It's a no from me. Just underwhelmed by the thought. He's just not the sort of signing I was hoping for this summer.
Haway man, use your own brain and do your research. When has he done that? Why would you suddenly expect him to do it for us?
Top post fella. Cabaye cost the mags 4m. That's where the values at. I don't pretend to be @Gustavo's Gonads with the continental football he watches but even I can see the value is with hungry young players from the continent who can bring, youth quality and a sell on fee. I know my knowledge is redistricted to our domestic league but to pretend there's nothing out their and settling for **** is ludicrous imo. Why pay over the odds for homegrown players when the FA's own homegrown policies have made it an over inflated market?
Money down the drain imo cest, not remotely better than what we have. Stats are subjective but given our predicament he has fallen short season upon season.
I've looked into it fella. I know. We've got players beating that especially recently, this lad can't live on his early career performances forever, well, only if we let him, he's been ****e for years. I don't see the sense in signing a winger who's lost his pace already when we have players who beat him already. We need pace, energy, excitement, hunger and fresh raw tallent, not a JoS mark II in midfield. If we want experience in the middle I certainly look elsewhere, for the wing I look at players like Bruma who wipe the floor in ability and has time on his side. Our transfer policy costs us, The mag's makes them money. Carrying on the same way will only keep us in the **** imo.
Yes and they got very lucky with him - look at the majority of the dross they've brought over for the same (or more) money more recently? It's the fact that he's proven at PL level which will, no doubt, mean there's an extra few million on his tag! I'm not saying I want Downing for £7m mind Bri - I simply know that football clubs appear to see value in players with that "I've played in the premier league" badge on their shirt! I know nothing at all about the foreign market though!
I am indeed - does it show? True that some of Wicham's goals came playing through the middle, but I think I'm right in saying all but 1 of Downing's last season were when he was playing just behind the front man so it's a relevant comparison imo - Wickham gets pelters for his goal return so why would we want to sign someone who stats indicate would score even less? As for Giacch, I think he does decently out wide. I always think back to that game against Man City at the end of the 2013/14 season when twice he broke down the left with a bit of pace and put in a lovely cross for Connor to get on the end of. Clearly we're not going to agree on this one but I just don't see how you can say he's at the top of his game after his performances since Christmas...
It not just Cabaye they profited from. They profited on Debuchy, Best(I know), Bassong, N'Zogbia, Milner, Enrique and Given as well as at least getting their money back or making a small profit on most the players they move on. Then on top of that they've got players like Sissoko(2m) Gouffran(2m) Haidara (2.5) who regardless of their ability they'll all turn a profit. They've done this by targeting players before they reach their prime not as they're in it or leaving it. Fact is Newcastle have a much better transfer policy then we do imo. It doesn't make money on every player but no club does. It's just lucky for us their owner is a ****er
