Summer Transfer Thread 2012

[mht1892]

Aquilani should be given a chance, he's nowhere near as bad as henderson and spearing.

[shaunstrudwick]

Aquilani should be given a chance' date=' he's nowhere near as bad as henderson and spearing.[/quote']

 

i'd have him back

[index1000]

I hope Giroud is true, have to be honest i think Adam Johnson is another Downing, looks ok now and again but doesn't have either the heart or the bottle for it and disapears as soon as it gets tough.

[Red Banjo]

Barrios is going from Dortmund to some Chinese club for 8.5m €. He is 27... This would be a typical Newcastle "swoop" type transfer in my opinion.

 

The fuck? This can't be true surely

[Gym Beglin]

And your right. There is a plan B for not finishing top 4. Lets see what we earn.

 

Surely not.

[WaltonRed]

adam johnson would be a boss signing

[janmolby]

Think Adam Johnson is a great player, always dismissed any murmurings of signing him because city would never sell to one of their rivals. I don't think they'd have any fears selling him to us now.

[cmuller]

Wouldn't they want £15-20m for Johnson though? Decent player but not worth that valuation.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I like Johnson, but that's too much. That said, if we're willing to pay £20m for Downing, it kind of skews what's acceptable. I think Johnson is worth 10-15m, but I doubt we'll get him for that.

 

I'd sooner go for Matias Suarez, if we're on a budget.

[fowler9]

I have a horrible feeling we are going to sign Michael Owen in the summer

[setreal]

The fuck? This can't be true surely

 

fraid so...

[Whelan]

We have been strongly linked with this guy!

 

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[TheHitman]

Has Werner been studying Redknapps style, not sure if it is taken out of context as not sure of the full interview.

 

"We never talk publicly about transfer targets, however, any team would be lucky to have Clint Dempsey playing on their squad," said Werner.

[Major Tom]

Has Werner been studying Redknapps style, not sure if it is taken out of context as not sure of the full interview.

 

"We never talk publicly about transfer targets, however, any team would be lucky to have Clint Dempsey playing on their squad," said Werner.

 

Please Fuck Right Off with your patriotic nonsense, Tom, and leave the football to the footballing people.

 

There's a good chap.

[Josef Svejk]

Please Fuck Right Off with your patriotic nonsense, Tom, and leave the football to the footballing people.

 

There's a good chap.

 

After last summer, I have more faith in Werner than "the footballing people". Indeed, Dempsey would have been useful for us this season...

[Major Tom]

After last summer, I have more faith in Werner than "the footballing people"

 

ha! True.

 

Still don't want owners mouthing off about players, mind.

[mht1892]

Maybe he's just passing comment about a fellow countryman that's done well in the league this season, I'd take him as a replacement for Dirk because it's quite obvious he's going.

[fowler9]

I'd take him as a replacement for Dirk because it's quite obvious he's going.

 

depends on price, the theory with his contract running out usually means he'd be quite cheap but I think there will be a lot of interest but if we could get him for 5million or less providing he doesn't bottle up all ability upon joining us like Downing etc he'd be a great signing to replace Dirk/Maxi

 

of course half the people here will have a hissyfit and ask why we haven't signed Hazard instead

[Major Tom]

Maybe he's just passing comment about a fellow countryman that's done well in the league this season' date=' I'd take him as a replacement for Dirk because it's quite obvious he's going.[/quote']

 

Yep, your first suggestion would make sense. Your second one makes no sense!

 

Not a pop at you, MB, but I just don't understand the clamour for obviously mediocre players like Clint Dempsey. It's like when people were advocating the signing of Downing last summer. He was so obviously not the player of the standard required to take us up a few notches, and neither is Dempsey.

 

Dempsey may well be better than what we already have but that is damning the fellow with faint praise!

[fowler9]

Yep, your first suggestion would make sense. Your second one makes no sense!

 

Not a pop at you, MB, but I just don't understand the clamour for obviously mediocre players like Clint Dempsey. It's like when people were advocating the signing of Downing last summer. He was so obviously not the player of the standard required to take us up a few notches, and neither is Dempsey.

 

Dempsey may well be better than what we already have but that is damning the fellow with faint praise!

 

Clint Dempsey is a really good player and on his Fulham form would be a great signing thing is we struggle to get players to transfer their form from smaller clubs, if Downing and Carroll played like they did for Villa and Newcastle we'd be in a much better position, I have no doubts had we signed Young and Scum signed Downing then Downing would've turned out the better of the two

[Major Tom]

of course half the people here will have a hissyfit and ask why we haven't signed Hazard instead

 

The hissyfit will be because Clint Dempsey is average, not because Clint Dempsey is not Eden Hazard.

 

A vote for Dempsey is a vote for continuing mediocrity.

[Major Tom]

I have no doubts had we signed Young and Scum signed Downing then Downing would've turned out the better of the two

 

What makes you say this, mate? In what way do you think Ferguson could get more out of Downing than Dalglish? The way we set up? The way we ask him to play? I am genuinely interested in your view here.

[fowler9]

What makes you say this, mate? In what way do you think Ferguson could get more out of Downing than Dalglish? The way we set up? The way we ask him to play? I am genuinely interested in your view here.

 

well i think upon watching them both a lot last year for Villa they are both equally good players and if anything Downing actually had the edge, what I imagine it is is that Ferguson or whoever at Man U looks more into the character of the player, since he signed for us Downing has gone into his shell and the majority of the time being completely ineffective whilst Young is playing with more freedom than ever, the obvious answer would be the pressure of playing for a bigger side but I think Downing is a hell of a lot better for England too so I can only guess that we are using him wrong and its a problem we seem to have had for years signing players from smaller clubs like Bellamy the first time and Keane, now I know Keane wasn't good enough anyway but he was certainly better than the pile of shite that turned out for us

 

honest answer I don't know what it is but the bastards amongst others seem to constantly do better when signing players from smaller clubs than we do (albeit some of them get ridiculous hype despite not actually being that good like Jones) and I do think there is enough talent in Stewart Downing to do it at a high level, never a 20million player but as good as Young and a lot better than the likes of Walcott but he has got nowhere near showing it since signing for us

[silverlining]

 

talent in Stewart Downing to do it at a high level, never a 20million player but as good as Young and a lot better than the likes of Walcott but he has got nowhere near showing it since signing for us

 

 

Downing isn't a better player than Ashley Young, he never has been, and never will be. Young scores more goals and creates more goals and always has. He's quicker, more skilful, more creative, more direct, and more versatile.

 

Dwoning isn't a better player than Walcott either.

[Gym Beglin]

It's a worthwhile point about the whole 'big club pressure' thing, and how United don't have the same problems with players unable to cope with the pressure, as we seem to.

 

But at the same time, players like Young are part of a big, very good squad of players, so Young has the freedom to not be in form, because Nani or Giggs is there to take that position and so the fans aren't too arsed about Young being average, because they won't have to endure it for long, it won't really matter.

 

Whereas we buy Downing, and HE. IS. IT.

If, and when, we have problems then we're looking at him. If he's injured then we're looking at him, the spotlight is continually on him, all season. Some players thrive on it, a la Suarez. Some flowers can only bloom in the shade of other's, a la Downing, Henderson, and even Skrtel has the same problem without Agger next to him.