StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Will they be willing to spend the £15+ million needed to get him, especially if they dont make Champions League and they need other positions strengthened before they get a keeper in? Plus I'm not sure If Krul would be that eager to jump ship to Spurs, especially if we have a decent summer Modric will be away, most likely to Chelsea Not sure if Adebayor will stay, City may demand a permanent transfer Friedel is old but hasn't cost them any points due to his age, yet I wouldn't be surprised if Bale goes I reckon their funds are going to be allocated towards replacing Modric, Bale and getting a striker. I think Saha and Nelsens contracts are up at the end of the season? And I doubt they'd pay the money City will want for Adebayor, so there's 3 players needing replaced and if they dont get CHampions League then I see Modric going aswell, but I doubt they'd lose Bale unless a colossal offer comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerbarton 24 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 'Arry does some strange dealings like, did he really bring in Saha and Nelsen on six month deals? Makes sense given their age I s'pose but how much did he pay for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I'm sure they were 6 month deals, but not too sure. Plus i think Defoe might be on the way out as he's barely started for them recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Most interesting team sheet of recent weeks. Ba ..... Will he / Won't he Attack wise, will AP stay with Marveaux running the show or will we see a midfield 3 of Tiote, Perch and Bigi. If Ba doesn't play, might we go back to 442. As Simpsons replacement will be in the stands, will he play him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13921 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 He plays Marv as a winger - he's part of the three forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 He plays Marv as a winger - he's part of the three forwards. Obertan played there the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13921 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I didn't spot him in a midfield role mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Sounds like Anita back as well Id like to think that Cheik will be available for Everton, and Anita will be and Perch will be back in midfield. And we have (Sylvain) Marveaux and (Gabriel) Obertan. Suddenly, you start thinking the team looks strong already Edited December 31, 2012 by Christmas Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 So 433 without Ba or 442 with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6184 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Marv 'running the show' ? What's Ferguson up to these days btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 My son's taking the ticket for this one as I need to be at UTS Dunston v West Auckland in the Ebac Northern League Division 1. Hopefully this will be a good omen as the last home game I missed was the 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic on Monday December 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6184 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Need to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Need to be? Yes; Steve Brown's away so I'm covering for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6184 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Yes; Steve Brown's away so I'm covering for him Who is Steve Brown? edit: Scrap that, he's the bloke that writes 3 lines in the Sunday Sun Edited December 31, 2012 by TheRollingStones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Marv 'running the show' ? What's Ferguson up to these days btw? He's solved all of our attacking problems hasn't he as soon as Jonas wasn't in the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 752 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 First it was LuaLua, then Ferguson, and now Marveaux. The difference is that Marveaux is actually quality whereas the other two aren't. But to compare Marveaux and Jonas is apples and oranges. They don't play the same role and it showed in the team. No coincidence that we crumbled defensively in both of our last games without Jonas to back up the midfield and Santon. We carry more threat going forward with Marveaux, and that's a good thing. Getting them both in the side would do me. Drop Tiote when Jonas is back to fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13921 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Ba in line to play according to Pardew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 752 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Dropping Ba would be utter madness as well. As long as we have him, he needs to be in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 What's infuriating is seeing us go all out attack against Man U and Arsenal because we have "nothing to lose" but to play so cautiously against weaker teams far less likely to hurt us in the space we leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 What's infuriating is seeing us go all out attack against Man U and Arsenal because we have "nothing to lose" but to play so cautiously against weaker teams far less likely to hurt us in the space we leave. To be fair, it's easier to go all out attack against the likes of Man Utd and Arsenal, as they're not particularly defensive minded. Trying to do this against the likes of Stoke or QPR would be a different story as they'd sit 10 men behind the ball and wait for us to commit too many bodies forward. I know what you mean though, it's almost as if we find a special way to play against the big teams, then drop back down to normal against the smaller sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWalrus 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I agree that Ba should play too. For someone who allegedly wants away, he's been nothing short of brilliant for us this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Got draw written all over this. Our record against them at home is pretty darn good though...lost two I think in the last 20 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 3698 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 What's infuriating is seeing us go all out attack against Man U and Arsenal because we have "nothing to lose" but to play so cautiously against weaker teams far less likely to hurt us in the space we leave. Agreed. A midfield trio of Perch/Anita, Bigi and Tiote has to be an absolute no go from now on. Far better balance with Marv/Squiddy in the side although both of them have to work on their defending now that they finally seem to have developed an attacking threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I wouldn't drop Bigi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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