newtonheathdave
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Thats a bold feelingI've a feeling we will consider Nasri more important than Silva by May.
Thats a bold feelingI've a feeling we will consider Nasri more important than Silva by May.
I doubt it, nasri is very much a player who has strong starts to the season but then after a few months becomes invisible and does nothing. Can't see him changing all that much, he's never shown any balls either to change when the going gets tough.I've a feeling we will consider Nasri more important than Silva by May.
funny but probably true...waste of talent that lad.In the pub, pissed.
Where have you got 20 million from????£20 million is crazy money for a kid with Rodwells injury record.
18m for Rodwell is a silly price. But then I guess, sugar-daddy rules OK.Sorry for taking this thread off-topic.
But Rodwell deal is now completed. 5yr deal with 15m rising to 18m with addons according to James Ducker.
True. Holding down a place in the Spurs CM - and it's CM we're talking about - is much tougher.There's a distinct difference in holding down a place at United and Spurs. ...
By most accounts it is not 18 million either. Some saying 12 and one saying 1518m for Rodwell is a silly price. But then I guess, sugar-daddy rules OK.
Are you not going to put your hand in your pocket and help buy Adebayor?True. Holding down a place in the Spurs CM - and it's CM we're talking about - is much tougher.
I don't need to .. it's a done deal.Are you not going to put your hand in your pocket and help buy Adebayor?
Hes a good player. Shame it did not work out for him at City.I don't need to .. it's a done deal.
I always include potential add-ons in dealing with transfer fees - because they almost always end up getting paid.By most accounts it is not 18 million either. Some saying 12 and one saying 15
Lets hope so as that will mean City have been successful with him.I always include potential add-ons in dealing with transfer fees - because they almost always end up getting paid.
If he steers clear of injury, i can see him being a turbo charged version of Barry in a few years. Barry is a decent all rounder but lacks pace. Rodwell has pretty much all the attributes barring fitness atm.Lets hope so as that will mean City have been successful with him.
Talksport were saying earlier that the fee is reportedly in the region of £20 million. Not the most reliably of sources I know.Where have you got 20 million from????
Is he on the obligatory 200,000 a week as well?
Gareth you get kudos for that mate as it made me laughTalksport were saying earlier that the fee is reportedly in the region of £20 million. Not the most reliably of sources I know.
Not really. Modric aside (and he's desperate to leave) no one else comes close to Carrick and Scholes. "much tougher" indeed.True. Holding down a place in the Spurs CM - and it's CM we're talking about - is much tougher.
I think our midfield is fine against Chelsea and Arsenal, it's Real and Barca that we want to catch up to in midfield. City looked better than us in midfield last season but that is the first time that's happened in a long time so I wouldn't say we've been trying to catch up to them these last years.Not really. Modric aside (and he's desperate to leave) no one else comes close to Carrick and Scholes. "much tougher" indeed.
The reason this place bangs on about our midfield is because we can't compete there against City, Chelsea and probably Arsenal. It doesn't suddenly mean the likes of Newcastle, Spurs and Liverpool suddenly are "much" better in CM than us.
Was he though?He was quoted for what 30million a couple of years ago? Shows how far he has fallen during that time.
Either way the Spurs midfield isn't "Much better" that's for sure.I think our midfield is fine against Chelsea and Arsenal, it's Real and Barca that we want to catch up to in midfield. City looked better than us in midfield last season but that is the first time that's happened in a long time so I wouldn't say we've been trying to catch up to them these last years.
Liverpool need Allen far more than City need Rodwell, so based on that probably Allen, for the moment at least. Rodwell is probably the more talented though, and a little younger, but less established.Who do we think will be the better player/signing between him and Allen?
Allen.Who do we think will be the better player/signing between him and Allen?
Allen has had a successful season in the premier league behind himWho do we think will be the better player/signing between him and Allen?
Rodwell for me. Not because he has better technical ability than Allen, but because he has more attributes and versatility to his game. If Rodwell stays fit he could become a really good all round midfielder, capable of playing a variety of different positions effectively.Who do we think will be the better player/signing between him and Allen?
Allen.Who do we think will be the better player/signing between him and Allen?
The bolded part is simply not true. He has never played more than 17 matches at Everton, and it's not all because of injuries. He's been benched a fair share of the times as well.Rodwell will be a slow burner I imagine.
Right now Barry has come off the back of probably his best season yet, he'll still be first choice this season alongside Toure and rightly so. Then there's still Milner and De Jong who can fill in where Rodwell wants to play.
However I think that will suit his development. Rodwell looks like Barry's long term replacement, ie a strong combatative midfielder with sound technical ability. So he has a good 2-3 seasons before he needs to be a 60 game a season man. So we've got a long time to mould him, and fortunately, we're not going to need to play him every week even when he could really do with a rest like Everton.
Allen will initially seem the better signing, but in 3 years when Rodgers is gone and he leaves for peanuts, Rodwell will probably be just establishing himself in our first team. And then a few years on again there'll be no doubt who's the better signing imo.
However Liverpool need their talent now, we can afford to wait. So each signing suits each club.