Jj happy to play a bit part and won't kick up a fuss if he doesn't play that often.Jenas might not kick up a fuss, but he offers little more than that. If I was on whatever k he was a week for not kicking up a fuss I'd be mighty good at it. I'd much rather get someone in you can rely on when the chips are down, bottle, fight, whatever you want to call it. Can you ever see Jenas coming on from the bench and turning the game or playing consistently to cover injuries.
Don't let your judgement on Barton's past misdemeanours/character blinker yourself from seeing his qualities as a footballer and who's to say at a more successful club he wouldn't be happy enough...and do you know what? If he is as good as he thinks he is, he'd be playing every week. I trust HR and the coaching staff to make those decisions.
Anyway, JJ? We've been through this for far too long and he's flattered to decieve to the point that he's fallen from being a great hope of English football to the point now where he's finally withered like a spent cock to the depths of a backup player, because he's fucking gutless and wants an easy life. Give me someone with a large portion of nuts, JJ's mum keeps his in a wee bag.
EIGHTEEN SODDING MILLION?
That can't be true, surely. We'd need our heads tested. We can't seriously be planning to break our transfer record for a player we don't need?
It was said earlier on that they no longer see us as a threat.
Why would they? They are challenging for the title this year.
I think Adebayor and Rossi have always been blue and yellow. Don't you lot remember the goat saying the important word was "and" meaning two players I believe, and we have been linked with those two since January (retrospectively in Adebayors case).
If we shipped Keane, Crouch and Defoe, Adebayor and Rossi would be the optimal replacements of who is available, but I worry it would mean VDV being played out of position most weeks.
As far as Jenas goes, many of you lot are stupid, blind or both to what this bloke actually contributes and has for 6 years consistently. No matter how many games like Bremen away, ManU home, Inter away, ARSENAL away, Villa home he puts in, or the great passes he can make like SToke away or Bremen away etc, his detractors are only stupid enough to notice that he's not world class - and most of those detractors are stupid enough to to sing the praises of players like Huddelstone, Ekotto and Dawson.
If used correctly and given license to go forward he is one of the best box to box midfielders in the EPL.
I hoped we'd upgrade him this year because then a) we'd have a fantastic player and b) we could stop listening to dimwits moaning about the bloke.
There actually aren't many players in our squad who have contributed as much to our most successful period as a club for 30 years. Over the last six years he's consistently contributed to two 5th place finishes, four european campaigns, one CL campaign, been a major factor in our one trophy win and getting to another final.
How shit.
EIGHTEEN SODDING MILLION?
That can't be true, surely. We'd need our heads tested. We can't seriously be planning to break our transfer record for a player we don't need?
Is Dos Santos going to Udinese? I see they have Arsenal in the CL qualifier. Be nice for him to hit the winner!
EIGHTEEN SODDING MILLION?
That can't be true, surely. We'd need our heads tested. We can't seriously be planning to break our transfer record for a player we don't need?
It works two ways, yes they are strengthening a rival but if Adebayor scores a winner against other teams in the top 5 then he is doing Citeh a favour in the process.
You know what I think Dan is doing?
Almost finalising a deal for Diarra, then right at the last second say no actually we can only pay (a smaller fee). RM then have to either accept that bid or have him rotting on the bench (or not even that if he's not in the squad)
Of course Man City see us as a threat - some people on here really are naive to think otherwise.
Especially if its a loan in the first instance becaus ehe then can't play against CityIt works two ways, yes they are strengthening a rival but if Adebayor scores a winner against other teams in the top 5 then he is doing Citeh a favour in the process.
So if Archie thinks the Adebayor deal is close to being finalised it could be done next week - a possibility anyway :grin:
Should be a few deals done by Tuesday