ewerk 26118 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Oh, Yohan. From to to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5877 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Nearly 30, on £100kpw, went on strike last time he played for us. I'm not fussed about having him back personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Downing looks like he's turning down sunderland and is returning to Boro instead and Lombaerts has failed his medical. Mackems starting to get worried. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Downing looks like he's turning down sunderland and is returning to Boro instead and Lombaerts has failed his medical. Mackems starting to get worried. Good. Downing looked canny anytime I saw him play last season and iirc he played basically every game, quite surprised he's leaving and that he's leaving for a Championship side (not saying I blame him for turning down the tramps just surprised no other Prem sides are interested). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Also sad that the whole Man Utd being shite for a little bit is now completely over (I know they did canny last season but the prior season gave hope), the double signing of Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger completely revamps their central midfield and now it looks like they're going on a fuck FFP tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Downing looked canny anytime I saw him play last season and iirc he played basically every game, quite surprised he's leaving and that he's leaving for a Championship side (not saying I blame him for turning down the tramps just surprised no other Prem sides are interested). I think there were a couple of teams interested, but all around the bottom half of the table and maybe he just wanted an easier retirement? Also sad that the whole Man Utd being shite for a little bit is now completely over (I know they did canny last season but the prior season gave hope), the double signing of Schneiderlin and Schweinsteiger completely revamps their central midfield and now it looks like they're going on a fuck FFP tear. They still need to sort their defence out, but aye that happy moment in time seems done and dusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Aye that Damain helps a lot but they definitely need a CB. FFP is working really well . To be fair to Downing I get the move if all that was interested was lower Prem sides, gets to go back to a place where he'll be a hero and to be fair that Karanka has them playing very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) http://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33497488 Utterly mental, Man U got a World Cup winning German + some french bloke for 10m less Edited July 14, 2015 by Bizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3648 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 All my Boro supporting mates are sure that Downing will be going back there. Great signing for them if true. Is he 31 now? A season getting them up and a season in the prem then retire at his home town club. Better than Woodgate's last few seasons at Boro "allegedly" getting wrecked and doing "substances" at a bar that rhymes with "the chickens" near Teesside Uni.* * Definitely haven't seen this personally, and it is all conjecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19717 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 looks like downing is off to boro. i'm surprised he couldn't or didn't fancy trying to get a gig at a top flight club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneColdStephenIreland 74 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 7m for him is canny steep like. 31 years old and only gonna get worse imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12733 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Plus, last season was his first decent season in about 4/5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Benteke to Man Utd for £32.5m? That is a lot of money for him. I know it's his release clause, but £32.5m? There must be a striker out there that they could pick up for around that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2400 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I don't think it's too bad of a deal really. A young striker who's got a few impressive seasons under his belt in the PL. A goal every other game over three seasons in a side as shit as Villa is good going. I just think you don't hear as much about him as you should because he plays for a side nobody gives two shits about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19717 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Mad, the amount of money premier league clubs are splashing out on players that are far from the unfinished article. The 30-50m fees splashed on sterling and benteke, you'd think you'd pick up a top international star from Madrid or Barcelona for that. How much did Arsenal pay for Sanchez again? Maybe they have to pay a premium to convince players to swap the Mediterranean for Salford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Mad, the amount of money premier league clubs are splashing out on players that are far from the unfinished article. The 30-50m fees splashed on sterling and benteke, you'd think you'd pick up a top international star from Madrid or Barcelona for that. How much did Arsenal pay for Sanchez again? Maybe they have to pay a premium to convince players to swap the Mediterranean for Salford. Sanchez was £35m, Hazard was £32m... Edited July 16, 2015 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4182 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Benteke to Man Utd for £32.5m? That is a lot of money for him. I know it's his release clause, but £32.5m? There must be a striker out there that they could pick up for around that much? How many better, available, strikers are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4182 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Sanchez was £35m, Hazard was £32m... Sanchez was a bargain, Lots of people were talking about the fee for Hazard being high for someone unproven in a higher league and only 19 or whatever he was at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 How many better, available, strikers are there? Benzema off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Sanchez was a bargain, Lots of people were talking about the fee for Hazard being high for someone unproven in a higher league and only 19 or whatever he was at the time. Well if you love Benteke so much, why don't you marry him?! He's a decent player, but he's not worth £32.5m and I don't think he's a Champions League level striker. He should be going for the same kind of price as Remy imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4182 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Benzema off the top of my head. Is Benzema available? Hes Real Madrids only out and out striker and a huge part of why Ronaldo is so effective. No chance hes going anywhere for less than that 32.5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8936 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Is Benzema available? Hes Real Madrids only out and out striker and a huge part of why Ronaldo is so effective. No chance hes going anywhere for less than that 32.5 million. Lewandowski? Lacazette? Mandzukic (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19717 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Sanchez was £35m, Hazard was £32m... both in a different league to sterling or benteke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2400 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well if you love Benteke so much, why don't you marry him?! He's a decent player, but he's not worth £32.5m and I don't think he's a Champions League level striker. He should be going for the same kind of price as Remy imo Amongst current PL players for the last 3 seasons only Aguero has scored more goals than Benteke. In the last three years Benteke has scored the same number of league goals as Lukaku, in 14 less appearances.. They are of a similar age. Is Lukaku CL quality? Remy is four years older and not as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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