Trust]

Rafa had no choice, he was forced to buy Aquilani.

[WaltonRed]

By who?

 

United after Baines for £12m, Everton will have to take that I reckon or it'll be some bumnut in exchange thrown in

[DooooodekNo5]

By who?

 

United after Baines for £12m, Everton will have to take that I reckon or it'll be some bumnut in exchange thrown in

 

No doubt they will shovel off some shite onto them as part exchange , them dogshit twins maybe ?

 

 

Edit , Ha only read your first line before posting , its so obvious , Johnny Evans ?

[N'Gog I Trust]

He could only deal with clubs that still owed Liverpool money.

[WaltonRed]

Who did Roma owe us for?

 

Macheda I reckon ha ha. The shite would defo take him

[Jairzinho]

Riise.

[WaltonRed]

So we took a 20m midfielder cos they owed us for Riise?

 

They bought him off us for 5m euros so dunno how that works

[Brownie]

Yeah how does that work? And how do you know?

[Unrighteous]

Yeah how does that work? And how do you know?

 

It doesn't, and he doesn't. He'll not let you ruin his absolute bollocks, though, with shit like sense.

[Unrighteous]

You can put /insert random name/ against Stewart Downing and compare effectiveness and contribution and Downing will nearly always come 2nd. And i include virtually everyone in that. Its almost laughable how bad Downing is, and how little he does. The fact he scored a goal against a Championship club in the league cup tells you all you will ever need to know. Its his level. The fact Aquilani cost less further promotes his superiority over Downing.

 

He hit two goals in the FA Cup, actually.

 

He scored a penalty in the Carling Cup Final penalty shoot out.

 

It's not surprisingly that people will put the boots to him, if they can't even remember what he's done/hasn't done/etc.

 

Downing isn't nearly as bad as people will scream.

[CWD82]

He hit two goals in the FA Cup, actually.

 

He scored a penalty in the Carling Cup Final penalty shoot out.

 

It's not surprisingly that people will put the boots to him, if they can't even remember what he's done/hasn't done/etc.

 

Downing isn't nearly as bad as people will scream.

 

I always rate your opinion Unrighteous but I have to disagree here.

 

Downing has been a terrible signing and whilst your point about him playing which is more than Aquilani contributed is a valid one the standard of the performances when he did play was way below what I would expect from any wide man, let alone someone who we paid £20m for.

 

I hope that if he stays he can somehow kick on and start taking people on and getting in some great crosses like in the 2nd half of the FA Cup semi but at his age their is usually little improvement from players.

 

As for him being our worst ever signing, he's in the running definitely but that's a strong field

[Red Banjo]

Downing has been an unmitigated disaster, and whatever lower league team he scored against in the cup will never change that. I appreciate lance trying to see the good here but it doesnt change the fact he has had an awful, awful debut season. People scream about how bad he is because they have eyes, he has been that bad. Where did he come in our player of the season comp on here? About 16th if I remember correctly. Sorry but I expect more from a 20m player, and so do the fan base apparently ad they are the ones who voted for it.

[Unrighteous]

Oh, he hasn't been a good signing, no... I agree there... but he hasn't been completely shite all season long.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Think Aquilani was a good player in the wrong place at the wrong time. Like Morientes in that regard.

[Ne Moe Imya]

Why are we even arguing who was worse between Aquilani and Downing? Both were terrible signings, and though I think there were some mitigating circumstances for Aquilani that make the decision to sign him marginally less awful (the fact that we were broke and it was one of the only players at a club who may have owed us, plus agreed to stagger the payments so we could afford them), it doesn't matter. Both were mistakes.

 

Hopefully the new management structure will contribute towards us making fewer of those kinds of mistakes. Onward and upward and all that.